2021–22 Leyton Orient F.C. season
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.
2021–22 season | |
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Chairman | Nigel Travis |
Head Coach | Kenny Jackett (until 22 February 2022)[1] Richie Wellens (from 9 March 2022)[2] |
Stadium | Brisbane Road |
League Two | 13th |
FA Cup | Third round |
EFL Cup | First round |
EFL Trophy | Group stage |
Top goalscorer | League: Harry Smith, Aaron Drinan (13) All: Aaron Drinan (16) |
Highest home attendance | 6,623 v. Tranmere Rovers, League Two (7 May 2022) |
Lowest home attendance | 2,295 v. Charlton Athletic, Papa John’s Trophy (9 November 2021) |
Transfers edit
Transfers in edit
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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9 June 2021 | CM | Darren Pratley | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer | [3] | |
15 June 2021 | CB | Omar Beckles | Crewe Alexandra | Free transfer | [4] | |
16 June 2021 | LB | Connor Wood | Bradford City | Free transfer | [5] | |
25 June 2021 | SS | Paul Smyth | Queens Park Rangers | Free transfer | [6] | |
29 June 2021 | CF | Aaron Drinan | Ipswich Town | Undisclosed | [7] | |
7 July 2021 | CF | Harry Smith | Northampton Town | Undisclosed | [8] | |
20 July 2021 | RB | Tom James | Hibernian | Free transfer | [9] | |
31 August 2021 | CM | Callum Reilly | AFC Wimbledon | Free transfer | [10] | |
19 January 2022 | RW | Otis Khan | Walsall | Free transfer | [11] | |
24 January 2022 | CB | Jordan Brown | Derby County | Free transfer | [12] | |
24 January 2022 | DM | Ethan Coleman | King's Lynn Town | Undisclosed | [13] |
Loans in edit
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
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29 July 2021 | LM | Theo Archibald | Lincoln City | End of season | [14] | |
17 August 2021 | CF | Tyrese Omotoye | Norwich City | 5 January 2022 | [15][a] | |
31 August 2021 | CB | Alex Mitchell | Millwall | End of season | [17] | |
13 January 2022 | RB | Dan Moss | Millwall | End of season | [18] | |
31 January 2022 | CF | Frank Nouble | Colchester United | End of season | [19] | |
31 January 2022 | CB | George Ray | Exeter City | End of season | [20] |
Loans out edit
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
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18 August 2021 | GK | Sam Sargeant | Barnet | 13 October 2021 | [21] | |
19 November 2021 | LB | Jayden Sweeney | Wealdstone | December 2021 | [22] | |
11 January 2022 | GK | Sam Sargeant | Wealdstone | 18 January 2022 | [23] | |
5 March 2022 | LB | Jayden Sweeney | Dartford | April 2022 | [24] | |
25 March 2022 | CM | Callum Reilly | Solihull Moors | End of season | [25][26] |
Transfers out edit
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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30 June 2021 | CF | Lee Angol | Bradford City | Released | [27][28] | |
30 June 2021 | CB | Josh Coulson | Southend United | Released | [27][29] | |
30 June 2021 | RM | James Dayton | Dulwich Hamlet | Released | [27][30] | |
30 June 2021 | CF | Louis Dennis | Bromley | Released | [27][31] | |
30 June 2021 | RB | Myles Judd | Dover Athletic | Released | [27][32] | |
30 June 2021 | RB | Sam Ling | Dagenham & Redbridge | Released | [27][33] | |
30 June 2021 | RW | Jordan Maguire-Drew | Woking | Released | [27][34] | |
30 June 2021 | LW | Jobi McAnuff | Retired | [27][35] | ||
30 June 2021 | CM | Brendon Shabani | St Neots Town | Released | [27][36] | |
30 June 2021 | CB | Jamie Turley | Barnet | Released | [27][37] | |
30 June 2021 | LB | Joe Widdowson | Barnet | Released | [27][38] | |
30 June 2021 | CF | Danny Johnson | Mansfield Town | Free transfer | [39] | |
30 June 2021 | LM | James Brophy | Cambridge United | Free transfer | [40] | |
30 June 2021 | CF | Conor Wilkinson | Walsall | Free transfer | [41] | |
8 August 2021 | DM | Ousseynou Cissé | Oldham Athletic | Free transfer | [42] | |
13 August 2021 | RW | Bryan Ifeanyi | Colchester United | Free transfer | [43] | |
31 January 2022 | RW | Dan Kemp | Milton Keynes Dons | Undisclosed | [44] |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
Leyton Orient announced friendly matches against Dundee,[45] West Ham United,[46] Tottenham Hotspur,[47] Maidenhead United,[45] Dulwich Hamlet,[48] Gillingham,[49] and Heybridge Swifts[45] as part of their pre-season preparations.
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 72' | Report | Scarlett 38' | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium |
24 July 2021 Friendly | Maidenhead United | 1–2 | Leyton Orient | Maidenhead |
15:00 BST | Acquah ?' | Report | Pratley ?' Sotiriou ?' (pen.) | Stadium: York Road |
27 July 2021 Friendly | Dulwich Hamlet | 1–1 | Leyton Orient XI | East Dulwich |
19:30 BST | Harris-Sealy 62' | Report | Obiero 80' | Stadium: Champion Hill Attendance: 551 |
31 July 2021 Friendly | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Gillingham | Leyton |
14:00 BST | Beckles 13' Trialist 36' | Report | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium |
3 August 2021 Friendly | Heybridge Swifts | 1–2 | Leyton Orient XI | Maldon |
19:00 BST | Cole 37' | Report | Young 13' Trialist 90' | Stadium: Maldon Stadium |
18 August 2021 Friendly | Leyton Orient | 0–2 | Southampton U23s | Leyton |
13:00 BST | Report | Mitchell 62' Smith 90' | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
29 September 2021 Friendly | Barnet | 1–2 | Leyton Orient | London Borough of Harrow |
Report | Young x2 | Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
Competitions edit
League Two edit
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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10 | Salford City | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 70 |
11 | Newport County | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 69 |
12 | Crawley Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 61 |
13 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 58 |
14 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 58 |
15 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 55 |
16 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 54 |
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[50]
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 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 58 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 |
Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
The U's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[51]
7 August 2021 1 | Salford City | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Salford |
15:00 BST | Willock 41' Turnbull 80' | Report | Beckles 33' Pratley 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 7' Beckles 25' James 59' Archibald 77' | Report | Grounds 25' 74' Jay 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 9' (pen.) | Report | Sweeney 17' Smith 55', 74' Drinan 61' Kyprianou 65' Clay 90+2' | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,597 Referee: Bobby Madley |
11 September 2021 7 | Leyton Orient | 4–0 | Oldham Athletic | Leyton |
15:00 BST | James 13', 27' Drinan 16' Archibald 75' Smith 90+1' | Report | Bowden 25' Jameson 90+5' | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 5,315 Referee: Ben Toner |
25 September 2021 9 | Leyton Orient | 0–0 | Mansfield Town | Leyton |
15:00 BST | Ogie 86' Mitchell 86' James 87' | Report | Hewitt 56' Sinclair 85' Oates 87' | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 5,252 Referee: Ben Speedie |
9 October 2021 11 | Barrow | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Barrow-in-Furness |
15:00 BST | Gotts 48' | Report | Beckles 69' Archibald 90+2' Wood 90+4' | Stadium: The Dune Hotel Stadium Attendance: 3,374 Referee: Peter Wright |
19 October 2021 13 | Leyton Orient | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Leyton |
19:45 GMT | Pratley 62' Sotirou 76' | Report | Adams 45+3' Stevens 68' | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 4,391 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
23 October 2021 14 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Leyton Orient | Stevenage |
15:00 BST | Report | Archibald 32' | Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 3,544 Referee: James Bell |
30 October 2021 15 | Leyton Orient | 5–0 | Hartlepool United | Leyton |
15:00 BST | Pratley 14' Drinan 20', 84', 90+6' Clay 29' Smith 35' James 56' | Report | Featherstone 23' Holohan 39' | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 6,233 Referee: Alan Young |
23 November 2021 18 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Scunthorpe |
19:45 GMT | Millen 42' Scrimshaw 64' Thompson 78' Pugh 83' Perry 85' | Report | Drinan 21' Mitchell 90+1' | Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,067 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
27 November 2021 19 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | Sixfields |
15:00 GMT | Hoskins 41' | Report | Kyprianou 52' Wood 90' | Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 5,769 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
7 December 2021 20 | Leyton Orient | 4–1 | Swindon Town | Leyton |
19:45 GMT | Clay 12' Drinan 19', 59' Kemp 45+2' Beckles 56' Smith 64', 82' Ogie 76' | Report | McKirdy 42', 64' Reed 83' | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 4,020 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
18 December 2021 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | Birkenhead |
15:00 GMT | Davies 34' Spearing 58' | Report | Happe 48' Thompson 67' Sweeney 70' | Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Paul Howard |
25 January 2022 24 | Leyton Orient | 0–1 | Newport County | Leyton |
19:45 GMT | Brown 49' Kyprianou 82' | Report | Demetriou 57' Norman 85' | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 3,413 Referee: James Bell |
29 January 2022 25 | Mansfield Town | 2–0 | Leyton Orient | Mansfield |
15:00 GMT | Hewitt 41' Bowery 44' Clarke 72' | Report | Smith 45' | Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 5,851 Referee: Sam Allison |
1 February 2022 26 | Bradford City | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Bradford |
19:45 GMT | O'Connor 24' Foulds 69' Watt 83' | Report | Smith 30' Pratley 69' Archibald 80' | Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 13,646 Referee: Darren Handley |
5 February 2022 27 | Leyton Orient | 0–1 | Colchester United | Leyton |
15:00 GMT | Moss 49' Young 90+6' | Report | Sears 4', 40' Welch-Hayes 83' Kennedy 90+5' | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 5,641 Referee: Tom Reeves |
8 February 2022 28 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | Exeter |
19:45 GMT | Dieng 54' Brown 81' Diabate 90+2' | Report | Thompson 24' Pratley 75' Beckles 90+1' | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,111 Referee: Carl Brook |
12 February 2022 29 | Leyton Orient | 0–2 | Salford City | Leyton |
15:00 GMT | Report | Shephard 50' Vassell 60' | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 4,427 Referee: Ben Speedie |
1 March 2022 32 | Colchester United | 2–2 | Leyton Orient | Colchester |
19:45 GMT | Judge 36' Kenlock 75' Edwards 79' Sears 90+6' | Report | Sotiriou 11', 66' Young 41' Smith 78' Smyth 90+2' Coleman 90+3' | Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,415 Referee: Neil Hair |
5 March 2022 33 | Leyton Orient | 2–2 | Stevenage | Leyton |
15:00 GMT | Sotiriou 30' Coleman 85' Archibald 90+4' | Report | Prosser 24' Norris 32' James-Wildin 77' | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 4,558 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
12 March 2022 34 | Hartlepool United | 0–0 | Leyton Orient | Hartlepool |
15:00 GMT | Report | Kyprianou 16' Beckles 45+1' Sotiriou 79' | Stadium: Suit Direct Stadium Attendance: 5,903 Referee: James Oldham |
15 March 2022 35 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Nailsworth |
19:45 GMT | Stevens 10' Adams 58' Hendry 63' | Report | Sotiriou 67' Wood 81' | Stadium: The Fully Charged New Lawn Attendance: 1,891 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
22 March 2022 37 | Harrogate Town | 0–3 | Leyton Orient | Harrogate |
19:00 GMT | McArdle 3' Sheron 90+1' | Report | Drinan 51', 57' Sotiriou 73' | Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Referee: Ross Joyce |
29 March 2022 39 | Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Leyton Orient | Oldham |
19:45 GMT | Ray 33' (o.g.) Whelan 90+5' | Report | Kyprianou 52' Pratley 88' | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,619 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
9 April 2022 41 | Sutton United | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | Sutton |
15:00 BST | Kizzi 21' Bugiel 59' | Report | Kyprianou 41' Archibald 85' Khan 90+5' | Stadium: VBS Community Stadium Attendance: 3,152 Referee: Robert Lewis |
15 April 2022 42 | Leyton Orient | 3–0 | Scunthorpe United | Leyton |
15:00 BST | Smyth 15' Archibald 24' Thompson 27' Sotiriou 30' Beckles 53' | Report | Hackney 42' | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 5,342 Referee: Declan Bourne |
23 April 2022 44 | Leyton Orient | 2–4 | Northampton Town | Leyton |
15:00 BST | Archibald 45+1' Brown 50' Ogie 84' | Report | Pinnock 19', 43' Hoskins 29' Guthrie 32' Eppiah 38', 45+3' McWilliams 41' Sowerby 75' Rose 84' | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 6,237 Referee: Darren Handley |
30 April 2022 45 | Crawley Town | 0–2 | Leyton Orient | Crawley |
15:00 BST | Tunnicliffe 18' Lynch 21' Hutchinson 70' Tilley 90' Nadesan 90+3' | Report | Archibald 8' Drinan 18', 90+5' Mitchell 86' | Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 3,372 Referee: Paul Howard |
7 May 2022 46 | Leyton Orient | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Leyton |
15:00 BST | Archibald 78' | Report | O'Connor 29' Hemmings 37', 55' Davies 45' Warrington 69' | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 6,623 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
FA Cup edit
Leyton Orient were drawn at home to Ebbsfleet United in the first round,[52] Tranmere Rovers in the second round[53] and away to Stoke City in the third round.[54]
6 November 2021 First round | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Ebbsfleet United | Leyton |
15:00 GMT | Drinan 24' Clay 53' | Report | Chapman 58' | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 3,451 Referee: Will Finnie |
4 December 2021 Second round | Leyton Orient | 4–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Leyton |
15:00 GMT | Smith 22', 83' Beckles 36' Drinan 60' (pen.) | Report | Spearing 43' Dacres-Cogley 45+3' Knight-Percival 59' | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 3,248 Referee: James Oldham |
9 January 2022 Third round | Stoke City | 2–0 | Leyton Orient | Stoke-on-Trent |
14:00 GMT | Ince 43' Duhaney 76' Campbell 89' | Report | Mitchell 72' | Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 5,269 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
EFL Cup edit
Orient were drawn at home to Queens Park Rangers in the first round.[55][56]