Exeter City Football Club

Marsh Kia strikes sponsorship deal with ECFC

Marsh Kia in Exeter is thrilled to announce that it is to sponsor Exeter City FC.

The dealership, which is part of the Marsh Garages Motoring Group, is fully embracing the new partnership, gifting the club with a brand new Kia Sportage!

The sponsorship comes at an exciting time for Exeter City FC, as their charity, Football in the Community, goes from strength to strength. Started by Exeter City FC and charged with inspiring young people through physical activity, education, health and social inclusion throughout Devon and parts of Somerset, Marsh Kia were keen to be...

Your chance to play on the Exeter City pitch

It's on again! We are delighted to have been chosen for a second time by the Football League to host the South West area's PCUK tournament - Prostate Cancer UK is the official charity of the Football League.

Despite standing water on the pitch, last year's event was a huge success, raising almost £8,000 for PCUK and great fun for all those involved. It is your only opportunity to play on the St James Park pitch and have all your friends and family come along to support you, so why not get a team together?

Anyone can enter - we have two six-a-side tournaments on Sunday May 3...

Exeter City FC fans return to Andros

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 04/23/2015 - 11:09am

Exeter City FC Supporters - a dedicated group of Exeter City FC fans - will be heading back to Greece the day after the play off final Sunday 24th May for up to two weeks to play football on the Greek island of Andros.

Neil Le Milliere, says: "We were originally invited over in 2007 to combine a holiday on an idyllic Greek island with a game of football against the locals, and a number of us went over not really knowing what to expect."

There are now about 250 members of the Greek Exeter City FC fan club on the Island of Andros and in Athens called "Greek Grecians Fans...

Exeter Pound enters new partnerships

Exeter City Football Club has agreed to become a partner to Exeter Pound. Discussions have begun to explore how the club will take the local currency at St James Park.

Gill Westcott, Chair of the Board of Directors of Exeter Pound said: "Exeter City Football Club is a key player in the community. We will be delighted if the Exeter Pound can be used at the club."

Stagecoach has also agreed to become a partner to Exeter Pound. Parallel discussions have opened as to how people might pay for their bus fares in Exeter Pounds.

Martyn Goss, Director of Exeter Pound, said...

Devon Lions win community Futsal tournament

The Devon Lions, especially set up as a gay-friendly team, won Exeter City Football Club’s One Game One Community Futsal tournament yesterday (Sunday 29 March).

The Lions, inspired by some outstanding goalkeeping, edged out the Open Space International Legends, who included several Afghan players, 2-0 in the final.

The tournament, organised by Exeter City Football in the Community, attracted a diverse range of community teams from the local YMCA to a group of University of Exeter students from Hong Kong. Many countries were represented including players from Nigeria,...

Exclusive: Exeter Pound enters partnerships with Exeter City FC and Stagecoach SW

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 03/30/2015 - 10:11am

Exeter City Football Club has agreed to become a partner to Exeter Pound. Discussions have begun to explore how the club will take the local currency at St James Park.

Gill Westcott, Chair of the Board of Directors of Exeter Pound said: "Exeter City Football Club is a key player in the community. We will be delighted if the Exeter Pound can be used at the club."

Stagecoach has also agreed to become a partner to Exeter Pound. Parallel discussions have opened as to how people might pay for their bus fares in Exeter Pounds.

Martyn Goss, Director of Exeter Pound, said...

Appeal for information about City players killed in First World War

The Exeter City F.C. Supporters’ Trust is continuing to research the stories of City players who were killed in World War I.

In particular we would like help in contacting the families of four Grecians for whom we have no photographic or other image? They each had a strong Exeter/local area connection. They are:

George Thomas WHITE (d 1914)

John Addems WEBB (d 1915)

Frederick (Fred) Henry BAILEY (d 1916)

Edwin CLARK (d 1917)

In April it will be the 100th anniversary of John Webb's death. He enlisted with the Sherwood Foresters, having...

City fans invited to join Somme trip

In Exeter City FC’s recent Northampton match day programme an article appeared called 'Remembering the Football Battalion'.

This described the formation of the Battalion, made up of footballers, which included 10 players from Clapton Orient (now Leyton Orient) including Nolan Evans who had previously played 70 League and Cup appearances for Exeter City between 1910 and 1912.

The Battalion fought at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and Nolan was injured during this at Delville Wood. Three Orient players were killed.

Steve Jenkins from Leyton Orient, who has...

Grecians take a stand against homophobia

Exeter City Football Club will be making clear its opposition to homophobia in football at its home game with Cambridge United next week. (Tuesday 10 February). The match has been designated as the Club’s annual ‘Football v Homophobia’ fixture – a move welcomed by the Exeter City Supporters’ Trust and its One Game One Community (OGOC) Group and the Club’s Football in the Community scheme. The OGOC Group is organising a series of initiatives at the match and is delighted to be welcoming guests from Exeter Pride,University of Exeter LGBTQ+ Society and the Devon Lions, the local gay friendly...

City supporter donates scrapbooks to Trust History Project

The Exeter City FC Supporters’ Trust was delighted to receive a collection of scrapbooks, going back to the 1950s, about Exeter City.

The donation came from long time supporter Martin Copleston, who handed over three large bundles of scrapbooks to ensure they were saved for future generations to look at.

Martin started keeping scrapbooks in 1957/8 and still rates our 1958/9 team, which just missed out on promotion, as the best Exeter side he has seen.

The Trust is currently developing its history work with plans for a new Exeter City History Group in the pipeline....

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