2020–21 Leyton Orient F.C. season
The 2020–21 season is Leyton Orient's 122nd season in their history and the second consecutive season in EFL League Two, Along with League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
2020–21 season | |
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Chairman | Nigel Travis |
Manager | Ross Embleton (until 27 February)[1] Jobi McAnuff (interim) (from 28 February until 8 May)[2] |
Stadium | Brisbane Road |
League Two | 11th |
FA Cup | First round |
EFL Cup | Third round |
EFL Trophy | Second round |
Top goalscorer | League: Danny Johnson (17) All: Danny Johnson (20) |
Highest home attendance | 1,734 (v. Newport County, 12 Dec 2020) |
Lowest home attendance | 574 (v. Bristol Rovers, 8 Dec 2020) |
Average home league attendance | 1,154 (from 2 matches) |
The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers edit
Transfers in edit
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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16 July 2020 | DM | Ousseynou Cissé | Gillingham | Free transfer | [3] | |
15 January 2021 | RW | Dan Kemp | West Ham United | Undisclosed | [4] | |
30 January 2021 | CB | Adam Thompson | Rotherham United | Free transfer | [5] |
Loans in edit
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
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2 September 2020 | RB | Jordan Thomas | Norwich City | End of season | [6] | |
6 October 2020 | CB | Olatunji Akinola | West Ham United | End of season | [7] | |
18 January 2021 | CM | Nick Freeman | Wycombe Wanderers | End of season | [8] | |
1 February 2021 | CF | Tristan Abrahams | Newport County | End of season | [9] |
Loans out edit
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
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3 October 2020 | CB | Shadrach Ogie | Aldershot Town | End of season | [10][11] | |
13 October 2020 | DF | Tristan Francois-Vernal | Harlow Town | November 2020 | [12] | |
13 October 2020 | MF | Antony Papadopoulos | Harlow Town | November 2020 | [12] | |
15 October 2020 | DF | Kyrell Palmer | Saffron Walden Town | November 2020 | [13] | |
30 October 2020 | CM | Brendon Shabani | Concord Rangers | 30 November 2020 | [14] | |
30 December 2020 | RB | Myles Judd | Barnet | January 2021 | [15] | |
18 January 2021 | RW | Jordan Maguire-Drew | Crawley Town | End of season | [16] |
Transfers out edit
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2020 | CF | James Alabi | Bromley | Released | [17][18] | |
1 July 2020 | CM | Dale Gorman | Glentoran | Released | [17][19] | |
1 July 2020 | CF | Matt Harrold | Retired | [17][20] | ||
1 July 2020 | GK | Arthur Janata | East Thurrock United | Released | [17][21] | |
2 July 2020 | FW | Malik Mothersille | Chelsea | Free transfer | [22] | |
8 July 2020 | CB | Marvin Ekpiteta | Blackpool | Free transfer | [23] | |
7 January 2021 | CM | Josh Wright | Crawley Town | Mutual consent | [24][25] |
Pre-season edit
22 August 2020 Friendly | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | Sixfields |
13:00 BST | Hoskins 15' | Report | Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 0 |
26 August 2020 Friendly | Leyton Orient | 1–3 | West Ham United Under-23s | Leyton |
19:00 BST | Angol 69' | Report | Djú 5' Kemp 12' Ling 37' (o.g.) | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 |
29 August 2020 Friendly | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Gillingham | Leyton |
13:00 BST | Johnson 89' | Report | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 |
31 August 2020 Friendly | Bishop's Stortford | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | Bishop's Stortford |
15:00 BST | Trialist B 39' | Stadium: Prokit UK Stadium |
Competitions edit
EFL League Two edit
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 73 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
8 | Salford City | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 71 | |
9 | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 70 | |
10 | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 66 | |
11 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 61 | |
12 | Crawley Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 61 | |
13 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 60 | |
14 | Stevenage | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 60 | |
15 | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 59 |
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[26]
Results summary edit
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 61 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 30 | −9 |
Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[27]
12 September 2020 1 | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | Oldham |
15:00 BST | Report | Brophy 25' Happe 52' Johnson 89' | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
10 October 2020 4 | Barrow | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Barrow-in-Furness |
15:00 BST | Kay 16' 68' Hardcastle 61' Beadling 82' Angus 83' | Report | Ling 7' Happe 9' Johnson 50' 61' Cissé 61' Dennis 63' McAnuff 76' Wilkinson 87' | Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
17 October 2020 6 | Leyton Orient | 2–3 | Grimsby Town | Leyton |
17:30 BST | Wilkinson 5' Wright 39' Maguire-Drew 74' 75' Clay 90' McAnuff 90+3' | Report | Waterfall 22' Williams 32' Clifton 86' Gibson 90+1' (pen.) | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
20 October 2020 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | Birkenhead |
19:00 BST | Report | Johnson 71' | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
24 October 2020 8 | Stevenage | 0–2 | Leyton Orient | Stevenage |
15:00 BST | Hutton 70' Oteh 90+2' | Report | Maguire-Drew 62' Wilkinson 66' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
27 October 2020 9 | Leyton Orient | 1–1 | Exeter City | Leyton |
19:00 GMT | Wilkinson 4' 23' Widdowson 88' Cissé 90+3' | Report | Taylor 47' | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
3 November 2020 11 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Leyton Orient | Nailsworth |
19:00 GMT | Bailey 30' Adams 79' Stevens 82' Wilson 90+1' | Report | Turley 29' Wright 41' | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
14 November 2020 12 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Leyton Orient | Colchester |
15:00 GMT | Brown 10', 72' Welch-Hayes 65' | Report | Wilkinson 88' | Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
21 November 2020 13 | Leyton Orient | 3–0 | Harrogate Town | Leyton |
15:00 GMT | Johnson 18', 31', 73' Coulson 26' Widdowson 70' | Report | Burrell 68' Jones 80' | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
24 November 2020 14 | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Bradford City | Leyton |
19:00 GMT | Happe 64' | Report | French 20' Staunton 41' O'Connor 78' | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
5 December 2020 16 | Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Leyton Orient | Scunthorpe |
13:00 GMT | Loft 28' Beestin 78' | Report | Johnson 7' 79' Widdowson 33' Wilkinson 43' Brophy 83' McAnuff 84' | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
12 December 2020 17 | Leyton Orient | 2–1 | Newport County | Leyton |
15:00 GMT | Johnson 62' Brophy 70' Widdowson 87' Angol 90+5' | Report | Proctor 20' Bennett 43' Shephard 47' Lewis 66' Twine 74' Abrahams 84' | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,734 Referee: Tom Nield |
15 December 2020 18 | Morecambe | 2–1 | Leyton Orient | Morecambe |
18:30 GMT | Davis 11' Lavelle 56' 78' Mendes Gomes 73' Songo'o 86' Leitch-Smith 90+3' | Report | Johnson 18' Angol 44' Clay 68' Sotiriou 86' Vigouroux 89' | Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 0 |
19 December 2020 19 | Leyton Orient | 1–2 | Crawley Town | Leyton |
15:00 GMT | Dallison 41' (o.g.) Happe 44' | Report | Coulson 15' (o.g.) Davies 36' Watters 82' | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
26 December 2020 20 | Cambridge United | 2–1 | Leyton Orient | Cambridge |
13:00 GMT | Hannant 33' Hoolahan 55' Mullin 57' May 84' | Report | Johnson 23' Happe 63' | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
29 December 2020 21 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Southend United | Leyton |
19:00 GMT | McAnuff 53' Wilkinson 78' Angol 90' Johnson 90+1' | Report | Dieng 52' Bwomono 53' | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
2 January 2021 22 | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Salford City | Leyton |
15:00 GMT | Johnson 31' Brophy 62' Ling 85' | Report | Lowe 35' | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
16 January 2021 23 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Morecambe | Leyton |
15:00 GMT | Sotiriou 60' Angol 83', 90+2' Knight-Percival 88' (o.g.) | Report | Lyons 90+1' | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
23 January 2021 24 | Leyton Orient | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Leyton |
15:00 GMT | McAnuff 32' Happe 54' 64' Brophy 69' | Report | Cadden 23' Adams 29' Cargill 45+2' Davison 90+1' | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby |
30 January 2021 25 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Leyton Orient | Horwich |
15:00 GMT | Brophy 67' (o.g.) Doyle 69' | Report | Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
2 February 2021 26 | Crawley Town | 0–0 | Leyton Orient | Crawley |
18:00 GMT | Nichols 3' Rodari 90+4' | Report | Thompson 29' Kyprianou 30' Wilkinson 85' Clay 88' Brophy 90+4' | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
6 February 2021 27 | Leyton Orient | 0–0 | Colchester United | Leyton |
15:00 GMT | Report | Doherty 33' Chilvers 63' | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
20 February 2021 28 | Leyton Orient | 1–1 | Port Vale | Leyton |
15:00 GMT | Brophy 48' Kemp 63' McAnuff 80' | Report | Worrall 47' | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
23 February 2021 29 | Bradford City | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | Bradford |
19:00 GMT | Sutton 38' O'Connor 62' Cooke 81' (pen.) | Report | Cisse 72' | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock |
27 February 2021 30 | Leyton Orient | 1–3 | Tranmere Rovers | Leyton |
15:00 GMT | McAnuff 41' Turley 68' Akinola 71' | Report | Lewis 24' Woolery 56' Morris 63' Vaughan 73' Feeney 90+5' | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins |
2 March 2021 31 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | Cleethorpes |
19:00 GMT | Report | Happe 20' | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin |
20 March 2021 35 | Newport County | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | Cardiff |
13:00 GMT | Labadie 47' Ledley 71' | Report | Kemp 31' Cissé 38' Wilkinson 61', 86' McAnuff 68' | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
23 March 2021 36 | Carlisle United | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | Carlisle |
18:30 GMT | Report | Wilkinson 88' | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
27 March 2021 37 | Leyton Orient | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | Leyton |
15:00 GMT | Wilkinson 8' Kemp 43' Abrahams 90+1' | Report | McCalmont 61', 90+2' McAleny 74' Diarra 90+4' | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
2 April 2021 38 | Mansfield Town | 0–2 | Leyton Orient | Mansfield |
15:00 BST | Sweeney 89' | Report | Johnson 5', 77' Kemp 86' | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley |
10 April 2021 40 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | Cheltenham |
15:00 BST | Thomas 17', 31' (pen.) | Report | Vigouroux 30' Turley 60' | Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
13 April 2021 41 | Harrogate Town | 2–2 | Leyton Orient | Harrogate |
19:00 BST | Smith 15' Jones 58' Muldoon 73' McPake 74' | Report | Wilkinson 46', 57' Johnson 56', 63' | Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
24 April 2021 44 | Southend United | 2–1 | Leyton Orient | Southend-on-Sea |
15:00 BST | Cordner 42', 83' Rush 76' Hart 80' Walsh 82' | Report | Dennis 45+3' | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
8 May 2021 46 | Salford City | 3–0 | Leyton Orient | Salford |
16:00 BST | Boyd 14' Gotts 42' Thomas-Asante 50', 66' Golden 68' | Report | Happe 14' Akinola 80' | Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
FA Cup edit
Win Draw Loss
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[28]
7 November 2020 First round | Leyton Orient | 1–2 | Newport County | Leyton |
15:00 GMT | Kyprianou 40' McAnuff 69' Turley 75' | Report | Proctor 27' Baker 37' Devitt 77' | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock |
EFL Cup edit
Win Draw Loss
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[29] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[30]
5 September 2020 First round | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Leyton Orient | Nailsworth |
15:00 BST | Happe 23' (o.g.) Adams 88' | Report | Johnson 49' Wilkinson 52' McAnuff 80' Angol 90+2' | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
15 September 2020 Second round | Leyton Orient | 3–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Leyton |
19:45 BST | Dennis 55' McAnuff 74' Johnson 90+3' | Report | Camará 19' Watts 34' | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith |
22 September 2020 Third round | Leyton Orient | W/O | Tottenham Hotspur | Leyton |
19:45 BST | Stadium: Brisbane Road |
EFL Trophy edit
Win Draw Loss
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[31] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s.[32]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L2 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | AFC Wimbledon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | L1 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
4 | ACA | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
8 September 2020 Group stage | Leyton Orient | 3–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | Leyton |
19:00 GMT | Ling 36' Johnson 55' Angol 90+2' Wilkinson 90+5' | Report | Wilson 84', 88' | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
6 October 2020 Group stage | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Leyton |
19:00 BST | Angol 32' (pen.) Wilkinson 75' | Report | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
10 November 2020 Group stage | Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Leyton Orient | Charlton |
19:00 GMT | Aouachria 12' 45+1' Aidoo 15' Barker 29' Mingi 64' Maddison 74' Morgan 81' | Report | Wright 49' Dennis 67' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
8 December 2020 Second round | Leyton Orient | 1–2 | Bristol Rovers | Leyton |
19:00 GMT | Baldwin 28' (o.g.) Turley 55' Kyprianou 70' Johnson 86' Clay 90+1' | Report | Koiki 12' Sargeant 29' (o.g.) Upson 78' Hare 81' Liddle 90+1' Ayunga 90+7' | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 924 Referee: Alan Young |
Player Statistics edit
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ENG | Sam Sargeant | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
22 | GK | CHI | Lawrence Vigouroux | 49 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ENG | Sam Ling | 34 | 1 | 27+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
3 | DF | ENG | Joe Widdowson | 33 | 0 | 21+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
5 | DF | ENG | Dan Happe | 43 | 3 | 39+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6 | DF | ENG | Josh Coulson | 24 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
12 | DF | ENG | Jordan Thomas (on loan from Norwich City) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
18 | DF | ENG | Olatunji Akinola (on loan from West Ham United) | 34 | 0 | 31+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | DF | ENG | Jamie Turley | 23 | 1 | 15+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
24 | DF | ENG | Jayden Sweeney | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
29 | DF | NIR | Adam Thompson | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
4 | MF | MLI | Ousseynou Cissé | 44 | 1 | 40+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
7 | MF | JAM | Jobi McAnuff | 43 | 3 | 26+14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ENG | Craig Clay | 43 | 1 | 31+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
11 | MF | ENG | James Dayton | 19 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
15 | MF | ENG | Dan Kemp | 24 | 5 | 22+2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ENG | James Brophy | 50 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
26 | MF | CYP | Hector Kyprianou | 25 | 1 | 12+10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
28 | MF | ENG | Nick Freeman (on loan from Wycombe Wanderers) | 15 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
46 | MF | ENG | Matt Young | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | IRL | Conor Wilkinson | 46 | 15 | 40+2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0+2 | 2 |
17 | FW | ENG | Louis Dennis | 28 | 3 | 11+13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
19 | FW | ENG | Lee Angol | 17 | 2 | 7+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
20 | FW | CYP | Ruel Sotiriou | 25 | 1 | 8+14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
35 | FW | ENG | Tristan Abrahams (on loan from Newport County) | 14 |