1963/64
All Results and information

Squad photo from the 1963/64 season during which Exeter enjoyed a successful season finishing fourth which saw them promoted to Division Three. In the FA Cup Exeter reached the Second Round and achieved the same in the League Cup.

  • League Position: 4th Played: 46 Won: 20, Drew: 18, Lost: 8 Goals For: 62, Goals Against: 37 Points: 58
  • FA Cup
First Round: Shrewsbury Town (H), 2-1
Second Round: Bristol City (H), 0-2
  • League Cup
First Round: Oxford United (A), 0-1
Second Round: Hull City (A), 1-0

First Team 
Results
24/08/1963 Bradford City W A 2-1 4668 Henderson        
26/08/1963 Carlisle United  L A 0-3 6454 :        
31/08/1963 Lincoln City D H 0-0 5449 :        
07/09/1963 Gillingham D A 0-0 8381 :        
11/09/1963 Carlisle United W H 1-0 5671 Curtis        
14/09/1963 Southport D H 1-1 5335 Curtis        
18/09/1963 Aldershot W A 1-0 7603 Henderson        
21/09/1963 Doncaster Rovers W H 3-1 5775 Henderson Curtis      
28/09/1963 Hartlepools United D A 1-1 2000 Harvey        
02/10/1963 Aldershot D H 0-0 7000 :        
05/10/1963 Darlington D H 1-1 5965 Curtis        
09/10/1963 Halifax Town D H 0-0 7317 :        
12/10/1963 Chester L A 0-2 6966 :        
14/10/1963 Halifax Town L A 0-2 3760 :        
19/10/1963 York City W H 1-0 5549 Smyth        
23/10/1963 Tranmere Rovers W H 5-0 5701 Phoenix Mitchell Curtis Henderson Rees
26/10/1963 Barrow D A 1-1 3214 Harvey (p)        
28/10/1963 Tranmere Rovers  L A 1-2 5471 Harvey (p)        
02/11/1963 Rochdale L H 0-1 6249 :        
09/11/1963 Oxford United  W A 2-0 7185 Curtis Banks      
23/11/1963 Newport County W A 1-0 3339 Banks        
29/11/1963 Stockport County W H 2-0 7058 Rees Banks      
14/12/1963 Bradford City W H 4-1 5566 Banks Mitchell Ellam (og) Grace  
21/12/1963 Lincoln City  D A 1-1 3673 Grace        
26/12/1963 Brighton and Hove Albion  W A 2-1 10250 Thorne Banks      
28/12/1963 Brighton and Hove Albion D H 0-0 9873 :        
04/01/1964 Workington W H 2-1 7286 Banks Grace      
11/01/1964 Gillingham D H 0-0 10905 :        
18/01/1964 Southport D A 1-1 1618 Banks        
25/01/1964 Bradford Park Avenue L A 2-3 6273 Banks Grace      
01/02/1964 Doncaster Rovers  L A 0-1 8083 :        
08/02/1964 Hartlepools United W H 2-1 6177 Banks Rees      
15/02/1964 Darlington D A 1-1 2647 Rees        
22/02/1964 Chester City W H 3-0 6589 Banks Mitchell Ley    
28/02/1964 York City W A 2-1 3817 Banks 2        
07/03/1964 Barrow D H 0-0 5891 :        
14/03/1964 Rochdale W A 3-1 2113 Banks  Thorne 2      
21/03/1964 Oxford United W H 3-2 6602 Thorne Kyle (og) Curtis    
27/03/1964 Torquay United D H 0-0 16141 :        
30/03/1964 Torquay United D A 1-1 13655 Curtis        
04/04/1964 Newport County W H 3-1 6077 Banks 2  Harvey      
11/04/1964 Stockport County  D A 0-0 2773 :        
13/04/1964 Chesterfield  W A 1-0 4442 Banks        
18/04/1964 Bradford Park Avenue L H 2-3 9722 Harvey (p) Rees      
21/04/1964 Chesterfield W H 6-1 9449 Curtis Banks 2 Thorne 2 Rees  
25/04/1964 Workington  D A 0-0 8600          

Football League Fourth Division 
Final Table 1963/64

Pld

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Gillingham

46

23

14

9

59

30

60

Carlisle United

46

25

10

11

113

58

60

Workington

46

24

11

11

76

52

59

Exeter City

46

20

18

8

62

37

58

Bradford City

46

25

6

15

76

62

56

Torquay United

46

20

11

15

80

54

51

Tranmere Rovers

46

20

11

15

85

73

51

Brighton & HA

46

19

12

15

71

52

50

Aldershot

46

19

10

17

83

78

48

Halifax Town

46

17

14

15

77

77

48

Lincoln City

46

19

9

18

67

75

47

Chester

46

19

8

19

65

60

46

Bradford PA

46

18

9

19

75

81

45

Doncaster Rovers

46

15

12

19

70

75

42

Newport County

46

17

8

21

64

73

42

Chesterfield

46

15

12

19

57

71

42

Stockport County

46

15

12

19

50

68

42

Oxford United

46

14

13

19

59

63

41

Darlington

46

14

12

20

66

93

40

Rochdale

46

12

15

19

56

59

39

Southport

46

15

9

22

63

88

39

York City

46

14

7

25

52

66

35

Hartlepools United

46

12

9

25

54

93

33

Barrow

46

6

18

22

51

93

30



Exeter City FC 1963-64 

By Fred Pound

“This account of the historic 1963-64 season as told through the eyes of the teenage schoolboy I was at the time. It is based on notes and details I recorded contemporaneously in my “autograph book” and the memories they evoke” 
Click the link below for Fred’s Memories

History in the making – memories of a teenager.

The story of Exeter City's 1963-4 season when they won promotion from Division 4, is also told in a book by Mike Blackstone. Grecians Going Up : A Journal of Exeter City FC season 1963/64

FA Cup

Exeter Score 1st

16/11/1963

Shrewsbury

Home

2-1

8000

Curtis, Anderson

R1

07/12/1963

Bristol City

Home

0-2

15000

:

R2

League Cup

1963/64

Exeter Score 1st

04/09/1963

Oxford United

Away

1-0

5000

Cochrane

LC 1

25/09/1963

Hull City

Away

0-1

8500

:

LC 2

Devon Bowl

WINNERS, Highest attendance for Devon Bowl game !

1963/64

Exeter Score 1st

28/04/1964

Plymouth Argyle

Home

4-0

Thorne 3, Banks

8141

Final

Friendlies 

1963/64

Exeter score 1st

13/08/1963

Weymouth

Away

0-1

1589

:

17/08/1963

Reds v Whites

Home

4-1

2500

Curtis 3, Cochrane (for Reds)v Riding (for Whites)

10/02/1964

Poole Town

Away

1-0

1200

Riding

FA Youth Cup 

City were given a bye to Round 2 because of the or success in 1962/63

1963/64

18/12/1963

Plymouth Argyle

Away

1-3

George Ley

R2



Reserves
Western League
Results 

Western League
24/08/1963 League Portland Home 5-2 Hoskins (og) Williams Redwood 2 Ley
28/08/1963 League Bridgwater Home 0-2 :      
31/08/1963 League Chippenham Away 0-1 :      
07/09/1963 League Weymouth Home 4-4 Redwood Riding Ley  
14/09/1963 League Salisbury Away 1-3 Spiers      
18/09/1963 League Yeovil Town Home 4-1 Spiers Symington Riding Stuckey
21/09/1963 League Bath City Away 2-2 Spiers Redwood    
26/09/1963 League Yeovil Town Away 1-1 Spiers      
28/09/1963 League Weston Super Mare Home 0-1 :      
05/10/1963 League Bridport Away 2-2 Holder (og) Edgar    
09/10/1963 League Torquay United Away 2-5 Redwood  Edgar    
12/10/1963 League Taunton Town Away 5-0 Redwood Northcott 3 Edgar  
19/10/1963 League Glastonbury Away 4-4 Redwood Stuckey Riding Ley
26/10/1963 League Poole Town Home 1-2 Riding      
02/11/1963 League Weston Super Mare Away 2-0 Spiers Northcott     
09/11/1963 League Barnstaple Home 0-3 :      
16/11/1963 League Portland Away 3-4 Rutley Stuckey Redwood   
23/11/1963 League Welton Rovers Home 1-3 Ley      
30/11/1963 League Bristol City Away 3-3 Northcott 2 Rutley    
07/12/1963 League Bridgwater Away 0-8 :      
14/12/1963 League Weymouth Away 1-4 Spiers      
21/12/1963 League Salisbury Home 2-2 Riding Henderson    
26/12/1963 League Bristol City Home A-A Abandoned  at 70 mins (1-4) Spiers  
28/12/1963 League Barnstaple Away 0-3 :      
04/01/1964 League Minehead Away 0-2 :      
11/01/1964 League Frome Away 1-1 Howells      
18/01/1964 League Bridport Home 2-1 Rutley Riding    
25/01/1964 League Taunton Town Home 3-1 Quarrington Curtis Riding  
01/02/1964 League Glastonbury Home 6-2 Riding 5 Spiers    
08/02/1964 League Andover Away 1-3 Ley      
15/02/1964 League Torquay United Home 2-2 Riding Curtis    
22/02/1964 League Dorchester United Away 0-7 :      
29/02/1964 League Minehead Home 1-1 Redwood      
04/03/1964 League Bristol City Home 0-4 :      
07/03/1964 League Poole Town Away 4-0 Riding 3 Welsh    
11/03/1964 League Dorchester United Home 1-1 Curtis      
14/03/1964 League Andover Home 2-2 Riding Redwood    
27/03/1964 League Bideford Away 0-2 :      
28/03/1964 League Frome Home 2-2 Gerrard Ley    
30/03/1964 League Bideford Home 0-2 :      
04/04/1964 League Welton Rovers Away 1-3 Redwood      
11/04/1964 League Bath City Home 3-3 Edgar Riding 2    
25/04/1964 League Chippenham Home 1-1 Symington      

Final Table 
Western League

Western League 1963/64,

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Bideford

42

30

6

6

113

36

66

Bristol City

42

24

15

3

122

43

63

Bridgwater

42

25

10

7

82

32

60

Welton Rovers

42

24

6

12

84

54

54

Dorchester

42

19

14

9

94

56

52

Salisbury

42

21

8

13

80

61

50

Barnstaple

42

20

9

13

92

69

49

Minehead

42

20

8

14

96

85

48

Weymouth

42

16

12

14

94

74

44

Andover

42

17

10

15

89

78

44

Torquay

42

18

7

17

81

73

43

Yeovil Town

42

17

9

16

73

99

43

Chippenham

42

15

8

19

75

62

38

Bath City

42

12

12

18

77

92

36

Frome

42

11

11

20

69

97

33

Weston S-M

42

11

11

20

58

86

33

Glastonbury

42

11

9

22

70

91

31

Exeter City

42

8

15

19

73

100

31

Poole

42

11

6

25

56

98

28

Bridport

42

7

14

21

40

100

28

Portland

42

10

5

27

63

125

25

Taunton

42

8

9

25

37

105

25 



Exeter City Colts

Results









Date 




Opponents 




Venue 




Score 




Scorers 








03/09/1963 




Exmouth 




Away 




5-3




Riding 3, Wills, Ewings








07/09/1963




Seaton 




Home 
















14/09/1963




Dawlish 




Away 
















21/09/1963
























28/09/1963




St Marks 




Away 




2-4












05/10/1963




Ottery 




Home 
















12/10/1963




Lympstone 




Away 
















19/10/1963 




Cup 




















26/10/1963




St Marks 




Home 




6-1












02/11/1963 




Cullompton 




Home 
















09/11/1963 




Crediton 




Away 
















16/11/1963 




Cup




















23/11/1963




Friernhay 




Away 
















30/11/1963




Sidmouth 




Home 




3-0




Dodds 2, Scanlon








07/11/1963 




Tiverton




Away
















14/11/1963




Beer




Home 
















21/11/1963 




Exmouth 




Home 




4-1












26/11/1963




Sidmouth 
Devon Senior Cup




















04/01/1963




Friernhay




Home 
















11/01/1964




Sidmouth     East Devon Cup 




Home 




6-1




?








18/01/1964 




Cullompton




Away




2-6












25/01/1964 




Crediton 




Home 
















01/02/1964




Seaton 




Away 




2-2












08/02/1964




Beer 




Away




3-2




Unclear ?








15/02/1964




Clyst Valley




Home 




2-5












22/02/1964




Lympstone




Home 




3-4












29/02/1964




Dawlish




Home 
















07/03/1964








Away
















14/03/1964




Heavitree




Home




1-1












21/03/1964




Clyst Valley 




Away
















28/03/1964




Tiverton 




Home 
















04/04/1964




Heavitree




Away
















11/04/1964
























18/04/1964




Ottery St Mary 




Away 
















25/04/1964








 









































Final Table
Exeter and District Football League 
Premier







PREMIER











             
P
W
D
L
F
A
PTS




1 Cullompton    
28
22
4
4
132
42
48




2 Dawlish Town  
28
22
3
3
139
31
47




3 Tiverton Town  
28
19
4
5
101
41
42




4 Friernhay    
28
17
4
7
97
54
38




5 Ottery St Mary  
28
18
2
8
95
53
38




6 Exeter City Colts
28
12
6
10
77
70
30




7 Crediton United  
28
13
2
13
59
69
28




8 Sidmouth Town  
28
12
3
13
67
69
27




9 Clyst Valley  
28
11
3
14
65
73
25




10 St Marks    
28
8
6
14
70
108
22




11 Heavitree United
28
10
2
16
53
100
22




12 Exmouth Town
28
8
4
16
60
83
20




13 Lympstone    
28
6
2
20
64
117
14




14 Seaton Town    
28
4
3
21
48
123
11




15 Beer Albion    
28
3
2
23
32
126
8






Devon Bowl



The 1963/64 Devon Bowl Final was played on the 28/04/1964 against Plymouth Argyle at Home.
City won 4-0 with goals from Adrian Thorne, 3, and Alan Banks.
It was at the time the Highest attendance for any Devon Bowl game.

	

	    
		   
    	
		
		
		
		
		
		      
		
	   	
		
		
	
			
		
	
		

		
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