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Leyton Orient
2023–24 season
ChairmanNigel Travis
Head CoachRichie Wellens
StadiumBrisbane Road
League One11th
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerRuel Sotiriou (12)
← 2022–23
2024–25 →

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

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As of 22 March 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Sol Brynn GK England Middlesbrough (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 24) Middlesbrough 10 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
13 Sam Howes GK England London (1997-11-10) 10 November 1997 (age 27) Wealdstone 6 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
Defenders
2 Tom James RB Wales Cardiff (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 28) Scotland Hibernian 19 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024
3 Jayden Sweeney LB England Camden (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 22) Academy 1 July 2019 Trainee 30 June 2025
5 Dan Happe CB England Tower Hamlets (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 26) Academy 2 October 2017 Trainee 30 June 2024
12 Brandon Cooper CB Wales Porthcawl (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 24) Wales Swansea City 16 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
19 Omar Beckles CB Grenada England Leytonstone (1991-10-25) 25 October 1991 (age 33) Crewe Alexandra 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2025
32 Rob Hunt RB England Dagenham (1995-07-07) 7 July 1995 (age 29) Swindon Town 27 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
— Jack Simpson CB England Weymouth (1996-12-18) 18 December 1996 (age 27) Wales Cardiff City 29 February 2024 Free 30 June 2024
Midfielders
8 Jordan Brown DM England Stoke-on-Trent (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23) Derby County 24 January 2022 Free 30 June 2025
11 Theo Archibald LM Scotland Glasgow (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 26) Lincoln City 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
14 George Moncur CM England Swindon (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 31) Hull City 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
15 Idris El Mizouni CM Tunisia France Paris (2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 24) Ipswich Town 5 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
18 Darren Pratley CM England Barking (1985-04-22) 22 April 1985 (age 39) Charlton Athletic 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024
22 Ethan Galbraith CM Northern Ireland Glengormley (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 23) Manchester United 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
23 Max Sanders CM England Horsham (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 25) Lincoln City 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
29 Zech Obiero CM Kenya England Redbridge (2005-01-18) 18 January 2005 (age 19) Tottenham Hotspur 1 July 2019 Free 30 June 2024
30 Jephte Tanga CM England Lambeth (2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 September 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024
34 Charlie Pegrum RM England Havering (2004-10-11) 11 October 2004 (age 20) Academy 8 August 2023 Trainee 30 June 2026
36 Makai Welch CM England Academy 6 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
38 Abdi Mohamud CM England Academy 6 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Forwards
7 Dan Agyei CF England Kingston upon Thames (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 27) Crewe Alexandra 1 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
9 Joe Pigott CF England Maidstone (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 30) Ipswich Town 21 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
10 Ruel Sotiriou LW Cyprus England Edmonton (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000 (age 24) Academy 1 July 2018 Trainee 30 June 2024
17 Shaq Forde CF England Watford (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 20) Watford 14 August 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
20 Daniel Adu-Adjei CF England London (2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 (age 19) Bournemouth 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
21 Ollie O'Neill LW Republic of Ireland England London (2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 (age 21) Fulham 23 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
24 Jordan Graham RW England Coventry (1995-03-05) 5 March 1995 (age 29) Birmingham City 2 August 2023 Free 30 June 2025
47 Khayon Edwards CF England Islington (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 21) Arsenal 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
Out on Loan
6 Adam Thompson CB Northern Ireland England Harlow (1992-09-28) 28 September 1992 (age 32) Rotherham United 30 January 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
25 Harrison Sodje LB England Lambeth (2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 20) Academy 8 August 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
27 Rhys Byrne GK England Redbridge (2002-08-24) 24 August 2002 (age 22) Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2024

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2023 CM England Max Sanders England Lincoln City Free Transfer [1]
1 July 2023 CF England Dan Agyei England Crewe Alexandra Free Transfer [2]
1 July 2023 CM Northern Ireland Ethan Galbraith England Manchester United Free Transfer [2]
6 July 2023 GK England Sam Howes England Wealdstone Undisclosed [3]
21 July 2023 CF England Joe Pigott England Ipswich Town Free Transfer [4]
2 August 2023 RW England Jordan Graham England Birmingham City Free Transfer [5]
16 January 2024 CB Wales Brandon Cooper Wales Swansea City Undisclosed [6]
23 January 2024 LW Republic of Ireland Ollie O'Neill England Fulham Undisclosed [7]
29 February 2024 CB England Jack Simpson Free agent — [8]

Loaned in

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Date Pos Player Loaned from Date until Ref
5 July 2023 CM Tunisia Idris El Mizouni England Ipswich Town End of Season [9]
10 July 2023 GK England Sol Brynn England Middlesbrough End of Season [10]
1 August 2023 CB Wales Ed Turns England Brighton & Hove Albion 1 February 2024[a] [11][12]
14 August 2023 CF England Shaq Forde England Watford End of Season [13]
1 September 2023 CB Wales Brandon Cooper Wales Swansea City 1 January 2024 [14]
1 February 2024 CF England Daniel Adu-Adjei England Bournemouth End of Season [15]
1 February 2024 CF England Khayon Edwards England Arsenal End of Season [16]
  1. ^ On 1 February, Turns was recalled back early to Brighton.

Out

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Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
15 June 2023 CF England Daniel Nkrumah England Middlesbrough Undisclosed [17]
30 June 2023 GK Chile Lawrence Vigouroux England Burnley End of Contract [18]
30 June 2023 CM England Craig Clay England Sutton United Released [19][20]
30 June 2023 CF Wales Sonny Fish England Crawley Town Released [19][21]
30 June 2023 LW Cyprus Anthony Georgiou Cyprus Enosis Neon Paralimni Released [19][22]
30 June 2023 DM Australia Jordan Lyden England Hereford Released [19][23]
30 June 2023 GK England Sam Sargeant Republic of Ireland Waterford Released [19][24]
30 June 2023 CF England Harry Smith England Sutton United Released [19][25]
30 June 2023 LB England Connor Wood England Tranmere Rovers Released [19][26]
30 June 2023 CM England Matt Young Free agent Released [19]
30 June 2023 RW Northern Ireland Paul Smyth England Queens Park Rangers End of Contract [27]
19 July 2023 LB Republic of Ireland Shadrach Ogie England Gillingham Undisclosed [28]
1 February 2024 CF Republic of Ireland Aaron Drinan England Swindon Town Undisclosed [29]

Loaned out

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Date Pos Player Loaned to Until Ref
4 August 2023 CM England Jephte Tanga England Welling United 5 January 2024[a] [30][31]
2 October 2023 CM England Sahid Nallo England Erith and Belvedere 30 October 2023 [32]
2 October 2023 CM England Charlie Pegrum England Tonbridge Angels 27 November 2023 [32]
2 October 2023 CB England Marley St Louis England Erith and Belvedere 30 October 2023 [32]
7 October 2023 LB England Harrison Sodje England Bishop's Stortford 30 November 2023 [33]
20 October 2023 CM Kenya Zech Obiero England Chelmsford City 20 November 2023 [34]
6 November 2023 RB England Emmanuel Kwatchey England Cray Wanderers 4 December 2023 [35]
11 November 2023 GK England Noah Phillips England Hornchurch 9 December 2023 [36]
5 January 2024 CM England Jephte Tanga England Maidstone United 3 February 2024 [31]
31 January 2024 CB Northern Ireland Adam Thompson England Barnet End of Season [37]
22 March 2024 GK England Rhys Byrne England Dartford End of Season [38]
22 March 2024 LB England Harrison Sodje England Dartford End of Season [38]

Pre-season and friendlies

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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

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Overall record

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Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One Matchday 1 11th 46 18 11 17 53 55 −2 039.13
FA Cup First round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
EFL Cup First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
EFL Trophy Group stage Group stage 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 000.00
Total 52 19 12 21 60 65 −5 036.54

Last updated: 20 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League One

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Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Blackpool 46 21 10 15 65 48 +17 73
9 Stevenage 46 19 14 13 57 46 +11 71
10 Wycombe Wanderers 46 17 14 15 60 55 +5 65
11 Leyton Orient 46 18 11 17 53 55 −2 65
12 Wigan Athletic 46 20 10 16 63 56 +7 62[b]
13 Exeter City 46 17 10 19 46 61 −15 61
14 Northampton Town 46 17 9 20 57 66 −9 60
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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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 18 11 17 51 57  −6 65 9 5 9 28 33  −5 9 6 8 23 24  −1

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round12345678910121314151617111192021222324252628293031182323334352733637383941424340444546
GroundAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHHHAHAAHHAAHAHAAHHAHHAHAAHHHAHA
ResultLLLDWLWDWLWWDDDLLDDLWLWDWWWDWWLWLWWLLDWLLWDLLW
Position16222223182016161516161013121414141616161416131312109109999998910101010101010101011
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

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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

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Main article: 2023–24 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

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Main article: 2023–24 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

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Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

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

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Portsmouth 3 2 1 0 0 10 5 +5 8 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Fulham U21 3 1 0 2 0 6 5 +1 5
3 L2 Gillingham 3 1 0 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4 L1 Leyton Orient 3 0 1 0 2 4 6 −2 2
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 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
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

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Appearances and goals

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  • Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Sol Brynn 45 0 42 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
13 GK England ENG Sam Howes 7 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF Wales WAL Tom James 48 0 34+9 0 2 0 1 0 1+1 0
4 DF England ENG Jack Simpson 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Dan Happe 35 0 26+4 0 2 0 1 0 1+1 0
12 DF Wales WAL Brandon Cooper 31 0 25+4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 DF Grenada GRN Omar Beckles 38 2 33+2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0
24 DF England ENG Jayden Sweeney 17 0 9+4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 2 0
32 DF England ENG Rob Hunt 38 1 18+16 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
40 DF England ENG Phillip Chinedu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
11 MF Scotland SCO Theo Archibald 36 2 29+1 2 2 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
12 MF England ENG Jordan Brown 49 3 36+8 3 2 0 1 0 2 0
14 MF England ENG George Moncur 41 4 20+15 4 0+2 0 1 0 2+1 0
15 MF Tunisia TUN Idris El Mizouni 45 2 39+1 1 2 0 0+1 0 0+2 1
18 MF England ENG Darren Pratley 37 0 15+18 0 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
21 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ollie O'Neill 17 5 13+4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Northern Ireland NIR Ethan Galbraith 45 5 29+10 4 1+1 0 1 0 2+1 1
23 MF England ENG Max Sanders 30 1 9+18 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
29 MF Kenya KEN Zech Obiero 8 0 3+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
34 MF England ENG Charlie Pegrum 8 0 0+4 0 0 0 0+1 0 1+2 0
36 MF Jamaica JAM Makai Welch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF England ENG Abdi Mohamud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW England ENG Dan Agyei 18 5 7+10 5 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Joe Pigott 42 4 20+16 2 1+1 1 1 0 1+2 1
10 FW Cyprus CYP Ruel Sotiriou 47 12 36+6 11 1+1 1 1 0 1+1 0
17 FW England ENG Shaq Forde 43 9 26+14 9 2 0 0 0 1 0
20 FW England ENG Daniel Adu-Adjei 10 1 2+8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW England ENG Jordan Graham 18 0 9+7 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
47 FW England ENG Khayon Edwards 7 0 4+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Out on Loan
25 DF England ENG Harrison Sodje 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
27 GK England ENG Rhys Byrne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Left the club during the Season
16 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Aaron Drinan 15 1 3+9 0 0+1 1 0 0 2 0
43 DF Wales WAL Ed Turns 17 0 10+3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0

Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Competitions

Top scorers

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

Last updated 27 April 2024
Rank No. Nationality Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 10 Cyprus Ruel Sotiriou 11 1 0 0 12
2 17 England Shaq Forde 9 0 0 0 9
3 7 England Dan Agyei 5 0 0 0 5
21 Republic of Ireland Ollie O'Neill 5 0 0 0 5
22 Northern Ireland Ethan Galbraith 4 0 0 1 5
6 9 England Joe Pigott 2 1 0 1 4
14 England George Moncur 4 0 0 0 4
8 12 England Jordan Brown 3 0 0 0 3
9 11 Scotland Theo Archibald 2 0 0 0 2
15 Tunisia Idris El Mizouni 1 0 0 1 2
19 Grenada Omar Beckles 2 0 0 0 2
12 16 Republic of Ireland Aaron Drinan 0 1 0 0 1
20 England Daniel Adu-Adjei 1 0 0 0 1
23 England Max Sanders 1 0 0 0 1
32 England Rob Hunt 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 1 3
TOTALS 53 3 0 4 60

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