1997/98
All Results and information
Squad photo from the 1997/98 season, Exeter finished 15th in Division Three but could only reach the First Round of both the FA and League Cups.
In the Football League Trophy Exeter went out at the Second Round South stage of the competition.
League Position: 15th P: 46, W: 15, D: 15,L: 16
Goals For: 68, Goals Against: 63 Points: 60
FA Cup First Round: Northampton Town (H), 1-1. Replay, 2-1
League Cup First Round (over two legs): Walsall (A), 2-0 and (H), 0-1. Exeter lost 0-3 on aggregate
Football League Trophy First Round South: Bye Second Round South: Bristol Rovers (H), 1-2.
League Results
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Att | Posn | Goalscorers |
| 09/08/97 | Hartlepool United | H | 1-1 | 3409 | 10 | Flack |
| 16/08/97 | Barnet | A | 2-1 | 2137 | 4 | Flack, Birch |
| 23/08/97 | Darlington | H | 1-0 | 3334 | 2 | Rowbotham (pen) |
| 30/08/97 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1-0 | 1186 | 1 | Rowbotham |
| 02/09/97 | Torquay United | A | 2-1 | 4217 | 1 | Rowbotham 2 |
| 09/09/97 | Cardiff City | H | 1-1 | 4843 | 2 | Flack |
| 13/09/97 | Leyton Orient | A | 0-1 | 4036 | 4 | |
| 20/09/97 | Rotherham United | H | 3-1 | 3420 | 3 | Gardner Gale, Braithwaite |
| 27/09/97 | Colchester United | A | 2-1 | 3175 | 2 | Rowbotham, Flack |
| 04/10/97 | Scarborough | H | 1-1 | 4464 | 3 | Flack |
| 11/10/97 | Swansea City | H | 1-0 | 3909 | 2 | Birch |
| 18/10/97 | Brighton and Hove Albion | A | 3-1 | 2210 | 2 | Rowbotham 2 (1 pen), Gale |
| 21/10/97 | Macclesfield Town | A | 2-2 | 2286 | 2 | Flack, Rowbotham |
| 25/10/97 | Scunthorpe United | H | 2-3 | 4552 | 3 | Williams 2 |
| 01/11/97 | Peterborough United | H | 0-0 | 5984 | 3 | |
| 04/11/97 | Hull City | A | 2-3 | 3837 | 3 | Flack, Gale |
| 08/11/97 | Notts County | A | 1-1 | 5107 | 3 | Rowbotham |
| 18/11/97 | Mansfield Town | H | 1-0 | 2888 | 3 | Devlin |
| 22/11/97 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 2-2 | 4041 | 3 | Rowbotham, Flack |
| 29/11/97 | Chester City | A | 1-1 | 2288 | 3 | Rowbotham |
| 02/12/97 | Lincoln City | H | 1-2 | 4224 | 3 | Williams |
| 12/12/97 | Cambridge United | A | 1-2 | 2224 | 4 | Blake |
| 20/12/97 | Rochdale | H | 3-0 | 3378 | 4 | Tisdale, Devlin, Rowbotham (pen) |
| 26/12/97 | Cardiff City | A | 1-1 | 6623 | 4 | Illman |
| 28/12/97 | Torquay United | H | 1-1 | 8350 | 6 | Rowbotham |
| 10/01/98 | Hartlepool United | A | 1-1 | 2507 | 9 | Flack |
| 17/01/98 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 5-1 | 4145 | 6 | Rowbotham 2, Flack, Illman, Fry |
| 20/01/98 | Barnet | H | 0-0 | 3697 | 6 | |
| 24/01/98 | Darlington | A | 2-3 | 1917 | 7 | Flack 2 |
| 31/01/98 | Leyton Orient | H | 2-2 | 4023 | 9 | Rowbotham, Birch |
| 07/02/98 | Rotherham United | A | 0-1 | 4158 | 11 | |
| 14/02/98 | Scarborough | A | 1-4 | 2078 | 11 | Rowbotham (pen) |
| 21/02/98 | Colchester United | H | 0-1 | 3346 | 12 | |
| 24/02/98 | Brighton and Hove Albion | H | 2-1 | 2754 | 12 | Williams, McConnell |
| 28/02/98 | Swansea City | A | 1-2 | 3323 | 12 | McConnell (pen) |
| 03/03/98 | Notts County | H | 2-5 | 2966 | 13 | Rowbotham, Clark |
| 07/03/98 | Peterborough United | A | 1-1 | 4888 | 13 | Clark |
| 14/03/98 | Hull City | H | 3-0 | 3052 | 12 | McConnell 2, Baddeley |
| 21/03/98 | Mansfield Town | A | 2-3 | 2033 | 12 | Richardson, Gale |
| 28/03/98 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1-1 | 2251 | 11 | Flack |
| 04/04/98 | Chester City | H | 5-0 | 2965 | 11 | Rowbotham McConnell 2, Clark, Flack |
| 13/04/98 | Cambridge United | H | 1-0 | 3577 | 11 | Birch |
| 18/04/98 | Rochdale | A | 0-3 | 1850 | 11 | |
| 21/04/98 | Lincoln City | A | 1-2 | 4284 | 12 | Rowbotham (pen) |
| 25/04/98 | Scunthorpe United | A | 1-2 | 2024 | 14 | Rowbotham (pen) |
| 02/05/98 | Macclesfield Town | H | 1-3 | 4499 | 15 | Birch |
| Finished 15th, Rowbotham 20 goals Flack 14. Ashley Bayes 45 apperances. | ||||||
Football League Division 3
Final Table 1997/98
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Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
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Notts County |
46 |
29 |
12 |
5 |
82 |
43 |
+39 |
99 |
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Macclesfield T |
46 |
23 |
13 |
10 |
63 |
44 |
+19 |
82 |
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Lincoln City |
46 |
20 |
15 |
11 |
60 |
51 |
+9 |
75 |
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Colchester United |
46 |
21 |
11 |
14 |
72 |
60 |
+12 |
74 |
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Torquay United |
46 |
21 |
11 |
14 |
68 |
59 |
+9 |
74 |
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Scarborough |
46 |
19 |
15 |
12 |
67 |
58 |
+9 |
72 |
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Barnet |
46 |
19 |
13 |
14 |
61 |
51 |
+10 |
70 |
|
Scunthorpe United |
46 |
19 |
12 |
15 |
56 |
52 |
+4 |
69 |
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Rotherham United |
46 |
16 |
19 |
11 |
67 |
61 |
+6 |
67 |
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Peterborough U |
46 |
18 |
13 |
15 |
63 |
51 |
+12 |
67 |
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Leyton Orient |
46 |
19 |
12 |
15 |
62 |
47 |
+15 |
66* |
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Mansfield Town |
46 |
16 |
17 |
13 |
64 |
55 |
+9 |
65 |
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Shrewsbury Town |
46 |
16 |
13 |
17 |
61 |
62 |
-1 |
61 |
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Chester City |
46 |
17 |
10 |
19 |
60 |
61 |
-1 |
61 |
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Exeter City |
46 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
68 |
63 |
+5 |
60 |
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Cambridge United |
46 |
14 |
18 |
14 |
63 |
57 |
+6 |
60 |
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Hartlepool United |
46 |
12 |
23 |
11 |
61 |
53 |
+8 |
59 |
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Rochdale |
46 |
17 |
7 |
22 |
56 |
55 |
+1 |
58 |
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Darlington |
46 |
14 |
12 |
20 |
56 |
72 |
-16 |
54 |
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Swansea City |
46 |
13 |
11 |
22 |
49 |
62 |
-13 |
50 |
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Cardiff City |
46 |
9 |
23 |
14 |
48 |
52 |
-4 |
50 |
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Hull City |
46 |
11 |
8 |
27 |
56 |
83 |
-27 |
41 |
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Brighton & HA |
46 |
6 |
17 |
23 |
38 |
66 |
-28 |
35 |
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Doncaster Rovers |
46 |
4 |
8 |
34 |
30 |
113 |
-83 |
20 |
Other Games
FA Cup
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Exeter Score 1st |
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15/11/1997 |
Northampton |
Home |
1-1 |
4605 |
Rowbotham |
R1 |
League Cup
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Exeter Scord 1st |
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12/08/1997 |
Walsall |
Away |
0-2 |
2321 |
: |
LC 1 Ist Leg |
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26/12/1997 |
Walsall |
Home |
0-1 |
2467 |
: |
LC 1 2nd Leg |
Football League Trophy
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Exeter Score 1st |
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06/01/1998 |
Bristol Rovers |
Home |
R2 |
1-2 |
Illman |
1851 |
Auto Windscreens Shield |
Bye in R1 |
Devon Bowl
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Exeter Score 1st |
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14/08/1997 |
Elmore |
Home |
5-0 |
Ghazghazi 2, McConnell 2, Medlin |
320 |
R1 |
Present day format two rounds, QF, SF. Final |
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02/02/1998 |
Crediton |
Away |
5-0 |
Rendle, Ghazghazi 2, Breslan, McConnell |
350 |
QF |
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11/03/1998 |
Bideford |
Home |
5-1 |
Ghazghazi 3, Vinnicombe (L), Hare |
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SF |
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05/05/1998 |
Torquay United |
Home |
0-1 |
: |
845 |
F |
Exeter Winners |
Friendlies
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Exeter score 1st |
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16/07/1997 |
Queen's Park Rangers |
Home |
2-1 |
2442 |
Ghazghazi, Maddox (og) |
Andy Cyrus debut |
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21/07/1997 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
Home |
1-3 |
4042 |
Rowbotham |
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25/07/1997 |
Bristol City |
Home |
1-2 |
1220 |
Birch |
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28/07/1997 |
Bridgewater |
Away |
3-0 |
531 |
Rowbotham 2, Gardner. |
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01/08/1997 |
Oldham |
Home |
1-3 |
902 |
Flack |
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16/08/1997 |
Heavitree United |
Away |
6-0 |
242 |
Braithwaite, Ghazaghazi 2, McPherson (Malcolm) 3. |
Malcolm McPherson and Lee Hook (trialists) |
FA Youth Cup
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Exeter Score 1st |
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11/11/1997 |
Colchester |
Home |
4-2 |
Rob Speakman 2, Danny Harris, Rendle. |
211 |
R1 |
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09/12/1997 |
Arsenal |
Home |
1-1 |
Danny Harris |
1075 |
R2 |
Arsenal equalised in 94 min |
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16/12/1997 |
Arsenal |
Away |
0-1 |
: |
130 |
R2 replay |
Youth Teams
Youth Results
South West Counties Youth League
Results
| South West Counties Youth League | ||||||||||
| 23/08/1997 | League | Yeovil Town | Home | 5-0 | Waugh 3 | Walker (D) | Smith (P) | |||
| 30/08/1997 | League | Hereford | Away | 5-1 | Waugh 2 | Walker (D) | Holloway | Vinnicombe | Hereford pulled out later | |
| 13/09/1997 | League | Swansea City | Away | 3-5 | Walker (D) | Rendle | Breslan (Geoff) | |||
| 20/09/1997 | League | Swindon Town | Home | 2-1 | Walker (D) | Walker (S) | ||||
| 27/09/1997 | League | Torquay United | Away | 3-1 | Rendle 3 | |||||
| 11/10/1997 | League | Newport County | Home | 5-1 | Rendle 2 | Breslan 2 | Waugh | |||
| 18/10/1997 | League | Bashley | Away | 5-2 | Breslan (G) | Rendle | Harris (D) | Speakman 2 | Debut for Rob Speakman | |
| 25/10/1997 | League | Bristol City | Home | 3-0 | Waugh | Rendle 2 | ||||
| 01/11/1997 | League | Bristol Rovers | Away | 3-0 | Waugh | Speakman | Rendle | |||
| 08/11/1997 | League | Cardiff City | Home | 2-0 | Rendle | Walker (D) | ||||
| 15/11/1997 | League | Cheltenham | Away | 0-3 | : | |||||
| 06/12/1997 | League | Cirencester | Away | 5-0 | Walker (D) | Breslan (G) | Wilkinson | Speakman | Rendle | |
| 04/10/1997 | Cup | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 3-0 | Wilkinson | Walker (S) | Breslan (Lee) | |||
| 13/12/1997 | League | Yeovil Town | Away | 4-0 | Rendle 2 | Wilkinson | Walker (D) | |||
| 20/12/1997 | Cup | Torquay United | Away | Three-One | Waugh | Rendle | Vinnicombe | |||
| 24/01/1998 | League | Swindon Town | Away | 3-1 | Rendle 2 | Walker (D) | ||||
| 08/02/1998 | League | Newport County | Away | 6-0 | Rendle 3 | Wilkinson 2 | Walker (D) | |||
| 14/02/1998 | League | Bashley | Home | 6-3 | Wilkinson 2 | Walker (D) 2 | Harris (D) | Speakman | ||
| 21/02/1998 | League | Bristol City | Away | 1-2 | Breslan (G) | |||||
| 28/02/1998 | League | Bristol Rovers | Home | 4-2 | Speakman | Rendle | Harris D | Vinnicombe (L) | ||
| 14/03/1998 | League | Cheltenham | Home | 3-4 | ||||||
| 21/03/1998 | Cup SF | Newport County | Away | 3-0 | ||||||
| 28/03/1998 | League | Swansea City | Home | 4-1 | Rendle 2 | Speakman | Wilkinson | |||
| 31/03/1998 | Cup Final | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 2-0 | Rendle | Walker (S) | ||||
| 11/04/1998 | League | Torquay United | Away | 2-3 | ||||||
| 14/04/1998 | League | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 0-1 | : | |||||
| 18/04/1998 | League | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 3-3 | ||||||
| 02/05/1998 | League | Cirencester | Home | |||||||
| League | Cardiff City | Away | ||||||||
Final Table
| South West Counties Youth League 1997-98 | ||||||||
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 18 | 58 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 77 | 36 | 52 |
| 3 | Torquay United | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 76 | 44 | 50 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 64 | 35 | 49 |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 62 | 30 | 48 |
| 6 | Cirencester | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 30 | 45 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 55 | 28 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 58 | 27 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 48 | 21 |
| 10 | Bashley | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 63 | 21 |
| 11 | Newport AFC | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 54 | 20 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 64 | 18 |
| 13 | Yeovil Town | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 64 | 15 |
South West Trophy
Results
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South West Trophy |
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Exeter Score 1st |
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14/01/1998 |
Bristol Rovers |
Home |
1-0 |
John Williams |
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28/01/1998 |
Bristol City |
Away |
0-2 |
: |
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09/02/1998 |
Plymouth Argyle |
Home |
3-0 |
Flack |
Medlin |
Cyrus |
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18/02/1998 |
Bristol Rovers |
Away |
0-0 |
: |
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25/02/1998 |
AFC Bournemouth |
Away |
0-2 |
: |
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09/03/1998 |
Bristol City |
Home |
1-3 |
John Williams |
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17/03/1998 |
Swansea City |
Home |
4-0 |
John Williams |
Gale |
Breslan |
Hare |
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19/03/1998 |
Swansea City |
Away |
0-0 |
: |
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24/03/1998 |
AFC Bournemouth |
Home |
0-3 |
: |
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07/04/1998 |
Plymouth Argyle |
Away |
0-0 |
: |
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Final Table
Devon and Exeter Youth League
Results
| Devon and Exeter Youth League | |||||||||
| 07/09/1997 | League | Bideford/Appledore | Home | 8-1 | Waugh 3 | Cowan | Butterworth | Watts 3 | |
| 14/09/1997 | League | Crediton | Away | 3-2 | Waugh 2 | Butterworth | |||
| 21/09/1997 | League | Staddiscombe Colts | Away | 1-0 | Butterworth | ||||
| 28/09/1997 | League | Torquay United | Home | 0-3 | : | ||||
| 05/10/1997 | League | Topsham | Away | 4-0 | Wainwright | Waugh | Watts | Mahn | |
| 12/10/1997 | League | Newton St Cyres | Away | 9-4 | Cowan 3 | Butterworth | Waugh | Speakman 2 | Mahn 2 |
| 19/10/1997 | League | Bideford/Appledore | Away | 5-1 | Mahn 3 | Speakman | Waugh | ||
| 26/10/1997 | League | Okehampton | Home | 7-1 | Speakman 5 | Watts | May (Chris) | ||
| 09/11/1997 | League | Plymouth Colts | Away | 6-2 | Speakman 2 | Waugh | Watts | Og | |
| 16/11/1997 | FR Cup | Sidmouth | Home | 8-2 | Speakman 3 | Butterworth | Bray 2 | Pointing | Jee |
| 14/12/1997 | League | Topsham | Home | 10-0 | Speakman 4 | Butterworth 3 | Wainwright | Schamaroth | Justin Williams |
| 11/01/1997 | FR Cup | Alphington | Home | 10-0 | Speakman 4 | Butterworth 3 | Wainwright | Watts | Og |
| 01/02/1998 | League | Twyford Spartans | Away | 9-0 | Butterwoth 4 | Wainwright | Mahn | Smith (P) 2 | Breslan |
| 15/02/1998 | League | Alphington | Away | 4-0 | |||||
| 16/02/1998 | League | Alphington | Home | 4-0 | Speakman | Smith (Pete) pen | |||
| 01/03/1998 | League | Staddiscombe Colts | Home | 6-3 | Butterworth 4 | Wainwright | Waugh | ||
| 15/03/1998 | League | Okehampton | Away | 9-1 | Butterworth 4 | Wainwright | Waugh | Walker (D) | Mumford and Breslan |
| 22/03/1998 | League | Plymouth Colts | Home | 11-1 | Butterworth 4 | Waugh 2 | Watts 2 | Hensor 2 | Speakman |
| 19/04/1998 | League | Torquay United | Away | 2-4 | |||||
| 22/04/1998 | League | Sidmouth | Home | 20-0 | |||||
| 26/04/1998 | FR Cup | Newton St Cyres | Home | Won | |||||
| 10/05/1998 | League | Twyford Spartans | Home | ||||||
| League | Newton St Cyres | Home | |||||||
| League | Sidmouth | Away | |||||||
| League | Crediton | Home | |||||||
Final Table
| 1997-98 D & E Youth League | P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS |
| 1 Torquay United | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 11 | 62 |
| 2 Exeter City | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 25 | 57 |
| 3 Newton St Cyres | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 77 | 50 | 44 |
| 4 Crediton | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 37 | 37 |
| 5 Staddiscombe | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 74 | 50 | 35 |
| 6 Bideford/Appledore AAC | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 60 | 64 | 35 |
| 7 Plymouth Kolts | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 51 | 65 | 29 |
| 8 Okehampton | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 54 | 80 | 27 |
| 9 Alphington | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 82 | 16 |
| 10 Sidmouth | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 41 | 147 | 15 |
| 11 Twyford Spartans | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 97 | 14 |
| 12 Topsham | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 74 | 12 |
Youth Friendies
| Youth Friendlies | |||||||||
| 12/08/1997 | Friendly | Hamworthy Royals | Away | 9-0 | Waugh 2, Walker (D) 2, Wilkinson, Rendle, Smith, Holloway, Vinnicombe | ||||
| 14/08/1997 | Friendly | Cosmos Boys Club | Away | 11-1 | Breslan (Geoff)2 , Waugh 4, Rendle, Holloway,Walker (S) 2, Wilkinson | ||||
| 24/09/1997 | Friendly | Mid Somerset Youth X1 | Away | 3-0 | Craig Luxton | Mark Holmes | Holloway | ||
| 28/09/1997 | Friendly | Welington | Away | 4-1 | Og | Gavin Cowan | Walker (S) | Breslan (Geoff) (p) | |
| 04/10/1997 | Friendly | Plymouth College of Education | Home | 13-0 | Rendle 6, Breslan 3, Walker (S), Walker (D), Holmes, Wilkinson | ||||
| 21/10/1997 | Friendly | Cornwall Youth X1 | Away | 4-0 | Waugh 2 | Wilkinson 2 | Walker (D) | ||
Devon Bowl
| Devon Bowl | |||||||||
| 14/10/1997 | Round 1 | Elmore | Home | 5-0 | Ghazghazi 2 | McConnell 2 | Medlin | ||
| 02/02/1998 | Round 2 | Crediton United | Away | 5-0 | Ghazghazi 2 | McConnell | Breslan | Rendle | |
| 11/03/1998 | S-F | Bideford | Home | 5-1 | Ghazghazi 3 | Vinnicombe (L) | Hare | ||
| 05/05/1998 | Final | Torquay United | Away | 0-1 | : | ||||
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