1979/80
All Results and information


Squad photo from the 1979/80 season.

Exeter finished 8th in Division Three. In the FA Cup they only reached the First Round but enjoyed more success in the League Cup, making it to the Fourth Round.

  • League Position: 8th Won: 19, Drew: 10, Lost: 17 Goals For: 60, Goals Against: 68 Points: 48
  • FA Cup
First Round: Aldershot (A), 4-1

  • League Cup
First Round (played over two legs): Hereford United (A), 1-3 and (H), 2-1. Exeter won 5-2 on aggregate
Second Round (played over two legs): Doncaster Rovers (A), 3-1 and (H), 5-1. Exeter won 6-4 on aggregate.
Third Round: Birmingham City (A), 1-2
Fourth Round: Liverpool (A), 2-0

First Team 
Results
18/08/1979 Grimsby Town A L 1-4 5937 Neville      
22/08/1979 Wimbledon H L 0-3 4051 :      
25/08/1979 Mansfield Town H W 3-1 3475 P.Rogers Pullar    
01/09/1979 Sheffield United  A L 1-3 12617 L.Roberts      
08/09/1979 Bury H W 1-0 2995 Bowker      
15/09/1979 Millwall  A L 1-5 5567 Pullar      
17/09/1979 Brentford  A W 2-0 7810 Bowker Neville    
22/09/1979 Carlisle United H L 1-2 3409 Neville (p)      
29/09/1979 Gillingham  A L 0-1 7538 :      
03/10/1979 Brentford H D 0-0 3927 :      
06/10/1979 Blackpool H W 1-0 3769 Hatch      
09/10/1979 Wimbledon  A D 2-2 2999 Bowker Neville (p)    
13/10/1979 Chester H W 1-0 3454 Bowker      
20/10/1979 Reading  A L 1-2 6083 Pearson      
24/10/1979 Southend United H W 4-2 3246 Forbes Neville (p) Bowker Pearson
27/10/1979 Hull City  A D 2-2 5196 Bowker Pullar    
03/11/1979 Grimsby Town H L 1-2 4356 Forbes      
05/11/1979 Southend United A L 0-4 2787 :      
10/11/1979 Barnsley  A D 2-2 11739 Hunter (og) Pearson    
17/11/1979 Oxford United H D 0-0 3550 :      
01/12/1979 Rotherham United H D 1-1 3354 Hatch      
08/12/1979 Sheffield Wednesday A W 1-0 11530 P.Rogers      
21/12/1979 Colchester United H W 3-1 2648 L.Roberts Dowman (og) Pullar  
26/12/1979 Swindon Town A W 3-1 11606 Bowker 2 Pullar    
29/12/1979 Mansfield Town  A W 1-0 3711 Neville      
01/01/1980 Plymouth Argyle H D 2-2 10489 Hatch P.Rogers    
12/01/1980 Sheffield United H W 3-1 6632 Moore (og) Hatch Pullar  
19/01/1980 Bury  A L 0-4 3579 :      
26/01/1980 Chesterfield H L 1-2 4325 Hatch      
02/02/1980 Millwall H W 2-1 4538 L.Roberts P.Rogers    
09/02/1980 Carlisle United  A L 1-4 4085 Pullar      
16/02/1980 Gillingham H W 3-1 3466 Delve Hatch P.Rogers  
27/02/1980 Blackburn Rovers A D 1-1 19601 Pullar      
01/03/1980 Reading H W 1-0 4390 Giles      
08/03/1980 Hull City H D 2-2 3771 Giles Pullar    
15/03/1980 Blackpool  A L 0-1 4155 :      
22/03/1980 Barnsley H W 2-1 4700 Kellow (p) Pullar    
26/03/1980 Chester A W 3-1 2867 Kellow (p) Pratt 2    
29/03/1980 Oxford United  A L 0-2 2910 :      
02/04/1980 Colchester United  A D 0-0 2780 :      
05/04/1980 Swindon Town H W 4-1 5442 Kellow 2 (1p) Neville Stroud (og)  
07/04/1980 Plymouth Argyle A L 0-2 10214 :      
12/04/1980 Blackburn Rovers H W 2-0 5407 Forbes Neville    
19/04/1980 Rotherham United  A L 0-2 3241 :      
26/04/1980 Sheffield Wednesday H W 1-0 10461 Kellow      
03/05/1980 Chesterfield  A L 0-3 5770 :      



Final Table 

Football League Third Division 
1979/80

Pos

Club

Pld

W

D

L

F

A

GD

Pts

1st

Grimsby Town

46

26

10

10

73

42

+31

62

2nd

Blackburn Rovers

46

25

9

12

58

36

+22

59

3rd

Sheffield Wednesday

46

21

16

9

81

47

+34

58

4th

Chesterfield

46

23

11

12

71

46

+25

57

5th

Colchester United

46

20

12

14

64

56

+8

52

6th

Carlisle United

46

18

12

16

66

56

+10

48

7th

Reading

46

16

16

14

66

65

+1

48

8th

Exeter City

46

19

10

17

60

68

-8

48

9th

Chester

46

17

13

16

49

57

-8

47

10th

Swindon Town

46

19

8

19

71

63

+8

46

11th

Barnsley

46

16

14

16

53

56

-3

46

12th

Sheffield United

46

18

10

18

59

66

-7

46

13th

Rotherham United

46

18

10

18

58

66

-8

46

14th

Millwall

46

16

13

17

65

59

+6

45

15th

Plymouth Argyle

46

16

12

18

59

55

+4

44

16th

Gillingham

46

14

14

18

49

51

-2

42

17th

Oxford United

46

14

13

19

57

62

-5

41

18th

Blackpool

46

15

11

20

62

74

-12

41

19th

Brentford

46

15

11

20

59

73

-14

41

20th

Hull City

46

12

16

18

51

69

-18

40

21st

Bury

46

16

7

23

45

59

-14

39

22nd

Southend United

46

14

10

22

47

57

-10

38

23rd

Mansfield Town

46

10

16

20

47

58

-11

36

24th

Wimbledon

46

10

14

22

52

81

-29

34

FA Cup

1979/80

24/11/1979

Aldershot

(A)

1-4

5000

Neville

R1


League Cup

1979/80

11/08/1979    

Hereford

Away    

3-1   

3278     

Bowker 3

LC 1 Ist Leg

15/08/1979

Hereford

Home

2-1

4312

Pullar, Pearson

LC 1 2nd Leg

28/08/1979

Doncaster Rovers   

Away

1-3

4636

Pullar

LC2 1st Leg

05/09/1979

Doncaster Rovers

Home

5-1

3000

Bowker 2, Hatch, Neville (pen), Sims   

LC2 2nd Leg   

26/09/1979

Birmingham City

Away

2-1

13669

Neville 2

LC 3

30/10/1979

Liverpool

Away

0-2

21000

:

LC 4


Friendlies
1979/80  
      Exeter score 1st      
  Saltash United Away        
30/07/1979 Liskeard  Away        
03/08/1979 Newcastle United Home 3-2 1829 Forbes, Neville, Delve  
06/08/1979 Bath City Away 0-2 2000 :  
04/09/1979 Saltash United Away        
12/09/1979 Falmouth Town Away        
10/03/1980 Bath City Away       Paul Glover Testimonial
16/04/1980 Uffculme School Neutral       At Kentisbeare- Mini bus Fund for School
19/04/1980 Exmouth Town v Tiverton Town  At SJP       Julian Tagg played for Exmouth Town
07/05/1980 St Agnes, Cornwall Away       Full 1st team squad at New Ground


FA Youth Cup 
1979/80
08/09/1979 Swansea City Away  0-1 :   Prelim. R  


Reserves 
Western League
Results 
Western League 1979/80
August Friendly Heavitree Away 1-1          
August Friendly Wellington Away 3-2          
11/08/1979 Friendly Budleigh Salterton Away 3-1          
18/08/1979 League Clevedon Home 1-1 Sims        
22/08/1979 League Bridport Away 0-0 :        
25/08/1979 League Welton Rovers Away 3-2          
29/08/1979 League Barnstaple Away 0-2 :        
01/09/1979 League Keynsham  Home 2-0 Bell Bowker       
12/09/1979 League Falmouth Away 3-1 Ireland Mitchell Bowker    
15/09/1979 League Frome Home 0-0 :        
18/09/1979 League Tiverton Home 1-3 Bell        
22/09/1979 League Weston Super Mare Away 5-1 Ireland Pearson 2 Bell 2    
29/09/1979 WL Cup 1 Dawlish Home 5-0 Bulled Howarth Pearson Clatworthy  Bell
06/10/1975 League Clandown Away 1-1 Rogers(M)        
09/10/1979 League Bideford Home 1-3          
13/10/1979 League Frome Away 1-3 Roberts (P)        
16/10/1979 League Bridport Home 4-1 Howarth Philby Sims Ireland  
20/10/1979 League Mangotsfield Home 0-0 :        
27/10/1979 League Paulton Rovers Home 3-1 Clatworthy 2 Bell      
29/10/1979 League AFC Bournemouth Home 0-7 :        
10/11/1979 WL Cup 2 Bristol Manor Farm Home 1-2 Clatworthy 1        
17/11/1979 League Portway  Away 1-1          
24/11/1979 League Bridgwater Home 0-1 :        
01/12/1979 League Clevedon Away 1-4 Ireland        
08/12/1979 League Falmouth Home 1-3          
22/12/1979 League Bridgwater Away 0-2 :        
26/12/1979 League Dawlish Away 0-0 :        
05/01/1980 League Barnstaple Home 3-2 Pearson Bell Ireland (pen)    
19/01/1980 League Portway  Home 5-3 Ireland Pearson  Rogers (M) Bell Roberts (Lee)
26/01/1980 League Ilminster Home 5-0 Pearson 3 Cole Forbes    
02/02/1980 League Bideford Away 2-1 Neville Bowker      
16/02/1980 League Saltash Away 3-0 Bell 2 Ireland      
01/03/1980 League Tiverton Away 2-0 Ireland Bell      
04/03/1980 League Saltash Home 3-3          
12/03/1980 League AFC Bournemouth Away 0-2 :        
15/03/1980 League Dawlish Home 1-1 Ireland        
22/03/1980 League Mangotsfield Away 4-1 Pearson 2 Forbes Bowker    
25/03/1980 League Weston Super Mare Home 0-3 :        
29/03/1980 League Ilminster Away 3-0          
04/04/1980 League Keynsham  Away 3-0 Forbes Bowker Pearson    
12/04/1980 League Paulton Rovers Home 3-3 :        
15/04/1980 League Welton Rovers Home 0-0 :        
03/05/1980 League Clandown Home 6-3          
  Friendly Alpha Rennes Away 5-1          
  Friendly Sheldon Juniors  Away 3-1          



Final Table 
Western League - Premier Division

Pos

Team

P

W

D

L

F

D 

GD

Pts

1

Barnstaple Town

38

23

10

5

67

31

+36

56

2

A.F.C Bournemouth Res

38

24

7

7

100

26

+74

55

3

Weston S-M 

38

22

11

5

81

45

+36

55

4

Frome Town

38

19

10

9

57

38

+19

48

5

Bridgwater Town

38

17

12

9

64

43

+21

46

6

Exeter City Res.

38

16

11

11

71

59

+12

43

7

Clevedon 

38

16

10

12

74

58

+16

42

8

Portway Bristol

38

16

10

12

66

53

+13

42

9

Saltash 

38

14

14

10

64

51

+13

42

10

Bideford 

38

16

10

12

61

51

+10

42

11

Keynsham Town

38

16

10

12

56

53

+3

42

12

Falmouth T

38

14

10

14

58

53

+5

38

13

Dawlish 

38

10

11

17

39

67

−28

31

14

Clandown

38

12

6

20

53

76

−23

30

15

Tiverton Town

38

8

14

16

36

65

−29

30

16

Welton Rovers 

38

10

9

19

59

84

−25

29

17

Paulton Rovers

38

11

6

21

50

68

−18

28

18

Mangotsfield U

38

7

10

21

37

80

−43

24

19

Bridport T

38

4

14

20

31

67

−36

21

20

Ilminster T

38

2

11

25

31

87

−56

15



Youth Team
South West and Wales Youth League
Results

South West and Wales Youth League
03/10/1979 League Torquay United Home  1-2 Musgrove        
10/10/1979 League Swansea City Away            
17/10/1979 League Bridgend Town Home 2-0 Cole (Ian) Lloyd (Kevin)      
06/11/1979 League Hereford United Home 1-0 Clatworthy        
27/11/1979 Cup  Cheltenham  Home 0-1 :        
04/12/1980 League Plymouth Argyle Home            
09/02/1980 League Torquay United Away 4-4 Cole (Ian) 2 Clatworthy 2      
16/02/1980 League Bridgend Town Away 0-1 :        
23/02/1980 League Plymouth Argyle Away 0-2 :        
01/03/1980 League Cardiff City Away 1-4          
  League Hereford United              
01/04/1980 League Cheltenham Home            
26/04/1980 League Cheltenham  Away            
30/04/1980 League Swansea Away            
01/05/1980 League Cardiff City  Home            

Final Table



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