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Exeter City
2017–18 season
OwnerExeter City Supporters' Trust
ChairmanJulian Tagg
ManagerPaul Tisdale
StadiumSt James Park
League Two4th (lost play-off final)
FA CupEliminated in Third Round by West Bromwich Albion
EFL CupEliminated in First Round by Charlton
EFL TrophyEliminated in Group Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Jayden Stockley
(20 goals)
All: Jayden Stockley
(25 goals)
Highest home attendance5,645 (17 May 2018, vs. Lincoln City)
Lowest home attendance1,294 (28 November 2017, vs. Chelsea under-21)
Average home league attendance4,072
All statistics correct as of 28 May 2018.

The 2017–18 season was Exeter City's 116th year in existence and their sixth consecutive season in League Two, where they finished in fourth place. The Grecians progressed to and lost their second consecutive promotion play-off final[1][2] City progressed to the third round of the FA Cup after beating 8th-tier Heybridge Swifts in the first round, and fellow League Two side Forest Green Rovers in a second round replay. Exeter were knocked out in the third round by Premier League side West Bromwich Albion.[3] The Grecians were knocked out of the EFL Cup in the first round, losing at home to Charlton Athletic,[4] and were also eliminated in the regionalised first round (group stage) of the EFL Trophy, finishing bottom of Southern Group D.[5]

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CB England Luke Croll Crystal Palace Free transfer [6]
1 July 2017 LB England Dean Moxey Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [7]
1 August 2017 CF England Ryan Brunt Free agent Free transfer [8]
31 August 2017 CF England Jayden Stockley Aberdeen Undisclosed [9]
31 August 2017 DM England Hiram Boateng Crystal Palace Free transfer [10]
1 December 2017 CB England Danny Seaborne Free agent Free transfer [11]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CM England Tom McCready AFC Fylde Released [12][a]
1 July 2017 CF Jamaica Joel Grant Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [14]
1 July 2017 DM England Matt Oakley Retired as player, became assistant manager [15]
1 July 2017 GK Austria Bobby Olejnik Mansfield Town Released [12][b]
1 July 2017 RB England Connor Riley-Lowe Truro City Released [12][c]
1 July 2017 CF Republic of Ireland Ryan Swan Cabinteely Released [12][d]
1 July 2017 DM Wales Ethan Ampadu Chelsea Fee to be agreed [19]
18 July 2017 CF England Ollie Watkins Brentford Undisclosed (over £1.75 million) [20]
31 August 2017 RM England David Wheeler Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [21]
20 October 2017 CF Northern Ireland Jamie Reid Torquay United Free transfer [22]
1 January 2018 CB England Toby Down Taunton Town Free transfer [23]
5 January 2018 CF England Reuben Reid Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed [24]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
31 August 2017 RB England Kane Wilson West Bromwich Albion January 2018 [25]
31 August 2017 CF England Kyle Edwards West Bromwich Albion January 2018 [26]
4 January 2018 GK England Paul Jones Norwich City 30 June 2018 [27]
22 January 2018 CF England Ryan Loft Tottenham Hotspur 30 June 2018 [28]

Loans out

Note: this section may be inaccurate, due to incomplete information released by the club about loans out.

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
1 July 2017 CF Northern Ireland Jamie Reid Torquay United 20 October 2017[e] [30]
4 July 2017 CB England Toby Down Weymouth 31 December 2017 [31]
10 July 2017 CB England Kyle Egan Dorchester Town Unknown [32]
10 July 2017 CM England Jordan Storey Dorchester Town October 2017[f] [32]
14 July 2017 LB England Alex Hartridge Truro City 30 June 2018 [34]
18 July 2017 FW England Ben Seymour Weston-super-Mare 28 September 2017 [35]
7 August 2017 FW England Archie Collins Weston-super-Mare 7 October 2017 [36]
August 2017 FW Wales Max Smallcombe Bideford Unknown [37]
October 2017 FW England Ben Seymour Bideford January 2018 [37]
18 December 2017 FW England Archie Collins Dorchester Town 18 February 2018 [38]
4 January 2018 GK Guernsey James Hamon Gloucester City April 2018 [39]
19 January 2018 RB England Sam Haynes Barnstaple Town 19 February 2018 [40]
22 January 2018 FW England Joel Randall Taunton Town Unknown [41]
31 January 2018 CM England Josh Key Bideford Unknown [42]
  1. ^ McCready joined AFC Fylde following his release.[13]
  2. ^ Olejnik joined Mansfield Town following his release.[16]
  3. ^ Riley-Lowe joined Truro City following his release.[17]
  4. ^ Ryan Swan joined Cabinteely following his release.[18]
  5. ^ Reid was originally going to remain on loan until January 2018, but was released by Exeter City on 20 October 2017 and immediately joined Torquay on a permanent basis.[29]
  6. ^ Storey was recalled from his loan in late October 2017.[33]

Pre-season

Exeter City played five pre-season fixtures in July 2017, all away from home at teams based in Somerset and Dorset. The club's pre-season schedule began with a trip to Twerton Park, where they faced off against Bath City for the Brian Lomax SD Cup – an annual fixture held between two supporter-owned clubs.[43]

There were no pre-season friendlies at St James Park due to redevelopment work taking place over the summer.[44]

Brian Lomax SD Cup

14 July 2017 Bath City 0–2 Exeter City Bath, Somerset, England
19:30 BST Report Taylor 72'
Harley 74'		 Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 330

Friendlies

18 July 2017 Weymouth 1–0 Exeter City Weymouth, Dorset, England
19:30 BST McCarthy 5' Report Stadium: Bob Lucas Stadium
Attendance: 412
20 July 2017 Taunton Town 0–3 Exeter City Taunton, Somerset, England
19:45 BST Report Harvey (trailist) 18'
McAlinden 72'
Brunt (trialist) 85'		 Stadium: Viridor Stadium
Attendance: 1,073
25 July 2017 Poole Town 2–0 Exeter City Poole, Dorset, England
19:30 BST Burbridge 14'
Balmer 90'		 Report Stadium: Tatnam Ground
Attendance: 285
29 July 2017 Dorchester Town 1–6 Exeter City Dorchester, Dorset, England
15:00 BST Trialist 86' Report Wheeler 24'
Reid 28'
Taylor 44'
James 53'
Sweeney 67'
Sparkes 82'		 Stadium: Avenue Stadium


Competitions

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Luton Town (P) 46 25 13 8 94 46 +48 88 Promotion to EFL League One
3 Wycombe Wanderers (P) 46 24 12 10 79 60 +19 84
4 Exeter City 46 24 8 14 64 54 +10 80 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
5 Notts County 46 21 14 11 71 48 +23 77
6 Coventry City (O, P) 46 22 9 15 64 47 +17 75
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

Matches

The fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced on 21 June 2017.[45]

August

5 August 2017 (2017-08-05) 1 Exeter City 1–0 Cambridge United Exeter
15:00 BST Reid 5' Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,282
Referee: Trevor Kettle
12 August 2017 (2017-08-12) 2 Swindon Town 1–1 Exeter City Swindon
15:00 BST Woolery 56' Report McAlinden 27' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,795 (807 away)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
19 August 2017 (2017-08-19) 3 Exeter City 1–0 Lincoln City Exeter
15:00 BST Reid 42' Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,980
Referee: Craig Hicks
26 August 2017 (2017-08-26) 4 Cheltenham Town 3–4 Exeter City Cheltenham
15:00 BST Dawson 8', 12'
Holman 90+1'		 Report Moore-Taylor 39'
Reid 45+1', 77' (pen.)
Taylor 78'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,168 (774 away)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

September

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02) 5 Exeter City 1–0 Newport County Exeter
15:00 BST Holmes 57' Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,193
Referee: John Brookes
9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 6 Forest Green Rovers 1–3 Exeter City Nailsworth
15:00 BST Mullings 75' Report Sweeney 4'
Reid 18', 53'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,909 (817 away)
Referee: Robert Lewis
12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 7 Barnet 1–2 Exeter City Edgware
20:00 BST Coulthirst 48' Report Reid 78'
Stockley 90+4'		 Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 1,605 (376 away)
Referee: Graham Horwood
16 September 2017 8 Exeter City 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Exeter
15:00 BST Tillson 7'
Taylor 38', 76'		 Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,218
Referee: Anthony Coggins
23 September 2017 9 Coventry City 2–0 Exeter City Coventry
15:00 BST Brown 58' (o.g.)
Kelly-Evans 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 8,340 (1,221 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
26 September 2017 10 Exeter City 0–3 Notts County Exeter
19:45 BST Report Alessandra 2'
Grant 61', 82'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,760
Referee: Kevin Johnson
30 September 2017 11 Exeter City 4–1 Morecambe Exeter
15:00 BST Brown 20'
Stockley 24', 45+6'
Moxey 48'		 Report Oliver 38' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,651
Referee: Brett Huxtable

October

7 October 2017 12 Carlisle United 0–1 Exeter City Carlisle
15:00 BST Report Sweeney 49' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,677 (233 away)
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
14 October 2017 13 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Exeter City High Wycombe
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,006 (500 away)
Referee: Robert Jone
17 October 2017 14 Exeter City 1–4 Luton Town Exeter
19:45 BST Taylor 21' Report Collins 8'
Potts 46'
Hylton 52'
Cornick 55'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,209
Referee: James Linington
21 October 2017 15 Exeter City 0–1 Port Vale Exeter
15:00 BST Report Pope 25' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,258
Referee: Craig Hicks
28 October 2017 16 Mansfield Town 1–1 Exeter City Mansfield
15:00 BST Hemmings 18' Report Holmes 86' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,608 (360 away)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

November

11 November 2017 17 Exeter City 2–0 Grimsby Town Exeter
15:00 UTC Stockley 29'
McAlinden 53'		 Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,854
Referee: Dean Whitestone
18 November 2017 18 Chesterfield 1–0 Exeter City Chesterfield
15:00 UTC Dennis 50' Report Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 5,195 (322 away)
Referee: Martin Coy
21 November 2017 19 Crawley Town 3–1 Exeter City Crawley
19:45 UTC Payne 34' (pen.)
Roberts 60', 81'		 Report Moxey 23' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,580 (321 away)
Referee: Andy Haines
25 November 2017 20 Exeter City 2–0 Accrington Stanley Exeter
15:00 UTC Boateng 45+2'
Sweeney 86' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,569
Referee: John Brooks

December

9 December 2017 21 Colchester United 3–1 Exeter City Colchester
15:00 UTC James 23' (o.g.)
Szmodics 26' (pen.), 30'		 Report Stockley 62' Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,049 (278 away)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
16 December 2017 22 Exeter City 2–1 Stevenage Exeter
15:00 UTC James 53'
Sweeney 71'		 Report Godden 80' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,448
Referee: Trevor Kettle
23 December 2017 23 Yeovil Town 3–1 Exeter City Yeovil
15:00 UTC Gray 41'
Zoko 47'
Surridge 88' (pen.)		 Report Stockley 85' Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 4,834 (1,506 away)
Referee: Lee Swabey
26 December 2017 Exeter City Abandoned Forest Green Rovers Exeter
15:00 UTC Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,107
Referee: Brett Huxtable
30 December 2017 24 Exeter City 2–1 Barnet Exeter
15:00 UTC Wilson 30'
Taylor 90+1'		 Report Watson 69' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,869
Referee: Kevin Johnson

January

1 January 2018 25 Newport County 2–1 Exeter City Newport, Wales
15:00 UTC Amond 6'
Willmott 66'		 Report Stockley 52' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,318 (499 away)
Referee: Graham Horwood
13 January 2018 26 Exeter City 1–0 Coventry City Exeter
15:00 UTC Harley 7' Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,219
Referee: Ben Toner
20 January 2018 27 Notts County 1–2 Exeter City Nottingham
15:00 UTC Stead 73' (pen.) Report Taylor 8'
Stockley 42'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,677 (428 away)
Referee: Antony Coggins
31 January 2018 28 Exeter City 2–0 Forest Green Rovers Exeter
19:45 UTC Stockley 51'
Sweeney 57' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,382
Referee: Brett Huxtable

February

3 February 2018 29 Luton Town 1–0 Exeter City Luton
15:00 UTC Cornick 38' Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,788 (464 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
10 February 2018 30 Exeter City 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Exeter
15:00 GMT James 12' Yellow card 90+3'
Sweeney Yellow card 61'
Holmes Yellow card 64'		 Report Bean 53' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,956
Referee: Steve Martin
13 February 2018 Port Vale Postponed Exeter City Burslem
19:45 GMT Stadium: Vale Park
17 February 2018 31 Exeter City 0–1 Mansfield Town Exeter
15:00 GMT Kane Wilson Yellow card 44'
Harley Yellow card 85'
Moxey Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Rose 38' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,680
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
20 February 2018 32 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Exeter City Crewe
19:45 GMT Miller Yellow card 67', 88'
Raynes Yellow card 78'		 Report Stockley Yellow card 78', 90+5'
Pym Yellow card 89'
Moore-Taylor 90+2'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,081
Referee: Ben Toner
24 February 2018 33 Grimsby Town 0–1 Exeter City Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Dixon Yellow card 73' Report Stockley 37' (pen)
Wilson Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 81'
Moore-Taylor Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,151
Referee: Andy Haines

March

10 March 2018 34 Exeter City 1–1 Carlisle United Exeter
15:00 GMT Moxey 42' Report Joyce Yellow card 20'
Liddle Yellow card 40'
Nadesan 64'		 Stadium: St. James Park
Attendance: 3,488
Referee: John Busby
13 March 2018 35 Exeter City 0–0 Yeovil Town Exeter
19:45 GMT Harley Yellow card 81' Report Green Yellow card 43'
Donnellan Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: St. James Park
Attendance: 3,913
Referee: Keith Stroud
17 March 2018 36 Morecambe 2–1 Exeter City Morecambe
15:00 GMT McGowan Yellow card 36'
Lavelle 43'
Rose 78'		 Report Sweeney 37'
Moxey Yellow card 45+2'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,056
Referee: Carl Boyeson
20 March 2018 (2018-03-20) 37 Port Vale 0–1 Exeter City Burslem
19:45 GMT Hannant Yellow card 65' Report Storey 24' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,138
Referee: Dean Whitestone
24 March 2018 38 Exeter City 3–1 Swindon Town Exeter
15:00 GMT Moxey Yellow card 12'
Taylor 33'
Sweeney 44' (pen.)
Stockley 87'		 Report Woolery 27'
Taylor Yellow card 45'
Robertson Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,567
Referee: Lee Collins
30 March 2018 39 Lincoln City 3–2 Exeter City Lincoln
15:00 BST Rowe 60'
Green 62'
Palmer 86', Yellow card 87'		 Report Stockley 10'
Taylor 78'
Simpson Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 9,785
Referee: Tom Nield

April

2 April 2018 40 Exeter City 2–1 Cheltenham Town Exeter
Simpson 42'
Storey 81'		 Report Winchester 37'
Chatzitheodoridis Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,420
Referee: Charles Breakspear
7 April 2018 41 Cambridge United 2–3 Exeter City Cambridge
15:00 BST Ibehre 42'
Maris 67'		 Report Stockley 59'
Jay 84'
Taylor 87'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,054
Referee: Martin Coy
14 April 2018 42 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Exeter City Accrington
15:00 BST Jackson 38'
Conneely Yellow card 80'		 Report Stockley 21' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,135
Referee: Oilver Langford
17 April 2018 43 Exeter City 2–1 Chesterfield Exeter
19:45 BST Taylor Yellow card 27'
Stockley 39'
Whitmore 74' (o.g.)		 Report Kellett 84'
Rowley Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,560
Referee: Brendan Malone
21 April 2018 44 Exeter City 2–2 Crawley Town Exeter
15:00 BST Stockley 42', 57'
James Yellow card 72'
Wilson Yellow card 73'		 Report Boldewijn 29', Yellow card 64'
Young Yellow card 65'
Yorwerth 66'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,998
Referee: Antony Coggins
28 April 2018 45 Stevenage 3–1 Exeter City Stevenage
15:00 BST Revell 14', 31', 49'
Godden Yellow card 41'
Georgiou Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Croll Yellow card 40'
Moxey Yellow card 44'
Sweeney 78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 3,399
Referee: Dean Whitestone
May
5 May 2018 46 Exeter City 1–0 Colchester United Exeter
15:00 BST Simpson 71' Report Gondoh Yellow card 33'
Szomdics soccer ball with red X 60'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,615
Referee: Charles Breakspear

League Two play-offs

12 May 2018 Semi final (1st leg) Lincoln City 0–0 Exeter City Lincoln
15:00 BST Palmer Yellow card 90' Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 9,509
Referee: Ben Toner
17 May 2018 Semi final (2nd leg) Exeter City 3–1
(3–1 agg.)		 Lincoln City Exeter
19:45 BST Stockley 27', Yellow card 89'
Boateng 47'
Harley 69'
Moxey Yellow card 90'		 Report Eardley Yellow card 18'
Green 78'
Bostwick Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 5,645
Referee: Darren England
28 May 2018 Final Coventry City 3–1 Exeter City London
15:00 BST Willis 49'
Shipley 54'
Grimmer 68'		 Report Edwards 89' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 50,196
Referee: David Webb

FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, the Grecians were drawn at home to Heybridge Swifts in the first round of the FA Cup.[46]

City eventually overcame the Swifts 3–1 with all the goals being scored in the final 45 minutes after an uneventful first half. Jayden Stockley scored a quick brace before Heybridges' Sam Bantick scored a consolation. Liam McAlinden then sealed the win for Exeter in the 86th minute.[47] The following day, the Grecians were drawn away to Forest Green Rovers for the second round.[48]

Prolific goalscorer Christian Doidge netted for Rovers after 26 minutes, the only goal in the first half. Grecians skipper Jordan Moore-Taylor equalised in the 58th minute and Jayden Stockley scored not long after to give City a 2–1 lead. However, Forest Green equalised through Scott Laird in the 88th minute and Doidge scored again in the 92nd to turn the game on its head. To make the game's conclusion even more dramatic, Stockley scored his second goal in the 94th minute as the match finished 3–3.[49]

The Grecians achieved an incredible comeback from a goal and a man down to triumph 2–1 in the replay to set a Third Round tie against Premier League side West Bromwich Albion. Forest Green had opened the scoring with a 30th-minute penalty scored by Christian Doidge. City were down to ten men after 63 minutes due to Jordan Tillson's second yellow card. However, Rovers conceded a penalty only ten minutes later and Pierce Sweeney converted. The score was 1–1 at the end of 90 minutes, and the next significant event was a second sending off, this time the culprit being Rovers defender Manny Monthé, leaving both teams with ten men. Jayden Stockley scored the winner in the 115th minute, netting his 11th goal of the season.[50]

City's third round tie against West Bromwich Albion started very poorly, conceding after only 75 seconds after Christy Pym failed to keep Salomón Rondón's long-distance shot out. The Baggies scored again in the 25th minute through Jay Rodriguez. The BBC match report attributed both goals to mistakes by Danny Seaborne.[51][3]

5 November 2017 1st round Exeter City 3–1 Heybridge Swifts Exeter
14:00 UTC Stockley 59', 63'
McAlinden 86'		 Report Bantick 70' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,004
Referee: Neil Hair
2 December 2017 2nd round Forest Green Rovers 3–3 Exeter City Nailsworth
15:00 UTC Doidge 26', 90+2'
Laird 88'		 Report Moore-Taylor 58'
Stockley 64', 90+4'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,250 (897 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
12 December 2017 Replay Exeter City 2–1 Forest Green Rovers Exeter
19:45 GMT Sweeney 73' (pen.)
Stockley 115'		 Report Doidge 30' (pen.) Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,923
Referee: Charles Breakspear
6 January 2018 Third round Exeter City 0–2 West Bromwich Albion Exeter
15:00 GMT Report Rondón 2'
Rodriguez 25'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,638
Referee: Lee Mason

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Exeter City were drawn at home to Charlton Athletic in the first round of the EFL Cup.[52] Lee Holmes opened the scoring for the Grecians after 54 minutes by netting a free kick. However, goals by Billy Clarke and Regan Charles-Cook saw the Reds eliminated in the first round for the first time since 2014.[4]

8 August 2017 First round Exeter City 1–2 Charlton Athletic Exeter
19:45 BST Holmes 54' Report Clarke 72'
Charles-Cook 79'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,699
Referee: Tim Robinson

EFL Trophy

City were placed in the Southern Group D, alongside the other two southwesternmost EFL League One and Two teams Plymouth Argyle and Yeovil Town. The Chelsea F.C. Academy was announced to be the other side in the group. On 13 July 2017, it was revealed that the Grecians would play Chelsea and Yeovil Town at home and Plymouth Argyle away.[53]

City began with a 3–1 loss at home to Yeovil Town, when City failed to repeat the heroics of the previous season against the same opposition by coming back from 3–0 down, with just the consolation goal from Jack Sparkes, his first in professional football.[54] The Grecians' second match of the group stage took place at Plymouth's Home Park, where they lost 5–3 on penalties to the Pilgrims after a 2–2 draw.[55] City's elimination was confirmed after a 3–1 loss at home to Chelsea under-21s.[5]

Table

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Yeovil Town (Q) 3 2 1 0 0 6 3 +3 8 Round 2
2 ACA Chelsea U21 (Q) 3 1 0 2 0 6 4 +2 5
3 L1 Plymouth Argyle (E) 3 0 2 0 1 5 6 −1 4
4 L2 Exeter City (E) 3 0 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Results

29 August 2017 Group stage Exeter City 1–3 Yeovil Town Exeter
19:45 BST Sparkes 80' Report Surridge 49'
Browne 75'
Khan 78'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,509
3 October 2017 Group stage Plymouth Argyle 2–2
(5–3 p)		 Exeter City Plymouth
19:45 BST Ryan Edwards 19'
Blissett 75'		 Report McAlinden 13'
Kyle Edwards 70'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 3,800 (286 away)
Penalties
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Çiftçi soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X James
soccer ball with check mark Jay
soccer ball with check mark Sweeney
soccer ball with check mark Taylor
28 November 2017 Group stage Exeter City 1–3 Chelsea U-21 Exeter
19:45 UTC Reid 7' Report Hudson-Odoi 29'
James 68'
Grant 83'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,294

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