1958/59
All Results and information
Squad photo from the 1958/59 season during which the Football League underwent a reorganisation that subsequently saw Exeter placed in Division Four.
They went on to finish 5th but lost in the First Round of the FA Cup.
First Team
Results
Final Table
Reserves
Southern League 1958/59
Results
Final Table
Southern League - South East Division
Inter Zone Final Table
They went on to finish 5th but lost in the First Round of the FA Cup.
- League Position: 5th Played: 46 Won: 23, Drew: 11, Lost: 12 Goals For: 87, Goals Against: 61 Points: 57
- FA Cup First Round:
First Team
Results
| 21/08/1958 | Walsall | Away | 3-0 | W | 8750 | Rees | Calland | Harvey (pen) | |
| 28/08/1958 | Barrow | Home | 4-0 | W | 8836 | Rees | Calland | Dale | Harvey |
| 30/08/1958 | Darlington | Away | 1-1 | D | 7716 | Harvey (pen) | |||
| 01/09/1958 | Barrow | Away | 0-1 | L | 5707 | : | |||
| 06/09/1958 | Shrewsbury Town | Home | 1-0 | W | 8442 | Dale | |||
| 10/09/1958 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 3-2 | W | 9562 | Calland | Mitchell | Rees | |
| 13/09/1958 | Coventry City | Away | 0-2 | L | 14537 | : | |||
| 15/09/1958 | Oldham Athletic | Away | 1-2 | L | 5139 | Rees | |||
| 20/09/1958 | Torquay United | Home | 2-2 | D | 13102 | Calland | Rees | ||
| 27/09/1958 | Gillingham | Home | 3-0 | W | 8524 | Rees | Stiffle | Birch | |
| 04/10/1958 | Carlisle United | Away | 2-1 | W | 10260 | Rees | Calland | ||
| 08/10/1958 | Aldershot | Home | 2-0 | W | 8528 | Calland | Rees | ||
| 11/10/1958 | Northampton Town | Away | 1-1 | D | 10077 | Nicholls | |||
| 18/10/1958 | Workington | Home | 1-0 | W | 9257 | Nicholls | |||
| 25/10/1958 | York City | Away | 2-0 | W | 9748 | Calland 2 | |||
| 27/10/1958 | Gateshead | Away | 2-1 | W | 3347 | Nicholls | Stiffle | ||
| 01/11/1958 | Bradford Park Avenue | Home | 4-0 | W | 10808 | Rees 2 | Nicholls 2 | ||
| 08/11/1958 | Port Vale | Away | 3-5 | L | 14314 | Rees 3 | |||
| 22/11/1958 | Chester | Away | 2-4 | L | 8040 | Nicholls | Calland | ||
| 29/11/1958 | Watford | Home | 3-0 | W | 8866 | Nicholls 2 | Calland | ||
| 13/12/1958 | Southport | Home | 3-2 | W | 8321 | Mitchell (pen) | Nicholls 2 | ||
| 27/12/1958 | Crewe Alexandra | Home | 3-0 | W | 11478 | Rees 2 | Calland | ||
| 03/01/1959 | Darlington | Home | 2-2 | D | 9336 | Calland | Rees | ||
| 24/01/1959 | Hartlepools United | Away | 3-3 | D | 4157 | Rees | Thompson | Calland | |
| 31/01/1959 | Coventry City | Home | 2-1 | W | 12578 | Calland 2 | |||
| 07/02/1959 | Torquay United | Away | 4-3 | W | 11511 | Calland | Mitchell | Stiffle | Nicholls |
| 14/02/1959 | Gillingham | Away | 2-2 | D | 6545 | Nicholls | Mitchell | ||
| 21/02/1959 | Carlisle United | Home | 2-1 | W | 10097 | Calland 2 | |||
| 28/02/1959 | Northampton Town | Home | 3-4 | L | 9870 | Calland 2 | Mitchell | ||
| 05/03/1959 | Crewe Alexandra | Away | 0-0 | D | 7092 | : | |||
| 07/03/1959 | Workington | Away | 2-2 | D | 4200 | Calland 2 | |||
| 14/03/1959 | York City | Home | 0-2 | L | 9000 | : | |||
| 17/03/1959 | Walsall | Away | 0-3 | L | 4656 | : | |||
| 21/03/1959 | Bradford Park Avenue | Away | 3-0 | W | 7203 | Calland 2 | |||
| 27/03/1959 | Millwall | Away | 1-1 | D | 16868 | Calland | |||
| 28/03/1959 | Port Vale | Home | 3-4 | L | 12088 | Rees | Stiffle | Calland | |
| 30/03/1959 | Millwall | Home | 3-1 | W | 8950 | Rees | Calland | Stiffle | |
| 04/04/1959 | Crystal Palace | Away | 1-1 | D | 20979 | Rees | |||
| 06/04/1959 | Gateshead | Home | 1-1 | D | 7670 | Mitchell | |||
| 11/04/1959 | Chester | Home | 1-1 | D | 6400 | Hill | |||
| 15/04/1959 | Crystal Palace | Home | 3-1 | W | 8352 | Rees | Nicholls | Stiffle | |
| 18/04/1959 | Watford | Away | 1-2 | L | 6150 | Stiffle | |||
| 22/04/1959 | Aldershot | Away | 0-1 | L | 3143 | : | |||
| 25/04/1959 | Hartlepools United | Home | 3-0 | W | 6561 | Stiffle | Mitchell | Nicholls | |
| 28/04/1959 | Southport | Away | 1-0 | W | 2646 | Nicholls | |||
| 30/04/1959 | Shrewsbury Town | Away | 0-3 | L | 15318 | : |
Final Table
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Club |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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Port Vale |
46 |
26 |
12 |
8 |
110 |
58 |
64 |
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Coventry City |
46 |
24 |
12 |
10 |
84 |
47 |
60 |
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York City |
46 |
21 |
18 |
7 |
73 |
52 |
60 |
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Shrewsbury Town |
46 |
24 |
10 |
12 |
101 |
63 |
58 |
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Exeter City |
46 |
23 |
11 |
12 |
87 |
61 |
57 |
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Walsall |
46 |
21 |
10 |
15 |
95 |
64 |
52 |
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Crystal Palace |
46 |
20 |
12 |
14 |
90 |
71 |
52 |
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Northampton Town |
46 |
21 |
9 |
16 |
85 |
78 |
51 |
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Millwall |
46 |
20 |
10 |
16 |
76 |
69 |
50 |
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Carlisle United |
46 |
19 |
12 |
15 |
62 |
65 |
50 |
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Gillingham |
46 |
20 |
9 |
17 |
82 |
77 |
49 |
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Torquay United |
46 |
16 |
12 |
18 |
78 |
77 |
44 |
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Chester |
46 |
16 |
12 |
18 |
72 |
84 |
44 |
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Bradford Park A. |
46 |
18 |
7 |
21 |
75 |
77 |
43 |
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Watford |
46 |
16 |
10 |
20 |
81 |
79 |
42 |
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Darlington |
46 |
13 |
16 |
17 |
66 |
68 |
42 |
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Workington |
46 |
12 |
17 |
17 |
63 |
78 |
41 |
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Crewe Alexandra |
46 |
15 |
10 |
21 |
70 |
82 |
40 |
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Hartlepools United |
46 |
15 |
10 |
21 |
74 |
88 |
40 |
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Gateshead |
46 |
16 |
8 |
22 |
56 |
85 |
40 |
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Oldham Athletic |
46 |
16 |
4 |
26 |
59 |
84 |
36 |
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Aldershot |
46 |
14 |
7 |
25 |
63 |
97 |
35 |
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Barrow |
46 |
9 |
10 |
27 |
51 |
104 |
28 |
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Southport |
46 |
7 |
12 |
27 |
41 |
86 |
26 |
FA Cup
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1958/59 |
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Exeter score 1st |
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15 November 1958 |
Brentford |
Away |
2-3 |
15000 |
Calland, Mitchell (pen) |
R1 |
Devon Bowl
Exeter were the winners
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Exeter Score 1st |
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04/04/1959 |
Plymouth Argyle |
Home |
6-0 |
Rackley, Carberry 2, Hill 2, Pulman |
3500 |
SF |
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01/05/1959 |
Torquay United |
Home |
2-1 |
Rackley, Mitchell |
1500 |
F |
Friendlies
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1958/59 |
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Exeter score 1st |
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16/08/1958 |
Probables v Possibles |
Home |
3-2 |
1600 |
Nicholls, Calland, Stiffle v Oliver (og), Rees |
Practice Match |
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06/12/1958 |
Notts County |
Home |
2-0 |
3010 |
Hill, Rees |
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26/12/1958 |
South Western League X1 (U-23) |
Home |
6-1 |
2000 |
Hill 3, Atkins 2, Rackley |
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06/05/1959 |
Plymouth Argyle |
Neutral |
6-3 |
4500 |
Rackley 4, Hill, Stiffle |
At Falmouth Bigland Park Rotary Club Benefi |
Reserves
Southern League 1958/59
Results
| Southern League 1958/59 | ||||||||
| 23/08/1957 | League | Hastings United | Away | 1-1 | Atkins | |||
| 27/08/1958 | League | Guildford City | Away | 0-0 | : | |||
| 30/08/1958 | League | Weymouth | Home | 1-3 | Rapley (pen) | |||
| 03/09/1958 | SL. Cup 1 | Trowbridge | Home | 0-1 | : | |||
| 10/09/1958 | SL. Cup 1 | Trowbridge | Away | 1-7 | Robinson | |||
| 13/09/1958 | League | Trowbridge | Home | 3-2 | Cruz | Pulman | Hill | |
| 24/09/1958 | League | Cambridge United | Home | 3-3 | Hill | Robinson | Atkins | |
| 27/09/1958 | League | Yeovil Town | Away | 1-6 | Robinson | |||
| 11/10/1958 | League | Bedford Town | Home | 1-1 | John | |||
| 18/10/1958 | League | Cambridge City | Away | 0-2 | : | |||
| 25/10/1958 | League | Chelmsford City | Home | 2-2 | Hill | Rackley | ||
| 29/10/1958 | SL CUP | Barry Town | Home | 4-1 | Carberry | Butterworth 2 | Robinson | |
| 01/11/1958 | League | Clacton Town | Away | 4-1 | Rackley 2 | Pulman 2 | ||
| 08/11/1958 | League | Clacton Town | Home | 2-2 | Willey | Cleverley | ||
| 15/11/1958 | League | Poole Town | Away | 1-8 | Atkins | |||
| 22/11/1958 | League | Dartford | Home | 2-1 | Rapley | Pulman | ||
| 29/11/1958 | League | Trowbridge | Away | 2-3 | Pulman | Atkins | ||
| 13/12/1958 | League | Weymouth | Away | 1-1 | Robinson | |||
| 26/12/1958 | Friendly | SW League X1 | Home | 6-1 | Atkins 2 | Hill 2 | Robinson | Rackley |
| 10/01/1959 | League | Tonbridge | Away | 1-5 | Carberry | |||
| 24/01/1959 | League | Yiewsley | Home | 4-1 | Pulman | Atkins | Hill | Harris (og) |
| 31/01/1959 | League | Yiewsley | Away | 2-0 | Rackley | Rutter | ||
| 07/02/1959 | League | Gravesend & N | Home | 1-1 | Pulman | |||
| 14/02/1959 | League | Yeovil Town | Home | 1-1 | Carberry | |||
| 18/02/1959 | League | Tonbridge | Home | 2-1 | Hill 2 | |||
| 28/02/1959 | League | Chelmsford City | Away | 1-5 | Hill | |||
| 07/03/1959 | League | Kings Lynn | Home | 3-3 | Pulman | Hill 2 | ||
| 14/03/1959 | League | Bedford Town | Away | 1-5 | Hill | |||
| 21/03/1959 | League | Poole Town | Home | 1-1 | Carberry | |||
| 28/03/1959 | League | Dartford | Away | 1-3 | Birch | |||
| 30/03/1959 | League | Cambridge United | Away | 2-3 | Pulman | Carberry | ||
| 11/04/1959 | League | Kings Lynn | Away | 0-2 | : | |||
| 18/04/1959 | League | Cambridge City | Home | 2-1 | Rackley | Bone (og) | ||
| 22/04/1959 | League | Hastings United | Home | 0-1 | : | |||
| 25/04/1959 | League | Gravesend & N | Away | 0-1 | : | |||
| 02/05/1959 | League | Guildford City | Away | 1-1 | Carberry | |||
Final Table
Southern League - South East Division
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Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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Bedford Town |
32 |
21 |
6 |
5 |
90 |
41 |
46 |
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Gravesend & N. |
32 |
21 |
2 |
9 |
79 |
54 |
44 |
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Dartford |
32 |
20 |
3 |
9 |
77 |
41 |
43 |
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Yeovil Town |
32 |
17 |
8 |
7 |
60 |
41 |
42 |
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Weymouth |
32 |
13 |
11 |
8 |
61 |
43 |
37 |
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Chelmsford City |
32 |
12 |
12 |
8 |
74 |
53 |
36 |
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King's Lynn |
32 |
14 |
5 |
13 |
70 |
63 |
33 |
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Poole Town |
32 |
12 |
8 |
12 |
60 |
65 |
32 |
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Cambridge City |
32 |
12 |
7 |
13 |
61 |
54 |
31 |
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Hastings United |
32 |
13 |
5 |
14 |
60 |
59 |
31 |
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Tonbridge |
32 |
14 |
3 |
15 |
51 |
59 |
31 |
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Cambridge United |
32 |
11 |
8 |
13 |
55 |
77 |
30 |
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Trowbridge Town |
32 |
12 |
4 |
16 |
53 |
75 |
28 |
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Exeter City Res. |
32 |
7 |
12 |
13 |
47 |
71 |
26 |
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Guildford City |
32 |
7 |
6 |
19 |
45 |
67 |
20 |
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Clacton Town |
32 |
6 |
7 |
19 |
44 |
81 |
19 |
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Yiewsley |
32 |
3 |
7 |
22 |
36 |
78 |
13 |
Inter Zone Competetion
Results
| Inter Zone Competetion | ||||||||
| 20/09/1958 | League | Weymouth | Away | 2-2 | Hill 2 | |||
| 15/10/1958 | League | Weymouth | Home | 0-2 | : | |||
| 02/11/1958 | League | Yeovil Town | Home | 4-2 | Pulman | Cleverley | Rapley | Hill |
| 10/12/1958 | League | Trowbridge | Away | 1-0 | Robinson | |||
| 20/01/1959 | League | Poole Town | Home | 0-1 | : | |||
| 11/02/1959 | League | Trowbridge | Home | 2-0 | Hill | Robinson | ||
| 21/02/1959 | League | Poole Town | Away | 0-1 | : | |||
| 24/02/1959 | League | Yeovil Town | Away | 0-2 | : | |||
Inter Zone Final Table
Southern League Inter Zone 1958-59
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Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 |
Yeovil Town |
8 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
20 |
13 |
11 |
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2 |
Weymouth |
8 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
16 |
10 |
10 |
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3 |
Poole Town |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
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4 |
Exeter City (Res) |
8 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
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5 |
Trowbridge Town |
8 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
21 |
2 |
South Western League
Results
Exeter "A"
| Exeter "A" South Western League | ||||||||
| 23/08/1958 | SWL | Bodmin Town | Away | 0-3 | : | |||
| 08/09/1958 | SWL | Helston Athletic | Away | 2-2 | Hill | Williams | ||
| 15/09/1958 | SWL | Newquay | Home | 2-1 | Pulman 2 (2p's | |||
| 20/09/1958 | SWL | Saltash United | Away | 1-1 | Willey | |||
| 22/09/1958 | SWL | Penzance | Home | 4-3 | Rackley | Haig | Andrews 2 | |
| 27/09/1958 | SWL | Penzance | Away | 2-4 | Williams | Willey | ||
| 04/10/1958 | SWL | Falmouth Town | Away | 0-8 | : | |||
| 11/10/1958 | SWL | St Blazey | Away | 1-1 | Pullman | |||
| 13/10/1958 | SWL | Helston Athletic | Home | 4-3 | Cruz | Newell | Yardley 2 | |
| 20/10/1958 | SWL | Plymouth Argyle A | Away | 1-3 | Willey | |||
| 25/10/1958 | SWL | Camelford | Away | 1-1 | Willey | |||
| 27/10 1958 | SWL | Tavistock | Home | 2-2 | Western | Willey | ||
| 01/11/1958 | SWL | St Austell | Away | 0-5 | : | |||
| 08/11/1958 | League Cup | Saltash United | Away | 4-2 | Spurle | Newell | Atkins | Andrews |
| 29/11/1958 | SWL | Plymouth Argyle A | Home | 1-5 | Willey | |||
| 08/12/1958 | SWL | Camelford | Home | 5-4 | Western 2 | Cruz | Cragg | Spurle |
| 13/12/1958 | SWL | Launceston | Away | 1-4 | Willey | |||
| 20/12/1958 | League Cup QF | Camelford | Away | 0-4 | : | |||
| 26/12/1958 | SWL | Truro City | Away | 2-4 | Newell | Williams | ||
| 28/02/1959 | SWL | Bugle | Away | 2-3 | Willey | Garner (og) | ||
| 02/03/1959 | SWL | Saltash United | Home | 3-0 | Andrews | Willey | Grinney | |
| 10/03/1959 | SWL | Wadebridge Town | Home | 1-1 | Newell | |||
| 14/03/1959 | SWL | Tavistock | Away | 2-0 | Williams | Bennett | ||
| 16/03/1959 | SWL | Bugle | Home | 1-0 | Willey | |||
| 23/03/1959 | SWL | St Blazey | Home | 2-3 | Selway | Yardley | ||
| 24/03/1959 | SWL | Bodmin Town | Home | 2-3 | Bennett | Williams | ||
| 28/03/1959 | SWL | Newquay | Away | 0-2 | : | |||
| 04/04/1959 | SWL | Wadebridge Town | Away | 1-4 | Bennett | |||
| 07/04/1959 | SWL | Launceston | Home | 4-2 | Harvey (p) | Williams | Willey | Selway |
| 13/04/1959 | SWL | Falmouth Town | Home | 4-1 | Bennett 2 | Williams | Vincent | |
| 20/04/1959 | SWL | Truro City | Home | 0-2 | : | |||
| 27/04/1959 | SWL | St Austell | Home | 5-0 | Bennett 3 | Cleverley 2 | ||
South Western League
Final Table
| South Western League 1958-59 | ||||||||
| 1 | Newquay | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 123 | 45 | 49 |
| 2 | Falmouth Town | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 121 | 42 | 47 |
| 3 | Truro City | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 98 | 58 | 47 |
| 4 | Bodmin Town | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 73 | 67 | 37 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle A | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 88 | 50 | 36 |
| 6 | St Austell | 30 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 81 | 68 | 36 |
| 7 | Penzance | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 89 | 65 | 33 |
| 8 | Launceston | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 77 | 70 | 33 |
| 9 | St Blazey | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 80 | 101 | 29 |
| 10 | Exeter City Reserves | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 75 | 26 |
| 11 | Wadebridge Town | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 77 | 80 | 23 |
| 12 | Helston Athletic | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 58 | 86 | 20 |
| 13 | Camelford | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 51 | 88 | 19 |
| 14 | Saltash United | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 52 | 113 | 18 |
| 15 | Bugle | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 53 | 86 | 16 |
| 16 | Tavistock | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 47 | 130 | 11 |
Exeter City Colts
Exeter and District League
Senior 1
Results Matrix
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Home |
Away |
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REME Honiton |
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Seaton Town |
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RM Lympstone |
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Kingsteignton |
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Budleigh Salterton |
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Willeys Sports |
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Exmouth Town |
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St Marks |
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Cullompton Rangers |
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St Lukes College |
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Winkleigh |
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Crediton United |
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Exeter University |
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Final Table
| SENIOR 1 | |||||||
| 1 REME Honiton | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 176 | 49 | 45 |
| 2 Seaton Town | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 98 | 56 | 39 |
| 3 RM Lympstone | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 47 | 38 |
| 4 Kingsteignton | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 97 | 58 | 37 |
| 5 Budleigh Salterton | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 59 | 29 |
| 6 Willeys Sports | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 72 | 72 | 27 |
| 7 Exeter City Colts | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 86 | 89 | 24 |
| 8 Exmouth Town | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 69 | 82 | 24 |
| 9 St Marks | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 64 | 92 | 22 |
| 11 Cullompton Rangers | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 62 | 68 | 20 |
| 10 St Lukes College | 26 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 79 | 80 | 19 |
| 12 Winkleigh | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 90 | 14 |
| 13 Crediton United | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 40 | 119 | 14 |
| 14 University | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 56 | 115 | 10 |
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