SATURDAY 30th SEPTEMBER 1967.

BOX DEFENCE WINS A POINT.

SWANSEA TOWN 1
John; R, Evans, Gomersall; Williams, Purcell, Davis; Humphries, Grey, Roberts, Allchurch, Todd,
EXETER CITY 1
Smout; Smyth, Crawford; Blain, Harvey, Huxford; Hart, Balson, Curtis, Fudge, Stuckey,

Scorers:
Swansea: Humphries,
Exeter Curtis,

Attendance: 6,712,

A shock 18th minute goal by Dermot Curtis gave Exeter City much needed confidence at Swansea Town after they had panicked badly in the early stages, They picked up a well deserved point, Swansea did 75 per cent of the attacking, frequently lobbing the ball into the City goalmouth, but Keith Harvey was as steady as a rock for City and John Smout showed sound anticipation, Although City concentrated mainly on defence, wingers Bruce Stuckey and Stuart Hart were always menacing and Exeter were value for their interval lead, For most of the second half, Exeter were penned in their own territory but Swansea found it difficult to pierce City's defence which gave no quarter with Cliff Huxford playing a typical captains part, Swansea broke the resistence in the 75th minute, when Humphries got the equalising goal, Fudge in a breakaway came very close to putting City back in the lead Exeter's defensive policy paid off, although in the closing stages their goal had some lucky escapes, but for all that John in the Swansea goal did well to save from Hart in the final minutes

Match Summary 

This game, as well as providing Swansea with a shock, produced Dermot Curtis's first goal of the season. And what a beauty it was. For a long time it looked as if his goal would turn out to be the winner, but unhappily for us this was not the case. Irish international right winger Willy Humphries was the man who got the equaliser in the 75th minute. This was a hard working, and heart warming Exeter display, and we hope to see a lot more like it.

Saturday, September 30th, 1967.
Western League :
St. Luke's College v. Bridgwater (home) 2-2.

Again this was a lively performance by St. Luke's, and the College's en thusiasm certainly earned them their draw against an experienced Bridgwater side that included names like Ernie Pym, Tommy Northcott, and Norman Packer.