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The Ex-Files

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 Lee Elam 1974-79 & 1982-86 1997-98 & 1999-2000 2007-08

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

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