Display Cabinet 2 –Promotions
This sheet relates to items in our four shelf cabinet on the theme of Promotions. Objects on display are from our six men’s team promotions since turning professional in 1908. These were in 1964, 1977, 1990, 2008, 2009 and 2022. The 1989/1990 season is the only one to date when we have finished as Champions - winning Division 4. In a remarkable season we won 20 of our 23 home League games, drawing the other three. We were also unbeaten at home in cup competitions.
Top shelf (2.1)
Left to right:
On left hand side panel: inward – 1989/90 Championship celebration pennant. Outward: Final 1989/90 League table
1. Framed photo of Manager Terry Cooper with the Division 4 trophy (see note 8 below). Taken at the end of the home match with Burnley (a 2-1 win) on 1 May 1990.
2. DVD - celebration of the promotion season filmed by David Land
3. 1989/90 signed ball – donated to the Museum by the Cox family, Exeter. They originally won in it in a school fundraising draw.
4. Autograph book from the promotion season
5. Kevin Miller’s goalkeeping gloves. Kevin made 28 appearances in the promotion season with 10 clean sheets. Kevin went on to play in the Premier league with Crystal Palace. Kevin is the current goalkeeping coach at Exeter City.
6. Two commercially produced mugs celebrating the championship win.
7. Book - Exeter City A Complete Record (1904-1990). By Maurice Golesworthy, Garth Dykes and Alex Wilson. Published 1990.
8. Division 4 Championship trophy presented to the club as a permanent keepsake. The trophy seen in photos (see numbers 1 and 11) on the final game of the season was kept by the Football League.
9. Celebration dinner brochure. Held by Exeter City Vice Presidents at Langstone cliff Hotel, Dawlish on 12 May 1990.
10. Champions medal awarded to the players
11. Framed photo of Captain Shaun Taylor with the Division 4 Trophy after Burnley game.
12. Scarf produced to celebrate winning the League
Second shelf from the top (2.2)
Left hand side panel: Official match programme. Conference Play Off Final at Wembley. Cambridge United v Exeter City 18 May 2008. Exeter won 1-0 with a Rob Edwards goal to be promoted back to the Football league.
13. Pair of Dean Moxey’s boots. Dean played in the 2008 Play Off Final and later played in the Premier League for Crystal Palace. He returned to the Grecians in 2017.
14. BBC South West sports award trophy – Team of the Year 2009. Presented to Exeter City after their promotion to League 1 that year, thus securing back to back promotions.
15. Ticket for Conference Play off Final at Wembley on 20 May 2007. Morecambe beat Exeter 2-1 in front of 40,043.
16. Trophy awarded to Exeter for their 2008 Play Off Final victory.
17. Pennant from Cambridge game.
18. Signed ball from the Play Off Final.
19. Glass tankard awarded to Exeter for 2008 Play Off final win. Presented by Lord Mayor Cllr Paul Smith.
20. Glass tumbler awarded to Exeter for 2009 promotion. Again presented by Lord Mayor Cllr Paul Smith. Paul, a dedicated Exeter City supporter, died in 2015.
21. 2009 player’s medal (City finished runners up in League 2).
22. Tray presented to the Club for 2009 promotion.
23. Teamsheet from game away at Rotherham on 2 May 2009. This was the game when City secured promotion with a 1-0 victory, the goal scored by Richard Logan. The match was played at the Don Valley Athletics Stadium where Rotherham were playing at the time.
24. Member of the Year Trophy awarded to the late DacreHolloway by Exeter City Supporters Trust. Dacre took on the role of voluntary Estates Manager in 2004. He died in 2008.
Third shelf from the top (2.3)
Left hand side panel, facing outwards: Photo of Alan Banks being greeted by fans at Exeter St David’s Station on the team’s return from Workington where they had secured promotion with a 0-0 draw on 25 April 1964. City finished in the fourth and final promotion place. Alan is one of only three players to score over 100 League goals for Exeter City.
25. Football boots belonging to Arnold Mitchell, captain of the 1964 promotion team Arnold is the holder of the all time record for most League appearances for Exeter – 495.One of many items from Arnold’s collection donated by his son David.
26. Photo of Alan Banks and returning team at St David’s station (after Workington game).
27. Trophy presented to player Graham Rees by Exeter City Supporters Club. Graham only missed one game in the promotion season. In all he played 370 first team games for City scoring 92 goals.
28. Photo of the players playing golf at the Manor House Hotel, Moretonhampstead during the promotion season.
29. Ball kept by Arnold Mitchell.
30. Turnstile cash box.
31. Two rattles donated by supporters.
32. Part of the centre spot dug out after the Aldershot home game on 14 May 1977 when City celebrated the promotion won at Doncaster the previous week. The crowd for the Aldershot match was 10, 751. Exeter won 3-0.
33. A bolt from the Old Grandstand demolished in 2017. Five of City’s six promotion seasons were enjoyed by fans in the Old Grandstand.
34. Programmes from the 1977 Promotion run in – Barnsley (a) 3 May; Doncaster (a) 7 May and Aldershot (h) 14 May.
Bottom shelf (2.4)
35. Champagne bottle from celebrations after 2022 Promotion. City secured promotion with a 2-1 home win over Barrow on 26 April 2022, eventually finishing second in League Two.
36. Sign kindly put up at Northampton on 30 April to welcome City fans the weekend after securing promotion.
37. Boots worn by City captain Matt Jay during the 2022 promotion. Matt scored the winning goal against Barrow, one of fourteen he scored that season.
38. Glass tumbler presented by Exeter City Council to mark promotion.
39. Programme from Barrow home match on 26 April 2022.
40. Schematic of Matt Jay’s goal v Barrow.
41. Framed poster – Promoted ‘One team, one vision’ Promotion 2021/2
42. Goalkeepers gloves worn by Cameron Dawson during the 2021/22 promotion season. Cameron joined for this on loan from Sheffield Wednesday and played in 45 League games.
43. Glass bowl presented to the Club to mark promotion by Past Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Yolanda Henson on 9 May 2022.
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