ECFC v Shrewsbury Town (W 4-2) Scorers: McClelland 2, Smart, Mackay Attendance: 7890

THE "GOAL RUSH": THREE IN TEN MINUTES.

SHREWSBURY TOWN BEATEN AT ST JAMES'S PARK.


Seven thousand spectators at the City club's ground saw Walton kick-off towards the St James's Road end and launch attacks, first on the left, then on the right.
Shrewsbury's defence, hard pressed from the start, capitulated in the fourth minute when McClelland drove the ball home from twelve yards. This was the start of the "goal rush," Depear equalising, followed by Smart, with a header, bringing the total to three, all within ten minutes.

EXETER CITY 4 SHREWSBURY TOWN 2.

Saturday, January 19th 1952, at St James's Park.

Attendance 7,890, receipts £567. 13s. 6d.

Nothing further was scored till the second half, Mackay then accepting a capital opening cut out by McClelland after three minutes. McClelland put on Exeter's fourth goal and his own second after twenty one minutes. Twenty minutes from the finish Brown headed a goal for the visitors from Reagan's centre.

Exeter City:- Singleton; Warren, Rowe; Armes, Doyle, Davey; Digby, Smart, Walton, Mackay, McClelland.

Shrewsbury: Egglestone; Smale, Potter; Bullions, Ashworth, Crutchley; Reagan, Jackson, Depear, Brown, Roberts.

Referee: Mr E.S. Vickery of Bristol.

Linesmen: Messrs F.J.Toms and C.H. Hayward.

The City got two welcome points today and deserved them. They were by far the more skilful side before the pitch churned up and made good football an impossibility. Exeter's best players were McClelland, who scored two of the four goals, Armes, and Doyle.

Southern League 
Hastings v City Reserves 
Spectators at Hastings, where the City Reserves opposed the United in a Southern League match, also witnessed a goal rush, four being scored in the opening ten minutes. But when Exeter had another grand chance of scoring Smith wasted it by shooting wide with a penalty kick.

The final tally was 5 - 4 in favour of Hastings. Exeter's goalscorers were Wilkins, Harrower, and Smith (2).

Team:- Salter; Reid, Clark; Fallon, Carter, Booth; McGrath, Wilkins, Smith, Harrower, Regan.