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

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

Trust Chair and was Trust Secretary. Brother of Rod. 

Creator

Paul Farley

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