The 2022–23 season was the 121st season in the existence of Exeter City Football Club and the club's first season in the League One since the 2011–12 season following their promotion in the previous season. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 EFL Cup, being eliminated in the second round by Gillingham, and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy, failing to qualify from the group stage. The team also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, being eliminated in the second round by Oxford United.
First team squad
Statistics
!colspan=15|Players who left the club during the season:
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 26 July 2022 GK Jamal Blackman Huddersfield Town Free Transfer 26 January 2023 LWB Demetri Mitchell Hibernian Undisclosed 27 January 2023 CB Will Aimson Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed 31 January 2023 DM Kevin McDonald Unattached Free Transfer 31 January 2023 CF James Scott Hull City Free Transfer 1 February 2023 GK Gary Woods Kilmarnock Free Transfer
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 27 June 2022 CB George Ray Barrow Mutual consent 30 June 2022 DM Nigel Atangana Eastleigh Released 30 June 2022 LB Colin Daniel Scunthorpe United Released 30 June 2022 AM James Dodd Weston-super-Mare Released 30 June 2022 CB Jordan Dyer Bath City Released 30 June 2022 RB Ellis Johnson Unattached Released 30 June 2022 LB Callum Rowe Yeovil Town Released 30 June 2022 CF Ben Seymour Plymouth Parkway Released 30 June 2022 AM Jack Veale Unattached Released 2 September 2022 CB Alfie Pond Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed 9 January 2023 SS Matt Jay Colchester United Undisclosed 11 January 2023 DM Timothée Dieng Gillingham Undisclosed 31 January 2023 CB Sam Stubbs Bradford City Free Transfer 24 March 2023 LW Nelson Iseguan Tiverton Town Mutual consent
Loans in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromOn loan untilRef 26 July 2022 CM Kegs Chauke Southampton End of Season 24 August 2022 CM Rekeem Harper Ipswich Town End of Season 1 September 2022 CF Harry Smith Leyton Orient 22 October 2022 2 September 2022 CF Jay Stansfield Fulham End of Season 6 January 2023 AM Joe White Newcastle United End of Season 24 January 2023 GK Jökull Andrésson Reading 31 January 2023
Loans out DatePosPlayerLoaned toOn loan untilRef 5 July 2022 FB Aamir Daniels Tavistock End of Season 5 July 2022 DF Joe O’Connor Tavistock End of Season 12 July 2022 GK Jack Arthur Larkhall Athletic End of Season 12 August 2022 CB Alfie Pond Yeovil Town 2 September 2022 13 August 2022 FW Nelson Iseguan Torquay United 1 January 2023 16 August 2022 GK Harry Lee Dorchester Town 18 October 2022 1 September 2022 AM Josh Coley Harrogate Town 10 January 2023 28 September 2022 MF Pedro Borges Plymouth Parkway 28 October 2022 28 September 2022 DF Harrison King Plymouth Parkway 28 October 2022 30 October 2022 MF Ed James Weymouth 1 January 2023 26 December 2022 CF Sonny Cox Bath City 26 January 2023 3 January 2023 MF Gabe Billington Poole Town 3 February 2023 3 January 2023 MF Ed James Tiverton Town 3 February 2023 28 January 2023 CF Sonny Cox Bath City 7 April 2023 3 February 2023 GK Harry Lee Plymouth Parkway 15 March 2023 5 February 2023 LW Nelson Iseguan Tiverton Town 24 March 2023 7 March 2023 AM Pedro Borges Tiverton Town 7 April 2023
Pre-season and friendlies Southern League side Tiverton Town announced a pre-season friendly with Exeter City on 11 May 2022. Two days later, the club revealed a friendly away to Taunton Town; also of the Southern League. A behind closed doors friendly at the club's training ground against Truro City was also confirmed. On 24 May, the club confirmed a friendly fixture against Yeovil Town. A day later, Torquay United away was added to the schedule. A sixth friendly against Weston-super-Mare was also confirmed. A seventh pre-season fixture, against Bristol City was also added to the schedule.
Competitions Overall record
League One
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.
FA Cup
Exeter were drawn away to Port Vale in the first round and to the winners off Woking versus Oxford United in the second round.
EFL Cup
The Grecians were drawn away to Cheltenham Town in the first round, who they went on to beat 7–0 in a multi-club-record-breaking victory. Exeter City were then drawn away at League Two side Gillingham in the second round.
EFL Trophy
On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Exeter City with Forest Green Rovers and Newport County. Three days later, Southampton U21s joined Southern Group F.
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