2021–22 Leyton Orient F.C. season

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Leyton Orient
2021–22 season
ChairmanNigel Travis
ManagerKenny Jackett[1]
StadiumBrisbane Road
EFL CupFirst round
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The 2021–22 season is Leyton Orient's 123rd year in their history and third consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
9 June 2021 CM England Darren Pratley England Charlton Athletic Free transfer [2]
15 June 2021 CB Grenada Omar Beckles England Crewe Alexandra Free transfer [3]
16 June 2021 LB England Connor Wood England Bradford City Free transfer [4]
25 June 2021 SS Northern Ireland Paul Smyth England Queens Park Rangers Free transfer [5]
29 June 2021 CF Republic of Ireland Aaron Drinan England Ipswich Town Undisclosed [6]
7 July 2021 CF England Harry Smith England Northampton Town Undisclosed [7]
20 July 2021 RB Wales Tom James Scotland Hibernian Free transfer [8]
31 August 2021 CM Republic of Ireland Callum Reilly England AFC Wimbledon Free transfer [9]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
29 July 2021 LM Scotland Theo Archibald England Lincoln City End of season [10]
17 August 2021 CF Belgium Tyrese Omotoye England Norwich City End of season [11]
31 August 2021 CB England Alex Mitchell England Millwall End of season [12]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
18 August 2021 GK England Sam Sargeant England Barnet October 2021 [13]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 CF England Lee Angol England Bradford City Released [14][15]
30 June 2021 CB England Josh Coulson England Southend United Released [14][16]
30 June 2021 RM England James Dayton England Dulwich Hamlet Released [14][17]
30 June 2021 CF England Louis Dennis England Bromley Released [14][18]
30 June 2021 RB England Myles Judd Released [14]
30 June 2021 RB England Sam Ling England Dagenham & Redbridge Released [14][19]
30 June 2021 RW England Jordan Maguire-Drew England Woking Released [14][20]
30 June 2021 LW Jamaica Jobi McAnuff Retired [14][21]
30 June 2021 CM England Brendon Shabani Released [14]
30 June 2021 CB England Jamie Turley England Barnet Released [14][22]
30 June 2021 LB England Joe Widdowson England Barnet Released [14][23]
30 June 2021 CF England Danny Johnson England Mansfield Town Free transfer [24]
30 June 2021 LM England James Brophy England Cambridge United Free transfer [25]
30 June 2021 CF Republic of Ireland Conor Wilkinson England Walsall Free transfer [26]
8 August 2021 DM Mali Ousseynou Cissé England Oldham Athletic Free transfer [27]
13 August 2021 RW England Bryan Ifeanyi England Colchester United Free transfer [28]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

Leyton Orient announced friendly matches against Dundee,[29] West Ham United,[30] Tottenham Hotspur,[31] Maidenhead United,[29] Dulwich Hamlet,[32] Gillingham,[33] and Heybridge Swifts[29] as part of their pre-season preparations.

6 July 2021 Friendly Dundee 3–0 Leyton Orient Dundee
17:00 BST McGowan Goal 5'
Jakubiak Goal 46'
Ashcroft Goal 49'		 Report Stadium: Kilmac Stadium
13 July 2021 Friendly Leyton Orient 0–0 West Ham United Leyton
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
17 July 2021 JE3 Trophy Leyton Orient 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leyton
15:00 BST Sotiriou Goal 72' Report Scarlett Goal 38' Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
24 July 2021 Friendly Maidenhead United 1–2 Leyton Orient Maidenhead
15:00 BST Acquah Goal ?' Report Pratley Goal ?'
Sotiriou Goal ?' (pen.)		 Stadium: York Road
27 July 2021 Friendly Dulwich Hamlet 1–1 Leyton Orient XI East Dulwich
19:30 BST Harris-Sealy Goal 62' Report Obiero Goal 80' Stadium: Champion Hill
Attendance: 551
31 July 2021 Friendly Leyton Orient 2–0 Gillingham Leyton
14:00 BST Beckles Goal 13'
Trialist Goal 36'		 Report Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
3 August 2021 Friendly Heybridge Swifts 1–2 Leyton Orient XI Maldon
19:00 BST Cole Goal 37' Report Young Goal 13'
Trialist Goal 90'		 Stadium: Maldon Stadium
18 August 2021 Friendly Leyton Orient 0–2 Southampton U23s Leyton
13:00 BST Report Mitchell Goal 62'
Smith Goal 90'		 Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Competitions[]

League Two[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Forest Green Rovers 8 6 1 1 18 8 +10 19 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Leyton Orient 8 4 3 1 16 7 +9 15
3 Harrogate Town 7 4 2 1 13 9 +4 14
4 Northampton Town 8 4 2 2 7 5 +2 14 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Exeter City 8 3 4 1 11 5 +6 13
6 Hartlepool United 8 4 1 3 8 6 +2 13
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. 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[34]


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
7 3 3 1 13 6  +7 12 3 0 1 9 2  +7 0 3 0 4 4  0

Last updated: 11 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday1234567
GroundAHAHHAH
ResultDWDLWDW
Position1051111663
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The U's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[35]

7 August 2021 1 Salford City 1–1 Leyton Orient Salford
15:00 BST Willock Goal 41'
Turnbull Yellow card 80'		 Report Beckles Goal 33'
Pratley Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 1,968
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
14 August 2021 2 Leyton Orient 3–0 Exeter City Leyton
15:00 BST Drinan Goal 7'
Beckles Goal 25'
Yellow card 59'
Archibald Goal 77'		 Report Grounds Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 74'
Jay Penalty missed 65'		 Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 4,860
Referee: Tom Reeves
21 August 2021 3 Carlisle United 1–1 Leyton Orient Carlisle
15:00 BST Abrahams Goal 9' (pen.) Report Sweeney Yellow card 17'
Smith Yellow card 55', Goal 74'
Drinan Yellow card 61'
Kyprianou Yellow card 65'
Clay Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,597
Referee: Bobby Madley
24 August 2021 4 Leyton Orient 0–2 Harrogate Town Leyton
19:45 BST Smith Penalty missed 52'
Beckles Yellow card 53'
Archibald Yellow card 69'
Sotiriou Yellow card 70'		 Report Armstrong Goal 8', 31'
Muldoon Yellow card 28'		 Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 3,942
Referee: Carl Brook
28 August 2021 5 Leyton Orient 2–0 Bradford City Leyton
15:00 BST James Yellow card 28'
Sotiriou Goal 66'
Smith Goal 82'		 Report Cooke Yellow card 75'
Songo'o Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Referee: Simon Mather
4 September 2021 6 Newport County 2–2 Leyton Orient Newport
15:00 BST Dolan Goal 45+2' (pen.)
Bennett Yellow card 68'
Telford Goal 80'		 Report Smith Goal 34', 53'
Wood Yellow card 90'
James Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,845
Referee: Leigh Doughty
11 September 2021 7 Leyton Orient 4–0 Oldham Athletic Leyton
15:00 BST James Yellow card 13', Goal 27'
Drinan Goal 16'
Archibald Goal 75'
Smith Goal 90+1'		 Report Bowden Yellow card 25'
Jameson Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 5,315
Referee: Ben Toner

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Orient were drawn at home to Queens Park Rangers in the first round.[36][37]

11 August 2021 First round Leyton Orient 1–1
(4–5 p)		 Queens Park Rangers Leyton
19:45 BST Wood Yellow card 64'
Drinan Goal 74'		 Report Dickie Goal 16'
Odubajo Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Referee: Craig Hicks
Penalties
Drinan Penalty scored
Sotiriou Penalty missed
James Penalty scored
Kemp Penalty scored		 Dykes Penalty scored
Ball Penalty scored
Dozzell Penalty scored
Kelman Penalty scored
Adomah Penalty scored
Note: Live on Sky Sports

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Leyton were drawn into Southern Group G alongside Charlton Athletic, Crawley Town and Southampton U21s.[38] The dates for the group stage matches were confirmed on July 14.[39]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Charlton Athletic 1 1 0 0 0 6 1 +5 3 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Leyton Orient 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 +1 3
3 ACA Southampton U21 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
4 L2 Crawley Town 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source: EFL.com
14 September 2021 Group game 1 Leyton Orient 1–0 Southampton U21 Leyton
19:00 BST Kyprianou Yellow card 9'
Papadopoulos Goal 82', Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Simeu Yellow card 58' Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 634
Referee: Trevor Kettle
5 October 2021 Group game 2 Crawley Town v Leyton Orient Crawley
19:00 BST Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Leyton Orient v Charlton Athletic Leyton
19:00 GMT Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium

Player Statistics[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
22 GK Chile Lawrence Vigouroux 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 GK England Rhys Byrne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 GK England Noah Phillips 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Wales Tom James 8 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF England Connor Wood 7 0 5+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF England Dan Happe 7 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
15 DF England Alex Mitchell (on loan from Millwall) 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 DF Guyana Omar Beckles 9 2 7 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
24 DF England Jayden Sweeney 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 DF Republic of Ireland Shadrach Ogie 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF Republic of Ireland Callum Reilly 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF England Craig Clay 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF England Dan Kemp 8 0 4+2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
11 MF Scotland Theo Archibald (on loan from Lincoln City) 8 2 6+1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
18 MF England Darren Pratley 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 MF England Matt Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF England Antony Papadopoulos 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
26 MF Cyprus Hector Kyprianou 8 0 5+1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
29 MF England Zak Obiero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF England Jephte Tanga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
7 FW Northern Ireland Paul Smyth 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW England Harry Smith 6 5 4+2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW Republic of Ireland Aaron Drinan 6 3 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
17 FW Belgium Tyrese Omotoye (on loan from Norwich City) 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 FW Cyprus Ruel Sotiriou 8 1 3+3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
28 FW England Daniel Nkrumah 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Out on Loan
1 GK England Sam Sargeant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 14 September 2021
Source: Competitions


Top scorers[]

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

Last updated 14 September 2021.
Rank No. Nationality Player League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 11 England Harry Smith 5 0 0 0 5
2 16 Republic of Ireland Aaron Drinan 2 0 1 0 3
3 11 Scotland Theo Archibald 2 0 0 0 2
19 Guyana Omar Beckles 2 0 0 0 2
5 2 Wales Tom James 1 0 0 0 1
20 Cyprus Ruel Sotiriou 1 0 0 0 1
23 England Antony Papadopoulos 0 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 13 0 1 1 15

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