2024–25 Leyton Orient F.C. season
126th season in existence of Leyton Orient FC
Leyton Orient 2024–25 football season
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Nigel Travis | |||
| Head Coach | Richie Wellens[1] | |||
| Stadium | Brisbane Road | |||
| ||||
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | ||||
The 2024–25 season is the 126th season in the history of Leyton Orient Football Club and their second consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | RW |  Diallang Jaiyesimi | Charlton Athletic | Free | [2] |
| 16 July 2024 | CM | Lewis Warrington | Everton | Free | [3] |
| 21 July 2024 | RB | Sean Clare | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed | [4] |
| 10 September 2024 | DM | Dominic Ball | Ipswich Town | Free | [5] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2024 | CM | Max Sanders | Crewe Alexandra | Undisclosed | [6] |
Loaned in
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2024[a] | CF |  Charlie Kelman | Queens Park Rangers | End of Season | [7] |
| 1 July 2024[b] | CF | Sonny Perkins | Leeds United | End of Season | [8] |
| 23 July 2024 | GK | Zach Hemming | Middlesbrough | End of Season | [9] |
| 16 August 2024 | SS | Jamie Donley | Tottenham Hotspur | End of Season | [10] |
| 30 August 2024 | LB | Jack Currie | Oxford United | End of Season | [11] |
| 30 August 2024 | GK |  Josh Keeley | Tottenham Hotspur | End of Season | [12] |
Loaned out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 2024 | CF | Joe Pigott | AFC Wimbledon | End of Season | [13] |
| 3 August 2024 | GK | Rhys Byrne | Bowers & Pitsea | November 2024 | [14] |
| 14 August 2024 | AM |  Thomas Avgoustidis | Potters Bar Town | 11 September 2024 | [15] |
| 14 August 2024 | CM | Hayden Bullas | Erith Town | 11 September 2024 | [15] |
| 14 August 2024 | CF | Reon Smith-Kouassi | Potters Bar Town | 11 September 2024 | [15] |
| 20 August 2024 | CM | George Moncur | Southend United | End of Season | [16] |
| 2 September 2024 | RM | Charlie Pegrum | Welling United | 25 November 2024 | [17] |
| 17 September 2024 | GK | Sam Howes | Wealdstone | 12 November 2024 | [18] |
Released / Out of Contract
| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Joined date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Rob Hunt | Colchester United | 1 July 2024 | [19][20] |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Ethan Light | Hemel Hempstead Town | 1 July 2024 | [19][21] |
| 30 June 2024 | CF |  Ruel Sotiriou | Bristol Rovers | 1 July 2024 | [22] |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Jephte Tanga | Ebbsfleet United | 10 July 2024 | [19][23] |
| 30 June 2024 | DM | Emmanuel Harvest | Hornchurch | 10 August 2024 | [19][24] |
| 30 June 2024 | LB | Harrison Sodje | Cray Wanderers | 17 August 2024 | [19][25] |
| 30 June 2024 | CB |  Adam Thompson | [19] |
Pre-season and friendlies
On 12 May, The O's announced they would return to Spain for a pre-season training camp in Málaga.[26] Five days later, they announced they would travel to Hornchurch to kick-off the pre-season campaign.[27] A second friendly, versus Dagenham & Redbridge was also shortly added.[28] On June 4, the club added a double-header to their pre-season schedule, versus Welling United and St Albans City.[29] Two weeks later, a fifth fixture was added, against Cheshunt.[30] On 28 June, fixtures against Heart of Midlothian and Juventud de Torremolinos were added.[31] A fixture to honour Justin Edinburgh against Tottenham Hotspur U21 was also later added.[32]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Hornchurch v Leyton Orient
| 9 July 2024 Friendly | Hornchurch | 0–7 | Leyton Orient | Upminster |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Hornchurch Stadium |
Heart of Midlothian v Leyton Orient
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | Heart of Midlothian | 1–2 | Leyton Orient | Gorgie |
| 15:00 BST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Tynecastle Park |
St Albans City v Leyton Orient
| 16 July 2024 Friendly | St Albans City | 1–5 | Leyton Orient | St Albans |
| 19:45 BST |
| Stadium: Clarence Park |
Welling United v Leyton Orient
| 16 July 2024 Friendly | Welling United | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Welling |
| 19:45 BST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Park View Road |
Arsenal v Leyton Orient
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | Arsenal | 2–0 | Leyton Orient | London Colney |
| 13:00 BST |
| Report | Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
Juventud de Torremolinos v Leyton Orient
| 25 July 2024 Friendly | Juventud de Torremolinos | 0–0 | Leyton Orient | Torremolinos |
| 19:30 CEST (18:30 BST) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Municipal El Pozuelo |
Leyton Orient v Tottenham Hotspur U21
| 30 July 2024 Friendly | Leyton Orient | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | Dagenham |
| 19:30 BST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Victoria Road |
Dagenham & Redbridge v Leyton Orient
| 3 August 2024 Friendly | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | Dagenham |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,098 |
Cheshunt v Leyton Orient
| 5 August 2024 Friendly | Cheshunt | 2–1 | Leyton Orient | Cheshunt |
| 19:45 BST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Theobalds Lane |
Competitions
League One
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Burton Albion | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 4 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
| 24 | Cambridge United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2024. 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[33]
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[33]
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 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
Last updated: 14 September 2024.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
Source: EFL
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
On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.[34]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Leyton Orient v Bolton Wanderers
| 10 August 2024 1 | Leyton Orient | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Leyton |
| 17:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 7,835 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
Charlton Athletic v Leyton Orient
| 17 August 2024 2 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | Charlton |
| 12:30 BST |
| Report | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,126 Referee: Edward Duckworth | |
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[35] | ||||
Leyton Orient v Birmingham City
| 24 August 2024 3 | Leyton Orient | 1–2 | Birmingham City | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,005 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
Shrewsbury Town v Leyton Orient
| 31 August 2024 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 3–0 | Leyton Orient | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 BST |
| Report |
| Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,602 Referee: Martin Coy |
Reading v Leyton Orient
| 14 September 2024 6 | Reading | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | Reading |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,952 Referee: Declan Bourne |
Stockport County v Leyton Orient
| 21 September 2024 7 | Stockport County | v | Leyton Orient | Stockport |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Edgeley Park |
Leyton Orient v Peterborough United
| 24 September 2024 5[36] | Leyton Orient | v | Peterborough United | Leyton |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Brisbane Road | |||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 7 September, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[37][36] | ||||
Leyton Orient v Wrexham
| 28 September 2024 8 | Leyton Orient | v | Wrexham | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Brisbane Road |
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Leyton Orient being drawn at home against Newport County.[38] In the second round, they were drawn away to Millwall.[39][40] In the third round, Orient were drawn away to Brentford.[41][42]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Leyton Orient v Newport County
| 13 August 2024 First round | Leyton Orient | 4–1 | Newport County | Leyton |
| 19:30 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,141 Referee: Craig Hicks |
Millwall v Leyton Orient
| 27 August 2024 Second round | Millwall | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | Bermondsey |
| 19:45 BST |
| Report | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 5,875 Referee: David Rock |
Brentford v Leyton Orient
| 17 September 2024 Third round | Brentford | 3–1 | Leyton Orient | Brentford |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 13,634 Referee: Lewis Smith |
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Colchester were drawn into Southern Group E alongside Colchester United, Milton Keynes Dons and Arsenal U21.[43][44]
| Pos | Div | Team
| Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACA | Arsenal U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Colchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | L1 | Leyton Orient | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
| 4 | L2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 September 2024. Source: EFL
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Leyton Orient v Arsenal U21
| 3 September 2024 Group stage | Leyton Orient | 1–2 | Arsenal U21 | Leyton |
| 19:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,128 Referee: Stephen Parkinson |
Leyton Orient v Colchester United
| 8 October 2024 Group stage | Leyton Orient | v | Colchester United | Leyton |
| 19:00 BST | Stadium: Brisbane Road |
Milton Keynes Dons v Leyton Orient
| 12 November 2024 Group stage | Milton Keynes Dons | v | Leyton Orient | Milton Keynes |
| 19:00 BST | Stadium: Stadium MK |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of match played 17 September 2024
Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Zach Hemming | 7 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  WAL | Tom James | 7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Jayden Sweeney | 7 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Jack Simpson | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Dan Happe | 6 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | WAL | Brandon Cooper | 7 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Dan Agyei | 9 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Jordan Brown | 7 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Jordan Graham | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Jack Currie | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Dominic Ball | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Lewis Warrington | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Jamie Donley | 6 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Darren Pratley | 7 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF |  GRN | Omar Beckles | 7 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Sonny Perkins | 9 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | IRL | Ollie O'Neill | 7 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | NIR | Ethan Galbraith | 7 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | USA | Charlie Kelman | 9 | 3 | 5+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | IRL | Josh Keeley | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | ENG | Noah Phillips | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Diallang Jaiyesimi | 8 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Sean Clare | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF |  KEN | Zech Obiero | 7 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF |  JAM | Makai Welch | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who featured but departed on loan during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 13 | GK | ENG | Sam Howes | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
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