As Exeter City Women enter the final stages of thei pre-season schedule, their retained list of players and squad numbers have been confirmed.
1. Kyanna Orchard (GK)
2. Ella-Mae Miller
3. Emily Toogood
4. Steph Beck
5. Manfy Sharpe (C)
6. Abbie Britton
7. Phoebe Baker
8. Anthea Kaptein
9. Connie Pengelly
10. Hope Suominen
11. Meg Robinson
12. Esme Kilburn-Thomason
13. Rhi Dumper (GK)
14. Georgie Barbour-Gresham
15. Sasha Henderson
16. Zoe Watkins
17. Mia Preston
18. Phoebe Durkin
19. Sophie Skilton
21. Meg Lightfoot (GK)
A number of players left the club and some significant signings were made in August including, Stephanie Beck from Plymouth Argyle, Esme Kilburn-Thompson who moved up after three years in the development centre, Sophie Skilton also joined from the development centre, Phoebe Baker from Bideford.
A huge thank you for their efforts last season to Sophie Gillies who has left for a full-time scholarship in America, Daniella Tyson who has started at University in South London and Eden May who has moved back to Plymouth and resigned for MAP. We wish them all the best for their future careers and thank them all for creating such great memories with the club.
This season's captain is No.5 Manfy Sharpe.
Exeter City Women, will play in the FA Women's National League Division One South West, tier four, following the curtailed 2019/20, when they finished third before the season ended abruptly.
The presentation of awards for 2019/20 were in July behind closed doors. The player of the season was Daniella Tyson, Managers player of the season was Ella Mae Miller, Young player of the season was Kyanna Orchard and a special award ECFA International call up went to Georgia Barbour-Gresham.
Exeter City Women's pre-season started with a 5-0 home win against Bideford in early August, followed by a 7-0 win against Bishops Lydeard also at home. On August 20, the team travelled to Ilminster and drew 2-2. Their final pre-season game was at Callington, a team with a number of ex-City players, and won 5-3.
An eventful pre-season also included Manfy Sharpe and Emily Toogood being involved in the clubs kit launch.
The new season starts for Exeter City Women with a home match against Poole Town on September 27.