2023–24_Leyton_Orient_F.C._season

2023–24 Leyton Orient F.C. season

2023–24 Leyton Orient F.C. season

125th season in existence of Leyton Orient FC


The 2023–24 season is the 125th season in the history of Leyton Orient and their first season back in League One since the 2014–15 season following their promotion from League Two in the previous season. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Current squad

As of 22 March 2024
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Transfers

In

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Loaned in

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  1. On 1 February, Turns was recalled back early to Brighton.

Out

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Loaned out

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Pre-season and friendlies

On 17 May, Orient announced their first pre-season friendly against Charlton Athletic in Málaga during a warm-weather training camp in Spain.[39] A week later, two further friendlies were confirmed against Bishop's Stortford and Ebbsfleet United.[40] Three more matches, against Billericay Town, Chelmsford City and Dagenham & Redbridge, and one still to be confirmed was later announced.[41]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

7 July 2023 Friendly Billericay Town 0–0 Leyton Orient Billericay
19:45 BST Report Stadium: New Lodge
Attendance: 1,642
Referee: Aaron Farmer
14 July 2023 Friendly Charlton Athletic 1–1 Leyton Orient Málaga, Spain
11:00 CEST
10:00 BST
May 32' Drinan 58' Stadium: Marbella Football Centre
19 July 2023 Friendly Chelmsford City 2–0 Leyton Orient Chelmsford
19:45 BST Jones 44'
Bettamer 85'
Stadium: Melbourne Stadium
19 July 2023 Friendly Ebbsfleet United 3–2 Leyton Orient Northfleet
19:45 BST Poleon 12', 36'
Coulthirst 26'
Sotiriou 83'
Tanga 90'
Stadium: Stonebridge Road
25 July 2023 Friendly Dagenham & Redbridge 1–1 Leyton Orient Dagenham
19:45 BST Ibie 24' Moncur 48' Stadium: Chigwell Construction Stadium
1 August 2023 Friendly Bishop's Stortford 1–0 Leyton Orient Bishop's Stortford
15:00 BST Foxley 54' (pen.) Report Stadium: Woodside Park

Competitions

Overall record

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Last updated: 20 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League One

League table

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Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[44]
Notes:
  1. On 5 January, Tanga was recalled back from his loan at Welling and subsequently joined Maidstone on loan.
  2. On 19 May 2023, Wigan Athletic were deducted four points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2022–23 season.[42] Another four-point deduction was applied on 26 May, after the club's owners missed a deadline to deposit an amount equalling 125% of its monthly wage bill.[43]

Results summary

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Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = postponed
Notes:
  • 1 Matchday 11 (vs Lincoln City) was abandoned due to a medical emergency.
  • 2 Matchday 18 (vs Port Vale) was postponed due to international call-ups.
  • 3 Matchday 27 (vs Blackpool) was postponed due to Blackpool's FA Cup involvement.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.[45]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Leyton Orient Charlton
15:00 BST Dobson 45'
May Yellow card 49'
Fraser Yellow card 60'
Maynard-Brewer Yellow card 90+2'
Report Beckles Yellow card 13'
El Mizouni Yellow card 15'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 18,512
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
12 August 2023 2 Leyton Orient 0–4 Portsmouth Leyton
15:00 BST Hunt Yellow card 50'
Beckles Yellow card 90+2'
Report Pack 23'
Bishop 44'
Beckles 51' (o.g.)
Robertson Yellow card 68'
Yengi 90+3' (pen.) Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 8,372
Referee: Ollie Yates
15 August 2023 3 Wycombe Wanderers 3–2 Leyton Orient High Wycombe
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,794
Referee: Thomas Parsons
19 August 2023 4 Blackpool 0–0 Leyton Orient Blackpool
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 10,146
Referee: Marc Edwards
26 August 2023 5 Leyton Orient 2–0 Cambridge United Leyton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 8,266
Referee: Stephen Martin
2 September 2023 6 Leyton Orient 0–3 Stevenage Leyton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 8,287
Referee: Scott Oldham
9 September 2023 7 Exeter City 1–2 Leyton Orient Exeter
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 7,004
Referee: Ben Toner
16 September 2023 8 Peterborough United 1–1 Leyton Orient Peterborough
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 7,945
Referee: Scott Tallis
23 September 2023 9 Leyton Orient 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Leyton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 8,001
Referee: Lewis Smith
30 September 2023 10 Fleetwood Town 1–0 Leyton Orient Fleetwood
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,189
Referee: Simon Mather
7 October 2023 12 Leyton Orient 2–1 Reading Leyton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 8,639
Referee: Neil Hair
14 October 2023 13 Carlisle United 0–1 Leyton Orient Carlisle
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 8,355
Referee: Edward Duckworth
21 October 2023 14 Leyton Orient 1–1 Barnsley Leyton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 8,642
Referee: Peter Wright
24 October 2023 15 Northampton Town 2–2 Leyton Orient Northampton
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,193
Referee: Jacob Miles
28 October 2023 16 Burton Albion 0–0 Leyton Orient Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,359
Referee: Charles Breakspear
11 November 2023 17 Leyton Orient 2–3 Oxford United Leyton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 8,614
Referee: Declan Bourne
21 November 2023 11[46] Leyton Orient 0–1 Lincoln City Leyton
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Fixture was previously abandoned due to a medical emergency.[47]
25 November 2023 19 Leyton Orient 1–1 Wigan Athletic Leyton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 8,517
Referee: Sam Purkiss
28 November 2023 20 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Leyton Orient Horfield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,048
Referee: Will Finnie
9 December 2023 21 Leyton Orient 0–3 Derby County Leyton
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 8,499
Referee: David Rock
16 December 2023 22 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Leyton Orient Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 3,887
Referee: Tom Reeves
23 December 2023 23 Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Leyton Orient Horwich
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 21,482
Referee: Charles Breakspear
26 December 2023 24 Leyton Orient 1–0 Charlton Athletic Leyton
13:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium
Attendance: 8,499
Referee: Daniel Middleton
29 December 2023 25 Leyton Orient 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Leyton
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium
Attendance: 8,648
Referee: Jacob Miles
1 January 2024 26 Cambridge United 0–2 Leyton Orient Cambridge
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,210
Referee: Carl Brook
13 January 2024 28 Portsmouth 0–3 Leyton Orient Portsmouth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,477
Referee: Ben Speedie
20 January 2024 29 Leyton Orient 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Leyton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
27 January 2024 30 Reading 1–1 Leyton Orient Reading
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Referee: Graham Scott
3 February 2024 31 Leyton Orient 3–2 Carlisle United Leyton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium
Attendance: 8,468
Referee: Ollie Yates
6 February 2024 18[48] Port Vale 0–1 Leyton Orient Burslem
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,117
Referee: Scott Jackson
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 18 November, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[49]
10 February 2024 32 Barnsley 2–1 Leyton Orient Barnsley
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,370
Referee: Ross Joyce
13 February 2024 33 Leyton Orient 4–3 Northampton Town Leyton
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium
Attendance: 7,228
Referee: Ben Atkinson
17 February 2024 34 Leyton Orient 1–2 Burton Albion Leyton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium
Attendance: 7,167
Referee: Paul Howard
24 February 2024 35 Oxford United 1–2 Leyton Orient Oxford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,884
Referee: Martin Woods
27 February 2024 27[50] Leyton Orient 1–0 Blackpool Leyton
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium
Attendance: 7,198
Referee: Ben Speedie
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 6 January, but was postponed due to Blackpool's FA Cup involvement.
2 March 2024 36 Leyton Orient 0–1 Bristol Rovers Leyton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium
Attendance: 8,769
Referee: Darren Drysdale
9 March 2024 37 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Leyton Orient Wigan
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,352
Referee: Scott Oldham
12 March 2024 38 Leyton Orient 0–0 Port Vale Leyton
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium
Attendance: 7,326
Referee: Gavin Ward
16 March 2024 39 Stevenage 0–1 Leyton Orient Stevenage
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 5,650
Referee: Craig Hicks
29 March 2024 41 Lincoln City 1–0 Leyton Orient Lincoln
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 9,922
Referee: Carl Brook
1 April 2024 42 Leyton Orient 1–2 Peterborough United Leyton
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 8,758
Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
6 April 2024 43 Leyton Orient 3–1 Cheltenham Town Leyton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 7,804
Referee: Simon Mather
9 April 2024 40 Leyton Orient 2–2 Exeter City Leyton
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 7,028
Referee: Scott Jackson
13 April 2024 44 Derby County 3–0 Leyton Orient Derby
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,247
Referee: Lewis Smith
20 April 2024 45 Leyton Orient 0–1 Fleetwood Town Leyton
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium
Attendance: 8,249
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
27 April 2024 46 Shrewsbury Town 1–3 Leyton Orient Shrewsbury
12:30 BST
Report Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 7,397
Referee: Adam Herczeg

FA Cup

Orient were drawn at home to Carlisle United in the first round.[51]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 November 2023 First round Leyton Orient 3–1 Carlisle United Leyton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,808
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
3 December 2023 Second round Chesterfield 1–0 Leyton Orient Chesterfield
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
Attendance: 8,232
Referee: Scott Oldham

EFL Cup

Leyton were drawn away to Plymouth Argyle in the first round.[52]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Leyton Orient Plymouth
19:45 BST Waine 25', 38'
Cundle Yellow card 48'
Report Brown Yellow card 22'
Pigott Yellow card 44'
Sotiriou Yellow card 46'
Obiero Yellow card 90+2'
Sodje Yellow card 90+8'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,324
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

EFL Trophy

The Group stage draw was finalised on 22 June 2023.[53]

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Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

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5 September 2023 Group stage Gillingham 2–1 Leyton Orient Gillingham
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Priestfield
Referee: Ben Atkinson
19 September 2023 Group stage Leyton Orient 2–2 Fulham U21 Leyton
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 780
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Penalties
7 November 2023 Group stage Leyton Orient 1–2 Portsmouth Leyton
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,371
Referee: Stephen Parkinson

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

  • Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
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Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Competitions

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

Last updated 27 April 2024
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Notes


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