Yellows Win Race for Moxey

The Yellows win the race to land Exeter City legend Dean Moxey.

The eventual destination of former EFL and Grecian Legend Dean Moxey has been a hot topic of conversation during the close season following his release from Torquay. However, it can now be revealed much to the delight of our management team, manager Asa Hall and assistant Steve Orchard that Tiverton have beaten off plenty of competition to capture their number one target for the 2025/26 campaign. 

After a stellar EFL career and an impressive five seasons with Torquay, the signing of Moxey is a real coup for all involved at the club. The word legend gets handed out like confetti in this day and age in football and other sports, but in terms of the ex-Premier League man's playing achievements, it is a true description. 

In the first of two spells at Exeter City, he made his debut for his local club in 2003, with the Grecians plying their trade in the Conference following a heart-breaking relegation from the EFL. At the end of the 2007/8 season, he was part of the team that were on the cusp of regaining Football League status. A play-off final win at Wembley was the outcome and his performance that day saw him scoop the MOTM award.

When he returned for a second spell nine years later, Moxey produced many inspirational performances over a further three seasons at St James Park, ending his time there having amassed a notable 309 senior appearances. 

In between he played higher up the football pyramid, becoming a regular starter for Derby County in the Championship after leaving Exeter. He dedicated his first goal for Derby to Adam Stansfield, a friend and teammate of his at City, who had tragically passed away just weeks before. 

Moxey’s performances at the Rams attracted Crystal Palace, for whom he signed for midway through the 2010/11 season. The attacking left back quickly establishing himself as a firm favourite with Palace fans and the then Championship side achieved promotion to the Premier League. This coming after another Wembley play-off final victory for Moxey at the end of the 2012/13 campaign, this time against Watford. 

He played twenty times in the Premier League in the 2013/14 season and will join a small band of players to have the distinction of playing for the club and in England’s top-flight, when making his debut. 

For the record; Ben Foster and more recently Wolverhampton Wanderers Alfie Pond played for Tivvy before achieving this feat. Although the last player to play in the Premier League, before going on to play at Ladysmead was Nicky Marker with Blackburn Rovers. His final game at that level happened in 1997. 

Dean Moxey left Palace in the 2014/15 season to sign for Bolton Wanderers. He represented them over three campaigns, the first two seasons were in the Championship and his final season was in League One. 

The versatile Exeter native is a class act and will bring a sizeable chunk of invaluable experience into the Tiverton dressing room, teaming up again with fellow former Gull, Asa Hall, who was his captain at Plainmoor for four seasons. 

It’s a massive Yellows welcome to Dean Moxey ! 

Dean Moxey Fact File 

Born: January 14th 1986 

Place of birth: Exeter 

Former clubs: Exeter City, Derby County, Crystal Palace,  Bolton Wanderers, Torquay United. 

• Career Appearances 727 

• Appearances for EFL clubs 538 

• EFL games 487 

• Premier League games 20 

• Championship games 176 

• League One games 19 

• League Two games 139 

• Cup/other competitive appearances for EFL clubs 65 

• National League/Conference 231 

• National South 54 

• Cup Appearances for Torquay 23