2022–23 Exeter City F.C. season

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.

Exeter City

2022–23 season
Owner	Exeter City Supporters' Trust
Chairman	Nick Hawker
Manager	Matt Taylor (until 4 October)[1] Gary Caldwell (from 24 October)[2]
Stadium	St James Park
League One	14th
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Sam Nombe (15 goals) All: Sam Nombe (17 goals)
Highest home attendance	8,046 (vs Plymouth Argyle, 15 April)
Lowest home attendance	1,074 (vs Southampton U21, 4 October)
Average home league attendance	6,846[3]
Biggest win	7–0 (vs Cheltenham Town, 9 August)
Biggest defeat	6–0 (vs Ipswich Town, 29 April)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Statistics

As of match played on 7 May 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	ENG	Jake Caprice	42	1	29+8	1	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Jack Sparkes	40	2	25+10	1	1+0	0	1+1	1	2+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Alex Hartridge	47	0	42+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
6	MF	ENG	Rekeem Harper*	23	1	13+7	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
7	DF	ENG	Demetri Mitchell	16	2	12+4	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Archie Collins	49	6	44+1	4	2+0	1	1+1	1	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Jay Stansfield*	39	9	28+8	9	1+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Sam Nombe	47	17	34+9	15	2+0	0	1+1	2	0+0	0
11	MF	ENG	Joe White*	16	0	6+10	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	DF	ENG	Joshua Key	48	4	38+4	4	2+0	0	1+1	0	0+2	0
14	DF	ENG	Will Aimson	18	0	18+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	RSA	Kegs Chauke*	26	2	10+10	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	3+0	2
16	MF	ENG	Harry Kite	44	4	32+8	3	0+1	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Kyle Taylor	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	GK	ENG	Jamal Blackman	41	0	37+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Sonny Cox	17	1	2+10	1	0+0	0	0+2	0	3+0	0
20	FW	JAM	Jevani Brown	32	14	24+3	12	2+0	2	1+0	0	0+2	0
21	MF	ENG	Josh Coley	12	1	3+6	0	0+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
22	GK	ENG	Harry Lee	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
23	FW	SCO	James Scott	15	1	4+11	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	IRL	Pierce Sweeney	49	2	40+3	2	2+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
27	DF	ENG	Jonathan Grounds	22	1	8+10	1	0+1	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
29	MF	SCO	Kevin McDonald	11	3	8+3	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	GK	ENG	Gary Woods	7	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	DF	ENG	Cheick Diabate	23	1	18+2	1	1+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
41	MF	POR	Pedro Borges	7	0	2+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
42	MF	ENG	Harrison King	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
44	MF	ENG	Gabriel Billington	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
45	DF	WAL	Ed James	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
46	MF	ENG	Joe Wragg	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
48	MF	ENG	Alfie Clark	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
49	MF	ENG	Mitch Beardmore	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
51	DF	ENG	Joe O'Connor	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Players who left the club during the season:
4	DF	ENG	Sam Stubbs	4	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW	ENG	Matt Jay	25	4	6+12	0	0+2	1	2+0	1	3+0	2
11	FW	ENG	Harry Smith*	5	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	FRA	Timothée Dieng	21	3	12+5	3	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
24	GK	ISL	Jökull Andrésson*	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	DF	ENG	Alfie Pond	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
40	GK	ENG	Scott Brown	4	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
26 July 2022	GK	Jamal Blackman	Huddersfield Town	Free Transfer	[4]
26 January 2023	LWB	Demetri Mitchell	Hibernian	Undisclosed	[5]
27 January 2023	CB	Will Aimson	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[6]
31 January 2023	DM	Kevin McDonald	Unattached	Free Transfer	[7]
31 January 2023	CF	James Scott	Hull City	Free Transfer	[8]
1 February 2023	GK	Gary Woods	Kilmarnock	Free Transfer	[9]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
27 June 2022	CB	George Ray	Barrow	Mutual consent	[10][11]
30 June 2022	DM	Nigel Atangana	Eastleigh	Released	[12][13]
30 June 2022	LB	Colin Daniel	Scunthorpe United	Released	[12][14]
30 June 2022	AM	James Dodd	Weston-super-Mare	Released	[12][15]
30 June 2022	CB	Jordan Dyer	Bath City	Released	[12][16]
30 June 2022	RB	Ellis Johnson	Unattached	Released	[12]
30 June 2022	LB	Callum Rowe	Yeovil Town	Released	[12][17]
30 June 2022	CF	Ben Seymour	Plymouth Parkway	Released	[12][18]
30 June 2022	AM	Jack Veale	Unattached	Released	[12]
2 September 2022	CB	Alfie Pond	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[19]
9 January 2023	SS	Matt Jay	Colchester United	Undisclosed	[20]
11 January 2023	DM	Timothée Dieng	Gillingham	Undisclosed	[21]
31 January 2023	CB	Sam Stubbs	Bradford City	Free Transfer	[22]
24 March 2023	LW	Nelson Iseguan	Tiverton Town	Mutual consent	[23][24]

Loans in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref
26 July 2022	CM	Kegs Chauke	Southampton	End of Season	[25]
24 August 2022	CM	Rekeem Harper	Ipswich Town	End of Season	[26]
1 September 2022	CF	Harry Smith	Leyton Orient	22 October 2022[a]	[27][28]
2 September 2022	CF	Jay Stansfield	Fulham	End of Season	[29]
6 January 2023	AM	Joe White	Newcastle United	End of Season	[30]
24 January 2023	GK	Jökull Andrésson	Reading	31 January 2023	[31]

1. Originally a season-long loan, Smiths's loan at Exeter City was cut short for personal reasons.

Loans out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Ref
5 July 2022	FB	Aamir Daniels	Tavistock	End of Season	[32]
5 July 2022	DF	Joe O’Connor	Tavistock	End of Season	[32]
12 July 2022	GK	Jack Arthur	Larkhall Athletic	End of Season	[33]
12 August 2022	CB	Alfie Pond	Yeovil Town	2 September 2022	[34][a]
13 August 2022	FW	Nelson Iseguan	Torquay United	1 January 2023	[35]
16 August 2022	GK	Harry Lee	Dorchester Town	18 October 2022	[36][b][c]
1 September 2022	AM	Josh Coley	Harrogate Town	10 January 2023[d]	[39][40]
28 September 2022	MF	Pedro Borges	Plymouth Parkway	28 October 2022	[41]
28 September 2022	DF	Harrison King	Plymouth Parkway	28 October 2022[e]	[41]
30 October 2022	MF	Ed James	Weymouth	1 January 2023	[42]
26 December 2022	CF	Sonny Cox	Bath City	26 January 2023	[43]
3 January 2023	MF	Gabe Billington	Poole Town	3 February 2023	[44]
3 January 2023	MF	Ed James	Tiverton Town	3 February 2023[e]	[45]
28 January 2023	CF	Sonny Cox	Bath City	7 April 2023[f]	[46][47]
3 February 2023	GK	Harry Lee	Plymouth Parkway	15 March 2023[g]	[48][49]
5 February 2023	LW	Nelson Iseguan	Tiverton Town	24 March 2023	[50]
7 March 2023	AM	Pedro Borges	Tiverton Town	7 April 2023[f]	[51][52]

1. On 2 September, Alfie Pond's loan at Yeovil was cut-short to materlise a permanent move to Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[19]
2. On 16 September, Harry Lee's loan at Dorchester was extended until the end of the season.^[37]
3. On 18 October, Harry Lee was recalled back from his loan at Dorchester Town.^[38]
4. On 10 January, Coley was recalled back from his loan at Harrogate.
5. Loan has been extended for an unspecified duration.
6. On 7 April 2023, Sonny Cox and Pedro Borges were recalled from their loans at Bath City and Tiverton Town respectively.
7. Originally a loan until the end of the season, Harry Lee was recalled from Plymouth Parkway on the 15 March due to a long-term hamstring injury to Gary Woods.

Pre-season and friendlies

Southern League side Tiverton Town announced a pre-season friendly with Exeter City on 11 May 2022.^[53] Two days later, the club revealed a friendly away to Taunton Town; also of the Southern League.^[54] A behind closed doors friendly at the club's training ground against Truro City was also confirmed.^[55] On 24 May, the club confirmed a friendly fixture against Yeovil Town.^[56] A day later, Torquay United away was added to the schedule.^[57] A sixth friendly against Weston-super-Mare was also confirmed.^[58] A seventh pre-season fixture, against Bristol City was also added to the schedule.^[59]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Tiverton Town v Exeter City

1 July 2022 Friendly	Tiverton Town	2–1	Exeter City	Tiverton
19:00 BST	Purrington 53' O'Loughlin 56'	Report	Brown 90+1'	Stadium: Ian Moorcroft Stadium

Weston-super-Mare v Exeter City

5 July 2022 Friendly	Weston-super-Mare	0–5	Exeter City	Weston-super-Mare
19:45 BST		Report	Nombe 52', 77', 79', 88' Pond 68'	Stadium: Optima Stadium

Taunton Town v Exeter City

8 July 2022 Friendly	Taunton Town	1–2	Exeter City	Taunton
19:45 BST	Warwick 80'	Report	Dieng 76', 87'	Stadium: Cygnet Health Care Stadium Attendance: 901 Referee: Carl Peters

Exeter City v Truro City

12 July 2022 Friendly	Exeter City	3–0	Truro City	Clyst St Mary
18:30 BST	Nombe 24' Key 29' Chauke 80'	Report		Stadium: Cliff Hill Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

Yeovil Town v Exeter City

16 July 2022 Friendly	Yeovil Town	1–1	Exeter City	Yeovil
15:00 BST	Knowles 19'	Report	Jay 33'	Stadium: Huish Park

Bristol City v Exeter City

19 July 2022 Friendly	Bristol City	2–2	Exeter City	Failand
16:30 BST	Conway 77', 85'	Report	Coley 11' Hartridge 51'	Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre

Torquay United v Exeter City

23 July 2022 Friendly	Torquay United	1–0	Exeter City	Torquay
15:00 BST	McGavin 80'	Report		Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,634

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	30 July 2022	7 May 2023	Matchday 1	14th place	46	15	11	20	64	68	−4	032.61
FA Cup	5 November 2022	26 November 2022	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	4	6	−2	050.00
EFL Cup	9 August 2022	23 August 2022	First round	Second round	2	1	1	0	7	0	+7	050.00
EFL Trophy	30 August 2022	18 October 2022	Group stage	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	033.33
Total					53	18	12	23	79	81	−2	033.96

Last updated: 7 May 2023
Source: Soccerway

League One

Main article: 2022–23 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Lincoln City	46	14	20	12	47	47	0	62
12	Shrewsbury Town	46	17	8	21	52	61	−9	59
13	Fleetwood Town	46	14	16	16	53	51	+2	58
14	Exeter City	46	15	11	20	64	68	−4	56
15	Burton Albion	46	15	11	20	57	79	−22	56
16	Cheltenham Town	46	14	12	20	45	61	−16	54
17	Bristol Rovers	46	14	11	21	58	73	−15	53

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^[60]

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
46	15	11	20	64	68	−4	56	10	5	8	36	27	+9	5	6	12	28	41	−13

Last updated: 7 May 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	W
Position	13	2	11	5	9	9	7	9	15	10	11	8	8	10	8	7	10	9	11	11	13	13	13	11	10	10	12	10	11	10	12	13	12	12	11	13	11	11	11	11	12	13	14	14	14	14

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.^[61]

Lincoln City v Exeter City

30 July 2022 1	Lincoln City	1–1	Exeter City	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Hopper 49' Sørensen  90+2'	Report	Nombe 14' Sweeney  32' Dieng  58'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 8,162 (579 away) Referee: Andy Haines

Exeter City v Port Vale

6 August 2022 2	Exeter City	4–0	Port Vale	Exeter
15:00 BST	Kite 24' Diabate  30' Sweeney  35' Brown 38' (pen.), 72' Nombe 75'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,701 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Cambridge United v Exeter City

13 August 2022 3	Cambridge United	2–1	Exeter City	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Digby  29', 88' Dunk  44' Smith 60' Lankester  90+6'	Report	Brown 39' Sweeney  45+1' Coley  86'	Stadium: The Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,005 (464 away) Referee: Sam Purkiss

Exeter City v Wycombe Wanderers

16 August 2022 4	Exeter City	3–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Exeter
19:45 BST	Kite 22' Collins 38' Dieng 74'	Report	McCleary  45+1' Wheeler 50' Scowen  59' Forino  73'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,832 Referee: John Busby

Exeter City v Cheltenham Town

20 August 2022 5	Exeter City	0–1	Cheltenham Town	Exeter
15:00 BST		Report	N'Lundulu 56' Long  77' Southwood  79' Williams  80' Freestone  90+3'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,927 Referee: Robert Lewis

Accrington Stanley v Exeter City

27 August 2022 6	Accrington Stanley	0–0	Exeter City	Accrington
15:00 BST	Pritchard  81'	Report	Stubbs  56'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,170 (306 away) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Exeter City v Milton Keynes Dons

3 September 2022 7	Exeter City	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Exeter
15:00 BST	Diabate 66' Grounds  83'	Report	Harvie  70'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,931 Referee: Ben Toner

Charlton Athletic v Exeter City

10 September 2022	Charlton Athletic	Postponed	Exeter City	Charlton
15:00 BST				Stadium: The Valley
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.[62]

Shrewsbury Town v Exeter City

13 September 2022 (2022-09-13) 8	Shrewsbury Town	3–2	Exeter City	Shrewsbury
19:45 BST	Pennington 21' Bayliss 34' Dunkley 90+3'	Report	Sweeney 17' Grounds 20',  39'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 4,803 (322 away) Referee: Martin Woods

Exeter City v Burton Albion

17 September 2022 9	Exeter City	0–2	Burton Albion	Exeter
15:00 BST	Harper  68' Key  90+2'	Report	Borthwick-Jackson  18' Hughes  33' Oshilaja 63',  84' Keillor-Dunn 69' Butcher  87'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,185 Referee: Neil Hair

Forest Green Rovers v Exeter City

24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 10	Forest Green Rovers	0–4	Exeter City	Nailsworth
12:30 BST	Stevenson  25' March  67' Fiabema  80'	Report	Nombe 6' Brown 26' (pen.), 41', 83' (pen.) Stansfield  75'	Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Stadium Attendance: 2,623 (683 away) Referee: Ben Speedie
Note: This fixture was selected for broadcast live on Sky Sports

Exeter City v Bristol Rovers

1 October 2022 11	Exeter City	2–2	Bristol Rovers	Exeter
15:00 BST	Key  37' Brown 72' (pen.) Sweeney  77' Nombe 81'	Report	Evans  15' Finley  33' Marquis 62' Loft 90+2'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,816 Referee: Declan Bourne
Note: Matt Taylor’s final fixture as manager of the Grecians

Barnsley v Exeter City

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 12	Barnsley	0–2	Exeter City	Barnsley
15:00 BST		Report	Stansfield 1' 48' Brown  89'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 10,384 (475 away) Referee: Martin Coy

Charlton Athletic v Exeter City

11 October 2022 (2022-10-11) 13	Charlton Athletic	4–2	Exeter City	Charlton
19:45 BST	Leaburn 20' Hartridge 24' (o.g.) Aneke 84' Payne 90+1' O'Connell  90+5'	Report	Stansfield 37' Nombe 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 11,411 (833 away) Referee: Craig Hicks

Exeter City v Oxford United

15 October 2022 14	Exeter City	2–4	Oxford United	Exeter
15:00 BST	Collins  11' Sweeney  30' Brown 65' Stansfield  69' Cox 90+2'	Report	Brannagan 12'  21' Long 31' Joseph 44', 54'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,926 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Exeter City v Fleetwood Town

22 October 2022 15	Exeter City	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Exeter
15:00 BST	Stansfield 30' Nombe 90+3'	Report	Mendes Gomes 28' Hayes  90+1'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,834 Referee: Tom Nield

Derby County v Exeter City

25 October 2022 16	Derby County	0–0	Exeter City	Derby
19:45 BST	Smith  17' Sibley  37'	Report	Collins  38' Caprice  70' Jay  77'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 24,460 (1,197 away) Referee: Adam Herczeg
Note: Gary Caldwell’s first fixture as manager of the Grecians

Plymouth Argyle v Exeter City

31 October 2022 17	Plymouth Argyle	4–2	Exeter City	Plymouth
20:00 GMT	Whittaker 27' Mumba 58' Hardie 70', 84'	Report	Collins 25' Nombe 52'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16,567 (1,617 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear
Note: This fixture was selected for broadcast live on Sky Sports

Exeter City v Peterborough United

12 November 2022 18	Exeter City	3–2	Peterborough United	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Dieng 27'  55' Sparkes  65' Nombe 86' Brown 90+1'  90+2'	Report	Clarke-Harris 40' Mason-Clark 81'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,489 Referee: Tom Reeves

Exeter City v Ipswich Town

19 November 2022 19	Exeter City	0–2	Ipswich Town	Exeter
12:00 GMT	Sparkes  45+1'	Report	Ladapo 11' Harness 68'  86' Burns  90'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,232 Referee: Alan Young
Note: This fixture was selected for broadcast live on Sky Sports

Morecambe v Exeter City

2 December 2022 (2022-12-02) 20	Morecambe	1–1	Exeter City	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	O'Connor  25' Stockton 34' Gibson  68'	Report	Key 36'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,976 (255 away) Referee: Peter Wright

Exeter City v Sheffield Wednesday

10 December 2022 21	Exeter City	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Key  43' Caprice 56' Brown  69' Stansfield  71' Dieng  76'	Report	McGuinness  73' Paterson 90+4'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,591 Referee: Neil Hair

Bolton Wanderers v Exeter City

17 December 2022 22	Bolton Wanderers	2–0	Exeter City	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Bradley 8' Charles 26'	Report	Sparkes  90+3'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 19,942 (874 away) Referee: Scott Oldham

Exeter City v Portsmouth

26 December 2022 23	Exeter City	0–0	Portsmouth	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Stansfield  31' Sparkes  79' Collins  90+2'	Report	Dale  40' Morrison  58' Morrell  84'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,779 Referee: Robert Lewis

Bristol Rovers v Exeter City

29 December 2022 24	Bristol Rovers	3–4	Exeter City	Bristol
19:45 GMT	Collins  25', 57' Coburn 64' Sinclair 74' (pen.)	Report	Nombe 13', 90+2',  90+2' Diabate  40' Caprice  45' Collins 45+2',  72' Brown  59' Sparkes  68' Dieng 85'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,735 (1,167 away) Referee: Simon Mather

Oxford United v Exeter City

1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 25	Oxford United	0–1	Exeter City	Littlemore
15:00 GMT	Brown  75'	Report	Nombe 79' Sparkes  84' Stansfield  90+1' Collins  90+2' Blackman  90+5'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,604 (619 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Exeter City v Forest Green Rovers

14 January 2023 26	Exeter City	1–1	Forest Green Rovers	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Nombe  51' Brown 75' White  87'	Report	Garrick 54' Stevenson  79'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,008 Referee: David Rock

Portsmouth v Exeter City

21 January 2023 27	Portsmouth	2–0	Exeter City	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Pack 57' Morrell 74' Thompson  84'	Report	Hartridge  70' White  85'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,719 (1,589 away) Referee: Ollie Yates

Exeter City v Barnsley

24 January 2023	Exeter City	Postponed	Barnsley	Exeter
19:45 GMT				Stadium: St James Park
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[63]

Milton Keynes Dons v Exeter City

28 January 2023 28	Milton Keynes Dons	0–2	Exeter City	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Devoy  36' Harvie  63' Kaikai  78' Watson  81'	Report	Brown  22', 37' (pen.), 67'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,719 (614 away) Referee: Andy Haines

Exeter City v Charlton Athletic

4 February 2023 29	Exeter City	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Mitchell 31' Stansfield  45+3' Kite  73'	Report	Rak-Sakyi 8',  9' Blackett-Taylor 18' Ness  32'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,685 Referee: Declan Bourne

Burton Albion v Exeter City

11 February 2023 30	Burton Albion	1–0	Exeter City	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Winnall 84' Kirk  86'	Report	Stansfield  40'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,105 (587 away) Referee: Carl Brook

Exeter City v Shrewsbury Town

14 February 2023 31	Exeter City	0–0	Shrewsbury Town	Exeter
19:45 GMT		Report	Bennett  90+2'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,661 Referee: Ben Speedie

Port Vale v Exeter City

18 February 2023 32	Port Vale	1–0	Exeter City	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Forrester 60',  90+8' Robinson  68' Harrison  90'	Report	Hartridge  28' Harper  48'  59'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,209 (324 away) Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Exeter City v Cambridge United

25 February 2023 33	Exeter City	2–0	Cambridge United	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Collins 18' McDonald 53'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,400 Referee: Robert Lewis

Wycombe Wanderers v Exeter City

4 March 2023 34	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Exeter City	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Campbell 2'	Report	McDonald 68' Hartridge  78' Key  80' Sweeney  83'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 7,699 (617 away) Referee: Tom Nield

Exeter City v Lincoln City

11 March 2023 35	Exeter City	2–1	Lincoln City	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Nombe 33', 73' Hartridge  50'  85' Key  69' Stansfield  72' Blackman  88'	Report	O'Connor 19'  81' House  88'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,193 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

Cheltenham Town v Exeter City

18 March 2023 36	Cheltenham Town	3–1	Exeter City	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Keena 17' Taylor  35', 74' Bonds  41' Southwood  61' Ferry  65' May 79' Broom  90+3'	Report	Nombe 12' Key 69',  90+2' Aimson  90+3'	Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 5,102 (1,330 away) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Exeter City v Accrington Stanley

25 March 2023 37	Exeter City	5–0	Accrington Stanley	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Mitchell 36' McDonald  44' Key 49' Nombe 54' Scott 75' Stansfield 81'	Report	Adedoyin  44'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,556 Referee: Oliver Langford

Exeter City v Barnsley

28 March 2023 38	Exeter City	3–1	Barnsley	Exeter
19:45 BST	Stansfield 26' Kite 49',  90+3' Nombe 89' (pen.) Blackman  90+2' Sweeney  90+5'	Report	Thomas 37',  89' Connell  56'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,720 Referee: Darren Handley

Fleetwood Town v Exeter City

1 April 2023 39	Fleetwood Town	2–2	Exeter City	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Marriott 18', 35' Holgate  73'	Report	McDonald 28' Sweeney 90+1'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,568 (375 away) Referee: Lewis Smith

Exeter City v Bolton Wanderers

7 April 2023 40	Exeter City	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Exeter
15:00 BST		Report	Bradley 27' Mbete  76' Thomason  82' Nlundulu  90+2'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,530 Referee: Craig Hicks

Peterborough United v Exeter City

10 April 2023 41	Peterborough United	3–1	Exeter City	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Hartridge 8' (o.g) Mason-Clark 43' Clarke-Harris 70' Poku  85'	Report	Kite  5' Harper 46',  90+1'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 8,261 (479 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Exeter City v Plymouth Argyle

15 April 2023 42	Exeter City	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Exeter
12:00 BST	Chauke  3' Stansfield  79'	Report	Earley  24' Scarr  56' Butcher 70' Edwards  88'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 8,046 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Exeter City v Derby County

18 April 2023 43	Exeter City	1–2	Derby County	Exeter
19:45 BST	Sparkes 78'	Report	McGoldrick 52', 76' Roberts  66'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,028 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Sheffield Wednesday v Exeter City

22 April 2023 44	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Exeter City	Owlerton
15:00 BST	Gregory 59' Paterson 74',  80' Palmer  78' Vaulks  90+2'	Report	Key 47' Caprice  64'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 26,046 (939 away) Referee: Declan Bourne & Andy Haines

Ipswich Town v Exeter City

29 April 2023 45	Ipswich Town	6–0	Exeter City	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Chaplin 8', 32' Luongo 16' Hirst 22' Broadhead 28' (pen.) Burns 47' Clarke  57' Burgess  88'	Report	Mitchell  59'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 29,334 (919 away) Referee: Scott Oldham

Exeter City v Morecambe

7 May 2023 46	Exeter City	3–2	Morecambe	Exeter
12:00 BST	Stansfield 49', 57', 70' Borges  72' Sweeney  77' Kite  83' Caprice  90+5'	Report	Stockton 53', 90+14' Weir  79' Mayor  81' Hunter  90+6'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,386 Referee: Carl Brook

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

Exeter were drawn away to Port Vale in the first round^[64] and to the winners off Woking versus Oxford United in the second round.^[65]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Port Vale v Exeter City

5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) First round	Port Vale	2–3	Exeter City	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Politic 25' Butterworth 87'	Report	Stansfield  8' Brown 43', 66' Caprice  83' Collins 89'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,807 (205 away) Referee: Simon Mather

Oxford United v Exeter City

26 November 2022 (2022-11-26) Second round	Oxford United	4–1	Exeter City	Littlemore
15:00 GMT	Taylor 9',  75' McGuane  52' Bodin 79', 88' Brannagan 85'	Report	Hartridge  22' Sparkes  37' Key  71' Jay 89'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 3,599 (427 away) Referee: Will Finnie

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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.^[66][67] Exeter City were then drawn away at League Two side Gillingham in the second round.^[68]

Cheltenham Town v Exeter City

9 August 2022 First round	Cheltenham Town	0–7	Exeter City	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Lloyd  38' Horton  63'	Report	Nombe 23', 35' Collins 26' Jay 28' Sparkes 45+1' Kite 50' Coley 84'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 2,552 (322 away) Referee: Will Finnie

Gillingham v Exeter City

23 August 2022 Second round	Gillingham	0–0 (6–5 p)	Exeter City	Gillingham
19:45 BST	Ehmer  13'	Report	Sweeney  20' Stubbs  81'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 2,127 (257 away) Referee: Carl Brook
	Penalties
	Lee Mandron Wright Reeves Adelakun Tutonda		Brown Cox Caprice Collins Coley Key

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Exeter City with Forest Green Rovers and Newport County.^[69] Three days later, Southampton U21s joined Southern Group F.^[70]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Forest Green Rovers	3	3	0	0	0	9	3	+6	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Newport County	3	2	0	0	1	5	4	+1	6
3	L1	Exeter City	3	1	0	0	2	4	7	−3	3
4	ACA	Southampton U21	3	0	0	0	3	3	7	−4	0

Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Exeter City v Newport County

30 August 2022 Group stage	Exeter City	1–2	Newport County	Exeter
19:00 BST	Chauke 52'	Report	Zimba 57' Wildig  66' Bogle 82' Farquharson  90'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,902 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Exeter City v Southampton U21

4 October 2022 Group stage	Exeter City	2–1	Southampton U21	Exeter
19:00 BST	Jay 40' Chauke 45+3' James  72' Stansfield  78' Key  85'	Report	Ballard 18' Turner  45+2'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,074 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

Forest Green Rovers v Exeter City

18 October 2022 Group stage	Forest Green Rovers	4–1	Exeter City	Nailsworth
19:00 BST	Bunker  7' Matt 12' Peart-Harris 51' (pen.) Billington 54' (o.g.) O'Keeffe 63' Hendry  69'	Report	Jay 41' King  68'	Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Stadium Attendance: 729 Referee: Sam Allison