FRIDAY 9th FEBRUARY 1973.

BLOW FOR EXETER CITY.

STOCKPORT COUNTY 1.
Ogley; Collier, Ormrod; Spratt, Hart, Fogarty; Garbett, Lawther, Griffiths, Davidson, Bingham,
EXETER CITY 0,
Wilson; Crawford, Stacey; Parker (Clapham), Giles, Balson; Scott, Binney, Plumb, Blain, Wingate,

Scorer
Stockport Bingham,

Attendance 3,164,

City manager John Newman will be looking for a better footballing performance than in this defeat as Exeter attempt to go back into the Third Division again for the first time in nine years, City did not show the form that they are capable of. They worked and fought hard in a tough, bruising battle at Stockport, but they did not put enough together as a unit and failed to create anything. Stockport looked the more positive side and deserved to win on the greasy Edgeley Park surface, Exeter were not stringing enough moves or passes together, and apart from one or two half chances they did not look like scoring. Stockport's 21st minute goal was enough to win the game for them. Spratt hit a high through ball and Bingham moved forward smartly to beaf Bob Wilson with a header as the keeper came off his line. For a spell at the start of the second half Exeter went at Stockport with much more authority. A goal at that stage could well have upset the home side, but it did not come and Stockport came back again to play the more dominant role, City almost snatched a point when Dave Gibson had a shot which was only saved at the second attempt by Ogley, Exeter were fortunate to survive a penalty appeal, the referee being lenient to both sides on several occasions.


CITY NAME NEW SECRETARY.

A former rugby playing Policeman is to be the new secretary of Exeter City. He is 36 year old Pat Wakeham, who takes up his new appointment on Monday, Born in Exeter, Wakeham was educated at Hele's School, where he played rugby, and he continued to play the game when he joined the Devon Constabulary, He left the force in 1966 and has since been working as a residential child care officer at a special school in Torquay. He regards his job at St James' Park as; "a pretty interesting challenge.", and is in the process of moving back to Exeter to live.