2018–19_Exeter_City_F.C._season

2018–19 Exeter City F.C. season

2018–19 Exeter City F.C. season

Exeter City 2018–19 football season


The 2018–19 season was Exeter City's 117th year in existence and their seventh consecutive season in League Two.[1] The club also participated in three cup competitions; the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and EFL Trophy.

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The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Transfers

Transfers in

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  1. Previous club: Bradford City
  2. Previous club: Gillingham
  3. Joined Bath City on 1 July 2018[10]
  4. Joined Weston-super-Mare on 3 August 2018[11]
  5. Joined Cheltenham Town on 28 July 2018[12]
  6. Joined Derry City on 2 July 2018[13]
  7. Joined Milton Keynes Dons on 9 July 2018[14]
  8. Reported fee: £750,000[16]
  9. Reported fee: £750,000[19]

Loans in

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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.[44]

Friendlies

10 July 2018 Friendly Bideford AFC 1–3 Exeter City Bideford
19:00 BST Mayne 36' Report Seymour 33' (pen.)
Key 78', 85'
Stadium: The Sports Ground
12 July 2018 Friendly Truro City 0–6 Exeter City Truro
19:00 BST Report Boateng 28'
Sparkes 34'
Jay 42'
Forte 49', 68'
Stockley 58'
Stadium: Treyew Road
17 July 2018 Friendly Bath City 0–1 Exeter City Twerton, Bath
19:00 BST Report Jay 47' Stadium: Twerton Park
19 July 2018 Friendly Weymouth 0–2 Exeter City Weymouth
19:00 BST Report Abrahams 9'
Jay 87'
Stadium: Bob Lucas Stadium
27 July 2018 Friendly Taunton Town 2–2 Exeter City Taunton
19:30 BST Sullivan 63'
Neal 75'
Report Randall 25'
Jay 60'
Stadium: Viridor Stadium
Attendance: 901
28 July 2018 Friendly Bristol Rovers 0–4 Exeter City Horfield, Bristol
15:00 BST Report Forte 28'
Moxey 31'
Boateng 38'
Brown 61'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,796
Referee: Simon Hooper

Competitions

League Two

League table

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Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [45]
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

Results summary

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Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
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.[46][47]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Exeter City 3–1 Carlisle United Exeter
15:00 BST Law 16'
Forte 26'
Abrahams 90+3'
Report Bennett 37' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,266
Referee: Graham Salisbury
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Morecambe 0–2 Exeter City Morecambe
15:00 BST Report Sweeney 43' (pen.)
Stockley 66'
Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,654
Referee: Thomas Bramall
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Exeter City 1–1 Newport County Exeter
15:00 BST Stockley 21' Report Harris 81' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,239
Referee: Chris Sarginson
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4 Cambridge United 0–2 Exeter City Cambridge
19:45 BST Report Forte 8'
Stockley 14'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,362
Referee: Craig Hicks
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Exeter City Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Agard 65' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 7,672
Referee: Charles Breakspear
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Exeter City 0–3 Lincoln City Exeter
15:00 BST Report Frecklington 43'
Akinde 45'
Brown 56' (o.g.)
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,067
Referee: Kevin Johnson
8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7 Exeter City 5–1 Notts County Exeter
15:00 BST Sweeney 16', 58' (pen.)
Stockley 18', 74'
Martin 90+1'
Report Boldewijn 43' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,916
Referee: Neil Hair
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8 Mansfield Town 1–2 Exeter City Mansfield
15:00 BST Walker 61' Report Moxey 31'
Law 57'
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4,443
Referee: Andy Haines
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Exeter City 3–1 Cheltenham Town Exeter
15:00 BST Sweeney 46'
Stockley 80'
Forte 88'
Report Broom 42' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,723
Referee: Graham Salisbury
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Port Vale 1–1 Exeter City Burslem
15:00 BST Kanu 90+7' Report Law 48' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,615
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Exeter City 1–0 Stevenage Exeter
19:45 BST Moxey 45+6' Report Wildin Red card 83' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,671
Referee: Antony Coggins
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Yeovil Town 2–2 Exeter City Yeovil
15:00 BST Green 48'
Fisher 61'
D'Almeida Yellow card 90'
Pattison Yellow card 90'
Report Stockley 9', 75' Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 4,223
Referee: Ollie Yates
13 October 2018 13 Exeter City 2–0 Swindon Town Exeter
15:00 BST Forte 14'
Boateng Yellow card 59'
Stockley 63'
Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,506
Referee: Peter Wright
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 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 61' Report Holmes 79' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,095
Referee: John Busby
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16 Exeter City 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Exeter
15:00 BST Tillson Yellow card 26'
Martin 90+4'
Report Campbell Yellow card 31'
James Yellow card 46'
Brown 50'
Shephard 72'
Archibald Yellow card 90'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,983
Referee: Dean Whitestone
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Exeter City Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Norwood 31', 55' Report L. Martin Yellow card 45'
Moxey Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 73'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,209
Referee: Thomas Bramall
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18 Exeter City 2–2 Northampton Town Exeter
15:00 GMT Taylor 14'
Stockley 43'
Report Waters 26'
Williams 90'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,332
Referee: Peter Wright
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19 Colchester United 1–1 Exeter City Colchester
15:00 GMT Szmodics 67' Report Stockley 70' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,384
Referee: Ben Toner
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20 Exeter City 0–1 Macclesfield Town Exeter
19:45 GMT Report Smith 54' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,070
Referee: Brett Huxtable
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Bury 2–0 Exeter City Bury
15:00 GMT O'Shea 39'
Moore 76'
Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,328
Referee: Ross Joyce
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22 Exeter City 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Exeter
15:00 GMT Martin 42'
Taylor Yellow card 90+2'
Report Jones Yellow card 11'
Ray Yellow card 71'
Dale Yellow card 90'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,505
Referee: Craig Hicks
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23 Oldham Athletic 2–3 Exeter City Oldham
15:00 GMT Surridge 12'
Lang 47'
Donald Yellow card 90+2'
Report Taylor Yellow card 11'
Stockley 38', 64', 70'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,079
Referee: Martin Coy
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Exeter City 2–1 Yeovil Town Exeter
13:00 GMT Holmes 34'
Stockley 88'
Report Green Yellow card 23'
Browne Yellow card 50'
James 53'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,974
Referee: Graham Salisbury
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Exeter City 1–2 Grimsby Town Exeter
15:00 GMT Stockley 78' Report Woolford Yellow card 9' 14'
Whitmore Red card 51'
Hendrie Yellow card 73'
Rose 80' (pen.)
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,956
Referee: Chris Sarginson
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Swindon Town 0–2 Exeter City Swindon
15:00 GMT Report Forte 37' (pen.)
Martin Yellow card 57'
Collins 69'
Ogbene Yellow card 89'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,755
Referee: Nick Kinseley
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 Exeter City 0–0 Morecambe Exeter
15:00 GMT Moxey Yellow card 53'
Law Yellow card 68'
Report Ellison Yellow card 90+2' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,113
Referee: Brett Huxtable
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28 Newport County 1–0 Exeter City Newport
15:00 GMT Matt 71' Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,791
Referee: Charles Breakspear
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 29 Exeter City 1–0 Cambridge United Exeter
15:00 GMT O'Shea Yellow card 62'
Forte soccer ball with red X 66'
Wilson Yellow card 75'
Law 82'
Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,996
Referee: Graham Salisbury
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 30 Exeter City 3–1 Milton Keynes Dons Exeter
15:00 GMT Sweeney Yellow card 6'
Law 7', 72'
Taylor 17'
Report Walsh 48'
Cargill Yellow card 58'
Houghton Yellow card 73'
Gilbey Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,766
Referee: Steve Martin
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31 Carlisle United 1–1 Exeter City Carlisle
15:00 GMT Parkes Yellow card 18'
Devitt Yellow card 22' 78'
Report Law 19' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,851
Referee: Matt Donohue
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 32 Exeter City 0–1 Bury Exeter
15:00 GMT Taylor Yellow card 45'
Moxey Yellow card 90'
Report Wharton Yellow card 26'
Maynard 66'
Murphy Yellow card 89'
Adams Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,607
Referee: Oliver Yates
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 33 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Exeter City Crewe
15:00 GMT Porter 48' Report Taylor 7'
Jay 66'
Holmes Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,841
Referee: Dean Whitestone
26 February 2019 (2019-02-26) 34 Lincoln City 1–1 Exeter City Lincoln
19:45 GMT Bostwick Yellow card 52'
Bolger Yellow card 87'
Rhead Yellow card 90'
Akinde 90+6'
Report Jay 22'
Pym Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 8,589
Referee: John Brooks
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35 Exeter City 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Exeter
15:00 GMT Report Norwood 31'
Perkins Yellow card 45+1'
Bakayogo Yellow card 56'
McCullough Yellow card 66'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,855
Referee: John Busby
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Northampton Town 2–1 Exeter City Northampton
14:00 GMT Pierre 32'
Williams 56'
Taylor Yellow card 60'
Foley Yellow card 90+5'
Report Martin 61' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,954
Referee: Andy Haines
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 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.[48]
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 37 Exeter City 3–0 Colchester United Exeter
15:00 GMT Jay 45'
Woodman Yellow card 53'
Holmes 66'
Law 76'
Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,951
Referee: Scott Oldham
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 38 Notts County 0–1 Exeter City Nottingham
15:00 GMT Milsom Yellow card 72' Report Bowman Yellow card 17' Yellow-red card 23'
Moxey Yellow card 19'
Law 90+3'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 9,505
Referee: Carl Boyeson
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 39 Exeter City 1–4 Mansfield Town Exeter
15:00 GMT Jay 21' Yellow card 82'
Taylor Yellow card 45+2'
Wilson Yellow card 70'
Woodman Yellow card 74'
Report Hamilton 20', 33'
Walker 57', 74' (pen.)
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,017
Referee: Ben Toner
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Exeter City Cheltenham
15:00 BST Thomas 60' (pen.)
Tozer Yellow card 65'
Report Moxey 36'
Taylor Yellow card 47'
Pym Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 90+10'
Boateng Yellow card 90+7'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,079
Referee: Brett Huxtable
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 41 Macclesfield Town 3–2 Exeter City Macclesfield
19:45 BST Smith 30', 85'
Rose 45+4' (pen.)
Cole Yellow card 45+5'
Durrell Yellow card 90+6'
Report Bowman 27', 34'
Brown Yellow card 45+5'
Moxey Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,588
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Exeter City 2–0 Port Vale Exeter
15:00 BST Law 2' (pen.)
Collins Yellow card 33'
Woodman Yellow card 34'
Boateng 55'
Brown Yellow card 68'
Report Hannant Yellow card 22'
Montaño Yellow card 90'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,013
Referee: Tom Nield
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Exeter City 1–3 Crawley Town Exeter
13:00 BST Bowman 50'
Sweeney Yellow card 80'
Report Morais 26'
Grego-Cox 34', 60'
Sesay Yellow card 38'
Bulman Yellow card 59'
McNerney Yellow card 73'
Maguire Yellow card 80'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,054
Referee: Thomas Bramall
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Stevenage 1–1 Exeter City Stevenage
15:00 BST Guthrie 28'
Farman Yellow card 88'
Report Moxey Yellow card 36'
Bowman 40' Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 3,195
Referee: Oliver Yates
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Exeter City 1–0 Oldham Athletic Exeter
15:00 BST Williams Yellow card 13'
Taylor Yellow card 61'
Bowman 79'
Sweeney Yellow card 89'
Report Iacovitti Yellow card 45+1'
Edmundson Yellow card 85'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,040
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Forest Green Rovers 0–0 Exeter City Nailsworth
12:30 BST Gunning Yellow card 39' Report Martin Yellow card 39'
Collins Yellow card 56'
Woodman Yellow card 61'
Sweeney Yellow card 67'
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 4,537
Referee: Ben Toner

FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[49]

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round Exeter City 2–3 Blackpool Exeter
15:00 GMT Tillson 69'
Abrahams 90'
Report Dodoo 3'
Cullen 19'
Pritchard 24'
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.[50] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[51]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round Exeter City 1–1
(4–2 p)
Ipswich Town Exeter
19:45 BST Brown 64' Report Jackson 37' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,675
Referee: Brett Huxtable
Penalties
Taylor soccer ball with red X
Sweeney soccer ball with check mark
Abrahams soccer ball with check mark
Collins soccer ball with check mark
L. Martin soccer ball with check mark
Bishop soccer ball with red X
Chambers soccer ball with check mark
Jackson soccer ball with check mark
Chalobah soccer ball with red X
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round Fulham 2–0 Exeter City Fulham
19:45 BST Kamara 4', 48' 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.[52] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[53]

4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) 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 soccer ball with check mark
Olomola soccer ball with check mark
Dickinson soccer ball with check mark
Pattison soccer ball with red X
Patrick soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Jay
soccer ball with check mark Collins
soccer ball with red X Ogbene
soccer ball with check mark Abrahams
soccer ball with check mark Sparkes
25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Group stage Exeter City 2–0 West Ham United U21 Exeter
19:45 BST Forte 20', 30' Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,114
Referee: Brett Huxtable
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group stage Exeter City 2–0 Bristol Rovers Exeter
19:45 GMT Forte 50'
Randall 81'
Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 873
4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) Second round Exeter City 0–2 Peterborough United Exeter
19:15 GMT Report Toney 67'
Cummings 77'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 746

Table

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Source: EFL.com

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.

  1. Left club permanently during season
  2. Joined club on loan during season
  3. Joined club permanently during season
  4. Left club on loan during season

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  4. Drury, Liam (3 August 2018). "Byrne and McGrory pen deals". Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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  6. "Tristan Abrahams returns to Norwich City". Exeter City F.C. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. "O'Shea joins the Grecians". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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  9. James, Stuart (2 January 2019). "Chiedozie Ogbene and Tristan Abrahams depart Exeter City". Devon Live. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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  11. James, Stuart (27 September 2018). "Another injury blow for Exeter City sees Grecians recall talented defender from Truro City loan spell". Devon Live. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
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  13. "Jimmy Oates joins Hereford on loan". Exeter City F.C. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  14. "Exeter City defender joins on loan". Tiverton Town F.C. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
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