Exeter City midfielder Matt Grimes has completed a transfer to Barclays Premier League side Swansea City.
The 19-year-old moves for an undisclosed but substantial transfer fee, which makes him comfortably the record sale in Exeter City’s history.
Exminster-born Grimes, who first joined club’s the Academy system at the Cat & Fiddle at the age of 10, was offered a professional contract in the summer of 2013 after working his way through the age-groups.
He made his debut in last season’s 2-0 home win against AFC Wimbledon and went on to play a total of 62 times in...
Christmas came early for the children and teenagers on Bramble Ward at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital when they received a special visit from the stars of Exeter City Football Club.
With the help of Build-a-Bear, the players from the club gave out dozens of bears, signed merchandise and other presents to the young patients to help bring some Christmas cheer to the ward. The players who visited were Scot Bennett, Pat Baldwin, Matt Oakley, Matt Grimes, David Noble, Ryan Harley, Clinton Morrison and Christy Pym.
The players, who were all dressed in Santa suits, chatted...
Exeter City and Burton Albion played out a 1-1 draw at St James Park, with both goals coming after the break.
Jacob Blyth was Burton’s goalscorer on the hour-mark – and it looked like it was going to be enough until Christian Ribeiro headed in City’s equaliser with less than five minutes on the clock.
The result kept up Exeter’s record of being the only Football League team to have scored and conceded in all of their home games in the league to date this season.
And while it didn’t earn Exeter a place amongst the play-off places, it represented a decent point...
Exeter City have completed the loan signing of Ryan Harley from Swindon Town. Harley originally moved to St James Park from Weston-super-Mare in November 2007 and went on to play 144 times in City colours in his first spell, finding the net on 32 occasions. Since leaving the Park to join Swansea City in 2011, the attacker has represented Brighton & Hove Albion, MK Dons (on loan) before joining Swindon in July 2013. Harley featured 25 times for the Robins last season, but he has not made a competitive appearance since March. Ryan’s loan is initially scheduled to keep him at St James...
City’s tough start to the season continues with a trip to the Pirelli Stadium to face Burton Albion tonight (Tuesday 19 August).
The Brewers were a Wembley win away from escaping League 2 altogether last season. After years of clinging onto survival around the bottom for the Midland side, the influence of Gary Rowett has established Burton as a power in the fourth tie. Ultimately Fleetwood were play-off final winners last year.
While City’s search for a first win of 2014/15 goes on, the Brewers have won all three of their games. An opening day win at Oxford was followed by...
Football fever hit the Exeter Northcott Theatre last Sunday as rehearsals for the upcoming musical The Day We Played Brazil began.
Over 100 participants gathered at the theatre to begin rehearsing dialogue, songs and dance moves for the show that is set to be the biggest cultural event to hit Exeter.
The Day we Played Brazil will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the football match between Exeter City and the Brazil national team – the first-ever game played by Brazil. The play is based on the extraordinary true story of Exeter City FC’s tour to South America in 1914....
The Exeter office of Brewin Dolphin, one of the UK’s largest independently-owned private client wealth managers, arranged a very special day out on behalf of their charity of the year, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) to visit Exeter City Football Club.
Children and families supported by Children’s Hospice South West were invited to watch Exeter City FC’s first team put through their paces at club’s training ground at the Cat & Fiddle and to meet the players.
Tim Walker, Head of Brewin Dolphin’s Exeter office, said: “We’re delighted to be able to arrange this day as...
Children love Exeter City Football in the Community department’s holiday football courses and we're hoping parents will love our 10 per cent discount for all half-term bookings made up until 5pm on Valentine's Day. But while there might be love in the air, there’s every chance there might also be rain, so FITC have ensured rain won’t stop play this half term. “Given the weather we have been experiencing this winter, we've booked as many indoor facilities as we can,” Scott Walker, sports development officer at Football in the Community, said. “Although children are on a break from the...
The Exeter City FC Charity Santa Dash is sponsored by Stagecoach, and takes place prior to the Exeter City home game with Bury on Saturday 30 November 2013 at 1.15pm.
The entry fee includes your Santa Suit and a free ticket for the Bury game that afternoon.
Come along and cheer us on or take part and help us raise lots of money for everyone's favourite charities.
