2018–19 Exeter City F.C. season
2018–19 season | |
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Owner | Exeter City Supporters' Trust |
Chairman | Julian Tagg |
Manager | Matt Taylor |
Stadium | St James Park |
League Two | 6th (as of 1 January 2019) |
FA Cup | First Round |
EFL Cup | Second Round |
EFL Trophy | Second Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Jayden Stockley (6) All: Jayden Stockley (6) |
Highest home attendance | 5,967 (26 December; vs. Yeovil town) |
Lowest home attendance | 3,675 (14 August; vs. Ipswich Town) |
Average home league attendance | 5,042 |
The 2018–19 season is Exeter City's 117th year in existence and their seventh consecutive season in League Two.[1] The club was also participated in three cup competitions; the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Transfers
Transfers in
Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2018 | FW | Notts County | Free transfer | [2] | |
DF | Oxford United | [3] | |||
GK | Dorchester Town | [4] | |||
2 July 2018 | MF | Free agent[a] | [5] | ||
24 July 2018 | MF | Free agent[b] | [6] | ||
DF | Hereford | [6] | |||
2 January 2019 | FW | Undisclosed | [7] | ||
18 January 2019 | MF | Watford | Free transfer | [8] |
Transfers out
Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2018 | DF | Released | [9] | ||
FW | Released[c] | [9] | |||
MF | Released[d] | [9] | |||
FW | Released[e] | [9] | |||
DF | Released[f] | [9] | |||
FW | Released[g] | [9] | |||
GK | Released | [9] | |||
DF | Milton Keynes Dons | Free transfer | [15] | ||
DF | Preston North End | Undisclosed[h] | [17] | ||
4 July 2018 | MF | Forest Green Rovers | Undisclosed | [18] | |
9 July 2018 | MF | Milton Keynes Dons | Free transfer | [14] | |
3 January 2019 | FW | Preston North End | Undisclosed[i] | [20] |
Loans in
Start date | Position | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
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3 July 2018 | FW | Norwich City | 31 January 2019 | [21][22] | |
7 August 2018 | DF | West Bromwich Albion | End of season | [23][24] | |
31 August 2018 | MF | Brentford | 2 January 2019 | [25][26] | |
14 January 2019 | DF | West Bromwich Albion | End of season | [27] | |
18 January 2019 | DF | Huddersfield Town | End of season | [28] | |
31 January 2019 | FW | Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of season | [29] |
Loans out
Start date | Position | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
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16 July 2018 | DF | Truro City | 27 September 2018 | [30][31] | |
MF | 26 October 2018 | [30][32] | |||
23 July 2018 | MF | Tiverton Town | End of season | [33][34] | |
MF | January 2019 | [33] | |||
25 July 2018 | MF | Dorchester Town | End of season | [35][36] | |
27 July 2018 | FW | Gloucester City | 26 October 2018 | [37] | |
26 October 2018 | FW | Dorchester Town | End of season | [32][36] | |
MF | Tiverton Town | [32][34] | |||
MF | Chippenham Town | 19 December 2018 | [32] | ||
19 December 2018 | MF | Salisbury | End of season | [38][39] | |
24 January 2019 | DF | Hereford | [40] | ||
25 January 2019 | DF | Tiverton Town | 25 February 2019 | [41] | |
29 January 2019 | MF | Cheltenham Town | End of season | [42] |
- ^ Previous club: Bradford City
- ^ Previous club: Gillingham
- ^ Joined Bath City on 1 July 2018[10]
- ^ Joined Weston-super-Mare on 3 August 2018[11]
- ^ Joined Cheltenham Town on 28 July 2018[12]
- ^ Joined Derry City on 2 July 2018[13]
- ^ Joined Milton Keynes Dons on 9 July 2018[14]
- ^ Reported fee: £750,000[16]
- ^ Reported fee: £750,000[19]
Pre-season
Exeter City played six pre-season friendlies in July 2018 – all away from home at teams based in South West England – winning five and drawing one. There were no pre-season friendlies at St James Park due to redevelopment work taking place over the summer.[43]
Friendlies
10 July 2018 Friendly | Bideford AFC | 1–3 | Exeter City | Bideford |
19:00 BST | Mayne |
Report | Seymour Key |
Stadium: The Sports Ground |
12 July 2018 Friendly | Truro City | 0–6 | Exeter City | Truro |
19:00 BST | Report | Boateng Sparkes Jay Forte Stockley |
Stadium: Treyew Road |
17 July 2018 Friendly | Bath City | 0–1 | Exeter City | Twerton, Bath |
19:00 BST | Report | Jay |
Stadium: Twerton Park |
19 July 2018 Friendly | Weymouth | 0–2 | Exeter City | Weymouth |
19:00 BST | Report | Abrahams Jay |
Stadium: Bob Lucas Stadium |
27 July 2018 Friendly | Taunton Town | 2–2 | Exeter City | Taunton |
19:30 BST | Sullivan Neal |
Report | Randall Jay |
Stadium: Viridor Stadium Attendance: 901 |
28 July 2018 Friendly | Bristol Rovers | 0–4 | Exeter City | Horfield, Bristol |
15:00 BST | Report | Forte Moxey Boateng Brown |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,796 Referee: Simon Hooper |
Competitions
League Two
League table
Template:2018–19 EFL League Two table
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 19 | +2 |
Last updated: 9 March 2019.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[44] [45]
4 August 2018 1 | Exeter City | 3–1 | Carlisle United | Exeter |
15:00 BST | Law Forte Abrahams |
Report | Bennett |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,266 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
11 August 2018 2 | Morecambe | 0–2 | Exeter City | Morecambe |
15:00 BST | Report | Sweeney Stockley |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,654 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
18 August 2018 3 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Newport County | Exeter |
15:00 BST | Stockley |
Report | Harris |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,239 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
21 August 2018 4 | Cambridge United | 0–2 | Exeter City | Cambridge |
19:45 BST | Report | Forte Stockley |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,362 Referee: Craig Hicks |
25 August 2018 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–0 | Exeter City | Milton Keynes |
15:00 BST | Agard |
Report | Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,672 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
1 September 2018 6 | Exeter City | 0–3 | Lincoln City | Exeter |
15:00 BST | Report | Frecklington Akinde Brown |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,067 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
8 September 2018 7 | Exeter City | 5–1 | Notts County | Exeter |
15:00 BST | Sweeney Stockley Martin |
Report | Boldewijn |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,916 Referee: Neil Hair |
15 September 2018 8 | Mansfield Town | 1–2 | Exeter City | Mansfield |
15:00 BST | Walker |
Report | Moxey Law |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,443 Referee: Andy Haines |
22 September 2018 9 | Exeter City | 3–1 | Cheltenham Town | Exeter |
15:00 BST | Sweeney Stockley Forte |
Report | Broom |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,723 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
29 September 2018 10 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Exeter City | Burslem |
15:00 BST | Kanu |
Report | Law |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,615 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
2 October 2018 11 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Stevenage | Exeter |
19:45 BST | Moxey |
Report | Wildin |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,671 Referee: Antony Coggins |
6 October 2018 12 | Yeovil Town | 2–2 | Exeter City | Yeovil |
15:00 BST | Green Fisher D'Almeida Pattison |
Report | Stockley |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,223 Referee: Ollie Yates |
13 October 2018 13 | Exeter City | 2–0 | Swindon Town | Exeter |
15:00 BST | Forte Boateng Stockley |
Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,506 Referee: Peter Wright |
20 October 2018 14 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Exeter City | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,038 Referee: Matt Donohue |
23 October 2018 15 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Exeter City | Crawley |
19:45 BST | Morais |
Report | Holmes |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,095 Referee: John Busby |
27 October 2018 16 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Exeter |
15:00 BST | Tillson Martin |
Report | Campbell James Brown Shephard Archibald |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,983 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
3 November 2018 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–0 | Exeter City | Birkenhead |
15:00 GMT | Norwood |
Report | L. Martin Moxey |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,209 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
17 November 2018 18 | Exeter City | 2–2 | Northampton Town | Exeter |
15:00 GMT | Taylor Stockley |
Report | Waters Williams |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,332 Referee: Peter Wright |
24 November 2018 19 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Exeter City | Colchester |
15:00 GMT | Szmodics |
Report | Stockley |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,384 Referee: Ben Toner |
27 November 2018 20 | Exeter City | 0–1 | Macclesfield Town | Exeter |
19:45 GMT | Report | Smith |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,070 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
8 December 2018 21 | Bury | 2–0 | Exeter City | Bury |
15:00 GMT | O'Shea Moore |
Report | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,328 Referee: Ross Joyce |
15 December 2018 22 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Exeter |
15:00 GMT | Martin Taylor |
Report | Jones Ray Dale |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,505 Referee: Craig Hicks |
22 December 2018 23 | Oldham Athletic | 2–3 | Exeter City | Oldham |
15:00 GMT | Surridge Lang Donald |
Report | Taylor Stockley |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,079 Referee: Martin Coy |
26 December 2018 24 | Exeter City | 2–1 | Yeovil Town | Exeter |
13:00 GMT | Holmes Stockley |
Report | Green Browne James |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,974 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
29 December 2018 25 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Grimsby Town | Exeter |
15:00 GMT | Stockley |
Report | Woolford Whitmore Hendrie Rose |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,956 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
1 January 2019 26 | Swindon Town | 0–2 | Exeter City | Swindon |
15:00 GMT | Report | Forte Martin Collins Ogbene |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,755 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
12 January 2019 27 | Exeter City | 0–0 | Morecambe | Exeter |
15:00 GMT | Moxey Law |
Report | Ellison |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,113 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
19 January 2019 28 | Newport County | 1–0 | Exeter City | Newport |
15:00 GMT | Matt |
Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,791 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
26 January 2019 29 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Cambridge United | Exeter |
15:00 GMT | O'Shea Forte Wilson Law |
Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,996 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
2 February 2019 30 | Exeter City | 3–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | Exeter |
15:00 GMT | Sweeney Law Taylor |
Report | Walsh Cargill Houghton Gilbey |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,766 Referee: Steve Martin |
9 February 2019 31 | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Exeter City | Carlisle |
15:00 GMT | Parkes Devitt |
Report | Law |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,851 Referee: Matt Donohue |
16 February 2019 32 | Exeter City | 0–1 | Bury | Exeter |
15:00 GMT | Taylor Moxey |
Report | Wharton Maynard Murphy Adams |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,607 Referee: Oliver Yates |
23 February 2019 33 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Exeter City | Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Porter |
Report | Taylor Jay Holmes |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,841 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
26 February 2019 34 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Exeter City | Lincoln |
19:45 GMT | Bostwick Bolger Rhead Akinde |
Report | Jay Pym |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,589 Referee: John Brooks |
2 March 2019 35 | Exeter City | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Exeter |
15:00 GMT | Report | Norwood Perkins Bakayogo McCullough |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,855 Referee: John Busby |
9 March 2019 36 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Exeter City | Northampton |
14:00 GMT | Pierre Williams Taylor Foley |
Report | Martin |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,954 Referee: Andy Haines |
12 March 2019 P | Macclesfield Town | P–P | Exeter City | Macclesfield |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Moss Rose | ||
Note: The fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[46] |
FA Cup
The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[47]
10 November 2018 First round | Exeter City | 2–3 | Blackpool | Exeter |
15:00 GMT | Tillson Abrahams |
Report | Dodoo Cullen Pritchard |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,188 Referee: Alan Yound |
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[48] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[49]
14 August 2018 First round | Exeter City | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Ipswich Town | Exeter |
19:45 BST | Brown |
Report | Jackson |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,675 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
Penalties | ||||
Taylor Sweeney Abrahams Collins L. Martin |
Bishop Chambers Jackson Chalobah |
28 August 2018 Second round | Fulham | 2–0 | Exeter City | Fulham |
19:45 BST | Kamara |
Report | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 9,333 Referee: Kevin Friend |
EFL Trophy
On 18 July 2018, the final groups for the first round of the 2018–19 EFL Trophy were confirmed, with Exeter being placed in Southern Section Group D.[50] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[51]
4 September 2018 Group stage | Yeovil Town | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Exeter City | Yeovil |
19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 1,518 Referee: Trevor Kettle | ||
Penalties | ||||
Jaiyesimi Olomola Dickinson Pattison Patrick |
25 September 2018 Group stage | Exeter City | 2–0 | West Ham United U21 | Exeter |
19:45 BST | Forte |
Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,114 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
13 November 2018 Group stage | Exeter City | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers | Exeter |
19:45 GMT | Forte Randall |
Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 873 |
4 December 2018 Second round | Exeter City | 0–2 | Peterborough United | Exeter |
19:15 GMT | Report | Toney Cummings |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 746 |
Table
Template:2018–19 EFL Trophy Southern Group D
Squad list
Includes all players registered to the club for any period of time between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019. Players registered with club for entire period unless otherwise noted.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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