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2024–25 Exeter City F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 123rd season in the history of Exeter City Football Club and their third consecutive season in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Exeter City
2024–25 season
OwnerExeter City Supporters' Trust
ChairmanNick Hawker
ManagerGary Caldwell
StadiumSt James Park
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

Current squad

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As of 20 June 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 Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
22 Harry Lee GK   Torbay (2004-12-22) 22 December 2004 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2025
30 Shaun MacDonald GK   Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 27) Cheltenham Town 9 September 2023 Free 30 June 2025
Defenders
2 Ben Purrington LB   Exeter (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 (age 28)   Ross County 11 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
4 Will Aimson CB   Christchurch (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30) Bolton Wanderers 27 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
7 Demetri Mitchell WB   Manchester (1997-01-11) 11 January 1997 (age 27)   Hibernian 26 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
14 Ilmari Niskanen WB   Kiuruvesi (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 26)   Dundee United 15 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
24 Jack Fitzwater CB   Solihull (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 26)   Livingston 5 September 2023 Free 30 June 2025
26 Pierce Sweeney CB   Dublin (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 29) Swindon Town 8 July 2021 Free 30 June 2026
31 Vincent Harper LB     Nairobi (2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 23) Eastleigh 21 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
38 Max Edgecombe CB   Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
39 Cheick Diabate CB   London (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 22) Stevenage 1 July 2019 Free 30 June 2025
40 Ed James CB     Exeter Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2026
— Jack McMillan RB   Livingston (1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 26)   Partick Thistle 20 June 2024 Free 30 June 2026
Midfielders
6 Tom Carroll CM   Watford (1992-05-28) 28 May 1992 (age 32) Ipswich Town 20 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024
12 Reece Cole CM   Hillingdon (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26) Hayes & Yeading United 10 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
17 Caleb Watts AM     Essex (2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 (age 22) Southampton 15 September 2023 Free 31 January 2025
34 Gabriel Billington CM   Taunton Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
36 Mitch Beardmore LM   Somerset (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
41 Pedro Borges AM   (2005-07-23) 23 July 2005 (age 18) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
42 Tom Dean CM   Academy 1 July 2024 Trainee 30 June 2025
47 Jake Richards CM   (2007-08-08) 8 August 2007 (age 16) Academy 9 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
— Charlie Cummins CM     Cobh Ramblers 26 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
Forwards
13 Yanic Wildschut LW     Amsterdam (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 32) Oxford United 15 September 2023 Free 30 June 2025
19 Sonny Cox CF   Exeter (2004-10-11) 11 October 2004 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2026
25 Millenic Alli LW   Dublin (2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 24) FC Halifax Town 30 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
29 Jack Aitchison FW   Fauldhouse (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 24)   Motherwell 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026
Out on Loan

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
— GK   ENG Harry Lee 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— GK   ENG Shaun MacDonald 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
— DF   ENG Will Aimson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF   ENG Cheick Diabate 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF   ENG Jack Fitzwater 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF   WAL Ed James 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF   SCO Jack McMillan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF   ENG Ben Purrington 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF   IRL Pierce Sweeney 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
— MF   ENG Mitch Beardmore 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF   ENG Gabe Billington 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF   POR Pedro Borges 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF   ENG Reece Cole 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF   IRL Charlie Cummins 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF   ENG Tom Dean 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF   ENG Max Edgecombe 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF   KEN Vincent Harper 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF   ENG Demetri Mitchell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF   FIN Ilmari Niskanen 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF   AUS Caleb Watts 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
— FW   SCO Jack Aitchison 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW   IRL Millenic Alli 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW   ENG Sonny Cox 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW   SUR Yanic Wildschut 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2024[a] RB   Jack McMillan   Partick Thistle Free [1]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Partick Thistle contract expired

Out

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Date Position Player To Fee Ref

Loaned in

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Date Position Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out

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Date Position Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Fee Join Date Ref.
30 June 2024 CB   Alex Hartridge   Wycombe Wanderers Released 1 July 2024 [2][3]
30 June 2024 CB   Zak Jules   Rotherham United Rejected Contract 1 July 2024 [4]
30 June 2024 CF   James Scott   St Mirren Released 1 July 2024 [5][6]
30 June 2024 CM   Harry Kite   Free agent Released [7]
30 June 2024 RM   Harrison King   Free agent Released [5]
30 June 2024 CB   Joe O'Connor   Free agent Released [5]
30 June 2024 CM   Kyle Taylor   Free agent Released [5]
30 June 2024 GK   Gary Woods   Free agent Released [5]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 7 May, Exeter City announced their first pre-season friendly, against Weston-super-Mare.[8] A day later, a trip to Yeovil Town was added.[9] Again, a day later, the club announced a three-day training camp in Cornwall, with a match scheduled against Mousehole.[10] A fourth friendly, against Torquay United was also added to the schedule.[11] A behind closed doors friendly at the club's training ground against Brentford B was also added to the club's pre-season schedule.[12] On May 29, a sixth opposition was confirmed, Tiverton Town.[13] Two days later, the club announced their pre-season would conclude with the visit of Eastleigh.[14] A further two behind closed doors friendlies were confirmed, against Bristol City and Oxford United.[15]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 July 2024 Friendly Tiverton Town v Exeter City Tiverton
19:30 BST Stadium: The Ian Moorcroft Stadium
12 July 2024 Friendly Weston-super-Mare v Exeter City Weston-super-Mare
19:00 BST Stadium: Woodspring Stadium
15 July 2024 Friendly Mousehole v Exeter City Paul
19:00 BST Stadium: Trungle Parc
19 July 2024 Friendly Yeovil Town v Exeter City Yeovil
19:30 BST Stadium: Huish Park
24 July 2024 Friendly Oxford United v Exeter City Oxford
15:00 BST Stadium: Oxford Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
27 July 2024 Friendly Bristol City v Exeter City Failand
13:00 BST Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
30 July 2024 Friendly Exeter City v Brentford B Clyst St Mary
13:00 BST Stadium: Cliff Hill Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
30 July 2024 Friendly Torquay United v Exeter City Torquay
19:30 BST Stadium: Plainmoor
3 August 2024 Friendly Exeter City v Eastleigh Exeter
15:00 BST Stadium: St James Park

Competitions

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League One

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL League One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Cambridge United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Crawley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Exeter City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Lincoln City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 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[16]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Points
Updated to match(es) played on Pre-season. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

FA Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Trophy

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Exeter were drawn into Southern Group G alongside Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town and a TBC Category One Academy Side.[17]


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References

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  1. ^ "Jack McMillan Signs For City!". Exeter City FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Hartridge to leave Exeter City at end of season". British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Alex Hartridge to become first summer signing". Wycombe Wanderers FC. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Zak Jules turns down contract and joins Rotherham". Exeter City FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Exeter City Retained List 2024". Exeter City FC. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. ^ "14 James Scott". St Mirren FC. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Harry Kite: Time to say goodbye". Exeter City FC. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  8. ^ "City to face Weston-super-Mare in pre-season". Exeter City FC. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Yeovil Town added to pre-season schedule!". Exeter City FC. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  10. ^ "City return to Mousehole in pre-season". Exeter City FC. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  11. ^ "City add Torquay United to pre-season schedule". Exeter City FC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  12. ^ "City to host Brentford B in pre-season". Exeter City FC. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Tiverton Town date confirmed for pre-season". Exeter City FC. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  14. ^ "City to host Eastleigh in final pre-season fixture". Exeter City FC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Grecians to face Bristol City in pre-season". Exeter City FC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  16. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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