2021–22_Leyton_Orient_F.C._season
2021–22 Leyton Orient F.C. season
Leyton Orient 2021–22 football 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.
Quick Facts Chairman, Head Coach ...
| 2021–22 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
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Transfers in
More information Date, Position ...
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
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Loans in
More information Date from, Position ...
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2021 | LM | | Theo Archibald | Lincoln City | End of season | [14] |
| 17 August 2021 | CF |  | Tyrese Omotoye | Norwich City | 5 January 2022 | [15][lower-alpha 1] |
| 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] |
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- On 5 January 2022, Omotoye was recalled back to Norwich City to facilitate a loan move to Carlisle United.[16]
Loans out
More information Date from, Position ...
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
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Transfers out
More information Date, Position ...
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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.
Dundee v Leyton Orient
| 6 July 2021 Friendly | Dundee | 3–0 | Leyton Orient | Dundee |
| 17:00 BST | McGowan  5'Jakubiak 46'Ashcroft 49' |
Report | Stadium: Kilmac Stadium |
Leyton Orient v West Ham United
| 13 July 2021 Friendly | Leyton Orient | 0–0 | West Ham United | Leyton |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium |
Leyton Orient v Tottenham Hotspur
| 17 July 2021 JE3 Trophy | Leyton Orient | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Sotiriou 72' |
Report | Scarlett 38' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium |
Maidenhead United v Leyton Orient
| 24 July 2021 Friendly | Maidenhead United | 1–2 | Leyton Orient | Maidenhead |
| 15:00 BST | Acquah ?' |
Report | Pratley ?' Sotiriou ?' (pen.) |
Stadium: York Road |
Dulwich Hamlet v Leyton Orient XI
| 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 |
Leyton Orient v Gillingham
| 31 July 2021 Friendly | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Gillingham | Leyton |
| 14:00 BST | Beckles 13' Trialist 36' |
Report | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium |
Heybridge Swifts v Leyton Orient XI
| 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 |
Leyton Orient v Southampton U23s
| 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) |
League Two
Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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[50]
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
More information Overall, Home ...
| 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 |
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Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday
More information Matchday, Ground ...
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | D | L | D | D | D | D | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 10 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The U's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[51]
Salford City v Leyton Orient
| 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 |
Leyton Orient v Exeter City
| 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 |
Carlisle United v Leyton Orient
| 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 |
Leyton Orient v Harrogate Town
| 24 August 2021 4 | Leyton Orient | 0–2 | Harrogate Town | Leyton |
| 19:45 BST | Smith 52' Beckles 53'Archibald 69'Sotiriou 70' |
Report | Armstrong 8', 31' Muldoon 28' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 3,942 Referee: Carl Brook |
Leyton Orient v Bradford City
| 28 August 2021 5 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Bradford City | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | James 28' Sotiriou 66'Smith 82' |
Report | Cooke 75' Songo'o 87' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 4,901 Referee: Simon Mather |
Newport County v Leyton Orient
| 4 September 2021 6 | Newport County | 2–2 | Leyton Orient | Newport |
| 15:00 BST | Dolan 45+2' (pen.) Bennett 68'Telford 80' |
Report | Smith 34', 53' Wood 90'James 90+3' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,845 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
Leyton Orient v Oldham Athletic
| 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 |
Bristol Rovers v Leyton Orient
| 18 September 2021 8 | Bristol Rovers | 1–3 | Leyton Orient | Horfield |
| 15:00 BST | Finley 28' Kilgour 45+1'Pitman 90+2' (pen.) |
Report | Smith 17' Archibald 33', 69'Drinan 41', 45+1'Pratley 45+1'Mitchell 47'Clay 80'Vigouroux 83' |
Stadium: The Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,172 Referee: David Rock |
Leyton Orient v Mansfield Town
| 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 |
Port Vale v Leyton Orient
| 2 October 2021 10 | Port Vale | 3–2 | Leyton Orient | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Wilson 6' Smith 65'Taylor 88'Politic 90+1'Proctor 90+3' |
Report | Kyprianou 28' Beckles 31'Ogie 37'Jones 60' (o.g.)James 74', 86' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,667 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
Barrow v Leyton Orient
| 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 |
Leyton Orient v Walsall
| 16 October 2021 12 | Leyton Orient | 0–0 | Walsall | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Smith 67' Smyth 84' |
Report | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 5,826 Referee: Ollie Yates |
Leyton Orient v Forest Green Rovers
| 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 |
Stevenage v Leyton Orient
| 23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 14 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Leyton Orient | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Archibald 32' |
Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 3,544 Referee: James Bell |
Leyton Orient v Hartlepool United
| 30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 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 |
Rochdale v Leyton Orient
| 13 November 2021 16 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Leyton Orient | Spotland |
| 15:00 GMT | Newby 1', 90' Odoh 11'O'Keeffe 31'Coleman 90+3' |
Report | Kyprianou 15' Drinan 24'Ogie 30'Clay 66'Kemp 69'Smith 90+3' |
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,751 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
Leyton Orient v Sutton United
| 20 November 2021 17 | Leyton Orient | 4–1 | Sutton United | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Archibald 30' Smith 46', 82'Ogie 68'James 90+4' |
Report | Olaofe 18' Ajiboye 77'Eastmond 88' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 5,840 Referee: Scott Oldham |
Scunthorpe United v Leyton Orient
| 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 |
Northampton Town v Leyton Orient
| 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 |
Leyton Orient v Swindon Town
| 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 |
Leyton Orient v Crawley Town
| 11 December 2021 21 | Leyton Orient | 1–2 | Crawley Town | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Ogie 13' Smith 32'Morris 62' (o.g.)Clay 73'Happe 82'Wood 87'Pratley 90+1' 90+5' |
Report | Appiah 28', 66' Francomb 32'Ferry 37'Davies 51' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 5,142 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
Tranmere Rovers v Leyton Orient
| 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 |
Leyton Orient v Port Vale
| 22 January 2022 23 | Leyton Orient | 0–0 | Port Vale | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Mitchell 51' Ogie 70'Wood 73'Beckles 80' |
Report | Garrity 42' Walker 79' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 5,761 Referee: Declan Bourne |
Leyton Orient v Newport County
| 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 |
Mansfield Town v Leyton Orient
| 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 |
Bradford City v Leyton Orient
| 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 |
Leyton Orient v Colchester United
| 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 |
Exeter City v Leyton Orient
| 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 |
Leyton Orient v Salford City
| 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 |
Leyton Orient v Bristol Rovers
| 22 February 2022 30 | Leyton Orient | 0–2 | Bristol Rovers | Leyton |
| 19:45 GMT | Ogie 9' Beckles 14'Pratley 40'Khan 90+4' |
Report | Evans 28', 34' Collins 37'Whelan 76'Loft 82' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 3,840 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
Leyton Orient v Carlisle United
| 26 February 2022 31 | Leyton Orient | 0–1 | Carlisle United | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Beckles 10' Archibald 48' 50' |
Report | Patrick 5' Armer 52'Riley 56'Whelan 70'Simeu 76' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 5,272 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
Colchester United v Leyton Orient
| 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 |
Leyton Orient v Stevenage
| 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 |
Hartlepool United v Leyton Orient
| 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 |
Forest Green Rovers v Leyton Orient
| 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 |
Leyton Orient v Rochdale
| 19 March 2022 36 | Leyton Orient | 3–1 | Rochdale | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Smyth 40' Kyprianou 49'Sotiriou 58'Smith 80'Vigouroux 85' |
Report | Newby 6' Ball 82'Campbell 85' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 4,791 Referee: David Rock |
Harrogate Town v Leyton Orient
| 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 |
Leyton Orient v Barrow
| 26 March 2022 38 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Barrow | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Pratley 27' Smyth 52'Sotiriou 62'Beckles 88' |
Report | Brough 16' Taylor 32'Rooney 65'Canavan 80'White 90+4' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 6,032 Referee: Simon Mather |
Oldham Athletic v Leyton Orient
| 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 |
Walsall v Leyton Orient
| 2 April 2022 40 | Walsall | 0–2 | Leyton Orient | Bescot |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Smith 10', 40' Khan 16'Beckles 63'Sotiriou 73' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,849 Referee: Andy Haines |
Sutton United v Leyton Orient
| 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 |
Leyton Orient v Scunthorpe United
| 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 |
Swindon Town v Leyton Orient
| 18 April 2022 43 | Swindon Town | 1–2 | Leyton Orient | Swindon |
| 15:00 BST | Barry 37' O'Brien 38'Davison 78' |
Report | Kyprianou 18' 24' Beckles 20', 54'Pratley 37'Ogie 37'Archibald 38'Brown 89' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,264 Referee: Sam Allison |
Leyton Orient v Northampton Town
| 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 |
Crawley Town v Leyton Orient
| 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 |
Leyton Orient v Tranmere Rovers
| 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
Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup
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]
Leyton Orient v Ebbsfleet United
| 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 |
Leyton Orient v Tranmere Rovers
| 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 |
Stoke City v Leyton Orient
| 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
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup
Orient were drawn at home to Queens Park Rangers in the first round.[55][56]
Leyton Orient v Queens Park Rangers
| 11 August 2021 First round | Leyton Orient | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Queens Park Rangers | Leyton |
| 19:45 BST | Wood 64' Drinan 74' |
Report | Dickie 16' Odubajo 49' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Referee: Craig Hicks |
| Penalties | ||||
Drinan  Sotiriou James Kemp |
Dykes Ball Dozzell Kelman Adomah |
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EFL Trophy
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy
Leyton were drawn into Southern Group G alongside Charlton Athletic, Crawley Town and Southampton U21s.[57] The dates for the group stage matches were confirmed on July 14.[58]
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| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | ACA | Southampton U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Crawley Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
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Leyton Orient v Southampton U21
| 14 September 2021 Group game 1 | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Southampton U21 | Leyton |
| 19:00 BST | Kyprianou 9' Papadopoulos 82', 90+2' |
Report | Simeu 58' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 634 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
Crawley Town v Leyton Orient
| 5 October 2021 Group game 2 | Crawley Town | 0–4 | Leyton Orient | Crawley |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Sotiriou 7', 59' Happe 30'Kemp 77' |
Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 810 Referee: Will Finnie |
Leyton Orient v Charlton Athletic
| 9 November 2021 Group game 3 | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Leyton |
| 19:00 GMT | Papadopoulos 57' 65' Smyth 78'Sotiriou 90+4' |
Report | Chin 45+1' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 2,295 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
Leyton Orient v Milton Keynes Dons
| 30 November 2021 Second round | Leyton Orient | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Milton Keynes Dons | Leyton |
| 19:00 GMT | Thompson 3' |
Report | Parrott 90+1' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 990 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| Penalties | ||||
| Sotiriou James Smith Archibald Happe |
Eisa Boateng Martin Darling Baldwin |
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| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG |
Sam Sargeant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK |  CHI |
Lawrence Vigouroux | 50 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | ENG |
Rhys Byrne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG |
Noah Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | WAL |
Tom James | 26 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG |
Connor Wood | 36 | 0 | 29+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Dan Happe | 18 | 1 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | NIR |
Adam Thompson | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG |
Alex Mitchell (on loan from Millwall) | 30 | 0 | 23+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG |
Dan Moss (on loan from Millwall) | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | GRN |
Omar Beckles | 49 | 6 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG |
Jayden Sweeney | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | IRL |
Shadrach Ogie | 39 | 0 | 29+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | WAL |
George Ray (on loan from Exeter City) | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Craig Clay | 23 | 1 | 14+5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO |
Theo Archibald (on loan from Lincoln City) | 42 | 8 | 35+3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | PAK |
Otis Khan | 20 | 1 | 17+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG |
Darren Pratley | 44 | 1 | 34+5 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG |
Matt Young | 18 | 0 | 6+8 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG |
Antony Papadopoulos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | MF |  CYP |
Hector Kyprianou | 46 | 0 | 31+7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG |
Zech Obiero | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG |
Jephte Tanga | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG |
Jordan Brown | 12 | 1 | 7+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG |
Ethan Coleman | 15 | 1 | 12+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | NIR |
Paul Smyth | 26 | 4 | 14+10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Harry Smith | 46 | 15 | 32+10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG |
Frank Nouble (on loan from Colchester United) | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | IRL |
Aaron Drinan | 44 | 16 | 36+4 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | CYP |
Ruel Sotiriou | 36 | 10 | 19+13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | FW | ENG |
Daniel Nkrumah | 7 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG |
Sonny Fish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | ENG |
Reon Smith-Kouassi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Out on Loan | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | IRL |
Callum Reilly | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Left the club during the Season | |||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | ENG |
Dan Kemp | 24 | 1 | 15+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | BEL |
Tyrese Omotoye (on loan from Norwich City) | 8 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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Last updated: 7 May 2022
Source: Competitions
Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
- Last updated 7 May 2022
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| Rank | No. | Nationality | Player | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | | Aaron Drinan | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | 11 | | Harry Smith | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | 20 | | Ruel Sotiriou | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 11 | | Theo Archibald | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | 19 | | Omar Beckles | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | | Tom James | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | | Paul Smyth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 8 | 5 | | Dan Happe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | | Craig Clay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | | Dan Kemp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | | Otis Khan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | | Darren Pratley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | | Antony Papadopoulos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 32 | | Jordan Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 34 | | Ethan Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| TOTALS | 62 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 74 | |||
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