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Top scorer leaves for CreweECFC's joint top scorer for the season, (left back!) Billy Jones, has joined Crewe Alexandra for a fee of around £50,000. Jones is following in the steps of full back Danny Woodards who earlier this season also left ECFC for Crewe.

National sport & leisure study: Part twoAs the results have arrived from the National Sport & Leisure Study reported last week, teams of eager statisticians have leapt into action ready to crunch the numbers into handy, pointless chunks of data.

City suffer play-off painECFC's big day out at Wembley ended in misery yesterday in the Conference Play-Off Final. After taking an early lead, ECFC were pegged back by two goals from opponents Morecambe, who will be playing in the Football League next season for the first time in their history.

Govt. launch national sport & leisure studyA National Survey has been commissioned by the Home Office to investigate the Sport and Leisure habits of the nation, with the results set to be published over the coming weeks as the findings and conclusions are processed.

The long awaited diary of the Great West RunMarch 27th:
Application pack for Great West Run received from Hospicecare. Don't remember the reason for requesting one, but decide to give it a go.

Broadclyst sports hall deemed unsafeFixtures in the Thursday evening 5-A-Side League at Broadclyst had to be cancelled last night after a leaking roof made the surface 'unplayable'.

Wemb-er-ley, Wemb-er-ley, we're the famous ECFC and we're off to Wemb-er-ley!Exeter City pulled off one of the most famous victories in their history away at Oxford United in the play-off semi-finals last night, overturning a 1-0 deficit from the home leg to book a place at Wembley in the final.

Diary of a long distance runnerWhilst training for the Bloody Stupid West Run - the reason I entered still eludes me - I have been regularly pounding the path from the Quay to Turf Locks and back, ensuring that on a 12 mile route I only encounter two pubs, both with queues for the bar frequently backing out of the door, thus ensuring temptation is kept at arm's length.