2025–26 Exeter City F.C. season

Exeter City
2025–26 season
OwnerExeter City Supporters' Trust
ChairmanNick Hawker
ManagerGary Caldwell
StadiumSt James Park

The 2025–26 season is the 124th season in the history of Exeter City Football Club and their fourth 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.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
16 June 2025[a] CB Johnly Yfeko Rangers Undisclosed [1]
1 July 2025[b] Luca Woodhouse Wycombe Wanderers Bosman [2]
1 July 2025[c] CF Jayden Wareham Reading Compensation [3]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 5 May, and would become official on June 16 once the transfer window has reopened
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 19 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Wycombe had ended
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 26 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Reading had ended

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
26 June 2026 CF Jay Bird Salford City Undisclosed [4]

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
25 June 2025 LB Ryan Rydel Stockport County 31 May 2026 [5]
26 June 2025 CM Ethan Brierley Brentford 31 May 2026 [6]

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join Date Ref.
30 June 2025 AM Mitch Beardmore Bath City 1 July 2025 [7][8]
LB Vincent Harper Walsall [7][9]
Demetri Mitchell Leyton Orient [7][10]
CB Ben Purrington Cambridge United [7][11]
AM Caleb Watts Plymouth Argyle [12][13]
LM Max Edgecombe Plymouth Parkway 3 July 2025 [7][14]
CM Jake Richards Luton Town 5 July 2025 [15]
CB Cheick Diabaté St Johnstone 7 July 2025 [7][16]
CM Gabe Billington [7]
GK Harry Lee [17]
CB Angus MacDonald [7]
GK Shaun MacDonald [7]
7 July 2025 DM Ryan Woods Oldham Athletic 7 July 2025 [18][19]

New Contract

Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.
18 June 2025 CF Kieran Wilson Undisclosed[a] [20]
  1. ^ First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

On 11 May, Exeter City announced a testimonial for Pierce Sweeney against Swansea City, to mark his tenth season at Exeter City.[21] Two days later, a trip to Torquay United was confirmed.[22] A third fixture was added to the schedule against FC United of Manchester, to mark their 20th anniversary of supporter ownership.[23] A fourth fixture was added to the schedule, against Weston-super-Mare.[24]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2025 Friendly Weston-super-Mare v Exeter City Weston-super-Mare
13:00 BST Stadium: The Optima Stadium
19 July 2025 Friendly FC United of Manchester v Exeter City Moston
15:00 BST Stadium: Broadhurst Park
25 July 2025 Friendly Torquay United v Exeter City Torquay
19:30 BST Stadium: Plainmoor
26 July 2025 Pierce Sweeney testimonial Exeter City v Swansea City Exeter
13:00 BST Stadium: St James Park

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One 2 August 2025 May 2026 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
FA Cup November 2025 First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 13 August 2025 First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Trophy September 2025 Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: pre-season
Source: [1]

League One

Main article: 2025–26 EFL League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Exeter City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2025. 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[25]

Results summary

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

Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Points
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.[26]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 1 Doncaster Rovers v Exeter City Doncaster
15:00 BST Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
9 August 2025 2 Exeter City v Blackpool Exeter
15:00 BST Stadium: St James Park
16 August 2025 3 Exeter City v Mansfield Town Exeter
12:30 BST Stadium: St James Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[27]
19 August 2025 4 Wycombe Wanderers v Exeter City Wycombe
19:45 BST Stadium: Adams Park
23 August 2025 5 Northampton Town v Exeter City Northampton (Sixfields)
15:00 BST Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
30 August 2025 6 Exeter City v Peterborough United Exeter
15:00 BST Stadium: St James Park
6 September 2025 7 Rotherham United v Exeter City Rotherham
15:00 BST Stadium: New York Stadium
13 September 2025 8 Exeter City v Port Vale Exeter
15:00 BST Stadium: St James Park
20 September 2025 9 Stevenage v Exeter City Stevenage
15:00 BST Stadium: Broadhall Way
27 September 2025 10 Exeter City v Huddersfield Town Exeter
15:00 BST Stadium: St James Park
4 October 2025 11 Lincoln City v Exeter City Lincoln
15:00 BST Stadium: Sincil Bank
11 October 2025 12 Exeter City v Reading Exeter
15:00 BST Stadium: St James Park
18 October 2025 13 Stockport County v Exeter City Stockport (Edgeley)
15:00 BST Stadium: Edgeley Park
25 October 2025 14 Exeter City v Plymouth Argyle Exeter
12:30 BST Stadium: St James Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved following consultation with local police.[28]

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

On 26 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Exeter being drawn away against Cheltenham Town.[29]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2025 First round Cheltenham Town v Exeter City Cheltenham
19:45 BST Stadium: Whaddon Road

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

References

  1. ^ "Johnly Yfeko joins City on a permanent deal!". Exeter City FC. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Luca Woodhouse signs for City". Exeter City FC. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Jayden Wareham joins City!". Exeter City FC. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Jay Bird signs for Salford City". Exeter City FC. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Ryan Rydel joins the Grecians". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Ethan Brierley joins the Grecians on loan". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Exeter City Retained List 2025". Exeter City FC. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Player News – Mitch Beardmore". Bath City FC. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Vincent Harper signs for the Saddlers". Walsall FC. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Demetri Mitchell sign for Leyton Orient". Leyton Orient FC. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Ben Purrington Signs". Cambridge United FC. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Caleb Watts turns down City offer". Exeter City FC. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  13. ^ "Caleb Watts signs for Argyle". Plymouth Argyle FC. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Max Edgecombe is a Yellow". Plymouth Parkway FC. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Jake Richards signs for Luton Town". Exeter City FC. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Cheick Diabate signs for Saints!". St Johnstone FC. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Harry Lee departs Exeter City". Exeter City FC. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Ryan Woods leaves by mutual consent". Exeter City FC. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Woods Pens Latics Deal". Oldham Athletic AFC. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Kieran Wilson Signs his first Professional Contract!". Exeter City FC. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  21. ^ "Join us for Pierce Sweeney's testimonial against Swansea City on July 26!". Exeter City FC. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  22. ^ "City to face Torquay United in pre-season". Exeter City FC. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  23. ^ "City to celebrate supporter ownership with FC United of Manchester friendly". Exeter City FC. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  24. ^ "City head to Weston-super-Mare in pre-season". Exeter City FC. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  25. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  26. ^ "Luton open League One season against AFC Wimbledon". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  27. ^ "Early kick-off for Mansfield clash". Exeter City FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  28. ^ "Early kick-off for Devon Derby". Exeter City FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  29. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One confirmed". English Football League. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
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