2007–08 Leyton Orient F.C. season

Leyton Orient
Manager	Martin Ling
Stadium	Brisbane Road
League One	14th
FA Cup	1st round
League Cup	2nd round
League Trophy	2nd round
	← 2006–07 2008–09 →

The 2007–08 Leyton Orient F.C. season was the 109th season in the history of Leyton Orient Football Club, their 92nd in the Football League, and second consecutive season in the third tier of the English football league system.^[1]

Season summary

Having finished in 20th place, one spot above the relegation zone, most of the side that won the club promotion in 2006 left at the end of the season. Some players were released, some declined new contracts and the club's longest-serving player Matthew Lockwood was re-signed but later moved in pre-season to Nottingham Forest. The O's began the 2007–08 season in fine form, winning seven of their first nine games in all competitions.^[2] Orient were top of the table at the beginning of October^[3] and were in the top seven until after Christmas, though a loss of form in the second half of the season, recording only three wins from the last 12 games, meant the season ended in a respectable 14th-placed finish with 60 points.^[4]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Walsall	46	16	16	14	52	46	+6	64
13	Swindon Town	46	16	13	17	63	56	+7	61
14	Leyton Orient	46	16	12	18	49	63	−14	60
15	Hartlepool United	46	15	9	22	62	65	−3	54
16	Bristol Rovers	46	12	17	17	45	53	−8	53

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Football League One

11 August 2007 1	Southend United	1–2	Leyton Orient	Southend-on-sea
	Gower 24' McCormack 58'		Thornton 38' Boyd 86'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 9,828

18 August 2007 2	Leyton Orient	1–0	Walsall	London
	Gray 52'			Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,524

25 August 2007 3	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Leyton Orient	Crewe
			Melligan 35' Boyd 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,683

1 September 2007 4	Leyton Orient	2–2	Northampton Town	London
	Chambers 52' Mkandawire 57'		Hübertz 15' Doig 19'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 5,170

8 September 2007 6	Leyton Orient	1–0	Bournemouth	London
	Boyd 71'			Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,995

15 September 2007 7	Yeovil Town	0–1	Leyton Orient	Yeovil
			Boyd 57'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 5,217

22 September 2007 8	Leyton Orient	2–4	Hartlepool United	London
	Melligan 57' Daniels 87'		Thomas-Moore 10', 90' Brown 51' Monkhouse 84'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 5,325

29 September 2007 9	Bristol Rovers	2–3	Leyton Orient	Bristol
	Walker 41' (pen.), 54' (pen.)		Gray 59' Mkandawire 77' Demetriou 81'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,181

2 October 2007 10	Gillingham	3–1	Leyton Orient	Gillingham
	Graham 25', 50' Cogan 67'		Ibehre 72'	Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 5,632

6 October 2007 11	Leyton Orient	0–5	Swansea City	London
			Butler 4', 51' Pratley 46' Anderson 57' Feeney 90'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 5,586

13 October 2007 12	Leeds United	1–1	Leyton Orient	Leeds
	Carole 55'		Thornton 9' 32'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 29,177

20 October 2007 13	Leyton Orient	3–1	Port Vale	London
	Mkandawire 53' Ibehre 55' Boyd 60' (pen.)		Rodgers 40'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,555

28 October 2007 14	Doncaster Rovers	4–2	Leyton Orient	Doncaster
	Wellens 52', 88' Price 69' Hayter 83'		Ibehre 56' Purches 68'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,184

3 November 2007 15	Leyton Orient	1–0	Oldham Athletic	London
	Daniels 8'			Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,690

6 November 2007 16	Swindon Town	1–1	Leyton Orient	Swindon
	Aljofree 90'		Boyd 87'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,874

17 November 2007 17	Leyton Orient	2–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	London
	Gray 27' Demetriou 70'		Forster 68' Cox 75'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 6,496

24 November 2007 18	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Leyton Orient	Huddersfield
			Boyd 4'	Stadium: Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 9,697

4 December 2007 19	Leyton Orient	0–1	Millwall	London
			Whitbread 9'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 6,220

8 December 2007 20	Leyton Orient	2–0	Cheltenham Town	London
	Boyd 41' Melligan 76'		Whitbread 9'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,156

15 December 2007 20	Carlisle United	1–0	Leyton Orient	Carlisle
	Garner 50'			Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,843

22 December 2007 21	Leyton Orient	0–0	Yeovil Town	London
				Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,687

26 December 2007 22	Bournemouth	3–1	Leyton Orient	Bournemouth
	Gradel 19' Vokes 50' Henry 89'		Saah 72'	Stadium: Fitness First Stadium Attendance: 5,356

29 December 2007 23	Hartlepool United	1–1	Leyton Orient	Hartlepool
	Thomas-Moore 55'		Chambers 33'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,379

1 January 2008 24	Leyton Orient	0–0	Gillingham	London
				Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 5,369

8 January 2008 25	Leyton Orient	3–0	Tranmere Rovers	London
	Gray 11' Thornton 84' Mkandawire 90'		Cansdell-Sherriff 50'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 3,447

12 January 2008 26	Nottingham Forest	4–0	Leyton Orient	Nottingham
	Holt 31', 54' (pen.) Commons 72' Thornhill 89'			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,805

19 January 2008 27	Leyton Orient	2–1	Luton Town	London
	Boyd 39' Barcham 55'		Keane 67'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 5,516

25 January 2008 28	Northampton Town	2–0	Leyton Orient	Northampton
	Coke 14' Hübertz 78' (pen.)			Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 5,405

29 January 2008 29	Walsall	0–0	Leyton Orient	Walsall
				Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,643

2 February 2008 30	Leyton Orient	2–2	Southend United	London
	Boyd 51' (pen.) Ibehre 90'		Barnard 27' Clarke 56'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 6,886

9 February 2008 31	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Leyton Orient	Birkenhead
	Zola 2'		Chambers 87'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,530

12 February 2008 32	Leyton Orient	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	London
			Maynard 26'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 3,881

16 February 2008 33	Luton Town	0–1	Leyton Orient	Luton
			Ibehre 26'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6,412

23 February 2008 34	Leyton Orient	0–1	Nottingham Forest	London
			Agogo 61'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 7,136

1 March 2008 35	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Leyton Orient	Brighton
	Forster 90' (pen.)		Ibehre 80'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,242

8 March 2008 36	Leyton Orient	0–1	Huddersfield Town	London
			Beckett 75'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,660

11 March 2008 37	Leyton Orient	2–1	Swindon Town	London
	Boyd 51' (pen.), 55'		Thelwell 20' (o.g.)	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 3,082

15 March 2008 38	Millwall	0–1	Leyton Orient	London
	Laird 58'		Gray 50'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 10,986

22 March 2008 39	Leyton Orient	0–3	Carlisle United	London
	Melligan 33'		Graham 17' Raven 32' Smith 49'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 6,134

24 March 2008 40	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Leyton Orient	Cheltenham
	Connor 47'			Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,988

29 March 2008 41	Port Vale	2–1	Leyton Orient	Stoke on Trent
	Richards 75' Howland 90'		Boyd 26' (pen.)	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,252

5 April 2008 42	Leyton Orient	0–2	Leeds United	London
			Huntington 16' Beckford 50'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 7,602

12 April 2008 43	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Leyton Orient	Oldham
	Taylor 22' Allott 42'		Boyd 26' (pen.)	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,325

19 April 2008 44	Leyton Orient	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	London
	Gray 44'		McCammon 60'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,582

26 April 2008 45	Swansea City	4–1	Leyton Orient	Swansea
	Anderson 18' Bauzà 25', 35', 44'		Gray 63'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 16,856

3 May 2008 46	Leyton Orient	3–1	Bristol Rovers	London
	Gray 12' (pen.) Boyd 81' Ibehre 90'		Lambert 29'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 5,132

FA Cup

10 November 2007 Round 1	Leyton Orient	1–1	Bristol Rovers	London
	Gray 16'		Lambert 81'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 3,157

27 November 2007 Round 1 replay	Bristol Rovers	3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Leyton Orient	Bristol
	Hinton 2' Lambert 90' (pen.) Disley 111'		Boyd 28', 92' (pen.) Corden 51' Gray 55' Ibehre 90'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,742

League Cup

14 August 2007 Round 1	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Leyton Orient	London
	Rowlands 68'		Demetriou 55' Boyd 64' (pen.)	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 5,260

28 August 2007 Round 2	Cardiff City	1–0	Leyton Orient	Cardiff
	Whittingham 90'		Thornton 69'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,150

Football League Trophy

3 September 2007 Southern Section Round 1	Notts County	0–1	Leyton Orient	Nottingham
			Echanomi 43'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 900

9 October 2007 Southern Section Round 2	Leyton Orient	0–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	London
			Strevens 74'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 2,397

Squad

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No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Stuart Nelson	GK	17 September 1981	Brentford
12	Glenn Morris	GK	(1983-12-20)20 December 1983	none
Defenders
2	Stephen Purches	RB	14 January 1980	AFC Bournemouth
3	Charlie Daniels	LB	7 September 1986	on loan from Tottenham Hotspur
4	Alton Thelwell	CB	5 September 1980	Hull City
5	Tamika Mkandawire	CB	28 May 1983	Hereford United
6	Brian Saah	CB	16 December 1986	none
8	Adam Chambers	RB	20 November 1980	Kidderminster Harriers
15	Sam Oji	CB	9 October 1985	Birmingham City
19	Aiden Palmer	LB	2 January 1987	none
20	Jason Demetriou	RB	18 November 1987	none
23	Clayton Fortune	CB	10 November 1982	Bristol City
25	Tom Kemp	CB	30 September 1989	none
31	Alex Leam	CB	24 August 1990	none
27	Chris Robson		1 July 1990	none
Midfielders
7	John Melligan	CM	11 February 1981	Cheltenham Town
10	Sean Thornton	CM	18 May 1983	Doncaster Rovers
11	Wayne Corden	W	1 November 1975	Scunthorpe United
17	Paul Terry	DM	3 April 1979	Yeovil Town
24	Solomon Shields		14 October 1989	none
26	Jack Page		16 December 1989	none
29	Loick Pires	W	20 November 1989	none
Forwards
9	Wayne Gray	CF	7 November 1980	Yeovil Town
14	Andy Barcham	CF	16 December 1986	on loan from Tottenham Hotspur
16	Jabo Ibehre	CF	28 January 1983	none
18	Adam Boyd	CF	25 May 1982	Luton Town
21	Efe Echanomi	CF	27 September 1986	none
22	Raphael Sylvester	CF	23 September 1988	none
28	Bradley Gray	CF	5 July 1990	none

References

^ Kaufman, N.K. & Ravenhill, A.E., "Leyton Orient: The Complete Record", Breedon Books, 2006.
^ "Leyton Orient match record: 2008". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
^ "11v11 league table generator". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
^ "League One 2007-08 Table". www.sportsmole.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
^ "Leyton Orient match record: 2008". www.11v11.com.
^ "All Leyton Orient players: 2008". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

[1] Kaufman, N.K. & Ravenhill, A.E., "Leyton Orient: The Complete Record", Breedon Books, 2006.

[2] "Leyton Orient match record: 2008". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

[3] "11v11 league table generator". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

[4] "League One 2007-08 Table". www.sportsmole.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

[5] "Leyton Orient match record: 2008". www.11v11.com.

[6] "All Leyton Orient players: 2008". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

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