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Collection: The British Newspaper Archive

A collection of, mainly, historical published newspaper photographs and articles of interest related to Exeter City FC. The collection is being progressively added to so please check back from time-to-time for new additions.

77 Items

A spot of on-site limbering up before the game v Leeds United in 1931 - from the Western Morning News - Friday 13 February 1931

1894 (08)
Report on Meeting of Exeter Association Football Club 22nd August 1894 23081894

1904.(08)
Report on start of first season of Exeter City FC - 31st August 1904

1905 (05)
Report on the Exeter City FC Annual Dinner - 24 May 1905 (article bottom of far right column)

1908 (03)
Newspaper report on signing of lease on St James Park - 13th March 1908

1908 (03)
Report on signing of lease on St James Park, 13th March 1908

1908 (03)
Signing of 21 year lease of SJP 13th March 1908 13031908

1908 (05)
Report on City's first professional league game (Southern League) 5 September 1908

1908 (06)
Exeter City Southern League Team 5 June 1908

1908 (08)
City players practising at the County Ground, August 1908

1908 (09)
City v Bristol Rovers 5 September 1908 - First ever game at St James Park

1908 (09)
Newspaper photograph - September 1908

1908 (09)
Newspaper photograph - September 1908

1908 (10)
City players train at the County Ground - August 10 1908 in advance of their first season as a professional Association Football Club

1908 (12)
Christmas Day Tram Football Specials (possibly 25 December 1908 v Millwall)

1909 (03)
Report of Southend v Exeter City - March 1909

1909 (07)
Residents petition against music and dancing licence at SJP July 1909

1909 (09)
Exeter City AFC -Report of First Annual Meeting 22.09.1909

1909 (12)
City v Stoke 8th December 1909 (FA Cup 5th Qualifying round replay - played at the County Ground, Exeter)

1910 (02)
Barracking at St James Park, February 1910

1910 (11)
Exeter v West Ham United 12th November 1910 Match Report (News of the World)

1911
City v Watford (crowd shot) 1911

1912 (02)
Barracking at St James Park, February 1910

1912 (05)
ECFC Report on financial difficulties and signing players May 1912 01051912

1913
Report on signings by ECFC Chairman Mr. McGahey 1st May 1913

1913 (03)
City v Coventry at SJP 24 March 1913

1914
Cablegram on City's results from South America tour (Argentina) Argentina, July 1914

1914
Fascinating report on City v Aston Villa 31st December 1914 02021914

1914
Newspaper article - May 1914

1914 (06)
Brief report on ECFC tour of Argentina 14th July 1914

1914 (07)
Brief report on ECFC tour of Argentina 14th July 1914 14071914

1914 (09)
City v West Ham , Saturday 5th September 1914
(x2 Images)

1914 (09)
Newspaper item - "The Field of Football" - September 1914

1915
ECFC AGM | 1915

1915 (12)
Report on the crucial state of the club - Exeter City AFC AGM, December 1915

1916 (12)
ECFC Annual Meeting, December 1916 (interesting references to the South America trip in 1914)

1920 (09)
Grecians Old and New - September 1920

1920 (09)
The City Squad for the 1920/21 season (September 1920)

1923
Newspaper photograph 17/10/1923

1923 (10)
City v Luton Town 6th October 1923

1924 (01)
Players training on the beach at Exmouth, January 1924, before their FA Cup Tie with Watford on 2nd February 1924

1924 (02)
City v Watford - FA Cup (Round 2 proper)- 2nd February 1924

1925
Newspaper photograph

1925 (01)
City players having some fun before a cup tie at Southampton on 10 Jan. 1925

1925 (09)
Newspaper report of the burning down of the original grandstand at St James Park, Sepember 1925

1925 (11)
Report on the burning down of the original grandstand at SJP on 16th November 1925

1925 (11)
Report on the burning down of the original grandstand at SJP on 16th November 1925 18111925

1926 (05)
Appeal by City Chairman (McGahey) for funding for new grandstand 28th May 1926

1926 (05)
Newspaper item - letter to the Exeter & Plymouth Gazette from ECFC Chairman - May 1926

1926 (05) May
Appeal by City Chairman (McGahey) for funding for new grandstand 28th May 1926 28051926

1928 (01)
City v Blackburn - FA Cup - 28 January 1928
(x4 Images)

1928 (01)
City v Blackburn - FA Cup - 28 January 1928

1928 (01)
City v Blackburn Rovers (FA Cup) 28 January 1928

1928 (12)
City v Bournemouth, 25 December 1928

1929 (01)
City v Leeds United. - FA Cup January 1929

1930
Report on Cliff Bastin's contribution to Arsenal's win 1930

1931
Newspaper photograph - 5th March 1931

1931
Western Morning News photograph/report -27/02/1931

1931 (01)
City players leaving for the FA Cup match against Bury 24th January 1931

1931 (01)
Exeter City players leave for cup tie with Bury, January 1931 (Newspaper item/photo)

1931 (01)
Report of Exeter City's FA Cup win at Bury, January 1931

1931 (03)
Exeter City v Sunderland (FA Cup replay) at SJP, 4th March 1931

1931 (03)
Exeter City v Sunderland (FA Cup replay) at SJP, March 1931

1935 (12)
Winding up petition served on Exeter City AFC, 6 December 1935

1936
Players in Training (1936)

1937 (12)
Report on ECFC AGM - 31st December 1937

1939
Newspaper photograph - August 1939

1939 (01)
Waterlogged pitch at SJP - Thursday 26 January 1939

1939 (08)
City players report for training with Manager, Jack English, at St James Park 2nd August 1939

2013 (03)
City v Coventry, 24.03.2013 (Easter Monday)

City v Aston Villa, January 31 1914 - from the Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Monday 02 February 1914

Crucial State of Club - Exxeter City AFC AGM, December 1915

New players at the start of the 1921-22 season - from the Western Morning News - Tuesday 16 August 1921

Newspaper article - March 1908

Thirty sheep to improve pitch - from the Birmingham Daily Post - Tuesday 03 July 1956

Waterlogged pitch at SJP - Thursday 26 Jasnuary 1939

Western Morning News photograph/report 02/08/1939