2020–21_Leyton_Orient_F.C._season

2020–21 Leyton Orient F.C. season

2020–21 Leyton Orient F.C. season

Leyton Orient F.C. 2020–21 football 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.

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

Transfers

Transfers in

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Loans in

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Loans out

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Transfers out

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Pre-season

22 August 2020 Friendly Northampton Town 1–0 Leyton Orient Sixfields
13:00 BST Hoskins 15' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
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

EFL League Two

League table

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Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 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[26]

Results summary

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Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 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.[27]

12 September 2020 1 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Leyton Orient Oldham
15:00 BST Report Brophy Yellow card 25'
Happe Yellow card 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 Yellow card 51'
Johnson 82'
Sotiriou Yellow card 89' 90+2'
Report Bowery 52' (pen.)
O'Keeffe Yellow card 55'
Cook 72' Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
3 October 2020 3 Leyton Orient 0–2 Cheltenham Town Leyton
15:00 BST Brophy Yellow card 82'
McAnuff Yellow card 83'
Cissé Yellow card 85'
Sotiriou Yellow card 90+1'
Coulson Yellow card 90+2'
Report Ling 16' (o.g.)
Azaz 29'
Boyle Yellow card 57'
Bonds Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
10 October 2020 4 Barrow 1–1 Leyton Orient Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST Kay 16' Yellow card 68'
Hardcastle Yellow card 61'
Beadling Yellow card 82'
Angus Yellow card 83'
Report Ling Yellow card 7'
Happe Red card 9'
Johnson 50' Yellow card 61'
Cissé Yellow card 61'
Dennis Yellow card 63'
McAnuff Yellow card 76'
Wilkinson Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
13 October 2020 5 Walsall 2–1 Leyton Orient Bescot
19:00 BST Holden 25' Yellow card 89'
Lavery soccer ball with red X 34'
Adebayo 61'
Guthrie Yellow card 67'
Kinsella Yellow card 79'
McDonald Yellow card 90+4'
Osadebe Yellow card 90+6'
Report Johnson 15'
Widdowson Yellow card 90+6'
Vigouroux Yellow card 90+6'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
17 October 2020 6 Leyton Orient 2–3 Grimsby Town Leyton
17:30 BST Wilkinson 5'
Wright Yellow card 39'
Maguire-Drew 74' Yellow card 75'
Clay Yellow card 90'
McAnuff Yellow card 90+3'
Report Waterfall 22'
Williams 32'
Clifton Yellow card 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 Yellow card 70'
Oteh Yellow card 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' Yellow card 23'
Widdowson Yellow card 88'
Cissé Yellow card 90+3'
Report Taylor 47' Stadium: Brisbane Road
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 Yellow card 79'
Report Sarcevic Yellow card 13'
Santos Yellow card 43'
White Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
3 November 2020 11 Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Leyton Orient Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Bailey 30'
Adams Yellow card 79'
Stevens 82'
Wilson Yellow card 90+1'
Report Turley Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 26'
Widdowson Yellow card 70'
Report Burrell Yellow card 68'
Jones Yellow card 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 Yellow card 20'
Staunton Yellow card 41'
O'Connor Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
28 November 2020 15 Port Vale 2–3 Leyton Orient Burslem
13:00 GMT Legge 8' Yellow card 90+1'
Montaño 76' Yellow card 90+3'
Report Johnson 11'
Wilkinson 31'
Happe Yellow card 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 soccer ball with red X 7' Yellow card 79'
Widdowson Yellow card 33'
Wilkinson Yellow card 43'
Brophy Yellow card 83'
McAnuff Yellow card 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 Yellow card 87'
Angol Yellow card 90+5'
Report Proctor 20'
Bennett Yellow card 43'
Shephard Yellow card 47'
Lewis Yellow card 66'
Twine Yellow card 74'
Abrahams Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,734
Referee: Tom Nield
15 December 2020 18 Morecambe 2–1 Leyton Orient Morecambe
18:30 GMT Davis Yellow card 11'
Lavelle 56' Yellow card 78'
Mendes Gomes 73'
Songo'o Yellow card 86'
Leitch-Smith Yellow card 90+3'
Report Johnson 18'
Angol Yellow card 44'
Clay Yellow card 68'
Sotiriou Yellow card 86'
Vigouroux Yellow card 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 Yellow card 44'
Report Coulson 15' (o.g.)
Davies Yellow card 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 Yellow card 33'
Hoolahan 55'
Mullin 57'
May Yellow card 84'
Report Johnson 23'
Happe Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90'
Johnson Yellow card 90+1'
Report Dieng Yellow card 52'
Bwomono Yellow card 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 Yellow card 62'
Ling Yellow card 85'
Report Lowe Yellow card 35' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
16 January 2021 23 Leyton Orient 2–0 Morecambe Leyton
15:00 GMT Sotiriou Yellow card 60'
Angol Yellow card 83', 90+2'
Knight-Percival 88' (o.g.)
Report Lyons Yellow card 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 Yellow card 32'
Happe Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 64'
Brophy Yellow card 69'
Report Cadden 23'
Adams Yellow card 29'
Cargill Yellow card 45+2'
Davison Yellow card 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 soccer ball with red X 3'
Rodari Yellow card 90+4'
Report Thompson Yellow card 29'
Kyprianou Red card 30'
Wilkinson Yellow card 85'
Clay Yellow card 88'
Brophy Yellow card 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 Yellow card 33'
Chilvers Yellow card 63'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair
20 February 2021 28 Leyton Orient 1–1 Port Vale Leyton
15:00 GMT Brophy Yellow card 48'
Kemp 63'
McAnuff Yellow card 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 Yellow card 38'
O'Connor Yellow card 62'
Cooke 81' (pen.)
Report Cisse Yellow card 72' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Adcock
27 February 2021 30 Leyton Orient 1–3 Tranmere Rovers Leyton
15:00 GMT McAnuff Yellow card 41'
Turley 68'
Akinola Yellow card 71'
Report Lewis 24'
Woolery 56'
Morris 63'
Vaughan Yellow card 73'
Feeney Yellow card 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
6 March 2021 32 Exeter City 4–0 Leyton Orient Exeter
13:00 GMT Randall 11'
Jay 13', 42', 50' (pen.)
Report Widdowson Yellow card 27'
Akinola Yellow card 49'
Turley Yellow card 75'
Clay Yellow card 86'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
9 March 2021 33 Leyton Orient 0–0 Stevenage Leyton
19:00 GMT Turley Yellow card 52'
Brophy Yellow card 79'
Report Newton Yellow card 58'
Coker Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
13 March 2021 34 Leyton Orient 1–1 Scunthorpe United Leyton
13:00 GMT Cissé 34'
Brophy Yellow card 50'
Clay Yellow card 62'
Johnson Yellow card 90+3'
Report Loft 12'
Karacan Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
20 March 2021 35 Newport County 0–1 Leyton Orient Cardiff
13:00 GMT Labadie Yellow card 47'
Ledley Yellow card 71'
Report Kemp Yellow card 31'
Cissé Yellow card 38'
Wilkinson 61', Yellow card 86'
McAnuff Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+1'
Report McCalmont 61', Yellow card 90+2'
McAleny Yellow card 74'
Diarra Yellow card 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 Yellow card 89' Report Johnson 5', 77'
Kemp Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
5 April 2021 39 Leyton Orient 0–0 Walsall Leyton
15:00 BST Widdowson Yellow card 52'
Wilkinson Yellow card 90+2'
Report Melbourne Yellow card 23' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
10 April 2021 40 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Leyton Orient Cheltenham
15:00 BST Thomas Yellow card 17', 31' (pen.) Report Vigouroux Yellow card 30'
Turley Yellow card 60'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
13 April 2021 41 Harrogate Town 2–2 Leyton Orient Harrogate
19:00 BST Smith Yellow card 15'
Jones 58'
Muldoon soccer ball with red X 73'
McPake 74'
Report Wilkinson 46', Yellow card 57'
Johnson Yellow card 56', 63'
Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
17 April 2021 42 Leyton Orient 2–0 Barrow Leyton
12:30 BST Happe 52'
Kemp 63'
Report Brough Yellow card 34' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
20 April 2021 43 Leyton Orient 2–4 Cambridge United Leyton
19:00 BST Johnson Yellow card 21'
Kemp 45+1'
Turley Yellow card 49'
Drysdale 73' (o.g.)
Akinola Yellow card 78'
Vigouroux Yellow card 90+6'
Report Ironside 19', 80'
Tracey 64'
Mullin 69' (pen.)
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
24 April 2021 44 Southend United 2–1 Leyton Orient Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Cordner 42', Yellow card 83'
Rush 76'
Hart Yellow card 80'
Walsh Yellow card 82'
Report Dennis 45+3' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
1 May 2021 45 Leyton Orient 2–3 Carlisle United Leyton
15:00 BST Wilkinson 3'
Happe Yellow card 18'
Kemp soccer ball with red X 24', 45+3'
Dennis Yellow card 62'
Clay Yellow card 89'
Report Zanzala soccer ball with red X 19'
Mellish 42', Yellow card 89'
Alessandra 54' (pen.)
Walker Yellow card 80'
Tanner 90+1'
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
8 May 2021 46 Salford City 3–0 Leyton Orient Salford
16:00 BST Boyd soccer ball with red X 14'
Gotts 42'
Thomas-Asante 50', 66'
Golden Yellow card 68'
Report Happe Yellow card 14'
Akinola Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale

FA Cup

  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 Yellow card 69'
Turley Yellow card 75'
Report Proctor Yellow card 27'
Baker 37'
Devitt 77'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
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.[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 Yellow card 88'
Report Johnson 49'
Wilkinson 52'
McAnuff Yellow card 80'
Angol Yellow card 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

EFL Trophy

  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]

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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 soccer ball with red X 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' Yellow card 45+1'
Aidoo Yellow card 15'
Barker Yellow card 29'
Mingi 64'
Maddison 74'
Morgan Yellow card 81'
Report Wright Yellow card 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 Red card 55'
Kyprianou Yellow card 70'
Johnson Yellow card 86'
Clay Yellow card 90+1'
Report Koiki 12'
Sargeant 29' (o.g.)
Upson Yellow card 78'
Hare Yellow card 81'
Liddle Yellow card 90+1'
Ayunga Yellow card 90+7'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 924
Referee: Alan Young

Player statistics

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Last updated: 9 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Top scorers

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

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