Exeter City hit the road for the first time in 2025/26 as they make the long trip north to face Doncaster Rovers in the Sky Bet League One opener.
After a successful unbeaten season, the Grecians will have a tough task in their first match as they take on a Doncaster side who were League Two champions in 2024/25 and will have a strong crowd behind them as they hope to begin their season with a victory.
It will be City's first visit to the Eco-Power Stadium since 2017, when the Grecians won 3-1 against the then league leaders to secure a play-off place.
Gary Caldwell's thoughts
Gary Caldwell has given his thoughts as the Grecians gear up for the Sky Bet League One opener at Doncaster Rovers on Saturday.
The newly promoted Rovers will provide a tough test to kick off the season, but after nine summer signings and an unbeaten pre-season campaign, the group go into the game in good spirits.
“We are really excited for the start of the season. As always there is that hope and that expectation of what could happen, but as we know over the course of a long season there are going to be highs and lows."
Match Tickets
Not yet secured your spot at the game? Don't worry there is still time!
Tickets are on sale at the following prices:
- Adults - £23
- Senior 65+ - £19
- 18-24 - £19
- 14-17 - £12
- 13 and under* - £7
- Wheelchair/Ambulant Disabled - appropriate age plus carer FOC.
*all juniors aged 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult/senior.
Grecian Travel
Grecian Travel is now available to purchase here. Please buy your match ticket before confirming your place on the official away travel.
Departure time from outside the old Unit 1 Nightclub is 7.30am. Other stops:
- Exeter J29, Honiton Road next to Miller & Carter - EX1 3QS
- Cullompton Services - EX15 1NS
- Tiverton M5 J27 Services - EX16 7HD
- Taunton M5 J25, BP Garage, TA1 2UH
You must book away travel by midday on Thursday, July 31.
Buy Tickets
Tickets can be purchased online via your ticketing account here, or in person at St James Park or by calling 01392 411 243.
The Stadium
Known as the Keepmoat Stadium until 2021, the Eco-Power Stadium opened in 2006 to replace their old Belle Vue Stadium. An all-seater bowl, the stadium holds 15,000 fans and is also home to Doncaster Belles women’s team and Doncaster Knights rugby league side, and was also temporarily home to Harrogate Town while they renovated their pitch during the first month of the 2020-21 season.
How to Get There
It should take around four and a half hours by car to reach Doncaster, traffic dependant. Follow the M5 junction 4A for the M42 and follow this northbound until it becomes the A42. Merge onto the M1 and leave at junction 32 for the M18. Leave the M18 at junction 3 and bear left onto White Rose Way and continue straight until the roundabout where you take the first exit onto Stadium Way, where the stadium is located.
By Train
It's possible to take the train on the day with either one change in Wakefield Westgate (6.27am departure) or one change in Birmingham (7.27am departure). The return jounrney is the 6.22pm with one change in Sheffield, arriving into Exeter at 10.44pm.
Match Coverage
We will be provide match updates across our social media channels throughout the match, as well as post-match interviews. As with all season openers, the match is available to watch in the UK on SkySports+, as well as Grecian+ for overseas viewers.
Grecian+
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Previous Encounter
Doncaster Rovers 1 Exeter City 3 | 29/04/17 | League Two
City booked a play-off place after securing three points at the league leaders thanks to goals from Jordan Moore-Taylor, David Wheeler and Liam McAlinden.