Squad photo from the 1986/87 season, where the Grecians finished in 14th position in Division Four.

City did not enjoy any cup runs in this season, exiting the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy in the first round. League Position: 14th Played: 46 Won: 11, Drew: 23, Lost: 12 Goals For: 53, Goals Against: 49 Points: 56 FA Cup First Round: Cambridge United (H) 1-1. Replay 0-2 League Cup First Round: Newport County (H) 0-0. Replay 0-1 Football League Trophy First Round South: Port Vale (H) 0-1

First Team 
Results

23 Aug 1986	Orient	H	2199	1-0	Kellow
29 Aug 1986	Colchester	A	1833	1-1	Kellow
06 Sep 1986	Stockport County	H		4-0	Kellow	Priddle	O’Connell 2
13 Sep 1986	Cambridge United	A		2-2	Batty	Roberts
16 Sep 1986	Crewe Alexandra	A		2-2	Marker	O’Connell
20 Sep 1986	Cardiff City	H		0-0
27 Sep 1986	Wrexham	A		0-0
01 Oct 1986	Southend	H		0-0
04 Oct 1986	Rochdale	A		0-0
11 Oct 1986	Lincoln City	H		2-0	Robson	Roberts
18 Oct 1986	Hereford	A		1-1	O’Connell
22 Oct 1986	Hartlepool	H		2-0	O’Connell	Batty
25 Oct 1986	Burnley	H		3-0	O’Connell	Pugh	Robson
01 Nov 1986	Preston North End	A		1-2	Viney
04 Nov 1986	Halifax Town	A		0-2
08 Nov 1986	Peterborough	H		1-1	Robson
29 Nov 1986	Aldershot	H		4-0	Kellow 2 (1pen)	Roberts 2
02 Dec 1986	Northampton	A		0-4
13 Dec 1986	Tranmere Rovers	H		1-0	Roberts
19 Dec 1986	Scunthorpe	A		1-3	Biggins
26 Dec 1986	Torquay United	H		2-2	Roberts	Kellow
27 Dec 1986	Wolves	A		2-2	Robson	Kellow
01 Jan 1987	Swansea City	A		0-1
03 Jan 1987	Northampton	H		1-1	Biggins
17 Jan 1987	Colchester	H		2-0	Baker (og)	Robson
23 Jan 1987	Stockport County	A		0-0
31 Jan 1987	Cambridge United	H		1-1	O’Connell (Pen)
07 Feb 1987	Crewe Alexandra	H		1-0	Robson
21 Feb 1987	Wrexham	H		4-2	Kellow 2 (1 pen)	Butler	O’Connell
27 Feb 1987	Southend	A		1-2	Robson
04 Mar 1987	Preston North End	H		1-2	Kellow (pen)
07 Mar 1987	Burnley	A		0-0
14 Mar 1987	Hereford	H		1-0	Kellow
18 Mar 1987	Hartlepool	A		0-1
21 Mar 1987	Lincoln City	A		1-1	Kellow (pen)
28 Mar 1987	Rochdale	H		1-1	Kellow (pen)
31 Mar 1987	Cardiff City	A		0-0
04 Apr 1987	Peterborough	D		2-2	Edwards 2
07 Apr 1987	Orient	A		0-2
11 Apr 1987	Halifax Town	H		2-2	Edwards 2
18 Apr 1987	Swansea City	H		2-2	Kellow 2
20 Apr 1987	Torquay United	A		1-1	Edwards
25 Apr 1987	Scunthorpe	H		0-0
02 May 1987	Aldershot	A		1-2	Watson
04 May 1987	Wolves	H		1-3	Kellow (pen)
08 May 1987	Tranmere Rovers	A		0-1

Final Table 

League Division 4
                              P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
 1. NORTHAMPTON              46  20  2  1  56  20  10  7  6  47  33   99
 2. PRESTON NORTH END        46  16  4  3  36  18  10  8  5  36  29   90
 3. SOUTHEND UNITED          46  14  4  5  43  27  11  1 11  25  28   80
 4. Wolverhampton Wanderers  46  12  3  8  36  24  12  4  7  33  26   79
 5. Colchester United        46  15  3  5  41  20   6  4 13  23  36   70
 6. ALDERSHOT                46  13  5  5  40  22   7  5 11  24  35   70
 7. Leyton Orient            46  15  2  6  40  25   5  7 11  24  36   69
 8. Scunthorpe United        46  15  3  5  52  27   3  9 11  21  30   66
 9. Wrexham                  46   8 13  2  38  24   7  7  9  32  27   65
10. Peterborough United      46  10  7  6  29  21   7  7  9  28  29   65
11. Cambridge United         46  12  6  5  37  23   5  5 13  23  39   62
12. Swansea City             46  13  3  7  31  21   4  8 11  25  40   62
13. Cardiff City             46   6 12  5  24  18   9  4 10  24  32   61
14. Exeter City              46  11 10  2  37  17   0 13 10  16  32   56
15. Halifax Town             46  10  5  8  32  32   5  5 13  27  42   55
16. Hereford United          46  10  6  7  33  23   4  5 14  27  38   53
17. Crewe Alexandra          46   8  9  6  38  35   5  5 13  32  37   53
18. Hartlepool United        46   6 11  6  24  30   5  7 11  20  35   51
19. Stockport County         46   9  6  8  25  27   4  6 13  15  42   51
20. Tranmere Rovers          46   6 10  7  32  37   5  7 11  22  35   50
21. Rochdale                 46   8  8  7  31  30   3  9 11  23  43   50
22. Burnley                  46   9  7  7  31  35   3  6 14  22  39   49
23. Torquay United           46   8  8  7  28  29   2 10 11  28  43   48
24. LINCOLN CITY             46   8  7  8  30  27   4  5 14  15  38   48

FA Cup

1986/87
15/11/1986	Cambridge United	Home	1-1	3340	Viney	R1
19/11/1986	Cambridge United	Away	0-2	3618	:	R1 Replay

League Cup

1986/87
27/8/ 1986	Newport County	Home	0-0	1545	:	LC 1 Ist Leg
02/08/1986	Newport County	Away	0-1	1600	:	LC 1 2nd Leg

Football League Trophy 

1986/87
January 20, 1987	Port Vale	Home	R2	0-1	:	1635	Freight Rover Trophy
January 7, 1987	Bristol Rovers	Away	Group	1-1	Marker	1608	Freight Rover Trophy
November 26, 1986	Bristol City	Home	Group	1-1	Marker	1338	Freight Rover Trophy

Devon Bowl

1986/87
12/05/1987	Torquay United	Neutral	5-1	Edwards, Jackson, Batty, Robson, Harrower,	30	SF	Played at Training Ground
03/08/1987	Plymouth Argyle	Home	1-0	Edwards (Dean)	2016	F	EXETER WINNERS

Friendlies

1986/87
			Exeter score 1st
30/07/1986	Port Vale	Home	1-5	349	Harrower
02/08/1986	Charlton Athletic	Home	0-2	1100	:
04/08/1986	Torrington	Away	1-0		O'Connell
06/08/1986	Exmouth	Away	2-0	421	Gale, Harrower
09/08/1986	Southampton	Home	1-1	1200	Viney
13/08/1986	Portsmouth	Home	1-0	499	O'Connell
14/10/1986	Oxford United	Home	0-2	774	:	Peter Hatch Benefit Match

FA Youth Cup 

1986/87
22/09/1986	Poole Town	Home	9-2	Robson 3, Hadley 2, Hiley 2, Vinnicombe, Jamie Harris,		QF1
06/10/1986	Torquay United	Home	2-0	Hiley, Hadley		QF2
10/11/1986	Oxford City	Home	5-0	Jamie Harris 2, Hiley, Hadley,Robson		R1
10/12/1986	Orient	Away	1-1	Robson	350	R2
17/12/1986	Orient	Home	4-2			R2 replay
26/01/1987	Charlton Athletic	Away	2-6	Hadley, Robson	1200	R3	Played at Selhurst Park

Reserves & Youth

Macbar South West Counties Floodlit League

Results 

Macbar  South West Counties Floodlit League
08/09/1986	League	Newport County	Home	1-0	Marker (N)
11/10/1986	League	Bristol City	Home	2-3
15/10/1986	League	Shrewsbury	Away	1-3
03/12/1986	League	Bournemouth	Home	3-1	Kellow	Robson (M)	Hiley
21/01/1987	Cup	Torquay United	Away	2-1
28/01/1987	League	Newport County	Away	3-0	Watson (A)	Hiley	Mahan (Tony)
04/02/1987	League	Plymouth Argyle	Away	0-2	:
09/03/1987	League	Cardiff City	Home	1-1
11/03/1987	League	Swansea City	Away	0-5	:
16/03/1987	League	Bristol City	Away	1-1
24/03/1987	Cup	Bournemouth	Away	1-0
25/03/1987	League	Hereford	Away	2-0
30/03/1987	League	Swansea City	Home	4-1
01/04/1987	League	Torquay United	Away	3-2
06/04/1987	League	Shrewsbury	Home	2-0
15/04/1987	League	Bournemouth	Away	1-1
22/04/1987	League	Cardiff City	Away	2-1
27/04/1987	League	Hereford	Home	1-1
30/04/1987	League	Plymouth Argyle	Home	3-1
07/05/1987	Cup S-F	Plymouth Argyle	Home	1-6
	League	Torquay United	Home	0-0	:

Final Table

Exeter City finished as  runners-up

Macbar League 1986-87 Final Table
	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Bristol City	18	13	4	1	39	17	43
Exeter City	18	9	5	4	30	23	32
Shrewsbury Town	18	8	5	5	43	32	29
Plymouth Argyle	18	7	6	5	33	24	27
AFC Bournemouth	18	8	2	8	31	31	26
Cardiff City	18	8	2	8	29	30	26
Hereford United	18	6	2	10	28	29	20
Swansea City	18	5	5	8	32	39	20
Newport County	18	4	3	11	22	41	15
Torquay United	18	3	4	11	24	45	13

Devon and Exeter League
                                                     
Results

Devon and Exeter Premier League (Exeter A)
23/08/1986	PL Cup	Exeter Arms	Home	6-1	Robson 3	Gale 2	Harris (J)
30/08/1986	League	Topsham Town	Home	7-1	Harris (J) 4	Robson	Davies (Paul)	Hadley
13/09/1986	League	Willand	Home	9-0	Massey 2	Gale 2	Robson 2	Harris (J)	Hadley, Savage (A)
20/09/1986	League	Budleigh Salterton	Away	4-1	Gale 3	Nelson
27/09/1986	League	Alphington	Away	1-0	Massey
04/10/1986	League	Bideford	Home	3-2	Wadsworth 2	Hancox
18/10/1986	League	Clyst Valley	Home	6-0	Harris (J) 2	O'Connor	Hadley 2	Massey
19/10/1986	Friendly	Crediton	Home	5-2	Parker (M) 2	Vinnicombe	Daniels (John)	Og
25/10/1986	League	Exmouth Town	Away	5-0	Hiley	Harris (J)	Davies (Paul)	Roberts (Dean)	Og
01/11/1986	League	Chelston	Away	4-1	Roberts (Dean) 3	Harris (J)
08/11/1986	League	Chelston	Home	3-0	Harris (J)	Hadley	Hiley
15/11/1986	League	Exeter Arms	Away	2-0
06/12/1986	Cup	Budleigh Salterton	Home	2-0	Harris (J)	Robson
27/12/1986	League	Cullompton Rangers	Home	3-3	Hadley	Priddle	Massey
10/01/1987	League	Bideford	Away	5-0	Parker (M)	Harris (J) 3	Massey
24/01/1987	League	Newton St Cyres	Away	3-0	Hiley	Roberts (Dean)	Priddle
07/02/1987	League	Crediton	Away	5-1
21/02/1987	League	Clyst Valley	Away	2-0
28/02/1987	League	Exmouth Town	Home	8-1
14/03/1987	League	Budleigh Salterton	Home	2-0	Jackson (Gary)	Harris (J)
21/03/1987	League	Cullompton Rangers	Away	3-0	Hiley	Nelson	Massey
28/03/1987	League	Topsham Town	Away	2-0	Harris (J)	Hadley
11/04/1987	League	Alphington	Home	0-0	:
18/04/1987	PL Cup SF	Willand	Away	2-0
25/04/1987	PL Cup SF	Willand	Home	7-1	Harris (J) 4	Hadley	Hancox	Parker (M)
06/05/1987	League	Newton St Cyres	Home	2-3
09/05/1987	League	Dawlish	Home	2-4
11/05/1987	League	Honiton Town	Away	4-0
14/05/1987	League	Crediton	Home	5-1
16/05/1987	League	Exeter Arms	Home	6-1
18/05/1987	League	Willand	Away	3-0
23/05/1987	PL Cup F	Chelston	Neutral	3-3					At Willand
26/05/1987	PL Cup F	Chelston	Neutral	2-1	Harris (J)	Massey (pen)			Replay at Willand

Final Table 
Devon & Exeter League Premier Division

                                   P  W  D  L   F   A Pts
 1.Exeter City 'A'                28 24  2  2 108  21  50
 2.Newton St. Cyres               28 14  9  5  55  31  37
 3.Exeter Arms                    28 12 10  6  48  32  34
 4.Alphington                     28 11 10  7  60  39  32
 5.Budleigh Salterton             28 12  7  9  47  43  31
 6.Honiton Town                   28 11  9  8  43  50  31
 7.Chelston                       28 11 11  6  51  40  30 -3
 8.Willand Rovers                 28 12  6 10  49  55  30
 9.Crecliton United               28 11  6 11  52  49  28
10.Dawlish Town Reserves          28  9  6 13  46  52  24
11.Clyst Valley                   28  9  5 14  46  56  23
12.Exeter Town Reserves           28  8  4 16  49  72  19 -1
13.Cullompton Rangers             28  6  7 15  36  65  19
14.Bideford Reserves              28  6  7 15  30  60  19
15.Topsham Town                   28  2  5 21  33  88   9

1980s, 1986/87, Aidan McCaffery, Andrew Watson, Brendan O'Connell, Chris Small, Clive Nelson, Colin Appleton, Danny Keough, Darren Gale, Dean Roberts, Garry Jackson, Jamie Harris, John Shaw, Keith Viney, Mark Robson, Martin Butler, Mel Gwinnett, Mike Radford, Nick Marker, Paul Batty, Paul Olsson, Paul Williams, Peter Foley, Richard Hancox, Richard Massey, Richard Smeath, Scott Hiley, Sean Joyce, Sean Priddle, Shaun Taylor, Squad Photograph, Stephen Pugh, Steve Harrower, Timeline, Tony Kellow, Warren Hadley