As anniversaries go the result against Oxford United ultimately proved to be forgettable, but Paul Tisdale can still look back on his 500 games of Exeter City with a great deal of pride.
The U's defeated the Grecians 4-1, a result that leaves City nine points off the Play-offs, but with 14 games left to play a top seven finish is still a realistic goal for City, and would be an achievement that would sit well alongside everything that Tisdale has achieved in just under a decade at St James Park.
It was in the summer of 2006, from a three man shortlist that also included former Northern Ireland striker Jimmy Quinn and former Grecians' defender Shaun Taylor, that Tisdale was selected as the successor to Alex Inglethorpe after a promising spell at Team Bath.
Since then, Tisdale has moulded the club in his own image and he is now as synonymous with City as Sir Alex Ferguson is with Manchester United, or Graham Taylor is with Watford.
His list of successes include back-to-back promotions between the Conference and League One - in the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons- he then equalled the club's highest ever league finish of 8th in League One in the 2010-11 campaign.
In addition to this, he has also led the Grecians to the Southern Area final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy in 2011, City's joint-longest run in the competition, and, in the 2013-14 season, he became the first Exeter manager since Alan Ball in the 1992-93 season to lead the Grecians to a league double over Plymouth Argyle.
And that's before you've mentioned their memorable 2-2 draw in the FA Cup third round with Premiership giants Liverpool, which also helped earn the club a money-spinning replay at Anfield.
Or his unique dress sense which has seen him don a cravat, cap and a pork-pie hat and a trench coat on the touchline. Not only is he a dedicated student of the beautiful game, but a dedicated follower of fashion also.
Perhaps his greater achievement is his success in bringing through young players who have been sold on for large transfer fees. Names such as Dean Moxey, George Friend, Dan Seaborne and Matt Grimes have all graced the Championship and the Premiership after benefiting from his tutelage.
The question now is where does Tisdale go from here?
Can he build another team that wins promotion from League Two?
Is there another Moxey or Friend, or even a Grimes, waiting to emerge from the club's youth set-up?
All these questions will be answered in time, and then there is also the question of whether one day he himself may decide to move on to pastures new.
Having rejected overtures from Southampton, Reading, Watford, Swansea City and Portsmouth amongst others, could the right offer that might tempt him away from St James Park arrive one day?
Overall, his longevity should be celebrated, especially in an era where managerial changes seem to change like fashion trends, and this is an area where Paul Tisdale is second only to Arsenal's Arsene Wenger.
