2025/26
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2025/26 Review
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 also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
Owner :
Exeter City Supporters' Trust
Chairman:
Nick Hawker then Clive Harrison then Richard Pym then Laurence Overend
Manager(s):
Gary Caldwell - until 16/02/2026
Dan Green - until 03/03/2026
Matt Taylor from 03/03/2026
League: Exeter finished 21st
FA Cup :- Third round
EFL Cup :- First round
EFL Trophy:- Round of 32
Top goalscorer
League: Jayden Wareham
Cup:
Highest home attendance:-
8,262 vs. Plymouth Argyle 23/10/2925 October 2025)
Lowest home attendance
2,152 - Cardiff City 16/09/2025
Average home league attendance
6,739
Biggest wins
League:
4-1 v Blackpool -9th August
3-0 v Peterborough -30th August
3-0 v Barnsley -20th December
3-0 v Stevenage - 17th January
3-0 v Doncaster - 6th April
Cup:
4-0 vs. Wycombe W - 6th December
Biggest defeat
League
4-0 v Rotherham (h) - 31st January
5-1 v Bolton (h) - 26th February
4-0 v Cardiff (h) - 14th March
Cup
10-1 vs. Manchester City - 10th January
*A record win for Manchester City and a record defeat for Exeter City
An AI produced review
Exeter City endured a challenging 2025/26 season, finishing 21st in League One and facing relegation, which resulted in a disappointing campaign. The season was marred by a severe "difficult run" of form and a management change, with Dan Green in temporary charge and with Matt Taylor returning after Gary Caldwell's departure in February.
Key Aspects of the 2025/26 Season
- League Performance: The club finished in 21st in the league and were relegated after losing the last game of the season at home to Bradford City - a win would have secured their league status.
- Managerial Changes: Gary Caldwell left in February 2026 after 180 matches, with Dan Green in temporary charge for 3 games and then with Matt Taylor returning to the helm.
- Relegation Worries: The squad struggled to secure points, with players citing "unacceptable" results in the latter part of the season.
- Financial Landscape: The club faced financial constraints, requiring loans from the Supporters' Trust, yet projected stability to start the 2026-27 season
Pre-Season Friendlies
Friendlies
|
Date |
Opps |
Venue |
Result |
Score |
Att |
Scorers |
|
|
|
12/07/2025 |
Weston S-M |
Away |
W |
6-0 |
1214 |
Wareham, Crees, Cox, Cole,Wilson 2 |
|
|
|
18/07/2025 |
Aston Villa |
Away |
W |
2-0 |
0 |
McMillan, Oakes |
|
|
|
19/07/2025 |
FC United |
Away |
W |
4-1 |
904 |
Cole, Brierley, Jones, Cox |
|
|
|
25/07/2025 |
Torquay United |
Away |
D |
1-1 |
3121 |
Wareham |
|
|
|
26/07/2025 |
Swansea City* |
Home |
W |
1-0 |
3948 |
Cox |
|
|
*Pierce Sweeney Testimonial
League Record
2025/26 Men
First Team Results
|
Date |
Opponent's |
Venue |
|
Score |
Att |
Post |
Exeter-Scorers |
Scorers |
|
Gary Caldwell |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
02/08/2025 |
Doncaster R |
Away |
L |
0-1 |
8688 |
20 |
: |
|
|
09/08/2025 |
Blackpool |
Home |
W |
4-1 |
6852 |
9 |
Cole, Fitzwater, |
Wareham, Cox |
|
16/08/2025 |
Mansfield T |
Home |
L |
1-2 |
6166 |
15 |
Magennis (p) |
|
|
19/08/2025 |
Wycombe W |
Away |
W |
1-0 |
4661 |
11 |
Grimmer (og) |
|
|
23/08/2025 |
Northampton |
Away |
L |
0-2 |
5839 |
14 |
: |
|
|
30/08/2025 |
Peterborough |
Home |
W |
3-0 |
6239 |
11 |
Wareham |
Magennis 2 |
|
06/09/2025 |
Rotherham U |
Away |
L |
0-1 |
7699 |
12 |
: |
|
|
13/09/2025 |
Port Vale |
Home |
L |
0-2 |
6221 |
16 |
: |
|
|
20/09/2025 |
Stevenage |
Away |
L |
1-2 |
4192 |
16 |
Magennis |
|
|
27/09/2025 |
Huddersfield |
Home |
L |
0-1 |
6477 |
18 |
: |
|
|
04/10/2025 |
Lincoln City |
Away |
W |
1-0 |
9053 |
17 |
McDonald |
|
|
11/10/2025 |
Reading |
Home |
D |
1-1 |
7361 |
16 |
Wareham |
|
|
18/10/2025 |
Stockport |
Away |
L |
0-1 |
9190 |
19 |
: |
|
|
23/10/2025 |
Plymouth A |
Home |
W |
2-0 |
8262 |
13 |
Cole |
Higgins |
|
08/11/2025 |
Wigan Ath |
Home |
D |
1-1 |
6855 |
19 |
Wareham |
|
|
15/11/2025 |
Leyton O. |
Away |
L |
1-2 |
8519 |
20 |
Wareham (p) |
|
|
22/11/2025 |
Burton A |
Home |
P |
P-P |
P-P |
20 |
P-P |
|
|
29/11/2025 |
Bradford City |
Away |
L |
0-1 |
19713 |
20 |
: |
|
|
09/12/2025 |
Wimbledon |
Home |
W |
1-0 |
5579 |
20 |
McMillan |
|
|
13/12/2025 |
Bolton W |
Away |
L |
1-2 |
20622 |
22 |
Aitchison |
|
|
20/12/2025 |
Barnsley |
Home |
W |
3-0 |
6471 |
20 |
Niskanen |
Wareham, Cole |
|
26/12/2025 |
Cardiff City |
Away |
L |
0-1 |
22291 |
22 |
: |
|
|
29/12/2025 |
Wimbledon |
Away |
W |
1-0 |
8621 |
20 |
Wareham |
|
|
01/01/2026 |
Luton |
Home |
W |
1-0 |
7921 |
15 |
Sweeney |
|
|
04/01/2026 |
Huddersfield |
Away |
D |
2-2 |
16071 |
15 |
Cole |
Wareham |
|
17/01/2026 |
Stevenage |
Home |
W |
3-0 |
6302 |
13 |
Wareham (p) |
Brierley, Tutierov |
|
24/01/2026 |
Port Vale |
Away |
W |
3-1 |
8432 |
10 |
Gomez- Mendez |
Wareham, Tutierov |
|
27/01/2026 |
Reading |
Away |
D |
2-2 |
8404 |
11 |
Sweeney |
Woodhouse |
|
31/01/2026 |
Rotherham |
Home |
L |
0-4 |
7171 |
13 |
: |
|
|
07/02/2026 |
Mansfield |
Away |
D |
0-0 |
7579 |
13 |
: |
|
|
14/02/2026 |
Northampton |
Home |
D |
0-0 |
6310 |
13 |
: |
|
|
Dan Green |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17/02/2026 |
Wycombe |
Home |
D |
1-1 |
6188 |
14 |
Wareham |
|
|
21/02/2026 |
Peterborough |
Away |
D |
3-3 |
7341 |
14 |
Wareham 3 |
|
|
28/02/2026 |
Bolton |
Home |
L |
1-5 |
7341 |
15 |
Wareham |
|
|
Matt Taylor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
03/03/2026 |
Burton Albion |
Home |
D |
1-1 |
5221 |
15 |
Magennis |
|
|
07/03/2026 |
Barnsley |
Away |
L |
1-2 |
9706 |
15 |
Wareham |
|
|
10/03/2026 |
Lincoln City |
Home |
L |
0-1 |
5042 |
16 |
: |
|
|
14/03/2026 |
Cardiff City |
Home |
L |
0-4 |
7180 |
18 |
: |
|
|
17/03/2026 |
Luton Town |
Away |
L |
2-3 |
9216 |
19 |
Cole |
Niskanen |
|
21/03/2026 |
Wigan Athletic |
Away |
L |
0-2 |
9506 |
20 |
: |
|
|
28/03/2026 |
Leyton Orient |
Home |
D |
0-0 |
6772 |
21 |
: |
|
|
03/04/2026 |
Blackpool |
Away |
L |
0-1 |
10950 |
21 |
: |
|
|
06/04/2026 |
Doncaster Rovers |
Home |
W |
3-0 |
6738 |
21 |
Wareham 2 |
Magennis |
|
11/04/2026 |
Plymouth Argyle |
Away |
D |
2-2 |
17016 |
21 |
Cole |
Wareham |
|
18/04/2026 |
Stockport County |
Home |
D |
3-3 |
6653 |
21 |
Cole, Tuteriov, |
Tuteriov , Bycroft |
|
25/04/2026 |
Burton Albion |
Away |
D |
1-1 |
5729 |
21 |
Niskanen |
|
|
02/05/2026 |
Bradford City |
Home |
L |
1-2 |
8015 |
21 |
Magennis |
|
*Exeter were relegated
Other Competitions
FA Cup 2025/26
|
Date |
Opps |
Venue |
Result |
Score |
Att |
Round |
Scorers |
|
|
|
01/11/2025 |
FC Halifax |
Away |
W |
2-0 |
1994 |
1st |
Andrews |
Wareham |
|
|
06/12/2025 |
Wycombe W |
Home |
W |
4-0 |
5161 |
2nd |
Aitchison 2 |
Higgins |
Wareham |
|
10/01/2025 |
Manchester City |
Away |
L |
1-10 |
50705 |
3rd |
Birch |
|
The defeat by Manchester City was Exeter's largest defeat in any first class game up to the end of the 25/26 and Manchester City's biggest win in all first class competitions.
League Cup
|
Date |
Opps |
Venue |
Result |
Score |
Att |
Round |
Scorers |
|
13/08/2025 |
Cheltenham |
Away |
L |
0-2 |
2109 |
1 |
: |
Football League Trophy
EFL Trophy
|
Date |
Opps |
Venue |
Result |
Score |
Att |
Round |
Scorers |
|
|
|
16/09/2025 |
Cardiff City |
Home |
L |
0-1 |
2152 |
Group |
: |
|
|
|
28/10/2025 |
Arsenal |
Home |
W |
4-3 |
3606 |
Group |
Magennis 2 |
Aitchison |
Wareham |
|
11/11/2025 |
Newport County |
Away |
W |
1-0 |
838 |
Group |
Turns |
|
|
|
02/12/2025 |
Luton Town |
Away |
L |
0-4 |
|
2nd Round |
: |
|
Premier League Cup
|
Date |
Opps |
Venue |
Result |
Score |
Att |
Round |
Scorers |
|
|
26/08/2025 |
Luton |
Home |
W |
1-0 |
335 |
Group |
Wilson |
|
|
30/09/2025 |
Brentford U-21’s |
Home |
W |
1-0 |
247 |
Group |
Woodhouse |
|
|
15/10/2025 |
WBA U-21’s |
Away |
D |
0-0 |
? |
Group |
: |
|
|
24/11/2025 |
Brentford U-21’s |
Away |
L |
0-3 |
? |
Group |
: |
|
|
03/12/2025 |
Luton |
Away |
L |
1-2 |
? |
Group |
Wilson |
|
|
16/12/2025 |
WBA U-21’s |
Home |
L |
1-2 |
|
Group |
Williams |
Youth Team
Under 18's
Football League Youth Alliance - South
Results
|
Date |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
Exeter |
Scorers |
Exeter |
Scorers |
Scorers |
|
02/05/2026 |
Portsmouth |
0-4 |
Exeter |
Cayless |
Belotti |
Appleton |
Anthony |
|
|
28/04/2026 |
Plymouth A |
2-1 |
Exeter |
Appleton |
|
|
|
|
|
18/04/2026 |
Oxford United |
1-1 |
Exeter |
Cayless |
|
|
|
|
|
11/04/2026 |
Exeter |
2-3 |
Newport |
Cayless 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
08/04/2026 |
Exeter |
1-4 |
Plymouth |
Aworinde |
|
|
|
|
|
28/03/2026 |
Forest Green |
1-2 |
Exeter |
Aworinde |
Baker |
|
|
|
|
14/03/2026 |
Exeter |
0-1 |
Cheltenham |
: |
|
|
|
|
|
07/03/2026 |
Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
Exeter |
: |
|
|
|
|
|
28/02/2026 |
Swindon Town |
3-3 |
Exeter |
Aworinde 2 |
Carlsen-Browne |
|
|
|
|
21/02/2026 |
Exeter |
2-5 |
Swindon Town |
Aworinde |
May (Lucas) |
|
|
|
|
17/02/2026 |
Exeter |
4-0 |
Forest Green |
Baker |
Aworinde |
Cayless p |
Appleton |
|
|
14/02/2026 |
Exeter |
5-1 |
Portsmouth |
Aworinde |
Cayless (p) |
Baker |
Rickhuss |
Appleton |
|
31/01/2026 |
Exeter |
1-0 |
Oxford United |
Alsop |
|
|
|
|
|
17/01/2026 |
Newport County |
1-3 |
Exeter |
Cayless |
Swift |
Lang |
|
|
|
20/12/2025 |
Cheltenham |
2-1 |
Exeter |
Bown |
|
|
||
|
06/12/2025 |
Exeter |
6-2 |
Bristol Rovers |
Swift 2 |
Williams 2 |
Trialist ? |
Appleton |
|
|
22/11/2025 |
Exeter |
1-4 |
Leyton Orient |
Trialist ? |
|
|
|
|
|
08/11/2025 |
Exeter |
1-1 |
Northampton |
Appleton |
|
|
|
|
|
01/11/2025 |
Exeter |
2-1 |
Sutton United |
Alsop 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
25/10/2025 |
Exeter |
3-2 |
Wycombe |
Baker |
Appleton |
Cayless |
|
|
|
11/10/2025 |
Barnet |
1-1 |
Exeter |
Trialist ? |
|
|
|
|
|
27/09/2025 |
Stevenage |
5-2 |
Exeter |
Bellotti |
Horn |
|
|
|
|
20/09/2025 |
Exeter |
0-2 |
Gillingham |
: |
|
|
|
|
|
13/09/2025 |
Wimbledon |
2-1 |
Exeter |
Appleton |
|
|
|
|
|
06/09/2025 |
Exeter |
0-4 |
Luton |
: |
|
|
|
|
|
22/08/2025 |
Milton Keynes |
4-0 |
Exeter |
: |
|
|
|
|
|
16/08/2025 |
Cambridge United |
6-3 |
Exeter |
Appleton |
Baker |
Lang |
|
|
|
09/08/2025 |
Bromley |
3-2 |
Exeter |
Appleton 2 |
|
|
|
Final Tables
Devon Bowl
|
Date |
Opps |
Venue |
Result |
Score |
Att |
Round |
Scorers |
|
23/09/2025 |
Okehampton A |
Away |
L |
1-1* |
N/K |
R1 |
Harry Crees |
Lost 4-1 on penalties*
FA Youth Cup
|
Date |
Opps |
Venue |
Result |
Score |
Att |
Round |
Scorers |
|
|
28/10/2025 |
Forest Green R. |
H* |
L |
2-3 |
? |
1st Round |
Appleton |
Baker |
H* At Taunton
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