2021–22 Exeter City F.C. season

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Exeter City
2021–22 season
ChairmanJulian Tagg
ManagerMatt Taylor
StadiumSt James Park
League Two5th (as of 18 September 2021)
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Matt Jay (4 goals)
All: Matt Jay (5 goals)
Average home league attendance4,853
Away colours
Third colours
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The 2021–22 season is Exeter City's 120th year in their history and tenth consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Pre-season friendlies[]

Exeter City announced they will play friendlies against Weston-super-Mare,[1] Tiverton Town,[2] Taunton Town,[3] Bath City,[4] Weymouth,[5] Cardiff City,[6] Bristol City,[7] Shrewsbury Town[8] and Truro City[9] as part of their pre-season preparations.

6 July 2021 Friendly Weston-super-Mare 2–1 Exeter City Weston-super-Mare
19:45 BST Grubb Goal 11'
Vowles Goal 25'		 Report Collins Goal 80' Stadium: The Optima Stadium
9 July 2021 Scott Rogers testimonial Tiverton Town 0–1 Exeter City Tiverton
19:30 BST Report Seymour Goal 61' Stadium: Ian Moorcroft Stadium
13 July 2021 Friendly Taunton Town 0–5 Exeter City Taunton
19:30 BST Report Seymour Goal 5', 51'
Brown Goal 55'
Nombe Goal 63', 82'		 Stadium: Cygnet Health Care Stadium
16 July 2021 Friendly Bath City 3–4 Exeter City Twerton
19:00 BST Cooke Goal 39'
Smith Goal 76', 81'		 Report Dodd Goal 17'
Nombe Goal 30', 57'
Jay Goal 83'		 Stadium: Twerton Park
20 July 2021 Friendly Weymouth 2–3 Exeter City Weymouth
19:30 BST Rose Goal 60'
Cordner Goal 90'		 Report Jay Goal 4'
Brown Goal 16'
Nombe Goal 51'		 Stadium: Bob Lucas Stadium
24 July 2021 Friendly Cardiff City 2–2 Exeter City Leckwith
15:00 BST Collins Goal 43'
Harris Goal 65' (pen.)		 Report Jay Goal 22'
Sweeney Goal 50'		 Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium
27 July 2021 Friendly Exeter City 0–4 Bristol City Clyst St Mary
13:00 BST Report Wells Goal 8' (pen.), 82'
Bakinson Goal 38' (pen.)
Nagy Goal 62'		 Stadium: Cliff Hill Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
31 July 2021 Friendly Exeter City 0–2 Shrewsbury Town Exeter
15:00 BST Report Udoh Goal ?', ?' Stadium: St James Park
3 August 2021 Friendly Truro City 1–0 Exeter City Plymouth
19:30 BST Harvey Goal 22' Report Stadium: Bolitho Park

Competitions[]

League Two[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Leyton Orient 8 4 3 1 16 7 +9 15 Promotion to EFL League One
3 Harrogate Town 7 4 2 1 13 9 +4 14
4 Northampton Town 8 4 2 2 7 5 +2 14 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Exeter City 8 3 4 1 11 5 +6 13
6 Hartlepool United 8 4 1 3 8 6 +2 13
7 Port Vale 8 3 3 2 9 6 +3 12
8 Rochdale 8 3 3 2 12 10 +2 12
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[10]


Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
8 3 4 1 11 5  +6 13 2 2 0 6 1  +5 1 2 1 5 4  +1

Last updated: 18 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678
GroundHAAHAHAH
ResultDLDWDDWW
Position15202012111385
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The Grecians fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.[11]

7 August 2021 1 Exeter City 0–0 Bradford City Exeter
15:00 BST Dieng Yellow card 21'
Atangana Yellow card 67'		 Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,609
Referee: Sam Allison
14 August 2021 2 Leyton Orient 3–0 Exeter City Leyton
15:00 BST Drinan Goal 7'
Beckles Goal 25'
James Yellow card 59'
Archibald Goal 77'		 Report Grounds Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 74'
Jay Penalty missed 65'		 Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 4,860
Referee: Tom Reeves
17 August 2021 3 Barrow 0–0 Exeter City Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST Zanzala Yellow card 18'
Ellis Yellow card 52'
White Yellow card 84'		 Report Dieng Yellow card 47'
Jay Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Progression Solicitors Stadium
Attendance: 2,667
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
21 August 2021 4 Exeter City 4–1 Bristol Rovers Exeter
15:00 BST Jay Goal 3', 15'
Dieng Goal 22'
Kite Goal 24'
Edwards Yellow card 87'		 Report Baldwin Yellow card 24'
Finley Yellow card 59' Goal 70'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,284
Referee: Chris Sarginson
28 August 2021 5 Harrogate Town 1–1 Exeter City Harrogate
15:00 BST Muldoon Goal 43' (pen.)
Page Yellow card 61'		 Report Kite Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 42'
Key Goal 79'		 Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
4 September 2021 6 Exeter City 0–0 Forest Green Rovers Exeter
15:00 BST Ray Yellow card 41' Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,008
Referee: Neil Hair
11 September 2021 7 Scunthorpe United 0–4 Exeter City Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Report Jay Goal 41', 46'
Kite Yellow card 49'
Key Goal 57'
Dieng Goal 75'		 Stadium: The Sands Venue Stadium
Attendance: 2,443
Referee: Carl Brook
18 September 2021 8 Exeter City 2–0 Sutton United Exeter
15:00 BST Goodliffe Goal 68' (o.g.)
Nombe Goal 84'		 Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,511
Referee: Scott Oldham
25 September 2021 9 Hartlepool United v Exeter City Hartlepool
15:00 BST Stadium: Victoria Park
2 October 2021 10 Exeter City v Walsall Exeter
15:00 BST Stadium: St James Park
9 October 2021 11 Stevenage v Exeter City Stevenage
15:00 BST Stadium: Lamex Stadium
16 October 2021 12 Exeter City v Newport County Exeter
15:00 BST Stadium: St James Park
19 October 2021 13 Crawley Town v Exeter City Crawley
19:45 BST Stadium: The People’s Pension Stadium
23 October 2021 14 Exeter City v Mansfield Town Exeter
15:00 BST Stadium: St James Park
30 October 2021 15 Salford City v Exeter City Salford
15:00 BST Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
13 November 2021 16 Exeter City v Oldham Athletic Exeter
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James Park
20 November 2021 17 Exeter City v Carlisle United Exeter
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James Park
23 November 2021 18 Colchester United v Exeter City Colchester
19:45 GMT Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
27 November 2021 19 Rochdale v Exeter City Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
7 December 2021 20 Exeter City v Northampton Town Exeter
19:45 GMT Stadium: St James Park
11 December 2021 21 Exeter City v Tranmere Rovers Exeter
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James Park
18 December 2021 22 Port Vale v Exeter City Burslem
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vale Park
26 December 2021 23 Exeter City v Swindon Town Exeter
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James Park
29 December 2021 24 Forest Green Rovers v Exeter City Nailsworth
19:45 GMT Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Stadium
1 January 2022 25 Sutton United v Exeter City Sutton, London
15:00 GMT Stadium: Borough Sports Ground
8 January 2022 26 Exeter City v Harrogate Town Exeter
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James Park
15 January 2022 27 Exeter City v Scunthorpe United Exeter
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James Park
22 January 2022 28 Walsall v Exeter City Walsall
15:00 GMT Stadium: Banks's Stadium
29 January 2022 29 Exeter City v Hartlepool United Exeter
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James Park
5 February 2022 30 Swindon Town v Exeter City Swindon
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Energy Check County Ground
8 February 2022 31 Exeter City v Leyton Orient Exeter
19:45 GMT Stadium: St James Park
12 February 2022 32 Bradford City v Exeter City Bradford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium
19 February 2022 33 Exeter City v Barrow Exeter
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James Park
26 February 2022 34 Bristol Rovers v Exeter City Bristol
15:00 GMT Stadium: Memorial Stadium
5 March 2022 35 Mansfield Town v Exeter City Mansfield
15:00 GMT Stadium: One Call Stadium
12 March 2022 36 Exeter City v Salford City Exeter
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James Park
16 March 2022 37 Exeter City v Crawley Town Exeter
19:45 GMT Stadium: St James Park
19 March 2022 38 Oldham Athletic v Exeter City Oldham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Boundary Park
26 March 2022 39 Exeter City v Stevenage Exeter
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James Park
2 April 2022 40 Newport County v Exeter City Newport
15:00 BST Stadium: Rodney Parade
9 April 2022 41 Carlisle United v Exeter City Carlisle
15:00 BST Stadium: Brunton Park
15 April 2022 42 Exeter City v Colchester United Exeter
15:00 BST Stadium: St James Park
18 April 2022 43 Tranmere Rovers v Exeter City Birkenhead
15:00 BST Stadium: Prenton Park
23 April 2022 44 Exeter City v Rochdale Exeter
15:00 BST Stadium: St James Park
30 April 2022 45 Northampton Town v Exeter City Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
7 May 2022 46 Exeter City v Port Vale Exeter
15:00 BST Stadium: St James Park

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Exeter were drawn at home to Wycombe Wanderers in the first round.[12][13]

10 August 2021 First round Exeter City 0–0
(3–4 p)		 Wycombe Wanderers Exeter
19:45 BST Sparkes Yellow card 79' Report Mehmeti Yellow card 54' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,555
Referee: David Rock
Penalties
Sparkes Penalty missed
Sweeney Penalty scored
Seymour Penalty scored
Brown Penalty scored
Grounds Penalty missed
Penalty missed		 Vokes Penalty missed
Horgan Penalty scored
Samuel Penalty missed
Mehmeti Penalty scored
Stockdale Penalty scored
Pendlebury Penalty scored

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Exeter were drawn into Southern Group E alongside Bristol Rovers, Chelsea U21s and Cheltenham Town.[14][15]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Bristol Rovers 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Chelsea U21 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2
3 L2 Exeter City 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
4 L1 Cheltenham Town 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2021. Source: EFL.com
24 August 2021 Group game 1 Exeter City 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Chelsea U21 Exeter
19:00 BST Lilley Yellow card 80'
Jay Goal 90+1' (pen.)		 Report Fiabema Goal 45' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,669
Referee: Robert Lewis
Penalties
Jay Penalty missed
Nombe Penalty scored
Brown Penalty scored
Seymour Penalty scored
Dodd Penalty missed		 Vale Penalty scored
Elliott Penalty scored
Nunn Penalty scored
Mbuyamba Penalty scored
Fiabema Penalty missed
5 October 2021 Group game 2 Cheltenham Town v Exeter City Cheltenham
19:30 BST Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Exeter City v Bristol Rovers Exeter
19:00 GMT Stadium: St James Park

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
8 June 2021 LM England Josh Coley England Maidenhead United Undisclosed [16]
1 July 2021 AM Jamaica Jevani Brown England Colchester United Free transfer [17]
1 July 2021 GK England Scott Brown England Port Vale Free transfer [18][a]
1 July 2021 CB Wales George Ray England Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [19]
1 July 2021 RB England Callum Rowe England Aston Villa Free transfer [20]
5 July 2021 CF England Sam Nombe England Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [21]
8 July 2021 CB Republic of Ireland Pierce Sweeney England Swindon Town Free transfer [22]
20 July 2021 DM France Timothée Dieng England Southend United Free transfer [23]
26 July 2021 LB England Jonathan Grounds England Swindon Town Free transfer [24]
24 August 2021 LB England Colin Daniel England Burton Albion Free transfer [25]
31 August 2021 CM England Kyle Taylor England Bournemouth Undisclosed [26]
  1. ^ Joined as a player/coach.

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
29 July 2021 GK England Cameron Dawson England Sheffield Wednesday End of season [27]
10 August 2021 CF Republic of Ireland Pádraig Amond England Newport County End of season [28]
20 August 2021 RW England Owura Edwards England Bristol City End of season [29]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
7 July 2021 GK England Jack Arthur England Bideford 1 January 2022 [30]
14 July 2021 CB England Cheick Diabate England Truro City 1 January 2022 [31]
9 August 2021 RB England Ellis Johnson England Truro City 1 January 2022 [32]
13 August 2021 AM England Jack Veale England Taunton Town January 2022 [33]
17 September 2021 AM England James Dodd England Weston-super-Mare January 2022 [34]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
17 June 2021 CF England Ryan Bowman England Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed [35]
30 June 2021 CF England Nicky Ajose Released [36]
30 June 2021 CB England Will Dean England Truro City Released [36][37]
30 June 2021 CF England Alex Fisher Wales Newport County Released [36][38]
30 June 2021 GK England Jonny Maxted England Northampton Town Released [36][39]
30 June 2021 CB Northern Ireland Rory McArdle England Harrogate Town Free transfer [40]
30 June 2021 CM England Louis Morison England Tiverton Town Released [36][41]
30 June 2021 LB England Lewis Page England Harrogate Town Free transfer [42]
30 June 2021 CB England Tom Parkes Scotland Livingston Released [36][43]
30 June 2021 LB England Noah Smerdon Released [36]
30 June 2021 CB Republic of Ireland Pierce Sweeney England Swindon Town Free transfer [44][45]
30 June 2021 CM Wales Jake Taylor England Stevenage Free transfer [46]
30 June 2021 GK England Lewis Ward England Swindon Town Released [36][47]
30 June 2021 RM England Randell Williams England Hull City Free transfer [48]
30 June 2021 CF England Lewis Wilson England Bideford Released [36][49]
3 August 2021 LW England Joel Randall England Peterborough United Undisclosed [50]

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