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:''For a statistical breakdown by season, see Exeter City F.C. seasons'' Exeter City F.C. is an English football club based in Exeter, Devon. The club was formed in 1901 as St. Sidwell's United and played in the Southern League from 1908 until 1920, when that league's top division was absorbed into The Football League as its new Division Three. The club was the first ever team to play the Brazilian national team in 1914, a match which was commemorated in a 2014 friendly game against Fluminense. City took 60 years to achieve their first ever promotion, finishing fourth in Division Four in the 1963–64 season. Since then, the club have mostly oscillated between the third and fourth divisions, spending five years in the Conference between 2003 and 2008; having been promoted a further four times (in 1976–77, 1989–90, 2007–08 and 2008–09) and relegated five times (in 1965–66, 1983–84, 1993–94, 2002–03 and 2011–12). Exeter City have never played above the third tier of English football, and are the club that have played the most seasons in the third tier without ever making the second tier in England.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Club League History Summary 1888-89 to 2015-16 )〕 The club's only major title came in the 1989–90 season, when Terry Cooper led City to the Fourth Division title. ==Formation== Originally, it was believed that, following a friendly match between Exeter United and St. Sidwell's United, the two teams merged to become what is now known as Exeter City.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of Exeter City FC )〕 However, new light was shed on Exeter City's formation in 2014, when Aidan Hamilton's book ''Have you ever played Brazil?: The story of Exeter City's 1914 tour of South America'' was published. The actual story is that Exeter United, who had formed in 1896 and were the main team in Exeter, struggled for players in 1902 and couldn't play at St James Park, "''as the building erected there for the Co-operative Society was still standing and in use''". On 25 October 1902, Exeter United lost 3-0 to St. Sidwell's United, who were formed in 1901 to challenge Exeter United's dominance in Exeter, at Blackboy Road. On 27 October, regarding who the leading team in Exeter was, "Linesman" wrote in the ''Western Times'': It seems, however, that Exeter United never recovered. The loss to St. Sidwell's United was one of the last games they played. In February 1903, they were not listed in the first round of Devon Cup ties and there was also a fixture between their 'Masters XI' and North Devon School. When the participating clubs for the 1903–04 East Devon Senior League was announced, United were not listed. In August 1903, St. Sidwell's United, who had the previous season been crowned Junior champions and had beaten 'Rest of the League' 10-2, began training at St James Park. At this point, they were considered the 'premier club in Exeter' according to the ''Devon Evening Express''. Soon after, they began fielding several former Exeter United players, with St. Sidwell's United having effectively defeated and absorbed them. In the edition of 31 August 1904 of the ''Devon Evening Express'', St. Sidwell's United "''decided to take the title of "Exeter City" - a decidedly more suitable name for this strong combination''".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of Exeter City F.C.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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