# 2007–08 Leyton Orient F.C. season

The 2007–08 Leyton Orient F.C. season was the 109th season in the history of Leyton Orient Football Club, their 92nd in the Football League, and second consecutive season in the third tier of the English football league system.

## Season summary

Having finished in 20th place, one spot above the relegation zone, most of the side that won the club promotion in 2006 left at the end of the season. Some players were released, some declined new contracts and the club's longest-serving player Matthew Lockwood was re-signed but later moved in pre-season to Nottingham Forest. The O's began the 2007–08 season in fine form, winning seven of their first nine games in all competitions. Orient were top of the table at the beginning of October and were in the top seven until after Christmas, though a loss of form in the second half of the season, recording only three wins from the last 12 games, meant the season ended in a respectable 14th-placed finish with 60 points.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Walsall | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 64 |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 61 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 60 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 54 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 53 |

## Squad

| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Note |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Stuart Nelson | GK | 17 September 1981 | Brentford | |
| 12 | Glenn Morris | GK | (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 | none | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Stephen Purches | RB | 14 January 1980 | AFC Bournemouth | |
| 3 | Charlie Daniels | LB | 7 September 1986 | on loan from Tottenham Hotspur | on loan from Tottenham Hotspur |
| 4 | Alton Thelwell | CB | 5 September 1980 | Hull City | |
| 5 | Tamika Mkandawire | CB | 28 May 1983 | Hereford United | |
| 6 | Brian Saah | CB | 16 December 1986 | none | |
| 8 | Adam Chambers | RB | 20 November 1980 | Kidderminster Harriers | |
| 15 | Sam Oji | CB | 9 October 1985 | Birmingham City | |
| 19 | Aiden Palmer | LB | 2 January 1987 | none | |
| 20 | Jason Demetriou | RB | 18 November 1987 | none | |
| 23 | Clayton Fortune | CB | 10 November 1982 | Bristol City | |
| 25 | Tom Kemp | CB | 30 September 1989 | none | |
| 31 | Alex Leam | CB | 24 August 1990 | none | |
| 27 | Chris Robson | | 1 July 1990 | none | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 7 | John Melligan | CM | 11 February 1981 | Cheltenham Town | |
| 10 | Sean Thornton | CM | 18 May 1983 | Doncaster Rovers | |
| 11 | Wayne Corden | W | 1 November 1975 | Scunthorpe United | |
| 17 | Paul Terry | DM | 3 April 1979 | Yeovil Town | |
| 24 | Solomon Shields | | 14 October 1989 | none | |
| 26 | Jack Page | | 16 December 1989 | none | |
| 29 | Loick Pires | W | 20 November 1989 | none | |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Wayne Gray | CF | 7 November 1980 | Yeovil Town | |
| 14 | Andy Barcham | CF | 16 December 1986 | on loan from Tottenham Hotspur | on loan from Tottenham Hotspur |
| 16 | Jabo Ibehre | CF | 28 January 1983 | none | |
| 18 | Adam Boyd | CF | 25 May 1982 | Luton Town | |
| 21 | Efe Echanomi | CF | 27 September 1986 | none | |
| 22 | Raphael Sylvester | CF | 23 September 1988 | none | |
| 28 | Bradley Gray | CF | 5 July 1990 | none | |