Players

Ron Hitchman

By scoring in a remarkable 24 consecutive games at the start of the 1954/55 season Hitchman created a club record that is unlikely ever to be beaten. Like teammate Ray Seatherton he moved into the professional game, but rounded out his career back at Tiverton in 1962.

PLAYER STATISTICS
Season	Appearances			Goals
Season	Start	Sub	Total	League	Cup	Friendly	Comp Total
1952/53	-	-	-	18	12	4	30
1953/54	-	-	-	34	5	0	39
1954/55	-	-	-	40	9	3	49
1955/56	-	-	-	13	2	0	15
1960/61	-	-	-	6	4	0	10
1961/62	-	-	-	1	0	0	1
Totals	0	0	0	112	32	7	144

*Appearance and goal data covers all competitive first-team matches from 16/08/1997 onward. Appearance data from earlier seasons may be incomplete.

	Date	Ven	Comp	Opponent	Res	Goalscorers
1952/1953
Sat	30/08/1952	H	HC	Marksbury Sports	6-2	Bill McClymont Ron Hitchman David Kensole 3 Brian Collard
Sat	27/09/1952	H	EDLP	Torrington	10-2	Ron Hitchman 3 Stan Skelley 3 Bill McClymont D Vincent Trevor Hall Arthur Caley
Sat	18/10/1952	H	EDLP	Clyst Valley	5-8	Packer Ron Hitchman Bill McClymont 2 D Vincent
Sat	01/11/1952	A	EDLP	Dawlish	1-2	Ron Hitchman
Sat	08/11/1952	H	EDLP	Exmouth Town	1-4	Ron Hitchman
Sat	22/11/1952	H	DSC	Dawlish	3-0	Ron Hitchman 2 Royston West
Sat	06/12/1952	H	EDSC	Seaton Town	6-0	Royston West Ron Hitchman 2 Peter Willis 2 Peter Godfrey
Sat	20/12/1952	H	EDLP	Lympstone	5-0	Bill McClymont D Vincent 2 Brian Collard Ron Hitchman
Sat	03/01/1953	H	EDLP	Heavitree United	2-1	Ron Hitchman Ray Seatherton
Sat	10/01/1953	H	EDLP	Exeter City A	6-3	Ron Hitchman 2 Bill McClymont 3 Ray Seatherton
Sat	17/01/1953	A	DSC	Willeys	7-0	Ron Hitchman 5 Bill McClymont D Vincent
Sat	24/01/1953	H	EDLP	Royal Marines	6-0	Ron Hitchman 2 Peter Willis Trevor Hall Bill McClymont Ray Seatherton
Sat	31/01/1953	H	EDSC	Sidmouth Town	4-3	Ron Hitchman Bill McClymont 2 Peter Willis
Sat	21/02/1953	A	DSC	Heavitree United	3-5	Trevor Hall Peter Willis Ron Hitchman
Sat	28/03/1953	A	EDLP	Clyst Valley	4-2	Ron Hitchman 2 Bill McClymont 2
Sat	04/04/1953	H	EDLP	Chelston	7-2	Ray Seatherton 5 Peter Willis Ron Hitchman
Mon	06/04/1953	A	Fr	Paignton Corries	6-2	Ron Hitchman 3 Bill McClymont Trevor Hall Royston West
Sat	11/04/1953	A	EDLP	Exeter City A	3-1	Ron Hitchman Trevor Hall Brian Collard
Thu	23/04/1953	N	EDSC	Beer Albion	4-1	Peter Willis Ron Hitchman Bill McClymont 2
Sat	25/04/1953	H	EDLP	Friernhay	3-4	Royston West Ron Hitchman 2
1953/1954
Fri	28/08/1953	H	EDLP	Exmouth Town	7-1	Ron Hitchman 4 Trevor Hall Ray Seatherton Bill McClymont
Sat	12/09/1953	A	EDLP	Exeter City A	3-1	Ron Hitchman 2 Derek Atkins
Sat	03/10/1953	H	EDLP	Topsham Town	6-2	Peter Willis 2 Ron Hitchman 2 Ray Seatherton Bill McClymont
Sat	24/10/1953	A	EDLP	Lympstone	3-7	Trevor Hall Ron Hitchman Bill McClymont
Sat	31/10/1953	A	EDLP	Topsham Town	4-1	Ron Hitchman 2 Peter Willis Ray Seatherton
Sat	07/11/1953	H	EDLP	Friernhay	7-3	Peter Willis Ron Hitchman 2 Trevor Hall Bill McClymont Brian Collard Ray Seatherton
Sat	14/11/1953	H	EDLP	Chelston	2-3	Ron Hitchman 2
Sat	28/11/1953	A	DSC	Seaton Town	6-2	Bill McClymont Brian Collard 2 Ray Seatherton 2 Ron Hitchman
Sat	05/12/1953	A	EDLP	Axminster Town	5-3	Brian Collard Ron Hitchman 3 Ray Seatherton
Sat	12/12/1953	A	EDSC	Colyton	8-1	Ray Seatherton 4 Brian Collard 2 Ron Hitchman Bill McClymont
Sat	19/12/1953	A	EDLP	Torrington	3-4	Ray Seatherton Brian Collard Ron Hitchman
Sat	09/01/1954	H	EDLP	Exeter City A	4-4	Peter Willis Bill McClymont Brian Collard Ron Hitchman
Sat	23/01/1954	H	EDLP	Clyst Valley	8-2	Ray Seatherton 4 Ron Hitchman 3 Brian Collard
Sat	30/01/1954	H	DSC	Heavitree United	4-2	Ron Hitchman 2 Bill McClymont 2
Sat	06/03/1954	H	EDLP	Budleigh Salterton	6-0	Ray Seatherton 2 Ron Hitchman 2 Brian Collard D Vincent
Sat	13/03/1954	H	DSC	Exeter City A	1-3	Ron Hitchman
Sat	20/03/1954	H	EDLP	Axminster Town	8-1	Ron Hitchman 3 Peter Willis 2 Ray Seatherton 2 Derek Atkins
Sat	17/04/1954	H	EDLP	Heavitree United	7-0	Ron Hitchman 4 Ray Seatherton 2 Peter Willis
Wed	21/04/1954	H	EDLP	St Lukes College	3-6	Ron Hitchman 2 Trevor Hall
1954/1955
Sat	28/08/1954	H	Fr	Exeter City A	3-4	Ron Hitchman 3
Sat	04/09/1954	A	EDLP	Ottery Saint Mary	3-5	Ron Hitchman Roy Weeks 2
Sat	11/09/1954	A	FAC	Tavistock	2-5	Ron Hitchman 2
Sat	18/09/1954	H	EDLP	Friernhay	6-2	Ron Hitchman 3 Roy Weeks David Kensole Own Goal
Sat	25/09/1954	A	EDLP	Exmouth Town	2-1	Ron Hitchman 2
Sat	02/10/1954	H	EDLP	Lympstone	2-1	Ron Hitchman Desmond Darch
Sat	09/10/1954	A	EDLP	Friernhay	2-1	Ron Hitchman Joe Mills
Sat	16/10/1954	A	DSC	Lympstone	7-1	Ron Hitchman 2 Bill McClymont 2 Roy Weeks David Kensole Joe Mills
Sat	23/10/1954	H	EDLP	Clyst Valley	6-3	Ron Hitchman 2 David Kensole Bill McClymont Roy Weeks Desmond Darch
Sat	30/10/1954	H	EDLP	Topsham Town	4-0	Ron Hitchman Bill McClymont David Kensole 2
Sat	13/11/1954	A	DSC	Royal Marines	5-3	Ron Hitchman Bill McClymont 2 Roy Weeks Desmond Darch
Sat	20/11/1954	A	EDLP	Heavitree United	6-1	Ron Hitchman David Kensole Roy Weeks 2 Desmond Darch 2
Sat	27/11/1954	A	DSC	Exmouth Town	1-0	Ron Hitchman
Sat	04/12/1954	H	EDLP	Torrington	3-2	Ron Hitchman David Kensole 2
Sat	11/12/1954	H	EDLP	Chelston	3-1	Ron Hitchman 2 Bill McClymont
Sat	18/12/1954	A	EDLP	Axminster Town	4-1	Ron Hitchman 2 David Kensole Bill McClymont
Sat	01/01/1955	H	EDLP	Dawlish	5-1	Ron Hitchman David Kensole 2 Bill McClymont Arthur Caley
Sat	08/01/1955	A	EDLP	Dawlish	4-1	Ron Hitchman 3 Roy Weeks
Sat	15/01/1955	A	EDLP	Clyst Valley	4-0	Ron Hitchman 2 David Kensole Trevor Hall
Sat	22/01/1955	H	EDLP	Axminster Town	2-0	Ron Hitchman 2
Sat	29/01/1955	A	EDLP	Chelston	7-3	Ron Hitchman 5 Roy Weeks 2
Sat	05/02/1955	A	EDSC	Beer Albion	2-3	Ron Hitchman Joe Mills
Sat	12/02/1955	A	EDLP	Torrington	6-0	Ron Hitchman 2 Desmond Darch 2 Roy Weeks David Kensole
Sat	19/02/1955	H	EDLP	Exeter City A	3-5	Ron Hitchman David Kensole Desmond Darch
Sat	26/02/1955	H	DSC	Exeter City A	5-5	Ron Hitchman 2 Roy Weeks David Kensole Arthur Caley
Sat	02/04/1955	A	EDLP	Lympstone	7-0	Ron Hitchman 2 David Kensole 2 Roy Weeks 2 Arthur Caley
Sat	16/04/1955	A	EDLP	Exeter City A	1-1	Ron Hitchman
Mon	18/04/1955	H	EDLP	Heavitree United	3-2	Ron Hitchman Roy Weeks David Kensole
Tue	26/04/1955	H	EDLP	St Lukes College	2-3	Brian Collard Ron Hitchman
Sat	07/05/1955	A	EDLP	Budleigh Salterton	3-1	Ron Hitchman 2 Bill McClymont
1955/1956
Sat	12/11/1955	H	EDLP	Clyst Valley	3-3	Ron Hitchman 2 Roy Weeks
Sat	26/11/1955	H	DSC	Royal Marines	3-2	Ron Hitchman 2 Peter Godfrey
Sat	10/12/1955	A	EDLP	Friernhay	4-1	Ron Hitchman 3 Roy Weeks
Sat	17/12/1955	H	EDLP	Chelston	4-0	Ron Hitchman 3 Roy Weeks
Sat	24/12/1955	H	EDLP	Heavitree United	4-0	Ron Hitchman 3 Bill McClymont
Sat	31/12/1955	A	EDLP	Lympstone	5-4	Ron Hitchman 2 Bobby Westcott Roy Weeks Desmond Darch
1960/1961
Sat	17/09/1960	H	EDLP	Clyst Valley	6-0	Ron Hitchman 3 Ben White Michael Bishop Own Goal
Sat	29/10/1960	A	EDLP	Sidmouth Town	5-2	Roy Banfield 2 Ron Hitchman Michael Bishop Ben White
Sat	05/11/1960	A	EDLP	Seaton Town	8-1	Ben White 4 Ron Hitchman 2 Roy Banfield Ken Yeo
Sat	31/12/1960	H	DSC	Exmouth Town	4-3	Roy Banfield 2 Ron Hitchman Michael Bishop
Sat	14/01/1961	A	EDSC	Crediton United	5-1	Michael Bishop 3 Roy Banfield Ron Hitchman
Sat	18/02/1961	A	EDSC	Torquay Villa	10-0	Ben White 4 Ron Hitchman 2 Roy Banfield 2 Robin Sarahs 2
1961/1962
Sat	07/10/1961	A	EDLP	Seaton Town	5-3	Ben White 3 Roy Banfield Ron Hitchman

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