1957/58
All Results and information
Squad photo from the 1957/58 season where Exeter finished last in Division Three South and did not make it past the First Round of the FA Cup.
- League Position: 24th Played: 46 Won: 11 Drew: 9 Lost: 26 Goals For: 57 Goals Against: 99 Points: 31
Bath City (A), 2-1
First Team
Results
| 24/08/1957 | Southend United | H | L | 0-5 | 10234 | : | ||
| 27/08/1957 | Brentford | A | L | 0-1 | 12300 | : | ||
| 31/08/1957 | Brighton and Hove Albion | A | D | 2-2 | 16036 | Churms | Currie | |
| 04/09/1957 | Brentford | H | L | 3-5 | 8948 | Wilson | Harvey (p) | Churms |
| 07/09/1957 | Southampton | H | D | 2-2 | 9457 | Hill | Calland | |
| 11/09/1957 | Millwall | H | W | 2-0 | 8434 | Churms | Robinson | |
| 14/09/1957 | Newport County | A | D | 0-0 | 9213 | : | ||
| 16/09/1957 | Millwall | A | L | 0-3 | 13840 | : | ||
| 21/09/1957 | Port Vale | H | W | 1-0 | 9387 | Robinson | ||
| 25/09/1957 | Gillingham | H | L | 1-3 | 5965 | Calland | ||
| 28/09/1957 | Plymouth Argyle | A | L | 0-1 | 23418 | : | ||
| 02/10/1957 | Gillingham | A | D | 1-1 | 5297 | Robinson | ||
| 05/10/1957 | Aldershot | H | W | 3-0 | 7398 | Harvey (p) | Currie | Atkinson |
| 12/10/1957 | Colchester United | A | L | 0-3 | 7930 | : | ||
| 19/10/1957 | Norwich City | H | D | 2-2 | 7414 | Foley | Robinson | |
| 26/10/1957 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | A | L | 1-2 | 11893 | Calland | ||
| 02/11/1957 | Walsall | H | W | 2-1 | 8272 | Churms 2 | ||
| 09/11/1957 | Coventry City | A | L | 1-6 | 12707 | Atkinson | ||
| 23/11/1957 | Reading | A | L | 0-2 | 10916 | : | ||
| 30/11/1957 | Northampton Town | H | L | 0-1 | 7933 | : | ||
| 07/12/1957 | Watford | A | L | 4-5 | 4361 | Rapley 2 | Rees | Atkins |
| 14/12/1957 | Crystal Palace | H | L | 0-1 | 5570 | : | ||
| 21/12/1957 | Southend United | A | L | 0-2 | 4000 | : | ||
| 25/12/1957 | Torquay United | A | W | 3-1 | 6774 | Rapley | Mitchell | Nicholls |
| 26/12/1957 | Torquay United | H | W | 5-1 | 11581 | Churms 2 | Nicholls 2 | John |
| 28/12/1957 | Brighton and Hove Albion | H | W | 2-0 | 10701 | Rapley | Nicholls | |
| 04/01/1958 | Swindon Town | A | L | 1-5 | 11292 | Churms | ||
| 11/01/1958 | Southampton | A | L | 0-6 | 12668 | : | ||
| 18/01/1958 | Newport County | H | L | 0-2 | 7471 | : | ||
| 01/02/1958 | Port Vale | A | L | 2-3 | 9300 | Calland 2 | ||
| 08/02/1958 | Plymouth Argyle | H | W | 4-2 | 13598 | Nicholls 3 | Mitchell (p) | |
| 15/02/1958 | Aldershot | A | D | 2-2 | 5620 | Nicholls | Calland | |
| 22/02/1958 | Colchester United | H | W | 4-3 | 7636 | Calland 3 | Mitchell (p) | |
| 01/03/1958 | Norwich City | A | L | 2-3 | 16761 | Calland 2 (1p) | ||
| 08/03/1958 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | H | L | 1-2 | 8075 | Calland | ||
| 15/03/1958 | Walsall | A | L | 0-3 | 8903 | : | ||
| 22/03/1958 | Reading | H | D | 1-1 | 5725 | Calland | ||
| 29/03/1958 | Crystal Palace | A | L | 0-2 | 10506 | : | ||
| 04/04/1958 | Queens Park Rangers | A | D | 1-1 | 10098 | Mitchell | ||
| 05/04/1958 | Coventry City | H | W | 1-0 | 5304 | Calland | ||
| 07/04/1958 | Queens Park Rangers | H | D | 0-0 | 7104 | : | ||
| 12/04/1958 | Northampton Town | A | L | 0-9 | 9465 | : | ||
| 16/04/1958 | Shrewsbury Town | H | W | 2-1 | 3500 | Calland | Hill | |
| 19/04/1958 | Watford | H | L | 1-2 | 5230 | Wilson | ||
| 23/04/1958 | Swindon Town | H | L | 0-1 | 5255 | : | ||
| 26/04/1958 | Shrewsbury Town | A | L | 0-1 | 3358 | : |
Final Table
Football League Third Division South
1957/58
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Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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Brighton & Hove Albion |
46 |
24 |
12 |
10 |
88 |
64 |
60 |
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Brentford |
46 |
24 |
10 |
12 |
82 |
56 |
58 |
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Plymouth Argyle |
46 |
25 |
8 |
13 |
67 |
48 |
58 |
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Swindon Town |
46 |
21 |
15 |
10 |
79 |
50 |
57 |
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Reading |
46 |
21 |
13 |
12 |
79 |
51 |
55 |
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Southampton |
46 |
22 |
10 |
14 |
112 |
72 |
54 |
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Southend United |
46 |
21 |
12 |
13 |
90 |
58 |
54 |
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Norwich City |
46 |
19 |
15 |
12 |
75 |
70 |
53 |
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Bournemouth & BA |
46 |
21 |
9 |
16 |
81 |
74 |
51 |
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Queens Park R |
46 |
18 |
14 |
14 |
64 |
65 |
50 |
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Newport County |
46 |
17 |
14 |
15 |
73 |
67 |
48 |
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Colchester United |
46 |
17 |
13 |
16 |
77 |
79 |
47 |
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Northampton Town |
46 |
19 |
6 |
21 |
87 |
79 |
44 |
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Crystal Palace |
46 |
15 |
13 |
18 |
70 |
72 |
43 |
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Port Vale |
46 |
16 |
10 |
20 |
67 |
58 |
42 |
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Watford |
46 |
13 |
16 |
17 |
59 |
77 |
42 |
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Shrewsbury Town |
46 |
15 |
10 |
21 |
49 |
71 |
40 |
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Aldershot |
46 |
12 |
16 |
18 |
59 |
89 |
40 |
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Coventry City |
46 |
13 |
13 |
20 |
61 |
81 |
39 |
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Walsall |
46 |
14 |
9 |
23 |
61 |
75 |
37 |
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Torquay United |
46 |
11 |
13 |
22 |
49 |
74 |
35 |
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Gillingham |
46 |
13 |
9 |
24 |
52 |
81 |
35 |
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Millwall |
46 |
11 |
9 |
26 |
63 |
91 |
31 |
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Exeter City |
46 |
11 |
9 |
26 |
57 |
99 |
31 |
Election for League Membership
The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. With the end of the regionalised Third Divisions the bottom two in the Northern & Southern sections joined together in the vote for League membership with the 12 non-league clubs who applied to join the league
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Votes |
Club |
End Result |
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46 |
Millwall |
Re Elected |
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43 |
Exeter City |
Re Elected |
|
42 |
Southport |
Re Elected |
|
35 |
Crewe Alexandra |
Re Elected |
|
15 |
Peterborough U |
Not Elected |
|
4 |
Wigan Athletic |
Not Elected |
|
3 |
Hereford United |
Not Elected |
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2 |
Bedford Town |
Not Elected |
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2 |
Headington United |
Not Elected |
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2 |
King's Lynn |
Not Elected |
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1 |
Kettering Town |
Not Elected |
|
1 |
South Shields |
Not Elected |
|
0 |
Burton Albion |
Not Elected |
|
0 |
Gloucester City |
Not Elected |
|
0 |
Morecambe |
Not Elected |
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0 |
Yeovil Town |
Not Elected |
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End of Season Notes |
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Notts County were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
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Doncaster Rovers were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
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Brighton & Hove Albion were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
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The Football League ended its regionalised Third Division North and South and reverted to 2 national Divisions - the Third Division and Fourth Division, the North and South split its teams with the higher placed teams playing in the new Third Division and the bottom half placed teams were placed in the new Fourth Division. |
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Millwall were Re-Elected to the League |
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Exeter City were Re-Elected to the League |
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Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Brentford, Colchester United, Newport County, Norwich City, Plymouth Argyle, Queens Park Rangers, Reading, Southampton, Southend United, and Swindon Town were placed in the Football League Third Division |
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Aldershot, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Exeter City, Gillingham, Millwall, Northampton Town, Port Vale, Shrewsbury Town, Torquay United, Walsall and Watford were placed in the Football League Fourth Division. |
FA Cup
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1957/58 |
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Exeter score 1st |
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16/11/57 |
Bath City |
Away |
1-2 |
9030 |
Calland |
R1 |
Devon Bowl
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1957/58 |
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Exeter score 1st |
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09/04/1958 |
Barnstaple |
Home |
3-2 |
Robinson 2, Calland |
1597 |
SF |
Purvis for Barnstaple scored in less than 10 seconds |
Friendlies 1957/58
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1957/58 |
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Exeter score 1st |
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14/08/1957 |
Reds v Blues 1st Practice |
Home |
2-3 |
1615 |
Robinson, Rapley (Reds) v Calland 2, Currie (Blues) |
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17/08/1957 |
Reds v Blues 2nd Practice |
Home |
2-1 |
2386 |
Calland, Bowkett (og)(Reds) v Grinney (Blues) |
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16/10/1957 |
St Blazey |
Away |
5-4 |
1200 |
Wilson, Atkins 2, Hill, Robinson |
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05/11/1957 |
Budowiani Opole (Poland) |
Home |
P-P |
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Not Played |
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01/05/1958 |
Swindon Town |
Away |
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Reserves
Southern League
Results
| Southern League 1957/58 | |||||||||
| 24/08/1957 | League | Gloucester City | Away | 0-2 | : | ||||
| 28/08/1957 | League | Dartford | Home | 1-1 | Robinson | ||||
| 31/08/1957 | League | Lovells Athletic | Home | 1-2 | Hill | ||||
| 04/09/1957 | SL. Cup 1 | Weymouth | Away | 1-2 | Hill | ||||
| 10/09/1957 | SL. Cup 1 | Weymouth | Home | 2-2 | Rees | Skuse | |||
| 14/09/1957 | League | Poole Town | Home | 0-1 | : | ||||
| 21/09/1957 | League | Guildford City | Away | 1-0 | Hill | ||||
| 26/09/1957 | League | Yeovil Town | Away | 2-2 | Waterman | Hill (p) | |||
| 28/09/1957 | League | Bedford Town | Home | 0-5 | : | ||||
| 02/10/1957 | League | Kidderminster | Home | 2-2 | Rapley 2 | ||||
| 05/10/1957 | League | Kidderminster | Away | 1-5 | Hill | ||||
| 07/10/1957 | League | Worcester City | Away | 2-6 | Harvey(p) | Wilson | |||
| 12/10/1957 | League | Headington United | Home | 2-3 | Beer | Hill | |||
| 19/10/1955 | League | Bedford Town | Away | 0-6 | : | ||||
| 26/10/1957 | League | Barry Town | Away | 1-1 | Skuse | ||||
| 30/10/1957 | League | Dartford | Home | 4-1 | Hill 4 | Date may be 23/10. | |||
| 09/11/1957 | League | Cheltenham | Home | 0-0 | : | ||||
| 16/11/1957 | League | Merthyr Tydfil | Away | 2-1 | Hill | Foley | |||
| 23/11/1957 | League | Yeovil Town | Home | 3-3 | Calland 2 | Hill | |||
| 07/12/1957 | League | Tonbridge | Home | 3-0 | Hill 2 | Skuse | |||
| 14/12/1957 | League | Gravesend & N | Away | 3-4 | Hill 2 | Atkinson | |||
| 21/12/1957 | League | Gloucester City | Home | 2-1 | Hill | Calland | |||
| 25/12/1957 | League | Weymouth | Home | 2-0 | Hill | Calland | |||
| 26/12/1957 | League | Weymouth | Away | 1-7 | Calland | ||||
| 04/01/1958 | League | Kettering | Home | 5-1 | Calland 3(1p) | Skuse | Atkins | ||
| 11/01/1958 | League | Worcester City | Home | 3-1 | Calland 2 | Atkins | |||
| 18/01/1958 | League | Poole Town | Away | 1-2 | Skuse | ||||
| 21/01/1958 | SL CUP | Yeovil Town | Home | 0-1 | : | ||||
| 25/01/1958 | League | Kettering | Away | 0-2 | : | ||||
| 01/02/1958 | League | Guildford City | Home | 5-0 | Harvey (p) | Wilson | Dale | Hill | Grinney |
| 08/02/1958 | Friendly | Sittingbourne | Away | 0-4 | : | ||||
| 13/02/1958 | League | Lovells Athletic | Away | 0-2 | : | ||||
| 15/02/1958 | League | Chelmsford City | Home | 1-3 | Wilson | ||||
| 22/02/1958 | League | Headington United | Away | 1-1 | Beer (p) | ||||
| 01/03/1958 | League | Bath City | Home | 1-4 | Waterman | ||||
| 08/03/1958 | League | Barry Town | Away | 2-8 | Hill 2 | ||||
| 15/03/1958 | League | Hereford United | Home | 1-5 | Wilson | ||||
| 22/03/1958 | League | Cheltenham | Away | 0-1 | : | ||||
| 29/03/1958 | League | Merthyr Tydfil | Home | 3-1 | Rees | Cruz | Hill | ||
| 04/04/1958 | League | Hastings United | Home | 0-3 | : | ||||
| 05/04/1958 | League | Hereford United | Away | 1-0 | Hill | ||||
| 07/04/1958 | League | Hastings United | Away | 1-4 | Beer | ||||
| 15/04/1958 | League | Tonbridge | Away | 1-1 | Cleverley | ||||
| 24/04/1958 | League | Bath City | Away | 1-0 | Churms | ||||
| 26/04/1958 | League | Gravesend & N | Home | 0-1 | : | ||||
| 03/05/1958 | League | Chelmsford City | Away | 0-1 | : | ||||
Southern Football League 1957/58
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Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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Gravesend & N |
42 |
27 |
5 |
10 |
109 |
71 |
59 |
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Bedford Town |
42 |
25 |
7 |
10 |
112 |
64 |
57 |
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Chelmsford City |
42 |
24 |
9 |
9 |
93 |
57 |
57 |
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Weymouth |
42 |
25 |
5 |
12 |
90 |
61 |
55 |
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Worcester City |
42 |
23 |
7 |
12 |
95 |
59 |
53 |
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Cheltenham Town |
42 |
21 |
10 |
11 |
115 |
66 |
52 |
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Hereford United |
42 |
21 |
6 |
15 |
79 |
56 |
48 |
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Kettering Town |
42 |
18 |
9 |
15 |
99 |
76 |
45 |
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Headington United |
42 |
18 |
7 |
17 |
90 |
83 |
43 |
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Poole Town |
42 |
17 |
9 |
16 |
82 |
81 |
43 |
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Hastings United |
42 |
13 |
15 |
14 |
78 |
77 |
41 |
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Gloucester City |
42 |
17 |
7 |
18 |
70 |
70 |
41 |
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Yeovil Town |
42 |
16 |
9 |
17 |
70 |
84 |
41 |
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Dartford |
42 |
14 |
9 |
19 |
66 |
92 |
37 |
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Lovells Athletic |
42 |
15 |
6 |
21 |
60 |
83 |
36 |
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Bath City |
42 |
13 |
9 |
20 |
65 |
64 |
35 |
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Guildford City |
42 |
12 |
10 |
20 |
58 |
92 |
34 |
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Tonbridge |
42 |
13 |
7 |
22 |
77 |
100 |
33 |
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Exeter City Res |
42 |
12 |
8 |
22 |
60 |
94 |
32 |
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Barry Town |
42 |
11 |
9 |
22 |
72 |
101 |
31 |
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Kidderminster H |
42 |
10 |
10 |
22 |
60 |
101 |
30 |
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Merthyr Tydfil |
42 |
9 |
3 |
30 |
69 |
137 |
21 |
Exeter City “A”
Exeter and District League
Results Matrix Senior 1
Results Matrix
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Home |
Away |
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St Lukes Col |
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Alphington |
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REME Honiton |
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Cullompton |
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Crediton United |
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Kingsteignton |
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St Marks |
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Winkleigh |
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Seaton Town |
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RM Lympstone |
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Topsham Town |
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Exeter University |
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Budleigh Salterton |
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Heavitree United |
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Newton Poppleford |
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Final Table
Exeter and District League
Senior 1
| SENIOR 1 | |||||||
| 1 St Lukes College | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 121 | 52 | 47 |
| 2 Alphington | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 112 | 74 | 46 |
| 3 REME Honiton | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 128 | 58 | 45 |
| 4 Cullompton | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 112 | 61 | 43 |
| 5 Exeter City A | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 108 | 78 | 41 |
| 6 Crediton United | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 82 | 72 | 34 |
| 7 Kingsteignton | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 79 | 66 | 31 |
| 8 St Marks | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 73 | 77 | 29 |
| 9 Winkleigh | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 70 | 72 | 27 |
| 10 Seaton Town | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 71 | 91 | 27 |
| 11 RM Lympstone | 30 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 98 | 24 |
| 12 Topsham Town | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 74 | 106 | 22 |
| 13 University | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 58 | 89 | 19 |
| 14 Budleigh Salterton | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 57 | 89 | 18 |
| 15 Heavitree United | 30 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 64 | 112 | 15 |
| 16 Newton Poppleford | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 52 | 123 | 10 |
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