2014–15 Exeter City F.C. season
Exeter City F.C. 2014-15 football season
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This page shows the progress of Exeter City F.C. in the 2014–15 football season. They are playing in the fourth tier of English football, League Two.
| 2014-15 season | |||
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| Chairman | Edward Chorlton OBE | ||
| Manager | Paul Tisdale | ||
| Stadium | St James Park | ||
| League Two | 10th | ||
| FA Cup | First round | ||
| League Cup | First round (knocked out by Bournemouth) | ||
| FL Trophy | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Tom Nichols (15) | ||
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Match details
Pre-season
| 15 July 2014 | Exeter City | 0–1 | Reading | Exeter |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Edwards  8' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,211 (202 away) Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 20 July 2014 | Fluminense U23s | 0–0 | Exeter City | Rio de Janeiro |
| 14:30 BST -4 hours | Report | Stadium: Estádio das Laranjeiras Attendance: c. 600 (c. 170 away)[1] |
| 23 July 2014 | Tupi | 1–2 | Exeter City | Juiz de Fora |
| 23:30 BST -4 hours | Maranhão 60' |
Report | Keohane 83' Coles 90' |
Stadium: Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora |
| 25 July 2014 | Rio Cricket e Associação Atlética | 1–3 | Exeter City | Rio de Janeiro |
| 15:30 BST -4 hours | Unknown 34' |
Report | Keohane 49' Jay 65'Watkins 70' |
Stadium: R. Fagundes Varela, 637 - Ingá |
| 29 July 2014 | Exeter City | 0–2 |  Swansea City | Exeter |
| 19:15 BST | Report | Gomis 31' Sheehan 79' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,274 (375 away) Referee: Oli Langford |
| 2 August 2014 | Exeter City | 0–2 | Torquay United | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Bowman 61' Chapell 83' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,346 (186 away) Referee: Steve Bratt |
League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Luton Town | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 68 |
| 9 | Newport County | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 65 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 64 |
| 11 | Morecambe | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 63 |
| 12 | Northampton Town | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 61 |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Matches
The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[2]
| 9 August 2014 1 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Nichols 27' |
Report | Wallace 74' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,694 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 16 August 2014 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–0 | Exeter City | Plymouth |
| 15:00 | Harvey 14' Reid 36'Nelson 83' |
Report | Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,418 (943 away) Referee: Roger East |
| 19 August 2014 3 | Burton Albion | 1–0 | Exeter City | Burton-upon-Trent |
| 19:45 | Beavon 41' |
Report | Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,099 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 23 August 2014 4 | Exeter City | 1–1 | York City | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Wheeler 8' |
Report | Lowe 82' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,741 (141 away) Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 30 August 2014 5 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Exeter City | Northampton |
| 15:00 | Richards 89' |
Report | Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,053 Referee: Michael Bull |
| 6 September 2014 6 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Grimes 67' |
Report | Bingham 14' Bell 40' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,771 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 13 September 2014 7 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Oxford United | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Cummins 4' (pen.) |
Report | O'Dowda 15' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,076 (434 away) Referee: James Linington |
| 16 September 2014 8 | Cambridge United | 1–2 | Exeter City | Cambridge |
| 19:45 | Bird 8' |
Report | Cummins 17' Nicholls 63' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,266 (155 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 20 September 2014 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | Exeter City | Tranmere |
| 15:00 | Holmes 25' |
Report | Cummins 6' Moore-Taylor 69' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4,725 Referee: Mick Russell |
| 27 September 2014 10 | Exeter City | 2–1 | Bury | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Grimes 5' Keohane 83' |
Report | Soares 59' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3;215 (254 away) Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 3 October 2014 11 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1–2 | Exeter City | Dagenham |
| 19:45 | Cureton 11' Ogogo  39'Hemmings 45+2'Boucaud 51'Connors 74'Batt 85'Saah 90+6' |
Report | Butterfield 18' Bennett 30'Keohane 81'Davies 90+4' |
Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,138 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 11 October 2014 12 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Hartlepool United | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Ribeiro 81' |
Report | Woods 49' Wyke 66' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,547 (93 away) Referee: Darren Sheldrake |
| 18 October 2014 13 | Southend United | 1–1 | Exeter City | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 | Worrall 33' Williams 90+1' |
Report | Wheeler 62' Cummins 77' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,749 Referee: Phil Gibbs |
| 21 October 2014 14 | Exeter City | 2–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | St James Park |
| 19:45 | Wheeler 26' Bennett 60' |
Report | Murphy 7' Pierre 44'Cowan-Hall 58'Scowen 76' |
Attendance: 3,129 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 26 October 2014 15 | Morecambe | 0–2 | Exeter City | Morecambe |
| 13:00 | Report | Beeley  9' (o.g.)Nichols 89' |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,787 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 1 November 2014 16 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Luton Town | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Nichols 72' (pen.) Butterfield 83' |
Report | Griffiths 3' Doyle 85' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 16 November 2014 17 | Newport County | 2–2 | Exeter City | Newport |
| 15:00 | Klukowski 49' Porter 51' |
BBC Report | Nichols 22' Cummins 40'Oakley 70' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,070 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
| 22 November 2014 18 | Exeter City | 3–2 | Shrewsbury Town | St James Park |
| 15:00 | Nichols 46', 90+1' Grimes 61'Wheeler 75' 90+6'Cummins 77' |
Report | Collins 13', 34' Lawrence 29'Knight-Percival 70'Goldson 82' |
Attendance: 3,933 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 28 November 2014 19 | Accrington Stanley | 2–3 | Exeter City | Accrington |
| 19:45 | O'Sullivan 65' McCartan 73' |
Report | Grimes 13' 69' Sercombe 45+3'Nichols 49' |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,443 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 6 December 2014 20 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Burton Albion | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Ribeiro 87' |
Report | Blyth 60' McCrory 90+3' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,381 Referee: Pat Miller |
| 13 December 2014 21 | Exeter City | 2–0 | Carlisle United | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Bennett 58' Grimes 89' |
Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,402 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 20 December 2014 22 | Stevenage | 1–0 | Exeter City | Stevenage |
| 15:00 | Lee 84' |
Report | Ribeiro 45' Morrison 90+5' |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,878 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 26 December 2014 23 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Nichols 62' |
Report | Braham-Barrett 44' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,591 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 28 December 2014 24 | AFC Wimbledon | 4–1 | Exeter City | Kingston upon Thames |
| 15:00 | Tubbs 9' Fuller 18'Ribeiro 48' (o.g.)Azeez 71'Akinfenwa 86' |
Report | Sercombe 90+3' |
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,417 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 3 January 2015 25 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Accrington Stanley | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Nichols 35' |
Report | Aldred 37' 90+2' Hunt 45'McCartan 67'Joyce 76'Molyneux 78' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,626 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 10 January 2015 26 | Exeter City | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Noble 31' Sercombe 80' |
Report | Richards 20' O'Toole 29' 69'Cresswell 44' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,519 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 17 January 2015 27 | Mansfield Town | 2–3 | Exeter City | Mansfield |
| 15:00 | Ravenhill 14' Oliver 32' 68'Kee 57' |
Report | Nichols 19' 37' Bennett 77'Nicholls 83' (pen.) |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,881 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 24 January 2015 28 | Oxford United | 2–2 | Exeter City | Oxford |
| 15:00 | Hylton 18' Roberts 90+2' |
Report | Davies 37' Noble 44'Nicholls 88' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,791 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 31 January 2015 29 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Nicholls 37' Sercombe 86' |
Report | Thompson 9' Myrie-Williams 29'Donnelly 50' 79' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,044 Referee: Lee Collins |
| 7 February 2015 30 | Bury | 1–1 | Exeter City | Bury |
| 15:00 | Cameron 13' Nardiello 45' |
Report | Reid 57' (pen.) 13' McAllister 57'Oakley 65' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,513 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 10 February 2015 31 | Exeter City | 2–2 | Cambridge United | Exeter |
| 19:45 | Nichols 65' Wheeler 88' |
Report | Coulson 30' Simpson 37'Woodman 50' (o.g.)Nelson 77' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,012 Referee: Mick Russell |
| 14 February 2015 32 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Exeter City | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 | Wallace 59' 90+1' Atangana 90+4' |
Report | Harley 36' Ribeiro 72'Butterfield 73' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,097 Referee: Pat Miller |
| 21 February 2015 33 | Exeter City | 1–3 | Plymouth Argyle | Exeter |
| 15:00 GMT | Morrison 45' Davies 45' McAllister 63' |
Hartley 64' O'Connor 64' Lee  61' R Reid 27' (pen.), 57' 71' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,440 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 28 February 2015 34 | York City | 0–0 | Exeter City | York |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,209 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 7 March 2015 35 | Carlisle United | 1–3 | Exeter City | Carlisle |
| 15:00 | Rigg 39' |
Report | Harley 30', 56' Sercombe 90+2' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,724 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 14 March 2015 36 | Exeter City | 3–2 | AFC Wimbledon | Exeter |
| 15:00 GMT | Riley-Lowe 25' Nichols 54', 66' (pen.) Wheeler 70' |
Report | Akinfenwa 4' Bulman 25' Oshilaja 80' Hamon 89' (o.g.) |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,713 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 17 March 2015 37 | Exeter City | 0–0 | Stevenage | Exeter |
| Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,149 |
| 21 March 2015 38 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Exeter City | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 | Sparrow 27' Braham-Barrett 32'Burns 36'Jordan Moore-Taylor 89' (o.g.) |
Report | Nichols 26' Cummins 86' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,880 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 28 March 2015 39 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Morecambe | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Nicholls 80' Nichols 90+5' |
Report | McGowan 17' Kenyon 18'Wilson 75'Hughes 89' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,538 Referee: Michael Bull |
| 3 April 2015 40 | Luton Town | 2–3 | Exeter City | Luton |
| 15:00 BST | Guttridge 21' Cullen 45' |
Report | Harley 61' Moore-Taylor 76'Wheeler 90+5' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,755 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 6 April 2015 41 | Exeter City | 2–0 | Newport County | Exeter |
| 13:00 BST (UTC+1) | Wheeler 77' Harley 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,478 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 11 April 2015 42 | Shrewsbury Town | 4−0 | Exeter City | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 GMT | Akpa Akpro 18', 73' Collins 62'Barnett 90' |
Report | Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,442 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 14 April 2015 43 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2–1 | Exeter City | High Wycombe |
| 19:45 BST | Saunders 7' Hayes 90+12' (pen.) |
Report | Sercombe 76' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,245 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 18 April 2015 44 | Exeter City | 0–1 | Southend United | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Report | Barrett 27' Timlin 90+2' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,039 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 25 April 2015 45 | Hartlepool United | 2–1 | Exeter City | Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Hugill 7' Fenwick 15'Hugill 44' |
Report | Cummins 17' Oakley 40'Buxton 59' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,994 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 2 May 2015 46 | Exeter City | 2–1 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Keohane 61' Nichols 70' |
Report | Cureton 90' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,645 Referee: Brendan Malone |
FA Cup
The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.[3]
| 7 November 2014 First round | Warrington Town | 1–0 | Exeter City | Warrington |
| 19:55 | Robinson 7' |
Report | Stadium: Cantilever Park Attendance: 2,400 Referee: David Coote |
League Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Exeter City were drawn at home to Bournemouth.[4]
| 12 August 2014 Round One | Exeter City | 0–2 | Bournemouth | Exeter |
| 19:45 | Report | Bennett 55' (o.g.) Gosling 73' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,648 Referee: Andy Davies |
Football League Trophy
| 7 October 2014 Round Two | Coventry City | 3–1 | Exeter City | Coventry |
| 19:45 | Phillips 25' 35', 45+1' McQuoid 59' |
Report | Watkins 86' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 7,273 (486 away) Referee: Andrew Madley |
Transfers
| Players transferred in | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous club | Fee | Ref. | ||
| 15 August 2014 | FW |  Graham Cummins |  Preston North End | Free | [5] | ||
| 22 August 2014 | DF | Christian Ribeiro | Scunthorpe United | Free | [6] | ||
| 27 November 2014 | FW | Clinton Morrison | Long Eaton United | Free | [7] | ||
| 12 January 2015 | MF | Ryan Harley | Swindon Town | Free | [8] | ||
| 16 January 2015 | DF |  Jamie McAllister |  Kerala Blasters | Free | [9] | ||
| 2 February 2015 | MF | Tom McCready | Morecambe | Free | [10] | ||
| Players transferred out | |||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | ||
| 8 May 2014 | MF | Jacob Cane | Weston-super-Mare | Free | [11] | ||
| 8 May 2014 | FW | Elliott Chamberlain | Gloucester City | Free | [11][12] | ||
| 8 May 2014 | FW | Alan Gow | St Mirren | Free | [11] | ||
| 8 May 2014 | FW | John O'Flynn | Cork City | Free | [11][13] | ||
| 8 May 2014 | FW | Sam Parkin | Released | Free | [11] | ||
| 8 May 2014 | DF | Jacob Wannell | Released | Free | [11] | ||
| 17 May 2014 | MF | Jake Gosling | Bristol Rovers | Free | [14][15] | ||
| 30 June 2014 | GK |  Artur Krysiak | Yeovil Town | Free | [16] | ||
| 6 August 2014 | DF | Danny Coles | Forest Green Rovers | Free | [17] | ||
| 2 January 2015 | MF | Matt Grimes | Swansea City | £1,750,000 | [18] | ||
| 22 January 2015 | MF | Aaron Dawson | Torquay United | Free | [19] | ||
| Players loaned in | |||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. | ||
| 1 September 2014 | FW | Alex Nicholls | Northampton Town | 4 October 2014 | [20][21][22] | ||
| 12 September 2014 | MF | David Noble | Oldham Athletic | 10 October 2014 | [23] | ||
| 20 November 2014 | MF | Ryan Harley | Swindon Town | 1 January 2015 | [24] | ||
| 27 November 2014 | FW | Alex Nicholls | Northampton Town | 7 January 2015 | [25] | ||
| 16 March 2015 | MF | Lee Holmes | Preston North End | 30 June 2015 | [26] | ||
| Players loaned out | |||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. | ||