Exeter City F.C.
Coordinates: 50°43′51″N 3°31′15″W / 50.7307°N 3.5208°W / 50.7307; -3.5208
| Full name | Exeter City Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Grecians | |
| Founded | 1904 | |
| Ground | St James Park, Exeter (capacity: 8,541) |
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| Chairman | Edward Chorlton | |
| Manager | Paul Tisdale | |
| League | League Two | |
| 2011–12 | League One, 23rd (relegated) |
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Exeter City Football Club ( /ˈɛksɪtə ˈsɪti/) is an English professional football club, based in Exeter, that plays in Football League Two. 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 2011–12 season of League 1 Exeter City were relegated to League 2, finishing twenty-third with 48 points.
Exeter City was founded in 1904 and began playing on an old field used for fattening pigs, St James Park (not to be confused with the homes of Newcastle United or Brackley Town). Exeter remain at St James Park to this day. The club is nicknamed "The Grecians". For the 2012–13 season City's home kit is supplied by Joma and it consists of red and white shirts, black shorts, and white socks.
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