Triumphant 1974 Football Cuppers team marks 40th anniversary of victory

The triumphant 1974 football team celebrated the 40th anniversary of their Cuppers victory this month.

Members of the winning team and Exeter’s supporters returned to College for a celebratory lunch to commemorate the 1-0 victory over strong favourites, Magdalen College.

A summary of the 1974 Cuppers triumph can be read here.

Members of the 1974 winning team pose with the Cuppers trophy

Bernie Watts (1972, Metallurgy), the only goal-scorer in the 1974 Cuppers final, is held aloft by his teammates

The winning team in 1974, with goal-scorer Bernie Watts carried in celebration