Exeter City held npower League 2 leaders Gillingham to a 0-0 draw at St James Park with a strong all-round performance.
The defence were rarely troubled throughout the fixture, with the Grecians’ best chances coming in the first period – however Jamie Cureton couldn’t quite profit in his personal duel with Gills stopper Stuart Nelson.
A hooked effort in the second period by Danny Kedwell was the closest that the Gills came to breaking the deadlock midway through the second period, but eventually the result was another entertaining goalless draw for the Grecians.
Preview: Exeter City v Gillingham Just as Exeter City’s home form has begun to pick up – seven points and three clean sheets over 270 minutes at the Park – the ‘business end’ of the season kicks in, with top-of-the-table Gillingham the visitors to St James Park this Tuesday evening.
If ever there was a time for the Grecians to demonstrate their promotion credentials then surely this match against the Gills – the one team across npower League 2 with an ounce of breathing space – is their opportunity. With no team listed as among the club’s main rivals (according to a 2003 Football...
When Exeter City beat visiting team Northampton Town by a 3-0 scoreline recently, few of the 414 visiting Cobblers travelled back to the East Midlands particularly pleased.
So the Grecians were delighted to receive an email from Rowland Jordan on Monday afternoon, a disabled Northampton Town supporter, who was delighted with the matchday experience from the perspective of a wheelchair user – though the match result was notable by its absence! Fittingly, it coincided with the club’s annual bucket collection to go towards improving the disabled facilities around the stadium.
Exeter City and Fleetwood Town played out a thoroughly entertaining 0-0 draw at Highbury Stadium.
The scoreline didn’t reflect the amount of chances that either side created, with both teams having opportunities to take the victory.
One of the best openings for City came deep into stoppage time in the second half, as Danny Coles couldn’t get over a loose ball and saw his effort clear the bar – but the teams both merited a point from the clash in Lancashire.
There were two changes to Paul Tisdale’s starting XI after the midweek fixture against Bristol Rovers. A back...
Following a 2-0 defeat to Bristol Rovers, Exeter City captain Danny Coles was immediately looking ahead to the chance to get back out on the field at Fleetwood at the weekend and reigniting the promotion charge.
It was the only League 2 fixture being played on Wednesday evening, meaning that there was the opportunity to claw back amongst the automatic promotion spots in the league for the meantime at least – and Danny admitted his frustration that the team couldn’t take advantage.
“It’s a chance missed,” said Danny. “We’ve just got to pick ourselves up and go again now. We’...
Exeter City succumbed to a 2-0 defeat in a West Country derby against a buoyant Bristol Rovers side.
The Pirates piled on the early pressure before taking the lead when Ollie Norburn’s speculative effort crept under the body of Artur Krysiak and into the net.
The Grecians changed formation in the second period with a couple of substitutions that looked to add a little dynamism to the City attack, but Lee Brown’s firecracker with less than ten minutes remaining put the game out of reach for City.
There was only a single swap to Paul Tisdale’s starting XI – 19-year-...
Preview: Bristol Rovers v Exeter City Exeter City will be hoping that they can repeat their weekend success this Wednesday evening when they visit in-form West Country rivals Bristol Rovers.
Having brushed aside Northampton Town 3-0 on Saturday, the Grecians will have renewed belief that the push for promotion is by and large in their own hands – other results from around npower League 2 fortunately went in Exeter’s favour too. The team will also be hoping that this match doesn’t prove to be a banana skin – which it often has been in the past – and will look to build on the seven...
Exeter City’s full-back, Tiverton born Craig Woodman, has recently moved back into the area of his hometown and now faces the task of renovating the family’s newly bought house. Fortunately for Craig, one of the club’s strong partnerships is with RGB Building Supplies – locally-based but with branches across the South West. The company specialize in supplying products for every part of the building trade and welcome both trade and retail customers; so the next step for Craig, with his wife right behind him making sure there was no slacking, was to visit his local branch, set up an account...
Tickets for Exeter City’s rearranged away match against Bristol Rovers at 7.45pm on March 6 are on general sale to buy at St James Park.
Tickets that were sold for the original fixture, which was due to take place on Saturday 19th January, will be valid for this rearranged game. If you cannot make the new date, please return your ticket to Reception for a full refund.
The game has been designated an all-ticket match so all fans must have a ticket ahead of the fixture, and will not be able to pay on the day.
We have been given a total allocation of 290 seats and 1000...
Exeter City ran out winners in emphatic 3-0 victory over fellow promotion rivals Northampton Town, leapfrogging the Cobblers in the league table in the process.
The Grecians gave the visitors a taste of their own medicine with the opener coming from a corner, which goalkeeper Lee Nicholls could only poke into his own net.
Matt Oakley was once again provider from a dead-ball for City’s second after the break, as he delivered a fine cross for Jamie Cureton to head in his 20th of the campaign. And a first goal in red and white for Jake Gosling after a jinking solo run put the...
