# 2024–25 Exeter City F.C. season

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 3 February 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 | 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 21) | 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 | Alex Hartridge | CB | Torquay | (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 26) | Wycombe Wanderers | 30 January 2025 | 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* |
| 20 | Ed Turns | CB | Brighton | (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 22) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 February 2025 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2027 |
| 25 | Angus MacDonald | CB | Winchester | (1992-10-15) 15 October 1992 (age 32) | Aberdeen | 3 February 2025 | 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 |
| 39 | Cheick Diabate | CB | London | (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 23) | Stevenage | 1 July 2019 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 40 | Ed James | CB | Exeter | | Academy | 1 July 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2026 |
| 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 28) | 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 27) | 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 23) | Southampton | 15 September 2023 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 21 | Ryan Trevitt | CM | London | (2003-03-12) 12 March 2003 (age 22) | Brentford | 30 January 2025 | Loan | 31 May 2025 |
| 23 | Joel Colwill | AM | | (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 20) | Cardiff City | 12 January 2025 | 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 |
| 28 | Kevin McDonald | DM | Carnoustie | (1988-11-04) 4 November 1988 (age 36) | Bradford City | 13 November 2024 | Free | 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 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 10 | Jack Aitchison | FW | Fauldhouse | (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 25) | Motherwell | 1 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2026 |
| 11 | Andrew Oluwalbori | RW | | | FC Halifax Town | 3 February 2025 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2027 |
| 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* |
| 27 | Josh Magennis | ST | Bangor | (1990-08-15) 15 August 1990 (age 34) | Wigan Athletic | 27 June 2024 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 30 | Tony Yogane | LW | Croydon | (2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 (age 19) | Brentford | 23 January 2025 | Loan | 31 May 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 | Corchester | | 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 |
| 34 | Gabriel Billington | CM | Taunton | | Academy | 1 July 2023 | 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 |
| 38 | Max Edgecombe | CB | | | 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 |
| 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 15 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list Italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Joe Whitworth | 41 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Jack McMillan | 39 | 1 | 33+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Ben Purrington | 23 | 0 | 9+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Alex Hartridge | 8 | 1 | 8+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jack Fitzwater | 19 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Ryan Woods | 34 | 2 | 25+5 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Demetri Mitchell | 27 | 7 | 11+11 | 4 | 2+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Edward Francis | 40 | 3 | 29+4 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | SCO | Jack Aitchison | 34 | 1 | 22+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Andrew Oluwabori | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Reece Cole | 20 | 1 | 3+12 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | FIN | Ilmari Niskanen | 37 | 1 | 27+5 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Johnly Yfeko | 13 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | WAL | Pat Jones | 15 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Caleb Watts | 28 | 2 | 13+9 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | KEN | Vincent Harper | 21 | 2 | 10+5 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Sonny Cox | 18 | 1 | 2+12 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | WAL | Ed Turns | 5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Ryan Trevitt | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | WAL | Joel Colwill | 11 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 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 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Angus MacDonald | 8 | 1 | 7+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 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 | 41 | 11 | 30+5 | 5 | 4+0 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | SCO | Kevin McDonald | 10 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Tony Yogane | 11 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Jay Bird | 20 | 2 | 2+12 | 0 | 0+3 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 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 | 18 | 2 | 8+3 | 1 | 3+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 |
| Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | FRA | Tristan Crama | 26 | 4 | 22+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Kamari Doyle | 24 | 4 | 10+10 | 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 |
| Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | IRL | Millenic Alli | 33 | 12 | 19+6 | 9 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 29 | MF | GAM | Mustapha Carayol | 8 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2024 | CF | Josh Magennis | Wigan Athletic | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | RB | Jack McMillan | Partick Thistle | Free |
| 2 July 2024 | CF | Jay Bird | Arbroath | Free |
| 2 July 2024 | DM | Ryan Woods | Hull City | Free |
| 4 July 2024 | CM | Edward Francis | Gateshead | Undisclosed |
| 27 July 2024 | GK | Frankie Phillips | Paulton Rovers | Free |
| 30 August 2024 | LW | Pat Jones | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 20 September 2024 | LW | Mustapha Carayol | Free agent | Free |
| 13 November 2024 | DM | Kevin McDonald | Free agent | Free |
| 3 February 2025 | RW | Andrew Oluwabori | FC Halifax Town | Undisclosed |
| 3 February 2025 | CB | Ed Turns | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |
| 3 February 2025 | CB | Angus MacDonald | Aberdeen | Free |
* ↑ 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 | |
| 30 January 2025 | CF | Millenic Alli | Luton Town | Undisclosed | |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until |
| 16 July 2024 | GK | Joe Whitworth | Crystal Palace | End of Season |
| 23 July 2024 | LB | Johnly Yfeko | Rangers | End of Season |
| 31 July 2024 | CB | Tristan Crama | Brentford | 16 January 2025 |
| 16 August 2024 | AM | Kamari Doyle | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 January 2025 |
| 29 August 2024 | RW | Amani Richards | Leicester City | 15 January 2025 |
| 12 January 2025 | AM | Joel Colwill | Cardiff City | End of Season |
| 23 January 2025 | LW | Tony Yogane | Brentford | End of Season |
| 30 January 2025 | CB | Alex Hartridge | Wycombe Wanderers | End of Season |
| 30 January 2025 | CM | Ryan Trevitt | Brentford | End of Season |
* ↑ On 16 January, Crama was recalled back to his parent club Brentford
* ↑ On 27 January, Doyle was recalled back to his parent club Brighton
* ↑ On 15 January, Richards was recalled back to his parent club Leicester

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until |
| 1 August 2024 | GK | Frankie Phillips | Exmouth Town | End of Season |
| 2 August 2024 | LM | Mitch Beardmore | Plymouth Parkway | 1 January 2025 |
| 2 August 2024 | CM | Tom Dean | Plymouth Parkway | 1 January 2025 |
| 30 August 2024 | CB | Cheick Diabate | Bradford City | 6 January 2025 |
| 5 September 2024 | CM | Charlie Cummins | Poole Town | 1 January 2025 |
| 5 November 2024 | CM | Pedro Borges | Yeovil Town | 1 January 2025 |
| 21 November 2024 | CM | Charlie Cummins | Taunton Town | 13 January 2025 |
| 27 November 2024 | CB | Ed James | Yeovil Town | 23 December 2024 |
| 13 December 2024 | CM | Gabe Billington | Tiverton Town | 6 February 2025 |
| 31 December 2024 | LM | Max Edgecombe | Tavistock | 25 March 2025 |
| 7 January 2025 | LM | Mitch Beardmore | Bath City | End of Season |
| 13 January 2025 | CM | Charlie Cummins | Tiverton Town | 10 February 2025 |
| 16 January 2025 | CM | Pedro Borges | Weston-super-Mare | End of Season |
| 21 February 2025 | CB | Ed James | Bath City | End of Season |
| 25 February 2025 | CF | Jay Bird | Rochdale | End of Season |
* ↑ On 7 January, Phillips' loan at Exmouth was extended until the end of season.
* ↑ On 6 January, Diabate was recalled back early from his loan at Bradford.
* ↑ On 21 November, James was recalled back early from his loan at Poole Town.
* ↑ On 23 December, James was recalled back early from his loan at Yeovil due to a hamstring injury.

### Released / Out of Contract

| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join Date |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Alex Hartridge | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Zak Jules | Rotherham United | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | James Scott | St Mirren | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Tom Carroll | Milton Keynes Dons | 5 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Gary Woods | Greenock Morton | 8 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Joe O'Connor | Georgia Southern Eagles | 1 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Harry Kite | Free agent | |
| 30 June 2024 | RM | Harrison King | Free agent | |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Kyle Taylor | Free agent | |
| 20 January 2025 | LW | Mustapha Carayol | Free agent | |

## Pre-season and friendlies

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

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | 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 | | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 033.33 |
| FA Cup | 2 November 2024 | 11 February 2025 | First round | Fourth round | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 075.00 |
| 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 | Total | Total | Total | Total | 45 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 040.00 |
Last updated: 15 March 2025 Source:

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 44 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 43 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 43 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 42 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 42 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 March 2025. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 5$^1$ | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26$^3$ | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 11$^2$ | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 31$^4$ | 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 | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | 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 | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | D | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 10 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Points | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 44 | | | | | | | | | | |
* $^1$ 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, and then for a second time due to Mansfield's FA Cup involvement.
* $^3$ Matchday 26 (vs Peterborough United) was postponed due to both clubs in FA Cup action.
* $^4$ Matchday 31 (vs Wigan Athletic) was postponed due to both clubs in FA Cup action.

#### Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Exeter City were drawn at home to Barnet in the first round, Chesterfield in the second round, Oxford United in the third round and Nottingham Forest in the fourth round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Exeter being drawn away against Walsall.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Exeter were drawn into Southern Group G alongside Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town and Tottenham Hotspur. In the round of 32, Exeter were drawn at home to Birmingham City.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | 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 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures