2020–21 Leyton Orient F.C. season explained

Club:Leyton Orient F.C.
Season:2020–21
Manager:Ross Embleton (until 27 February)[1]
Jobi McAnuff (interim)
(from 28 February until 8 May)[2]
Chairman:Nigel Travis
Stadium:Brisbane Road
League:League Two
League Result:11th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:First round
Cup2:EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:Third round
Cup3:EFL Trophy
Cup3 Result:Second round
League Topscorer:Danny Johnson (17)
Season Topscorer:Danny Johnson (20)
Highest Attendance:1,734 (v. Newport County, 12 Dec 2020)
Lowest Attendance:574 (v. Bristol Rovers, 8 Dec 2020)
Average Attendance:1,154 (from2 matches)
Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22
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The 2020–21 season is Leyton Orient's 122nd season in their history and the second consecutive season in EFL League Two, Along with League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFee
16 July 2020 Free transfer [3]
15 January 2021 Undisclosed [4]
30 January 2021 Free transfer [5]

Loans in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate until
2 September 2020 End of season [6]
6 October 2020 Olatunji AkinolaEnd of season [7]
18 January 2021 End of season [8]
1 February 2021 End of season [9]

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate until
3 October 2020 End of season [10] [11]
13 October 2020 Tristan Francois-Vernal November 2020
13 October 2020 Antony Papadopoulos November 2020 [12]
15 October 2020 Kyrell Palmer November 2020 [13]
30 October 2020 Brendon Shabani 30 November 2020 [14]
30 December 2020 January 2021 [15]
18 January 2021 End of season [16]

Transfers out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFee
1 July 2020 Released [17]
1 July 2020 Released [18]
1 July 2020 [19]
1 July 2020 Arthur Janata Released [20] [21]
2 July 2020 Free transfer [22]
8 July 2020 Free transfer [23]
7 January 2021 Mutual consent [24] [25]

Competitions

EFL League Two

See main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two.

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[26]

FA Cup

See main article: 2020–21 FA Cup.

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[27]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup.

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[28] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[29]

EFL Trophy

See main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy.

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[30] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.[31]

Player statistics

|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Defenders|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Midfielders|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Forwards|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Out on Loan|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Left During the Season|-

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

Last updated 9 May 2021.

width=60width=60width=80Nationalitywidth=180Playerwidth=100League Twowidth=80FA Cupwidth=80EFL Cupwidth=80EFL Trophywidth=80Total
139Danny Johnson1702120
29Conor Wilkinson1201215
315Dan Kemp50005
45Dan Happe30003
7Jobi McAnuff20103
17Louis Dennis10113
610Jordan Maguire-Drew20002
16James Brophy20002
19Lee Angol10012
62Sam Ling00011
4Ousseynou Cissé10001
8Craig Clay10001
20Ruel Sotiriou10001
23Jamie Turley10001
26Hector Kyprianou01001
44Josh Wright10001
Own goals30014
TOTALS5215765

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leyton Orient part company with Embleton . BBC . 28 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Jobi McAnuff appointed Interim manager. Leyton Orient . 28 February 2021 . 28 February 2021.
  3. News: He's Back! Ouss Cissé Signs Permanently For Leyton Orient . 16 July 2020 . . 16 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Blackpool loanee Dan Kemp recalled by West Ham and joins League Two side on permanent deal . Blackpool Gazette . 15 January 2021.
  5. Web site: Defender Thompson joins Orient . BBC . 30 January 2021.
  6. News: Jordan Thomas signs for Leyton Orient . 2 September 2020 . . 2 September 2020.
  7. Web site: Akinola Joins O's On Loan From Hammers . Leyton Orient FC . 6 October 2020.
  8. Web site: Nick joins Orient on loan . Wycombe Wanderers FC . 18 January 2021.
  9. Web site: Tristan Abrahams returns to E10 on loan . Leyton Orient FC - Official Site . 1 February 2021.
  10. Web site: Shots Sign Ogie . Aldershot Town FC . 4 October 2020.
  11. Web site: Shad Ogie Extends Aldershot Town Loan . Leyton Orient FC . 6 November 2020.
  12. Web site: Two Academy Players Join Harlow Town On Loan . Leyton Orient FC . 13 October 2020.
  13. Web site: Loan Move For Youngster Kyrell Palmer . Leyton Orient FC . 15 October 2020.
  14. Web site: Brendon Shabani Joins Concord Rangers On Loan . Leyton Orient FC . 30 October 2020.
  15. Web site: Myles Judd joins on loan from Leyton Orient . Barnet FC . 30 December 2020.
  16. Web site: Maguire-Drew Joins Crawley On Loan . Leyton Orient FC . 18 January 2021.
  17. News: Alabi added to strike force. 4 September 2020 . . 4 September 2020.
  18. News: Glentoran sign ex-NI U21 midfielder Gorman . 2 September 2020 . . 2 September 2020.
  19. News: Matt Harrold joins First Team Coaching staff . 31 August 2020 . . 6 August 2020.
  20. News: Leyton Orient Retained List: 2020/21 Season . 2 June 2020 . . 2 June 2020.
  21. News: Ex Orient Keeper Joins The Rocks . 31 August 2020 . . 7 August 2020.
  22. News: Introducing The 2020/21 Academy Scholars . 8 July 2020 . . 2 July 2020.
  23. News: Marvin Ekpiteta Signs For The Seasiders . 8 July 2020 . . 8 July 2020.
  24. Web site: Midfielder Josh Wright Departs By Mutual Consent . Leyton Orient FC . 7 January 2021.
  25. Web site: Josh Wright Joins The Reds . Crawley Town FC . 8 January 2021.
  26. News: Sky Bet League Two fixtures 2020/21 . 21 August 2020 . . 21 August 2020.
  27. Web site: EFL League One And Two Clubs Join Emirates FA Cup After Monday’s first round Draw . The FA . 28 October 2020.
  28. News: Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed . 18 August 2020 . . 18 August 2020.
  29. News: Carabao Cup: Round Two and Three draw confirmed . 6 September 2020 . . 6 September 2020.
  30. News: EFL Trophy Regional Groups confirmed . 18 August 2020 . . 18 August 2020.
  31. Web site: Papa John’s Trophy Round Two draw . English Football League . 27 November 2020.

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