2022–23 Leyton Orient F.C. season explained

The 2022–23 season is the 124th season in the existence of Leyton Orient Football Club and the club's fourth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
10 June 2022				Undisclosed	[1]
29 June 2022				Undisclosed	[2]
30 June 2022				Free Transfer	[3]
27 July 2022				Free Transfer	[4]
10 January 2023		Ethan Light		Undisclosed	[5]
20 January 2023			Unattached		[6]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
22 June 2022				Undisclosed	[7]
30 June 2022				Released
30 June 2022				Released	[8] [9]
1 July 2022				Undisclosed	[10]
19 January 2023				Undisclosed

Loans in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref
25 July 2022				End of Season	[11]
12 August 2022				End of Season	[12]
1 September 2022				End of Season	[13]
1 September 2022				11 January 2023	[14] [15]
13 January 2023				End of Season	[16]
17 January 2023				End of Season	[17]
27 January 2023				End of Season	[18]

Loans out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Ref
30 June 2022				3 October 2022	[19]
4 August 2022				19 January 2023	[20] [21]
5 August 2022		Harrison Sodje		5 September 2022	[22]
13 August 2022				13 September 2022	[23]
13 August 2022		Sonny Fish		13 September 2022
19 August 2022				16 September 2022	[24]
1 September 2022				22 October 2022	[25] [26]
3 October 2022				3 December 2022
3 October 2022				3 January 2023	[27]
20 October 2022		Harrison Sodje		31 January 2023	[28]
7 November 2022				7 December 2022	[29]
29 November 2022				1 January 2023	[30]
7 December 2022				14 January 2023	[31] [32] [33]
1 January 2023				End of Season	[34]
7 February 2023				End of Season	[35]
11 February 2023		Ethan Light		11 March 2023
11 February 2023				11 March 2023	[36]
23 March 2023				End of Season	[37]

Pre-season and friendlies

The O's announced, on 10 May, that they would head to Moncarapacho in Portugal for a week-long training camp between 2 and 9 July.^[38] Walthamstow revealed a match with Leyton Orient on 19 May.^[39] A day later, lower-league Potters Bar Town announced a home pre-season match with The O's.^[40] On 24 May, Orient confirmed their pre-season schedule with additional friendlies against Haringey Borough, Maidstone United, Portsmouth and Dagenham & Redbridge.^[41] On June 17, Orient announced their pre-season training would include a behind closed doors meeting with West Bromwich Albion.^[42] Three days later, a home friendly against Tottenham Hotspur U21s was added to the pre-season schedule. Another training camp friendly in Portugal was confirmed, against Peterborough United.^[43]

On 5 January, Orient announced they would travel to Welling United for a mid-season friendly, to gain extra match minutes.^[44] On 10 January, the friendly was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.^[45]

Competitions

League Two

See main article: 2022–23 EFL League Two.

Matches

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.^[46]

FA Cup

See main article: 2022–23 FA Cup.

Leyton Orient were drawn away to Crewe Alexandra in the first round.^[47]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup.

Orient were drawn away to Forest Green Rovers in the first round.^[48]

EFL Trophy

See main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

On June 23, the group stage draw was finalised.^[49]

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

• Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.

|-! 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 2023

width=60		width=60		width=80	Nationality	width=180	Player	width=100	League Two	width=80	FA Cup	width=80	EFL Cup	width=80	EFL Trophy	width=80	Total
1	7		Paul Smyth	10	0	0	0	10
2	10		Ruel Sotiriou	9	0	0	0	9
	14		George Moncur	9	0	0	0	9
4	23		Charlie Kelman	7	0	0	0	7
5	2		Tom James	4	0	0	1	5
	11		Theo Archibald	5	0	0	0	5
7	15		Idris El Mizouni	3	0	0	0	3
	16		Aaron Drinan	2	0	0	1	3
	19		Omar Beckles	3	0	0	0	3
10	13		Jayden Wareham	0	0	0	2	2
	43		Ed Turns	2	0	0	0	2
12	12		Jordan Brown	1	0	0	0	1
	18		Darren Pratley	1	0	0	0	1
	34		Kieran Sadlier	1	0	0	0	1
Own goals				4	0	0	1	5
TOTALS				61	0	0	5	66

Notes and References

1. News: Theo Archibald Signs Permanently For Leyton Orient . 8 June 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 8 June 2022.
2. News: Leyton Orient Land Midfielder George Moncur From Hull City . 29 June 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 29 June 2022.
3. News: Anthony Georgiou Signs For Leyton Orient . 30 June 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 30 June 2022.
4. News: Orient Land Full-Back Rob Hunt On Two-Year Deal . 28 July 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 27 July 2022.
5. News: Future's Bright, as Ethan Light added to ranks . 11 January 2023 . Leyton Orient FC . 10 January 2023.
6. News: Jordan Lyden becomes third signing of January window . 20 January 2023 . Leyton Orient FC . 20 January 2023.
7. News: Hector Kyprianou joins Peterborough United on permanent deal . 22 June 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 22 June 2022.
8. News: 2021/22 Retained List Released . 10 May 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 10 May 2022.
9. News: Callum Reilly . 16 September 2022 . Banbury United FC . 16 September 2022.
10. News: Otis Khan joins Grimsby Town . 1 July 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 1 July 2022.
11. News: Charlie Kelman arrives in E10! . 25 July 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 25 July 2022.
12. News: O's Secure El Mizouni On Season Long Loan . 12 August 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 12 August 2022.
13. News: Stephen Duke-McKenna Joins On Loan From QPR . 1 September 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 1 September 2022.
14. Web site: Orient . Leyton . Orient secure loan signing of Jayden Wareham . 2022-09-01 . Leyton Orient.
15. News: Jayden Wareham Recalled From Loan . 11 January 2023 . Leyton Orient FC . 11 January 2023.
16. News: Ed Turns joins on-loan from Brighton & Hove Albion . 13 January 2023 . Leyton Orient FC . 13 January 2023.
17. News: Orient land Jamie McCart from Rotherham United . 17 January 2023 . Leyton Orient FC . 17 January 2023.
18. News: Kieran Sadlier becomes O's fourth January signing . 27 January 2023 . Leyton Orient FC . 27 January 2023.
19. News: Matt Young Joins Wealdstone On Loan . 30 June 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 30 June 2022.
20. News: Ethan Coleman joins Bromley on season-long loan . 4 August 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 4 August 2022.
21. News: Ethan Coleman Joins Gillingham On Permanent Deal . 19 January 2023 . Leyton Orient FC . 19 January 2023.
22. News: Harrison Sodje Joins Heybridge Swifts On Loan . 5 August 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 5 August 2022.
23. News: Young Duo Head Out On Loan . 15 August 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 13 August 2022.
24. News: Jephte Tanga Heads Out On Loan . 19 August 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 19 August 2022.
25. News: Harry Smith Joins Exeter City On Season-Long Loan . 1 September 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 1 September 2022.
26. News: HARRY SMITH RETURNS TO E10. 22 October 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 22 October 2022.
27. News: Young Duo Agree New Loan Deals . 3 October 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 3 October 2022.
28. News: HARRISON SODJE JOINS CRAY WANDERERS ON LOAN. 20 October 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 20 October 2022.
29. News: Anthony Georgiou Signs For Yeovil Town On Loan . 10 November 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 7 November 2022.
30. News: Jephte Tanga and Harrison Sodje join Cray Wanderers on loan . 30 November 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 29 November 2022.
31. News: Daniel Nkrumah Joins Welling On Loan . 9 December 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 7 December 2022.
32. News: Daniel Nkrumah Set To Extend Welling Stay . 9 January 2023 . Leyton Orient FC . 9 January 2023.
33. News: Nkrumah recalled from loan spell . 17 January 2023 . Leyton Orient FC . 14 January 2023.
34. News: Connor Wood Joins Colchester United On Loan . 3 January 2023 . Leyton Orient FC . 1 January 2023.
35. News: Harry Smith To Depart The O's . 8 February 2023 . Leyton Orient FC . 7 February 2023.
36. News: Young Orient duo head out on loan . 13 February 2023 . Leyton Orient FC . 11 February 2023.
37. News: Dan Nkrumah To See Out Season At Welling United . 24 March 2023 . Leyton Orient FC . 23 March 2023.
38. News: O's Set For Portugal Tour In Pre-Season . 10 May 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 10 May 2022.
39. News: Delighted to again be hosting Leyton Orient at the Lodge! . 22 May 2022 . Walthamstow . 19 May 2022.
40. News: Scholars announce pre-season fixtures . 21 May 2022 . Potters Bar Town . 20 May 2022.
41. News: Pre-Season Schedule Announced For The O's . 24 May 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 24 May 2022.
42. News: Orient To Face The Baggies In Portugal . 17 June 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 17 June 2022.
43. News: Orient To Face The Posh In Portugal . 24 June 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 24 June 2022.
44. News: O's To Face Welling United In Friendly . 5 January 2023 . Leyton Orient FC . 5 January 2023.
45. Web site: 10 January 2023 . LEYTON ORIENT FRIENDLY CANCELLED . 12 May 2023 . Welling United.
46. News: 2022/23 Sky Bet League Two Fixtures Confirmed . 23 June 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 23 June 2022.
47. News: O's to head to Crewe in first round of FA Cup . 18 October 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 17 October 2022.
48. News: Orient To Face Forest Green Rovers In The Carabao Cup . 23 June 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 23 June 2022.
49. News: 2022/23 Papa John's Trophy Draw made . 23 June 2022 . Leyton Orient FC . 23 June 2022.