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	14th
EFL Cup	Fourth round
EFL Trophy	Group stage

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 3 February 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	11 October 2001	Aston Villa	19 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
30	Shaun MacDonald	GK	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	20 October 1996	Cheltenham Town	9 September 2023	Free	30 June 2024
33	Gary Woods	GK	Kettering	1 October 1990	Kilmarnock	31 January 2023	Free	30 June 2024
Defenders
2	Ben Purrington	LB	Exeter	20 May 1996	Ross County	11 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
3	Zak Jules	CB	Islington	7 February 1997	Milton Keynes Dons	28 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
4	Will Aimson	CB	Christchurch	1 January 1994	Bolton Wanderers	27 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
5	Alex Hartridge	CB	Torquay	9 March 1999	Academy	1 July 2017	Trainee	30 June 2024
7	Demetri Mitchell	LB	Manchester	11 January 1997	Hibernian	26 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
14	Ilmari Niskanen	WB	Kiuruvesi	27 October 1997	Dundee United	15 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
24	Jack Fitzwater	CB	Solihull	23 September 1997	Livingston	5 September 2023	Free	30 June 2025
26	Pierce Sweeney	CB	Dublin	11 September 1994	Swindon Town	8 July 2021	Free	30 June 2026
31	Vincent Harper	LB	Nairobi	22 September 2000	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	21 January 2002	Stevenage	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2024
40	Ed James	CB	Exeter		Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
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	28 May 1992	Ipswich Town	20 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
8	Ryan Woods	DM	Norton Canes	13 December 1993	Hull City	1 February 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
12	Reece Cole	CM	Hillingdon	17 February 1998	Hayes & Yeading United	10 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
16	Harry Kite	CM	Crediton	29 June 2000	Academy	7 February 2018	Trainee	30 June 2024
17	Caleb Watts	AM	Essex	16 January 2002	Southampton	15 September 2023	Free	30 June 2024
18	David Perkins	CM	Heysham	21 June 1982	Bamber Bridge	10 November 2022	Free	30 June 2024
20	Luke Harris	AM	Jersey	4 March 2005	Fulham	3 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
23	Kyle Taylor	CM	Richterswil	28 August 1999	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	19 October 2004	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
42	Tom Dean	CM			Academy	9 October 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
47	Jake Richards	CM		8 August 2007	Academy	9 September 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
48	Santino Ohanaka	AM			Academy	9 October 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
51	Alfie Cunningham	CM		13 February 2006	Academy	19 September 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
54	Sam Joce	CM			Academy	19 September 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
—	Charlie Cummins	CM			Cobh Ramblers	26 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
Forwards
10	Admiral Muskwe	CF	Leicester	21 August 1998	Luton Town	1 September 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
13	Yanic Wildschut	LW	Amsterdam	1 November 1991	Oxford United	15 September 2023	Free	30 June 2024
19	Sonny Cox	CF	Exeter	11 October 2004	Academy	1 July 2021	Trainee	30 June 2024
21	Dion Rankine	RW	Barnet	15 October 2002	Chelsea	12 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
25	Millenic Alli	LW		6 February 2000	FC Halifax Town	30 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
27	Mohamed Eisa	CF	Khartum	12 July 1994	Milton Keynes Dons	30 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
29	Jack Aitchison	FW	Fauldhouse	5 March 2000	Motherwell	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
44	Theo Cutler	FW			Academy	19 September 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Out on Loan
11	James Scott	CF	Glasgow	30 August 2000	Hull City	31 January 2023	Free	30 June 2024
22	Harry Lee	GK	Torbay	22 December 2004	Academy	1 July 2021	Trainee	30 June 2024
36	Mitch Beardmore	LM	Somerset	7 September 2004	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
37	Harrison King	RM	Exeter	16 January 2005	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
41	Pedro Borges	AM		23 July 2005	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024

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	ENG	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
21 June 2023	LB	Vincent Harper	Eastleigh	Undisclosed
1 July 2023	CF	Jack Aitchison	Motherwell	Free Transfer
10 July 2023	CM	Reece Cole	Hayes & Yeading United	Free Transfer
20 July 2023	CM	Tom Carroll	Free agent	—
28 July 2023	CB	Zak Jules	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed
15 August 2023	RWB	Ilmari Niskanen	Dundee United	Undisclosed
5 September 2023	CB	Jack Fitzwater	Livingston	Free Transfer
9 September 2023	GK	Shaun MacDonald	Free agent	—
15 September 2023	AM	Caleb Watts	Southampton	Free Transfer
15 September 2023	LW	Yanic Wildschut	Oxford United	Free Transfer
11 January 2024	LB	Ben Purrington	Ross County	Undisclosed
26 January 2024	CM	Charlie Cummins	Cobh Ramblers	Undisclosed
30 January 2024	LW	Millenic Alli	FC Halifax Town	Undisclosed

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee
28 June 2023	CM	Archie Collins	Peterborough United	Compensation Fee
30 June 2023	GK	Jamal Blackman	Burton Albion	Released
30 June 2023	SS	Jevani Brown	Bristol Rovers	Released
30 June 2023	AM	Josh Coley	Sutton United	Undisclosed
30 June 2023	CB	Jonathan Grounds	Free agent	Rejected Contract
30 June 2023	DM	Kevin McDonald	Bradford City	Rejected Contract
30 June 2023	LB	Jack Sparkes	Portsmouth	Released
4 July 2023	RB	Josh Key	Swansea City	Compensation Fee
19 July 2023	RB	Jake Caprice	Burton Albion	Free Transfer
31 August 2023	CF	Sam Nombe	Rotherham United	Undisclosed

Loaned in

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

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

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Until
15 July 2023	CB	Ed James	Weston-super-Mare	10 October 2023
15 July 2023	GK	Harry Lee	Weston-super-Mare	1 December 2023
10 August 2023	RB	Harrison King	Plymouth Parkway	9 September 2023
27 September 2023	CM	Joe O'Connor	Tavistock	25 October 2023
17 October 2023	AM	Mitch Beardmore	Tavistock	14 November 2023
17 October 2023	CF	Sonny Cox	Yeovil Town	14 December 2023
18 October 2023	AM	Pedro Borges	Dorchester Town	31 December 2023
18 October 2023	CB	Ed James	Dorchester Town	10 January 2024
18 December 2023	CF	Theo Cutler	Tiverton Town	15 January 2024
21 December 2023	CM	Alfie Cunningham	Tavistock	17 January 2024
21 December 2023	CM	Tom Dean	Tavistock	17 January 2024
21 December 2023	CM	Sam Joce	Tavistock	17 January 2024
24 January 2024	CF	James Scott	St Mirren	End of Season
26 January 2024	LM	Mitch Beardmore	Mousehole	End of Season
26 January 2024	RM	Harrison King	Plymouth Parkway	End of Season
3 February 2024	CM	Pedro Borges	Gosport Borough	End of Season
3 February 2024	GK	Harry Lee	Salisbury	End of Season

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.

Pre-season and friendlies

On May 15, Exeter City announced their first pre-season friendly, against Tiverton Town. Two days later, a trip to Taunton Town was added. A third and fourth friendly tie was confirmed the next day against Mousehole and Torquay United respectively. On 18 May, Further friendlies against Bristol City, Bath City and Weston-super-Mare were also announced. In June, a further match was added to the schedule, against Coventry City.

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		31	10	6	15	23	42	−19	032.26
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			39	13	7	19	30	63	−33	033.33

Last updated: 6 February 2024
Source: Soccerway

League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Northampton Town	29	12	4	13	36	42	−6	40
12	Lincoln City	30	9	11	10	31	30	+1	38
13	Wigan Athletic	30	13	6	11	43	36	+7	37
14	Exeter City	31	10	6	15	23	42	−19	36
15	Cambridge United	28	9	8	11	25	34	−9	35
16	Wycombe Wanderers	29	8	10	11	35	39	−4	34
17	Shrewsbury Town	30	10	3	17	21	41	−20	33

Updated to match(es) played on 3 February 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
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. 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.

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
31	10	6	15	23	42	−19	36	5	5	6	10	13	−3	5	1	9	13	29	−16

Last updated: 6 February 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	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	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
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

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 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.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.

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 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 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	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.

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	Exeter City	2–1	Peterborough United	Exeter
19:45 GMT	Niskanen 9' Bilokapic 75' (o.g.) 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.

10 February 2024 32	Wigan Athletic	v	Exeter City	Wigan
15:00 GMT				Stadium: DW Stadium

13 February 2024 33	Exeter City	v	Derby County	Exeter
19:45 GMT				Stadium: St James Park

17 February 2024 34	Lincoln City	v	Exeter City	Lincoln
15:00 GMT				Stadium: LNER Stadium

24 February 2024 35	Exeter City	v	Fleetwood Town	Exeter
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St James Park

2 March 2024 36	Peterborough United	v	Exeter City	Peterborough
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium

9 March 2024 37	Exeter City	v	Bolton Wanderers	Exeter
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St James Park

12 March 2024 38	Shrewsbury Town	v	Exeter City	Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT				Stadium: The Croud Meadow

16 March 2024 39	Exeter City	v	Burton Albion	Exeter
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St James Park

23 March 2024 40	Leyton Orient	v	Exeter City	Leyton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Brisbane Road

29 March 2024 41	Exeter City	v	Charlton Athletic	Exeter
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St James Park

1 April 2024 42	Cheltenham Town	v	Exeter City	Cheltenham
15:00 BST				Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium

6 April 2024 43	Exeter City	v	Stevenage	Exeter
15:00 BST				Stadium: St James Park

13 April 2024 44	Port Vale	v	Exeter City	Burslem
15:00 BST				Stadium: Vale Park

20 April 2024 45	Northampton Town	v	Exeter City	Northampton
15:00 BST				Stadium: Sixfields Stadium

27 April 2024 46	Exeter City	v	Oxford United	Exeter
15:00 BST				Stadium: St James Park

FA Cup

Exeter were drawn at home to Wigan Athletic in the first round.

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, Stevenage in the second round, Luton Town in the third round and Middlesbrough in the fourth round.

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.

Pos	Div	Team	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

[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.

[table_hth_WIG0.066705077451982-63] 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. 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.