Leyton Orient F.C. 2019–20 football season
Leyton Orient F.C. 2019–20 season Chairman Nigel Travis Head Coach Carl Fletcher (Between 16 October – 14 November)[1] [2] Ross Embleton (from 7 January)[3] Stadium Brisbane Road League Two 17th FA Cup First round EFL Cup First round EFL Trophy Second round Top goalscorer League: Josh Wright (8) All: Josh Wright (8) Highest home attendance 7,042 (vs. Swindon Town , 07 Sep 2019) Lowest home attendance 1,562 (vs. Southend United , 03 Sep 2019) Average home league attendance 5,608
The 2019–20 season is the 121st season in the history of Leyton Orient Football Club , their 102nd in the Football League , and the first back in League Two for three years following promotion last season .[4]
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Loans out [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2019
CF
Macauley Bonne
Charlton Athletic
£200,000
[19]
1 July 2019
CF
Charles Clayden
Charlton Athletic
Undisclosed
[20]
1 July 2019
GK
Charlie Grainger
Dulwich Hamlet
Released
[21] [22]
1 July 2019
CF
Josh Koroma
Huddersfield Town
Undisclosed
[23]
1 July 2019
CM
Alex Lawless
Ebbsfleet United
Released
[21]
1 July 2019
CM
Charlie Lee
Yeovil Town
Released
[21] [24]
1 July 2019
CF
Jay Simpson
Nea Salamina
Released
[21]
24 January 2020
GK
Dean Brill
Retired
[25]
Pre-season [ ]
The O's announced pre-season friendlies against Harlow Town ,[26] Hull City ,[27] Hornchurch ,[28] AFC Rushden & Diamonds ,[28] Dartford ,[26] Bishop's Stortford [29] and Norwich City XI .[30]
Harlow Town v Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient v Hull City
9 July 2019 (2019-07-09 ) Friendly Leyton Orient 2–2 Hull City show Marbella , Spain 19:30 CEST
Burke 23' Lewis-Potter 58'
Report
Gorman 29' Coulson 68'
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Dartford v Leyton Orient
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20 ) Friendly Dartford 0–2 Leyton Orient show Dartford 15:00 BST
Report
Ekpiteta 4' Ling 87'
Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 821 Referee: Gary Maskell
Competitions [ ]
League Two [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
PPG
13
Crawley Town
37
11
15
11
51
47
+4
48
1.30
14
Newport County
36
12
10
14
32
39
−7
46
1.28
15
Grimsby Town
37
12
11
14
45
51
−6
47
1.27
16
Cambridge United
37
12
9
16
40
48
−8
45
1.22
17
Leyton Orient
36
10
12
14
47
55
−8
42
1.17
18
Carlisle United
37
10
12
15
39
56
−17
42
1.14
19
Oldham Athletic
37
9
14
14
44
57
−13
41
1.11
20
Scunthorpe United
37
10
10
17
44
56
−12
40
1.08
21
Mansfield Town
36
9
11
16
48
55
−7
38
1.06
Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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
[31]
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
36
10
12
14
47
55
−8
42
5
8
6
26
30
−4
5
4
8
21
25
−4
Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Ground H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H H A H A H A A H A H H A A H H A H H Result W L D W L D L D L L D W W W L D L L L D D W L D L D L D W L W D W L D W Position 8 13 16 9 13 15 17 18 19 21 21 20 17 12 17 16 16 17 18 19 19 15 18 18 19 19 20 19 17 20 18 19 17 17 18 17
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.[32]
Leyton Orient v Cheltenham Town
3 August 2019 (2019-08-03 ) 1 Leyton Orient 1–0 Cheltenham Town show Leyton 15:00 BST
Wright 68'
Report
Varney 7' 70' Ince 72'
Stadium: The Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 6,534 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Macclesfield Town v Leyton Orient
Mansfield Town v Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient v Crawley Town
Salford City v Leyton Orient
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31 ) 6 Salford City 1–1 Leyton Orient show Salford 15:00 BST
Towell 13' Rooney 62' Piergianni 77' Dieseruvwe 90+3'
Report
Neal 87' (o.g. )
Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 3,154 Referee: Marc Edwards
Leyton Orient v Swindon Town
Exeter City v Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient v Crewe Alexandra
Leyton Orient v Port Vale
Northampton Town v Leyton Orient
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05 ) 12 Northampton Town 0–1 Leyton Orient show Northampton 15:00 BST
McCormack 73'
Report
Brophy 57' Gorman 20' Widdowson 40' Wilkinson 79'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,419 Referee: Tony Harrington
Grimsby Town v Leyton Orient
Plymouth Argyle v Leyton Orient
22 October 2019 (2019-10-22 ) 15 Plymouth Argyle 4–0 Leyton Orient show Plymouth 19:45 BST
Grant 14' Rudden 17' McFadzean 34' Widdowson 45+2' (o.g. ) Cooper 55' Wootton 66'
Report
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,810 Referee: Craig Hicks
Leyton Orient v Carlisle United
Morecambe v Leyton Orient
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02 ) 17 Morecambe 1–0 Leyton Orient show Morecambe 15:00 GMT
Tutte 60' Leitch-Smith 74' Wildig 79' Alessandra 90'
Report
Happe 61'
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,691 Referee: Paul Marsden
Leyton Orient v Scunthorpe United
Leyton Orient v Forest Green Rovers
Oldham Athletic v Leyton Orient
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07 ) 20 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Leyton Orient show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Smith 2' McCann 44' Wheater 85' Maouche 90+1'
Report
Maguire-Drew 25' Widdowson 46' Happe 75' Marsh 87'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,121 Referee: Alan Young
Leyton Orient v Bradford City
Cambridge United v Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient v Grimsby Town
Port Vale v Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient v Northampton Town
Crewe Alexandra v Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient v Macclesfield Town
Leyton Orient v Mansfield Town
Cheltenham Town v Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient v Oldham Athletic
Forest Green Rovers v Leyton Orient
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29 ) Forest Green Rovers v Leyton Orient show Nailsworth 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn Note: Match was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[33]
Leyton Orient v Cambridge United
Bradford City v Leyton Orient
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14 ) Bradford City v Leyton Orient show Bradford 15:00 GMT
Stadium: The Utilita Energy Stadium Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[34]
Leyton Orient v Plymouth Argyle
17 March 2020 (2020-03-17 ) Leyton Orient v Plymouth Argyle show Leyton 19:45 GMT
Stadium: The Breyer Group Stadium Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[34]
Carlisle United v Leyton Orient
21 March 2020 (2020-03-21 ) Carlisle United v Leyton Orient show Carlisle 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Brunton Park Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[34]
Leyton Orient v Morecambe
28 March 2020 (2020-03-28 ) Leyton Orient v Morecambe show Leyton 15:00 GMT
Stadium: The Breyer Group Stadium Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[34]
Scunthorpe United v Leyton Orient
4 April 2020 (2020-04-04 ) Scunthorpe United v Leyton Orient show Scunthorpe 15:00 BST
Stadium: Glanford Park Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[35]
Crawley Town v Leyton Orient
10 April 2020 (2020-04-10 ) Crawley Town v Leyton Orient show Crawley 15:00 BST
Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[35]
Leyton Orient v Salford City
13 April 2020 (2020-04-13 ) Leyton Orient v Salford City show Leyton 13:00 BST
Stadium: The Breyer Group Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[35]
Swindon Town v Leyton Orient
18 April 2020 (2020-04-18 ) Swindon Town v Leyton Orient show Swindon 15:00 BST
Stadium: County Ground Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[35]
Leyton Orient v Exeter City
25 April 2020 (2020-04-25 ) Leyton Orient v Exeter City show Leyton 15:00 BST
Stadium: The Breyer Group Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[35]
FA Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[36]
EFL Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made on 20 June.[37]
Plymouth Argyle v Leyton Orient
13 August 2019 (2019-08-13 ) First round Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Leyton Orient show Plymouth 19:45 BST
McFadzean 59' Telford 62' Grant 84'
Report
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 5,573 Referee: Antony Coggins
EFL Trophy [ ]
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[38] The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports .[39]
Pos
Div
Team
Pld
W
PW
PL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
ACA
Brighton & Hove Albion U21
3
2
0
1
0
5
1
+4
7
Advance to Round 2
2
L2
Leyton Orient
3
1
1
0
1
3
4
−1
5
3
L1
AFC Wimbledon
3
1
0
0
2
4
5
−1
3
4
L1
Southend United
3
1
0
0
2
3
5
−2
3
Leyton Orient v Southend United
AFC Wimbledon v Leyton Orient
Bristol Rovers v Leyton Orient
Player Statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
Last updated 7 March 2020.
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