2024–25 Leyton Orient F.C. season

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.

Leyton Orient
2024–25 season
ChairmanNigel Travis
Head CoachRichie Wellens[1]
StadiumBrisbane Road
2025–26 →

Transfers

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
4 July 2024 RW   Diallang Jaiyesimi   Charlton Athletic Free [2]
Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
3 July 2024 CM   Max Sanders   Crewe Alexandra Undisclosed [3]

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
1 July 2024[a] CF   Charlie Kelman   Queens Park Rangers End of Season [4]
1 July 2024[b] CF   Sonny Perkins   Leeds United End of Season [5]
  1. ^ The loan was announced on 29 June, and would officially commence on July 1
  2. ^ The loan was announced on 27 June, and would officially commence on July 1

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
11 July 2024 CF   Joe Pigott   AFC Wimbledon End of Season [6]

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Joined date Ref.
30 June 2024 RB   Rob Hunt   Colchester United 1 July 2024 [7][8]
30 June 2024 CB   Ethan Light   Hemel Hempstead Town 1 July 2024 [7][9]
30 June 2024 CF   Ruel Sotiriou   Bristol Rovers 1 July 2024 [10]
30 June 2024 DM   Emmanuel Harvest [7]
30 June 2024 LB   Harrison Sodje [7]
30 June 2024 CM   Jephte Tanga [7]
30 June 2024 CB   Adam Thompson [7]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 12 May, The O's announced they would return to Spain for a pre-season training camp in Málaga.[11] Five days later, they announced they would travel to Hornchurch to kick-off the pre-season campaign.[12] A second friendly, versus Dagenham & Redbridge was also shortly added.[13] On June 4, the club added a double-header to their pre-season schedule, versus Welling United and St Albans City.[14] Two weeks later, a fifth fixture was added, against Cheshunt.[15] On 28 June, fixtures against Heart of Midlothian and Juventud de Torremolinos were added.[16]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 July 2024 Friendly Hornchurch 0–7 Leyton Orient Upminster
19:30 BST Report
Stadium: Hornchurch Stadium
13 July 2024 Friendly Heart of Midlothian v Leyton Orient Gorgie
15:00 BST Stadium: Tynecastle Park
16 July 2024 Friendly St Albans City v Leyton Orient St Albans
19:45 BST Stadium: Clarence Park
16 July 2024 Friendly Welling United v Leyton Orient Welling
19:45 BST Stadium: Park View Road
25 July 2024 Friendly Juventud de Torremolinos v Leyton Orient Torremolinos
19:30 CEST
(18:30 BST)
Stadium: Estadio Municipal El Pozuelo
3 August 2024 Friendly Dagenham & Redbridge v Leyton Orient Dagenham
15:00 BST Stadium: Victoria Road
5 August 2024 Friendly Cheshunt v Leyton Orient Cheshunt
19:45 BST Stadium: Theobalds Lane

Competitions

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League One

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Crawley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Exeter City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Lincoln City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 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[17]

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

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On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.[18]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Leyton Orient v Bolton Wanderers Leyton
17:30 BST Stadium: Brisbane Road
17 August 2024 2 Charlton Athletic v Leyton Orient Charlton
12:30 BST Stadium: The Valley
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[19]

FA Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Leyton Orient being drawn at home against Newport County.[20]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Leyton Orient v Newport County Leyton
19:30 BST Stadium: Brisbane Road

EFL Trophy

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In the group stage, Colchester were drawn into Southern Group E alongside Colchester United, Milton Keynes Dons and Arsenal U21.[21][22]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Arsenal U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 L2 Milton Keynes Dons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

3 September 2024 Group stage Leyton Orient v Arsenal U21 Leyton
19:00 BST Stadium: Brisbane Road
8 October 2024 Group stage Leyton Orient v Colchester United Leyton
19:00 BST Stadium: Brisbane Road
12 November 2024 Group stage Milton Keynes Dons v Leyton Orient Denbigh
19:00 BST Stadium: Stadium MK

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
GK   ENG Rhys Byrne 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   ENG Sam Howes 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
DF   GRN Omar Beckles 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   WAL Brandon Cooper 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Dan Happe 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   WAL Tom James 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Jack Simpson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Jayden Sweeney 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
MF   SCO Theo Archibald 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Jordan Brown 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   NIR Ethan Galbraith 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG George Moncur 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   KEN Zech Obiero 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Charlie Pegrum 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Darren Pratley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
FW   ENG Dan Agyei 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Jordan Graham 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Diallang Jaiyesimi 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   USA Charlie Kelman (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   IRL Ollie O'Neill 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Sonny Perkins (on loan from Leeds United) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players away on loan:
FW   ENG Joe Pigott 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Richie Wellens appointed as Head Coach". leytonorient.com. 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Diallang Jaiyesimi joins the O's". Leyton Orient FC. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Max Sanders to depart the O's". Leyton Orient FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Charlie Kelman Becomes The O's Second Summer Signing". Leyton Orient FC. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Sonny Perkins Joins The O's On Season-Long Loan". Leyton Orient FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Joe Pigott joins AFC Wimbledon on loan". Leyton Orient FC. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Leyton Orient confirm summer 2024 retained list". Leyton Orient FC. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  8. ^ "U's Hunt For Hunt Over". Colchester United FC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Welcome | Ethan Light". Hemel Hempstead Town FC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Ruel Sotiriou to leave Leyton Orient". Leyton Orient FC. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  11. ^ "O's To Return To Spain For Pre-Season Training Camp". Leyton Orient FC. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  12. ^ "O's to visit Hornchurch in pre-season". Leyton Orient FC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  13. ^ "O's to visit Dagenham in pre-season". Leyton Orient FC. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  14. ^ "O's confirm pre-season double header for July 16th". Leyton Orient FC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  15. ^ "O's to take on Cheshunt in pre-season friendly". Leyton Orient FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Oreint to face Juventud de Torremolinos in Spain". Leyton Orient FC. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  17. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Birmingham start League One campaign against Reading". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  19. ^ "The O's fixture at Charlton Athletic moved to 12.30pm". Leyton Orient FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.