Boxing Day,
Tuesday, December 26th 1950.
Exeter City v Aldershot, at St. James's Park.

When the news was flashed through to St James's Park on Christmas Day that Singleton would be unable to play, frantic efforts were made to contact Graham Lear of Exmouth Town. They succeeded, and he agreed to play in the return match. Lear was given an encouraging cheer as he took up his position in the far end goal. He had few chances of proving his ability, for so dominant were Exeter for the greater part of the game that he had very little to do. Lear had one shot to stop in the first half, and that was a low twenty-yards effort from Gormley. There was not much power behind the drive, and the goalkeeper, dropping to one knee, held the ball safely. After the interval, Lear's only moment of anxiety came when Bonnar from six yards out and with all the goal to aim at obliged by driv ing wildly over the crossbar.

Exeter City: G. Lear; Warren, Clark; Fallon, Doyle, Davey; McClelland, Lynn, Smith, Mackay, Regan.

Aldershot:- Levy; Rogers, Findlay; Laird, White, Cropley; Bonnar, Menzies, Gormley, Rowell, Flint.

Attendance 11,899, receipts £874.

City 3 (McClelland 2, Smith) Aldershot 0.

Southern League:
Chelmsford 5
City Reserves 1 (Greenaway).