1965-1966 Ellis Stuttard
Birth Date
24th April 1920
Birthplace
Padiham, Lancashire
Occupation
Manager
Biographical Text
Lancastrian Ellis Stuttard, who had played for Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United - and managed Argyle - had a stint in charge of Exeter City as the Grecians struggled to adapt life in Division Three after being promoted in 1964. He later returned to Home Park to manage Argyle for a second time.
Born in Padiham, he joined nearby Burnley as a teenager in 1937 but was soon on the move to Plymouth Argyle where he made around thirty league appearances either side of the war. Leaving Home Park in 1947, he then spent four years with Torquay United ahead of taking on assistant manager roles with Swindon Town and Plymouth Argyle. Somewhat surprisingly he became manager of Argyle in 1961 but only remained in post for two seasons before once again taking on the role of assistant manager.
Switching to Exeter City as chief scout a few months after the club's promotion to Division Three in 1964, he again found himself in the right place when Jack Edwards resigned after not being consulted over Stuttard's arrival at St James' Park. Taking the manager's job in February 1965 Mr Stuttard's time in charge wasn't a great success and, within a year, the machinations continued when 'Jock' Basford - his assistant - was invited to take responsibility for team affairs but without Mr Stuttard being officially relieved of his duties.
Consequently, with such a strange state of affairs - and City's eventual relegation - it was no great shock when Mr Stuttard departed St James' Park in June 1966.
Drawn back to Argyle once again, he performed a range of roles over the next fifteen-odd years including a return to the managerial hotseat between 1970 and 1972. Ultimately made redundant by the Pilgrims, he moved back to the Burnley area where he died in 1983 aged sixty-three.
Born in Padiham, he joined nearby Burnley as a teenager in 1937 but was soon on the move to Plymouth Argyle where he made around thirty league appearances either side of the war. Leaving Home Park in 1947, he then spent four years with Torquay United ahead of taking on assistant manager roles with Swindon Town and Plymouth Argyle. Somewhat surprisingly he became manager of Argyle in 1961 but only remained in post for two seasons before once again taking on the role of assistant manager.
Switching to Exeter City as chief scout a few months after the club's promotion to Division Three in 1964, he again found himself in the right place when Jack Edwards resigned after not being consulted over Stuttard's arrival at St James' Park. Taking the manager's job in February 1965 Mr Stuttard's time in charge wasn't a great success and, within a year, the machinations continued when 'Jock' Basford - his assistant - was invited to take responsibility for team affairs but without Mr Stuttard being officially relieved of his duties.
Consequently, with such a strange state of affairs - and City's eventual relegation - it was no great shock when Mr Stuttard departed St James' Park in June 1966.
Drawn back to Argyle once again, he performed a range of roles over the next fifteen-odd years including a return to the managerial hotseat between 1970 and 1972. Ultimately made redundant by the Pilgrims, he moved back to the Burnley area where he died in 1983 aged sixty-three.
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