Jay Bird Signs on at Exeter City for the 2025/26 Season

1931 funded Jay Bird has signed on with Exeter City for the 2025/26 season.

Jay Bird signed on for the Grecians in July 2024 and is part funded by the fans 1931 fund. He signed on a free transfer after being released by Arbroath.

During the last season, he played 20 times for Exeter, mainly as a substitute and has scored twice for the Grecians. In February he went on loan to Rochdale in the National League, and helped propel them into a play-off place. Jay Bird will be involved in at least one more game this season for Rochdale as they take on Southend United in a play-off qualifying game.

Jay has played 10 times for Rochdale and scored 5 times.

Exeter manager Gary Caldwell said of Jay Bird:

Jay is someone that has came from part-time football at Arbroath and took time to get going. But in the second-half of the season since he’s been out on loan at Rochdale, he’s really shown his quality there, scored goals there. It’s important he comes back pre-season and shows the gains from that time he spent on loan and shows his desire and hunger to get in our team on a more regular basis.

Jay won the March goal of the month competition for Rochdale

Double Award Winner

Jay Bird's stunner against Oldham Athletic wins March's Goal of the Month with 85% of the vote

The forward has also won @DaleTrust's Player of the Month, congrats Jay #RAFC pic.twitter.com/QhOe7iXK6P

— Rochdale AFC (@officiallydale) April 15, 2025