2017–18 Exeter City F.C. season
| 2017–18 season | |||
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| Owner | Exeter City Supporters' Trust | ||
| Chairman | Julian Tagg | ||
| Manager | Paul Tisdale | ||
| Stadium | St James Park | ||
| League Two | 4th (after 20 matches) | ||
| FA Cup | Advanced to Second Round | ||
| EFL Cup | Eliminated in First Round by Charlton | ||
| EFL Trophy | Eliminated in Group Stage | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Reuben Reid (7 goals) All: (9 goals) |
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| Highest home attendance | 4,760 (26 September 2017, vs. Notts County) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,294 (28 November 2017, vs. Chelsea under-21) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,097 | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 2 December 2017. | |||
The 2017–18 season is Exeter City's 116th year in existence and their sixth consecutive season in League Two. City have progressed to the second round of the FA Cup after beating 8th-tier Heybridge Swifts in the first round, and face Forest Green Rovers in a replay. The Grecians were knocked out of the EFL Cup in the First Round, losing at home to Charlton Athletic, and were also eliminated in the first round (group stage) of the EFL Trophy, finishing bottom of Southern Group D.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Note: this section may be inaccurate, due to insufficient information released by the club about loans out.
Exeter City played five pre-season friendlies in July 2017, all away from home at teams based in Somerset and Dorset.
There were no pre-season friendlies at St James Park due to redevelopment work taking place over the summer.
The current Exeter City squad list.
Source:Soccerbase
Players in italics left the club mid-season.
City began the season with a 1–0 win over Cambridge United at St James Park. The only goal came from a rebounded penalty kick scored by Reuben Reid, after Cambridge's Jake Carroll handled in the box. The Grecians' first away match of the season resulted in a 1–1 draw at Swindon Town. Liam McAlinden opened for scoring after 27 minutes, though Swindon's Kaiyne Woolery equalised in the second half. Exeter recorded a second 1–0 win at home the following week, this time beating newly-promoted Lincoln City. Again, it was Reuben Reid who netted for the Grecians. City finished the month at the top of League Two following a narrow 4–3 win at Cheltenham Town. The Gloucestershire side had gone 2–0 up after just over ten minutes through Kevin Dawson's double. However the first half finished 2–2 after Jordan Moore-Taylor and Reuben Reid netted for the Grecians. City then found themselves 4–2 up midway through the second half following another goal by Reid and a first for the season from Jake Taylor, though Cheltenham's Dan Holman scored a consolation goal late on. For the team's performance in August, manager Paul Tisdale won the League Two Manager of the Month award for the first time since joining Exeter.
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