Over forty individuals slept out at St James Park, home of Exeter City Football Club to raise money and awareness for a local charity on Friday 17th March.
Families and friends ditched their beds and spent a night under the stars to raise funds for Julian House. The charity supports over 1,600 people in over 40 projects across the South-West who are facing homelessness, escaping domestic abuse, refugees and more.
Temperatures dropped and there were intermittent rain showers as people bedded down for the night with just sleeping bags, roll mats and cardboard to keep warm...
A giant new electronic screen at Exeter City Football Club’s ground, St James Park, has finally made its debut.
The club was given permission for the 29 x 17-feet (8.64 x 5.12 metre) LED screen by the city council around the start of the season last August, but delays meant fans had to wait until Saturday to see it in action for the first time.
It is situated behind the St James Road away end, nearest the recently built Stagecoach Adam Stansfield Stand, and will include pre-match videos, team news, the attendance...
Exeter City Football Club’s Grecian Archive has been gathering ‘memories for the future’ with the help of the University of Exeter.
Researchers at the University of Exeter are asking ‘what is the heritage of now?’ to ensure that current events and items are correctly documented and preserved for people to look back on in the future.
Gabriella Giannachi, Professor in Performance and New Media, initially led the creation of the archive to catalogue historic items and try trace their history. Now, she is using those historic documents to engage fans with the history of the...
Six men will be embarking on a 670-mile cycle trip across Europe next month, with the help of Exeter City FC, in memory of a friend and to raise much-needed funds and awareness for three charities.
The six cyclists – Steve Christie, Christian Webber, Mark Reece, Pete Wallington, Mark Holmes and Rich Cook – will set off from St James Park on Wednesday and, after catching a ferry from Portsmouth, will then peddle from Le Harve to Munich. They are setting off on their adventure on Wednesday as that is the birthday of their good friend Jason Cloke who, due to a genetic illness called...
The £3.4 million stadium redevelopment at St James Park, the home of Exeter City FC, is entering the next phase in the programme of works. The Old Stagecoach stand, which dated back to 1927, has been demolished and a new stand is being built in its place, along with other improvements, including the ground’s away end. The most recent activity has been the piling operation, which saw 160 piles sunk to an average depth of 12 metres to provide the foundations for the new Grandstand. A spokesman for the club, said: ‘We are pleased to be able to report that the piling operation was completed on...
Exeter City ran out 3-0 winners over Crewe Alexandra at St James Park to keep them top of the table in Sky Bet League Two.
First half goals from Jordan Tillson and Jake Taylor gave the Grecians a comfortable advantage going into the break, before substitute Jayden Stockley’s second half goal rounded off a strong performance from the Grecians.
City manager, Paul Tisdale, named an unchanged side for the fourth consecutive match as they looked to secure a sixth consecutive league victory.
For the full match report, go to: https://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/2017/...
The Exeter City Supporters Trust has welcomed a new grant from the National Lottery to help create a museum in and around St James Park.
The funding bid, which was submitted by the University of Exeter working in partnership with the Trust’s History Group, has been successful in attracting grants of £63,700 with the main contribution coming from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) with a £50,700 grant made possible by National Lottery players.
The museum will build on the findings made while researching the History of St James Park project, also funded by the HLF, which was...
Exeter City began their Sky Bet League Two campaign with a 1-0 win over Cambridge United at St James Park.
An early goal from Reuben Reid proved to be the difference between the two sides despite the Grecians having a host of chances in the first half.
City boss, Paul Tisdale, kept the same side that ran out 6-1 winners over Dorchester Town in the Grecians’ final match of pre-season, and named a strong substitutes bench with new signing Ryan Brunt amongst the likes of Lee Holmes and Ryan Harley.
The Grecians made the perfect start to their season as they took the...
Ollie Watkins says Exeter City will always have ‘a special place in his heart’, having moved away from his boyhood club to join Championship side Brentford.
The Newton Abbot youngster, who has attracted interest from a number of Championship and Premier League clubs during the past 12 months, has been sold for a club record fee although the exact amount is undisclosed at Brentford’s request.
Having scored 16 goals and made 12 assists last season, Ollie admitted he had to move away from St James Park this summer to fulfil his dream of playing football at the highest level he...
Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale praised his players’ belief after they scored in the fifth minute of injury time to book a place in the play-off final against Blackpool.
The Grecians had been leading 2-0 against Carlisle United in the semi-final at St James Park thanks to a double from Ollie Watkins. However, the Cumbrians – just as they had done in the first leg – battled back to level the tie with goals from Jason Kennedy and John O’Sullivan.
However, City kept positive and Jack Stacey won the match and the tie with a sweet strike in stoppage time.
