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
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Viljami Sinisalo GK Espoo Aston Villa 19 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 22 Harry Lee GK Torbay Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2025 30 Shaun MacDonald GK Newcastle-upon-Tyne Cheltenham Town 9 September 2023 Free 30 June 2025 33 Gary Woods GK Kettering Kilmarnock 31 January 2023 Free 30 June 2024 Defenders 2 Ben Purrington LB Exeter Ross County 11 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 3 Zak Jules CB Islington Milton Keynes Dons 28 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 4 Will Aimson CB Christchurch Bolton Wanderers 27 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 5 Alex Hartridge CB Torquay Academy 1 July 2017 Trainee 30 June 2024 7 Demetri Mitchell LB Manchester Hibernian 26 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 14 Ilmari Niskanen WB Kiuruvesi Dundee United 15 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 24 Jack Fitzwater CB Solihull Livingston 5 September 2023 Free 30 June 2025 26 Pierce Sweeney CB Dublin Swindon Town 8 July 2021 Free 30 June 2026 31 Vincent Harper LB Nairobi 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 Stevenage 1 July 2019 Free 30 June 2025 40 Ed James CB Exeter Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2026 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 Ipswich Town 20 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024 8 Ryan Woods DM Norton Canes Hull City 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 12 Reece Cole CM Hillingdon Hayes & Yeading United 10 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 16 Harry Kite CM Crediton Academy 7 February 2018 Trainee 30 June 2024 17 Caleb Watts AM Essex Southampton 15 September 2023 Free 31 January 2025 18 David Perkins CM Heysham Bamber Bridge 10 November 2022 Free 30 June 2024 20 Luke Harris AM Jersey Fulham 3 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 23 Kyle Taylor CM Richterswil 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 Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 42 Tom Dean CM Academy 9 October 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 47 Jake Richards CM Academy 9 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 48 Santino Ohanaka AM Academy 9 October 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 51 Alfie Cunningham CM Academy 19 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 54 Sam Joce CM Academy 19 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Forwards 10 Admiral Muskwe CF Leicester Luton Town 1 September 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 13 Yanic Wildschut LW Amsterdam Oxford United 15 September 2023 Free 30 June 2025 19 Sonny Cox CF Exeter Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2026 21 Dion Rankine RW Barnet Chelsea 12 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 25 Millenic Alli LW Dublin FC Halifax Town 30 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 27 Mohamed Eisa CF Khartum Milton Keynes Dons 30 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 29 Jack Aitchison FW Fauldhouse Motherwell 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026 44 Theo Cutler FW Academy 19 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Out on Loan 11 James Scott CF Glasgow Hull City 31 January 2023 Free 30 June 2024 36 Mitch Beardmore LM Somerset Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 37 Harrison King RM Exeter Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 41 Pedro Borges AM Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Charlie Cummins CM Cobh Ramblers 26 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
Statistics
!colspan=15|Players with appearances who left Exeter City during the season:
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 21 June 2023 LB Undisclosed 1 July 2023 CF Free transfer 10 July 2023 CM Free transfer 20 July 2023 CM Free agent 28 July 2023 CB Undisclosed 15 August 2023 RWB Undisclosed 5 September 2023 CB Free transfer 9 September 2023 GK Free agent 15 September 2023 AM Free transfer 15 September 2023 LW Free transfer 11 January 2024 LB Undisclosed 26 January 2024 CM Undisclosed 30 January 2024 LW Undisclosed
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 28 June 2023 CM Compensation Fee 30 June 2023 GK Released 30 June 2023 SS Released 30 June 2023 AM Undisclosed 30 June 2023 CB Free agent Rejected Contract 30 June 2023 DM Rejected Contract 30 June 2023 LB Released 4 July 2023 RB Compensation Fee 19 July 2023 RB Free transfer 31 August 2023 CF Undisclosed
Loaned in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromUntilRef 12 July 2023 RW End of season 14 July 2023 CM 8 January 2024 19 July 2023 GK End of season 1 September 2023 CF End of season 3 January 2024 AM End of season 30 January 2024 CF End of season 1 February 2024 DM End of season
Loaned out DatePosPlayerLoaned toUntilRef 15 July 2023 CB 10 October 2023 15 July 2023 GK 1 December 2023 10 August 2023 RB 9 September 2023 27 September 2023 CM 25 October 2023 17 October 2023 AM 14 November 2023 17 October 2023 CF 14 December 2023 18 October 2023 AM 31 December 2023 18 October 2023 CB 10 January 2024 18 December 2023 CF 15 January 2024 21 December 2023 CM 17 January 2024 21 December 2023 CM 17 January 2024 21 December 2023 CM 17 January 2024 24 January 2024 CF End of season 26 January 2024 LM End of season 26 January 2024 RM End of season 3 February 2024 CM End of season 3 February 2024 GK 19 March 2024 8 March 2024 CM End of season
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.
Competitions Overall record
League One
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.
FA Cup
Exeter were drawn at home to Wigan Athletic in the first round.
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.
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Exeter City were drawn in Southern Group G alongside Reading, Swindon Town and Arsenal U21.
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