# 2023–24 Leyton Orient F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 125th season in the history of Leyton Orient and their first season back in League One since the 2014–15 season following their promotion from League Two in the previous season. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

## Current squad

    As of 22 March 2024
| No. | Name | Position | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | Contract end |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Sol Brynn | GK | Middlesbrough | (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 24) | Middlesbrough | 10 July 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 13 | Sam Howes | GK | London | (1997-11-10) 10 November 1997 (age 27) | Wealdstone | 6 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Tom James | RB | Cardiff | (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 28) | Hibernian | 19 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| 3 | Jayden Sweeney | LB | Camden | (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 1 July 2019 | Trainee | 30 June 2025 |
| 5 | Dan Happe | CB | Tower Hamlets | (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 26) | Academy | 2 October 2017 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 12 | Brandon Cooper | CB | Porthcawl | (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 25) | Swansea City | 16 January 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 19 | Omar Beckles | CB | Leytonstone | (1991-10-25) 25 October 1991 (age 33) | Crewe Alexandra | 1 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 32 | Rob Hunt | RB | Dagenham | (1995-07-07) 7 July 1995 (age 29) | Swindon Town | 27 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| — | Jack Simpson | CB | Weymouth | (1996-12-18) 18 December 1996 (age 28) | Cardiff City | 29 February 2024 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | Jordan Brown | DM | Stoke-on-Trent | (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23) | Derby County | 24 January 2022 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 11 | Theo Archibald | LM | Glasgow | (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 26) | Lincoln City | 1 July 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 14 | George Moncur | CM | Swindon | (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 31) | Hull City | 1 July 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 15 | Idris El Mizouni | CM | Paris | (2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 24) | Ipswich Town | 5 July 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 18 | Darren Pratley | CM | Barking | (1985-04-22) 22 April 1985 (age 39) | Charlton Athletic | 1 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| 22 | Ethan Galbraith | CM | Glengormley | (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 23) | Manchester United | 1 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 23 | Max Sanders | CM | Horsham | (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 26) | Lincoln City | 1 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 29 | Zech Obiero | CM | Redbridge | (2005-01-18) 18 January 2005 (age 20) | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 July 2019 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| 30 | Jephte Tanga | CM | Lambeth | (2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 (age 20) | Academy | 1 September 2022 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 34 | Charlie Pegrum | RM | Havering | (2004-10-11) 11 October 2004 (age 20) | Academy | 8 August 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2026 |
| 36 | Makai Welch | CM | | | Academy | 6 November 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 38 | Abdi Mohamud | CM | | | Academy | 6 November 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Dan Agyei | CF | Kingston upon Thames | (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 27) | Crewe Alexandra | 1 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 9 | Joe Pigott | CF | Maidstone | (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 31) | Ipswich Town | 21 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 10 | Ruel Sotiriou | LW | Edmonton | (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000 (age 24) | Academy | 1 July 2018 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 17 | Shaq Forde | CF | Watford | (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 20) | Watford | 14 August 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 20 | Daniel Adu-Adjei | CF | London | (2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 (age 19) | Bournemouth | 1 February 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 21 | Ollie O'Neill | LW | London | (2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 (age 22) | Fulham | 23 January 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 24 | Jordan Graham | RW | Coventry | (1995-03-05) 5 March 1995 (age 29) | Birmingham City | 2 August 2023 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 47 | Khayon Edwards | CF | Islington | (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 21) | Arsenal | 1 February 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||
| 6 | Adam Thompson | CB | Harlow | (1992-09-28) 28 September 1992 (age 32) | Rotherham United | 30 January 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 25 | Harrison Sodje | LB | Lambeth | (2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 8 August 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 27 | Rhys Byrne | GK | Redbridge | (2002-08-24) 24 August 2002 (age 22) | Academy | 1 July 2021 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 1 July 2023 | CM | Max Sanders | Lincoln City | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2023 | CF | Dan Agyei | Crewe Alexandra | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2023 | CM | Ethan Galbraith | Manchester United | Free Transfer |
| 6 July 2023 | GK | Sam Howes | Wealdstone | Undisclosed |
| 21 July 2023 | CF | Joe Pigott | Ipswich Town | Free Transfer |
| 2 August 2023 | RW | Jordan Graham | Birmingham City | Free Transfer |
| 16 January 2024 | CB | Brandon Cooper | Swansea City | Undisclosed |
| 23 January 2024 | LW | Ollie O'Neill | Fulham | Undisclosed |
| 29 February 2024 | CB | Jack Simpson | Free agent | — |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Date until |
| 5 July 2023 | CM | Idris El Mizouni | Ipswich Town | End of Season |
| 10 July 2023 | GK | Sol Brynn | Middlesbrough | End of Season |
| 1 August 2023 | CB | Ed Turns | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 February 2024 |
| 14 August 2023 | CF | Shaq Forde | Watford | End of Season |
| 1 September 2023 | CB | Brandon Cooper | Swansea City | 1 January 2024 |
| 1 February 2024 | CF | Daniel Adu-Adjei | Bournemouth | End of Season |
| 1 February 2024 | CF | Khayon Edwards | Arsenal | End of Season |
* ↑ On 1 February, Turns was recalled back early to Brighton.

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 15 June 2023 | CF | Daniel Nkrumah | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Lawrence Vigouroux | Burnley | End of Contract |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Craig Clay | Sutton United | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CF | Sonny Fish | Crawley Town | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | LW | Anthony Georgiou | Enosis Neon Paralimni | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | DM | Jordan Lyden | Hereford | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Sam Sargeant | Waterford | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CF | Harry Smith | Sutton United | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | LB | Connor Wood | Tranmere Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Matt Young | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | RW | Paul Smyth | Queens Park Rangers | End of Contract |
| 19 July 2023 | LB | Shadrach Ogie | Gillingham | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2024 | CF | Aaron Drinan | Swindon Town | Undisclosed |

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Until |
| 4 August 2023 | CM | Jephte Tanga | Welling United | 5 January 2024 |
| 2 October 2023 | CM | Sahid Nallo | Erith and Belvedere | 30 October 2023 |
| 2 October 2023 | CM | Charlie Pegrum | Tonbridge Angels | 27 November 2023 |
| 2 October 2023 | CB | Marley St Louis | Erith and Belvedere | 30 October 2023 |
| 7 October 2023 | LB | Harrison Sodje | Bishop's Stortford | 30 November 2023 |
| 20 October 2023 | CM | Zech Obiero | Chelmsford City | 20 November 2023 |
| 6 November 2023 | RB | Emmanuel Kwatchey | Cray Wanderers | 4 December 2023 |
| 11 November 2023 | GK | Noah Phillips | Hornchurch | 9 December 2023 |
| 5 January 2024 | CM | Jephte Tanga | Maidstone United | 3 February 2024 |
| 31 January 2024 | CB | Adam Thompson | Barnet | End of Season |
| 22 March 2024 | GK | Rhys Byrne | Dartford | End of Season |
| 22 March 2024 | LB | Harrison Sodje | Dartford | End of Season |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 17 May, Orient announced their first pre-season friendly against Charlton Athletic in Málaga during a warm-weather training camp in Spain. A week later, two further friendlies were confirmed against Bishop's Stortford and Ebbsfleet United. Three more matches, against Billericay Town, Chelmsford City and Dagenham & Redbridge, and one still to be confirmed was later announced.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League One | Matchday 1 | 11th | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 039.13 |
| FA Cup | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| EFL Cup | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 52 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 60 | 65 | −5 | 036.54 |
Last updated: 20 April 2024 Source: Soccerway

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Blackpool | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 73 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 71 |
| 10 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 65 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 65 |
| 12 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 62 |
| 13 | Exeter City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 61 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 60 |
* ↑ On 5 January, Tanga was recalled back from his loan at Welling and subsequently joined Maidstone on loan.
* ↑ On 19 May 2023, Wigan Athletic were deducted four points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2022–23 season. Another four-point deduction was applied on 26 May, after the club's owners missed a deadline to deposit an amount equalling 125% of its monthly wage bill.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 11$^1$ | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 18$^2$ | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 27$^3$ | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 40 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | D | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | W |
| Position | 16 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
* $^1$ Matchday 11 (vs Lincoln City) was abandoned due to a medical emergency.
* $^2$ Matchday 18 (vs Port Vale) was postponed due to international call-ups.
* $^3$ Matchday 27 (vs Blackpool) was postponed due to Blackpool's FA Cup involvement.

#### Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Orient were drawn at home to Carlisle United in the first round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Leyton were drawn away to Plymouth Argyle in the first round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy

The Group stage draw was finalised on 22 June 2023.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Portsmouth | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Fulham U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | L1 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

* Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Sol Brynn | 45 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Sam Howes | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | WAL | Tom James | 48 | 0 | 34+9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Jack Simpson | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Dan Happe | 35 | 0 | 26+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | WAL | Brandon Cooper | 31 | 0 | 25+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | GRN | Omar Beckles | 38 | 2 | 33+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Jayden Sweeney | 17 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Rob Hunt | 38 | 1 | 18+16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | ENG | Phillip Chinedu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | SCO | Theo Archibald | 36 | 2 | 29+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Jordan Brown | 49 | 3 | 36+8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | George Moncur | 41 | 4 | 20+15 | 4 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | TUN | Idris El Mizouni | 45 | 2 | 39+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Darren Pratley | 37 | 0 | 15+18 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | IRL | Ollie O'Neill | 17 | 5 | 13+4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | NIR | Ethan Galbraith | 45 | 5 | 29+10 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Max Sanders | 30 | 1 | 9+18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | KEN | Zech Obiero | 8 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Charlie Pegrum | 8 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | JAM | Makai Welch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ENG | Abdi Mohamud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ENG | Dan Agyei | 18 | 5 | 7+10 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Joe Pigott | 42 | 4 | 20+16 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | CYP | Ruel Sotiriou | 47 | 12 | 36+6 | 11 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Shaq Forde | 43 | 9 | 26+14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Daniel Adu-Adjei | 10 | 1 | 2+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Jordan Graham | 18 | 0 | 9+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | ENG | Khayon Edwards | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||||||
| 25 | DF | ENG | Harrison Sodje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | ENG | Rhys Byrne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Left the club during the Season ||||||||||||||
| 16 | FW | IRL | Aaron Drinan | 15 | 1 | 3+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | WAL | Ed Turns | 17 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Last updated: 27 April 2024 Source: Competitions

### Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
    Last updated 27 April 2024
| Rank | No. | Nationality | Player | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 10 | | Ruel Sotiriou | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | 17 | | Shaq Forde | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 7 | | Dan Agyei | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 21 | | Ollie O'Neill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 22 | | Ethan Galbraith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | | Joe Pigott | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 14 | | George Moncur | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 12 | | Jordan Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 11 | | Theo Archibald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 15 | | Idris El Mizouni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 19 | | Omar Beckles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 16 | | Aaron Drinan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 20 | | Daniel Adu-Adjei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 23 | | Max Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 32 | | Rob Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 53 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 60 |