2026–27 Leyton Orient F.C. season

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The 2026–27 season is the 128th season in the history of Leyton Orient Football Club and their fourth consecutive season being 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 One19th
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Leyton Orient
2026–27 season
ChairmanNigel Travis
Head coachRichie Wellens
StadiumBrisbane Road
League One19th
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Transfers and contracts

In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
23 June 2026RBWales Fin StevensGermany St. PauliUndisclosed[1]
24 June 2026LWAlbania Armando DobraEngland Chesterfield[2]
1 July 2026[a]RWRepublic of Ireland Tony SpringettEngland Norwich CityFree[3]
3 July 2026GKEngland Nathan BaxterEngland WatfordUndisclosed[4]
10 July 2026CDMJamaica Isaac HaydenEngland Queens Park RangersFree[5]
21 July 2026CBEngland Joseph OlowuEngland Stockport CountyUndisclosed[6]
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  1. [a]
    The transfer was announced on 11 June, and would become official on July 1 once Springett's contract at Norwich City expired.

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Loaned until Ref.
11 July 2026RWMorocco Yusuf AkhamrichEngland Tottenham HotspurEnd of Season[7]
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Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Until Ref.
9 July 2026LWSierra Leone Josh KoromaEngland ChesterfieldEnd of Season[8]
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Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
26 June 2026RWEngland Sonny PerkinsEngland Wigan AthleticUndisclosed[9]
4 July 2026CMScotland Azeem AbdulaiScotland Hibernian[10]
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Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Joined date Ref.
30 June 2026CBEngland Dan HappeScotland Aberdeen1 July 2026[11][12]
RBWales Tom JamesEngland Bristol Rovers[11][13]
CBEngland Jack SimpsonEngland Chesterfield2 July 2026[11][14]
CMEngland Charlie Anderson[11]
LBEngland Tajuddin Bello[11]
CMEngland Hayden Bullas[11]
RWEngland Diallang Jaiyesimi[11]
CAMEngland Abdi Mohamud[11]
LBEngland Luke Northwood[11]
CFEquatorial Guinea Claudio Nzang[11]
CMEngland Izchuckwu Okafor[11]
GKEngland Tobi Oluwayemi[11]
GKEngland Ethan Pike[11]
CFEngland Aaron Sterling[11]
CDMJamaica Makai Welch[11]
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New Contract

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Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.
7 May 2026LWBScotland Theo Archibald30 June 2027[11]
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Pre-season and friendlies

On 15 May, Orient announced a pre-season tour to Costa Cálida for a week beginning on July 11, with a fixture against Lincoln City later confirmed.[15][16] Twelve days later, a trip to face Enfield Town was added as the opening fixture.[17] A third and fourth opposition in Hornchurch and Waltham Abbey was next to be added to the schedule.[18] On 6 June, Belgian Pro League side Royal Antwerp was confirmed as visitors during pre-season.[19][20] Two days later, a trip to Swindon Town was announced.[21] For this season's JE3 Trophy in tribute to Justin Edinburgh a trip to face Southend United was added.[22] On 2 July, a final pre-season test was added with a trip to face Cheshunt.[23]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 July 2026 Friendly Enfield Town 1–4 Leyton Orient Enfield
19:00 BST
  • Youngs 18'
 Report
Stadium: Dave Bryant Stadium
17 July 2026 Friendly Leyton Orient 2–0 Lincoln City San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
17:00 CEST
Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
21 July 2026 Friendly Cheshunt v Leyton Orient Cheshunt
19:00 BST Stadium: Cheshunt Stadium
21 July 2026 Friendly Hornchurch v Leyton Orient Upminster
19:45 BST Stadium: Hornchurch Stadium
25 July 2026 JE3 Trophy Southend United v Leyton Orient Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Stadium: Roots Hall
28 July 2026 Friendly Swindon Town v Leyton Orient Swindon
19:00 BST Stadium: The Nigel Eady County Ground
2 August 2026 Friendly Leyton Orient v Royal Antwerp Leyton
12:30 BST Stadium: BetWright Stadium
4 August 2026 Friendly Waltham Abbey v Leyton Orient Waltham Abbey
19:00 BST Stadium: Capershotts

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2026–27 EFL League One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Leicester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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First match(es) will be played: August 2026. 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[24]

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0
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Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1
GroundH
Result
Position
Points
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Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

Matches

On 25 June, the League One fixtures were revealed.[25]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 August 2026 1 Leyton Orient v Sheffield Wednesday Leyton
15:00 BST Stadium: BetWright Stadium

FA Cup

Main article: 2026–27 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Main article: 2026–27 EFL Cup

Orient were drawn at home to Oxford United in the first round.[26][27]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2026 First round Leyton Orient v Oxford United Leyton
15:00 BST Stadium: BetWright Stadium

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2026–27 EFL Trophy

Group stage

Orient were drawn against AFC Wimbledon, Barnet and Arsenal U21 into Southern Group F.[28][29]

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Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 AFC Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Barnet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Arsenal U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

18 August 2026 Group stage Leyton Orient v AFC Wimbledon Leyton
19:00 BST Stadium: BetWright Stadium
15 September 2026 Group stage Leyton Orient v Arsenal U21 Leyton
19:00 BST Stadium: BetWright Stadium
10 November 2026 Group stage Barnet v Leyton Orient Edgware
19:00 GMT Stadium: The Hive London

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

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

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No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneFA CupEFL CupEFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
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