2017–18 Leyton Orient F.C. season

Leyton Orient
2017–18 season
Chairman Nigel Travis
Manager Steve Davis
Stadium Brisbane Road
National League 9 after Matchday 2
FA Cup TBC
FA Trophy TBC
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The 2017–18 season is the 119th season in the history of Leyton Orient Football Club, and their 1st in the National League after being relegated from the Football League after 112 years.[1]

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Players

First team squad

As of 1 August 2017
No. Position Name Nat Date of birth (Age) * Since Signed from Games * Goals *
Goalkeepers
1GKCharlie GraingerEngland31 July 1996 (aged 20)1 July 2012Academy90
12GKSam SargeantEngland23 September 1997 (aged 19)1 July 2014Academy190
Defenders
2DFJake CapriceEngland11 November 1992 (aged 24)4 July 2017England Woking00
3DFJoe WiddowsonEngland29 March 1989 (aged 28)1 July 2017England Dagenham & Redbridge00
5DFGeorge ElokobiCameroon31 January 1986 (aged 31)14 July 2017England Colchester United00
6DFJamie Sendles-WhiteNorthern Ireland10 April 1994 (aged 23)1 August 2017England Swindon Town00
14DFMyles JuddEngland3 February 1999 (aged 18)1 July 2015Academy220
15DFAron PollockEngland23 March 1998 (aged 19)1 July 2016Academy150
16DFMichael ClarkEngland7 September 1997 (aged 19)1 July 2016Academy90
18DFJosh CoulsonEngland28 January 1989 (aged 28)28 July 2017England Cambridge United00
30DFChristian ScalesEngland3 December 1996 (aged 20)13 July 2017England Whitehawk00
38DFDan HappeEngland28 September 1998 (aged 18)1 July 2016Academy20
Midfielders
4MFAlex LawlessWales26 March 1985 (aged 32)11 July 2017England Yeovil Town00
7MFJobi McAnuffJamaica9 November 1981 (aged 35)20 July 2017England Stevenage516
8MFCharlie LeeEngland5 January 1987 (aged 30)3 July 2017England Stevenage00
11MFRomuald BocoBenin8 July 1985 (aged 31)21 July 2017England Accrington Stanley00
17MFHenry OchiengEngland11 November 1998 (aged 18)1 July 2016Academy70
22MFFreddy MoncurEngland8 September 1996 (aged 20)1 July 2015Academy90
23MFCraig ClayEngland5 May 1992 (aged 25)17 July 2017Scotland Motherwell00
27MFJames DaytonEngland12 December 1988 (aged 28)1 August 2017England Cheltenham Town00
Forwards
9FWMacauley BonneZimbabwe26 October 1995 (aged 21)14 July 2017England Colchester United00
10FWDave MooneyRepublic of Ireland30 October 1984 (aged 32)1 July 2017England Southend United14038
19FWJosh KoromaEngland8 November 1998 (aged 18)1 July 2016Academy273
20FWTristan AbrahamsEngland29 December 1998 (aged 18)1 July 2016Academy92
21FWSam DalbyEngland17 January 2000 (aged 17)1 July 2016Academy171

* Player age and appearances/goals for the club as of beginning of 2017–18 season.

Transfers

In

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 FW Republic of Ireland Dave Mooney England Southend United Free transfer [2]
1 July 2017 DF England Joe Widdowson England Dagenham & Redbridge Free transfer [3]
3 July 2017 MF England Charlie Lee England Stevenage Free transfer [4]
4 July 2017DFEnglandJake CapriceEngland WokingFree transfer[5]
11 July 2017MFWalesAlex LawlessEngland Yeovil Town Free transfer[6]
13 July 2017DFEnglandChristian ScalesEngland Whitehawk Free transfer[7]
14 July 2017FWZimbabweMacauley BonneEngland Colchester United Undisclosed[8]
14 July 2017DFCameroonGeorge ElokobiEngland Colchester United Free transfer[9]
17 July 2017MFEnglandCraig ClayScotland Motherwell Free transfer[10]
20 July 2017MFJamaicaJobi McAnuffEngland Stevenage Free transfer[11]
21 July 2017MFBeninRomuald BocoEngland Accrington StanleyFree transfer[12]
1 August 2017DFNorthern IrelandJamie Sendles-WhiteEngland Swindon TownFree transfer[13]
1 August 2017MFEnglandJames DaytonEngland Cheltenham TownFree transfer[14]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
28 July 2017DFEnglandJosh CoulsonEngland Cambridge UnitedJanuary 2018[15]
31 July 2017FWEnglandTristan AbrahamsEngland Norwich CityEnd of Season[16]

    Out

    Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
    1 July 2017 FW England Rowan Liburd England Stevenage End of Loan [17]
    1 July 2017 MF Scotland Liam Kelly England Coventry City [lower-alpha 1] Released [19]
    1 July 2017 MF France Nigel Atangana England Cheltenham Town [lower-alpha 2] Released [19]
    1 July 2017 GK Australia Alex Cisak Australia Sydney FC [lower-alpha 3] Released [19]
    1 July 2017 DF England Callum Kennedy England AFC Wimbledon [lower-alpha 4] Released [19]
    1 July 2017 DF Netherlands Jens Janse
    Released
    		 [19]
    1 July 2017 DF England Nicky Hunt England Notts County [lower-alpha 5] Released [19]
    1 July 2017 FW France Ulrich N'Nomo Portugal Gil Vicente [lower-alpha 6] Released [19]
    1 July 2017 FW England Paul McCallum England Eastleigh [lower-alpha 7] Released [19]
    1 July 2017 MF England Sammy Moore England Leatherhead [lower-alpha 8] Released [19]
    1 July 2017 FW England Ollie Palmer England Lincoln City [lower-alpha 9] Released [19]
    1 July 2017 FW England Gavin Massey England Wigan [lower-alpha 10] Released [19]
    1 July 2017 DF England Tom Parkes England Carlisle United [lower-alpha 11] Released [19]
    1 July 2017 DF France Teddy Mézague Belgium Royal Excel Mouscron [lower-alpha 12] Released [19]
    1 July 2017 DF France Yvan Erichot Cyprus Pafos FC [lower-alpha 13] Released [19]
    1 July 2017 MF Northern Ireland Robbie Weir England Chesterfield [lower-alpha 14] Released [19]
    1 July 2017 FW England Jordan Bowery England Crewe Alexandra [lower-alpha 15] Released [19]
    1 July 2017 FW Nigeria Victor Adeboyejo
    Released
    		 [19]
    1 July 2017 MF Portugal Sandro Semedo
    Released
    		 [19]
    1 July 2017 MF Republic of Ireland Michael Collins
    Retired
    		 [19][lower-alpha 16]
    31 July 2017 MF England Steven Alzate England Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed [35]
    31 July 2017 FW England Tristan Abrahams England Norwich City [lower-alpha 17] Undisclosed [16]
    1. ↑ Following Kelly's release, he signed for Coventry.[18]
    2. ↑ Following Atangana's release, he signed for Cheltenham Town.[20]
    3. ↑ Following Cisak's release, he signed for Sydney FC.[21]
    4. ↑ Following Kennedy's release, he signed for AFC Wimbledon.[22]
    5. ↑ Following Hunt's release, he signed for Notts County.[23]
    6. ↑ Following N'Nomo's release, he signed for Gil Vicente.[24]
    7. ↑ Following McCallum's release, he signed for Eastleigh.[25]
    8. ↑ Following Moore's release, he signed as a player/manager for Leatherhead.[26]
    9. ↑ Following Palmer's release, he signed for Lincoln City.[27]
    10. ↑ Following Massey's release, he signed for Wigan.[28]
    11. ↑ Following Parkes' release, he signed for Carlisle United.[29]
    12. ↑ Following Mézague's release, he signed for Mouscron.[30]
    13. ↑ Following Erichot's release, he signed for Pafos FC.[31]
    14. ↑ Following Weir's release, he signed for Chesterfield.[32]
    15. ↑ Following Bowery's release, he signed for Crewe Alexandra.[33]
    16. ↑ Following Collins' release, he announced his retirement.[34]
    17. ↑ Following Abrahams' departure to Norwich, he was immediately loaned back to Leyton Orient.

    Loans out

    Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.

      Pre-season

      Pre-season friendlies

      Competitions

      National League

      League table

      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
      2 Dagenham & Redbridge 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 Qualification for the National League play-offs semi-finals
      3 Gateshead 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
      4 Leyton Orient 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Qualification for the National League play-offs qualifying round
      5 Sutton United 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
      6 Dover Athletic 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
      Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2017. Source: National League official site
      Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [36]

      Matches

      Results summary

      OverallHomeAway
      PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
      2 1 0 1 3 3  0 3 1 0 0 3 1  +2 0 0 1 0 2  −2

      Last updated: pre-season.
      Source:

      Results by matchday

      Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
      GroundAH                                            
      Result L W                                                                                        
      Position 24 9                                                                                        

      Last updated: pre-season.
      Source: Statto.com
      Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

      Player Statistics

      As of August 9, 2017
      No. Pos Nat Player TotalNational League FA Cup FA Trophy
      Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
      Goalkeepers
      1 GK England Charlie Grainger 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      12 GK England Sam Sargeant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Defenders
      2 DF England Jake Caprice 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      3 DF England Joe Widdowson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      5 DF Cameroon George Elokobi 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
      16 DF England Michael Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 DF England Josh Coulson (on loan from Cambridge United) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Midfielders
      4 MF Wales Alex Lawless 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      7 MF Jamaica Jobi McAnuff 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      8 MF England Charlie Lee 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
      11 MF Benin Romuald Boco 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
      23 MF England Craig Clay 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
      27 MF England James Dayton 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Forwards
      9 FW Zimbabwe Macauley Bonne 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      10 FW Republic of Ireland Dave Mooney 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
      19 FW England Josh Koroma 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
      • Source:

      Top scorers

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

      Last updated 8 August 2017.
      Rank No. Nationality Player National League FA Cup FA Trophy Total
      1
      5CameroonGeorge Elokobi1001
      8EnglandCharlie Lee1001
      10Republic of IrelandDave Mooney1001
      TOTALS 3 0 0 3

      References

      1. ↑ "History". Statto.
      2. ↑ "NEWS: O's complete first summer signing as Mooney returns". Leyton Orient Official Site. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
      3. ↑ "NEWS: Orient swoop for Widdowson". Leyton Orient Official Site. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
      4. ↑ "NEWS: O's complete Lee signing". Leyton Orient Official Site. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
      5. ↑ "NEWS: O's bolster defensive ranks with Caprice addition". Leyton Orient Official Site. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
      6. ↑ "NEWS: Orient clinch Lawless signature". Leyton Orient Official Site. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
      7. ↑ "NEWS: O's bring in full back Scales". Leyton Orient Official Site. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
      8. ↑ "NEWS: Orient swoop for U's striker Bonne". Leyton Orient Official Site. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
      9. ↑ "NEWS: O's strengthen with Elokobi arrival". Leyton Orient Official Site. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
      10. ↑ "NEWS: Clay completes Orient switch". Leyton Orient Official Site. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
      11. ↑ "NEWS: McAnuff returns to E10". Leyton Orient Official Site. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
      12. ↑ "NEWS: Boco completes E10 switch". Leyton Orient Official Site. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
      13. ↑ "NEWS: O’s snap up Sendles-White". Leyton Orient Official Site. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
      14. ↑ "NEWS: O's swoop for Dayton". Leyton Orient Official Site. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
      15. ↑ "NEWS: Coulson arrives on loan from U’s". Leyton Orient Official Site. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
      16. 1 2 "NEWS: Abrahams agrees Norwich City switch". Leyton Orient Official Site. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
      17. ↑ "NEWS: O's add Liburd to bolster strikeforce". Leyton Orient Official site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
      18. ↑ "Liam Kelly: Coventry City to sign Leyton Orient captain on two-year deal". BBC. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
      19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "2017-18 squad clarification". Leyton Orient Official Site. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
      20. ↑ "Nigel Atangana: Cheltenham sign Leyton Orient midfielder". BBC. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
      21. ↑ "Sydney FC sign fringe Socceroo goalkeeper Alex Cisak". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
      22. ↑ "Former Reading, Swindon Town and Scunthorpe United defender is back at AFC Wimbledon". Get Surrey. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
      23. ↑ "Notts County: Defender Nicky Hunt and winger Elliot Hodge join". BBC. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
      24. ↑ "II Liga: Gil Vicente anuncia dois reforços". Mais Futebol. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
      25. ↑ "Paul McCallum: Eastleigh to sign Leyton Orient striker on two-year deal". BBC. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
      26. ↑ "New Manager installed at Fetcham Grove". Leatherhead FC. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
      27. ↑ "Lincoln City: Matt Green, Ollie Palmer & Josh Ginnelly join League Two club". BBC. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
      28. ↑ "Gavin Massey: Wigan Athletic sign former Leyton Orient striker on two-year deal". BBC. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
      29. ↑ "Tom Parkes: Carlisle United sign ex-Leyton Orient defender on a two-year deal". BBC. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
      30. ↑ "Le Français Teddy Mezague de retour à l’Excel Mouscron". L'Avenir. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
      31. ↑ "Γαλλικό «κλειδί»… για την άμυνα της Πάφου (photo)". Thema Sports. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
      32. ↑ "Chesterfield sign Robbie Weir". Derbyshire Times. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
      33. ↑ "Crewe Alex: Striker Jordan Bowery joins from Leyton Orient". BBC. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
      34. ↑ "Michael Collins on Twitter". Twitter. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
      35. ↑ "NEWS: Alzate completes Brighton & Hove Albion move". Leyton Orient Official. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
      36. ↑ "The FA Handbook Standardised Rules 2017-2018 (page 539, section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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