Saturday, April 9th 1910.
Southern League:
City v Swindon Town.
At St. James's Park.

EXETER'S USUAL EXPERIENCE
Beaten by Swindon

Exeter City have to wait until another season before they make an endeavour to secure their initial victory over Swindon Town. For their defeat at St. James's Park today has made a total of five altogether against the cup semi-finalists, four in the League and one in the charity cup competition. Swindon won today by one goal to nil, but the City were a trifle unlucky, as for quite three parts of the game the teams were evenly matched, and a goalless draw would have been a much more satisfactory result. The first half was productive of some interesting exchanges, but in the matter of shooting both teams were lamentably weak. The weather was fine and warm, and a crowd of 6,000 attended the match.
Teams :
CITY
Crossthwaite
Crelley Jones
Atkinson Ambler Tierney
Green Bell McGuigan Hartley Garside

Referee:- Mr R.Curtis, of Bristol.

Bolland Bown Wheatcroft Fleming Jefferson
Silto Bannister Tout
Walker Kay
Skiller
SWINDON TOWN

The game commenced at a fast pace with Swindon slightly the better team. Silto and Tout kept a close watch on the Exeter inside forwards and wingers, and in one early attack Jefferson was left with almost an open goal, but he shot too hurriedly and the ball hit the hoardings, yards wide of the posts. On another occasion Bown worked himself close in but put the ball over the bar. The nearest approach to a goal that Exeter had came from Jones, who, taking a free kick just outside the penalty line, drove hard for the net, but Skiller executed a superb save. Play continued with both sides attacking in turn, and at the interval nothing had been scored although many chances had been missed.

GARSIDE'S INTENTIONS 
There was very little to enthuse over in the opening stages of the second half, the ball being too frequently put into touch. Garside and Hartley created some excitement in one attack on the Swindon goal, for although the outside-left was hampered when he made a final effort his cross shot only just missed. Then followed Swindon's goal. There was some close play on the wing when suddenly the ball came back to Tout, and the latter immediately transferred it to Bolland, who was standing unmarked just over the half-way line. He beat Tierney and Crelley and then centred square to Jefferson, who promptly finished the movement by scoring. After their goal Swindon were the superior side, and it was only the dour defensive qualities of Crelley, Jones, and Ambler that kept them from increasing their score. The City forwards, on the whole of the game, gave a very disappointing exhibition; seldom did they show any combination, while in front of goal their shooting was weak.

FLEMING THE ROVER
Garside was probably the most conspicuous, and Hartley at times came prominently into the game. The other forwards were poor. Ambler gave a magnificent display at centre half, he held Wheatcroft with vigilance, and even found time to give Fleming some attention, despite the roving disposition and dribbling skill of the International. Swindon Town are now second to Brighton in the League table, though a few points behind, and Exeter have dropped to sixteenth.

Plymouth and District League 
Torpoint v City Reserves 

Exeter Reserves could only muster ten men for their Plymouth League match at Torpoint, and were beaten by four clear goals. The goals were scored by Squires and Pound (first half) and Caddy (2) afterwards.