2025–26 Leyton Orient F.C. season

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The 2025–26 season is the 127th season in the history of Leyton Orient Football Club and their third consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, and also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

ChairmanNigel Travis

Head CoachRichie Wellens

StadiumBrisbane Road

League One20th

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Leyton Orient

2025–26 season

Chairman

Head Coach

Stadium

20th

Second round

First round

Round of 32

Top goalscorer

League: Dom Ballard (22)
All: Dom Ballard (22)

Highest home attendance

8,794 vs Plymouth Argyle
(17 February 2026, League One)

Lowest home attendance

1,373 vs Crawley Town
(7 October 2025, EFL Trophy)

Average home league attendance

8,270

Biggest win

4–0 vs Doncaster Rovers (H)
(11 October 2025, League One)
0–4 vs Burton Albion (A)
(29 November 2025, League One)

Biggest defeat

4–0 vs Salford City (A)
(5 December 2025, FA Cup)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2024–25

2026–27 →

Kit

Puma continued as Kit Suppliers with financial entity Eastdil Secured. being front of shirt sponsor.^[1]

Transfers and contracts

In

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Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2025^[a]	GK	Killian Cahill	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free	^[2]
1 July 2025^[b]	AM	Demetri Mitchell	Exeter City		^[3]
4 July 2025	DM	Michael Craig	Reading		^[4]
4 July 2025	CM	Idris El Mizouni	Oxford United	Undisclosed	^[5]
7 July 2025	CF	Aaron Connolly	Millwall	Free	^[6]
11 July 2025	DM	Tyreeq Bakinson	Wycombe Wanderers	Undisclosed	^[7]
16 July 2025	LW	Josh Koroma	Huddersfield Town	Free	^[8]
4 August 2025	LW	Lemar Gordon	Fulham	Undisclosed	^[9]
12 August 2025	CM	Charlie Wellens	Reading	Free	^[10]
1 September 2025	CF	Dom Ballard	Southampton	Undisclosed	^[11]
8 January 2026	CB	Will Forrester	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed	^[12]
2 February 2026	CM	Dylan Levitt	Hibernian	Free Transfer	^[13]
	LB	James Morris	Watford	Free Transfer	^[14]
	GK	Tobi Oluwayemi	Celtic	Undisclosed	^[15]

[a]
The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Brighton had expired
[b]
The transfer was announced on 27 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Exeter had expired

Out

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Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
4 July 2025	CM	Ethan Galbraith	Swansea City	£1,500,000	^[16]^[17]
8 July 2025	DM	Jordan Brown	Blackpool	Undisclosed	^[18]
16 July 2025	RM	Charlie Pegrum	Hornchurch	Undisclosed	^[19]
26 August 2025	CB	Brandon Cooper	Salford City	Free transfer	^[20]

Income:

~ £1,500,000

Loaned in

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Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
18 July 2025	GK	Tommy Simkin	Stoke City	1 January 2026^[a]	^[21]^[22]
26 July 2025	LB	Tayo Adaramola	Crystal Palace	5 January 2026^[b]	^[23]^[24]
29 July 2025	CAM	Joe White	Newcastle United	5 January 2026^[c]	^[25]^[24]
1 August 2025	CM	Jack Moorhouse	Manchester United	2 February 2026^[d]	^[26]^[27]
8 August 2025	CF	Alfie Lloyd	Queens Park Rangers	16 January 2026^[e]	^[28]^[29]
16 January 2026	CB	Kaelan Casey	West Ham United	31 May 2026	^[30]
16 January 2026	CF	Ajay Matthews	Millwall		^[31]
30 January 2026	GK	Daniel Bachmann	Watford		^[32]
2 February 2026	GK	Will Dennis	Bournemouth		^[15]
2 February 2026	RW	Favour Fawunmi	Stoke City	2 April 2026^[f]	^[33]^[34]

[a]
On 1 January, Simkin was recalled back to his parent club Stoke
[b]
On 5 January, Adaramola's season-long loan from Crystal Palace was terminated
[c]
On 5 January, White's season-long loan from Newcastle was terminated
[d]
On 2 February, Moorhouse's initial season-long loan from Manchester United was terminated
[e]
On 16 January, Lloyd was recalled back to Queens Park Rangers from his initial season-long loan
[f]
On 2 April, Fawunmi's half-season loan from Stoke City was cut short due to sustaining an injury

Loaned out

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Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
8 August 2025	CB	Phillip Chinedu	Wealdstone	3 November 2025^[a]	^[35]^[36]^[37]
29 August 2025	CDM	Makai Welch	Hornchurch	26 September 2025	^[38]
9 September 2025	CAM	Abdi Mohamud	Waltham Abbey	3 November 2025^[b]	^[39]^[40]
10 September 2025	GK	Noah Phillips	Dorking Wanderers	8 October 2025	^[41]
13 September 2025	CM	Zack Hambury	Welling United	11 October 2025	^[42]
19 September 2025	CM	Zak O'Keefe	Heybridge Swifts	18 October 2025	^[43]
11 October 2025	CAM	Dan Carter	Dartford	8 November 2025	^[44]
21 November 2025	LW	Lemar Gordon	South Shields	13 January 2026^[c]	^[45]^[46]
30 December 2025	CAM	Abdi Mohamud	Canvey Island	26 March 2026^[d]	^[47]^[48]^[49]
10 January 2026	LB	Luke Northwood	Erith Town	7 February 2026	^[50]
17 January 2026	CM	Charlie Anderson	Enfield	31 May 2026^[e]	^[50]^[51]
20 January 2026	CB	Phillip Chinedu	Barnet	31 May 2026	^[52]
20 January 2026	RW	Diallang Jaiyesimi	Barnet	31 May 2026	^[52]
23 January 2026	CM	Alfie Wellens	Dagenham & Redbridge	11 February 2026^[f]	^[53]^[54]^[55]
24 January 2026	CM	Zak O'Keefe	Welling United	31 May 2026^[g]	^[56]^[57]^[51]
2 February 2026	CM	Zech Obiero	Tranmere Rovers	31 May 2026	^[58]
5 February 2026	CDM	Makai Welch	Hornchurch	31 May 2026	^[59]
12 February 2026	CM	Zack Hambury	Canvey Island	12 March 2026	^[60]
19 February 2026	GK	Noah Phillips	Chelmsford City	19 March 2026	^[61]
26 February 2026	CM	Alfie Wellens	Chertsey Town	26 March 2026	^[62]
2 March 2026	CM	Izchuckwu Okafor	Enfield	30 March 2026	^[63]
6 March 2026	CF	Claudio Nzang	Northwood	26 April 2026	^[64]
17 March 2026	LB	Tajuddin Bello	Enfield	31 May 2026	^[65]
26 March 2026	LB	Luke Northwood	Tilbury	30 April 2026	^[66]

[a]
On 10 October, Chinedu's loan at Wealdstone was extended for a further two months, However on 3 November he was recalled back to the club
[b]
On 7 October, Mohamud's loan at Waltham Abbey was extended for a further month.
[c]
On 22 December, Gordon's loan at South Shields was extended by a further month
[d]
On 4 March, Mohamud's loan at Canvey Island was extended until the end of the regular Isthmian Premier Division season. But then on 26 March, he was recalled back
[e]
On 23 February, Anderson's loan at Enfield was extended until the end of the season
[f]
On 11 February, Wellens was recalled back from his loan at Dagenham & Redbridge
[g]
On 23 February, O'Keefe's loan at Welling United was extended until the end of the season

Released / Out of Contract

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Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Joined date	Ref.
30 June 2025	CF	Dan Agyei	Kocaelispor	1 July 2025	^[67]^[68]
	DM	Dominic Ball	Cambridge United		^[69]^[70]
	GK	Sam Howes	Dagenham & Redbridge		^[71]^[72]
	LB	Jayden Sweeney	Grimsby Town		^[71]^[73]
	GK	Rhys Byrne	Hornchurch	1 August 2025	^[71]^[74]
	CF	Reon Smith-Kouassi	Cheshunt	7 August 2025	^[71]
	AM	Thomas Avgoustidis	Royston Town	8 August 2025	^[71]^[75]
	CF	Joe Pigott	Folkestone Invicta	5 September 2025	^[71]^[76]
	LM	Randell Williams	Reading	5 November 2025	^[71]^[77]
	CM	Darren Pratley	Retired		^[71]^[78]
1 August 2025	CM	Lewis Warrington	Walsall	1 August 2025	^[79]
2 February 2026	CB	Omar Beckles	Gilligham	2 February 2026	^[80]^[81]

New Contract

More information Date, Pos. ...

Date	Pos.	Player	Contract until	Ref.
28 June 2025	CB	Jack Simpson	30 June 2026	^[82]
29 June 2025	CB	Omar Beckles	30 June 2027	^[83]
	GK	Noah Phillips	30 June 2027	^[84]
	DM	Makai Welch	30 June 2026	^[84]
28 July 2025	CM	Dan Carter	30 June 2027^[a]	^[85]
28 July 2025	CB	Phillip Chinedu	30 June 2027^[a]	^[85]
17 October 2025	CM	Charlie Wellens	30 June 2027^[b]	^[86]
13 November 2025	LWB	Theo Archibald	30 June 2026^[b]	^[87]
1 December 2025	CM	Zech Obiero	30 June 2028^[c]	^[88]
4 December 2025	LW	Ollie O'Neill	30 June 2028	^[89]

[a]
First professional contract
[b]
Appearance clause for a further year
[c]
Option for an additional year

Pre-season and friendlies

On 30 May, Leyton Orient announced their first pre-season friendly, against Watford.^[90] Six days later, a double header against Barnet and Ebbsfleet United was confirmed.^[91] A fourth friendly was added, against Brentwood Town.^[92] On 12 June, a pre-season camp in Marbella was announced.^[93] A day later, a trip to Welling United was confirmed.^[94] A sixth fixture was added, against Tottenham Hotspur U21 to honor the legacy of Justin Edinburgh for the JE3 Trophy.^[95] On 18 June, Pafos were confirmed as the opponents whilst in Spain.^[96]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

5 July 2025 Friendly	Brentwood Town	0–5	Leyton Orient	Brentwood
13:00 BST		Report	Abdulai 9' Trialist 24' Hambury 54' Jaiyesimi 71' Perkins 86'	Stadium: Brentwood Centre Arena

11 July 2025 Friendly	Pafos	1–0	Leyton Orient	Marbella, Spain
11:00 CEST	Bruno 25'	Report		Stadium: Banus Football Centre

16 July 2025 Friendly	Welling United	0–10	Leyton Orient	Northfleet
19:45 BST		Report	Mitchell 2' Obiero 3', 28' Connolly 30' Abdulai 41' Koroma 52', 66' Perkins 69', 74' Hambury 71'	Stadium: Stonebridge Road
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled to take place at Park View Road, but was changed due to the playing surface conditions.^[97]

19 July 2025 Friendly	Barnet	2–0	Leyton Orient	Edgware
15:30 BST		Report		Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
Note: Fixture was initially postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, however after a couple of hours a second referee deemed the pitch to be playable.^[98]

19 July 2025 Friendly	Ebbsfleet United	1–4	Leyton Orient	Northfleet
13:00 BST	Appiah 45+1'	Report	Connolly 7' Clare 19' Carter 81' Jaiyesimi 82'	Stadium: Stonebridge Road

22 July 2025 Friendly	Leyton Orient	3–1	Tottenham Hotspur U21	Leyton
19:45 BST	Connolly 32' Wellens 74' Jaiyesimi 85'	Report	Thompson 65'	Stadium: Brisbane Road

25 July 2025 Friendly	Barnet XI	0–4	Leyton Orient	Edgware
12:00 BST		Report	Obiero 16' Abdulai 35' Jaiyesimi 55' Carter 66'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

26 July 2025 Friendly	Leyton Orient	1–1	Watford	Leyton
15:00 BST	Bakinson 53'	Report	Sissoko 55'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,074

26 August 2025 Friendly	Leyton Orient XI	4–2	PFA XI	Leyton
13:00 BST	Wellens 7', 19' Perkins 62' Abdulai 72'	Report	Ward 60' Adelakun 89'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

24 February 2026 Friendly	Waltham Abbey	1–3	Leyton Orient	Waltham Abbey
TBC GMT		Report	Gordon 10' Matthews (?) Lowe 77'	Stadium: Capershotts

Competitions

League One

League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
18	Peterborough United	46	15	8	23	64	68	−4	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	15	8	23	51	72	−21	53
20	Leyton Orient	46	14	10	22	59	71	−12	52
21	Exeter City (R)	46	12	13	21	52	61	−9	49	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Port Vale (R)	46	10	12	24	36	61	−25	42	Relegation to EFL League Two

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^[99]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	14	10	22	59	71	−12	52	8	7	8	32	30	+2	6	3	14	27	41	−14

Last updated: complete.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	26	27	28	29	30	31	33	34	35	36	25¹	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	32²	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	D	L	L	D
Position	24	16	14	9	13	16	12	14	14	17	17	13	15	14	20	16	16	12	12	13	11	12	16	18	18	16	16	18	18	18	22	19	21	21	19	19	16	16	17	15	15	19	17	19	20	20
Points	0	3	4	7	7	7	10	11	11	11	11	14	14	17	17	20	21	24	25	25	28	28	28	28	29	32	32	32	32	33	33	36	36	36	39	42	45	48	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	52

Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

¹ Matchday 25 (vs. Stevenage) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
² Matchday 32 (vs. Mansfield Town) was postponed due to their FA Cup progression to the fourth round.

Matches

On 26 June, the League One were released, with Orient travelling to Huddersfield Town on the opening weekend.^[100]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

2 August 2025 1	Huddersfield Town	3–0	Leyton Orient	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Low 7' Gooch 9' Whatmough 42' Harness 45+5' May 55' (pen.) Roosken 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 17,062 Referee: Simon Mather

9 August 2025 2	Leyton Orient	2–0	Wigan Athletic	Leyton
15:00 BST	Sessegnon 18' (o.g.) Koroma 60'	Report	Sessegnon 38', 85'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,111 Referee: Neil Hair

16 August 2025 3	Leyton Orient	2–2	Stockport County	Leyton
15:00 BST	Connolly 21', 57' Happe 35' O'Neill 90+3'	Report	Norwood 21' Lowe 29' Diamond 34' Olowu 36'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 7,651 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

19 August 2025 4	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Leyton Orient	Plymouth
19:45 BST	Benarous 72'	Report	Happe 39' Koroma 63' Simkin 70'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 15,422 (420 away) Referee: Benjamin Speedie

23 August 2025 5	Mansfield Town	4–1	Leyton Orient	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Hendry 15', 29' Cargill 42' Evans 50', 59' Bolton 90+5'	Report	Koroma 37' El Mizouni 51' 62'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 7,537 Referee: Carl Brook

30 August 2025 6	Leyton Orient	0–1	Northampton Town	Leyton
15:00 BST	Adaramola 40' James 45+2' Koroma 54' Beckles 90+5' Connolly 90+6'	Report	Hoskins 58'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,009 Referee: Jacob Miles

6 September 2025 7	Port Vale	2–3	Leyton Orient	Burslem
15:00 BST	Croasdale 7' Cole 52'	Report	Connolly 13' Ballard 44' Wellens 90+5'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 7,721 Referee: Ross Joyce

13 September 2025 8	Leyton Orient	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Leyton
15:00 BST	Mitchell 29' Simpson 39', 69' James 89'	Report	Dacres-Cogley 28' Johnston 87' Cozier-Duberry 90+4'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,731 Referee: David Rock

20 September 2025 9	Reading	2–1	Leyton Orient	Reading
15:00 BST	Marriott 21' Williams 45+5' Ahmed 51' Wing 76' Fraser 79' Garcia 90+5' Ritchie 90+8'	Report	El Mizouni 48' James 50' Abdulai 84' Koroma 90+1'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,553 Referee: Ollie Yates

27 September 2025 10	Leyton Orient	2–3	Stevenage	Leyton
12:30 BST	Connolly 24' Ballard 68'	Report	White 26' Freestone 54' Piergianni 61' Goode 90+4'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 7,898 Referee: Andrew Humphries
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[101]

4 October 2025 11	Cardiff City	4–3	Leyton Orient	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Robinson 20', 71' Kpakio 30' Lawlor 52' Willock 57' Salech 69'		Connolly 29', 78' El Mizouni 54' Clare 57' Ballard 61'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,528 Referee: Matthew Corlett

11 October 2025 12	Leyton Orient	4–0	Doncaster Rovers	Leyton
15:00 BST	Ballard 2', 49', 72' Connolly 20' El Mizouni 90+6'	Report	McGrath 24'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,128 Referee: Edward Duckworth

18 October 2025 13	Rotherham United	1–0	Leyton Orient	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Hugill 21' Spence 29' Gore 45+4' Nombe 56'	Report	Clare 21' El Mizouni 27' Happe 90+5'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,057 Referee: Scott Oldham

25 October 2025 14	Leyton Orient	1–0	Lincoln City	Leyton
15:00 BST	El Mizouni 62'	Report	Bayliss 39' Hamer 90+4'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,280 Referee: Stephen Parkinson

8 November 2025 15	Wycombe Wanderers	4–1	Leyton Orient	High Wycombe
12:30 GMT	Onyedinma 4', 16' Norris 10' Casey 30' Bell 75' Woodrow 77' Lowry 90+4'	Report	Connolly 11' Abdulai 17' Cahill 26' James 34'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,991 Referee: Martin Woods
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[102]

15 November 2025 16	Leyton Orient	2–1	Exeter City	London (Leyton)
15:00 GMT	Simpson 13' Clare 44' El Mizouni 76' Bakinson 81' Abdulai 90+2'	Report	Sweeney 16' Wareham 38' (pen.) Brierley 46'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,519 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

22 November 2025 17	Leyton Orient	1–1	Blackpool	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Connolly 23' Bakinson 33' Adaramola 35' 47' O'Neill 80' Abdulai 90+7'	Report	Ihiekwe 30' Fletcher 45+2', 90+4' Horsfall 54'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,181 Referee: Sam Allison

29 November 2025 18	Burton Albion	0–4	Leyton Orient	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Evans 29' Chauke 61' Lofthouse 90+6'	Report	Connolly 12' Ballard 26' Abdulai 65' Wellens 75'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,264 Referee: Paul Howard

9 December 2025 19	Leyton Orient	1–1	Luton Town	Leyton
19:45 GMT	Archibald 50' Happe 62'	Report	Walsh 41' Andersen 86' Kodua 90+6'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,176 Referee: Darren Drysdale

13 December 2025 20	Barnsley	3–2	Leyton Orient	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Cleary 10' Cooper 27' Russell 77' Keillor-Dunn 85'	Report	Ballard 30' (pen.) O'Neill 38', 44' Craig 51' Bakinson 76'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,232 Referee: Simon Mather

20 December 2025 21	Leyton Orient	2–1	Bradford City	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Ballard 36', 58' Bakinson 45' Wellens 65' Happe 75'	Report	Humphrys 17' Wright 28' Halliday 55' Baldwin 77'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,693 Referee: Will Finnie

26 December 2025 22	Peterborough United	1–0	Leyton Orient	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Collins 22' Kioso 36' Frith 90+4'	Report	Mitchell 46' James 51' Simpson 64'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 9,882 Referee: Abigail Byrne

29 December 2025 23	Luton Town	3–0	Leyton Orient	Luton
19:45 GMT	Kodua 8' Clark 19' (pen.) Morris 37' Mengi 52' Nelson 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,736 Referee: Neil Hair

1 January 2026 24	Leyton Orient	1–3	AFC Wimbledon	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Ballard 6' Obiero 67' Simpson 89'	Report	Browne 17', 86' Mitchell 24' (o.g.) Hippolyte 69'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,643

10 January 2026 26	Leyton Orient	1–1	Cardiff City	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Ballard 12' Archibald 55'	Report	Salech 33' Tanner 55'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,423 Referee: Scott Oldham

17 January 2026 27	Leyton Orient	3–1	Reading	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Ballard 45', 65', 85' Archibald 57' Clare 78' Cahill 90+9'	Report	Yiadom 7' Savage 39' Marriott 52' O'Connor 77'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,492 Referee: Elliot Bell

24 January 2026 28	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Leyton Orient	Horwich
15:00 GMT	Osei-Tutu 13' Christie 33' Gale 46' McAtee 70' Burstow 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Abdulai 29' Archibald 49'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 20,352 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

27 January 2026 29	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Leyton Orient	Doncaster
20:00 GMT	Bailey 34', 49' Sterry 38' Molyneux 45+1' (pen.) Sharp 79'	Report	Casey 45' O'Neill 51' Wellens 90+1'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 7,033 Referee: Martin Woods
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 20:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[103]

31 January 2026 30	Leyton Orient	0–1	Port Vale	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Ballard 34' Casey 80'	Report	John 2' Ojo 22' Gordon 72'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 7,692 Referee: David Rock

7 February 2026 31	Stockport County	0–0	Leyton Orient	Edgeley
15:00 GMT	Dacres-Cogley 38' 80' Pye 51'	Report	Happe 27' Forrester 90+12'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,162 Referee: Andrew Humphries

17 February 2026 33	Leyton Orient	1–3	Plymouth Argyle	Leyton
19:45 GMT	Archibald 17' O'Neill 45+3' Forrester 77' Koroma 85' Wellens 90+4'	Report	Dale 20' Pepple 45+1', 47' Curtis 52' Ross 70'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,794 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

21 February 2026 34	Northampton Town	1–2	Leyton Orient	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Eaves 60' Guinness-Walker 65'	Report	Ballard 10' Craig 45' Morris 47' Dennis 72'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,441 Referee: Edward Duckworth

28 February 2026 35	Leyton Orient	1–3	Barnsley	Leyton
12:30 GMT	Levitt 20' Abdulai 90+3'	Report	McGoldrick 10', 53', 62' Phillips 49'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,313 Referee: Carl Brook
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[103]

7 March 2026 36	Bradford City	2–1	Leyton Orient	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Sarcevic 33', 79', 86' Pennington 59' Wright 61' Tilt 61' Power 67' Baldwin 75' Mullin 87'	Report	Koroma 26' O'Neill 43' Clare 44' Fawunmi 54'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 20,123 Referee: Oliver Yates

10 March 2026 25^[104]	Stevenage	1–2	Leyton Orient	Stevenage
19:45 GMT	Reid 22' (pen.) Goode 45+6'	Report	Clare 21' Ballard 44', 55' O'Neill 80' Casey 88' Archibald 90+2'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,559 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 4 January, but it was postponed due to a frozen pitch.^[105]

14 March 2026 37	Leyton Orient	2–1	Peterborough United	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Simpson 44' Bakinson 81' Happe 84' Archibald 90+7'	Report	Frith 45+1' Morgan 85' Lisbie 90+9'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,514 Referee: Bobby Madley

17 March 2026 38	AFC Wimbledon	2–4	Leyton Orient	Wimbledon
19:45 GMT	Nkeng 39', 45+1' Browne 90+5'	Report	Ballard 15', 48', 70' Happe 53' Morris 57'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,275 Referee: Alan Dale

21 March 2026 39	Leyton Orient	2–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Mitchell 19' Archibald 44' Forrester 74' Ballard 78' El Mizouni 90+1'	Report	Allen 9'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,140 Referee: Simon Mather

28 March 2026 40	Exeter City	0–0	Leyton Orient	Exeter
15:00 GMT	McMillan 81' Aitchison 90+1'	Report	Happe 49' Archibald 83' Forrester 90+2'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,772 Referee: Tim Robinson

2 April 2026 41	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Leyton Orient	Wigan
19:45 BST	Carragher 56'	Report	Happe 49' Abdulai 64'	Stadium: Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 9,239 Referee: Tom Reeves
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 3 April, but was brought forward to allow extra recovery time between games.^[106]

6 April 2026 42	Leyton Orient	1–2	Huddersfield Town	Leyton
15:00 BST	Balker 20' (o.g.) Archibald 90+1' Morris 90+11'	Report	Harness 38' Radulović 45' McGuane 53' Wallace 85' Ledson 90+16'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,697 Referee: Matt Corlett

11 April 2026 43	Lincoln City	2–1	Leyton Orient	Lincoln
12:30 BST	Moylan 18' House 31' Darikwa 45+1' Forrester 45+5' (o.g.)	Report	Morris 5' El Mizouni 17' Simpson 37' Abdulai 65' Ballard 71'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,919 Referee: Ross Joyce
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[107]

14 April 2026 32^[108]	Leyton Orient	0–0	Mansfield Town	Leyton
19:45 BST			Hewitt 80'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 7,941 Referee: Ross Martin
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 14 February, but it was postponed due to Mansfield's FA Cup progression to the fourth round.^[109]

18 April 2026 44	Leyton Orient	0–2	Rotherham United	Leyton
15:00 BST	Morris 85'	Report	Gray 24' Lee 38' Rafferty 68' Nombe 73' Martha 78'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 7,816 Referee: James Bell

25 April 2026 45	Blackpool	1–0	Leyton Orient	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Taylor 22' Dennis 22' (o.g.) Casey 45'	Report	Morris 45+1' Clare 58' Forrester 90+2'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 10,735 Referee: Darren Drysdale

2 May 2026 46	Leyton Orient	2–2	Burton Albion	Leyton
15:00 BST	Forrester 2' Ballard 51' Morris 54'	Report	Tavares 34' Evans 55' Hartridge 58'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,544 Referee: Paul Howard

FA Cup

Leyton were drawn away to Tamworth in the first round^[110]^[111] and to Salford City in the second round.^[112]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

3 November 2025 First round	Tamworth	0–1	Leyton Orient	Tamworth
19:30 GMT		Report	Beckles 57' Abdulai 61' Digie 79' (o.g.)	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Referee: Matt Corlett

5 December 2025 Second round	Salford City	4–0	Leyton Orient	Kersal
19:30 GMT	Cahill 23' (o.g.) Cesay 61' 90+3' Borini 87' N'Mai 90+1' Mnoga 90+5'	Report	Clare 53' Bakinson 90+3'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 1,796 Referee: Ben Speedie

EFL Cup

Orient were drawn at home to Wycombe Wanderers in the first round.^[113]^[114]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round	Leyton Orient	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Leyton
19:45 BST	Bakinson 4'	Report	Simpson 90+4' (o.g.) Back 90+5' Gregory 90+7'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,293 Referee: Tom Nield

EFL Trophy

Leyton Orient were drawn against Crawley Town, Peterborough United and Aston Villa U21 in the group stage.^[115] After winning the group, Orient were drawn at home to Plymouth Argyle in the round of 32.^[116]^[117]

More information Pos, Div ...

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Leyton Orient	3	3	0	6	2	+4	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Peterborough United	3	2	1	7	6	+1	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Crawley Town	3	1	2	6	6	0	3
4	ACA	Aston Villa U21	3	0	3	4	9	−5	0

Source: EFL

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

2 September 2025 South Group F	Peterborough United	1–3	Leyton Orient	Peterborough
19:00 BST	Dornelly 33' Mills 45+2', 90'	Report	Abdulai 26' Wellens 34' Mitchell 55' Moorhouse 57' Craig 68' Simpson 90+2'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 2,458 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

7 October 2025 South Group F	Leyton Orient	2–1	Crawley Town	Leyton
19:00 BST	Mitchell 40' Edmonds-Green 49' Connolly 90+3'	Report	Flower 3' Anderson 38' Malone 43'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,373 Referee: Darren Drysdale

28 October 2025 South Group F	Leyton Orient	1–0	Aston Villa U21	Leyton
19:00 GMT	Jaiyesimi 78'	Report		Stadium: Brisbane Road Referee: Aaron Farmer

2 December 2025 Round of 32	Leyton Orient	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Leyton
19:00 GMT	Koroma 39' Obiero 54'	Report	Tolaj 90+3'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Referee: Sam Mulhall

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicated loaned in player

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	WAL	Tom James	37	0	23+12	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
3	DF	ENG	James Morris	17	2	17+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Jack Simpson	41	2	25+10	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+2	0
5	DF	ENG	Dan Happe	42	0	32+8	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Will Forrester	17	1	17+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW	IRL	Ollie O'Neill	36	4	27+6	4	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
8	MF	TUN	Idris El Mizouni	27	5	18+6	5	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Ajay Matthews	4	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	IRL	Aaron Connolly	24	9	20+1	8	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	1
11	MF	ENG	Demetri Mitchell	33	2	18+11	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	1
12	GK	ENG	Will Dennis	15	0	14+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	SCO	Michael Craig	32	1	18+9	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	1
15	MF	ENG	Tyreeq Bakinson	43	2	28+10	2	0+1	0	1+0	0	1+2	0
16	DF	ENG	Kaelan Casey	16	0	9+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW	SLE	Josh Koroma	38	3	16+17	3	1+1	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
18	DF	ENG	Rarmani Edmonds-Green	9	0	3+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
20	FW	ENG	Sonny Perkins	21	0	5+11	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	1+2	0
21	GK	ENG	Tobi Oluwayemi	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	SCO	Azeem Abdulai	41	1	18+19	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
23	FW	ENG	Lemar Gordon	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
24	MF	WAL	Dylan Levitt	8	1	7+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	ENG	Charlie Wellens	42	3	23+13	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+1	1
28	DF	ENG	Sean Clare	39	0	26+8	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+2	0
32	FW	ENG	Dom Ballard	44	23	40+0	23	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
33	GK	IRL	Killian Cahill	21	0	16+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
35	MF	ENG	Zack Hambury	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
44	MF	SCO	Theo Archibald	24	2	14+9	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
Player(s) who featured but departed out on loan:
27	FW	ENG	Diallang Jaiyesimi	12	1	4+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+1	1
29	MF	KEN	Zech Obiero	8	0	1+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
31	MF	JAM	Makai Welch	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
34	DF	ENG	Phillip Chinedu	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club during the season:
1	GK	ENG	Tommy Simkin	15	0	13+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
3	DF	IRL	Tayo Adaramola	19	0	14+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Alfie Lloyd	12	0	1+7	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
19	DF	GRN	Omar Beckles	26	0	20+2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Favour Fawunmi	7	0	4+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	IRL	Jack Moorhouse	24	1	10+10	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	1
30	MF	ENG	Joe White	6	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+2	0

2025–26 Leyton Orient F.C. season

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