2023–24 Exeter City F.C. season

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
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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.

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	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Viljami Sinisalo	GK	Esbo	(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 19)	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 28)	Ross County	11 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
3	Zak Jules	CB	Islington	(1997-02-07) 7 February 1997 (age 27)	Milton Keynes Dons	28 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
4	Will Aimson	CB	Christchurch	(1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30)	Bolton Wanderers	27 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
5	Alex Hartridge	CB	Torquay	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25)	Academy	1 July 2017	Trainee	30 June 2024
7	Demetri Mitchell	LB	Manchester	(1997-01-11) 11 January 1997 (age 27)	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 22)	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 32)	Ipswich Town	20 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
8	Ryan Woods	DM	Norton Canes	(1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 (age 30)	Hull City	1 February 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
12	Reece Cole	CM	Hillingdon	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26)	Hayes & Yeading United	10 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
16	Harry Kite	CM	Crediton	(2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 24)	Academy	7 February 2018	Trainee	30 June 2024
17	Caleb Watts	AM	Essex	(2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 (age 22)	Southampton	15 September 2023	Free	31 January 2025
18	David Perkins	CM	Heysham	(1982-06-21) 21 June 1982 (age 42)	Bamber Bridge	10 November 2022	Free	30 June 2024
20	Luke Harris	AM	Jersey	(2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 19)	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 17)	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 18)	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 24)	FC Halifax Town	30 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
27	Mohamed Eisa	CF	Khartum	(1994-07-12) 12 July 1994 (age 30)	Milton Keynes Dons	30 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
29	Jack Aitchison	FW	Fauldhouse	(2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 24)	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 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
41	Pedro Borges	AM		(2005-07-23) 23 July 2005 (age 19)	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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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	Eastleigh	Undisclosed	^[1]
1 July 2023	CF	Jack Aitchison	Motherwell	Free Transfer	^[2]
10 July 2023	CM	Reece Cole	Hayes & Yeading United	Free Transfer	^[3]
20 July 2023	CM	Tom Carroll	Free agent	—	^[4]
28 July 2023	CB	Zak Jules	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed	^[5]
15 August 2023	RWB	Ilmari Niskanen	Dundee United	Undisclosed	^[6]
5 September 2023	CB	Jack Fitzwater	Livingston	Free Transfer	^[7]
9 September 2023	GK	Shaun MacDonald	Free agent	—	^[8]
15 September 2023	AM	Caleb Watts	Southampton	Free Transfer	^[9]
15 September 2023	LW	Yanic Wildschut	Oxford United	Free Transfer	^[10]
11 January 2024	LB	Ben Purrington	Ross County	Undisclosed	^[11]
26 January 2024	CM	Charlie Cummins	Cobh Ramblers	Undisclosed	^[12]
30 January 2024	LW	Millenic Alli	FC Halifax Town	Undisclosed	^[13]

Out

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

Loaned in

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

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

^ On 10 October, James was recalled back from his half-season loan at Weston-super-Mare.
^ On 1 December, Lee was recalled back from his loan at Weston-super-Mare.
^ On 14 December, Cox was recalled back two-weeks early from his loan at Yeovil.
^ On 31 December, Borges was recalled back early from his loan at Dorchester.
^ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Competition	Starting round	Final position	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

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:

^ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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

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

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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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

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]

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

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

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

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

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

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

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

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

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

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	Advance to Round 2
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

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

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

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

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

[36] On 10 October, James was recalled back from his half-season loan at Weston-super-Mare.

[39] On 1 December, Lee was recalled back from his loan at Weston-super-Mare.

[44] On 14 December, Cox was recalled back two-weeks early from his loan at Yeovil.

[47] On 31 December, Borges was recalled back early from his loan at Dorchester.

[55] On 19 March, Lee returned from his loan at Salisbury due to a broken arm injury.

[table_hth_WIG0.54286356109328-66] 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]

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