ECFC 1959/60



Squad photo from the 1959/60 season where Exeter finished 9th in Division Four and reached the Third Round of the FA Cup, ending a run of three consecutive First Round exits.

  • League Position: 9th Played: 46 Won: 19, Drew: 11, Lost: 16 Goals For: 80, Goals Against: 70 Points: 49
  • FA Cup
First Round: Barnstaple Town (H),4-0
Second Round: Brentford (H), 3-1
Third Round: Luton Town (H), 1-2

First Team 
Results

22/08/1959 Northampton Town H D 1-1 9678 Micklewright      
24/08/1959 Stockport County A L 0-1 5000 :      
29/08/1959 Watford H W 2-0 8323 Micklewright 2      
02/09/1959 Stockport County H W 2-1 8732 Calland Micklewright    
05/09/1959 Oldham Athletic  A W 2-1 9720 Calland Rees    
07/09/1959 Chester  A L 0-1 6482 :      
12/09/1959 Carlisle United H L 1-3 7480 Thompson (p)      
17/09/1959 Chester H W 2-0 7555 Micklewright 2      
19/09/1959 Notts County A L 0-3 11982 :      
21/09/1959 Bradford Park Avenue  A L 0-1 4615 :      
26/09/1959 Walsall H L 1-2 8142 Dale      
30/09/1959 Bradford Park Avenue H W 3-1 6414 Thompson  Rees 2    
03/10/1959 Hartlepools United A L 3-4 3604 Rees 2 Micklewright    
07/10/1959 Crewe Alexandra H L 2-4 6340 Dale 2      
10/10/1959 Millwall H D 2-2 7000 Brady (og) Micklewright    
14/10/1959 Crewe Alexandra  A D 1-1 11993 Bennett      
17/10/1959 Southport  A L 2-3 4569 Stiffle Rutherford (og)    
24/10/1959 Gillingham H W 2-0 7119 Wilkinson Stiffle    
31/10/1959 Barrow  A D 3-3 5193 Wilkinson Stiffle Rees  
07/11/1959 Aldershot H W 3-1 7621 Rees Calland Dale  
21/11/1959 Gateshead H W 2-1 6992 Atkins 2      
28/11/1959 Rochdale  A L 0-3 4856 :      
12/12/1959 Doncaster Rovers  A W 1-0 3754 Rees      
19/12/1959 Northampton Town  A D 1-1 4709 Wilkinson      
26/12/1959 Torquay United  A W 3-2 10231 Wilkinson Rees Stiffle  
28/12/1959 Torquay United H W 1-0 12947 Thompson (p)      
02/01/1960 Watford  A L 2-5 8893 Wilkinson Stiffle    
16/01/1960 Oldham Athletic H W 4-3 5515 Thompson Wilkinson 2 Rees  
23/01/1960 Carlisle United  A W 4-0 4304 Stiffle Wilkinson Calland Rees
30/01/1960 Workington H W 1-0 7690 Rees      
06/02/1960 Notts County H D 3-3 8000 Rees Wilkinson 2    
20/02/1960 Hartlepools United H W 5-0 7066 Stiffle 2 Wilkinson Thompson  
27/02/1960 Millwall  A W 3-2 12826 Rees Stiffle Calland  
05/03/1960 Southport H D 1-1 7920 Rees      
12/03/1960 Gillingham A L 1-2 7431 Dale      
19/03/1960 Barrow H D 2-2 6000 Wilkinson Micklewright    
22/03/1960 Walsall  A D 2-2 10568 Calland 2      
26/03/1960 Aldershot  A L 0-1 8014 :      
02/04/1960 Darlington H D 0-0 6000 :      
09/04/1960 Gateshead A L 0-1 2056 :      
15/04/1960 Crystal Palace  A L 0-1 15731 :      
16/04/1960 Rochdale H W 4-1 6669 Wilkinson Micklewright Rees 2  
18/04/1960 Crystal Palace H D 2-2 6661 Wilkinson Micklewright    
23/04/1960 Workington  A L 1-2 2600 Bennett      
25/04/1960 Darlington  A W 1-0 3446 Wilkinson      
30/04/1960 Doncaster Rovers H W 4-2 5000 Bennett 3 Thompson    


Final Table 
League Division 4
                              P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
 1. WALSALL                  46  14  5  4  57  33  14  4  5  45  27   65
 2. NOTTS COUNTY             46  19  1  3  66  27   7  7  9  41  42   60
 3. TORQUAY UNITED           46  17  3  3  56  27   9  5  9  28  31   60
 4. WATFORD                  46  17  2  4  62  28   7  7  9  30  39   57
 5. Millwall                 46  12  8  3  54  28   6  9  8  30  33   53
 6. Northampton              46  13  6  4  50  22   9  3 11  35  41   53
 7. Gillingham               46  17  4  2  47  21   4  6 13  27  48   52
 8. Crystal Palace           46  12  6  5  61  27   7  6 10  23  37   50
 9. Exeter City              46  13  7  3  50  30   6  4 13  30  40   49
10. Stockport County         46  15  6  2  35  10   4  5 14  23  44   49
11. Bradford Park Avenue     46  12 10  1  48  25   5  5 13  22  43   49
12. Rochdale                 46  15  4  4  46  19   3  6 14  19  41   46
13. Aldershot                46  14  5  4  50  22   4  4 15  27  52   45
14. Crewe Alexandra          46  14  3  6  51  31   4  6 13  28  57   45
15. Darlington               46  11  6  6  40  30   6  3 14  23  43   43
16. Workington               46  10  8  5  41  20   4  6 13  27  40   42
17. Doncaster Rovers         46  13  3  7  40  23   3  7 13  29  53   42
18. Barrow                   46  11  8  4  52  29   4  3 16  25  58   41
19. Carlisle United          46   9  6  8  28  28   6  5 12  23  38   41
20. Chester City             46  10  8  5  37  26   4  4 15  22  51   40
21. Southport                46   9  7  7  30  32   1  7 15  18  60   34
22. GATESHEAD                46  12  3  8  37  27   0  6 17  21  59   33
23. Oldham Athletic          46   5  7 11  20  30   3  5 15  21  53   28
24. Hartlepool United        46   9  2 12  40  41   1  5 17  19  68   27
FA Cup
1959/60
14/11/1959 Barnstaple Town Home 4-0 9200 Rees 2, Wilkinson, Stiffle R1  
05/11/ 1959 Brentford Home 3-1 13000 Dale, Rees, Stiffle R2  
09/11/ 1960 Luton Town Home 1-2 20000 Daniel (og) R3  

Devon Bowl

05/05/1960 Plymouth Argyle Away 2-4 Northcott (Torquay), Bond (Torquay) 5289 F Played as a Combined X1 at Plymouth


Friendlies 

1959/60  
      Exeter score 1st      
18/08/1959 Whites v Blues Home 2-0 1500 Stiffle, Rees 1st Practice Match
10/11/1959 Plymouth Command Home 6-1 1000 Pulman, Bennett 2, Rackley, Cragg, Burgoyne. Floodlit Match
  Torquay United Home      

Reserves 
Southern League 
Results 

Southern League 1959/60
26/08/1959 League Rugby Town Home 2-0 Rapley (Pen) Hill      
29/08/1959 League Ashford Town Away 0-1 :        
30/08/1959 IZ  Weymouth Home 1-3 Rapley (Pen)        
02/09/1959 SL Cup Barry Town Away 0-3 :        
05/09/1959 League Dover Home 3-0 Hill Bennett 2      
09/09/1960 SL Cup Barry Town Home 2-0 Bennett Atkins      
12/09/1959 League Romford Away 1-2 Rees        
23/09/1959 League Burton Albion Home 1-0 Hill        
26/09/1959 League Hinckley Athletic Away 2-0 Birch Hill      
10/10/1959 League Corby Town Away 4-0 Bennett Pulman Rackley Hill  
17/10/1959 League Merthyr Tydfil Home 6-1 Pulman 2 Hill 3 Cragg    
21/10/1959 IZ  Weymouth Away 0-7 :        
24/10/1959 League Gloucester City Away 0-1 :        
31/10/1959 League Yiewsley Home 3-3 Atkins 2 Birch      
07/11/1959 League Margate Away 0-1 :        
10/11/1959 League RN Plymouth Com Home 6-1 Pulman Bennett 2 Rackley Cragg Burgoyne
21/11/1959 League Sittingbourne Away 1-0 Calland        
28/11/1959 League Guildford City Home 2-1 Micklewright Birch      
05/12/1959 League Kidderminster Away 0-1 :        
12/12/1959 League Trowbridge  Home 3-1 McCormack (og) Atkins Hill    
19/12/1959 League Ramsgate Home 3-2 Bennett Rackley Pulman    
26/12/1959 League Tunbridge Wells Home 4-2 Hill Wicks (og) Bennett 2    
28/12/1959 League Tunbridge Wells Away 0-4 :        
02/01/1960 League Ashford Town Home 3-2 Hill Calland Rackley    
09/01/1960 League Clacton Town Away 4-1 Calland Pulman 3      
23/01/1960 League Romford Home 0-0 :        
06/02/1960 League Burton Albion Away 1-2 Emery        
13/02/1960 League Hinckley Athletic Home 2-1 Bennett 2        
20/02/1960 League Cambridge United Away 1-4 Emery        
24/02/1960 League Dover Away 3-0 Rackley Atkins Bennett     
05/03/1960 League Merthyr Tydfil Away 1-2 Rapley         
12/03/1960 League Gloucester City Home 3-2 Bennett 2 Hill      
19/03/1960 League Yiewsley Away 2-1 Hill 2        
23/03/1960 League Cambridge United Home 4-2 Pulman Gammie (og) Rapley Welsh  
26/03/1960 League Margate Home 1-3 Bennett        
30/03/1960 League Clacton Town Home 4-2 Bennett Hill 3      
02/04/1960 League Folkstone Town Away 2-5 Bennett Harvey      
06/04/1960 League Folkstone Town Home 4-0 Welsh Hill 2 Calland    
09/04/1960 League Sittingbourne Home 2-0 Micklewright Bennett      
15/04/1960 League Bexleyheath & Welling Home 1-2 Rackley        
16/04/1960 League Guildford Away 3-1 Rackley Hill Bennett    
18/04/1960 League Bexleyheath & Welling Away 1-2 Hill        
23/04/1960 League Kidderminster Home 0-1 :        
25/04/1960 League Corby Town Away 3-0 Rackley Pulman Calland    
28/04/1960 League Ramsgate Away 1-3 Pulman        
30/04/1960 League Trowbridge  Away 2-5 Pulman Hill      
04/05/1960 League Rugby Town Away 1-1 Rackley        


Final Table 
Southern League - First Division
                                   P  W  D  L   F   A Pts
 1.Clacton Town                   42 27  5 10 106  69  59
 2.Romford                        42 21 11 10  64  40  53
 3.Folkestone Town                42 23  5 14  93  71  51
 4.Exeter City                    42 23  3 16  85  62  49
 5.Guildford City                 42 19  9 14  79  56  47
 6.Sittingbourne                  42 20  7 15  66  55  47
 7.Margate                        42 20  6 16  88  77  46
 8.Trowbridge Town                42 18  9 15  90  78  45
 9.Cambridge United               42 18  9 15  71  72  45
10.Yiewsley                       42 17 10 15  83  69  44
11.Bexleyheath & Welling          42 16 11 15  85  77  43
12.Merthyr Tydfil                 42 16 10 16  63  65  42
13.Ramsgate Athletic              42 16  8 18  83  84  40
14.Ashford Town                   42 14 12 16  61  70  40
15.Tunbridge Wells United         42 16  5 21  75  76  37
16.Hinckley Athletic              42 14  8 20  62  75  36
17.Gloucester City                42 13  9 20  56  84  35
18.Burton Albion                  42 12 10 20  54  77  34
19.Dover                          42 14  6 22  59  85  34
20.Kidderminster Harriers         42 14  6 22  59  97  34
21.Corby Town                     42 15  3 24  75  91  33
22.Rugby Town                     42 10 11 21  67  91  31

South Western League
Results
South Western League
05/09/1959 SWL St Austell Away 2-7 Williams 2        
08/09/1959 SWL Newquay Home 2-5 Williams  Wyatt      
12/09/1959 Cup 1 Truro City Away 2-3 Kendall (og) Rackley      
19/09/1959 SWL Camelford Away 5-0 Pulman 2 Rackley (p) Bennett 2    
22/09/1959 SWL Bugle Home 5-0 Welsh Selway Harewood Pulman Cragg
26/09/1959 SWL St Blazey Away 4-3 Welsh 2 Pulman Emery    
03/10/1959 SWL Bugle Away 4-2 Welsh 3 Pulman      
10/10/1959 SWL Truro City Away 1-4 Welsh        
13/10/1959 SWL Launceston Home 3-1 Calland Williams Emery    
17/10/1959 SWL Wadebridge Town Away 1-1 Burnett        
20/10/1959 SWL Penzance Home 1-1 Selway        
24/10/1959 SWL Bodmin Town Away 0-6 :        
27/10/1959 SWL Camelford Home 1-3 Rackley        
31/10/1959 SWL Falmouth Town Home 1-1 Williams        
03/11/1959 SWL Newton Abbot Spurs Home 2-0 Rackley 2        
21/11/1959 SWL Helston Athletic Away 7-0 Emery 3 Vincent 2 Symes Pullman  
28/11/1959 SWL Tavistock Away 2-2 Bennett Pullman      
19/12/1959 SWL Newton Abbot Spurs Away 7-0 Calland 4 Sokell 2 (og)    
23/01/1960 SWL Plymouth Argyle Away 0-3 :        
08/03/1960 SWL Wadebridge Town Home 0-0 :        
15/03/1960 SWL Bodmin Town Home 6-0 Emery 3 Vincent Burnett 2    
22/03/1960 SWL St Austell Home 4-2 Emery 2 (1 pen) Bennett 2      
28/03/1960 SWL Newquay Away 0-2 :        
02/04/1960 SWL Launceston Away 1-4 Bennett        
05/04/1959 SWL Helston Athletic Home 1-0 Emery        
12/04/1959 SWL Falmouth Town Home 4-0 Jones Pulman 3      
20/04/1959 SWL Tavistock Home 4-0 Burnett 3 Irons      
21/04/1959 SWL Plymouth Argyle Home 0-1 :        
26/04/1960 SWL St Blazey Home 3-0 Atkins Emery Bennett    
05/05/1960 SWL Penzance Away 4-0 Calland 3 Hill      
Exeter withdrew from the South Western League at the end of the season
Leading Scorer's in the South Western League
12. Jim Emery
10. Peter Bennett
9. Lou Burnett
8. Barry Pulmman
8. Ted calland
7 Eric Welsh
South Western League
Final Table 1959/60

  South Western League 1959-60
1 Newquay 30 19 7 4 92 46 45
2 Plymouth Argyle A 30 21 4 5 91 28 44 (2 pts deducted)
3 St Blazey 30 19 1 10 113 69 39
4 Truro City 30 17 5 8 100 63 39
5 Falmouth Town  30 15 6 9 73 43 36
6 Exeter City Reserves 30 15 6 9 75 48 36
7 Launceston 30 14 5 11 81 62 33
8 Camelford 30 13 4 13 61 73 30
9 Penzance 30 12 4 14 73 65 28
10 Wadebridge Town 30 11 6 13 79 87 28
11 Bodmin Town 30 13 2 15 62 87 28
12 St Austell 30 11 2 17 64 81 24
13 Helston Athletic 30 10 4 16 65 84 24
14 Newton Abbot Spurs 30 6 4 20 43 92 16
15 Tavistock 30 6 4 20 48 103 16
16 Bugle 30 5 2 23 42 131 12


Exeter City Colts
Results

Exeter & District League Senior 1 (26 league games)
19/09/1959 E & D L Durham L.I Home 5-4          
26/09/1959 E & D L Chudleigh Athletic Away 2-4 Vincent (K) Parsons      
03/10/1959 E & D L Exmouth Town Away 4-6          
  E & D L Exmouth Town Home            
17/10/1959 D S Cup R1 Clyst Valley Away 3-3          
24/10/1959 E & D L Newton Abbot Spurs Home 12-0 Josling Chown Ainscough Sokell 3  
31/10/1959 E & D L Durham L.I Away 1-2          
16/11/1959 E & D L Budleigh Salterton Home 2-2          
November ? E & D L Kingsteignton Home 2-0 Burnett 2        
30/11/1959 E & D L Winkleigh Home 8-2          
26/12/1959 E & D L Kingsteignton Away 3-3          
13/02/1960 E & D L Torquay V(illa) Home            
27/02/1960 E & D L Axminster Town Home 1-2          
19/03/1960 E & D L Axminster Town Home 5-3          
  E & D L Cullompton Rangers Home            
  E & D L Cullompton Rangers Away            
09/04/1960 E & D L Chudleigh Athletic Home 7-0          
  E & D L Budleigh Salterton Away            
  E & D L Kingsteignton Home 2-0 Burnett 2        
  E & D L St Mark's Home            
  E & D L St Mark's Away            
  E & D L St Luke's College Home            
  E & D L St Luke's College Away            
  E & D L Crediton United Home            
  E & D L Crediton United Away            
  E & D L Torquay V(illa) Away            
  E & D L Winkleigh Away            
  E & D L Newton Abbot Spurs Away            


Final Table
Exeter and District League
Senior 1
SENIOR 1
1 Cullompton 26 24 1 1 136 29 49
2 Durham LI (Honiton) 26 21 2 3 98 36 44
3 Kingsteignton 26 17 2 7 92 47 36
4 Exmouth Town 26 16 1 9 89 57 33
5 Exeter City Colts 26 13 3 10 107 71 29
6 St Marks   26 13 2 11 87 78 28
7 Budleigh Salterton 26 11 4 11 56 52 26
8 St Lukes College 26 10 5 11 75 63 25
9 Chudleigh 26 9 4 13 56 78 22
10 Axminster Town 26 7 5 14 48 76 19
11 Crediton United 26 7 4 15 47 103 18
12 Torquay Villa 26 6 3 17 69 118 15
13 Winkleigh     26 6 2 18 41 105 14
14 Newton Abbot Spurs 26 3 0 23 44 132 6

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Comments

David Frodsham

I am writing an article for a football programme to be issued on 17/10. This is an anniversary date of the game between Southport and Exeter City on 17/10/1959. I know the score was 3-2 but I would like to know the names of the Exeter Scorers please. I have just read the obit of Theo Foley who played in the game and wondered if he scored by any chance.

Can you advise me please.

Thanks

David Frodsham

Paul Farley

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