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  
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 Present 5 Ex-Youth player, coach, ex-St Luke's College. Local businessman. 

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Paul Farley

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