THURSDAY 24th APRIL 1969.

CITY DISPELL THEIR WORRIES.

EXETER CITY 2,
(Shearing; Crawford, Blain; Curtis, Newman, Balson; Corr, Banks, Wingate, Binney, Pleat.)

HALIFAX TOWN 1:

Scorers:
Exeter Banks, Binney,
Halifax Flowers,

Attendance: 6,422,

The safety curtain has dropped at St James' Park, Exeter City dispelled their re-election worries in their last home match finishing on a high note with a victory. It has been a long hard road for City and the final triumph came after taking their 23rd point from their last 17 games since February, A remarkable record to say the least, Halifax had gone 17 games without defeat but that record bit the dust in a fast moving and entertaining game, In the first half little was seen of the visitors as Exeter produced some good Football, The City took a 27th minute lead when Alan Banks slotted in Fred Binney's through ball, Binney scored himself three minutes before half time heading in a Dave Pleat cross, In the opening minutes of the second half Halifax came at Exeter knocking them out of their stride and they were rewarded with a tremendous goal in the 55th minuteFlowers scored with a cross shot, There were further anxious moments for City before they began to settle again and came back at Halifax in the closing stages,

TUESDAY 29th APRIL 1969.

TIVERTON HOSPITAL CUP.

TIVERTON TOWN 0: EXETER CITY 4


Shearing; Crawford, Smyth; Parker, Harvey, Balson; Corr, Banks, Binney, Mitten, Pleat,

Scorers:
Exeter: Corr, Binney, Mitten, Cridland o.g.

Exeter City won the Tiverton Hospital Cup as they crusied to victory over Exeter and District League sideTiverton Town, Cool and confident City produced some sizzling soccer which pleased the large crowd with a series of crisp passing movementsThey managed to keep a tenacious Tiverton out of the game,

First half scorers for City were John Corr and Fred Binney. In the second half the City tally was increased by two further goals, including one from man of the match John Mitten, Keith Harvey was mobbed by chanting school children as he received the trophy from the wife of the chairman of the Tiverton Hospital League of FriendsAbout £50 was raised for the League's funds,