James’ free kick hit the post. Team: 22 Vigouroux, 24 Sweeney, 2 James, 19 Beckles, 5 Happe, 18 Pratley, 15 El Mizouni, 14 Moncur, 23 Kelman, 7 Smyth, 11 Archibald. Subs: 1 Sargeant, 16 Drinan(Sweeney 45), 4 Ogie, 8 Clay(El Mizouni 71), 12 Brown(Pratley 45), 20 Sotiriou(Moncur 83), 13 Wareham(Smyth 82). BBC Report. Video highlights. Still top but lead cut to two points. Away to Doncaster next Saturday. Leyton Orient Women's maintained their perfect start to the season, with a resounding 6-1 win over Enfield Town Thirds. Midfielder Matt Young has joined Isthmian Premier League side Haringey Borough on loan. Young has penned a three-month loan deal with Borough after his loan concluded at National League side Wealdstone, where playing time was limited. Jephte Tanga has joined Sutton Common Rovers on loan, following a one-month loan spell with Royston Town. Tanga will spend two months with Sutton Common Rovers, who he played for back at the tail end of the 2021/22 season. Northampton(63% of the game zero shots on target, sounds like us) lost the chance to go top after losing 1-0 at Walsall thanks to a headed goal from Danny Johnson. Stevenage leapfrogged over them and cut our points advantage to zero after a home win against Sutton 3-0. 8 October. Away to Doncaster (1-1 Smyth). Back Came Hunt for Sweeney and Drinan for Kelman. It was working as on 26’ Smyth’s overhead kick found the net but fifty minutes later all the good work was undone. El Mizouni was taken off at half time and replaced by Brown. On 67’ Morcur was taken off. My immediate thought was who was going to create our chances. Not his replacement Clay. Then I thought how long it would be before Donnie equalised. I gave it ten minutes. I was out by one. A lack of any marking by Hunt was followed by a cross without any marking from Happe, Beccles or James. Team: 22 Vigouroux, 32 Hunt, 2 James, 19 Beckles, 5 Happe, 18 Pratley, 15 El Mizouni, 14 Moncur, 16 Drinan, 7 Smyth, 11 Archibald. Subs: 1 Sargeant, 23 Kelman(Archibald 72), 4 Ogie, 8 Clay(Moncur 67), 12 Brown(El Mizouni 45), 20 Sotiriou(Drinan 82), 13 Wareham. BBC Report. Video highlights. Now second and two points behind leaders Stevenage with a game in hand. A veritable gaggle, if that is the right word, of ex Orient players scored for their clubs. Dennis for Bromley, Victor Adeboyejo for Burton, Kashket for Gillingham, Palmer for Wrexham one of seven they put past Barnet. Johnson scored his tenth for Walsall, Koroma for Portsmouth to add to the two he got in the Papa Johns Trophy midweek, Cisse for Eastleigh, Nouble for Colchester, Mitchell for St Johnstone. Wellens won League Two Manager Award for the second month in a row. 15 October. Home to Northampton (0-0). Too slow out of defence. Brown replaced the injured El Mizouni and Clay came in for Pratley. James had a free kick that the goalie did well to save but other than two or three other attempts not much was created despite them getting a man sent off for a tackle on Clay three minutes into the second half. Most made Brown man of the match but it was given to Archibald. Clay and Drinan were largely anonymous. Team: 22 Vigouroux, 32 Hunt, 2 James, 19 Beckles, 5 Happe, 8 Clay, 14 Moncur, 12 Brown, 16 Drinan, 7 Smyth, 11 Archibald. Subs: 1 Sargeant, 6 Thompson, 23 Kelman(Clay 80), 4 Ogie, 18 Pratley, 20 Sotiriou(Archibald 88), 40 Duke-McKenna. BBC Report. Video highlights. Still second as Stevenage could only draw against Sutton. 63% of the play but only three shots on target. Away to Crewe in the FA Cup Saturday 5 November 2022. The U18’s won 2-3 at Fulham with goals from Smith- Kouassi, Nallo and Clements. The club website did not give a lineup. The Womens team had a walkover in their match and awarded three points. 18 October. Home to Chelsea U21’s in the Papa Johns Trophy (2-3 own goal, Drinan (p)). We went out the trophy having lead 2-1. The first and last goals for them came from breakaways. We do not seem to have an answer to this problem. One was a result of Clay giving away the ball just outside their area. Team: Sargeant, Ogie, Thompson (James 72'), Beckles, Sweeney, Pratley (Brown 45'), Clay, Archibald (Smyth 45'), Duke-McKenna, Kelman (Drinan 67'), Wareham. Subs: Smyth, Brown, Obiero, Moncur, Vigouroux, James, Drinan. 22 October. Away to Carlisle (2-3 Archibald 2, Drinan). Back on the Orient Express. I would like to say that it was all over by the second minute when Archibald scored following a pass from El Mizouni, back from injury but the match was far from over. Carlisle’s Ryan Edmondson equalised on 15’ but Archibald added a second two minutes later cleverly lobbing the keeper. Raising his hands to Pratley Edmondson was shown a red card. Pratley went down like a sack of spuds. Five minutes into half time Drinan scored from an Archibald pass. Back came Carlisle as they scored a second six minutes later. On 70’ the referee filled his notebook with three yellow cards, one for Drinan and two for Carlsle. A third for Carlisle was added two minutes later. Following by a fourth for them three minutes into added time and one for Vigouroux. Referee: Thomas Parsons ended with eight yellows and a red. Sounds like something to do with snooker. Strangely no place in the line up for Smyth and he didn’t move from the bench. Apparently a late change so possibly an injury in the warm up? Archibald “Pretty much unplayable” said Jobi McAnuff. Team: 22 Vigouroux, 32 Hunt, 2 James, 19 Beckles, 5 Happe, 18 Pratley, 15 El Mizouni, 14 Moncur, 16 Drinan, 20 Sotiriou, 11 Archibald. Subs: 1 Sargeant, 7 Smyth, 23 Kelman(Moncur 65), 4 Ogie, 8 Clay(Pratley 76), 12 Brown(El Mizouni 61), 13 Wareham. BBC Report. Video highlights. A point clear at the top as Stevenage lost at home to Northampton. Seven points from fourth placed Mansfield who lost at Crawley today. Home to 19th placed Gillingham on Tuesday night. [Later, (November) the Carlisle chairiman and co-owner Andrew Jenkins has said the club has received official "acknowledgement" that they were on the wrong side of some mistaken decisions. It was acknowledged that clear handball and offside decisions weren't given.] Comments on the forums: Moncor. 5. Completely anonymous from minute one to minute when he was replaced. Ruel. 5. Having him for Smyth is like having cabbage for Steak. I think this level is too much for him. James. 5.5. A shadow of the player of last season at the moment. They had acres of space down his side of the pitch. Leyton Orient boss Richie Wellens calls for investigation into alleged coin throwing. BBC report. Meanwhile ex O’s were not having such a good time failing to reach even the bench. Smith at Exeter, Kemp at MK Dons, Bonne at QPR, Marsh at AFC Wimbledon, Kyprianou at Peterborough and Epiteta gave away a penalty though Freeman scored for Wycombe, Bowery a penalty for Mansfield and Adeboyejo for Burton, his ninth of the season. Glenn Morris saved a penalty for Gillingham. Rumour has it that Smith has returned from Exeter but now cannot play until January (that turned out to be true). 2022-2023 Youth Academy: Back:- Sahid Nallo - Ashley Koroma - ? - ? - Lorenzo Saponara - Ayodele Ojo Middle:- Antonio Clements -? - Lenny Holden - Noah Phillips - Henry Sworder - ? - Thomas Avgoustidis Seated:- Charlie Pegrum - Marley St Louis - Ebraima Davies - David Agyemang - Makai Welch. The U18’s lost 3-2 at Stevenage despite being 1-2 up. A player from both sides was sent off. Team: Sworder, Kwatchey, St Louis, Ogbebor, Saponara, Welch, Nallo, Clements, Smith-Kouassi, Obiero, Nkrumah. Subs: Norman, Avgoustidis, Agyemang, Davies, Koroma, Ojo. Scorers Smith-Kouassi (1’) and Obiero (7’). The woman’s team won 2-5 at Actonians Thirds and go top a point clear. Sounds familiar. 25 October. Home to Gillingham (2-0 Smyth, Sotiriou). Some supporters called the first 45 minutes dire. Sky and the BBC called it drab though I suspect both reports are from the same source. Moncur had his wisdom toot remove and did not play, El Mizouni reverted to the bench and Wakeham made his début. Brown also started though did not play well but nor did most other s for 45 minutes. For some reason our tallest forward (Drinan) was playing on the wing a and Wareham got very little servce except when we played the ball quickly from defence. Far too many balls going across and back. Happe played the ball to Archibald whose pass to Smyth was back heeled to Wareham to dance through three defenders but could only find the side netting. Seven minutes into the second half Archibald’s weighted pass found Smyth’s timely run. He took two touches to his right and fired into the near post past ex O’s keeper Glenn Morris. On 73’ Archibald caught his defender cold as he darted forward. His cross clipped the heels of a defender and found the unmarked Sotiriou who smashed it into the net. Team: 22 Vigouroux, 32 Hunt, 2 James, 19 Beckles, 5 Happe, 18 Pratley, 16 Drinan, 7 Smyth, 12 Brown, 13 Wareham, 11 Archibald. Most supporters were impressed by Duke-McKenna but thought Wareham was a boy amongst men. Subs: 1 Sargeant, 23 Kelman(Archibald 82), 4 Ogie, 8 Clay(James 82), 15 El Mizouni(Brown 69), 40 Duke-McKenna(Smyth 83), 20 Sotiriou(Wareham 63). BBC Report. Video highlights from the German Gill. Still point clear at the top but now the fourth placed team is nine points away. Home to Salford on Saturday. 18 October. Home to Salford (1-0 Smyth). We limited them to 40% of the play and only seven shots, none of which were on target. Smyth got himself up from a tackle that he wanted a penalty from. When none came he got up and passed another player before slotting the ball into the far corner. We should have had more but the post saved a goal bound effort from Drinan following a mistake from their keeper. Team: 22 Vigouroux, 32 Hunt, 2 James, 19 Beckles, 5 Happe, 18 Pratley, 16 Drinan, 15 El Mizouni, 7 Smyth, 20 Sotiriou, 11 Archibald. Subs: 1 Sargeant, 23 Kelman, 4 Ogie, 12 Brown, 8 Clay(Pratley 53), 40 Duke-McKenna(Sotiriou 89), 14 Moncur(Archibald 78). BBC Report. Video highlights. Away at Crewe in the FA Cup next Saturday. The women’s team also continued their winning ways by beating Brentford B 3-2. El Mizouni article. Fielding this team Sam Sargeant, Connor Wood, Heddwyn Ogbebor, Jordan Brown (Charlie Pegrum, 72), Shadrach Ogie, Jayden Sweeney, Stephen Duke-McKenna (Thomas Avgoustidis, 60), Daniel Nkrumah, Jayden Wareham (Makai Welch, 72), Charlie Kelman (Ebraima Davies, 72), Antonio Clements: Sub: Lorenzo Saponara we should have progressed into the second round of the London Senior Cup but we went out 1-0 at Cray Wanderers. We were again linked with York City’s central midfielder Dan Pybus. The 24 year-old was snapped up on a free transfer after his contract with Scottish outfit Dunfermline came to an end and he’s been a huge hit with the Ministermen since. Pybus has started all 17 National League games to date. In the summer he was reported to be one of our trialist’s. 5 November. FA Cup away to Crewe (1-0). Out of two cups in 72 hours. Wellens made six changes. Out went Happe, Pratley, Archibald, Smyth, Drinan and El Mizouni. In came Ogie, Clay, Brown, Kelman, Duke-McKenna and Wood. On 87’ Clay got a red card for a bad foul and Crewe got the winner five minutes later. Poor marking from Hunt. 61% of the play with 4/10 shots on target. Team: 22 Vigouroux, 32 Hunt, 2 James, 19 Beckles, 23 Kelman, 4 Ogie, 12 Brown, 8 Clay, 40 Duke-McKenna, 14 Moncur, 20 Sotiriou. Subs: 1 Sargeant, 5 Happe, 18 Pratley, 16 Drinan(Kelman 58), 15 El Mizouni(Moncur 68), 7 Smyth(Duke-McKenna 58), 24 Sweeney, 13 Wareham, 11 Archibald(Sotiriou 58). At he time I did comment to my brother that the team was not one I would pick to win any match. Wellens admitted he may have made too many changes. Also periphery players looked good coming on but need to improve to start. BBC Report. Video highlights. Away at Wimbledon on Tuesday. The women’s match was postponed. The U18’s went through to the next round of the FA Youth Cup beating Sutton away 1-2 following a penalty save and a last minute winner in extra time. The Club website did not give a team but Pegrum from a penalty and Smith-Kouassi’s last minute goal were the scorers. Next match for them is at MILTON KEYNES DONS next Saturday. Georgiou joined Yeovil on a short term loan. The death of Dickie Plume was announced. He was 73. He had been in ill heath for sometime. O’s supporter Roger Harrison was kind enough to send this information through regarding the death of Dickie who died on Monday 31st October, he had been in a care home for the last three and a half years after suffering a stroke. He made 12 appearances for the O’s, scoring 1 goal. 10 of those appearances were in the promotional side of 1969/70. He began his career at Millwall and after the O's went into non-league with Barnet & Wealdstone. 8 November. Away to Wimbledon (2-0). As expected the team returned to our strongest line up. Back came Happe, Pratley, Drinan, Archibald Smyth and El Mizouni. Moncur was on the bench. George Marsh could only make the bench for the Dons. We went a goal down on 19’ and another 16’ later. Three bookings, JAmes, surely now a suspension for him, Drinan and Smyth all before half time. It was 65’ before any substitutes were made. Despite supporters wondering why Sotitiou had started, he wasn’t taken off. Brown replaced James and Moncur Archibald. Nine minutes later Kelman replaced Sotiriou. The last substitution of the night was three minutes from time when Wareham replaced Drinan but too little too late. According to some supporters there was some thuggery from the Dons players. Nine booking might prove them right. Wellens said it was the reason he took off Archibald. Team: 22 Vigouroux, 32 Hunt, 2 James, 19 Beckles, 5 Happe, 18 Pratley, 16 Drinan, 15 El Mizouni, 7 Smyth, 20 Sotiriou, 11 Archibald. Subs: 1 Sargeant, 23 Kelman(Sotiriou 74), 4 Ogie, 12 Brown(James 65), 40 Duke-McKenna, 14 Moncur(Archibald 65), 13 Wareham(Drinan 8). BBC report. Video highlights. 12 November. Away to Harrogate (0-2 Smyth, Moncur pen). Smyth gets header and penalty. Brown replaced the suspended James which means that both Ogie and Sweeney are well down the pecking order. Kelman replaced the injured Sotiriou. Drinan dropped to the bench replaced by Moncur. A goal up in the seventh minute after Smyth headed in a corner from Moncur. BBC said it was the faintest of headers. Seventeen minutes later their keeper grabbed Smyth’s legs and Moncur scored from the spot. Team: 22 Vigouroux, 32 Hunt, 12 Brown, 19 Beckles, 5 Happe, 18 Pratley, 15 El Mizouni, 23 Kelman, 7 Smyth, 14 Moncur, 11 Archibald. Subs: 1 Sargeant, 4 Ogie, 40 Duke-McKenna(Smyth 87), 16 Drinan(Kelman 73), 13 Wareham, 24 Sweeney(Hunt 77). Only six subs were named. BBC report. Video highlights. A closer look. Away to 11th placed Stockport County next Saturday. The women’s team were away to Hackney Reserves and won 1-5 but the game was abandoned with 15 minutes to go when O’s Leanne Bates suffered an injury caused by landing awkwardly. Leanne had been kept in hospital since Sunday, and had been treated for her injuries. It was thought that the game would be replayed. The U18’s lost 1-3 at MK Dons. They play in the Southeast League in the Youth Alliance. Wellens article in the Guardian. 19 November. Away to Stockport County 1-2 (Pratley, Beckles). Supporters thought that the Hatters were the best team they have seen this season and were all over us in the first half. A goal down in five minutes. Nobody picking up the runner down the right side where Brown kept his place but Hunt did not play. Super finishing from the oldest two players on the pitch. First Pratley headed home a header from Beckles after 20’. A change of shape made all the difference. Paul Terry was in control with a sick Wellens in the stand and Matt Harold missing. Supporters tended to think both Moncur and Smyth were off their game and they were probably right as they were both substituted on 60’. On 67’ the BBC had this to say: Idris El Mizouni's 25-yard pile-driver was superbly tipped onto the crossbar by goalkeeper Ben Hinchliffe but Beckles was alert to the rebound as he tucked the ball home smartly in front of the travelling fans. Any striker would have been proud of either goal. Team: 22 Vigouroux, 2 James, 12 Brown, 19 Beckles, 5 Happe, 18 Pratley, 15 El Mizouni, 23 Kelman, 7 Smyth, 14 Moncur, 11 Archibald. Subs: 1 Sargeant, 10 Sotiriou(Kelman 87), 40 Duke-McKenna, 16 Drinan(Moncur 60), 13 Wareham, 24 Sweeney, 4 Ogie(Smyth 60). BBC report. Video highlights. Stevenage could only draw at Grimsby which meant we went five points clear at the top and more importantly 11 points from fourth placed Barrow. Bradford lost 1-3 at home to Northampton and the Bantams are our next opponents in E10 but not until the 3 December as we are out of the FA Cup. The women’s team won a home tie 7-0 against Sutton. The U18’s lost 0-1 at home to Cambridge. During the week they went into the next round of the FA Youth Cup by beating Bristol Rovers 3-4 in the last minutes of extra time. Away to AFC Wimbledon in the next round. No reports on either match on the club website. Paul Smyth's outstanding bicycle kick versus Doncaster Rovers has been awarded the SkyBet League Two Goal of the Month for October. 26 November. The U18’s lost at Wimbledon 3-1. They are 11th in their table with eight points from 13 matches. In the cup the women’s team lost 1-0 to the Civil Service. 29 November. Wellens said after the Wimbledon match that he would sign a now contract. He did it today and it runs until 2025. Jephte Tanga has today joined Cray Wanderers on loan, whilst Harrison Sodje has returned to the Wands for an extra two months. Sodje, will return to the Hayes Lane Stadium for another two months after being recalled to E10 for the Stockport County fixture, whilst Tanga will join the side on a short-term loan deal after spending time at Sutton Common Rovers and Royston Town. 3 December. Home to Bradford City (3-0 Kelman, James, Sotiriou). It could have been six as the Bantams ran themselves ragged trying the high press. A defence splitting pass from Archibald on 24’ found Kelman rounding their keeper and slotting the ball into the vacant net. Eight minutes later a corner from Moncur found the unmarked James. Controlling the ball with his left foot he lashed the ball into the far net. No changes in the line-up but Clay returned to the bench. Brown continued for the injured Hunt. Both he and Thompson would not be fit to play for at least two weeks. Five minutes before time Moncur tried the same corner routine again with James. This time there was no controlling the ball but he struck it fiercely with his right. After a bit of pinball it found the unmarked Sotiriou to make it three. Game over. Team: 22 Vigouroux, 2 James, 12 Brown, 19 Beckles, 5 Happe, 18 Pratley, 15 El Mizouni, 23 Kelman, 7 Smyth, 14 Moncur, 11 Archibald. Subs: 1 Sargeant, 10 Sotiriou(Smyth 82), 8 Clay(Moncur 76), 16 Drinan(Kelman 72), 13 Wareham, 24 Sweeney, 4 Ogie. BBC report. Video highlights. Stevenage beat fourth placed Barrow 5-0 the night before to cut our lead to three points for 24 hours. 14 points from fourth place. Away at Crewe next week. Dan Nkrumah will join up with National League South side Welling for an initial period of one month. The women’s team beat third placed AFC Leyton 4-1. Saturday’s trip to Crewe was postponed on Friday as the pitch, when inspected at 9.30am was found to be frozen. Stevenage could only draw at home to Mansfield whilst Northampton’s match, like ours was postponed. Georgiou returned to the club after two matches for Yeovil. 17 December. Home to Sutton 2-0 (Smyth, own goal). One of only two matches played in the division due to the icy weather. The other being Barrow! El Mizouni got booked in the second minute which rather hindered is play until replaced by Clay on 67’. Smyth skipped past two defenders to cross to Kelman but his sidefoot was yards off the mark. We thought we had a penalty when Kelman was bought down but the resulting Archibald free kick rattled the crossbar and out to safety. From the BBC “Smyth opened the scoring after 61 minutes when he collected a pass from Theo Archibald and lashed the ball into the top-right corner from 20 yards for his ninth goal of the season.” They didn’t mention the slip by their number seven. Eighteen minutes later a Clay cross was deflected into the net by their Smith (No. 8). With Moncur unwell Drinan took his place and Hunt returned to the bench. Team: 22 Vigouroux, 2 James, 12 Brown, 19 Beckles, 5 Happe, 18 Pratley, 15 El Mizouni, 23 Kelman, 7 Smyth, 16 Drinan, 11 Archibald. Subs: 1 Sargeant, 32 Hunt (Pratley 56), 10 Sotiriou(Smyth 77), 8 Clay(El Mizouni 67), 13 Wareham, 40 Duke-McKenna, 4 Ogie. BBC report. Video highlights. With neither Stevenage nor Northampton playing we went seven points clear at the top and sixteen points from fourth placed Swindon. At this stage last season eventual champions Forest Green were four points clear on 44 after 20 games. We are seven points clear after 21 with 51 points. Previous page. Next page. Something wrong? Don’t agree? Contact Keith.