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Ten and half things you never knew about Exeter.

There is a hand operated ferry across the River Exe in Exeter.
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  • Exeter is the only city........ (That's the 1/2)
  • they have a football team in league 1
  • During a severe bout of the plague during the reign of Henry viii, the surviving members of the town of Eter were moved 15 miles north, and spawned the name Ex-Eter.
  • Jimmy Giles played for them.
  • This autumn, Ash are doing an A-Z tour of British towns (in order) - Exmouth is standing for the letter X.
    Exmouth probably isn't far from Exeter.
  • Exeter City FC went into the 1921/2 season high on confidence as their opening fixture was against unknown league new comers Charlton Athletic from east London.

    However City were defeated 1 - 0 in what is still one of the major upsets in world football
  • [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]Exeter City FC went into the 1921/2 season high on confidence as their opening fixture was against unknown league new comers Charlton Athletic from east London.

    However City were defeated 1 - 0 in what is still one of the major upsets in world football

    I wonder if we'll ever play them again?
  • [cite]Posted By: razil[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]Exeter City FC went into the 1921/2 season high on confidence as their opening fixture was against unknown league new comers Charlton Athletic from east London.

    However City were defeated 1 - 0 in what is still one of the major upsets in world football

    I wonder if we'll ever play them again?

    Never. we had 13k at the Valley for that game but two weeks later there were only 7k at Exeter.

    So even then our away support was terrible : - )
  • Exeter is actually pronounced 'Exter' so that it scans better in popular football songs.

    Note that this also applies to places like Colchester .... which is pronounced 'Colster' for the same reason.
  • In 1906, inside half Joseph "Daisy" Wolstenholme faced the indignity of only being allowed to play home games. Do to his ungainly features and unusual frame, strong rumours circulated in football circle that he was in fact half man / half Devon cow, and the government sanctioned a ban forbidding him from leaving the county for fear of frightening others.

    Joseph only featured for one season, and only in games blessed with fine weather after two incidents of him ignoring the ball and laying down on the pitch as rain clouds approached.
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  • cases of families in Exeter have the same person as parent and sibling are very rare but this will not prevent some Charlton fans suggesting that it is a common occurrence in that part of the world.
  • international talk like a pirate day found great success in exeter, so much so that it's now celebrated there every day now.
  • edited September 2009
    Exeter was the most south-westerly Roman fortified settlement in Britain and it has medieval cathedral. Exeter is Latin for 'Shit hole'.
  • a large community of exeterites have migrated towards london in the last 40 years and all will be attending saturdays fixture
  • I have met several people from Exeter and none of them had a sister who was their mother.
  • [cite]Posted By: oohaahmortimer[/cite]a large community of exeterites have migrated towards london in the last 40 years and all will be attending saturdays fixture


    Joining the Exeter Exiles/London Grecians is your way to do that with many other benefits.

    Formed in the early 90s following an away game at Orient we have over 150 members from as far and wide as Melbourne and Oslo to Wimborne and Pinhoe.

    We send out a weekly ECFC related news e-mail as well as a "Trips" mail. You will know all the details of forthcoming fixtures including date changes, ticketing details, and meeting places.

    Travel is organised to all City home and away games often making use of subsidised travel available through our affiliation with a London based Supporters' Association and group travel rates not available to individuals.

    Each year we also take part in a summer football tournament in Leeds (www.worldnet.org.uk/) and for the last 2 years have arranged "international" matches against our friends on the Greek island of Andros. (This year's 3rd trip takes place between June 24th and July 2nd 2009 Players and supporters welcome). At present you will also be included as a member of the Priority Groups for all ticket matches.

    In addition, if you live in and around London, we run darts, pool and 2 football sides in leagues against other supporters clubs. We welcome allcomers.

    All this, plus an ECFC pin badge and membership card with handy fixture list for just £10 per year.

    If you are interested in becoming a member, joining one of the teams, or travelling then please use one of the contacts below or see the London Grecians flag at a game near you:
  • their supporters team is quite young apparently, presumably not yet of seafaring age?
  • ty henry so we can take off 150 from exeters turnout tomorrow cos they all live near charlton
  • See.......they get A Badge !
  • Their football team ground shares with Newcastle United.
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  • Plymouth Argyle supporters hate Exeter
  • [cite]Posted By: Salad[/cite]

    Exmouth probably isn't far from Exeter.

    Good guess, Salad.

    And what do you know .... Exmouth is a town situated by the mouth of the River Exe.
    It even has it's very own branch railway line that goes to ........ Exeter.
  • Why are the called the "Grecians"?

    And does anyone remember our last match - in the FA Cup (2003/4??) when they turned up with a scantily clad female mascot in Greek costume.
  • [cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite]

    And does anyone remember our last match - in the FA Cup (2003/4??) when they turned up with a scantily clad female mascot in Greek costume.

    Let's hope she comes again.
  • The bizzare thing was she was dressed up more as Hector or Odysseus with a sword and shield etc rather than as Pallas Athene.
  • edited September 2009
    Exeter had a steam locomotive named after the city called, er, Exeter. It was a West Country Class 4-6-2 built in 1945 and re-built in 1957 with Walschaerts valve gear.It was withdrawn from service with SR in 1967.
  • [cite]Posted By: Oggy Red[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite]

    And does anyone remember our last match - in the FA Cup (2003/4??) when they turned up with a scantily clad female mascot in Greek costume.
    Let's hope she comes again.
    There were two nuns in a bath...
  • [cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Oggy Red[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite]

    And does anyone remember our last match - in the FA Cup (2003/4??) when they turned up with a scantily clad female mascot in Greek costume.
    Let's hope she comes again.
    There were two nuns in a bath or was it on a bicycle ?
  • The club is nicknamed The Grecians. This name has a disputed history, with many theories being proposed for its origin. No one is sure of the definitive answer to why but one source suggests that the club voted for the name in 1908 because of its association with St Sidwells parish.[9] People living in the parish of St Sidwells in Exeter have been known as "Greeks" or "Grecians" for many centuries.[10] This is possibly due to the parish's location outside the city walls. In Homer's epic poem Iliad the Greek forces laid siege to the walls of Troy. The association possibly arrose because of rivalries between city boys and St Sidwellians during the annual beating the bounds.[11] It has also been suggested that there was a group of children in St Sidwells who were referred to as the 'Greasy Un's' and another possible, but unlikely source for the name was from clock that hung outside a jeweller's shop in Sidwell Street, close to the ground, which had the word 'Grecians' engraved or painted on the face. Source Wikipedia.

    It all makes sense now.
  • Exeter contains the oldest Guildhall in Britain (1468) and it is still in use today. Within is contained the oldest civic seal in England (1175).

    Never realised seals lived to such a ripe old age.
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