Exeter Under-18s win league title

Academy side crowned South West champions

We are delighted to announce that Exeter City’s under-18s have been crowned league champions of the Youth Alliance South West division.

The news follows the ruling of Hereford United’s expulsion from the competition following a persistent breach of Rule 6.2; all of the Bulls’ records have been expunged.  The final league table sees Exeter sitting on top of the pile, ahead of Bristol Rovers on goal difference.

Exeter also finished as top goal-scorers in the division with 40 goals across their 16 games, and netted five times on four occasions – the last game of the season on Saturday 12th April saw Ollie Watkins grab a hat-trick in a 5-1 win away at Newport.  On Monday the forward was offered a professional contract with City, along with defender Connor Riley-Lowe and midfielder Jason Pope who also finish their apprenticeships this summer.

The under-18s will be presented to the crowd at half-time at Exeter City’s final home game of the 2013/14 season against Scunthorpe United.  We invite all fans to come and show their appreciation of this fantastic achievement.

Youth Alliance South West 2013/14 - final standings
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Exeter City
16
10
2
4
40
20
+20
32
2
Bristol Rovers
16
9
5
2
29
15
+14
32
3
Plymouth Argyle
16
10
1
5
29
16
+13
31
4
Oxford United
16
9
3
4
33
20
+13
30
5
Cheltenham Town
16
8
2
6
35
26
+9
26
6
AFC Bournemouth
16
6
4
6
24
24
0
22
7
Swindon Town
16
5
1
10
28
40
-12
16
8
Torquay United
16
2
2
12
17
43
-26
8
9
Newport County AFC
16
2
2
12
15
46
-31
8
10
Hereford United
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0