2024–25 Exeter City F.C. season

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The 2024–25 season was the 123rd season in the history of Exeter City Football Club and their third consecutive season in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

OwnerExeter City Supporters' Trust

ChairmanNick Hawker

ManagerGary Caldwell

StadiumSt James Park

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Exeter City

2024–25 season

Owner

Exeter City Supporters' Trust

Chairman

Nick Hawker

Manager

Stadium

Top goalscorer

League: Millenic Alli (9 goals)
All: Millenic Alli
Josh Magennis (12 goals)

Highest home attendance

8,330 vs. Nottingham Forest, 11 February 2025

Lowest home attendance

1,485 vs. Swindon Town, 3 September 2024

Average home league attendance

6,513

Biggest win

Exeter City 5–3 Barnet (2 November 2024)

Biggest defeat

Exeter City 2–6 Leyton Orient (28 January 2025)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2023–24

2025–26 →

Current squad

As of 5 May 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

More information No., Name ...

No.	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Joe Whitworth	GK	Sutton	(2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 (age 22)	Crystal Palace	16 July 2024	Loan	31 May 2025
37	Shaun MacDonald	GK	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	(1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 29)	Cheltenham Town	9 September 2023	Free	30 June 2025
Defenders
2	Jack McMillan	RB	Livingston	(1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 28)	Partick Thistle	20 June 2024	Free	30 June 2026
3	Ben Purrington	LB	Exeter	(1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 (age 30)	Ross County	11 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
4	Alex Hartridge	CB	Torquay	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 27)	Wycombe Wanderers	30 January 2025	Loan	31 May 2025
5	Jack Fitzwater	CB	Solihull	(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 28)	Livingston	5 September 2023	Free	30 June 2027
15	Johnly Yfeko	LB	London	(2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 23)	Rangers	23 July 2024	Loan	31 May 2025*
18	Vincent Harper	LB	Nairobi	(2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 25)	Eastleigh	21 June 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025*
20	Ed Turns	CB	Brighton	(2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 23)	Brighton & Hove Albion	3 February 2025	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
25	Angus MacDonald	CB	Winchester	(1992-10-15) 15 October 1992 (age 33)	Aberdeen	3 February 2025	Free	30 June 2025
26	Pierce Sweeney	CB	Dublin	(1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 31)	Swindon Town	8 July 2021	Free	30 June 2026
39	Cheick Diabate	CB	London	(2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 24)	Stevenage	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2025
48	Louie Cayliss	CB			Academy	1 July 2024	Trainee	30 June 2025
Midfielders
6	Ryan Woods	DM	Norton Canes	(1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 (age 32)	Hull City	2 July 2024	Free	30 June 2026
7	Demetri Mitchell	WB	Manchester	(1997-01-11) 11 January 1997 (age 29)	Hibernian	26 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
8	Edward Francis	CM	Poynton	(1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 26)	Gateshead	4 July 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026*
12	Reece Cole	CM	Hillingdon	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 28)	Hayes & Yeading United	10 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026*
14	Ilmari Niskanen	WB	Kiuruvesi	(1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 28)	Dundee United	15 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
17	Caleb Watts	AM	Essex	(2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 (age 24)	Southampton	15 September 2023	Free	30 June 2025
21	Ryan Trevitt	CM	London	(2003-03-12) 12 March 2003 (age 23)	Brentford	30 January 2025	Loan	31 May 2025
23	Joel Colwill	AM		(2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 21)	Cardiff City	12 January 2025	Loan	31 May 2025
24	David Perkins	CM	Heysham	(1982-06-21) 21 June 1982 (age 44)	Bamber Bridge	10 November 2022	Free	30 June 2025
28	Kevin McDonald	DM	Carnoustie	(1988-11-04) 4 November 1988 (age 37)	Bradford City	13 November 2024	Free	30 June 2025
46	Liam Oakes	CM			Academy	1 July 2024	Trainee	30 June 2025
47	Jake Richards	CM		(2007-08-08) 8 August 2007 (age 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
Forwards
10	Jack Aitchison	FW	Fauldhouse	(2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 26)	Motherwell	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026
11	Andrew Oluwabori	RW			FC Halifax Town	3 February 2025	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
13	Yanic Wildschut	LW	Amsterdam	(1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 34)	Oxford United	15 September 2023	Free	30 June 2025
16	Pat Jones	LW	Stockport	(2003-06-09) 9 June 2003 (age 23)	Huddersfield Town	30 August 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2025*
19	Sonny Cox	CF	Exeter	(2004-10-11) 11 October 2004 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2021	Trainee	30 June 2026*
27	Josh Magennis	ST	Bangor	(1990-08-15) 15 August 1990 (age 36)	Wigan Athletic	27 June 2024	Free	30 June 2026
30	Tony Yogane	LW	Croydon	(2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 (age 20)	Brentford	23 January 2025	Loan	31 May 2025
44	Theo Cutler	FW	Dorchester		Academy	19 September 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
49	Kieran Wilson	CF			Academy	1 July 2024	Trainee	30 June 2025
Out on Loan
22	Harry Lee	GK	Torbay	(2004-12-22) 22 December 2004 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2021	Trainee	30 June 2025
31	Jay Bird	CF	Milton Keynes	(2001-05-06) 6 May 2001 (age 25)	Arbroath	2 July 2024	Free	30 June 2025*
33	Tom Dean	CM			Academy	1 July 2024	Trainee	30 June 2025
34	Gabriel Billington	CM	Taunton		Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
36	Mitch Beardmore	LM	Somerset	(2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
38	Max Edgecombe	CB			Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
40	Ed James	CB	Exeter		Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2026
41	Pedro Borges	AM		(2005-07-23) 23 July 2005 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
45	Charlie Cummins	CM			Cobh Ramblers	26 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026

Note: The club have confirmed some players have an option of an additional year on their existing contracts are denoted with an asterisk (*).

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 3 May 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

More information No., Pos ...

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Joe Whitworth	51	0	46+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	SCO	Jack McMillan	49	2	43+0	2	4+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Ben Purrington	27	0	12+9	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Alex Hartridge	18	1	18+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Jack Fitzwater	23	1	13+3	1	1+1	0	0+1	0	4+0	0
6	MF	ENG	Ryan Woods	41	2	26+11	2	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Demetri Mitchell	28	7	12+11	4	2+1	2	0+0	0	0+2	1
8	MF	ENG	Edward Francis	49	3	34+8	2	2+2	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
10	FW	SCO	Jack Aitchison	34	1	22+6	0	2+1	0	0+1	0	2+0	1
11	FW	ENG	Andrew Oluwabori	6	1	1+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	MF	ENG	Reece Cole	28	3	8+15	3	1+1	0	1+0	0	0+2	0
14	MF	FIN	Ilmari Niskanen	45	2	35+5	2	3+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
15	DF	ENG	Johnly Yfeko	13	0	11+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	FW	WAL	Pat Jones	19	0	6+11	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	AUS	Caleb Watts	37	4	20+11	4	1+1	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
18	DF	KEN	Vincent Harper	28	2	10+12	1	2+1	1	0+1	0	1+1	0
19	FW	ENG	Sonny Cox	27	1	7+16	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
20	DF	WAL	Ed Turns	14	0	13+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	ENG	Ryan Trevitt	12	1	10+1	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	WAL	Joel Colwill	18	0	9+9	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	ENG	David Perkins	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
25	DF	ENG	Angus MacDonald	16	1	14+1	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	IRL	Pierce Sweeney	23	1	18+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	1
27	FW	NIR	Josh Magennis	46	12	35+5	6	4+0	6	0+1	0	0+1	0
28	MF	SCO	Kevin McDonald	14	0	9+2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
30	FW	ENG	Tony Yogane	19	0	5+13	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	FW	ENG	Jay Bird	20	2	2+12	0	0+3	1	0+0	0	2+1	1
33	MF	ENG	Tom Dean	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	GK	ENG	Shaun MacDonald	4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
39	DF	ENG	Cheick Diabate	5	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
40	DF	WAL	Ed James	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
41	MF	POR	Pedro Borges	4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
44	FW	ENG	Theo Cutler	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
46	MF	ENG	Liam Oakes	5	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+2	0
47	MF	ENG	Jake Richards	20	2	9+4	1	3+0	0	0+0	0	3+1	1
48	DF	ENG	Louie Cayliss	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
49	FW	ENG	Kieran Wilson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season:
4	DF	FRA	Tristan Crama	26	4	22+0	3	3+0	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
20	MF	ENG	Kamari Doyle	24	4	10+10	3	0+2	1	0+0	0	1+1	0
21	FW	ENG	Amani Richards	6	1	2+4	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
11	FW	IRL	Millenic Alli	33	12	19+6	9	2+1	0	1+0	1	3+1	2
29	MF	GAM	Mustapha Carayol	8	0	1+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0

Transfers

In

More information Date, Pos. ...

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2024^[a]	CF	Josh Magennis (NIR)	Wigan Athletic (ENG)	Free	^[1]
1 July 2024^[b]	RB	Jack McMillan (SCO)	Partick Thistle (SCO)	Free	^[2]
2 July 2024	CF	Jay Bird (ENG)	Arbroath (SCO)	Free	^[3]
2 July 2024	DM	Ryan Woods (ENG)	Hull City (ENG)	Free	^[4]
4 July 2024	CM	Edward Francis (ENG)	Gateshead (ENG)	Undisclosed	^[5]
27 July 2024	GK	Frankie Phillips (ENG)	Paulton Rovers (ENG)	Free	^[6]
30 August 2024	LW	Pat Jones (WAL)	Huddersfield Town (ENG)	Undisclosed	^[7]
20 September 2024	LW	Mustapha Carayol (GAM)	Free agent	Free	^[8]
13 November 2024	DM	Kevin McDonald (SCO)	Free agent	Free	^[9]
3 February 2025	RW	Andrew Oluwabori (ENG)	FC Halifax Town (ENG)	Undisclosed	^[10]
3 February 2025	CB	Ed Turns (WAL)	Brighton & Hove Albion (ENG)	Undisclosed	^[11]
3 February 2025	CB	Angus MacDonald (ENG)	Aberdeen (SCO)	Free	^[12]

[a]
The transfer was announced on 27 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Wigan Athletic contract expired
[b]
The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Partick Thistle contract expired

Out

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Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref
15 July 2024	CB	Will Aimson (ENG)	Wigan Athletic (ENG)	Undisclosed	^[13]
30 January 2025	CF	Millenic Alli (IRL)	Luton Town (ENG)	Undisclosed	^[14]

Loaned in

More information Date, Pos. ...

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
16 July 2024	GK	Joe Whitworth (ENG)	Crystal Palace (ENG)	End of Season	^[15]
23 July 2024	LB	Johnly Yfeko (ENG)	Rangers (SCO)	End of Season	^[16]
31 July 2024	CB	Tristan Crama (FRA)	Brentford (ENG)	16 January 2025^[a]	^[18]
16 August 2024	AM	Kamari Doyle (ENG)	Brighton & Hove Albion (ENG)	27 January 2025^[b]	^[20]
29 August 2024	RW	Amani Richards (ENG)	Leicester City (ENG)	15 January 2025^[c]	^[22]
12 January 2025	AM	Joel Colwill (WAL)	Cardiff City (WAL)	End of Season	^[23]
23 January 2025	LW	Tony Yogane (ENG)	Brentford (ENG)	End of Season	^[24]
30 January 2025	CB	Alex Hartridge (ENG)	Wycombe Wanderers (ENG)	End of Season	^[25]
30 January 2025	CM	Ryan Trevitt (ENG)	Brentford (ENG)	End of Season	^[26]

[a]
On 16 January, Crama was recalled back to his parent club Brentford^[17]
[b]
On 27 January, Doyle was recalled back to his parent club Brighton^[19]
[c]
On 15 January, Richards was recalled back to his parent club Leicester^[21]

Loaned out

More information Date, Pos. ...

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
1 August 2024	GK	Frankie Phillips (ENG)	Exmouth Town (ENG)	End of Season^[a]	^[27]^[28]
2 August 2024	LM	Mitch Beardmore (ENG)	Plymouth Parkway (ENG)	1 January 2025	^[29]
2 August 2024	CM	Tom Dean (ENG)	Plymouth Parkway (ENG)	1 January 2025	^[29]
30 August 2024	CB	Cheick Diabate (ENG)	Bradford City (ENG)	6 January 2025^[b]	^[30]^[31]
5 September 2024	CM	Charlie Cummins (IRL)	Poole Town (ENG)	1 January 2025^[c]	^[32]
5 November 2024	CM	Pedro Borges (POR)	Yeovil Town (ENG)	1 January 2025	^[33]
21 November 2024	CM	Charlie Cummins (IRL)	Taunton Town (ENG)	13 January 2025	^[34]
27 November 2024	CB	Ed James (WAL)	Yeovil Town (ENG)	23 December 2024^[d]	^[35]^[36]
13 December 2024	CM	Gabe Billington (ENG)	Tiverton Town (ENG)	6 February 2025	^[37]
31 December 2024	LM	Max Edgecombe (ENG)	Tavistock (ENG)	25 March 2025	^[38]
7 January 2025	LM	Mitch Beardmore (ENG)	Bath City (ENG)	End of Season	^[39]
13 January 2025	CM	Charlie Cummins (IRL)	Tiverton Town (ENG)	10 February 2025	^[40]
16 January 2025	CM	Pedro Borges (POR)	Weston-super-Mare (ENG)	End of Season	^[41]
21 February 2025	CB	Ed James (WAL)	Bath City (ENG)	End of Season	^[42]
25 February 2025	CF	Jay Bird (ENG)	Rochdale (ENG)	End of Season	^[43]

[a]
On 7 January, Phillips' loan at Exmouth was extended until the end of season.
[b]
On 6 January, Diabate was recalled back early from his loan at Bradford.
[c]
On 21 November, James was recalled back early from his loan at Poole Town.
[d]
On 23 December, James was recalled back early from his loan at Yeovil due to a hamstring injury.

Released / Out of Contract

More information Date, Pos. ...

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join Date	Ref.
30 June 2024	CB	Alex Hartridge (ENG)	Wycombe Wanderers (ENG)	1 July 2024	^[44]^[45]
30 June 2024	CB	Zak Jules (SCO)	Rotherham United (ENG)	1 July 2024	^[46]
30 June 2024	CF	James Scott (SCO)	St Mirren (SCO)	1 July 2024	^[47]^[48]
30 June 2024	CM	Tom Carroll (ENG)	Milton Keynes Dons (ENG)	5 July 2024	^[49]
30 June 2024	GK	Gary Woods (ENG)	Greenock Morton (SCO)	8 July 2024	^[47]^[50]
30 June 2024	CB	Joe O'Connor (ENG)	Georgia Southern Eagles (USA)	1 August 2024	^[47]^[51]
30 June 2024	CM	Harry Kite (ENG)	Yeovil Town (ENG)	28 March 2025	^[52]^[53]
30 June 2024	RM	Harrison King (ENG)	Free agent		^[47]
30 June 2024	CM	Kyle Taylor (SUI)	Free agent		^[47]
20 January 2025	LW	Mustapha Carayol (GAM)	Wealdstone (ENG)	15 March 2025	^[54]^[55]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 7 May, Exeter City announced their first pre-season friendly, against Weston-super-Mare.^[56] A day later, a trip to Yeovil Town was added.^[57] Again, a day later, the club announced a three-day training camp in Cornwall, with a match scheduled against Mousehole.^[58] A fourth friendly, against Torquay United was also added to the schedule.^[59] A behind closed doors friendly at the club's training ground against Brentford B was also added to the club's pre-season schedule.^[60] On May 29, a sixth opposition was confirmed, Tiverton Town.^[61] Two days later, the club announced their pre-season would conclude with the visit of Eastleigh.^[62] A further two behind closed doors friendlies were confirmed, against Bristol City and Oxford United.^[63]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

9 July 2024 Friendly	Tiverton Town	1–2	Exeter City	Tiverton
19:30 BST	Parker 26'	Report	Watts 32' Cox 80'	Stadium: The Ian Moorcroft Stadium

12 July 2024 Friendly	Weston-super-Mare	1–1	Exeter City	Weston-super-Mare
19:00 BST	Coulson 7'	Report	Wildschut 3'	Stadium: Woodspring Stadium Attendance: 708

15 July 2024 Friendly	Mousehole	1–4	Exeter City	Paul
19:00 BST	Mitchell 24'	Report	Alli 4', 8', 52' Magennis 75'	Stadium: Trungle Parc Attendance: 362

19 July 2024 Friendly	Yeovil Town	1–3	Exeter City	Yeovil
19:30 BST	Nouble 72' Morgan 83'	Report	Cox 4' Ohanaka 70' (pen.) Wilson 76'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,599 (379 away)

24 July 2024 Friendly	Oxford United	0–1	Exeter City	Oxford
15:00 BST		Report	Magennis 16'	Stadium: Oxford Sports Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

27 July 2024 Friendly	Bristol City	2–1	Exeter City	Failand
13:00 BST	Cornick 58', 68'	Report	Magennis 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

30 July 2024 Friendly	Exeter City	4–1	Brentford B	Clyst St Mary
13:00 BST	Borges 18', 43' Cox 20', 24'	Report	Hay 1'	Stadium: Cliff Hill Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

30 July 2024 Friendly	Torquay United	2–2	Exeter City	Torquay
19:30 BST	Dyer 80' Fitzwater 90+6' (o.g.)	Report	Magennis 2' Fitzwater 40'	Stadium: Plainmoor

3 August 2024 Friendly	Exeter City	3–0	Eastleigh	Exeter
15:00 BST	Crama 18' Cole 41' (pen.) Magennis 53'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,399

Competitions

Overall record

More information Competition, First match ...

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	10 August 2024	3 May 2025	Matchday 1	16th place	46	15	11	20	49	65	−16	032.61
FA Cup	2 November 2024	11 February 2025	First round	Fourth round	4	3	1	0	12	6	+6	075.00
EFL Cup	13 August 2024	13 August 2024	First round	First round	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
EFL Trophy	3 September 2024	10 December 2024	Group stage	Round of 32	4	3	0	1	8	5	+3	075.00
Total					55	21	13	21	70	77	−7	038.18

Last updated: 3 May 2025
Source:

League One

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Stevenage	46	15	12	19	42	50	−8	57
15	Wigan Athletic	46	13	17	16	40	42	−2	56
16	Exeter City	46	15	11	20	49	65	−16	56
17	Mansfield Town	46	15	9	22	60	73	−13	54
18	Peterborough United	46	13	12	21	68	81	−13	51

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[64]

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	15	11	20	49	65	−16	56	8	6	9	30	33	−3	7	5	11	19	32	−13

Last updated: 3 May 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...

Round	1	2	3	4	6	7	8	9	10	12	13	14	15	16	17	5¹	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	27	26³	28	29	30	32	33	34	35	36	11²	37	38	39	40	41	31⁴	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	D	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	D	W	D	L	W	L
Position	10	16	17	10	16	11	13	10	7	5	6	10	11	9	11	11	11	11	15	13	12	13	13	14	16	14	17	17	17	16	18	19	19	18	16	16	16	17	16	16	15	15	14	16	15	16
Points	3	3	3	6	6	9	10	13	16	19	19	19	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	27	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	35	35	36	37	40	43	44	45	45	48	48	49	52	53	53	56	56

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

¹ Matchday 5 (vs Birmingham City) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
² Matchday 11 (vs Mansfield Town) was postponed due to the international call-ups, and then for a second time due to Mansfield's FA Cup involvement.
³ Matchday 26 (vs Peterborough United) was postponed due to both clubs being in FA Cup action.
⁴ Matchday 31 (vs Wigan Athletic) was postponed due to both clubs being in FA Cup action.

Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.^[65]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

10 August 2024 1	Exeter City	1–0	Rotherham United	Exeter
17:30 BST	Yfeko 64' Watts 71' Borges 90+3'	Report	Raggett 81'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,458 (901 away) Referee: Paul Howard

17 August 2024 2	Northampton Town	2–1	Exeter City	Northampton
15:00 BST	McGowan 55' Morton 65' McGeehan 77' Mbete 87'	Report	Crama 8' Francis 35' Cole 43'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,981 (490 away) Referee: Carl Brook

24 August 2024 3	Exeter City	1–2	Peterborough United	Exeter
15:00 BST	Cole 4' Yfeko 70'	Report	Mothersille 7' Wallin 23' Fernandez 45' Collins 74', 90+5' Curtis 90'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,343 (506 away) Referee: Will Finnie

31 August 2024 4	Bolton Wanderers	0–2	Exeter City	Horwich
15:00 BST	Santos 23' Johnston 66' Dacres-Cogley 90+1'	Report	Sweeney 9' Doyle 34' Alli 49' Niskanen 53' Whitworth 69' Cole 81' Yfeko 90+1'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 22,086 (509 away) Referee: Ben Toner

14 September 2024 6	Blackpool	2–1	Exeter City	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Offiah 10' Hamilton 19' Norburn 21' Joseph 58' Lawrence-Gabriel 75' Evans 85' Rhodes 87' Husband 90+4' Tyrer 90+6'	Report	Woods 57' Niskanen 70' Crama 81' Aitchison 85' Francis 88'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,813 (388 away) Referee: Ross Joyce

21 September 2024 7	Exeter City	2–0	Stevenage	Exeter
12:30 BST	Francis 9' Doyle 50' Crama 55'	Report	Roberts 44' Piergianni 83'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,612 (123 away) Referee: Neil Hair
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[66]

28 September 2024 8	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Exeter City	Wigan
15:00 BST		Report	A. Richards 38' McMillan 90+3'	Stadium: Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 8,837 (400 away) Referee: Scott Simpson

1 October 2024 9	Leyton Orient	0–1	Exeter City	Leyton
19:45 BST	Ball 53' Brown 77'	Report	A. Richards 40' Niskanen 44' McMillan 48' Sweeney 89' Watts 90+3'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 6,439 (645 away) Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

5 October 2024 10	Exeter City	1–0	Cambridge United	Exeter
15:00 BST	Woods 23', 74' Yfeko 45+2'	Report	Loft 19' Andrew 78'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,406 (202 away) Referee: Scott Tallis

17 October 2024 12	Shrewsbury Town	0–2	Exeter City	Shrewsbury
20:00 BST		Report	Doyle 9' Magennis 64' Sweeney 79'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 4,965 (282 away) Referee: David Rock
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 19 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[67]

22 October 2024 13	Exeter City	1–2	Reading	Exeter
19:45 BST	Woods 55' Niskanen 58'	Report	Wareham 1' Craig 36' Mbengue 77'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,807 (713 away) Referee: Sam Purkiss

26 October 2024 14	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Exeter City	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Pearson 16' Wiles 63'	Report		Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 17,890 (571 away) Referee: Elliot Bell

9 November 2024 15	Exeter City	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Woods 22' Crama 59' Aitchison 73' Niskanen 90+2'	Report	Gillesphey 39'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,347 (914 away) Referee: Matthew Corlett

16 November 2024 16	Exeter City	0–0	Lincoln City	Exeter
12:30 GMT	Woods 66' 90' Sweeney 72'	Report	McGrandles 13' House 44'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,950 (216 away) Referee: Thomas Parsons
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[67]

23 November 2024 17	Wrexham	3–0	Exeter City	Wrexham
15:00 GMT	Rathbone 4', 72' Cleworth 7' Palmer 25'	Report	Watts 40' Aitchison 51'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 12,484 (1,270 away) Referee: Stephen Martin

26 November 2024 5^[68]	Exeter City	0–2	Birmingham City	Exeter
19:45 GMT	Crama 28' Francis 63' Woods 64' Doyle 84'	Report	Iwata 11' Davies 39' Bielik 61' Stansfield 83' (pen.)	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,928 (998 away) Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 7 September, but was postponed due to international call-ups.^[69]

3 December 2024 18	Exeter City	2–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Exeter
19:45 GMT	Alli 2' McMillan 22'	Report	Low 27', 83' Humphreys 54'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,074 (335 away) Referee: James Durkin

7 December 2024 19	Stockport County	2–0	Exeter City	Stockport
15:00 GMT	Mingi 49' Crama 67' (o.g.) Hughes 82' Barry 89' (pen.)	Report	Harper 50' Watts 60' Woods 72'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,192 (687 away) Referee: Scott Oldham

14 December 2024 20	Exeter City	1–2	Barnsley	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Magennis 13'	Report	McCarthy 11' Nwakali 49' Keillor-Dunn 58' Pines 90+1' Lofthouse 90+3'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,669 (349 away) Referee: Scott Tallis

21 December 2024 21	Burton Albion	1–2	Exeter City	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Bodin 8' Watt 21' Sraha 59' Gilligan 69' Vancooten 78'	Report	Woods 13' McDonald 43' Magennis 45+2' Alli 71', 81' J. Richards 85'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,690 Referee: Sebastien Stockbridge

26 December 2024 22	Exeter City	3–1	Bristol Rovers	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Niskanen 13' McDonald 44' Fitzwater 72' Alli 78' J. Richards 90+6'	Report	Conteh 30' Omochere 61' Lindsay 68'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 8,192 (1,042 away) Referee: Tom Reeves

29 December 2024 23	Exeter City	4–4	Crawley Town	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Bird 20' Alli 35', 89' Watts 49' Harper 60' Woods 82' Mitchell 90+3'	Report	Camará 15' Swan 37' Showunmi 42' Quitirna 45+1' Ibrahim 65' Mullarkey 78'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,805 (210 away) Referee: Matthew Russell

1 January 2025 24	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Exeter City	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Leahy 66' Morley 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Harper 22' Magennis 39' Woods 65' Crama 77', 86'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,829 (630 away) Referee: Scott Simpson

4 January 2025 25	Exeter City	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Mitchell 54' J. Richards 63' McMillan 90'	Report	Schön 22' Thomason 51' Williams 62' McAtee 81' Collins 88' Morley 90+1' Forrester 90+5'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,353 (626 away) Referee: Ben Speedie

18 January 2025 27	Birmingham City	1–0	Exeter City	Bordesley
15:00 GMT	Leonard 36' Klarer 45+1' Laird 45+2'	Report	Woods 12' McMillan 34' 90+13' Watts 52' Harper 69'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 25,930 (1,846 away) Referee: Elliot Bell

21 January 2025 26^[70]	Peterborough United	1–1	Exeter City	Peterborough
19:45 GMT	Kyprianou 34', 90+5'	Report	Alli 90+1', 90+1'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,913 (162 away) Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 11 January, but was moved due to FA Cup involvements for both teams.^[71]

25 January 2025 28	Exeter City	1–3	Blackpool	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Alli 82' Niskanen 86'	Report	Carey 13' Hamilton 33' Bloxham 43' Fletcher 45+1' Tyrer 79'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,325 (342 away) Referee: James Oldham

28 January 2025 29	Exeter City	2–6	Leyton Orient	Exeter
19:45 GMT	Alli 47', 56'	Report	Abdulai 5', 7', 64' Clare 14' Galbraith 26' Markanday 34' Beckles 52' Keeley 60' Donley 78' Cooper 90+1'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,022 (251 away) Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

1 February 2025 30	Stevenage	4–1	Exeter City	Stevenage
12:30 GMT	King 2', 11' Roberts 17', 80' Freeman 24' Reid 44' Kemp 76'	Report	Magennis 2' (pen.) Diabate 90'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,094 (279 away) Referee: Ollie Yates
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[72]

15 February 2025 32	Cambridge United	0–1	Exeter City	Cambridge
12:30 GMT	Morrison 90+7'	Report	Harper 41' A. MacDonald 44' Watts 54' Magennis 73' Whitworth 90+4'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,455 (339 away) Referee: Carl Brook
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[72]

22 February 2025 33	Charlton Athletic	3–0	Exeter City	Charlton
15:00 GMT	A. MacDonald 20' (o.g.) Campbell 68' Anderson 69' Small 72' Leaburn 84' Gillesphey 90+5'	Report	Niskanen 19' Mitchell 51' Colwill 55'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 14,864 (1,247 away) Referee: Andy Davies

1 March 2025 34	Exeter City	1–1	Northampton Town	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Niskanen 69' Cox 87' Watts 89' Cole 89'	Report	Costelloe 42', 90' Taylor 51'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,834 (490 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

4 March 2025 35	Reading	0–0	Exeter City	Reading
20:00 GMT		Report	Magennis 41' Purrington 52' Watts 53' Aitchison 57' A. MacDonald 90+8'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,955 (448 away) Referee: Richard Eley

8 March 2025 36	Exeter City	2–0	Shrewsbury Town	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Purrington 23' Magennis 28' Watts 29' Jones 39' Mitchell 48' A. MacDonald 80' Trevitt 87'	Report	Gape 73' Oliver 80' J. Feeney 90+4'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,197 (369 away) Referee: Thomas Parsons

11 March 2025 11^[73]	Exeter City	2–0	Mansfield Town	Exeter
19:45 GMT	Mitchell 8' A. MacDonald 49' Francis 57'	Report	Bowery 38'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,214 (259 away) Referee: Paul Howard
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 12 October and then 14 January, but was postponed on both occasions due to international call-ups and Mansfield's FA Cup involvement respectively.^[74]^[75]^[76]

15 March 2025 37	Rotherham United	1–1	Exeter City	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	James 45'	Report	Hartridge 56' Watts 70'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,438 (482 away) Referee: Martin Coy

22 March 2025 38	Lincoln City	0–0	Exeter City	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Hackett-Fairchild 50' Collins 81'	Report	Turns 4' Whitworth 34' Magennis 37' Hartridge 89'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,971 (230 away) Referee: Declan Bourne

29 March 2025 39	Exeter City	0–2	Wrexham	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Cole 87'	Report	Rathbone 23' Rodriguez 60' (pen.)	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 8,084 (920 away) Referee: Alex Chilowicz

1 April 2025 40	Barnsley	1–2	Exeter City	Barnsley
19:45 BST	Nwakali 33' De Gevigney 42' Humphrys 58'	Report	Trevitt 13' Watts 45' Magennis 81'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,092 (188 away) Referee: Will Finnie

5 April 2025 41	Exeter City	0–2	Stockport County	Exeter
15:00 BST	Watts 24' Purrington 26' Niskanen 51'	Report	Wootton 2', 22' Olaofe 60'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,541 (813 away) Referee: Benjamin Speedie

8 April 2025 31^[77]	Exeter City	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Exeter
19:45 BST	Fitzwater 33' Cole 69'	Report	Weir 40' Taylor 51' (pen.) S. Smith 65' Adeeko 76'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,382 (186 away) Referee: David Rock
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 8 February, but was rearranged due to both clubs in FA Cup involvements.

12 April 2025 42	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Exeter City	Horfield
15:00 BST	Sotiriou 70' Sawyers 90+1'	Report	Watts 11', 56' K. McDonald 32' Cole 42' Whitworth 79' McMillan 87'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,508 (1,359 away) Referee: Matthew Russell

18 April 2025 43	Exeter City	0–0	Burton Albion	Exeter
13:00 BST	K. McDonald 27' Turns 55' A. MacDonald 88'	Report	Sweeney 33' Lofthouse 64' Chauke 86'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,972 (291 away) Referee: Jacob Miles
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward two hours following agreement between both clubs allowing an extra days recovering over the Easter period.^[78]

21 April 2025 44	Crawley Town	3–1	Exeter City	Crawley
15:00 BST	Hepburn-Murphy 7', 23' Camará 9' Radcliffe 41' Kelly 54' Fraser 78'	Report	Watts 25', 26' Colwill 34' Francis 54' 89' Hartridge 62'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 4,441 (703 away) Referee: Ben Toner

26 April 2025 45	Exeter City	3–1	Huddersfield Town	Exeter
15:00 BST	Niskanen 39' McMillan 56', 82' Oluwabori 90+1'	Report	Koroma 20' Turton 66' Kane 79'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,276 (731 away) Referee: Oliver Yates

3 May 2025 46	Mansfield Town	3–0	Exeter City	Mansfield
15:00 BST	McLaughlin 25' Dwyer 38' Waine 82' Kokkinos 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 7,494 (569 away) Referee: William Davis

FA Cup

Exeter City were drawn at home to Barnet in the first round,^[79] Chesterfield in the second round,^[80]^[81] Oxford United in the third round^[82] and Nottingham Forest in the fourth round.^[83]^[84]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

2 November 2024 First round	Exeter City	5–3	Barnet	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Magennis 13', 76' (pen.), 85' (pen.) Woods 49' Bird 90+6' Doyle 90+11'	Report	Glover 39', 85' Brunt 59' Kanu 67' Kabamba 78' Coker 85' Hobson 90+4'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,244 (212 away) Referee: Lee Swabey

30 November 2024 Second round	Exeter City	2–0	Chesterfield	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Crama 45+2' Woods 47' Francis 54' Magennis 69'	Report	Oldaker 48'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,782 (456 away) Referee: Jacob Miles

11 January 2025 Third round	Exeter City	3–1	Oxford United	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Mitchell 22', 40' Harper 64' J. Richards 82'	Report	Phillips 14' Scarlett 71' Goodrham 81' Sibley 85' Ferdinan 90+5'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,149 (640 away) Referee: Scott Oldham

11 February 2025 Fourth round	Exeter City	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Nottingham Forest	Exeter
20:00 GMT	Magennis 5', 50' McMillan 38' Turns 87' Yogane 115'	Report	Sosa 15' Awoniyi 37' Williams 105+1'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 8,330 (1,354 away) Referee: Andrew Kitchen
	Penalties
	Magennis Cole A. MacDonald Yogane		Wood Gibbs-White Anderson Williams

EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Exeter being drawn away against Walsall.^[85]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round	Walsall	1–1 (4–3 p)	Exeter City	Walsall
19:45 BST	J. Gordon 81' Jellis 90+3' Stirk 90+4'	Report	Alli 40' Cole 50'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,352 (323 away) Referee: Jacob Miles
	Penalties
	Earing Okagbue Matt L. Gordon J. Gordon		Magennis Niskanen Alli Fitzwater Aitchison

EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Exeter were drawn into Southern Group G alongside Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town and Tottenham Hotspur.^[86]^[87] In the round of 32, Exeter were drawn at home to Birmingham City.^[88]^[89]

More information Pos, Div ...

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Exeter City	3	3	0	0	0	7	3	+4	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Swindon Town	3	2	0	0	1	7	3	+4	6	Advance to Round 2
3	ACA	Tottenham Hotspur U21	3	0	1	0	2	4	7	−3	2
4	L1	Bristol Rovers	3	0	0	1	2	5	10	−5	1

Source: EFL

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

3 September 2024 Group stage	Exeter City	2–1	Swindon Town	Exeter
19:00 BST	Francis 65' Aitchison 81'	Report	Cotterill 68' Minturn 71' Smith 78' Delaney 90+2'	Stadium: St. James Park Attendance: 1,485 (97 away) Referee: Ross Martin

24 September 2024 Group stage	Exeter City	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur U21	Exeter
19:00 BST	Alli 56' J. Richards 90+2', 90+4'	Report		Stadium: St. James Park Attendance: 2,890 (541 away) Referee: Craig Hicks

29 October 2024 Group stage	Bristol Rovers	2–3	Exeter City	Bristol
19:00 GMT	Taylor 31' Bilongo 33' Hutchinson 67' Forde 90'	Report	Bird 19' Watts 35' Francis 42' Alli 49' Mitchell 88'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,257 (322 away) Referee: Matthew Russell

Knockout stages

10 December 2024 Round of 32	Exeter City	1–2	Birmingham City	Exeter
19:45 GMT	Sweeney 32' Alli 40' Cole 84' Doyle 85'	Report	Harris 22' Buchanan 58' Anderson 78' Yokoyama 90' Peacock-Farrell 90+5'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,986 Referee: Sam Mulhall

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