Exeter City 2 Leyton Orient 1

CITY
Kelly; Walton, Douglass; McLean, Goddard, Dodgin; Priestley, Samuels, Mitchell, Knight, Parker.

ORIENT
Groombridge; Evans, Earl; McMahon, Aldous, Mallett; White, Rees, Pacey, Morgan, Lusted.

Referee:- Mr G.W.Pullin of Bristol. Linesmen: Messrs W.H.Davey and R.C.Bryant.

Orient's defence was never happy and their forward line got little chance to show its worth. Only three Orient shots could have produced goals. One of them did a great drive by Rees in the 60th minute. But Exeter had already weighed-in with two snap goals by Knight and Parker.
DAILY NEWS 20th August 1953 

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