Exeter City-Chairs
A chronological record of all the Chairs of Exeter City Football Club, with a little extra detail.
Chair |
Start Date |
End Date |
Duration |
Other |
C. Fey |
1904 |
1905 |
1 |
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Sir Edgar Vincent |
1905 |
1906 |
1 |
Local MP. Later 1st Viscount D'Abernon. |
Richard William Fenwick |
1906 |
1908 |
2 |
Player and Chartered Accountant |
F. H. Gardner |
1907 |
1907 |
1 |
Elected as chair. |
Captain L.J. Harvey |
1908 |
1910 |
3 |
Ex-Exeter United player and secretary. |
Michael McGahey |
1910 |
1936 |
27 |
Longest serving Chair, Lawyer, Freemason |
Frederick Hunter |
1936 |
1942 |
7 |
Businessman, he was killed in the Exeter Blitz. |
Sidney Thomas |
1945 |
1957 |
12 |
Player, secretary, Life President. Hall of Fame |
Albert Lines |
1957 |
1959 |
3 |
Businessman |
George Gillin |
1959 |
1961 |
3 |
Businesman, Torquay United and Plymouth Argyle Dierctor |
Reg Rose |
1961 |
1967 |
7 |
Local businessman |
Les Kerslake |
1967 |
1970 |
4 |
Local businessman |
Fred Dart |
1970 |
1974 |
5 |
Local businessman |
Gerald Vallance |
1974 |
1982 |
9 |
Local businessman. Haulage Company. |
Clifford Hill |
1982 |
1985 |
3 |
Acting chair in later years, Local businessman |
Byron Snell |
1985 |
1985 |
1 |
Unclear exactly when he was in charge |
Ivor Doble |
1985 |
2002 |
18 |
More than one term, Jeweller. |
John Russell |
2002 |
2003 |
1 |
Arrested soon after he left club. Businessman |
David Treharne |
2003 |
2006 |
3 |
First chair under Trust ownership. |
Denise Watts |
2006 |
2010 |
4 |
First Female chair. Businesswoman, Trust Chair |
Edward Chorlton |
2010 |
2014 |
4 |
Ex-Local Authority |
Julian Tagg |
2014 |
2020 |
5 |
Ex-Youth player, coach, ex-St Luke's College. Local businessman. |
Richard Pym |
2020 |
2021 |
1 |
Grandson of Dick Pym |
Nick Hawker |
2021 |
Current |
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Trust Chair and was Trust Secretary. Brother of Rod. |
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