2007–08 Leyton Orient F.C. season

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]

Leyton Orient

Manager	Martin Ling
Stadium	Brisbane Road
League One	14th
FA Cup	1st round
League Cup	2nd round
League Trophy	2nd round

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]

Competitions

League One

Table

Pos	Team	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 Summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	16	12	18	49	63	−14	60	9	6	8	27	29	−2	7	6	10	22	34	−12

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers	Notes
1	10 November	Bristol Rovers	Home	1–1	3,157	Gray (16)		Report
1 (Replay)	20 November	Bristol Rovers	Away	Postponed (Waterlogged pitch)[5]
1 (Replay)	27 November	Bristol Rovers	Away	3–3	3,742	Boyd (28, 92 pen.), Gray (55)	Lost 6–5 on penalties	Report

League Cup

Football League Trophy

Squad

[6]

No.	Name	Nat	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Note
Goalkeepers
1	Stuart Nelson		GK	17 September 1981	Brentford
12	Glenn Morris		GK	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
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

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 2019-09-03.
3. "11v11 league table generator". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
4. "League One 2007-08 Table". www.sportsmole.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
5. "Orient FA Cup Tie Postponed". bristolrovers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2007.
6. "All Leyton Orient players: 2008". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 2019-09-03.