 He immediately became a regular in the York side, but in March 1990 moved back to Devon, joining Exeter City for a fee of £15,000.He played 88 times, scoring 9 goals, for the Grecians, winning a Division Four championship medal in 1990, before returning to Torquay United on a free transfer in January 1993 and playing his part in another of Torquay's escapes from relegation to the Conference that season.He played 117 times, scoring 8 goals in his second spell with the Gulls before being released by Eddie May at the end of the 1995–96 season.