2023–24 Exeter City F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 122nd season in the history of Exeter City and their second consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Exeter City

2023–24 season
Owner	Exeter City Supporters' Trust
Chairman	Nick Hawker
Manager	Gary Caldwell
Stadium	St James Park
League One	13th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	Fourth round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Reece Cole (7) All: Reece Cole (7)
Highest home attendance	8,322 vs. Portsmouth, 29 December 2023
Lowest home attendance	1,871 vs. Reading, 19 September 2023
Average home league attendance	6,800
Biggest win	3–0 vs. Wycombe Wanderers, 13 August 2023 Shrewsbury Town, 12 March 2024
Biggest defeat	All: 0–9 vs. Reading, 19 September 2023 League: 0–7 vs. Bolton Wanderers, 25 November 2023
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Current squad

As of 19 June 2024

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

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Viljami Sinisalo	GK		Espoo	(2001-10-11) 11 October 2001 (age 23)	Aston Villa	19 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
22	Harry Lee	GK		Torbay	(2004-12-22) 22 December 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2021	Trainee	30 June 2025
30	Shaun MacDonald	GK		Newcastle-upon-Tyne	(1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 28)	Cheltenham Town	9 September 2023	Free	30 June 2025
33	Gary Woods	GK		Kettering	(1990-10-01) 1 October 1990 (age 34)	Kilmarnock	31 January 2023	Free	30 June 2024
Defenders
2	Ben Purrington	LB		Exeter	(1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 (age 29)	Ross County	11 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
3	Zak Jules	CB		Islington	(1997-02-07) 7 February 1997 (age 28)	Milton Keynes Dons	28 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
4	Will Aimson	CB		Christchurch	(1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 31)	Bolton Wanderers	27 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
5	Alex Hartridge	CB		Torquay	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 26)	Academy	1 July 2017	Trainee	30 June 2024
7	Demetri Mitchell	LB		Manchester	(1997-01-11) 11 January 1997 (age 28)	Hibernian	26 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
14	Ilmari Niskanen	WB		Kiuruvesi	(1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 27)	Dundee United	15 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
24	Jack Fitzwater	CB		Solihull	(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27)	Livingston	5 September 2023	Free	30 June 2025
26	Pierce Sweeney	CB		Dublin	(1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 30)	Swindon Town	8 July 2021	Free	30 June 2026
31	Vincent Harper	LB		Nairobi	(2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 24)	Eastleigh	21 June 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
38	Max Edgecombe	CB				Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
39	Cheick Diabate	CB		London	(2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 23)	Stevenage	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2025
40	Ed James	CB		Exeter		Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2026
46	Liam Oakes	CB				Academy	19 September 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
57	Aamir Daniels	RB		London		Kinetic Foundation	8 March 2022	Free	30 June 2024
Midfielders
6	Tom Carroll	CM		Watford	(1992-05-28) 28 May 1992 (age 33)	Ipswich Town	20 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
8	Ryan Woods	DM		Norton Canes	(1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 (age 31)	Hull City	1 February 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
12	Reece Cole	CM		Hillingdon	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 27)	Hayes & Yeading United	10 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
16	Harry Kite	CM		Crediton	(2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 25)	Academy	7 February 2018	Trainee	30 June 2024
17	Caleb Watts	AM		Essex	(2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 (age 23)	Southampton	15 September 2023	Free	31 January 2025
18	David Perkins	CM		Heysham	(1982-06-21) 21 June 1982 (age 43)	Bamber Bridge	10 November 2022	Free	30 June 2024
20	Luke Harris	AM		Jersey	(2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 20)	Fulham	3 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
23	Kyle Taylor	CM		Richterswil	(1999-08-28) 28 August 1999 (age 25)	Bournemouth	31 August 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
34	Gabriel Billington	CM		Taunton		Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
35	Joe O'Connor	CM		Plymouth	(2004-10-19) 19 October 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
42	Tom Dean	CM				Academy	9 October 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
47	Jake Richards	CM			(2007-08-08) 8 August 2007 (age 18)	Academy	9 September 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
48	Santino Ohanaka	AM				Academy	9 October 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
51	Alfie Cunningham	CM			(2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 19)	Academy	19 September 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
54	Sam Joce	CM				Academy	19 September 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Forwards
10	Admiral Muskwe	CF		Leicester	(1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 26)	Luton Town	1 September 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
13	Yanic Wildschut	LW		Amsterdam	(1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 33)	Oxford United	15 September 2023	Free	30 June 2025
19	Sonny Cox	CF		Exeter	(2004-10-11) 11 October 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2021	Trainee	30 June 2026
21	Dion Rankine	RW		Barnet	(2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 22)	Chelsea	12 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
25	Millenic Alli	LW		Dublin	(2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 25)	FC Halifax Town	30 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
27	Mohamed Eisa	CF		Khartum	(1994-07-12) 12 July 1994 (age 31)	Milton Keynes Dons	30 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
29	Jack Aitchison	FW		Fauldhouse	(2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 25)	Motherwell	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026
44	Theo Cutler	FW				Academy	19 September 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Out on Loan
11	James Scott	CF		Glasgow	(2000-08-30) 30 August 2000 (age 24)	Hull City	31 January 2023	Free	30 June 2024
36	Mitch Beardmore	LM		Somerset	(2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
37	Harrison King	RM		Exeter	(2005-01-16) 16 January 2005 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
41	Pedro Borges	AM			(2005-07-23) 23 July 2005 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
—	Charlie Cummins	CM				Cobh Ramblers	26 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026

Statistics

As of match played on 26 September 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	FIN	Viljami Sinisalo	11	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Zak Jules	12	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0	1+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Will Aimson	12	2	9+0	2	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Alex Hartridge	12	1	9+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1	0+0	0
6	MF	ENG	Tom Carroll	10	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
7	DF	ENG	Demetri Mitchell	11	3	9+0	2	0+0	0	1+1	1	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Ryan Trevitt	11	2	9+0	2	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ZIM	Admiral Muskwe	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	SCO	James Scott	8	2	1+4	1	0+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
12	MF	ENG	Reece Cole	12	1	6+3	1	0+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
13	FW	SUR	Yanic Wildschut	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
14	DF	FIN	Ilmari Niskanen	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	ENG	Harry Kite	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
17	MF	AUS	Caleb Watts	4	1	0+2	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Sonny Cox	10	0	2+4	0	0+0	0	1+2	0	1+0	0
21	FW	ENG	Dion Rankine	8	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
23	MF	ENG	Kyle Taylor	12	1	0+8	0	0+0	0	1+2	1	1+0	0
24	DF	ENG	Jack Fitzwater	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
26	DF	IRL	Pierce Sweeney	12	0	9+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
29	FW	SCO	Jack Aitchison	6	1	5+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
30	GK	ENG	Shaun MacDonald	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	DF	KEN	Vincent Harper	10	0	0+7	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
33	GK	ENG	Gary Woods	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
34	MF	ENG	Gabriel Billington	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	MF	ENG	Joe O'Connor	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
36	FW	ENG	Mitch Beardmore	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
38	DF	ENG	Max Edgecombe	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
39	DF	ENG	Cheick Diabate	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
41	MF	POR	Pedro Borges	4	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
47	MF	ENG	Jake Richards	3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
Players with appearances who left Exeter City during the season:
	FW	ENG	Sam Nombe	6	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
21 June 2023	LB	Vincent Harper (ENG)	Eastleigh (ENG)	Undisclosed	[1]
1 July 2023	CF	Jack Aitchison (SCO)	Motherwell (SCO)	Free transfer	[2]
10 July 2023	CM	Reece Cole (ENG)	Hayes & Yeading United (ENG)	Free transfer	[3]
20 July 2023	CM	Tom Carroll (ENG)	Free agent	—	[4]
28 July 2023	CB	Zak Jules (SCO)	Milton Keynes Dons (ENG)	Undisclosed	[5]
15 August 2023	RWB	Ilmari Niskanen (FIN)	Dundee United (SCO)	Undisclosed	[6]
5 September 2023	CB	Jack Fitzwater (ENG)	Livingston (SCO)	Free transfer	[7]
9 September 2023	GK	Shaun MacDonald (ENG)	Free agent	—	[8]
15 September 2023	AM	Caleb Watts (AUS)	Southampton (ENG)	Free transfer	[9]
15 September 2023	LW	Yanic Wildschut (SUR)	Oxford United (ENG)	Free transfer	[10]
11 January 2024	LB	Ben Purrington (ENG)	Ross County (SCO)	Undisclosed	[11]
26 January 2024	CM	Charlie Cummins (IRE)	Cobh Ramblers (IRE)	Undisclosed	[12]
30 January 2024	LW	Millenic Alli (IRL)	FC Halifax Town (ENG)	Undisclosed	[13]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
28 June 2023	CM	Archie Collins (ENG)	Peterborough United (ENG)	Compensation Fee	[14]
30 June 2023	GK	Jamal Blackman (ENG)	Burton Albion (ENG)	Released	[15][16]
30 June 2023	SS	Jevani Brown (JAM)	Bristol Rovers (ENG)	Released	[15][17]
30 June 2023	AM	Josh Coley (ENG)	Sutton United (ENG)	Undisclosed	[18]
30 June 2023	CB	Jonathan Grounds (ENG)	Free agent	Rejected Contract	[19]
30 June 2023	DM	Kevin McDonald (SCO)	Bradford City (ENG)	Rejected Contract	[20][21]
30 June 2023	LB	Jack Sparkes (ENG)	Portsmouth (ENG)	Released	[22][23]
4 July 2023	RB	Josh Key (ENG)	Swansea City (WAL)	Compensation Fee	[24]
19 July 2023	RB	Jake Caprice (ENG)	Burton Albion (ENG)	Free transfer	[25]
31 August 2023	CF	Sam Nombe (ENG)	Rotherham United (ENG)	Undisclosed	[26]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Until	Ref
12 July 2023	RW	Dion Rankine (ENG)	Chelsea (ENG)	End of season	[27]
14 July 2023	CM	Ryan Trevitt (ENG)	Brentford (ENG)	8 January 2024[a]	[28][29]
19 July 2023	GK	Viljami Sinisalo (FIN)	Aston Villa (ENG)	End of season	[30]
1 September 2023	CF	Admiral Muskwe (ZIM)	Luton Town (ENG)	End of season	[31]
3 January 2024	AM	Luke Harris (WAL)	Fulham (ENG)	End of season	[32]
30 January 2024	CF	Mohamed Eisa (SUD)	Milton Keynes Dons (ENG)	End of season	[33]
1 February 2024	DM	Ryan Woods (ENG)	Hull City (ENG)	End of season	[34]

1. On 8 January, Trevitt was recalled back early to Brentford from his season-long loan.

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Until	Ref
15 July 2023	CB	Ed James (WAL)	Weston-super-Mare (ENG)	10 October 2023[a]	[35][36]
15 July 2023	GK	Harry Lee (ENG)	Weston-super-Mare (ENG)	1 December 2023[b]	[35][37]
10 August 2023	RB	Harrison King (ENG)	Plymouth Parkway (ENG)	9 September 2023	[38]
27 September 2023	CM	Joe O'Connor (ENG)	Tavistock (ENG)	25 October 2023	[39]
17 October 2023	AM	Mitch Beardmore (ENG)	Tavistock (ENG)	14 November 2023	[40]
17 October 2023	CF	Sonny Cox (ENG)	Yeovil Town (ENG)	14 December 2023[c]	[41][42]
18 October 2023	AM	Pedro Borges (POR)	Dorchester Town (ENG)	31 December 2023[d]	[43][44]
18 October 2023	CB	Ed James (WAL)	Dorchester Town (ENG)	10 January 2024	[43]
18 December 2023	CF	Theo Cutler (ENG)	Tiverton Town (ENG)	15 January 2024	[45]
21 December 2023	CM	Alfie Cunningham (WAL)	Tavistock (ENG)	17 January 2024	[46]
21 December 2023	CM	Tom Dean (ENG)	Tavistock (ENG)	17 January 2024	[46]
21 December 2023	CM	Sam Joce (ENG)	Tavistock (ENG)	17 January 2024	[46]
24 January 2024	CF	James Scott (SCO)	St Mirren (SCO)	End of season	[47]
26 January 2024	LM	Mitch Beardmore (ENG)	Mousehole (ENG)	End of season	[48]
26 January 2024	RM	Harrison King (ENG)	Plymouth Parkway (ENG)	End of season	[48]
3 February 2024	CM	Pedro Borges (POR)	Gosport Borough (ENG)	End of season	[49]
3 February 2024	GK	Harry Lee (ENG)	Salisbury (ENG)	19 March 2024[e]	[49][50]
8 March 2024	CM	Charlie Cummins (IRL)	Mousehole (ENG)	End of season	[51]

1. On 10 October, James was recalled back from his half-season loan at Weston-super-Mare.
2. On 1 December, Lee was recalled back from his loan at Weston-super-Mare.
3. On 14 December, Cox was recalled back two-weeks early from his loan at Yeovil.
4. On 31 December, Borges was recalled back early from his loan at Dorchester.
5. On 19 March, Lee returned from his loan at Salisbury due to a broken arm injury.

Pre-season and friendlies

On May 15, Exeter City announced their first pre-season friendly, against Tiverton Town.^[52] Two days later, a trip to Taunton Town was added.^[53] A third and fourth friendly tie was confirmed the next day against Mousehole and Torquay United respectively.^[54][55] On 18 May, Further friendlies against Bristol City, Bath City and Weston-super-Mare were also announced.^[56] In June, a further match was added to the schedule, against Coventry City.^[57]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Tiverton Town v Exeter City

7 July 2023 Friendly	Tiverton Town	0–1	Exeter City	Tiverton
19:00 BST		Report	Dacosta 39'	Stadium: Ian Moorcroft Stadium Attendance: 1,611

Mousehole v Exeter City

11 July 2023 Friendly	Mousehole	0–8	Exeter City	Paul
19:30 BST		Report	Harper 6', 43' Nombe 23' Aitchison 29' Beardmore 44' Cox 50' Cole 85' Borges 89'	Stadium: Trungle Parc Attendance: 617

Bath City v Exeter City

15 July 2023 Friendly	Bath City	0–0	Exeter City	Twerton
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 708

Taunton Town v Exeter City

18 July 2023 Friendly	Taunton Town	0–3	Exeter City	Taunton
19:45 BST		Report	Mitchell 8' Nombe 47' Trevitt 57'	Stadium: The Cygnet Health Care Stadium

Torquay United v Exeter City

22 July 2023 Friendly	Torquay United	4–1	Exeter City	Torquay
15:00 BST	Collins 3' Ash 16' Stobbs 50' Hall 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Sweeney  17' Trevitt 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3,014 (1,110 away) Referee: Paul Johnson

Bristol City v Exeter City

25 July 2023 Friendly	Bristol City	4–0	Exeter City	Bristol
13:00 BST	Leeson 30', 80' Wells 59' Sykes 76'	Report		Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre

Weston-super-Mare v Exeter City

25 July 2023 Friendly	Weston-super-Mare	2–3	Exeter City	Weston-super-Mare
19:30 BST	O'Connor 26' (o.g.) Dodd 59'	Report	Nombe 24' (pen.) O'Connor 29' Tom Dean 84'	Stadium: The Optima Stadium

Exeter City v Coventry City

29 July 2023 Friendly	Exeter City	1–2	Coventry City	Exeter
15:00 BST	Harper 81'	Report	Godden 67' Sheaf 90+3'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,147 Referee: Lee Swabey

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	Starting round	Final position	Record
			Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	Matchday 1	13th place	46	17	10	19	46	61	−15	036.96
FA Cup	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
EFL Cup	First round	Fourth round	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	050.00
EFL Trophy	Group stage	Group stage	3	1	0	2	1	14	−13	033.33
Total			54	20	11	23	53	82	−29	037.04

Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League One

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Wycombe Wanderers	46	17	14	15	60	55	+5	65
11	Leyton Orient	46	18	11	17	53	55	−2	65
12	Wigan Athletic	46	20	10	16	63	56	+7	62[a]
13	Exeter City	46	17	10	19	46	61	−15	61
14	Northampton Town	46	17	9	20	57	66	−9	60
15	Bristol Rovers	46	16	9	21	52	68	−16	57
16	Charlton Athletic	46	11	20	15	64	65	−1	53

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^[60]
Notes:

1. On 19 May 2023, Wigan Athletic were deducted four points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2022–23 season.^[58] Another four-point deduction was applied on 26 May, after the club's owners missed a deadline to deposit an amount equalling 125% of its monthly wage bill.^[59]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	17	10	19	46	61	−15	61	7	8	8	17	22	−5	10	2	11	29	39	−10

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	14	15	16	17	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	131	30	31	182	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	41	42	43	403	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H
Result	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	L
Position	2	7	11	7	2	1	3	1	6	8	10	11	16	18	17	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	19	14	16	14	13	14	14	14	16	16	16	15	15	15	12	12	12	12	13
Points	3	4	4	7	10	13	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	22	23	23	26	26	27	30	33	33	36	39	39	39	40	40	41	44	47	48	51	54	55	58	61	61

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 13 (vs Bristol Rovers) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ² Matchday 18 (vs Peterborough United) was postponed due to the international call-ups.

³ Matchday 40 (vs Leyton Orient) was postponed due to the international call-ups.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.^[61]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Wycombe Wanderers v Exeter City

5 August 2023 1	Wycombe Wanderers	0–3	Exeter City	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Boyes  18' Vincent-Young  33'	Report	Aitchison 1' Aimson 4',  11' Nombe 9' Sweeney  58' Scott 83'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,369 (766 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Exeter City v Blackpool

12 August 2023 2	Exeter City	0–0	Blackpool	Exeter
15:00 BST	Carroll  14' Scott  82'	Report	Hamilton  51'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,340 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Portsmouth v Exeter City

15 August 2023 3	Portsmouth	1–0	Exeter City	Portsmouth
20:00 BST	Poole  50' Bishop 70' Sparkes  74' Robertson  79' Ogilvie  89' Shaughnessy  90'	Report	Hartridge  44'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,592 (530 away) Referee: Tom Reeves
Note: This fixture was selected for live broadcast on Sky Sports

Carlisle United v Exeter City

19 August 2023 4	Carlisle United	0–2	Exeter City	Carlisle
15:00 BST		Report	Mitchell  25', 81' Trevitt 68'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7,610 (318 away) Referee: Adam Herczeg

Exeter City v Reading

26 August 2023 5	Exeter City	2–1	Reading	Exeter
15:00 BST	Sweeney  17' Aimson 34' Jules  44' Cole 90+3'	Report	Azeez  24' Mbengue  37' Knibbs 45+3' Carson  56' Abbey  89'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,956 Referee: Will Finnie

Burton Albion v Exeter City

2 September 2023 6	Burton Albion	0–1	Exeter City	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Powell  26' Moon  59' Seddon  81'  90+4'	Report	Cole  45+3' Trevitt 75'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,613 (682 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Exeter City v Leyton Orient

9 September 2023 7	Exeter City	1–2	Leyton Orient	Exeter
15:00 BST	Mitchell 48' Borges  90' Beardmore  90+5' Cole  90+6'	Report	Archibald  45+2' Pigott 55' Pratley  59' Sotiriou 90+2'  90+3'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,004 Referee: Ben Toner

Exeter City v Cheltenham Town

16 September 2023 8	Exeter City	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Exeter
15:00 BST	Wildschut  38' Watts 68' Scott  75' Carroll  87'	Report	B. Williams  18' J. Williams  61'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,312 Referee: Martin Woods

Oxford United v Exeter City

23 September 2023 9	Oxford United	3–0	Exeter City	Littlemore
15:00 BST	Rodrigues 8' Long  72' Brannagan 83' (pen.), 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Aimson  82'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,022 (909 away) Referee: Daniel Middleton

Exeter City v Northampton Town

30 September 2023 10	Exeter City	0–2	Northampton Town	Exeter
15:00 BST	Jules  8'	Report	Hoskins 20' Bowie  35' Brough  41' 90+2' Sherring  44' Odimayo  62' Monthé  84'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,541 Referee: Neil Hair

Charlton Athletic v Exeter City

3 October 2023 11	Charlton Athletic	4–1	Exeter City	Charlton
19:45 BST	Blackett-Taylor 45' Tedić  45+3' Aneke 65' May 65', 86' Leaburn 79'	Report	Scott 23' Aimson  66'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 11,575 (741 away) Referee: David Rock

Exeter City v Barnsley

7 October 2023 12	Exeter City	0–1	Barnsley	Exeter
15:00 BST	Aitchison  45' Cole  70'	Report	McCart  6' Styles  45+1' McAtee 89'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,542 Referee: Scott Jackson

Exeter City v Wigan Athletic

21 October 2023 14	Exeter City	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Exeter
15:00 BST	Harper  32' Jules  45+2' Watts  82' Cole  90+8'	Report	Godo 8',  56' Pearce  26' Smith  90+4' Aimson 90+7' (o.g.)	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,337 Referee: Ben Atkinson

Derby County v Exeter City

24 October 2023 15	Derby County	2–0	Exeter City	Derby
19:45 BST	Mendez-Laing 30' Hourihane  34' Sibley  55' Washington 79'	Report	Watts  62'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 24,040 (637 away) Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

Exeter City v Lincoln City

28 October 2023 16	Exeter City	1–1	Lincoln City	Exeter
15:00 BST	Scott  53' Hartridge  77' Harper  78' Trevitt 81' Sinisalo  89'	Report	Smith 20' Hamilton  39' Adelakun  43' Erhahon  78' O'Connor  89'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,612 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Fleetwood Town v Exeter City

11 November 2023 17	Fleetwood Town	3–0	Exeter City	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Broom 6'  73' Sarpong-Wiredu 32' Patterson 42' Omochere  66'	Report	Wildschut  65' Diabate  75'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,688 (256 away) Referee: Thomas Kirk

Bolton Wanderers v Exeter City

25 November 2023 19	Bolton Wanderers	7–0	Exeter City	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Iredale 34' Adeboyejo 43' Maghoma 55' Charles 63', 74' Dempsey 87' Nlundulu 90+2'	Report	Jules  18'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 19,193 (481 away) Referee: Ben Speedie

Exeter City v Shrewsbury Town

28 November 2023 20	Exeter City	0–0	Shrewsbury Town	Exeter
19:45 GMT	Sweeney  50' Cole  69'	Report	Shipley  18'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,288 Referee: Alan Young

Exeter City v Port Vale

9 December 2023 21	Exeter City	0–1	Port Vale	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Aimson  72'  90+1' Scott  84'	Report	Arblaster 29' Grant  54' Debrah  85'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,121 Referee: Neil Hair

Stevenage v Exeter City

16 December 2023 22	Stevenage	1–1	Exeter City	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Piergianni 45+1' Butler  53'	Report	Aitchison  23'  43' Taylor  43' Sweeney  46' Wildschut 47' Sinisalo  64' Niskanen  75'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 4,007 (352 away) Referee: Ross Joyce

Cambridge United v Exeter City

22 December 2023 23	Cambridge United	2–0	Exeter City	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Ahadme 17' (pen.) Kachunga 84'	Report	Carroll  20' Cole  45+2'	Stadium: The Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,157 (298 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Exeter City v Wycombe Wanderers

26 December 2023 24	Exeter City	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Rankine  7' Diabate  45+1' Aitchison  62' Cox 65'	Report	Vincent-Young  50' Sadlier  69' Leahy 90+6'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,128 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Exeter City v Portsmouth

29 December 2023 25	Exeter City	0–0	Portsmouth	Exeter
19:45 GMT	Carroll  79'	Report	Raggett  60' Sparkes  71'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 8,322 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

Reading v Exeter City

1 January 2024 26	Reading	3–2	Exeter City	Reading
15:00 GMT	Knibbs 9' Craig  42' Hartridge 45+2' (o.g.) Azeez 77' Dorsett  81'	Report	Jules 18' Rankine 68'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 13,560 (1,246 away) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Exeter City v Carlisle United

6 January 2024 27	Exeter City	2–1	Carlisle United	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Harris  5' Cole 57' Jules  67' Cox 77' Wildschut  90' Scott  90+8'	Report	Neal  64' Butterworth 86'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,420 Referee: Carl Brook

Blackpool v Exeter City

13 January 2024 28	Blackpool	2–0	Exeter City	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Rhodes 25' Morgan 39', 49'  42' Coulson  58' Connolly  78' Virtue  86'	Report	Hartridge  8' Cole  27' Sweeney  35' Aitchison  41' Diabate  90+2'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 9,374 (425 away) Referee: Thomas Bramall

Exeter City v Cambridge United

20 January 2024 29	Exeter City	0–0	Cambridge United	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Purrington  39' Niskanen  45+1'	Report	Andrew  27' Taylor  31' Digby  50' Kachunga  56'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,343 Referee: Scott Simpson

Bristol Rovers v Exeter City

23 January 2024 13[62]	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Exeter City	Bristol
19:45 GMT	Evans  90+3'	Report	Cox 12' Cole  77' Wildschut  90+7'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,543 (856 away) Referee: Jacob Miles
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 14 October, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[63]

Barnsley v Exeter City

27 January 2024 30	Barnsley	1–2	Exeter City	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Cotter  58' De Gevigney 87'	Report	Aitchison 17'  90+6' Cole 31' Watts  83' Hartridge  90+2'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 11,858 (341 away) Referee: Thomas Kirk

Exeter City v Bristol Rovers

3 February 2024 31	Exeter City	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Diabate  45'	Report	Aguilera 15' Wilson  17' Hunt  64' Crama  80'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 8,085 Referee: Will Finnie

Exeter City v Peterborough United

6 February 2024 18[64]	Exeter City	2–1	Peterborough United	Exeter
19:45 GMT	Niskanen  9' Cole 75' Katongo 80' (o.g.)	Report	Burrows 32' (pen.) Olakigbe  36'  55' Knight  90+5'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,277 Referee: Tom Reeves
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 18 November, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[65]

Wigan Athletic v Exeter City

10 February 2024 32	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Exeter City	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Adeeko  13' Chambers  31' Kelman 71'	Report	Eisa 10' Harris  45' Sweeney  50' Aitchison 66'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,431 (581 away) Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Exeter City v Derby County

13 February 2024 33	Exeter City	0–3	Derby County	Exeter
19:45 GMT	Aitchison  49' Carroll  72'	Report	Bird 24' Mendez-Laing  26', 52' Adams  43' Barkhuizen 62' Cashin  68'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,754 Referee: Scott Tallis

Lincoln City v Exeter City

17 February 2024 34	Lincoln City	1–0	Exeter City	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Sørensen  42' Taylor 67'	Report	Sweeney  17' Harris  56' Jules  72'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 7,609 (299 away) Referee: Matthew Corlett

Exeter City v Fleetwood Town

24 February 2024 35	Exeter City	1–1	Fleetwood Town	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Harper 24' Cole  50' Sweeney  61' Sinisalo  74' Wildschut  78'	Report	Omochere 74' Broom  84'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,547 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Peterborough United v Exeter City

2 March 2024 36	Peterborough United	2–1	Exeter City	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Mason-Clark 4' Poku 68'	Report	Carroll 36' Harper  39' Purrington  62' Harris  84' Rankine  85' Niskanen  90+10'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 7,496 (319 away) Referee: Marc Edwards

Exeter City v Bolton Wanderers

9 March 2024 37	Exeter City	2–2	Bolton Wanderers	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Cox 46', 49' Aitchison  73' Sweeney  90+7'	Report	Maghoma 33' Toal 87'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,748 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Shrewsbury Town v Exeter City

12 March 2024 38	Shrewsbury Town	0–3	Exeter City	Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT	Sraha  5' Shipley  6' Bayliss  41' Benning  42'	Report	Harper  27' Cole  29' Aimson 34' Harris 41' Aitchison 45+5' Eisa  90+3'	Stadium: The Croud Meadow Attendance: 4,960 (249 away) Referee: David Rock

Exeter City v Burton Albion

16 March 2024 39	Exeter City	1–0	Burton Albion	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Sweeney  30' Cole 41',  83' Aitchison  43' Jules  45+6' Carroll  65'	Report	Caprice  2' Harper  55' Carayol  83'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,188 Referee: Martin Woods

Exeter City v Charlton Athletic

29 March 2024 41	Exeter City	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Purrington 6' R. Woods  78'	Report	Thomas  37' Diabate 87' (o.g.)	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 8,088 Referee: Declan Bourne

Cheltenham Town v Exeter City

1 April 2024 42	Cheltenham Town	1–2	Exeter City	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Kinsella  38' Williams 51' Thomas  59' Nuttall  60' Long  84' Harrop  86'	Report	Sweeney  42' Harris 56' Cole 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 5,657 (1,522 away) Referee: Stephen Martin

Exeter City v Stevenage

6 April 2024 43	Exeter City	1–0	Stevenage	Exeter
15:00 BST	Carroll  22' Cole 38' Watts  69' Sweeney  90+3'	Report	Butler  7' L. Thompson  47' Hemmings  69' N. Thompson  86'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,314 Referee: Lewis Smith

Leyton Orient v Exeter City

9 April 2024 40[66]	Leyton Orient	2–2	Exeter City	Leyton
19:45 BST	O'Neill 36' Moncur 64'	Report	Alli 88' Aimson 90+2'	Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium Attendance: 7,028 (669 away) Referee: Scott Jackson
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 March, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[67]

Port Vale v Exeter City

13 April 2024 44	Port Vale	2–4	Exeter City	Burslem
15:00 BST	Sang  28' Chislett 31' Dipepa 40'	Report	Alli  7', 57', 89' Watts  35' Purrington  41' Harris  47', 79' Jules 67'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,686 (384 away) Referee: Marc Edwards

Northampton Town v Exeter City

20 April 2024 45	Northampton Town	1–2	Exeter City	Northampton
14:00 BST	Guthrie  45', 73'	Report	Harris 20' R. Woods  44' Aimson 83'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,097 (647 away) Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled to kick-off at 15:00, but was moved to avoid a logistical issue with Northampton Saints fixture the same day.[68]

Exeter City v Oxford United

27 April 2024 46	Exeter City	1–2	Oxford United	Exeter
12:30 BST	Aimson  45+6' Alli 52' Harris  90+3'	Report	Harris 12' Brannagan 40' (pen.) Stevens  84' Cumming  89'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 8,123 Referee: Tom Reeves

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Exeter were drawn at home to Wigan Athletic in the first round.^[69]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Exeter City v Wigan Athletic

4 November 2023 First Round	Exeter City	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Sweeney  42' Kite  45+3' Trevitt  85' Aimson  90+1'	Report	Aasgaard 58'  59' Sessegnon 87'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,512 Referee: Craig Hicks

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Exeter were drawn at home to Crawley Town in the first round,^[70] Stevenage in the second round,^[71] Luton Town in the third round^[72] and Middlesbrough in the fourth round.^[73]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Exeter City v Crawley Town

8 August 2023 First round	Exeter City	2–1	Crawley Town	Exeter
19:45 BST	Aimson  51' Taylor 73' Diabate  81' Scott 84' Rankine  90+8' Richards  90+10'	Report	Lolos 15',  90+3' Omole  18' Mukena  40' Henry  71' Johnson  76' Fish  81'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,560 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Exeter City v Stevenage

29 August 2023 Second round	Exeter City	1–1 (5–3 p)	Stevenage	Exeter
19:45 BST	Hartridge 5' Trevitt  8' Sweeney  30'	Report	Butler  63' Roberts 69' L. Thompson  89'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Andrew Kitchen
	Penalties
	Trevitt Carroll Aimson Taylor Sweeney		Reid Roberts Butler Sweeney

Exeter City v Luton Town

26 September 2023 Third round	Exeter City	1–0	Luton Town	Exeter
19:45 BST	Mitchell  48'  88' 83' Harper  51' Sinisalo  78' Sweeney  90+6' Carroll  90+6'	Report	Mengi  35' Chong  42'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,360 Referee: James Bell

Exeter City v Middlesbrough

31 October 2023 Fourth round	Exeter City	2–3	Middlesbrough	Exeter
19:45 GMT	Trevitt 13'  37' 66' Diabate  68' Kite  75'	Report	Silvera  44' 59' Rogers 49'  75' Latte Lath 82' (pen.)  83'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,601 Referee: Graham Scott

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Exeter City were drawn in Southern Group G alongside Reading, Swindon Town and Arsenal U21.^[74]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Reading	3	3	0	0	0	19	2	+17	9	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Arsenal U21	3	1	1	0	1	9	7	+2	5
3	L1	Exeter City	3	1	0	0	2	1	14	−13	3
4	L2	Swindon Town	3	0	0	1	2	2	8	−6	1

Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Exeter City v Reading

19 September 2023 Group stage	Exeter City	0–9	Reading	Exeter
19:00 BST	Daniels  49'	Report	McIntyre 3'  47' Jules 32' (o.g.) Mukairu 56', 60' Ballard 67', 90+6' Elliott 79' Harris 85' Vickers 90'	Stadium: St. James Park Attendance: 1,871 Referee: Carl Brook

Exeter City v Arsenal U21

10 October 2023 Group stage	Exeter City	0–5	Arsenal U21	Exeter
19:15 BST	James  55' Taylor  83' Borges  90+2'	Report	Henry-Francis  10' 90' Sweet  55' Sagoe Junior 61' Ferdinand 79', 90+7' Edwards 82'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,311 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Swindon Town v Exeter City

21 November 2023 Group stage	Swindon Town	0–1	Exeter City	Swindon
19:00 GMT		Report	Minturn 6' (o.g.) Diabate  82' Harper  83'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 644 Referee: Ollie Yates