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.

Leyton Orient
2020–21 season
ChairmanNigel Travis
ManagerRoss Embleton
StadiumThe Breyer Group Stadium
League Two10th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupThird round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Danny Johnson (14)
All: Danny Johnson (17)

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
16 July 2020DMOusseynou Cissé GillinghamFree transfer[1]
15 January 2021RWDan Kemp West Ham UnitedUndisclosed[2]
30 January 2021CBAdam Thompson Rotherham UnitedFree transfer[3]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
2 September 2020RBJordan Thomas Norwich CityEnd of season[4]
6 October 2020CBOlatunji Akinola West Ham UnitedEnd of season[5]
18 January 2021CMNick Freeman Wycombe WanderersEnd of season[6]
1 February 2021CFTristan Abrahams Newport CountyEnd of season[7]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
3 October 2020CBShadrach Ogie Aldershot TownEnd of season[8][9]
13 October 2020DFTristan Francois-Vernal Harlow TownNovember 2020[10]
13 October 2020MFAntony Papadopoulos Harlow TownNovember 2020[10]
15 October 2020DFKyrell Palmer Saffron Walden TownNovember 2020[11]
30 October 2020CMBrendon Shabani Concord Rangers30 November 2020[12]
30 December 2020RBMyles Judd BarnetJanuary 2021[13]
18 January 2021RWJordan Maguire-Drew Crawley TownEnd of season[14]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020CFJames Alabi BromleyReleased[15][16]
1 July 2020CMDale Gorman GlentoranReleased[15][17]
1 July 2020CFMatt HarroldRetired[15][18]
1 July 2020GKArthur Janata East Thurrock UnitedReleased[15][19]
2 July 2020FWMalik Mothersille ChelseaFree transfer[20]
8 July 2020CBMarvin Ekpiteta BlackpoolFree transfer[21]
7 January 2021CMJosh Wright Crawley TownMutual consent[22][23]

Pre-season

29 August 2020 Friendly Leyton Orient 1–0 Gillingham Leyton
13:00 BST Johnson  89' Report Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
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

EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Carlisle United 23 13 3 7 34 22 +12 42 Qualification for League Two play-offs
7 Morecambe 26 12 6 8 35 36 1 42
8 Cheltenham Town 25 11 8 6 34 23 +11 41
9 Salford City 25 10 8 7 32 21 +11 38
10 Leyton Orient 27 11 5 11 34 29 +5 38
11 Crawley Town 25 9 8 8 36 34 +2 35
12 Walsall 25 8 11 6 32 33 1 35
13 Oldham Athletic 26 10 4 12 41 46 5 34
14 Harrogate Town 26 9 6 11 31 33 2 33
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. 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[24]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 11 5 11 34 29  +5 38 7 3 4 21 12  +9 4 2 7 13 17  −4

Last updated: 6 February 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHHAAHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHHHAAH
ResultWDLDLLWWDWLLWWWLWLLLWWWLLDD
Position681717171815141312131411868710121210979101010
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[25]

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
19 September 2020 2 Leyton Orient 2–2 Mansfield Town Leyton
15:00 BST Brophy  51'
Johnson  82'
Sotiriou  89'  90+2'
Report Bowery  52' (pen.)
O'Keeffe  55'
Cook  72'  85'
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
3 October 2020 3 Leyton Orient 0–2 Cheltenham Town Leyton
15:00 BST Brophy  82'
McAnuff  83'
Cissé  85'
Sotiriou  90+1'
Coulson  90+2'
Report Ling  16' (o.g.)
Azaz  29'
Boyle  57'
Bonds  82'
Stadium: The Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
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: Furness Building Society Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
13 October 2020 5 Walsall 2–1 Leyton Orient Bescot
19:00 BST Holden  25'  89'
Lavery 34'
Adebayo  61'
Guthrie  67'
Kinsella  79'
McDonald  90+4'
Osadebe  90+6'
Report Johnson  15'
Widdowson  90+6'
Vigouroux  90+6'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
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: Breyer Group Stadium
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: Lamex Stadium
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: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
31 October 2020 10 Leyton Orient 4–0 Bolton Wanderers Leyton
15:00 GMT Johnson  8'
McAnuff  41'
Wilkinson  44'
Clay  57'
Cissé  79'
Report Sarcevic  13'
Santos  43'
White  88'
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
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 Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium
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: JobServe 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: Breyer Group Stadium
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: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
28 November 2020 15 Port Vale 2–3 Leyton Orient Burslem
13:00 GMT Legge  8'  90+1'
Montaño  76'  90+3'
Report Johnson  11'
Wilkinson  31'
Happe  45+1'
Brophy  85'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
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: Sands Venue Stadium
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: The Breyer Group Stadium
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: Mazuma Stadium
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: Breyer Group Stadium
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: The 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: Breyer Group Stadium
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: Breyer Group Stadium
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: Breyer Group Stadium
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: Breyer Group Stadium
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: The People's Pension 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: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[26]

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: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Adcock

EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[27] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[28]

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: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Josh Smith

EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[29] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s.[30]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) 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: The Breyer Group Stadium
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: Breyer Group Stadium
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: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 924
Referee: Alan Young

Player Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague Two FA CupEFL CupEFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Sam Sargeant 4000000040
22 GK Lawrence Vigouroux 290260102000
Defenders
2 DF Sam Ling 23118+10001031
3 DF Joe Widdowson 23011+50101+1040
5 DF Dan Happe 251221001020
6 DF Josh Coulson 24019+10102010
12 DF Jordan Thomas (on loan from Norwich City) 4010001020
18 DF Olatunji Akinola (on loan from West Ham United) 17014+20100000
23 DF Jamie Turley 902+20101030
24 DF Jayden Sweeney 200000001+10
29 DF Adam Thompson 1010000000
Midfielders
4 MF Ousseynou Cissé 26024000100+10
7 MF Jobi McAnuff 29318+82102100
8 MF Craig Clay 26119+210+10102+10
11 MF James Dayton 1704+60100+2040
15 MF Dan Kemp 402+20000000
16 MF James Brophy 3222620+101+101+20
26 MF Hector Kyprianou 1316+40110020
28 MF Nick Freeman (on loan from Wycombe Wanderers) 301+20000000
Forwards
9 FW Conor Wilkinson 281023+1710110+22
17 FW Louis Dennis 1826+8010111+11
19 FW Lee Angol 1727+5100202+11
20 FW Ruel Sotiriou 2218+111001020
35 FW Tristan Abrahams (on loan from Newport County) 100+10000000
39 FW Danny Johnson 281721+114101+121+21
Out on Loan
10 MF Jordan Maguire-Drew 1923+1020+101040
14 DF Myles Judd 1000000010
21 MF Brendon Shabani 0000000000
25 DF Shadrach Ogie 1000000010
Left During the Season
44 MF Josh Wright 1514+51001+103+10

Last updated: 3 February 2021
Source: Competitions

Top scorers

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

Last updated 3 February 2021.
Rank No. Nationality Player League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1
39Danny Johnson1402117
2
9Conor Wilkinson701210
3
7Jobi McAnuff20103
4
10Jordan Maguire-Drew20002
16James Brophy20002
17Louis Dennis00112
19Lee Angol10012
8
2Sam Ling00011
5Dan Happe10001
8Craig Clay10001
20Ruel Sotiriou10001
26Hector Kyprianou01001
44Josh Wright10001
Own goals20013
TOTALS 34 1 5 7 47

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