The 2018–19 season was Exeter City's 117th year in existence and their seventh consecutive season in League Two. The club also participated in three cup competitions; the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Transfers Transfers in Date fromPositionNameFromFeeRef. 1 July 2018 FW Jonathan Forte Notts County Free transfer DF Aaron Martin Oxford United GK Chris Weale Dorchester Town 2 July 2018 MF Nicky Law Free agent 24 July 2018 MF Lee Martin Free agent DF Jimmy Oates Hereford 2 January 2019 FW Ryan Bowman Motherwell Undisclosed 18 January 2019 MF Randell Williams Watford Free transfer
Transfers out Date fromPositionNameToFeeRef. 1 July 2018 DF Troy Archibald-Henville Released FW Ryan Brunt Released MF Alex Byrne Released FW Liam McAlinden Released DF Danny Seaborne Released FW Robbie Simpson Released GK Lewis Williams Released DF Jordan Moore-Taylor Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer DF Jordan Storey Preston North End Undisclosed 4 July 2018 MF Lloyd James Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed 9 July 2018 MF Ryan Harley Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer 3 January 2019 FW Jayden Stockley Preston North End Undisclosed
Loans in Start datePositionNameFromEnd dateRef. 3 July 2018 FW Tristan Abrahams Norwich City 31 January 2019 7 August 2018 DF Dara O'Shea West Bromwich Albion End of season 31 August 2018 MF Chiedozie Ogbene Brentford 2 January 2019 14 January 2019 DF Kane Wilson West Bromwich Albion End of season 18 January 2019 DF Jaden Brown Huddersfield Town 25 March 2019 31 January 2019 FW Donovan Wilson Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season
Loans out Start datePositionNameToEnd dateRef. 16 July 2018 DF Alex Hartridge Truro City 27 September 2018 MF Max Smallcombe 26 October 2018 23 July 2018 MF Joshua Key Tiverton Town End of season MF Joel Randall January 2019 25 July 2018 MF Harry Kite Dorchester Town End of season 27 July 2018 FW Ben Seymour Gloucester City 26 October 2018 26 October 2018 FW Ben Seymour Dorchester Town End of season MF Max Smallcombe Tiverton Town MF Jack Sparkes Chippenham Town 19 December 2018 19 December 2018 MF Jack Sparkes Salisbury End of season 24 January 2019 DF Jimmy Oates Hereford 25 January 2019 DF Jordan Dyer Tiverton Town 25 February 2019 29 January 2019 MF Jordan Tillson Cheltenham Town End of season
Pre-season Exeter City played six pre-season friendlies in July 2018 – all away from home at teams based in South West England – winning five and drawing one. There were no pre-season friendlies at St James Park due to redevelopment work taking place over the summer.
Friendlies
Competitions League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
FA Cup
The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.
EFL Trophy
On 18 July 2018, the final groups for the first round of the 2018–19 EFL Trophy were confirmed, with Exeter being placed in Southern Section Group D. The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.
Table
Squad list Includes all players registered to the club for any period of time between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019. Players registered with club for entire period unless otherwise noted.
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