1971/72
All Results and information


Squad photo from the 1971/72 season, Exeter finished in 15th place in Division Four and made the First and Second rounds of the League and FA Cup respectively.

  • League Position: 15th Played: 46 Won: 16, Drew: 11, Lost: 19 Goals For: 61, Goals Against: 68 Points: 43
  • FA Cup
First Round: Crawley Town (A), 0-0. Replay, 2-0
Second Round: Swansea City (A), 0-0. Replay, 0-1
  • League Cup
First Round: Bristol Rovers (H), 3-0.

First Team 
Results
14/08/1971 Southport  A L 0-4 2467 :      
21/08/1971 Grimsby Town H L 3-4 4052 Wingate 2 Morrin    
28/08/1971 Northampton Town  A D 1-1 5886 Blain      
01/09/1971 Workington  A D 0-0 2595 :      
04/09/1971 Peterborough United H W 3-2 4125 Parker Wingate 2    
11/09/1971 Doncaster Rovers  A L 1-2 3616 Brookes (og)      
18/09/1971 Chester H D 1-1 4040 Wingate      
25/09/1971 Bury  A L 3-4 2627 Wingate Gadston Binney  
29/09/1971 Cambridge United  A W 1-0 4924 Wingate      
02/10/1971 Crewe Alexandra H W 3-1 3962 Rowan Gadston Banks  
09/10/1971 Lincoln City  A L 1-4 5985 Rowan      
16/10/1971 Southport H L 1-3 3408 Binney      
20/10/1971 Gillingham H D 1-1 3656 Wingate      
23/10/1971 Stockport County H W 2-0 3545 Rowan Morrin    
30/10/1971 Reading A L 1-3 4877 Binney      
06/11/1971 Scunthorpe United H W 1-0 3556 Parker      
12/11/1971 Southend United  A L 0-3 10107 :      
26/11/1971 Colchester United  A L 0-3 5116 :      
04/12/1971 Brentford H L 0-1 3809 :      
18/12/1971 Peterborough United A D 3-3 5341 Rowan Banks 2    
27/12/1971 Aldershot H W 1-0 5144 Morris      
01/01/1972 Chester  A W 2-1 3610 Binney 2      
08/01/1972 Northampton Town H L 1-3 4485 Binney      
15/01/1972 Darlington  A L 1-2 2127 Morrin      
22/01/1972 Cambridge United H L 3-4 3649 Morrin Binney Jimmy Giles   
29/01/1972 Gillingham  A W 2-0 3755 Rowan 2 (1p)      
05/02/1972 Newport County H W 1-0 3732 Binney      
12/02/1972 Stockport County  A W 4-0 2166 Gibson Parker Binney Banks
19/02/1972 Reading H D 0-0 4971 :      
26/02/1972 Scunthorpe United  A L 0-3 6250 :      
04/03/1972 Southend United H D 0-0 3336 :      
11/03/1972 Lincoln City H L 1-2 2970 Rowan      
15/03/1972 Darlington H W 3-0 3467 Binney 2 Gadston    
20/03/1972 Barrow  A D 0-0 2153 :      
25/03/1972 Doncaster Rovers H W 1-0 3370 Balson      
27/03/1972 Hartlepool United A L 0-1 3501 :      
31/03/1972 Crewe Alexandra A W 1-0 2355 Wingate      
01/04/1972 Aldershot  A D 0-0 2918 :      
03/04/1972 Bury H W 3-2 4942 Binney 3      
08/04/1972 Newport County  A D 0-0 2362 :      
15/04/1972 Colchester United H D 3-3 4052 Binney Rowan Banks  
19/04/1972 Hartlepool United H W 1-0 3791 Banks      
22/04/1972 Brentford A L 0-1 14250 :      
26/04/1972 Workington H L 0-2 3564 :      
29/04/1972 Barrow H W 7-1 3050 Knox (og),Binney 2, Parker, Morrin, Neale, Banks
02/05/1972 Grimsby Town A L 0-3 22484 :      


Final Table 

Football League Fourth Division 
Final Table 1971/72

Pld

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Grimsby Town

46

28

7

11

88

56

63

Southend United

46

24

12

10

81

55

60

Brentford

46

24

11

11

76

44

59

Scunthorpe United

46

22

13

11

56

37

57

Lincoln City

46

21

14

11

77

59

56

Workington

46

16

19

11

50

34

51

Southport

46

18

14

14

66

46

50

Peterborough United

46

17

16

13

82

64

50

Bury

46

19

12

15

73

59

50

Cambridge United

46

17

14

15

62

60

48

Colchester United

46

19

10

17

70

69

48

Doncaster Rovers

46

16

14

16

56

63

46

Gillingham

46

16

13

17

61

67

45

Newport County

46

18

8

20

60

72

44

Exeter City

46

16

11

19

61

68

43

Reading

46

17

8

21

56

76

42

Aldershot

46

9

22

15

48

54

40

Hartlepool

46

17

6

23

58

69

40

Darlington

46

14

11

21

64

82

39

Chester

46

10

18

18

47

56

38

Northampton Town

46

12

13

21

66

79

37

Barrow

46

13

11

22

40

71

37

Stockport County

46

9

14

23

55

87

32

Crewe Alexandra

46

10

9

27

43

69

29

 

Other matches

FA Cup

Exeter Score 1st

20/11/1971

Crawley Town

Away

0-0

3000

:

R1

24/11/1971

Crawley Town

Home

2-0

3967

Binney, Rowan

R1 Replay

11/11/ 1971

Swansea City

Away

0-0

8397

:

R2

15/11/1971

Swansea City

Home

0-1

6858

:

R2 Replay

League Cup

1971/72

Exeter Score 1st

18/08/1971

Bristol Rovers

Home

0-3

6418

:

LC 1

Devon Bowl

Exeter Score 1st

04/05/1972

Plymouth Argyle

Home

3-0

Banks 2, Wingate

2000

SF

08/05/1972

Torquay United

Away

0-1

:

1871

F

Friendlies

1971/72

1971/72

Exeter Score 1st

12/07/1971

The Howellers

Home

11-4

28/07/1971

Torquay United

Away

3-1

0

Binney, Gadston, Og

31/07/1971

Plymouth Argyle

Home

1-2

2815

Morris

05/08/1971

Swindon Town

Home

3-0

3649

Binney 2, Morrin

07/08/1971

Bournemouth

Home

1-2

2145

Morrin

The Rothmans Challenge Trophy

May 1972

1st team First

05/05/1972

Heavitree v  Ottery

At SJP

2-5

Unknown

Unknown

05/05/1972

Stoneman & Bowker v Stoke Hill

At SJP

3-2

05/05/1972

Tiverton v Prince Albert

At SJP

5-4

05/05/1972

Dawlish v Friernhay

At SJP

6-2

05/05/1972

Stoneman & Bowker v Ottery

At SJP

3-2

05/05/1972

Dawlish v Tiverton

At SJP

4-0

05/05/1972

Dawlish v Stoneman & Bowker

At SJP

4-1

FA Youth Cup 

Exeter had disbanded their reserves and youth teams and did not compete.

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