2023–24 Leyton Orient F.C. season

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.

Leyton Orient
2023–24 season
ChairmanNigel Travis
Head CoachRichie Wellens
StadiumBrisbane Road
League One20th
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerRuel Sotiriou (2)

Current squad

As of 7 October 2023
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1Sol BrynnGKEnglandMiddlesbrough (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000Middlesbrough10 July 2023Loan31 May 2024
13Sam HowesGKEnglandLondon (1997-11-10) 10 November 1997Wealdstone6 July 2023Undisclosed30 June 2025
27Rhys ByrneGKEnglandRedbridge (2002-08-24) 24 August 2002Academy1 July 202130 June 2024
Defenders
2Tom JamesRBWalesCardiff (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996Scotland Hibernian19 July 2021Free Transfer30 June 2024
3Jayden SweeneyLBEnglandCamden (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001Academy1 July 201930 June 2025
4Ed TurnsCBWalesEngland Brighton (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002Brighton & Hove Albion1 August 2023Loan31 May 2024
5Dan HappeCBEnglandTower Hamlets (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998Academy2 October 201730 June 2024
6Adam ThompsonCBNorthern IrelandEngland Harlow (1992-09-28) 28 September 1992Rotherham United30 January 2021Undisclosed30 June 2024
12Brandon CooperCBWalesPorthcawl (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000Wales Swansea City1 September 2023Loan1 January 2024
19Omar BecklesCBGrenadaEngland Leytonstone (1991-10-25) 25 October 1991Crewe Alexandra1 July 2021Free Transfer30 June 2025
32Rob HuntRBEnglandDagenham (1995-07-07) 7 July 1995Swindon Town27 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
Midfielders
8Jordan BrownDMEnglandStoke-on-Trent (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001Derby County24 January 2022Free Transfer30 June 2025
11Theo ArchibaldLMScotlandGlasgow (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998Lincoln City1 July 2022Undisclosed30 June 2024
14George MoncurCMEnglandSwindon (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993Hull City1 July 2022Undisclosed30 June 2025
15Idris El MizouniCMTunisiaFrance Paris (2000-09-26) 26 September 2000Ipswich Town5 July 2023Loan31 May 2024
18Darren PratleyCMEnglandBarking (1985-04-22) 22 April 1985Charlton Athletic1 July 2021Free Transfer30 June 2024
22Ethan GalbraithCMNorthern IrelandGlengormley (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001Manchester United1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
23Max SandersCMEnglandHorsham (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999Lincoln City1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
29Zech ObieroCMKenya (2005-01-18) 18 January 2005Tottenham Hotspur1 July 2019Free Transfer30 June 2024
Forwards
9Joe PigottCFEnglandMaidstone (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993Ipswich Town21 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
10Ruel SotiriouLWCyprusEngland Edmonton (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000Academy1 July 201830 June 2024
16Aaron DrinanCFRepublic of IrelandCork (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998Ipswich Town1 July 2021Undisclosed30 June 2024
17Shaq FordeCFEnglandWatford (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004Watford14 August 2023Loan31 May 2024
24Jordan GrahamRWEnglandCoventry (1995-03-05) 5 March 1995Birmingham City2 August 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
Dan AgyeiCFEnglandKingston upon Thames (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997Crewe Alexandra1 July 2023Undisclosed30 June 2025
Out on Loan
25Harrison SodjeLBEngland (2003-12-31) 31 December 2003Academy8 August 202330 June 2024
30Jephte TangaCMEnglandLambeth (2004-06-16) 16 June 2004Academy1 September 202230 June 2024
34Charlie PegrumCMEngland (2004-10-11) 11 October 2004Academy8 August 202330 June 2024

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2023CMEngland Max SandersEngland Lincoln CityFree Transfer[1]
1 July 2023CFEngland Dan AgyeiEngland Crewe AlexandraFree Transfer[2]
1 July 2023CMNorthern Ireland Ethan GalbraithEngland Manchester UnitedFree Transfer[2]
6 July 2023GKEngland Sam HowesEngland WealdstoneUndisclosed[3]
21 July 2023CFEngland Joe PigottEngland Ipswich TownFree Transfer[4]
2 August 2023RWEngland Jordan GrahamEngland Birmingham CityFree Transfer[5]

Loaned in

Date Pos Player Loaned from Date until Ref
5 July 2023CMTunisia Idris El MizouniEngland Ipswich TownEnd of Season[6]
10 July 2023GKEngland Sol BrynnEngland MiddlesbroughEnd of Season[7]
1 August 2023CBWales Ed TurnsEngland Brighton & Hove AlbionEnd of Season[8]
14 August 2023CFEngland Shaq FordeEngland WatfordEnd of Season[9]
1 September 2023CBWales Brandon CooperWales Swansea City1 January 2024[10]

Out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
15 June 2023CFEngland Daniel NkrumahEngland MiddlesbroughUndisclosed[11]
30 June 2023GKChile Lawrence VigourouxEngland BurnleyEnd of Contract[12]
30 June 2023CMEngland Craig ClayEngland Sutton UnitedReleased[13][14]
30 June 2023CFWales Sonny FishEngland Crawley TownReleased[13][15]
30 June 2023LWCyprus Anthony GeorgiouCyprus Enosis Neon ParalimniReleased[13][16]
30 June 2023DMAustralia Jordan LydenEngland HerefordReleased[13][17]
30 June 2023GKEngland Sam SargeantRepublic of Ireland WaterfordReleased[13][18]
30 June 2023CFEngland Harry SmithEngland Sutton UnitedReleased[13][19]
30 June 2023LBEngland Connor WoodEngland Tranmere RoversReleased[13][20]
30 June 2023CMEngland Matt Young Free agentReleased[13]
30 June 2023RWNorthern Ireland Paul SmythEngland Queens Park RangersEnd of Contract[21]
19 July 2023LBRepublic of Ireland Shadrach OgieEngland GillinghamUndisclosed[22]

Loaned out

Date Pos Player Loaned to Until Ref
4 August 2023CMEngland Jephte TangaEngland Welling UnitedEnd of Season[23]
2 October 2023CMEngland Sahid NalloEngland Erith and Belvedere30 October 2023[24]
2 October 2023CMEngland Charlie PegrumEngland Tonbridge Angels27 November 2023[24]
2 October 2023CBEngland Marley St LouisEngland Erith and Belvedere30 October 2023[24]
7 October 2023LBEngland Harrison SodjeEngland Bishop's Stortford30 November 2023[25]

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.[26] A week later, two further friendlies were confirmed against Bishop's Stortford and Ebbsfleet United.[27] Three more matches, against Billericay Town, Chelmsford City and Dagenham & Redbridge, and one still to be confirmed was later announced.[28]

  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

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One Matchday 1 14 5 4 5 14 18 −4 035.71
FA Cup First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
EFL Trophy Group stage 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 000.00
Total 17 5 5 7 17 24 −7 029.41

Last updated: 24 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Lincoln City 13 6 3 4 18 13 +5 21
10 Wycombe Wanderers 13 6 2 5 20 21 1 20
11 Burton Albion 15 5 4 6 16 19 3 19
12 Leyton Orient 14 5 4 5 14 18 4 19
13 Charlton Athletic 13 5 3 5 22 17 +5 18
14 Port Vale 14 5 3 6 11 21 10 18
15 Shrewsbury Town 14 5 2 7 7 16 9 17
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. 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[29]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 5 4 5 14 18  −4 19 3 2 2 8 11  −3 2 2 3 6 7  −1

Last updated: 24 October 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891012131415161718111
GroundAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLLLDWLWDWLWWDD
Position16222223182016161516161013
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. 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.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.[30]

  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 v Leyton Orient Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST
      Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
      11 November 2023 17 Leyton Orient v Oxford United Leyton
      15:00 GMT
          Stadium: Brisbane Road
          18 November 2023 18 Port Vale v Leyton Orient Burslem
          15:00 GMT
              Stadium: Vale Park
              21 November 2023 11[31] Leyton Orient v Lincoln City Leyton
              19:45 GMT Stadium: Brisbane Road
              Note: Fixture was previously abandoned due to a medical emergency.[32]

              FA Cup

              Orient were drawn at home to Carlisle United in the first round.[33]

                Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

              4 November 2023 First Round Leyton Orient v Carlisle United Leyton
              15:00 GMT
                  Stadium: Brisbane Road

                  EFL Cup

                  Leyton were drawn away to Plymouth Argyle in the first round.[34]

                    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.[35]

                  Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
                  1 L1 Portsmouth 2 1 1 0 0 8 4 +4 5 Advance to Round 2
                  2 L2 Gillingham 2 1 0 0 1 3 6 3 3
                  3 ACA Fulham U21 2 0 0 2 0 5 5 0 2
                  4 L1 Leyton Orient 2 0 1 0 1 3 4 1 2
                  Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2023. Source: EFL.com

                    Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

                  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

                  Player statistics

                  Appearances and goals

                  • Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
                  No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneFA CupEFL CupEFL Trophy
                  AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
                  Goalkeepers
                  1 GK England ENG Sol Brynn 120110000010
                  13 GK England ENG Sam Howes 5030001010
                  27 GK England ENG Rhys Byrne 0000000000
                  Defenders
                  2 DF Wales WAL Tom James 1409+3000100+10
                  5 DF England ENG Dan Happe 1309+20001010
                  12 DF Wales WAL Brandon Cooper 9080000010
                  19 DF Grenada GRN Omar Beckles 1118+11001010
                  24 DF England ENG Jayden Sweeney 4020000+1010
                  32 DF England ENG Rob Hunt 1316+41001020
                  43 DF Wales WAL Ed Turns 907+10000010
                  Midfielders
                  12 MF England ENG Jordan Brown 1619+51001010
                  14 MF England ENG George Moncur 1517+5100101+10
                  15 MF Tunisia TUN Idris El Mizouni 171140000+100+21
                  18 MF England ENG Darren Pratley 805+20000010
                  22 MF Northern Ireland NIR Ethan Galbraith 1516+60001021
                  23 MF England ENG Max Sanders 501+20000020
                  29 MF Kenya KEN Zech Obiero 2000000+1010
                  Forwards
                  9 FW England ENG Joe Pigott 17211+3200101+10
                  10 FW Cyprus CYP Ruel Sotiriou 16514500100+10
                  11 FW Scotland SCO Theo Archibald 17113+11000+101+10
                  16 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Aaron Drinan 801+60000010
                  17 FW England ENG Shaq Forde 1022+72000010
                  24 FW England ENG Jordan Graham 1608+6000100+10
                  Out on Loan
                  25 DF England ENG Harrison Sodje 1000000+1000
                  34 MF England ENG Charlie Pegrum 600+30000+101+10

                  Last updated: 21 October 2023
                  Source: Competitions

                  Top scorers

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

                  Last updated 24 October 2023
                  Rank No. Nationality Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
                  1 10CyprusRuel Sotiriou50005
                  2 9EnglandJoe Pigott20002
                  17EnglandShaq Forde20002
                  4 11ScotlandTheo Archibald10001
                  12EnglandJordan Brown10001
                  14EnglandGeorge Moncur10001
                  15TunisiaIdris El Mizouni00011
                  19GrenadaOmar Beckles10001
                  22Northern IrelandEthan Galbraith00011
                  32EnglandRob Hunt10001
                  Own goals00011
                  TOTALS 14 0 0 3 17

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