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Exeter City

A supporter-owned city club whose identity is built from St Sidwell's street roots, the Big Bank, Brazil 1914, an academy that keeps the model viable and the memory of having had to save itself.

Est. 1901 Exeter, Devon, England St James Park 40 researched sources
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OVERVIEW & IDENTITY

The club behind the badge

Identity & place

What this club is really about

Exeter City makes most sense when ownership, place and scale are read together. The club grew out of St Sidwell's rather than being imposed on the city from above; St James Park still sits tightly inside that neighbourhood; and since 2003 supporters have held the majority stake after inheriting a club close to collapse. That history has made prudence, volunteering and youth development part of the football culture rather than side projects. The Brazil story gives the club a wonderfully improbable piece of world-football history, while the Big Bank gives it a recognisable matchday voice.

Place, industry & identity
CLUB ARCHIVE

History Snapshot

  1. 1914: the story no other English club can quite copy

  2. 1925: fire and rebuilding

  3. 1931: twenty thousand for Sunderland

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Living identity

Why that identity still matters

The rescue is recent enough to be living memory, so 'We Own Our Football Club' carries a practical meaning. Exeter cannot solve every problem with owner money; academy graduates, sensible budgets and supporter labour matter. At the same time the club has resisted becoming solely a survival story: Stanno's song, the Brazil chant, the museum trail and a packed terrace preserve emotion, humour and continuity.

Supporters & community
Official club links
40 Researched sources View sources →
  1. EFL Sky Bet League Two table, results, fixtures, stats accessed 2026-09-30
  2. Our Story accessed 2026-09-30
  3. Ownership Statement accessed 2026-09-30
  4. About us accessed 2026-09-30
  5. History and Achievements accessed 2026-09-30
  6. Exeter City Supporters' Trust: How, 20 years on, fan ownership has seen Grecians thrive accessed 2026-09-30
  7. 11. Nickname and Kit Colours accessed 2026-09-30
  8. ECFC Museum | Have You Ever Played Brazil? accessed 2026-09-30
  9. 1914/15 All Results and information accessed 2026-09-30
  10. History of SJP | Classic Matches accessed 2026-09-30
  11. History of SJP | City Highs accessed 2026-09-30
  12. History of SJP | Redevelopments accessed 2026-09-30
  13. The Old Grandstand Fire 1925/26 accessed 2026-09-30
  14. 11. The Big Bank accessed 2026-09-30
  15. St James Park Fan Guide accessed 2026-09-30
  16. First Time Fans' Guide accessed 2026-09-30
  17. Feature article: Remembering Tony Kellow accessed 2026-09-30
  18. Adam Stansfield: 15 Years - We Will Never Let You Go accessed 2026-09-30
  19. Stansfield, Adam accessed 2026-09-30
  20. Back at Wembley: Promotion to the Football league (2008) accessed 2026-09-30
  21. 25th anniversary of 1989/90 Division Four title triumph accessed 2026-09-30
  22. The day Michael Jackson, Uri Geller and David Blaine pitched up at Exeter City FC accessed 2026-09-30
  23. Geller, Uri accessed 2026-09-30
  24. Jackson, Michael accessed 2026-09-30
  25. We're quite an oddity: Exeter City celebrate 20 years of fan ownership accessed 2026-09-30
  26. Plymouth v Exeter - the biggest Devon derby in memory? accessed 2026-09-30
  27. Classic Devon Derby #5: 09/11/2010 accessed 2026-09-30
  28. St James' Park | Exeter City FC accessed 2026-09-30
  29. About Us accessed 2026-09-30
  30. Academy Graduates accessed 2026-09-30
  31. Exeter City academy: How League Two side is making millions from best young players accessed 2026-09-30
  32. Get Your Exeter (City) Pounds This Saturday At SJP accessed 2026-09-30
  33. Supporters' Trust to reveal brand new surfer flag today! accessed 2026-09-30
  34. 1901 Agreed As Club Formation Date accessed 2026-09-30
  35. (1901/02) Hopes and Expectations: The formation of St Sidwell's United accessed 2026-09-30
  36. 22. St Sidwell's United change name to Exeter City accessed 2026-09-30
  37. The Andros Leaf accessed 2026-09-30
  38. Conference Play off semi-final 2nd leg: Oxford United (away), 8 May 2007 accessed 2026-09-30
  39. The Play-Off Matches (updated May 2026) accessed 2026-09-30
  40. Thatchers renews key sponsorship deal with the Grecians accessed 2026-09-30
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