| 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 | All: 7–0 vsCheltenham Town (9 August 2022) League: 5–0 vsAccrington Stanley (25 March 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–6 vsIpswich Town (29 April 2023) | |||
The2022–23 season was the 121st season in the existence ofExeter City Football Club and the club's first season in the League One since the2011–12 season following their promotion in theprevious season. In addition to the league, they also competed in the2022–23 EFL Cup, being eliminated in the second round by Gillingham, and the2022–23 EFL Trophy, failing to qualify from the group stage. The team also competed in the2022–23 FA Cup, being eliminated in the second round by Oxford United.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| 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 | |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
Southern League sideTiverton Town announced a pre-season friendly with Exeter City on 11 May 2022.[53] Two days later, the club revealed a friendly away toTaunton Town; also of the Southern League.[54] Abehind closed doors friendly at the club's training ground againstTruro City was also confirmed.[55] On 24 May, the club confirmed a friendly fixture againstYeovil Town.[56] A day later,Torquay United away was added to the schedule.[57] A sixth friendly againstWeston-super-Mare was also confirmed.[58] A seventh pre-season fixture, againstBristol City was also added to the schedule.[59]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 1 July 2022Friendly | Tiverton Town | 2–1 | Exeter City | Tiverton |
| 19:00BST | Purrington 53'O'Loughlin 56' | Report | Brown 90+1' | Stadium:Ian Moorcroft Stadium |
| 5 July 2022Friendly | Weston-super-Mare | 0–5 | Exeter City | Weston-super-Mare |
| 19:45BST | Report | Nombe 52',77',79',88' Pond 68' | Stadium:Optima Stadium |
| 8 July 2022Friendly | Taunton Town | 1–2 | Exeter City | Taunton |
| 19:45BST | Warwick 80' | Report | Dieng 76',87' | Stadium:Cygnet Health Care Stadium Attendance: 901 Referee: Carl Peters |
| 12 July 2022Friendly | Exeter City | 3–0 | Truro City | Clyst St Mary |
| 18:30BST | Nombe 24' Key 29'Chauke 80' | Report | Stadium:Cliff Hill Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| 16 July 2022Friendly | Yeovil Town | 1–1 | Exeter City | Yeovil |
| 15:00BST | Knowles 19' | Report | Jay 33' | Stadium:Huish Park |
| 19 July 2022Friendly | Bristol City | 2–2 | Exeter City | Failand |
| 16:30BST | Conway 77',85' | Report | Coley 11' Hartridge 51' | Stadium:Robins High Performance Centre |
| 23 July 2022Friendly | Torquay United | 1–0 | Exeter City | Torquay |
| 15:00BST | McGavin 80' | Report | Stadium:Plainmoor Attendance: 2,634 |
| 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
| Pos | Team | 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 |
| 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
| 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 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[61]
| 30 July 20221 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Exeter City | Lincoln |
| 15:00BST | Hopper 49' Sørensen  90+2' | Report | Nombe 14' Sweeney 32'Dieng 58' | Stadium:LNER Stadium Attendance: 8,162 (579 away) Referee: Andy Haines |
| 6 August 20222 | Exeter City | 4–0 | Port Vale | Exeter |
| 15:00BST | Kite 24' Diabate 30'Sweeney 35'Brown 38' (pen.),72'Nombe 75' | Report | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 6,701 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 13 August 20223 | Cambridge United | 2–1 | Exeter City | Cambridge |
| 15:00BST | 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 |
| 16 August 20224 | Exeter City | 3–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Exeter |
| 19:45BST | 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 |
| 20 August 20225 | Exeter City | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town | Exeter |
| 15:00BST | Report | N'Lundulu 56' Long 77'Southwood 79'Williams 80'Freestone 90+3' | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 5,927 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 27 August 20226 | Accrington Stanley | 0–0 | Exeter City | Accrington |
| 15:00BST | Pritchard 81' | Report | Stubbs 56' | Stadium:Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,170 (306 away) Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 3 September 20227 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | Exeter |
| 15:00BST | Diabate 66' Grounds 83' | Report | Harvie 70' | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 5,931 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 10 September 2022 | Charlton Athletic | Postponed | Exeter City | Charlton |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:The Valley | |||
| Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing ofQueen Elizabeth II.[62] | ||||
| 13 September 2022 (2022-09-13)8 | Shrewsbury Town | 3–2 | Exeter City | Shrewsbury |
| 19:45BST | 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 |
| 17 September 20229 | Exeter City | 0–2 | Burton Albion | Exeter |
| 15:00BST | 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 |
| 24 September 2022 (2022-09-24)10 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–4 | Exeter City | Nailsworth |
| 12:30BST | 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 onSky Sports | ||||
| 1 October 202211 | Exeter City | 2–2 | Bristol Rovers | Exeter |
| 15:00BST | 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 | ||||
| 8 October 2022 (2022-10-08)12 | Barnsley | 0–2 | Exeter City | Barnsley |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stansfield 1' 48' Brown 89' | Stadium:Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 10,384 (475 away) Referee: Martin Coy |
| 11 October 2022 (2022-10-11)13 | Charlton Athletic | 4–2 | Exeter City | Charlton |
| 19:45BST | 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 |
| 15 October 202214 | Exeter City | 2–4 | Oxford United | Exeter |
| 15:00BST | 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 |
| 22 October 202215 | Exeter City | 2–1 | Fleetwood Town | Exeter |
| 15:00BST | Stansfield 30' Nombe 90+3' | Report | Mendes Gomes 28' Hayes 90+1' | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 5,834 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 25 October 202216 | Derby County | 0–0 | Exeter City | Derby |
| 19:45BST | 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 | ||||
| 31 October 202217 | Plymouth Argyle | 4–2 | Exeter City | Plymouth |
| 20:00GMT | 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 onSky Sports | ||||
| 12 November 202218 | Exeter City | 3–2 | Peterborough United | Exeter |
| 15:00GMT | 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 |
| 19 November 202219 | Exeter City | 0–2 | Ipswich Town | Exeter |
| 12:00GMT | 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 onSky Sports | ||||
| 2 December 2022 (2022-12-02)20 | Morecambe | 1–1 | Exeter City | Morecambe |
| 19:45GMT | O'Connor 25' Stockton 34'Gibson 68' | Report | Key 36' | Stadium:Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,976 (255 away) Referee: Peter Wright |
| 10 December 202221 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Exeter |
| 15:00GMT | 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 |
| 17 December 202222 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Exeter City | Bolton |
| 15:00GMT | Bradley 8' Charles 26' | Report | Sparkes 90+3' | Stadium:University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 19,942 (874 away) Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 26 December 202223 | Exeter City | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Exeter |
| 15:00GMT | Stansfield 31' Sparkes 79'Collins 90+2' | Report | Dale 40' Morrison 58'Morrell 84' | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 7,779 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 29 December 202224 | Bristol Rovers | 3–4 | Exeter City | Bristol |
| 19:45GMT | 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 |
| 1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)25 | Oxford United | 0–1 | Exeter City | Littlemore |
| 15:00GMT | 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 |
| 14 January 202326 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Exeter |
| 15:00GMT | Nombe 51' Brown 75'White 87' | Report | Garrick 54' Stevenson 79' | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 7,008 Referee: David Rock |
| 21 January 202327 | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Exeter City | Portsmouth |
| 15:00GMT | Pack 57' Morrell 74'Thompson 84' | Report | Hartridge 70' White 85' | Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 18,719 (1,589 away) Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 24 January 2023 | Exeter City | Postponed | Barnsley | Exeter |
| 19:45GMT | Stadium:St James Park | |||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[63] | ||||
| 28 January 202328 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–2 | Exeter City | Milton Keynes |
| 15:00GMT | 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 |
| 4 February 202329 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic | Exeter |
| 15:00GMT | 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 |
| 11 February 202330 | Burton Albion | 1–0 | Exeter City | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00GMT | Winnall 84' Kirk 86' | Report | Stansfield 40' | Stadium:Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,105 (587 away) Referee: Carl Brook |
| 14 February 202331 | Exeter City | 0–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Exeter |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Bennett 90+2' | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 5,661 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 18 February 202332 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Exeter City | Burslem |
| 15:00GMT | 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 |
| 25 February 202333 | Exeter City | 2–0 | Cambridge United | Exeter |
| 15:00GMT | Collins 18' McDonald 53' | Report | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 6,400 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 4 March 202334 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–1 | Exeter City | High Wycombe |
| 15:00GMT | Campbell 2' | Report | McDonald 68' Hartridge 78'Key 80'Sweeney 83' | Stadium:Adams Park Attendance: 7,699 (617 away) Referee: Tom Nield |
| 11 March 202335 | Exeter City | 2–1 | Lincoln City | Exeter |
| 15:00GMT | 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 |
| 18 March 202336 | Cheltenham Town | 3–1 | Exeter City | Cheltenham |
| 15:00GMT | 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 |
| 25 March 202337 | Exeter City | 5–0 | Accrington Stanley | Exeter |
| 15:00GMT | 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 |
| 28 March 202338 | Exeter City | 3–1 | Barnsley | Exeter |
| 19:45BST | 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 |
| 1 April 202339 | Fleetwood Town | 2–2 | Exeter City | Fleetwood |
| 15:00BST | Marriott 18',35' Holgate 73' | Report | McDonald 28' Sweeney 90+1' | Stadium:Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,568 (375 away) Referee: Lewis Smith |
| 7 April 202340 | Exeter City | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Exeter |
| 15:00BST | Report | Bradley 27' Mbete 76'Thomason 82'Nlundulu 90+2' | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 7,530 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 10 April 202341 | Peterborough United | 3–1 | Exeter City | Peterborough |
| 15:00BST | 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 |
| 15 April 202342 | Exeter City | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Exeter |
| 12:00BST | Chauke 3' Stansfield 79' | Report | Earley 24' Scarr 56'Butcher 70'Edwards 88' | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 8,046 Referee:Darren Drysdale |
| 18 April 202343 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Derby County | Exeter |
| 19:45BST | Sparkes 78' | Report | McGoldrick 52',76' Roberts 66' | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 7,028 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 22 April 202344 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Exeter City | Owlerton |
| 15:00BST | 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 |
| 29 April 202345 | Ipswich Town | 6–0 | Exeter City | Ipswich |
| 15:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 29,334 (919 away) Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 7 May 202346 | Exeter City | 3–2 | Morecambe | Exeter |
| 12:00BST | 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 |
Exeter were drawn away toPort Vale in the first round[64] and to the winners offWoking versusOxford United in the second round.[65]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 5 November 2022 (2022-11-05)First round | Port Vale | 2–3 | Exeter City | Burslem |
| 15:00GMT | 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 |
| 26 November 2022 (2022-11-26)Second round | Oxford United | 4–1 | Exeter City | Littlemore |
| 15:00GMT | 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 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
TheGrecians were drawn away toCheltenham 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 sideGillingham in the second round.[68]
| 9 August 2022First round | Cheltenham Town | 0–7 | Exeter City | Cheltenham |
| 19:45BST | 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 |
| 23 August 2022Second round | Gillingham | 0–0 (6–5p) | Exeter City | Gillingham |
| 19:45BST | 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 | |||
On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Exeter City withForest Green Rovers andNewport County.[69] Three days later,Southampton U21s joined Southern Group F.[70]
| Pos | Div | Team | 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 toRound 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 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 30 August 2022Group stage | Exeter City | 1–2 | Newport County | Exeter |
| 19:00BST | Chauke 52' | Report | Zimba 57' Wildig 66'Bogle 82'Farquharson 90' | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 1,902 Referee:Darren Drysdale |
| 4 October 2022Group stage | Exeter City | 2–1 | Southampton U21 | Exeter |
| 19:00BST | 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 |
| 18 October 2022Group stage | Forest Green Rovers | 4–1 | Exeter City | Nailsworth |
| 19:00BST | 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 |
