CHARLTON ATHLETIC v EXETER CITY

Saturday, January 19th.

CHARLTON ATHLETIC 1 (Burrill)
EXETER CITY 1 (Lievesley)

Played at Charlton's new ground, Ringstead Road, Catford.

MATCH ABANDONED FOUR MINUTES AFTER HALF TIME, THROUGH HEAVY RAIN.

Rain fell heavily during the first half, and the light was bad. At the commencement of the second half it was so dark that it became impossible to follow the game. Then a heavy rainstorm accompanied by thunder and lightning broke out, and the referee decided to stop the game.

Charlton: Wood; Burton, Herod; Purdy, Whalley, Plum; Hannaford, Burrill, Thompson, Steele, S.C.Smith.

Exeter: Bailey; Coleburne, Charlton; Crawshaw,Crompton, Gilchrist; 16 Lievesley, Kirk, Davis, Gallogley, Shelton.

Referee: Mr E.Tolfree, of Southampton.

DESCRIPTION

Charlton Athletic's new ground, called "The Mount," which is the property of the Catford Southend club, is at present in a state of some neglect. The playing pitch is uneven on account of the made-up portion sinking, and in view of the great amount of rain which has fallen lately the surface was hardly one from which good football could be expected.

With Hunter and Matthews on the injured list Crawshaw was in the captain's place and Lievesley at outside-right. The attendance was five thousand. A wet morning was followed by brilliant sunshine but unfortunately a heavy storm broke over the ground just as the teams appeared on the field. Crompton won the toss and Exeter started with the advantage of a strong wind. The game was, however, completely spoilt by the weather, and had to be abandoned soon after the interval with the score standing at one goal each. Up to this stage the match had promised to produce a very good finish, especially as the rain had stopped, but a few minutes after the restart a heavy local thunderstorm made further play impossible, and Mr Tolfree had no alternative other than to
call the game off. Charlton's goal came in the opening five minutes as the result of a long clearance by Burton, the ball going to Thompson and then to Burrill, who beat Bailey with a strong left-foot shot. Shelton nearly equalised, but after beating the goalkeeper he took too long to get the ball in the net, and Burton raced across and kicked clear. Davis troubled Wood with a powerful drive some thirty yards out, and ten minutes before the interval Lievesley beat the Charlton defence on the right flank, drew Wood from his goal, and scored with a swerving shot which was carried into the net by the wind, wide of the goalkeeper.

This, incidentally, was the first goal scored by Exeter this season on foreign soil.

CITY RESERVES v BATH CITY.
Southern League.

Exeter City Reserves 4 (LOWSON WRAY 2 LENDON)
Bath City 1 (HOLMES)


Referee: Mr H.F.Curtis.

City Reserves: - Pavey; Pollard, Smith; Murray, Batten, Potter; Dockray, Marsh, Wray, Lowson, and Lendon.

Bath City: Reed; Harris, Watts; March, Cotton, Lockhead; Holmes, Nuth, Howes, Dalziel, and Thompson.

In brilliant sunshine and a fierce westerly wind, the return game against Bath City for Southern League points was played at Exeter.

The Exeter eleven included Marsh and Smith, both of the R. H. A., at Topsham Barracks.
Unfortunately Edwin Bell, the ex-Grecian now with Bath City, was unable to play due to a strained thigh which has kept him inactive for a fortnight. In the opening ten minutes the ball ended up in the Bath City net four times, but the referee disallowed two of the points owing to infringements. Lowson and Wray obtained the two legitimate goals. Exeter controlled the play, but were inclined to keep the ball too close, and several good chances failed on account of this. From a penalty kick Batten made a hash of his shot, and the ball rolled harmlessly wide of the posts. Leading by two goals to nil at the interval, the City slackened their efforts in the second half, and Holmes scored for Bath, but further goals were added by Wray and Lendon.