2024–25 Exeter City F.C. season

Exeter City
2024–25 season
Owner	Exeter City Supporters' Trust
Chairman	Nick Hawker
Manager	Gary Caldwell
Stadium	St James Park
EFL Cup	First round
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is 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 would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Current squad

As of 5 December 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	Joe Whitworth	GK	Sutton	(2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 (age 20)	Crystal Palace	16 July 2024	Loan	31 May 2025
22	Harry Lee	GK	Torbay	(2004-12-22) 22 December 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2021	Trainee	30 June 2025
37	Shaun MacDonald	GK	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	(1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 28)	Cheltenham Town	9 September 2023	Free	30 June 2025
Defenders
2	Jack McMillan	RB	Livingston	(1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 27)	Partick Thistle	20 June 2024	Free	30 June 2026
3	Ben Purrington	LB	Exeter	(1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 (age 28)	Ross County	11 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
4	Tristan Crama	CB	Béziers	(2001-11-08) 8 November 2001 (age 23)	Brentford	31 July 2024	Loan	31 May 2025
5	Jack Fitzwater	CB	Solihull	(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27)	Livingston	5 September 2023	Free	30 June 2027
15	Johnly Yfeko	LB	London	(2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 21)	Rangers	23 July 2024	Loan	31 May 2025*
18	Vincent Harper	LB	Nairobi	(2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 24)	Eastleigh	21 June 2023	Undisclosed	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
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
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 31)	Hull City	2 July 2024	Free	30 June 2026
7	Demetri Mitchell	WB	Manchester	(1997-01-11) 11 January 1997 (age 27)	Hibernian	26 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
8	Edward Francis	CM	Poynton	(1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 25)	Gateshead	4 July 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026*
12	Reece Cole	CM	Hillingdon	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26)	Hayes & Yeading United	10 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026*
14	Ilmari Niskanen	WB	Kiuruvesi	(1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 27)	Dundee United	15 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
17	Caleb Watts	AM	Essex	(2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 (age 22)	Southampton	15 September 2023	Free	31 January 2025
20	Kamari Doyle	AM		(2005-08-01) 1 August 2005 (age 19)	Brighton & Hove Albion	16 August 2024	Loan	31 May 2025
24	David Perkins	CM	Heysham	(1982-06-21) 21 June 1982 (age 42)	Bamber Bridge	10 November 2022	Free	30 June 2025
29	Mustapha Carayol	LW	Banjul	(1988-09-04) 4 September 1988 (age 36)	Burton Albion	20 September 2024	Free	20 January 2025
34	Gabriel Billington	CM	Taunton		Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
41	Pedro Borges	AM		(2005-07-23) 23 July 2005 (age 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	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 17)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
	Kevin McDonald	DM	Carnoustie	(1988-11-04) 4 November 1988 (age 36)	Bradford City	13 November 2024	Free	31 January 2025
Forwards
10	Jack Aitchison	FW	Fauldhouse	(2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 24)	Motherwell	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026
11	Millenic Alli	LW	Dublin	(2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 24)	FC Halifax Town	30 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
13	Yanic Wildschut	LW	Amsterdam	(1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 33)	Oxford United	15 September 2023	Free	30 June 2025
16	Pat Jones	LW	Stockport	(2003-06-09) 9 June 2003 (age 21)	Huddersfield Town	30 August 2024	Undisclosed	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	Amani Richards	RW		(2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 (age 20)	Leicester City	29 August 2024	Loan	31 May 2025
27	Josh Magennis	ST	Bangor	(1990-08-15) 15 August 1990 (age 34)	Wigan Athletic	27 June 2024	Free	30 June 2025
31	Jay Bird	CF	Milton Keynes	(2001-05-06) 6 May 2001 (age 23)	Arbroath	2 July 2024	Free	30 June 2025*
44	Theo Cutler	FW			Academy	19 September 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
49	Kieran Wilson	CF			Academy	1 July 2024	Trainee	30 June 2025
Out on Loan
33	Tom Dean	CM			Academy	1 July 2024	Trainee	30 June 2025
36	Mitch Beardmore	LM	Somerset	(2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
39	Cheick Diabate	CB	London	(2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 22)	Stevenage	1 July 2019	Free	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 21 December 2024

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

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	23	0	20+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	SCO	Jack McMillan	24	1	20+0	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Ben Purrington	16	0	4+6	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
4	DF	FRA	Tristan Crama	22	3	19+0	2	2+0	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Jack Fitzwater	11	0	2+3	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	4+0	0
6	MF	ENG	Ryan Woods	18	1	16+0	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Demetri Mitchell	9	1	1+5	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+2	1
8	MF	ENG	Edward Francis	24	3	15+4	2	1+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
10	FW	SCO	Jack Aitchison	24	1	18+1	0	2+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	1
11	FW	IRL	Millenic Alli	25	6	13+5	3	2+0	0	1+0	1	3+1	2
12	MF	ENG	Reece Cole	13	1	3+6	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+2	0
14	MF	FIN	Ilmari Niskanen	23	1	19+0	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
15	DF	ENG	Johnly Yfeko	11	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	AUS	Caleb Watts	13	1	4+5	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
18	DF	KEN	Vincent Harper	10	0	4+2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
19	FW	ENG	Sonny Cox	16	0	2+10	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
20	MF	ENG	Kamari Doyle	20	4	8+8	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
24	MF	ENG	David Perkins	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	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	23	7	16+3	3	2+0	4	0+1	0	0+1	0
28	MF	SCO	Kevin McDonald	5	0	2+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
29	MF	GAM	Mustapha Carayol	8	0	1+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
31	FW	ENG	Jay Bird	14	2	1+8	0	0+2	1	0+0	0	2+1	1
37	GK	ENG	Shaun MacDonald	4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
39	DF	ENG	Cheick Diabate	1	0	0+0	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	4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+2	0
47	MF	ENG	Jake Richards	8	1	1+2	0	1+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

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2024^[a]	CF	Josh Magennis	Wigan Athletic	Free	^[1]
1 July 2024^[b]	RB	Jack McMillan	Partick Thistle	Free	^[2]
2 July 2024	CF	Jay Bird	Arbroath	Free	^[3]
2 July 2024	DM	Ryan Woods	Hull City	Free	^[4]
4 July 2024	CM	Edward Francis	Gateshead	Undisclosed	^[5]
27 July 2024	GK	Frankie Phillips	Paulton Rovers	Free	^[6]
30 August 2024	LW	Pat Jones	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	^[7]
20 September 2024	LW	Mustapha Carayol	Free agent	Free	^[8]
13 November 2024	DM	Kevin McDonald	Free agent	Free	^[9]

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

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref
15 July 2024	CB	Will Aimson	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	^[10]

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
16 July 2024	GK	Joe Whitworth	Crystal Palace	End of Season	^[11]
23 July 2024	LB	Johnly Yfeko	Rangers	End of Season	^[12]
31 July 2024	CB	Tristan Crama	Brentford	End of Season	^[13]
16 August 2024	AM	Kamari Doyle	Brighton & Hove Albion	End of Season	^[14]
29 August 2024	RW	Amani Richards	Leicester City	End of Season	^[15]

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
1 August 2024	GK	Frankie Phillips	Exmouth Town	1 January 2025	^[16]
2 August 2024	LM	Mitch Beardmore	Plymouth Parkway	1 January 2025	^[17]
2 August 2024	CM	Tom Dean	Plymouth Parkway	1 January 2025	^[17]
30 August 2024	CB	Cheick Diabate	Bradford City	End of Season	^[18]
5 September 2024	CM	Charlie Cummins	Poole Town	1 January 2025	^[19]
5 November 2024	CM	Pedro Borges	Yeovil Town	1 January 2025	^[20]
27 November 2024	CB	Ed James	Yeovil Town	1 January 2025	^[21]
13 December 2024	CM	Gabe Billington	Tiverton Town	6 February 2025	^[22]

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join Date	Ref.
30 June 2024	CB	Alex Hartridge	Wycombe Wanderers	1 July 2024	^[23]^[24]
30 June 2024	CB	Zak Jules	Rotherham United	1 July 2024	^[25]
30 June 2024	CF	James Scott	St Mirren	1 July 2024	^[26]^[27]
30 June 2024	CM	Tom Carroll	Milton Keynes Dons	5 July 2024	^[28]
30 June 2024	GK	Gary Woods	Greenock Morton	8 July 2024	^[26]^[29]
30 June 2024	CB	Joe O'Connor	Georgia Southern Eagles	1 August 2024	^[26]^[30]
30 June 2024	CM	Harry Kite	Free agent		^[31]
30 June 2024	RM	Harrison King	Free agent		^[26]
30 June 2024	CM	Kyle Taylor	Free agent		^[26]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 7 May, Exeter City announced their first pre-season friendly, against Weston-super-Mare.^[32] A day later, a trip to Yeovil Town was added.^[33] Again, a day later, the club announced a three-day training camp in Cornwall, with a match scheduled against Mousehole.^[34] A fourth friendly, against Torquay United was also added to the schedule.^[35] A behind closed doors friendly at the club's training ground against Brentford B was also added to the club's pre-season schedule.^[36] On May 29, a sixth opposition was confirmed, Tiverton Town.^[37] Two days later, the club announced their pre-season would conclude with the visit of Eastleigh.^[38] A further two behind closed doors friendlies were confirmed, against Bristol City and Oxford United.^[39]

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

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		20	8	3	9	19	22	−3	040.00
FA Cup	2 November 2024		First round		2	2	0	0	7	3	+4	100.00
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					27	13	4	10	35	31	+4	048.15

Last updated: 21 December 2024
Source: [1]

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Charlton Athletic	20	7	6	7	23	19	+4	27
12	Blackpool	20	7	6	7	29	31	−2	27
13	Exeter City	20	8	3	9	19	22	−3	27
14	Stevenage	19	7	5	7	15	17	−2	26
15	Leyton Orient	20	7	4	9	23	20	+3	25

Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2024. 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^[40]

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
20	8	3	9	19	22	−3	27	4	2	4	10	10	0	4	1	5	9	12	−3

Last updated: 21 December 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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	11²	27	26³	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	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	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	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
Position	10	16	17	10	16	11	13	10	7	5	6	10	11	9	11	11	11	11	15	13
Points	3	3	3	6	6	9	10	13	16	19	19	19	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	27

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.
³ Matchday 26 (vs Peterborough United) was postponed due to both clubs in FA Cup action.

Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.^[41]

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.^[42]

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.^[43]

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.^[43]

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^[44]	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.^[45]

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' Chauke 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	v	Bristol Rovers	Exeter
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St James Park

29 December 2024 23	Exeter City	v	Crawley Town	Exeter
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St James Park

1 January 2025 24	Wycombe Wanderers	v	Exeter City	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Adams Park

4 January 2025 25	Exeter City	v	Bolton Wanderers	Exeter
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St James Park

14 January 2025 11^[46]	Exeter City	v	Mansfield Town	Exeter
19:45 GMT				Stadium: St James Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 12 October, but was postponed due to international call-ups.^[47]

18 January 2025 27	Birmingham City	v	Exeter City	Bordesley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Andrew's

21 January 2025 26^[48]	Peterborough United	v	Exeter City	Peterborough
19:45 GMT				Stadium: London Road Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 11 January 2025, but was postponed due to both team’s FA Cup progression.

25 January 2025 28	Exeter City	v	Blackpool	Exeter
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St James Park

28 January 2025 29	Exeter City	v	Leyton Orient	Exeter
19:45 GMT				Stadium: St James Park

1 February 2025 30	Stevenage	v	Exeter City	Stevenage
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Broadhall Way
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[49]

8 February 2025 31	Exeter City	v	Wigan Athletic	Exeter
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St James Park

15 February 2025 32	Cambridge United	v	Exeter City	Cambridge
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[49]

22 February 2025 33	Charlton Athletic	v	Exeter City	Charlton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: The Valley

1 March 2025 34	Exeter City	v	Northampton Town	Exeter
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St James Park

4 March 2025 35	Reading	v	Exeter City	Reading
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Madejski Stadium

8 March 2025 36	Exeter City	v	Shrewsbury Town	Exeter
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St James Park

15 March 2025 37	Rotherham United	v	Exeter City	Rotherham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: New York Stadium

22 March 2025 38	Lincoln City	v	Exeter City	Lincoln
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Sincil Bank

29 March 2025 39	Exeter City	v	Wrexham	Exeter
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St James Park

1 April 2025 40	Barnsley	v	Exeter City	Barnsley
19:45 BST				Stadium: Oakwell

5 April 2025 41	Exeter City	v	Stockport County	Exeter
15:00 BST				Stadium: St James Park

12 April 2025 42	Bristol Rovers	v	Exeter City	Bristol
15:00 BST				Stadium: Memorial Stadium

18 April 2025 43	Exeter City	v	Burton Albion	Exeter
13:00 BST				Stadium: St James Park
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.^[50]

21 April 2025 44	Crawley Town	v	Exeter City	Crawley
15:00 BST				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

26 April 2025 45	Exeter City	v	Huddersfield Town	Exeter
15:00 BST				Stadium: St James Park

3 May 2025 46	Mansfield Town	v	Exeter City	Mansfield
15:00 BST				Stadium: Field Mill

FA Cup

Exeter City were drawn at home to Barnet in the first round, ^[51] Chesterfield in the second round^[52]^[53] and to Oxford United in the third round.^[54]

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	v	Oxford United	Exeter
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St James Park

EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Exeter being drawn away against Walsall.^[55]

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.^[56]^[57] In the round of 32, Exeter were drawn at home to Birmingham City.^[58]^[59]

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

Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2024. 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

Knoutout 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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[1] The transfer was announced on 27 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Wigan Athletic contract expired

[3] The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Partick Thistle contract expired

[2] "Magennis is a Grecian!". Exeter City FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[4] "Jack McMillan Signs For City!". Exeter City FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.

[5] "Jay Bird signs for the Grecians!". Exeter City FC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[6] "Ryan Woods Returns To Exeter City!". Exeter City FC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[7] "Ed Francis Is A Grecian!". Exeter City FC. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

[8] "Frankie Phillips joins Exeter City". Exeter City FC. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

[9] "Pat Jones is a Grecian". Exeter City FC. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[10] "Welcome, Mustapha Carayol". Exeter City FC. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

[11] "Welcome back, Kevin McDonald!". Exeter City FC. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

[12] "Will Aimson Signs For Wigan Athletic". Exeter City FC. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

[13] "Joe Whitworth Signs For City!". Exeter City FC. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

[14] "Johnly Yfeko Is A Grecian!". Exeter City FC. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

[15] "Welcome to Exeter City, Tristan Crama!". Exeter City FC. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

[16] "Kamari Doyle is a Grecian!". Exeter City FC. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

[17] "Amani Richards joins the Grecians!". Exeter City FC. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[18] "Frankie Phillips joins Exmouth Town on loan". Exeter City FC. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.

[DeanBeardmore-19] "Tom Dean and Mitch Beardmore head to Plymouth Parkway on loan". Exeter City FC. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

[20] "Cheick Diabate joins Bradford City on loan". Exeter City FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

[21] "Charlie Cummins joins Poole Town". Exeter City FC. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

[22] "Pedro Borges joins Yeovil Town on loan". Exeter City FC. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

[23] "Ed James joins Yeovil Town on loan". Exeter City FC. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.

[24] "Gabe Billington joins Tiverton Town on loan". Exeter City FC. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

[25] "Hartridge to leave Exeter City at end of season". British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

[26] "Alex Hartridge to become first summer signing". Wycombe Wanderers FC. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

[27] "Zak Jules turns down contract and joins Rotherham". Exeter City FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

[RetainedList-28] "Exeter City Retained List 2024". Exeter City FC. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

[29] "14 James Scott". St Mirren FC. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

[30] "Tom Carroll Turns Down Contract And Joins MK Dons". Exeter City FC. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

[31] "Gary Woods Signs For The Ton". Greenock Morton FC. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

[32] "2024 Men's Soccer Roster: 31 Joe O'Connor". Retrieved 5 October 2024.

[33] "Harry Kite: Time to say goodbye". Exeter City FC. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[34] "City to face Weston-super-Mare in pre-season". Exeter City FC. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

[35] "Yeovil Town added to pre-season schedule!". Exeter City FC. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

[36] "City return to Mousehole in pre-season". Exeter City FC. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

[37] "City add Torquay United to pre-season schedule". Exeter City FC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

[38] "City to host Brentford B in pre-season". Exeter City FC. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[39] "Tiverton Town date confirmed for pre-season". Exeter City FC. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[40] "City to host Eastleigh in final pre-season fixture". Exeter City FC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[41] "Grecians to face Bristol City in pre-season". Exeter City FC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.

[EFL_Regulations23-24-42] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[43] "Birmingham start League One campaign against Reading". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[44] "Stevenage At Home To Be Shown Live On Sky Sports+". Exeter City FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

[OctJanTV-45] "Two fixtures selected for Sky Sports coverage". Exeter City FC. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

[46] "Ticket News: Birmingham City (26/11/24)". Exeter City FC. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

[47] "Birmingham City match postponed". Exeter City FC. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.

[48] "Provisional date set for Mansfield clash". Exeter City FC. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

[49] "Mansfield Town Match Postponed (12/10/24)". Exeter City FC. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

[50] "Peterborough United match confirmed for January 21". Exeter City FC. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

[StevenageCambridge-51] "Two City away fixtures selected for TV coverage". Exeter City FC. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

[52] "Burton Albion match to kick-off at 1pm". Exeter City FC. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[53] "FA Cup First Round Proper Draw Made". The Football Association. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.

[54] "The Emirates FA Cup second round proper draw has been made". The Football Association. 3 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

[55] "Cup date confirmed". Chesterfield FC. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

[56] "FA Cup third round proper draw". The Football Association. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

[57] "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[58] "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

[59] "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[60] "Vertu Trophy: Round of 32 ties confirmed". English Football League. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.

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