1977
Stewart White
He made his debut for the reserves in a friendly against Wellington in August 1977.
Stuart was still playing for Exeter City Reserves in 1978/79.
"I was invited to train with the City non-contract players whilst still at school in 1976 under Tony Long and Bob Wilson.
After leaving school I was studying PE at Exeter College whilst playing for the City Youth Team and some games for the Reserves. Chris Davey was running the Youth and Reserves and I recall Chris being furious with me when he found out that I had also been playing for the College and Devon Schools teams. (Luckily he never found out that I'd also been turning out on some Sunday mornings.)
At the time, I didn't understand what all the fuss was about but later on, when injuries began to impact my season, I understood better. Indeed, for 2 years from 1979 I played very little Football due to injuries, operations etc.
I played for Clyst Rovers in the South Western League for a bit but again got injured. I was eventually shown how to 'manage' my injuries by Physio Polly Evernet (who many players from that era will remember) and started playing again.
I joined the Prison Service in 1985 and was able to play quite a bit of Football for a few years before my knees finally told me it was over."
Stewart White July 2024.Collection
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stewart white
I was invited to train with the City non-contract players whilst still at school in 1976 under Tony Long and Bob Wilson.
After leaving school I was studying PE at Exeter College whilst playing for the City Youth Team and some games for the Reserves. Chris Davey was running the Youth and Reserves and I recall Chris being furious with me when he found out that I had also been playing for the College and Devon Schools teams. (Luckily he never found out that I'd also been turning out on some Sunday mornings.)
At the time, I didn't understand what all the fuss was about but later on, when injuries began to impact my season, I understood better. Indeed, for 2 years from 1979 I played very little Football due to injuries, operations etc.
I played for Clyst Rovers in the South Western League for a bit but again got injured. I was eventually shown how to 'manage' my injuries by Physio Polly Evernet (who many players from that era will remember) and started playing again.
I joined the Prison Service in 1985 and was able to play quite a bit of Football for a few years before my knees finally told me it was over.
Paul Farley
Stewart do you have a photo we can use please?