The club was established in 1933.^[1] They entered the Premier Division of the Exeter & District League in 1948, and were runners-up in 1949–50.^[2] The following season saw them win both the Devon Senior Cup and the East Devon Senior Cup in 1950–51.^[3][4] They were relegated after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 1957–58, but returned to the division in 1961.^[2] The club finished as Premier Division runners-up in 1968–69 and won the Devon Premier Cup in 1970–71.^[2][5] After finishing as runners-up again in 1971–72,^[2] they joined the Western League in 1973.^[6] They finished bottom of the league in 1974–75 and again the following season, resulting in relegation to the newly-formed Division One.^[6]

The 1979–80 season saw Exmouth win the Devon Premier Cup for a second time.^[5] The club remained in Division One until finishing as runners-up in 1981–82, earning promotion to the Premier Division.^[6] After finishing sixteenth in their first season in the Premier Division, they were league champions in 1983–84 and again in 1985–86. Exmouth went on to finish as Premier Division runners-up in 1986–87 and again in 1988–89, a season in which they also won the Les Phillips Cup.^[7] However, a decline thereafter saw them relegated to Division One at the end of the 1993–94 season. In 2002–03 they finished as runners-up in Division One, earning promotion back to the Premier Division.^[6] However, they withdrew from the league midway through the 2005–06 season due to financial problems,^[8] with the reserve team in the Devon & Exeter League becoming the new first team.^[9]

Exmouth's first season back in the Devon & Exeter League saw them finish third,^[9] after which they became founder members of the new South West Peninsula League, earning a place in Division One East.^[6] They won the division in 2012–13 and were promoted to the Premier Division; the season also saw them win the Devon Premier Cup for a third time.^[5] In the following season they finished as Premier Division runners-up.^[6] The club were promoted to Division One South of the Southern League after finishing as Premier Division runners-up in the 2021–22 season.

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The club initially played at the Maer Cricket Field, before moving to the King George V Ground on Southern Road in 1964.^[1] Floodlights were installed in the 1980s and the ground's record attendance of 2,395 was set for a friendly match against Liverpool on 28 July 1987.^[1] A new 50-seat stand was installed in 2016.^[10] After promotion to the Southern League, two new stands were installed in 2023, bringing the seated capacity up to 150, with a further 150 under cover.^[11]

• Western League
  • Premier Division champions 1983–84, 1985–86
  • Les Phillips Cup winners 1988–89
• South West Peninsula League
  • Division One East champions 2012–13
• Devon Senior Cup
  • Winners 1950–51^[3]
• Devon St Lukes Challenge Cup
  • Winners 1984–85, 1988–89, 1989–90
• Devon Premier Cup
  • Winners 1970–71, 1979–80, 2012–13^[5]
• East Devon Senior Cup
  • Winners 1950–51, 1982–83^[4]
• Morrison Bell Cup
  • Winners 1933–34, 1937–38, 1956–57, 1970–71, 1982–83, 1989–90, 2003–04, 2004–05^[12]

• Best FA Cup performance: Fourth qualifying round, 1988–89, 1989–90^[6]
• Best FA Trophy performance: Preliminary round, 1974–75^[6]
• Best FA Vase performance: Semi-finals, 1984–85^[6]
• Record attendance: 2,395 vs Liverpool, friendly match, 28 July 1987^[1]

• Exmouth Town F.C. players
• Exmouth Town F.C. managers

• Official website

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