SATURDAY 17th OCTOBER 1953.

DONALDSON GOAL SETTLES IT.

SOUTHEND 0.
EXETER CITY 1,
Singleton; Walton, Storey; Booth, Davey, Dodgin; Priestley, Mitchell, Donaldson, Mackay McClelland,

Scorer Exeter City Donaldson. Attendance 8,000,

A thick mist covered Southend ground. At Southend, City won their fourth away match of the season when centre forward Donaldson headed a great goal in the 60th minute of an otherwise defence dominated struggle, Leftback Jimmy Storey on his debut was the creator of the match winning chance. His pass started the movement, next came a left wing cross and finally the perfect Donaldson deflection into the corner of the net,

This was one of those matches in which a goal either way would decide the outcome and so it proved to be. To Exeter came a hard earned victory in a game characterised by hard endeavour more than the constructive craft, Both teams possessed sound defences, neither inspired in attack, the chief weakness being a deficiency of thrust,

No halfback approached the City player/manager for all round ability, he had the defensive strength to break up the Southend attacks. He was one of the few men in this game who brought into frequent use the correctly made first time pass, Storey made a grand debut, a defensive exhibition featured by hard tackling, speed in recovery, sound positioning and well regulated clearances,

Southern League 

EXETER CITY RESERVES 4.
Hunkin; Rowe, Douglass; Packer, Goddard, King; Dailey, Knight, Samuels, Murphy, Parker,

KETTERING 0,

Scorers
Exeter City Knight 2, Samuels 2.

• Norman Packer an amateur from Wales who has done well in local district football in Pontypridd,