# 2016–17 Leyton Orient F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was the 118th season in the history of Leyton Orient Football Club, their 101st in the Football League, and the second consecutive season in Football League Two.

## Transfers
### In

| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Josh Doherty | Watford | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Yvan Erichot | Sint-Truidense | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Callum Kennedy | AFC Wimbledon | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | RW | Gavin Massey | Colchester United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Tom Parkes | Bristol Rovers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Robbie Weir | Burton Albion | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2016 | CM | Liam Kelly | Oldham Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 5 July 2016 | CF | Jordan Bowery | Oxford United | Free transfer |
| 29 August 2016 | CB | Teddy Mézague | Royal Excel Mouscron | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2016 | RW | Ulrich N'Nomo | Châteauroux | Undisclosed |
| 19 September 2016 | CM | Žan Benedičič | Ascoli | Free transfer |
| 20 September 2016 | RB | Jens Janse | Ternana | Free transfer |
| 28 October 2016 | CM | Michael Collins | Bengaluru | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | MF | Montel Agyemang | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Mathieu Baudry | Doncaster Rovers | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Connor Essam | Eastleigh | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | DM | Lloyd James | Exeter City | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Sam Ling | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LW | Jobi McAnuff | Stevenage | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Bradley Pritchard | Greenwich Borough | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Frazer Shaw | Accrington Stanley | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | RW | Blair Turgott | Bromley | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Gary Woods | Hamilton Academical | Released |
| 2 July 2016 | ST | Michael Obafemi | Southampton | Scholarship |
| 6 July 2016 | CM | Kevin Nolan | Free agent | Released |
| 19 August 2016 | CF | Armand Gnanduillet | Blackpool | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2016 | SS | Scott Kashket | Wycombe Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2016 | RB | Sean Clohessy | Braintree Town | Mutual Consent |
| 1 September 2016 | LW | Dean Cox | Crawley Town | Mutual Consent |
| 3 January 2017 | CM | Žan Benedičič | Olbia Calcio | Released |
| 3 January 2017 | LB | Josh Doherty | Ards | Released |
| 10 January 2017 | CF | Jay Simpson | Philadelphia Union | Undisclosed |
| 18 January 2017 | RB | Alan Dunne | Bromley | Mutual Consent |
* ↑ Following Baudry's release, he signed for Doncaster Rovers.
* ↑ Following Essam's release, he signed for Eastleigh.
* ↑ Following James' release, he signed for Exeter City.
* ↑ Following McAnuff's release, he signed for Stevenage.
* ↑ Following Pritchard's release, he signed for Greenwich Borough.
* ↑ Following Shaw's release, he signed for Accrington Stanley.
* ↑ Following Turgott's release, he signed for Bromley.
* ↑ Following Wood's release, he signed for Hamilton Academical.
* ↑ Following Clohessy's decision to leave, he signed for Braintree Town.
* ↑ Following Cox's decision to leave, he signed for Crawley Town.
* ↑ Following Benedičič's departure, he signed for Olbia Calcio.
* ↑ Following Doherty's departure, he signed for Ards.
* ↑ Following Dunne's departure, he signed for Bromley.

### Loans in

| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date until |
| 26 July 2016 | RW | Harry Cornick | Bournemouth | 14 January 2017 |
| 31 January 2017 | CF | Rowan Liburd | Stevenage | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | WG | Jordan Green | Bournemouth | 4 February 2017 |
* ↑ Green's loan was planned to run until the End of the Season but was shortly cancelled due to registration issues.

### Loans Out

| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date until |
| 17 August 2016 | CM | Sammy Moore | Dover Athletic | 14 January 2017 |
| 13 September 2016 | CM | Freddy Moncur | Wingate & Finchley | 11 October 2016 |
| 13 September 2016 | LB | Josh Doherty | Altrincham | 13 October 2016 |
| 25 November 2016 | GK | Charlie Grainger | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 23 December 2016 |
| 25 November 2016 | FW | Victor Adeboyejo | Margate | 23 December 2016 |
| 17 January 2017 | CF | Jordan Bowery | Crewe Alexandra | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | CF | Ollie Palmer | Luton Town | End of Season |

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 50 | |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 50 | |
| 22 | Newport County | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 51 | 73 | −22 | 48 | |
| 23 | Hartlepool United (R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 54 | 75 | −21 | 46 | Relegation to the National League |
| 24 | Leyton Orient (R) | 46 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 47 | 87 | −40 | 36 | Relegation to the National League |

#### Matches
### EFL Trophy

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Southend United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Stevenage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |

## Player statistics

    As of May 6, 2017
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | 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 | AUS | Alex Cisak | 30 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Charlie Grainger | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | ENG | Sam Sargeant | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Callum Kennedy | 37 | 1 | 31+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Tom Parkes | 44 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Nicky Hunt | 38 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | FRA | Teddy Mézague | 17 | 1 | 11+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Aron Pollock | 13 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Michael Clark | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | FRA | Yvan Erichot | 20 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Dan Happe | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | NED | Jens Janse | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | SCO | Liam Kelly | 24 | 4 | 19+2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Michael Collins | 31 | 0 | 28+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NIR | Robbie Weir | 21 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | FRA | Nigel Atangana | 31 | 0 | 24+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Sammy Moore | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | POR | Sandro Semedo | 46 | 4 | 35+7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Freddy Moncur | 9 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Myles Judd | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | COL | Steven Alzate | 12 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | KEN | Henry Ochieng | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | ENG | Paul McCallum | 33 | 12 | 20+9 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Gavin Massey | 39 | 8 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | FRA | Ulrich N'Nomo | 7 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Rowan Liburd (on loan from Stevenage) | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | NGA | Victor Adeboyejo | 14 | 1 | 4+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Josh Koroma | 24 | 3 | 12+10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Sam Dalby | 17 | 1 | 10+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Tristan Abrahams | 9 | 2 | 4+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Ollie Palmer | 23 | 5 | 10+10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Jordan Bowery | 20 | 1 | 9+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Left During Season ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Sean Clohessy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Alan Dunne | 8 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Dean Cox | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | NIR | Josh Doherty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Harry Cornick (on loan from Bournemouth) | 13 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Jay Simpson | 17 | 3 | 12+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SVN | Žan Benedičič | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | CIV | Armand Gnanduillet | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source:

### Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
    Last updated 6 May 2016.
| Rank | No. | Nationality | Player | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
| 1 |
| 1 | 10 | | Paul McCallum | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 |
| 2 | 11 | | Gavin Massey | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 |
| 3 | 9 | | Ollie Palmer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |
| 4 | 4 | | Liam Kelly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 22 | | Sandro Semedo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |
| 6 | 27 | | Jay Simpson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 28 | | Josh Koroma | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 |
| 10 | 35 | | Tristan Abrahams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |
| 11 | 3 | | Callum Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | | Tom Parkes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 7 | | Dean Cox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 16 | | Nicky Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 19 | | Teddy Mézague | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 20 | | Harry Cornick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 21 | | Jordan Bowery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 26 | | Victor Adeboyejo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 30 | | Sam Dalby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 31 | | Steven Alzate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 46 | | Jens Janse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 47 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 52 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by position, and then shirt number.
| N | P | Nat. | Name | League Two | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | Total | Total | Total |
| 24 | GK | | Sam Sargeant | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 3 | DF | | Callum Kennedy | 3 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 4 | | |
| 6 | DF | | Tom Parkes | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 1 |
| 16 | DF | | Nicky Hunt | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | |
| 19 | DF | | Teddy Mézague | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 25 | DF | | Aron Pollock | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 37 | DF | | Yvan Erichot | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 46 | DF | | Jens Janse | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 4 | MF | | Liam Kelly | 7 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 8 | | |
| 7 | MF | | Michael Collins | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | |
| 8 | MF | | Robbie Weir | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| 15 | MF | | Nigel Atangana | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | |
| 17 | MF | | Sammy Moore | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 22 | MF | | Sandro Semedo | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | |
| 28 | MF | | Josh Koroma | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | |
| 29 | MF | | Myles Judd | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 32 | MF | | Henry Ochieng | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 33 | MF | | Žan Benedičič | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 9 | FW | | Ollie Palmer | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 10 | FW | | Paul McCallum | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | |
| 11 | FW | | Gavin Massey | 9 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 10 | | |
| 20 | FW | | Harry Cornick | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 21 | FW | | Jordan Bowery | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 72 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 3 |
Last updated: 29 April 2017 Source: Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card. |}