Whilst John Uzzell and Luke Young stand alone as the only two players to have made over a century of appearances for both Torquay United and Plymouth Argyle, there are twice as many players who've featured over a hundred times for the Gulls and Exeter City - a number that includes Dean Moxey.
Moxey is part of a select group of four players that includes Jim McNichol, Chris Curran and Steve Tully. He is also one of the few player to make over 700 games in his career, having made his 700th career appearance for United away to Welling United earlier this season,
After making his debut for the Grecians, his hometown club, as a teenager, Moxey, went onto appear at Championship level for Derby County, Crystal Palace (who he would also feature for 20 times in the Premier League) and Bolton Wanderers over a number of years.
He returned to St James Park for a second spell with Exeter before Gary Johnson signed him for the Gulls in the summer of 2020.
The journey started for Moxey in the 2003-04 season, when he made his debut on October 18, 2003 against Accrington Stanley. He was one of a number of youngsters who were thrown into the Grecians’ first team by then manager Eamon Dolan due to the financial situation at the club which had arisen following their relegation from the Football League in 2003.
In the following 2004-05 campaign, he started to make a name for himself as he scored with a 45-yard strike against Doncaster Rovers in the second round of the FA Cup, which helped to set up City’s memorable tie with Manchester United in round three. The Grecians famously held the Red Devils to a goalless draw at Old Trafford before losing the replay 2-0 at St James Park, and Moxey would feature in both matches.
Over the next few years, Moxey would remain an integral part of the Grecians under Alex Inglethorpe, and then under his successor Paul Tisdale and was part of the City side who would win back-to-back promotions between the Conference and League One between 2007 and 2009 before joining Derby County in the summer of 2009.
Several strong seasons with the Rams earned him a move to Crystal Palace, who he helped to win promotion to the Premier League in the 2012-13 campaign under the guidance of Ian Holloway. His solitary season in the top-flight saw him make 20 appearances for the Eagles before he was on the move again, this time to Bolton Wanderers.
While with the Trotters, he helped them to win promotion from League One in the 2016-17 season before he re-joined the Grecians. On returning to where it all began, he featured in two League Two play-off finals – against Coventry City in 2018 and Northampton Town in 2020 (which proved to be his ladt for the Grecians) – before he joined Torquay United in the summer of 2020.
In his first season at Plainmoor, he helped the Gulls to reach the 2021 National League Play-off final, and he was on target in their 4-2 play-off semi-final win over Notts County.
Whether he played as a left back or as a left-sided centre back, Moxey has been one of United’s most reliable performers during his time at Plainmoor, which was reflected with him being voted as Player of the Year in the 2023-24 campaign.
He then spent the 2024-25 season working alongside manager Paul Wotton and assistant manager Mike Edwards as a player-coach. Nevertheless, he still managed to come up with a goal in a 2-2 draw with Slough Town in January 2025, and he appeared as a substitute in the Gulls in their final day clash with Hemel Hempstead Town and in their play-off semi-final loss to Boreham Wood.
Whatever the future has in store for Moxey - whether it be playing or coaching - his contribution to football in the South West will be remembered for a very long time to come. Hopefully, he'll remain involved in some shape or form.
