The 2022–23 season is the 124th season in the existence of Leyton Orient Football Club and the club's fourth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.
| 2022–23 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Nigel Travis | |||
| Head coach | Richie Wellens | |||
| Stadium | Brisbane Road | |||
| League Two | 1st (promoted) | |||
| FA Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Paul Smyth (10) All: Paul Smyth (10) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 9 May 2023. | ||||
Transfers
editIn
edit| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 2022[a] | LM |  Theo Archibald |
 Lincoln City |
Undisclosed | [1] |
| 29 June 2022 | CM | George Moncur |
Hull City |
Undisclosed | [2] |
| 30 June 2022 | LM |  Anthony Georgiou |
AEL Limassol |
Free Transfer | [3] |
| 27 July 2022 | RB | Rob Hunt |
Swindon Town |
Free Transfer | [4] |
| 10 January 2023 | DF | Ethan Light |
Burnham |
Undisclosed | [5] |
| 20 January 2023 | DM |  Jordan Lyden |
 Unattached |
— | [6] |
- ^ The transfer was announced on 8 June, and would become official on June 10 once the transfer window opened
Out
edit| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 June 2022 | DM | Hector Kyprianou |
Peterborough United |
Undisclosed | [7] |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Antony Papadopoulos |
Welling United |
Released | [8] |
| 30 June 2022 | CM |  Callum Reilly |
Banbury United |
Released | [8][9] |
| 1 July 2022 | RM |  Otis Khan |
Grimsby Town |
Undisclosed | [10] |
| 19 January 2023 | DM | Ethan Coleman |
Gillingham |
Undisclosed | [11] |
Loans in
edit| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2022 | CF |  Charlie Kelman |
Queens Park Rangers |
End of Season | [12] |
| 12 August 2022 | CM |  Idris El Mizouni |
Ipswich Town |
End of Season | [13] |
| 1 September 2022 | RM |  Stephen Duke-McKenna |
Queens Park Rangers |
End of Season | [14] |
| 1 September 2022 | CF | Jayden Wareham |
Chelsea |
11 January 2023[a] | [15][16] |
| 13 January 2023 | CB |  Ed Turns |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
End of Season | [17] |
| 17 January 2023 | CB | Jamie McCart |
Rotherham United |
End of Season | [18] |
| 27 January 2023 | LW | Kieran Sadlier |
Bolton Wanderers |
End of Season | [19] |
- ^ On 11 January, Wareham was recalled back to Chelsea
Loans out
edit| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Matt Young |
Wealdstone |
3 October 2022[a] | [20][21] |
| 4 August 2022 | DM | Ethan Coleman |
Bromley |
19 January 2023[b] | [22][11] |
| 5 August 2022 | LB | Harrison Sodje |
Heybridge Swifts |
5 September 2022 | [23] |
| 13 August 2022 | GK | Rhys Byrne |
Canvey Island |
13 September 2022 | [24] |
| 13 August 2022 | CF | Sonny Fish |
Bowers & Pitsea |
13 September 2022 | [24] |
| 19 August 2022 | MF | Jephte Tanga |
Royston Town |
16 September 2022 | [25] |
| 1 September 2022 | CF | Harry Smith |
Exeter City |
22 October 2022 | [26][27] |
| 3 October 2022 | MF | Jephte Tanga |
Sutton Common Rovers |
3 December 2022 | [21] |
| 3 October 2022 | CM | Matt Young |
Haringey Borough |
3 January 2023 | [21] |
| 20 October 2022 | LB | Harrison Sodje |
Cray Wanderers |
31 January 2023[c] | [28][29] |
| 7 November 2022 | LM | Anthony Georgiou |
Yeovil Town |
7 December 2022 | [30] |
| 29 November 2022 | MF | Jephte Tanga |
Cray Wanderers |
1 January 2023 | [29] |
| 7 December 2022 | CF | Daniel Nkrumah |
Welling United |
14 January 2023[d] | [31][32][33] |
| 1 January 2023 | LB | Connor Wood |
Colchester United |
End of Season | [34] |
| 7 February 2023 | CF | Harry Smith |
Barnet |
End of Season | [35] |
| 11 February 2023 | MF | Ethan Light |
Kings Langley |
11 March 2023 | [36] |
| 11 February 2023 | MF |  Zech Obiero |
Cheshunt |
11 March 2023 | [36] |
| 23 March 2023 | CF | Daniel Nkrumah |
Welling United |
End of Season | [37] |
- ^ On 3 October, Young joined Haringey Borough after his loan at Wealdstone was concluded early.
- ^ On 19 January, Coleman was recalled back from his loan at Bromley and was sold to Gillingham
- ^ On 29 November, Sodje's loan at Cray was extended.
- ^ On 9 January, Nkrumah's loan at Welling was extended until the end of the season, However five days later he was recalled due to injuries in the squad
Pre-season and friendlies
editThe O's announced, on 10 May, that they would head to Moncarapacho in Portugal for a week-long training camp between 2 and 9 July.[38] Walthamstow revealed a match with Leyton Orient on 19 May.[39] A day later, lower-league Potters Bar Town announced a home pre-season match with The O's.[40] On 24 May, Orient confirmed their pre-season schedule with additional friendlies against Haringey Borough, Maidstone United, Portsmouth and Dagenham & Redbridge.[41] On June 17, Orient announced their pre-season training would include a behind closed doors meeting with West Bromwich Albion.[42] Three days later, a home friendly against Tottenham Hotspur U21s was added to the pre-season schedule. Another training camp friendly in Portugal was confirmed, against Peterborough United.[43]
On 5 January, Orient announced they would travel to Welling United for a mid-season friendly, to gain extra match minutes.[44] On 10 January, the friendly was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.[45]
| 1 July 2022 Friendly | Haringey Borough | 1–2 | Leyton Orient | Tottenham |
| 19:00 BST | Mendy  75' (pen.) |
Report | Georgiou 5' Nkrumah 55' (pen.) |
Stadium: Coles Park |
| 4 July 2022 Friendly | Leyton Orient | 1–2 | West Bromwich Albion | TBA, Portugal |
| 18:30 WEST | Moncur  3'Georgiou 79' |
Report | Townsend 7' Ashworth 51' |
Stadium: TBA Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 8 July 2022 Friendly | Leyton Orient | 0–3 | Peterborough United | Lagos, Portugal |
| 11:00 WEST | Sargeant  81' |
Report | Jones 37' Randall 72'Marriott 81' |
Stadium: Municipal de Lagos Attendance: 50 (approx) |
| 12 July 2022 Friendly | Maidstone United | 0–0 | Leyton Orient | Maidstone |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Gallagher Stadium |
| 16 July 2022 Friendly | Leyton Orient | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | Leyton |
| 13:00 BST | Sotiriou 27' Moncur 41'Thompson 76' |
Report | Etete 13' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road |
| 19 July 2022 Friendly | Leyton Orient | 2–5 | Portsmouth | Leyton |
| 19:00 BST | Smyth 44' Happe 72' |
Report | Ogie 16' (o.g.) Pigott 18', 73'Pack 51'Curtis 55' (pen.) |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium |
| 23 July 2022 Friendly | Dagenham & Redbridge | 2–2 | Leyton Orient | Dagenham |
| 19:45 BST | Morias 68' Hare 82' |
Report | Thompson 19' Trialist 90+1' |
Stadium: Victoria Road |
| 26 July 2022 Friendly | Walthamstow | 0–3 | Leyton Orient XI | Walthamstow |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Fish ?' Tanga ?'Georgiou ?' |
Stadium: Wadham Lodge |
| 24 August 2022 Friendly | Leyton Orient | 4–1 | Charlton Athletic U23s | Chigwell |
| 13:00 BST | 7' (o.g.) Georgiou ?'Obiero ?'Smith ?' |
Report | ?' |
Stadium: Chigwell Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind-Closed-Doors) |
Competitions
editOverall record
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| League Two | August 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| FA Cup | TBC | TBC | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| EFL Cup | TBC | TBC | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| EFL Trophy | TBC | TBC | Group stage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
Last updated: pre-season
Source: [ Soccerway]
League Two
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leyton Orient (C, P) | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 91 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 2 | Stevenage (P) | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 85 | |
| 3 | Northampton Town (P) | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 83 | |
| 4 | Stockport County | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 79 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Carlisle United (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 76 | |
| 6 | Bradford City | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 76 |
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[46]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
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[46]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 91 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 21 | +8 |
Last updated: 8 May 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]
Results by round
editUpdated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
editWin Draw Loss Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[47]
| 30 July 2022 1 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | James 45+1', 56' Hunt 45+4'Moncur 49' (pen.)Beckles 87' |
Report | Taylor 76' McAtee 90' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 8,557 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 6 August 2022 2 | Crawley Town | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Report | James 50' |
Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 3,851 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 13 August 2022 3 | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Hunt 27' Kelman 63'El Mizouni 66'Brown 78'Archibald 90+5' |
Report | McLaughlin 2', 90+3' O'Toole 23' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 6,328 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 16 August 2022 4 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Swindon |
| 19:45 BST | McKirdy 4' Wakeling 74' |
Report | Smyth 7' El Mizouni 71'James 88' |
Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 8,524 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 20 August 2022 5 | Colchester United | 1–3 | Leyton Orient | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Chilvers 90+6' |
Report | Chambers 16' (o.g.) James 70'Thompson 72'Archibald 76', 77'Kelman 90' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 4,340 Referee: Thomas Kirk |
| 27 August 2022 6 | Leyton Orient | 4–2 | Hartlepool United | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Moncur 4' (pen.) Kelman 38', 90'Smyth 40', 48'Sotiriou 74'Hunt 79' |
Report | Murray 3' McDonald 32'Umerah 45+1', 69' (pen.)Crawford 73' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 6,634 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 3 September 2022 7 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Dacres-Cogley 36' (o.g.) Kelman 42'Smyth 47', 85'Beckles 90+3' |
Report | Byrne 80' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 6,578 Referee: David Webb |
| 13 September 2022 8 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | Rochdale |
| 19:45 BST | Quigley 34', 90+5' Odoh 68' |
Report | Moncur 35' Pratley 50'El Mizouni 75'Archibald 88' |
Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,173 Referee: Simon Mather |
| 17 September 2022 9 | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Walsall | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Beckles 58' James 81' |
Report | Comley 26' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 6,736 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 24 September 2022 10 | Barrow | 0–2 | Leyton Orient | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 15:00 BST | Kay 87'  87' |
Report | Pratley 30' Smyth 36'El Mizouni 75'Happe 82'Archibald 86'Brown 90+8' |
Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium Attendance: 4,629 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 1 October 2022 11 | Leyton Orient | 1–2 | Newport County | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Drinan 64' Happe 66' |
Report | Evans 22' Bogle 26' (pen.) |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 7,403 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 8 October 2022 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Doncaster |
| 15:00 BST | Biggins 76' Faulkner 90+1' |
Report | Pratley 22' Smyth 26' |
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 6,314 Referee: Martin Woods |
| 15 October 2022 13 | Leyton Orient | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Leonard 40' Fox  48'Pinnock 70'Odimayo 90+2' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 8,716 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 22 October 2022 14 | Carlisle United | 2–3 | Leyton Orient | Carlisle |
| 15:00 BST | Edmondson 15' 36' Gibson 56' 70'Mellish 70'Huntington 72'Harris 90+3' |
Report | Archibald 2', 17' Hunt 8'Drinan 50' 70'Vigouroux 90+4' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,519 Referee: Thomas Parsons |
| 25 October 2022 15 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Gillingham | Leyton |
| 19:45 BST | Smyth 52' Brown 55'Happe 72'Sotiriou 73' |
Report | Jefferies 81' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 7,099 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 29 October 2022 16 | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Salford City | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Smyth 14' 90+1' |
Report | Lund 26' Touray 36'Bailey 90+1' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 7,676 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 8 November 2022 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 2–0 | Leyton Orient | Wimbledon |
| 19:45 GMT | Assal 19' 72' Towler 32'Pell 35'Maghoma 44'Marsh 73' |
Report | James 20' Drinan 41'Smyth 45+3'Beckles 90+1'Moncur 90+9' |
Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 7,994 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 12 November 2022 18 | Harrogate Town | 0–2 | Leyton Orient | Harrogate |
| 15:00 GMT | Headley 46' Austerfield 86' |
Report | Smyth 7' Moncur 24' (pen.) |
Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 2,330 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 19 November 2022 19 | Stockport County | 1–2 | Leyton Orient | Edgeley |
| 15:00 GMT | Hippolyte 5' |
Report | Pratley 20', 65' Beckles 67'Brown 75' |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,368 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 3 December 2022 20 | Leyton Orient | 3–0 | Bradford City | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Kelman 24' James 32'Sotiriou 85' |
Report | Platt 51' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 8,671 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 17 December 2022 21 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Sutton United | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | El Mizouni 2' Smyth 62'Smith 79' (o.g.)Archibald 89' |
Report | John 32' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,069 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 27 December 2022 22 | Leyton Orient | 0–0 | Stevenage | Leyton |
| 12:00 GMT | El Mizouni 21' Pratley 51' |
Report | James-Wildin 45' Rose 50' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,644 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 30 December 2022 23 | Newport County | 0–0 | Leyton Orient | Newport |
| 19:45 GMT | Drysdale 36' |
Report | Beckles 65' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,313 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 2 January 2023 24 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | Sixfields |
| 15:00 GMT | Fox 51', 59' Bowie 82'Hylton 90+3' |
Report | Archibald 64' El Mizouni 83'Beckles 90+4' |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,475 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 7 January 2023 25 | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Smyth 51' Archibald 68' |
Report | Anderson 62' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 7,404 Referee: Alan Young |
| 14 January 2023 26 | Leyton Orient | 0–0 | Barrow | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Turns 22' James 90+1' 90+4' |
Report | Neal 30' Brough 49' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 7,755 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 21 January 2023 27 | Stevenage | 3–0 | Leyton Orient | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Reid 6' Roberts 11'Vancooten 19'Piergianni 70'Norris 90+1' |
Report | El Mizouni 36' 45' Smith 48' |
Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 6,989 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 28 January 2023 28 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Beckles 82' (o.g.) |
Report | Sotiriou 74' Archibald 90' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,946 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 4 February 2023 29 | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Sweeney 36' Moncur 64'Sadlier 79'El Mizouni 90+4' |
Report | Kalambayi 21' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,639 Referee: Martin Woods |
| 7 February 2023 30 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–2 | Leyton Orient | Crewe |
| 19:45 GMT | Nevitt 90+2' |
Report | Turns 31' Archibald 59' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,462 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 11 February 2023 31 | Walsall | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Low 20' Willmott 22'White 67'Knowles 82' |
Report | Sweeney 31' Turns 83' |
Stadium: Poundland Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,075 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 14 February 2023 32 | Leyton Orient | 2–1 | Rochdale | Leyton |
| 19:45 GMT | Sotiriou 18' El Mizouni 29'Kelman 90+5' |
Report | Dodgson 28' Lloyd 56'Odoh 69'Ebanks-Landell 83'Campbell 90' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 6,540 (161 away) Referee: Sunny Gill |
| 18 February 2023 33 | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Crawley Town | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | El Mizouni 49' James 56'Beckles 87' |
Report | Ogungbo 29' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 7,943 (432 away) Referee: Thomas Parsons |
| 25 February 2023 34 | Grimsby Town | 2–2 | Leyton Orient | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | McAtee 46' Lloyd 52', 72'Glennon 75' |
Report | Kelman 25', 75' Moncur 68'Archibald 72'Sotiriou 75' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,283 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 5 March 2023 35 | Leyton Orient | 1–1 | Swindon Town | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Beckles 12' Turns 75' |
Report | Wakeling 64' McEachran 67' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,623 (1,252 away) Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 18 March 2023 36 | Leyton Orient | 2–2 | Colchester United | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Moncur 33' (pen.) Turns 50'Sotiriou 68'Vigouroux 79'Drinan 90+5' |
Report | Hopper 17' Tchamadeu 32'Hall 89'Chilvers 90+2' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,684 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 25 March 2023 37 | Hartepool United | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Hartlepool |
| 15:00 GMT | Jennings 81' |
Report | Smyth 48' Brown 58'Sotiriou 62'Beckles 71' |
Stadium: The Suit Direct Stadium Attendance: 5,012 Referee: Edward Duckworth |
| 1 April 2023 38 | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Carlisle United | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Kelman 33' 77' Pratley 45+2'Moncur 64'Mellish 73' (o.g.)Beckles 89'Vigouroux 90+2' |
Report | Armer 32' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,713 (1,177 away) Referee: Benjamin Speedie |
| 7 April 2023 39 | Salford City | 0–2 | Leyton Orient | Kersal |
| 15:00 BST | Mariappa 42' Touray 54'Lund 90+4'Watt 90+6' |
Report | Sotiriou 22', 74' Moncur 35'Smyth 62'Sweeney 90+4'El Mizouni 90+6' |
Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 3,412 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 10 April 2023 40 | Leyton Orient | 2–2 | Harrogate Town | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Sotiriou 9', 36' |
Report | O'Connor 54', 83' Thomson 57'Falkingham 65' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,092 Referee: James Bell |
| 15 April 2023 41 | Sutton United | 0–2 | Leyton Orient | Sutton |
| 15:00 BST | Angol 22' |
Report | Sadlier 14' James 26', 57'Sotiriou 73' |
Stadium: VBS Community Stadium Attendance: 4,828 Referee: James Oldham |
| 18 April 2023 42 | Gillingham | 2–0 | Leyton Orient | Gillingham |
| 19:45 BST | MacDonald 16' Ehmer 32'Alexander 76' (pen.) |
Report | Beckles 14' Pratley 21'Smyth 26'Hunt 45+3'Tuurns 73' |
Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,629 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 22 April 2023 43 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | El Mizouni 27' Moncur 51' (pen.)Kelman 77' |
Report | Thomas 58' Griffiths 80' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,311 (398 away) Referee: Sam Allison |
| 25 April 2023 44 | Mansfield Town | 1–2 | Leyton Orient | Mansfield |
| 19:45 BST | Keillor-Dunn 10' Wallace 21'Kilgour 54' |
Report | Kelman 17' Sotiriou 31'Thompson 45+6'Clay 50'Ogie 62'Sargeant 82' |
Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 7,072 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 29 April 2023 45 | Leyton Orient | 0–3 | Stockport County | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
|
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,615 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 8 May 2023 46 | Bradford City | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Bradford |
| 12:30 BST | Report |
|
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 22,576 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
FA Cup
editLeyton Orient were drawn away to Crewe Alexandra in the first round.[48]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 5 November 2022 First round | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Thomas 31' Sambou 90+2' |
Report | Ogie 60' Clay 87' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 2,104 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
EFL Cup
editWin Draw Loss Fixtures
Orient were drawn away to Forest Green Rovers in the first round.[49]
| 9 August 2022 First round | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Leyton Orient | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 BST | Bernard 6' Little 17', 50'Bunker 78' |
Report | Sweeney 5' Moncur 34' |
Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Stadium Attendance: 1,055 Referee: James Oldham |
EFL Trophy
editOn June 23, the group stage draw was finalised.[50]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACA | Chelsea U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Sutton United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | L1 | Oxford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
Source: EFL.com
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 30 August 2022 Group stage | Oxford United | 5–0 | Leyton Orient | Littlemore |
| 19:45 BST | Mousinho 4' Brannagan 45+3'Joseph 57'Findlay 66'Taylor 84' |
Report | Sotiriou 70' |
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,373 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 20 September 2022 Group stage | Leyton Orient | 3–1 | Sutton United | Leyton |
| 19:00 BST | Wareham 5', 10' Sotiriou 60'James 80', 90+1'Sargeant 83' |
Report | Kouassi 12' Eastmond 52' 90'Barden 82' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 1,073 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 18 October 2022 Group stage | Leyton Orient | 2–3 | Chelsea U21 | Leyton |
| 20:30 BST | Williams 71' (o.g.) Drinan 77' (pen.) |
Report | Hutchinson 54' Hall 67'Mothersille 89' 90+3' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 1,117 Referee: Lee Swabey |
Player statistics
editAppearances and goals
edit- Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG
|
Sam Sargeant | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | GK |  CHI
|
Lawrence Vigouroux | 47 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | ENG
|
Rhys Byrne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | WAL
|
Tom James | 46 | 5 | 36+5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | IRL
|
Shadrach Ogie | 15 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG
|
Dan Happe | 25 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |  NIR
|
Adam Thompson | 16 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF |  GRN
|
Omar Beckles | 44 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG
|
Jayden Sweeney | 26 | 0 | 18+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG
|
Rob Hunt | 33 | 0 | 29+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | SCO
|
Jamie McCart | 9 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | WAL
|
Ed Turns | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | ENG
|
Craig Clay | 36 | 0 | 10+22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG
|
Jordan Brown | 39 | 1 | 15+19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG
|
George Moncur | 45 | 9 | 35+8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | TUN
|
Idris El Mizouni | 44 | 3 | 40+1 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AUS
|
Jordan Lyden | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG
|
Darren Pratley | 42 | 1 | 34+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | CYP
|
Anthony Georgiou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG
|
Harrison Sodje | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | IRL
|
Kieran Sadlier | 19 | 1 | 17+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | GUY
|
Stephen Duke-McKenna | 12 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | NIR
|
Paul Smyth | 42 | 10 | 34+4 | 10 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | CYP
|
Ruel Sotiriou | 45 | 9 | 23+19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | SCO
|
Theo Archibald | 39 | 5 | 30+5 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | IRL
|
Aaron Drinan | 37 | 3 | 15+18 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 23 | FW | USA
|
Charlie Kelman | 47 | 7 | 26+17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Out on Loan | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ENG
|
Connor Wood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG
|
Harry Smith | 10 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | WAL
|
Sonny Fish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG
|
Daniel Nkrumah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG
|
Zech Obiero | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG
|
Jephte Tanga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Left during the Season | |||||||||||||
| 13 | FW | ENG
|
Jayden Wareham | 7 | 2 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Last updated: 9 May 2023
Source: Competitions
Top scorers
editIncludes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
- Last updated 9 May 2023
| Rank | No. | Nationality | Player | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | |
Paul Smyth | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 10 | |
Ruel Sotiriou | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | |
George Moncur | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | 23 | |
Charlie Kelman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | |
Tom James | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | |
Theo Archibald | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | 15 | |
Idris El Mizouni | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | |
Aaron Drinan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 19 | |
Omar Beckles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | 13 | |
Jayden Wareham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | |
Ed Turns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | 12 | |
Jordan Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | |
Darren Pratley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 34 | |
Kieran Sadlier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||
| TOTALS | 61 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 66 | |||
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