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Exeter City
2024–25 season
OwnerExeter City Supporters' Trust
ChairmanNick Hawker
ManagerGary Caldwell
StadiumSt James Park
League One14th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Millenic Alli (6 goals)
All: Millenic Alli (9 goals)
Biggest winExeter City 5–3 Barnet (2 November 2024)
Biggest defeatWrexham 3–0 Exeter City (23 November 2024)
← 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

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As of 27 January 2025

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 Joe Whitworth GK England Sutton (2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 (age 20) Crystal Palace 16 July 2024 Loan 31 May 2025
22 Harry Lee GK England Torbay (2004-12-22) 22 December 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2025
37 Shaun MacDonald GK England 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 Scotland Livingston (1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 27) Scotland Partick Thistle 20 June 2024 Free 30 June 2026
3 Ben Purrington LB England Exeter (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 (age 28) Scotland Ross County 11 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
5 Jack Fitzwater CB England Solihull (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27) Scotland Livingston 5 September 2023 Free 30 June 2027
15 Johnly Yfeko LB England London (2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 21) Scotland Rangers 23 July 2024 Loan 31 May 2025*
18 Vincent Harper LB Kenya Nairobi (2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 24) Eastleigh 21 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025*
26 Pierce Sweeney CB Republic of Ireland Dublin (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 30) Swindon Town 8 July 2021 Free 30 June 2026
39 Cheick Diabate CB England London (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 23) Stevenage 1 July 2019 Free 30 June 2025
40 Ed James CB Wales England Exeter Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2026
48 Louie Cayliss CB England Academy 1 July 2024 Trainee 30 June 2025
Midfielders
6 Ryan Woods DM England Norton Canes (1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 (age 31) Hull City 2 July 2024 Free 30 June 2026
7 Demetri Mitchell WB England Manchester (1997-01-11) 11 January 1997 (age 28) Scotland Hibernian 26 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
8 Edward Francis CM England Poynton (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 25) Gateshead 4 July 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026*
12 Reece Cole CM England Hillingdon (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26) Hayes & Yeading United 10 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026*
14 Ilmari Niskanen WB Finland Kiuruvesi (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 27) Scotland Dundee United 15 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
17 Caleb Watts AM Australia England Essex (2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 (age 23) Southampton 15 September 2023 Free 31 January 2025
20 Kamari Doyle AM England (2005-08-01) 1 August 2005 (age 19) Brighton & Hove Albion 16 August 2024 Loan 31 May 2025
23 Joel Colwill AM Wales (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 20) Wales Cardiff City 12 January 2025 Loan 31 May 2025
24 David Perkins CM England Heysham (1982-06-21) 21 June 1982 (age 42) Bamber Bridge 10 November 2022 Free 30 June 2025
28 Kevin McDonald DM Scotland Carnoustie (1988-11-04) 4 November 1988 (age 36) Bradford City 13 November 2024 Free 30 June 2025
46 Liam Oakes CM England Academy 1 July 2024 Trainee 30 June 2025
47 Jake Richards CM England (2007-08-08) 8 August 2007 (age 17) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
Forwards
10 Jack Aitchison FW Scotland Fauldhouse (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 24) Scotland Motherwell 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026
11 Millenic Alli LW Republic of Ireland Dublin (2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 24) FC Halifax Town 30 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
13 Yanic Wildschut LW Suriname Netherlands Amsterdam (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 33) Oxford United 15 September 2023 Free 30 June 2025
16 Pat Jones LW Wales England Stockport (2003-06-09) 9 June 2003 (age 21) Huddersfield Town 30 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2025*
19 Sonny Cox CF England Exeter (2004-10-11) 11 October 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2026*
27 Josh Magennis ST Northern Ireland Bangor (1990-08-15) 15 August 1990 (age 34) Wigan Athletic 27 June 2024 Free 30 June 2025
30 Tony Yogane LW England Croydon (2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 (age 19) Brentford 23 January 2025 Loan 31 May 2025
31 Jay Bird CF England Milton Keynes (2001-05-06) 6 May 2001 (age 23) Scotland Arbroath 2 July 2024 Free 30 June 2025*
44 Theo Cutler FW England Corchester Academy 19 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
49 Kieran Wilson CF Scotland Academy 1 July 2024 Trainee 30 June 2025
Out on Loan
33 Tom Dean CM England Academy 1 July 2024 Trainee 30 June 2025
34 Gabriel Billington CM England Taunton Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
36 Mitch Beardmore LM England Somerset (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
38 Max Edgecombe CB England Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
41 Pedro Borges AM Portugal (2005-07-23) 23 July 2005 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
45 Charlie Cummins CM Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 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

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 25 January 2025

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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Joe Whitworth 31 0 27+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Jack McMillan 31 1 26+0 1 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF England ENG Ben Purrington 18 0 5+7 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
5 DF England ENG Jack Fitzwater 19 1 9+3 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 4+0 0
6 MF England ENG Ryan Woods 26 2 22+1 2 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF England ENG Demetri Mitchell 17 5 5+8 2 1+1 2 0+0 0 0+2 1
8 MF England ENG Edward Francis 32 3 22+4 2 1+2 0 0+0 0 3+0 1
10 FW Scotland SCO Jack Aitchison 29 1 19+4 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 2+0 1
11 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Millenic Alli 32 10 18+6 7 2+1 0 1+0 1 3+1 2
12 MF England ENG Reece Cole 13 1 3+6 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+2 0
14 MF Finland FIN Ilmari Niskanen 30 1 23+3 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
15 DF England ENG Johnly Yfeko 13 0 11+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW Wales WAL Pat Jones 7 0 1+5 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF Australia AUS Caleb Watts 19 1 8+6 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
18 DF Kenya KEN Vincent Harper 16 2 7+4 1 1+1 1 0+1 0 1+1 0
19 FW England ENG Sonny Cox 16 0 2+10 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
23 MF Wales WAL Joel Colwill 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF England ENG David Perkins 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
26 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Pierce Sweeney 23 1 18+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 1
27 FW Northern Ireland NIR Josh Magennis 31 7 21+5 3 3+0 4 0+1 0 0+1 0
28 MF Scotland SCO Kevin McDonald 10 0 5+2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
30 FW England ENG Tony Yogane 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 FW England ENG Jay Bird 17 2 2+10 0 0+2 1 0+0 0 2+1 1
37 GK England ENG Shaun MacDonald 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
39 DF England ENG Cheick Diabate 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
40 DF Wales WAL Ed James 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
41 MF Portugal POR Pedro Borges 4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
44 FW England ENG Theo Cutler 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
46 MF England ENG Liam Oakes 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+2 0
47 MF England ENG Jake Richards 15 2 6+3 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 3+1 1
48 DF England ENG Louie Cayliss 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
49 FW England ENG Kieran Wilson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season:
4 DF France FRA Tristan Crama 26 4 22+0 3 3+0 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
20 MF England ENG Kamari Doyle 24 4 10+10 3 0+2 1 0+0 0 1+1 0
21 FW England ENG Amani Richards 6 1 2+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
29 MF The Gambia GAM Mustapha Carayol 8 0 1+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2024[a] CF Northern Ireland Josh Magennis England Wigan Athletic Free [1]
1 July 2024[b] RB Scotland Jack McMillan Scotland Partick Thistle Free [2]
2 July 2024 CF England Jay Bird Scotland Arbroath Free [3]
2 July 2024 DM England Ryan Woods England Hull City Free [4]
4 July 2024 CM England Edward Francis England Gateshead Undisclosed [5]
27 July 2024 GK England Frankie Phillips England Paulton Rovers Free [6]
30 August 2024 LW Wales Pat Jones England Huddersfield Town Undisclosed [7]
20 September 2024 LW The Gambia Mustapha Carayol Free agent Free [8]
13 November 2024 DM Scotland Kevin McDonald Free agent Free [9]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 27 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Wigan Athletic contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Partick Thistle contract expired

Out

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

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
16 July 2024 GK England Joe Whitworth England Crystal Palace End of Season [11]
23 July 2024 LB England Johnly Yfeko Scotland Rangers End of Season [12]
31 July 2024 CB France Tristan Crama England Brentford 16 January 2025[a] [14]
16 August 2024 AM England Kamari Doyle England Brighton & Hove Albion 27 January 2025[b] [16]
29 August 2024 RW England Amani Richards England Leicester City 15 January 2025[c] [18]
12 January 2025 AM Wales Joel Colwill Wales Cardiff City End of Season [19]
23 January 2025 LW England Tony Yogane England Brentford End of Season [20]
  1. ^ On 16 January, Crama was recalled back to his parent club Brentford[13]
  2. ^ On 27 January, Doyle was recalled back to his parent club Brighton[15]
  3. ^ On 15 January, Richards was recalled back to his parent club Leicester[17]

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
1 August 2024 GK England Frankie Phillips England Exmouth Town End of Season[a] [21][22]
2 August 2024 LM England Mitch Beardmore England Plymouth Parkway 1 January 2025 [23]
2 August 2024 CM England Tom Dean England Plymouth Parkway 1 January 2025 [23]
30 August 2024 CB England Cheick Diabate England Bradford City 6 January 2025[b] [24][25]
5 September 2024 CM Republic of Ireland Charlie Cummins England Poole Town 1 January 2025[c] [26]
5 November 2024 CM Portugal Pedro Borges England Yeovil Town 1 January 2025 [27]
21 November 2024 CM Republic of Ireland Charlie Cummins England Taunton Town 13 January 2025 [28]
27 November 2024 CB Wales Ed James England Yeovil Town 23 December 2024[d] [29][30]
13 December 2024 CM England Gabe Billington England Tiverton Town 6 February 2025 [31]
31 December 2024 LM England Max Edgecombe England Tavistock 25 March 2025 [32]
7 January 2025 LM England Mitch Beardmore England Bath City End of Season [33]
13 January 2025 CM Republic of Ireland Charlie Cummins England Tiverton Town 10 February 2025 [34]
16 January 2025 CM Portugal Pedro Borges England Weston-super-Mare End of Season [35]
  1. ^ On 7 January, Phillips' loan at Exmouth was extended until the end of season.
  2. ^ On 6 January, Diabate was recalled back early from his loan at Bradford.
  3. ^ On 21 November, James was recalled back early from his loan at Poole Town.
  4. ^ On 23 December, James was recalled back early from his loan at Yeovil due to a hamstring injury.

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join Date Ref.
30 June 2024 CB England Alex Hartridge England Wycombe Wanderers 1 July 2024 [36][37]
30 June 2024 CB Scotland Zak Jules England Rotherham United 1 July 2024 [38]
30 June 2024 CF Scotland James Scott Scotland St Mirren 1 July 2024 [39][40]
30 June 2024 CM England Tom Carroll England Milton Keynes Dons 5 July 2024 [41]
30 June 2024 GK England Gary Woods Scotland Greenock Morton 8 July 2024 [39][42]
30 June 2024 CB England Joe O'Connor United States Georgia Southern Eagles 1 August 2024 [39][43]
30 June 2024 CM England Harry Kite Free agent [44]
30 June 2024 RM England Harrison King Free agent [39]
30 June 2024 CM Switzerland Kyle Taylor Free agent [39]
20 January 2025 LW The Gambia Mustapha Carayol Free agent [45]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 7 May, Exeter City announced their first pre-season friendly, against Weston-super-Mare.[46] A day later, a trip to Yeovil Town was added.[47] Again, a day later, the club announced a three-day training camp in Cornwall, with a match scheduled against Mousehole.[48] A fourth friendly, against Torquay United was also added to the schedule.[49] A behind closed doors friendly at the club's training ground against Brentford B was also added to the club's pre-season schedule.[50] On May 29, a sixth opposition was confirmed, Tiverton Town.[51] Two days later, the club announced their pre-season would conclude with the visit of Eastleigh.[52] A further two behind closed doors friendlies were confirmed, against Bristol City and Oxford United.[53]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 July 2024 Friendly Tiverton Town 1–2 Exeter City Tiverton
19:30 BST Parker 26' Report
Stadium: The Ian Moorcroft Stadium
12 July 2024 Friendly Weston-super-Mare 1–1 Exeter City Weston-super-Mare
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Woodspring Stadium
Attendance: 708
15 July 2024 Friendly Mousehole 1–4 Exeter City Paul
19:00 BST
  • Mitchell 24'
 Report
Stadium: Trungle Parc
Attendance: 362
19 July 2024 Friendly Yeovil Town 1–3 Exeter City Yeovil
19:30 BST
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
Report
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
Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,399

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One 10 August 2024 3 May 2025 Matchday 1 27 9 5 13 30 36 −6 033.33
FA Cup 2 November 2024 First round 3 3 0 0 10 4 +6 100.00
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 35 15 6 14 49 46 +3 042.86

Last updated: 25 January 2025
Source: [1]

League One

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL League One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Stevenage 26 10 7 9 23 24 −1 37
16 Wigan Athletic 27 9 6 12 26 27 −1 33
17 Exeter City 28 9 5 14 32 42 −10 32
18 Peterborough United 28 8 6 14 44 52 −8 30
19 Bristol Rovers 27 8 4 15 25 43 −18 28
Updated to match(es) played on 28 January 2025. 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[54]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 9 5 13 30 36  −6 32 5 3 6 19 20  −1 4 2 7 11 16  −5

Last updated: 25 January 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round123467891012131415161751181920212223242527263282930323334353611237883940413144243444546
GroundHAHAAHAAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAAHHAAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHA
ResultWLLWLWDWWWLLWDLLDLLWWDLLLDL
Position10161710161113107561011911111111151312131314161417
Points333669101316191919222323232424242730313131313232
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

Matches

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On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.[55]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Exeter City 1–0 Rotherham United Exeter
17:30 BST
Report Raggett Yellow card 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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,813 (388 away)
Referee: Ross Joyce
21 September 2024 7 Exeter City 2–0 Stevenage Exeter
12:30 BST
Report
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.[56]
28 September 2024 8 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Exeter City Wigan
15:00 BST Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
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.[57]
22 October 2024 13 Exeter City 1–2 Reading Exeter
19:45 BST
Report
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
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
Report
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
Report
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.[57]
23 November 2024 17 Wrexham 3–0 Exeter City Wrexham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 12,484 (1,270 away)
Referee: Stephen Martin
26 November 2024 5[58] Exeter City 0–2 Birmingham City Exeter
19:45 GMT
Report
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.[59]
3 December 2024 18 Exeter City 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers Exeter
19:45 GMT
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,192 (687 away)
Referee: Scott Oldham
14 December 2024 20 Exeter City 1–2 Barnsley Exeter
15:00 GMT
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,690
Referee: Sebastien Stockbridge
26 December 2024 22 Exeter City 3–1 Bristol Rovers Exeter
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 8,192 (1,042 away)
Referee: Tom Reeves
29 December 2024 23 Exeter City 4–4 Crawley Town Exeter
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 6,805 (210 away)
Referee: Matthew Russell
1 January 2025 24 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Exeter City High Wycombe
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,829 (630 away)
Referee: Scott Simpson
4 January 2025 25 Exeter City 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Exeter
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 6,353 (626 away)
Referee: Ben Speedie
18 January 2025 27 Birmingham City 1–0 Exeter City Bordesley
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 25,930 (1,846 away)
Referee: Elliot Bell
21 January 2025 26[60] Peterborough United 1–1 Exeter City Peterborough
19:45 GMT Kyprianou 34', Yellow card 90+5' Report Alli soccer ball with red X 90+1, 90+1' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,913 (162 away)
Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 11 January, but was moved due to FA Cup involvements for both teams.[61]
25 January 2025 28 Exeter City 1–3 Blackpool Exeter
15:00 GMT Alli 82' (Aitchison)
Niskanen Yellow card 86'		 Report Carey Yellow card 13'
Hamilton 33' (Morgan)
Bloxham 43' (Apter)
Fletcher 45+1' (Bloxham)
Tyrer Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 6,325
Referee: James Oldham
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.[62]
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.[62]
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
11 March 2025 11[63] Exeter City v Mansfield Town Exeter
19:45 GMT Stadium: St James Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 12 October and then 14 January, but was postponed on both occasions due to international call-ups and Mansfield's FA Cup involvements respectively.[64][65][66]
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
8 April 2025 31[67] Exeter City v Wigan Athletic Exeter
19:45 BST Stadium: St James Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 8 February, but was rearranged due to both clubs in FA Cup involvements.
12 April 2025 42 Bristol Rovers v Exeter City Horfield
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.[68]
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

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Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Exeter City were drawn at home to Barnet in the first round, [69] Chesterfield in the second round,[70][71] Oxford United in the third round[72] and Nottingham Forest in the fourth round.[73][74]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 November 2024 First round Exeter City 5–3 Barnet Exeter
15:00 GMT
Report
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
Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,782 (456 away)
Referee: Jacob Miles
11 January 2025 Third round Exeter City 3–1 Oxford United Exeter
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 6,149 (640 away)
Referee: Scott Oldham
11 February 2025 Fourth round Exeter City v Nottingham Forest Exeter
20:00 GMT Stadium: St James Park

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Exeter being drawn away against Walsall.[75]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Walsall 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Exeter City Walsall
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 2,352 (323 away)
Referee: Jacob Miles
Penalties

EFL Trophy

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Exeter were drawn into Southern Group G alongside Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town and Tottenham Hotspur.[76][77] In the round of 32, Exeter were drawn at home to Birmingham City.[78][79]

Pos Div Team
 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
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
Report
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
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
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,257 (322 away)
Referee: Matthew Russell

Knockout stages

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10 December 2024 Round of 32 Exeter City 1–2 Birmingham City Exeter
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,986
Referee: Sam Mulhall

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