This is a list of seasons played by Exeter City Football Club in English football, from 1908 to the present day.

Key Key to league record

Level = Level of the league in the current league system Pld = Games played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goals difference Pts = Points Position = Position in the final league table Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division. Number of goals includes goals scored in play-offs.

Key to cup records

Res = Final reached round Rec = Final club record in the form of wins-draws-losses PR = Preliminary round QR1 (2, etc.) = Qualifying Cup rounds G = Group stage R1 (2, etc.) = Proper Cup rounds QF = Quarter-finalists SF = Semi-finalists F = Finalists A (QF, SF, F) = Area quarter-, semi-, finalists W = Winners

Seasons List of Exeter City seasons starting since their moving to Southern Football League in 1908.

Year League Lvl Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Leading league scorer FA Cup FL Cup FL TrophyFA Trophy Average homeattendanceAverage home attendance = for league games only Name Goals Res Rec Res Rec Res Rec1908–09Southern Football LeagueDivision One 40 18 6 16 56 65 -9 426th of 21R2 3–1–11909–10 42 14 6 22 60 69 -9 3418th of 22QR5 0–2–11910–11 38 14 9 15 51 53 -2 3713th of 20R1 1–0–11911–12 38 11 11 16 48 62 -14 3315th of 201912–13 38 18 8 12 48 44 +4 447th of 201913–14 38 10 16 12 39 38 +1 3612th of 20R2 1–0–11914–15 38 15 8 15 50 41 +9 3811th of 20R1 0–0–1No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the World War I.1919–20Southern Football LeagueDivision One 42 17 9 16 57 51 +6 4310th of 22QR6 0–0–1Football League Third Division created. The club were invited to join.1920–21Football LeagueThird Division 3 42 10 15 17 39 54 -15 3519th of 22R1 0–0–17,0501921–22Football LeagueThird Division South 3 42 11 12 19 38 59 -21 3421st of 22QR5 0–1–15,8101922–23 42 13 7 22 47 84 -37 3320th of 22QR5 0–0–15,9351923–24 42 15 7 20 37 52 -15 3716th of 22R2 4–2–15,6801924–25 42 19 9 14 59 48 +11 477th of 22R1 2–2–16,6301925–26 42 15 5 22 72 70 +2 3520th of 22R1 0–0–16,3341926–27 42 15 10 17 76 73 +3 4012th of 22R3 2–0–17,2011927–28 42 17 12 13 70 60 +10 468th of 22R4 3–2–16,8761928–29 42 9 11 22 67 88 -21 2921st of 22R3 2–1–15,7431929–30 42 12 11 19 67 73 -6 3516th of 22R1 0–0–16,5921930–31 42 17 8 17 84 90 -6 4213th of 22QF 5–2–14,9501931–32 42 20 7 15 77 62 +15 477th of 22R3 0–0–16,2571932–33 42 24 10 8 88 48 +40 582nd of 22R1 0–1–17,6651933–34 42 16 11 15 68 57 +11 439th of 22R1 0–0–15,9161934–35 42 16 9 17 70 75 -5 4111th of 22R2 1–1–15,0091935–36 42 8 11 23 59 93 -34 2722nd of 22R1 0–0–15,2141936–37 42 10 12 20 59 88 -29 3221st of 22R5 4–0–15,4231937–38 42 13 12 17 57 70 -13 3817th of 22R2 1–0–16,2451938–39 42 13 14 15 65 82 -17 4014th of 22R1 0–0–16,055No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the World War II.1946–47Football LeagueThird Division South 3 42 15 9 18 60 69 -9 3915th of 22R1 0–0–18,8881947–48 42 15 11 16 55 63 -8 4111th of 22R1 0–1–19,9001948–49 42 15 10 17 63 76 -13 4012th of 22R3 2–0–110,1431949–50 42 14 11 17 63 75 -12 3916th of 22R4 3–0–110,1171950–51 46 18 6 22 62 85 -23 4214th of 24R4 3–2–19,7721951–52 46 13 9 24 65 86 -21 3523rd of 24R2 1–0–18,3211952–53 46 13 14 19 61 71 -10 4017th of 24R1 0–0–110,3391953–54 46 20 8 18 68 58 +10 489th of 24R1 0–1–19,3341954–55 46 11 15 20 47 73 -26 3722nd of 24R1 0–0–18,0451955–56 46 15 10 21 58 77 -19 4016th of 24R3 2–1–18,1681956–57 46 12 13 21 61 79 -18 3721st of 24R1 0–0–16,7651957–58 46 11 9 26 57 99 -42 3124th of 24R1 0–0–17,784Regional Third divisions merged creating nationwide Third Division and Fourth Division. Club has not qualified to join Third Division.1958–59Football LeagueFourth Division 4 46 23 11 12 87 61 +26 575th of 24R1 0–0–19,3741959–60 46 19 11 16 80 70 +10 499th of 24R3 2–0–17,4211960–61 46 14 10 22 66 94 -28 3821st of 24R1 0-1-1R1 0-1-14,9611961–62 44 13 11 20 62 77 -15 3718th of 23R1 0-1-1R1 0-0-14,3441962–63 46 16 10 20 57 77 -20 4217th of 24R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-14,4141963–64 46 20 18 8 62 37 +25 584th of 24PromotedR2 1-0-1R2 1-0-17,2911964–65Football LeagueThird Division 3 46 12 17 17 51 52 -1 4117th of 24R2 1-0-1R2 1-0-16,4601965–66 46 12 11 23 53 79 -26 3522nd of 24RelegatedR1 0-0-1R1 0-0-15,5901966–67Football LeagueFourth Division 4 46 14 15 17 50 60 -10 4314th of 24R1 0-1-1R3 2-1-13,9901967–68 46 11 16 19 45 65 -20 3820th of 24R2 1-2-1R1 0-1-13,8551968–69 46 16 11 19 66 65 +1 4317th of 24R3 2-1-1R3 2-2-15,3711969–70 46 14 11 21 57 59 -2 3918th of 24R2 1-2-1R1 0-1-14,9181970–71 46 17 14 15 67 68 -1 489th of 24R1 0-0-1R1 0-1-14,6871971–72 46 16 11 19 61 68 -7 4315th of 24R2 1-2-1R1 0-0-13,8571972–73 46 18 14 14 57 51 +6 508th of 24R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-14,9661973–74 45 18 8 19 58 55 +3 4410th of 24R1 0-0-1R4 3-1-14,1931974–75 46 19 11 16 60 63 -3 499th of 24R1 0-0-1R2 1-0-13,4301975–76 46 18 14 14 56 47 +9 507th of 24R1 0-0-1R2 1-2-13,2651976–77 46 25 12 9 70 46 +24 622nd of 24PromotedR1 0-1-1R2 2-0-14,6161977–78Football LeagueThird Division 3 46 15 14 17 49 59 -10 4417th of 24R3 2-2-1R2 1-2-14,8801978–79 46 17 15 14 61 56 +5 499th of 24R2 1-0-1R4 3-1-14,4121979–80 46 19 10 17 60 68 -8 488th of 24R1 0-0-1R4 4-0-24,5791980–81 46 16 13 17 62 66 -4 4511th of 24QF 5-2-1R1 0-2-04,5551981–82 46 16 9 21 71 84 -13 5718th of 24R1 0-0-1R2 1-0-33,8621982–83 46 14 12 20 81 104 -23 5419th of 24R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-23,2441983–84 46 6 15 25 50 84 -34 3324th of 24RelegatedR1 0-1-1R1 0-0-2AQF 1-0-23,3771984–85Football LeagueFourth Division 4 46 13 14 19 57 79 -22 5318th of 24R1 0-1-1R1 1-0-1R1 0-1-12,3511985–86 46 13 15 18 47 59 -12 5421st of 24R3 2-0-1R2 1-0-3G 0-1-11,9731986–87 46 11 23 12 53 49 +4 5614th of 24R1 0-1-1R1 0-1-1R1 0-2-12,6571987–88 46 11 13 22 53 68 -15 4622nd of 24R1 0-0-1R1 0-1-1G 0-0-22,4651988–89 46 18 6 22 65 68 -3 6013th of 24R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-2R1 0-1-12,6671989–90 46 28 5 13 83 48 +35 891st of 24PromotedR3 2-3-1R4 3-2-2AQF 2-0-24,8591990–91Football LeagueThird Division 3 46 16 9 21 58 52 +6 5716th of 24R1 0-0-1R1 0-1-1AQF 2-1-14,2851991–92 46 14 11 21 57 80 -23 5320th of 24R3 1-3-1R1 0-0-2AQF 2-0-23,645Football League divisions renamed after the Premier League creation.1992–93Football LeagueSecond Division 3 46 11 17 18 54 69 -15 5019th of 24R2 1-0-1R2 1-2-1AF 3-3-13,2681993–94 46 11 12 23 52 83 -31 4522nd of 24RelegatedR3 1-2-1R2 1-1-2R2 1-0-23,3491994–95Football LeagueThird Division 4 46 8 10 24 36 70 -34 3422nd of 22R2 1-0-1R1 0-1-1AQF 2-1-12,4821995–96 46 13 18 15 46 53 -7 5714th of 24R1 0-0-1R1 0-2-0G 0-1-13,4421996–97 46 12 12 22 48 73 -25 4822nd of 24Darran Rowbotham 9R2 1-0-1R1 0-0-2AQF 0-1-13,0141997–98 46 15 15 16 68 63 +5 6015th of 24Darran Rowbotham 21R1 0-1-1R1 0-0-2R2 0-0-13,9901998–99 46 17 12 17 47 50 -3 6312th of 24Steve Flack 11R2 1-2-1R1 0-1-1AQF 1-1-03,1541999–2000 46 11 11 24 46 72 -26 4421st of 24Gary Alexander 16R3 2-1-1R1 0-0-2AF 3-1-13,0142000–01 46 12 14 20 40 58 -18 5019th of 24Steve Flack 13R1 0-0-1R1 0-1-1R1 0-0-13,6922001–02 46 14 13 19 48 73 -25 5516th of 24Christian Roberts 11R2 1-1-1R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-13,4432002–03 46 11 15 20 50 64 -14 4823rd of 24RelegatedSteve Flack 13R3 2-1-1R1 0-0-1R2 1-0-13,7632003–04 ConferencePremier 5 42 19 12 11 71 57 +14 696th of 22Sean Devine 20QR4 0-2-0R1 (FLT)QF (FAT) 0-0-13-0-13,6652004–05 42 20 11 11 71 50 +21 716th of 22Steve Flack 12R3 2-1-1R2 (FLT)QF (FAT) 0-1-13-1-13,3892005–06 42 18 9 15 65 48 +17 637th of 24Lee Phillips 13QR4 0-0-1R1 (FLT)SF (FAT) 0-0-15-0-13,7902006–07 46 22 12 12 67 48 +19 785th of 24Billy Jones 10R1 1-0-1R2 1-0-13,627Lost in the play-off final.2007–08 46 22 17 7 83 58 +25 834th of 24Richard Logan 18R2 2-0-1R2 1-0-13,705Promoted after winning the play-offs.2008–09 FootballLeague Two 4 46 22 13 11 65 50 +15 792nd of 24PromotedAdam Stansfield 10R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-14,9392009–10 FootballLeague One 3 46 11 18 17 48 60 -12 5118th of 24Ryan Harley 10R2 1-0-1R1 0-0-1R2 0-1-05,8322010–11 46 20 10 16 66 71 -5 708th of 24Jamie Cureton 17R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1AF 3-2-15,3932011–12 46 10 12 24 46 75 -29 4223rd of 24RelegatedDaniel Nardiello 9R1 0-1-1R2 1-0-1R2 0-1-14,4742012–13 FootballLeague Two 4 46 18 10 18 63 62 +1 6410th of 24Jamie Cureton 21R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1R1 0-1-04,1422013–14 46 14 13 19 54 57 -3 5516th of 24Alan Gow 7R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-13,7012014–15 46 17 13 16 61 65 -4 6410th of 24Tom Nichols 15R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1R2 0-0-13,8732015–16 46 17 13 16 63 65 -2 6414th of 24Tom NicholsJayden Stockley 10R3 2-1-1R2 1-0-1R2 1-0-14,0082016–17 46 21 8 17 75 56 -19 715th of 24David Wheeler 17R1 0-0-1R2 1-0-1G 1-1-14,166Lost in the play-off final.2017–18 46 24 8 14 64 54 +10 804th of 24Jayden Stockley 19R3 2-1-1R1 0-0-1G 0-1-24,037Lost in the play-off final.2018–19 46 19 13 14 60 49 +11 709th of 24Jayden Stockley 16R1 0-0-1R2 0-1-1R2 2-1-14,4182019–2037181185343 +10655th of 24Ryan Bowman14R21-2-1R10-0-1SF5-1-14,847Lost in the play-off final.2020–21 46 18 16 12 71 50 +21 709th of 24Matt Jay 18R3 2-0-1R1 0-0-1R1 3-0-12021–22 46 23 15 8 65 41 +24 842nd of 24PromotedMatt Jay 14R2 1-1-1R1 0-1-0R2 1-1-25,3122022–23 FootballLeague One 3 46 15 11 20 64 68 -4 5614th of 24Sam Nombe 15R2 1-0-1R2 1-1-0GS 1-0-26,8462023–24 46 17 10 19 46 61 -15 6113th of 24Reece Cole 7R1 0-0-1R4 2-1-1GS 1-0-26,8002024-25461511204965 -165616th of 24Millenic Alli9R43-1-0R10-1-0R323-0-16,513

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