Full name | Exeter City Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Grecians |
Founded |
May 1901 Renamed on 31 May 1904 , as St. Sidwell's United , as Exeter City |
Ground | St James Park |
Capacity | 8,541 (Currently reduced to 6,087 due to redevelopment) |
Owner | Exeter City Supporters' Trust |
Chairman | Julian Tagg (vice chairman) |
Manager | Paul Tisdale |
League | League Two |
2016–17 | League Two, 5th |
Website | Club website |
Coordinates: 50°43′51″N 3°31′15″W / 50.7307°N 3.5208°W
May 1901
, as St. Sidwell's UnitedExeter City Football Club /ˈɛksɪtə ˈsɪti/ is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is owned by the club's supporters through the Exeter City Supporters' Trust.
The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003. Following five seasons in the Conference National, Exeter were promoted back to League Two for the 2008–09 season and immediately achieved automatic promotion to League One for the 2009–10 season. In the 2011–12 season of League One Exeter City were relegated to League Two, finishing 23rd with 48 points, they have remained in League Two ever since.