Jack Fanning, a centre back, was part of Exeter City's academy from around the age of eight to sixteen. After leaving school he went to Exeter College and started playing youth football for Tiverton Town making his first-team debut aged sixteen in 2022/23.

At Ladysmead Jack played five first team games - three in the league and two in the Devon St Luke's Bowl - before joining Swansea City as a scholar in March 2023. Tiverton reported that an 'undisclosed fee' had been paid.