# 2021–22 Exeter City F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Exeter City's 120th year in their history, and their tenth and final consecutive season in League Two. After finishing second in the League Two table, the club achieved promotion to League One for the 2022–23 season. Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

## Pre-season friendlies

Exeter City announced they will play friendlies against Weston-super-Mare, Tiverton Town, Taunton Town, Bath City, Weymouth, Cardiff City, Bristol City, Shrewsbury Town and Truro City as part of their pre-season preparations.

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers (C, P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 84 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 2 | Exeter City (P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 84 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers (P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 80 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 80 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Port Vale (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 78 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 77 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 May 2022. Source:

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | D | W | D | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | L |
| Position | 15 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |

#### Matches

The Grecians' fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.

### FA Cup

Exeter City were drawn away to Bradford City in the first round and to Cambridge United in the second round.

### EFL Cup

Exeter were drawn at home to Wycombe Wanderers in the first round.

### EFL Trophy

Exeter were drawn into Southern Group E alongside Bristol Rovers, Chelsea U21s and Cheltenham Town.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Chelsea U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | L1 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 8 June 2021 | LM | Josh Coley | Maidenhead United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2021 | AM | Jevani Brown | Colchester United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | Scott Brown | Port Vale | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | CB | George Ray | Tranmere Rovers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | RB | Callum Rowe | Aston Villa | Free transfer |
| 5 July 2021 | CF | Sam Nombe | Milton Keynes Dons | Undisclosed |
| 8 July 2021 | CB | Pierce Sweeney | Swindon Town | Free transfer |
| 20 July 2021 | DM | Timothée Dieng | Southend United | Free transfer |
| 26 July 2021 | LB | Jonathan Grounds | Swindon Town | Free transfer |
| 24 August 2021 | LB | Colin Daniel | Burton Albion | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2021 | CM | Kyle Taylor | Bournemouth | Undisclosed |
| 8 March 2022 | FB | Aamir Daniels | Free agent | — |
* ↑ Joined as a player/coach.

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 29 July 2021 | GK | Cameron Dawson | Sheffield Wednesday | End of season |
| 10 August 2021 | CF | Pádraig Amond | Newport County | End of season |
| 20 August 2021 | RW | Owura Edwards | Bristol City | 14 January 2022 |
| 10 January 2022 | CF | Offrande Zanzala | Barrow | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | CF | Kieran Phillips | Huddersfield Town | End of season |
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### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 7 July 2021 | GK | Jack Arthur | Bideford | 1 January 2022 |
| 14 July 2021 | CB | Cheick Diabate | Truro City | 1 January 2022 |
| 9 August 2021 | RB | Ellis Johnson | Truro City | 1 January 2022 |
| 13 August 2021 | AM | Jack Veale | Taunton Town | January 2022 |
| 17 September 2021 | AM | James Dodd | Weston-super-Mare | January 2022 |
| 17 September 2021 | LW | Nelson Iseguan | Tiverton Town | October 2021 |
| 30 September 2021 | CB | Jordan Dyer | Yeovil Town | October 2021 |
| 30 September 2021 | CF | Ben Seymour | Yeovil Town | October 2021 |
| 22 October 2021 | GK | Harry Lee | Dorchester Town | 21 November 2021 |
| 29 October 2021 | CB | Jordan Dyer | Bath City | End of season |
| 9 December 2021 | LB | Jack Sparkes | Torquay United | January 2022 |
| 27 December 2021 | GK | Harry Lee | Dorchester Town | February 2022 |
| 11 January 2022 | AM | Jack Veale | Poole Town | February 2022 |
| 21 January 2022 | CF | Sonny Cox | Weston-super-Mare | End of season |
| 21 January 2022 | CF | Ben Seymour | Bath City | End of season |
| 26 January 2022 | LB | Callum Rowe | Bath City | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | CB | George Ray | Leyton Orient | End of season |
| 26 February 2022 | LB | Colin Daniel | Aldershot Town | End of season |
| 1 March 2022 | GK | Harry Lee | Tavistock | 29 March 2022 |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 17 June 2021 | CF | Ryan Bowman | Shrewsbury Town | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Nicky Ajose | | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Will Dean | Truro City | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Alex Fisher | Newport County | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | GK | Jonny Maxted | Northampton Town | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Rory McArdle | Harrogate Town | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | Louis Morison | Tiverton Town | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | LB | Lewis Page | Harrogate Town | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Tom Parkes | Livingston | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | LB | Noah Smerdon | Weston-super-Mare | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Pierce Sweeney | Swindon Town | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | Jake Taylor | Stevenage | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2021 | GK | Lewis Ward | Swindon Town | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | RM | Randell Williams | Hull City | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Lewis Wilson | Bideford | Released |
| 3 August 2021 | LW | Joel Randall | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |