THE EX-FILES
IN RECENT YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE PLAYERS WHO HAVE PUT ON THE SHIRTS OF BOTH TOWN AND EXETER CITY IN THEIR CAREERS CLUB HISTORIAN, PHIL HARRISON PROFILES THEM...
Gary Chapman 1974-79 & 1982-86 Apps: 24 I Goals: 5
1997-98 & 1999-2000 Apps: 32 (13) I Goals: 6
Lee Elam
Striker Gary Chapman started out at Frickley Athletic before joining Bradford City in 1988. From there he joined Notts County in 1990 and after 25 appearances for the Magpies and a loan spell at Mansfield Town he signed for Exeter City in 1991, turning out 24 times for the Grecians before moving on to Torquay United in 1992 and then Darlington in 1993 where he played 74 times for the Quakers in two seasons. Chapman had two spells at Town in 1997-98 and again in 1999-2000 joining and made his debut in December 1997 in a 3-2 home defeat to Lincoln United in the NPL Division One Cup. He totalled 45 appearances for Town scoring 6 goals in his two stints at Wetherby Road.
2007-08 Apps: 40 I Goals: 9 2011-13 Apps: 36 (41) I Goals: 9
Bradford born winger Lee Elam began his career at Southport in 1998 and played 111 games for the Sandgrounders before moving on to Morecambe in 2002 making 40 appearances for the Shrimps. He then joined Halifax Town at the 2000-01 & 2002-03 2001 beginning of the 2003–04 season Apps: 19 (4) I Goals: 2 Apps: 6 I Goals: 1 but after just 16 games for The Shayman joined League Two Yeovil Defender Dylan Kerr began his career Town in October 2003. He then with Sheffield Wednesday in 1984 but played for a string of non-league without a first team appearance for the clubs namely Hornchurch, Burton Owls signed for Leeds United in 1989 Albion, Morecambe, Crawley Town where he made 17 appearances. From and Weymouth before arriving there he moved to Reading in 1993 and at Conference side Exeter City played 89 games for the Royals before in January 2007. He made 40 moving north of the border to play for appearances for The Grecians Kilmarnock between 1996-2000 making before joining Altrincham. Stints 61 appearances for Killy. In September at Northwich Victoria, Bradford 2000, Kerr joined Kidderminster Park Avenue and Stalybridge Harriers briefly before moving to Town for his first spell making Celtic followed before signing his debut in late September in a 5-1 victory at home to Congleton for Town in summer 2011 making Town. He then returned to Scotland, signing for Hamilton his debut as sub that August in a Academical in January 2001 before joining Exeter City for the 3-2 defeat at Stalybridge Celtic start of the 2001-02 season but after playing just six games for going on to play 77 games in his The Grecians, again returned to Scotland this time with Greenock two seasons at Wetherby Road Morton and then East Stirling before heading back to Harrogate before moving back to Bradford for a second spell in 2002 totalling 23 appearances before PA. In 2018 he helped Harrogate moving on to Gateshead. Veterans England team win the Senior World Cup in South East Asia and is currently managing Lee Ellington Cleveland Taylor Eccleshill United. 2009-11 Apps: 26 (9) I Goals: 6 2013-14 Apps: 15 (9) I Goals: 1
Dylan Kerr
The other two... 2000 Apps: 0 (1) I Goals: 0
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2002 (loan) Apps: 3 I Goals: 0
