2010–11 Exeter City F.C. season
| 2010–11 season | |||
| Manager | Paul Tisdale | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 8th | ||
| FA Cup | 2nd Round | ||
| Football League Trophy | Southern Section Area Final | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jamie Cureton (17) All: Jamie Cureton (20) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 7869 (vs Plymouth) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3456 (vs Tranmere) | ||
| 
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The 2010–11 season was Exeter's second season in League One, since their promotion the conference in 2009, and their 46th season in the third tier of English football. It was Paul Tisdale's fifth full season in charge at the club.
Squad
Current squad
- As of 27 April 2011.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football League One | — | 8 | 7 August 2010 | 8 May 2011 | |
| Football League Cup | 1st round | — | 1st round | 10 August 2010 | 10 August 2010 | 
| Football League Trophy | 1st round | — | Semi-Final | 31 August 2010 | 7 February 2011 | 
| FA Cup | 1st round | — | R1 | 6 November 2010 | 6 November 2010 | 
Last updated: 26 April 2011
Source: Competitions
Football League One
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 | 
| 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 72 | −8 | 67 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 
Last updated: 29 April 2011.
Source: Exeter FC
Fixtures & results
| Saturday, 7 August 2010 | Exeter City | 2–2 | Colchester United | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harley  7' (pen.) Logan  87' | Wordsworth  10', 11' | Attendance: 5,927 | 
| Saturday, 21 August 2010 | Exeter City | 2–2 | Bristol Rovers | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nardiello  9' O'Flynn  75' (pen.) Duffy  48' | Kuffour  45' Hoskins  54' | Attendance: 7,401 | 
| Saturday, 28 August 2010 | Leyton Orient | 3–0 | Exeter City | Brisbane Road | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revell  39' McGleish  70' Cox  80' | Attendance: 4,145 | 
| Saturday, 4 September 2010 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harley  90' (pen.) | Attendance: 5,743 | 
| Saturday, 11 September 2010 | Hartlepool United | 2–3 | Exeter City | Victoria Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humphreys  38' Sweeney  42' | Harley  12' O'Flynn  48', 57' | Attendance: 2,641 | 
| Saturday, 18 September 2010 | Exeter City | 2–2 | Peterborough United | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nardiello  54' Cureton  71' | Archibald-Henville  29' (o.g.) Tomlin  82' | Attendance: 5,146 | 
| Tuesday, 21 September 2010 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1–1 | Exeter City | Victoria Road | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincelot  71' | Logan  5' | Attendance: 2,005 | 
| Saturday, 25 September 2010 | Yeovil Town | 1–3 | Exeter City | Huish Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Williams  57' | Logan  23', 58' Harley  75' | Attendance: 5,886 | 
| Tuesday, 28 September 2010 | Bournemouth | 3–0 | Exeter City | Dean Court | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symes  2', 68' (pen.) Pugh  29' | Attendance: 6,823 | 
| Saturday, 2 October 2010 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Rochdale | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cureton  49' | Attendance: 5,363 | 
| Saturday, 9 October 2010 | Walsall | 2–1 | Exeter City | Bescot Stadium | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reid  32' Richards  43' | Harley  53' Archibald-Henville  44' | Attendance: 3,776 | 
| Saturday, 16 October 2010 | Exeter City | 2–1 | Carlisle United | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan  19', 22' | Robson  71' | Attendance: 5,324 | 
| Saturday, 23 October 2010 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–0 | Exeter City | Stadium:mk | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbraham  53' | Attendance: 8,002 | 
| Saturday, 30 October 2010 | Exeter City | 2–4 | Brentford | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cureton  28', 78' | Legge  4' Alexander  62' Wood  64' MacDonald  72' | Attendance: 5,510 | 
| Tuesday, 2 November 2010 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–0 | Exeter City | Withdean Stadium | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El-Abd  7' Barnes  30' (pen.), 77' | Attendance: 7,212 | 
| Saturday, 13 November 2010 | Exeter City | 3–1 | Notts County | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cureton  18' Logan  32' Harley  66' | Hughes  45' | Attendance: 5,302 | 
| Saturday, 20 November 2010 | Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | Exeter City | Galpharm Stadium | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duffy  36' | Attendance: 13,108 | 
| Tuesday, 23 November 2010 | Oldham Athletic | 3–3 | Exeter City | Boundary Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White  8' Tounkara  17' Taylor  42' | Logan  77' Cureton  85' Nardiello  89' | Attendance: 3,561 | 
| Saturday, 11 December 2010 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | Exeter City | Home Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright-Phillips  28', 57' | Attendance: 14,347 | 
| Saturday, 18 December 2010 | Exeter City | 5–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cureton  29', 72' Sercombe  58' Golbourne  61' O'Flynn  88' | Miller  31' | Attendance: 5,524 | 
| Saturday, 1 January 2011 | Southampton | 4–0 | Exeter City | St Mary's Stadium | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guly  19', 51' Lallana  66' Barnard  90' | Attendance: 22,465 | 
| Monday, 3 January 2011 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan  8' | Murray  64' Barnes  90' | Attendance: 6,352 | 
| Saturday, 8 January 2011 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cureton  8' | Ibehre  73' | Attendance: 4,544 | 
| Friday, 14 January 2011 | Brentford | 1–1 | Exeter City | Griffin Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forster  90' | O'Flynn  2' | 
| Saturday, 22 January 2011 | Exeter City | 2–1 | Walsall | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duffy  4' Nardiello  77' | Gray  85' | Attendance: 4,853 | 
| Saturday, 29 January 2011 | Swindon Town | 0–0 | Exeter City | County Ground | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance: 8,132 | 
| Tuesday, 1 February 2011 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Southampton | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Nardiello  39' | Lambert  70', 90' | Attendance: 6,370 | 
| Saturday, 5 February 2011 | Exeter City | 1–4 | Huddersfield Town | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Nardiello  90' | Cadamarteri  55' Roberts  67' Pilkington  81' Kilbane  88' | Attendance: 4,786 | 
| Saturday, 12 February 2011 | Notts County | 0–2 | Exeter City | Meadow Lane | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Tull  54' Talyor  73' | Attendance: 6,176 | 
| Saturday, 19 February 2011 | Charlton Athletic | 1–3 | Exeter City | The Valley | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Wright-Phillips  86' | Sercombe  64' O'Flynn  77' Harley  84' | Attendance: 24,767 | 
| Tuesday, 22 February 2011 | Carlisle United | 2–2 | Exeter City | Brunton Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Curran  9' Zoko  45+1' | Harley  13', 27' | Attendance: 3,962 | 
| Saturday, 26 February 2011 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Hartlepool United | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Cureton  59' | Monkhouse  21', 29' | Attendance: 4,931 | 
| Tuesday, 1 March 2011 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Sercombe  16' | Bakayogo  16' | Attendance: 3,456 | 
| Saturday, 5 March 2011 | Peterborough United | 3–0 | Exeter City | London Road | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Boyd  10', 74' Mackail-Smith  87' | Attendance: 6,174 | 
| Tuesday, 8 March 2011 | Exeter City | 2–0 | Bournemouth | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Cureton  16' Logan  59' | Attendance: 4,537 | 
| Saturday, 19 March 2011 | Exeter City | 2–3 | Yeovil Town | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Cureton  25', 45+2' | Williams  43' Cureton  58', 64' | Attendance: 5,841 | 
| Saturday, 26 March 2011 | Colchester United | 5–1 | Exeter City | Colchester Community Stadium | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Gillespie  31', 77' Mooney  73' (pen.) Vincent  76' Bond  86' | Nardiello  21' Tully  36' Golbourne  72' | Attendance: 3,629 | 
| Tuesday, 29 March 2011 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Swindon Town | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Harley  79' | Attendance: 4,174 | 
| Saturday, 2 April 2011 | Exeter City | 2–1 | Dagenham & Redbridge | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Taylor  81' Logan  87' | Vincelot  76' | Attendance: 4,598 | 
| Saturday, 9 April 2011 | Bristol Rovers | 0–2 | Exeter City | Memorial Stadium | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Nardiello  78', 90+2' | Attendance: 7,500 | 
| Saturday, 16 April 2011 | Exeter City | 2–1 | Leyton Orient | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Cureton  4', 79' | Dean Cox  12' | Attendance: 5,036 | 
| Friday, 22 April 2011 | Exeter City | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Golbourne  34' Cureton  42' | Attendance: 5,458 | 
| Monday, 25 April 2011 | Tranmere Rovers | 4–0 | Exeter City | Prenton Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Kay  44' Akins  67', 90' Showunmi  71' | Attendance: 5,017 | 
| Saturday, 30 April 2011 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Dunne  46' | Attendance: 7,869 | 
| Saturday, 7 May 2011 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2 | Exeter City | Hillsborough | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Johnson  13' | Nardiello  76' Archibald-Henville  89' | Attendance: 21,085 | 
League table
A total of 24 teams contest the division, including 17 sides remaining in the division from last season, three relegated from the Championship, and four promoted from League Two.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion (C) (P) | 44 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 82 | 36 | +46 | 94 | Promotion to 2011–12 Football League Championship | 
| 2 | Southampton (Q) | 43 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 77 | 36 | +41 | 83 | |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town (Q) | 44 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 83 | Qualification to 2010–11 Football League One Playoffs | 
| 4 | Peterborough United (Q) | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 99 | 73 | +26 | 75 | |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 44 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 63 | 58 | +5 | 71 | |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 70 | |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 67 | |
| 8 | Exeter City | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 70 | −6 | 67 | |
| 9 | Rochdale | 44 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 64 | |
| 10 | Brentford | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 60 | |
| 11 | Carlisle United | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 60 | 57 | +3 | 59 | |
| 12 | Colchester United | 44 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 59 | |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 58 | |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 57 | |
| 15 | Yeovil Town | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 53 | |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 55 | |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 53 | |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 53 | |
| 19 | Notts County | 44 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 49 | |
| 20 | Walsall | 44 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 72 | −19 | 45 | |
| 21 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 44 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 44 | Relegation to 2011–12 Football League Two | 
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 44 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 79 | −33 | 44 | |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 44 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 42‡ | |
| 24 | Swindon Town (R) | 44 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 70 | −22 | 38 | 
Updated to games played on 30 April 2011.
Source: BBC
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. 
Only applicable when the season is not finished: 
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
‡Plymouth Argyle deducted 10 points for insolvency.[2]
League Cup
| Tuesday, 10 August 2010 Round 1 | Exeter City | 2 – 3 AET | Ipswich Town | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harley  54', 81' | Murray  63' Norris  73', 99' | Attendance: 4,520 | 
Football League Trophy
| Tuesday, 31 August 2010 Round 1 | Yeovil Town | 1–3 | Exeter City | Huish Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh  76' S. Williams  45' | Cureton  10', 78' Harley  90' | Attendance: 2,954 | 
| Tuesday, 5 October 2010 Round 2 | Hereford United | 0–3 | Exeter City | Edgar Street | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nardiello  12' (pen.) O'Flynn  53' Duffy  90' | Attendance: 1,286 | 
| Tuesday, 9 November 2010 Quarter Final | Plymouth Argyle | 1–2 | Exeter City | Home Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark  52' | Harley  2' Nardiello  90' | Attendance: 9,431 | 
| Tuesday, 14 December 2010 Semi Final | Bristol Rovers | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Exeter City | Memorial Stadium | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoskins  20' Swallow  78' | Anthony  65' (o.g.) Harley  89' | Attendance: 3,881 | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Hoskins   Lines   Coles   Anthony   Richards  | Harley   Jones   Nardiello   Noble   Duffy  | 
| Monday, 17 January 2011 Southern Final Leg 1 | Brentford | 1–1 | Exeter City | Griffin Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander  64' | Cureton  39' | 
| Monday, 7 February 2011 Southern Final Leg 2 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Brentford | St James Park | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nardiello  90' | Saunders  20' Alexander  26' | Attendance: 5,322 | 
FA Cup
| Saturday, 6 November 2010 Round 1 | Bury | 2–0 | Exeter City | Gigg Lane | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sodje  28' Lees  53' | Attendance: 2,359 | 
References
- ↑ "Profiles". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ↑ "Plymouth Argyle are deducted 10 points". BBC Sport. 21 February 2011.






