Barnsley v Leyton Orient

Last Updated : 12-Dec-2025 by Robert Miles

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Last six Barnsley v Leyton Orient results:

21/12/2024 (League One) LOST

Barnsley 0-4 Leyton Orient (Jamie Donley 6, Omar Beckles 28, Charlie Kelman 51, Sonny Perkins 90)

10/02/2024 (League One) WON

Barnsley (Adam Phillips 88, 90) 2-1 Leyton Orient (Ruel Sotiriou 10)

20/12/2014 (League One) WON

Barnsley (Conor Hourihane 13, Devante Cole 38) 2-0 Leyton Orient

31/10/1981 (Second Division) WON

Barnsley 1-0 Leyton Orient

20/09/1961 (Third Division) LOST

Barnsley 1-2 Leyton Orient

14/09/1968 (Third Division) DREW

Barnsley 2-2 Leyton Orient

 

Overall Record:

Barnsley Wins: 24

Leyton Orient Wins: 24

Draws: 11

Barnsley Goals: 83

Leyton Orient Goals: 91

At Oakwell:

Barnsley Wins: 21

Leyton Orient Wins: 4

Draws: 4

Barnsley Goals: 59

Leyton Orient Goals: 30

 

First Met: Leyton Orient 0-0 Barnsley, Saturday 7th October 1905. (Second Division)

Biggest Win: Barnsley 4-0 Leyton Orient, Saturday 11th March 1922. Att: 10,000 (Second Division)

Biggest Defeat:  Leyton Orient 5-1 Barnsley, Saturday 6th September 1958. Att: 13,288 (Second Division)

Last Home Win: Barnsley (Adam Phillips 88, 90) 2-1 Leyton Orient (Ruel Sotiriou 10), Saturday 10th February 2024. Att: 12,370 (League One)

Last Away Win: Leyton Orient 1-3 Barnsley, 23rd January 1982. Att: 3,620 (Second Division)

Last Home Draw: Barnsley 2-2 Leyton Orient, Saturday 14th September 1968. Att: 9,877 (Third Division)

Last Away Draw: Leyton Orient (Joe Pigott pen 27) 1-1 Barnsley (Herbie Kane 69), Saturday 21st October 2023. Att: 8,642 (League One)

Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 0-4 Leyton Orient (Jamie Donley 6, Omar Beckles 28, Charlie Kelman 51, Sonny Perkins 90), Saturday 21st December 2024. Att: 11,373 (League One)

Last Away Defeat: Leyton Orient (Ethan Galbraith 51, Charlie Kelman 68, Sean Clare 72, Omar Beckles 74) 4-3 Barnsley (Stephen Humphrys 11, 19, Davis Keillor-Dunn 64), Friday 18th April 2025. Att: 8,410 (League One)

 

Last Home Meeting:

Saturday 21st December 2024 (League One)

Oakwell Stadium attendance: 11,373

Referee: Dale Baines

Barnsley 0-4 Leyton Orient

Barnsley:

23. Ben Killip

5. Donovan Pines

6. Mael de Gevigney

21. Conor McCarthy

18. Matthew Craig

3. Jon Russell

50. Kelechi Nwakali

7. Corey O’Keeffe

17. Georgie Gent

40. Davis Keillor-Dunn

44. Stephen Humphrys

Substitutes:

36. Max Watters (for McCarthy 36)

15. Kyran Lofthouse (for Craig 36)

2. Barry Cotter (for O’Keeffe 60)

9. Sam Cosgrove (for Humphrys 81)

Unused Substitutes:

12. Jackson Smith, 45. Vimal Yoganathan, 10. Josh Benson.

Manager:  Darrell Clarke (23rd May 2024 – 12th March 2025) – 293 days, 44 matches

 

Leyton Orient:

24. Josh Keeley

5. Dan Happe

19. Omar Beckles

12. Jack Currie 

22. Ethan Galbraith

8. Jordan Brown

18. Darren Pratley 

17. Jamie Donley

21. Ollie O’Neill 

7. Dan Agyei

23. Charlie Kelman

Substitutes:

27. Diallang Jaiyesimi (for Donley 81)

4. Jack Simpson (for Happe 83)

6. Brandon Cooper (for Currie 93)

29. Zech Obiero (for Agyei 93)

20. Sonny Perkins (for O’Neill 93)

Unused Substitutes:

26. Noah Phillips, 3. Jayden Sweeney.

Manager: Richie Wellens  (9th March 2022 – present)

 

League positions after the game:

Barnsley: 9th P: 21 W: 8 D: 6 L: 7 F: 29 A: 30 GD: -1 Points: 30

Leyton Orient: 15th P: 20 W: 7 D: 4 L: 9 F: 23 A: 20 GD: +3 Points: 25

 

Still at respective clubs:

Barnsley: 10

De Gevigney, O’Keeffe, Gent, Russell, Nwakali, Keillor-Dunn, Smith, Cotter, Yoganathan, Watters.

 

Leyton Orient: 8

Happe, Beckles, O’Neill, Phillips, Simpson, Perkins, Jaiyesimi, Obiero.

 

Managers since this game (including caretakers):           

Barnsley: 1

Conor Hourihane (12th March 2025 – present)

 

Leyton Orient: 0

 

This Season:

Last six 2025-2026 results:   

Barnsley:

09/12/25 (League One) LOST

Lincoln (Reeco Hackett 36, 71, Tom Bayliss 68) 3-1 Barnsley (Davis Keillor-Dunn 67)

06/12/25 (FA Cup Second Round) WON

Peterborough 0-1 Barnsley (Patrick Kelly 73)

02/12/25 (EFL Trophy Second Round) LOST

Port Vale (Ruari Paton 5, 8, Dajuane Brown 72, Ben Waine 80, Jesse Debrah 83) 5-0 Barnsley

29/11/25 (League One) DREW

Stockport (Callum Connolly 89) 1-1 Barnsley (Vimal Yoganathan 27)

22/11/25 (League One) WON

Barnsley (Reyes Cleary 7, Patrick Kelly 35, Luca Connell 45, Gideon Kodua og 62, Davis Keillor-Dunn 75) 5-0 Luton

11/11/25 (EFL Trophy) LOST

Barnsley 0-2 Lincoln (Francis Okoronkwo 29, James Collins 61)

W: 2 D: 1 L: 3 F: 8 A: 11 GD: -3

League One record: W: 7 D: 4 L: 5 F: 27 A: 22 GD: +5 Points: 25 Pos: 10th

 

Leyton Orient:

09/12/25 (League One) DREW

Leyton Orient (Theo Archibald 50) 1-1 Luton (Gideon Kodua 90)

05/12/25 (FA Cup Second Round) LOST

Salford (Killian Cahill og 23, Kelly N’Mai 60, 90, Fabio Borini 87) 4-0 Leyton Orient

02/12/25 (EFL Trophy Second Round) LOST

Leyton Orient 0-1 Plymouth (Lorent Tolaj 90)

29/11/25 (League One) WON

Burton 0-4 Leyton Orient (Aaron Connolly 12, Dom Ballard 26, Azeem Abdulai 65, Charlie Wellens 75)

22/11/25 (League One) DREW

Leyton Orient (Aaron Connolly 23) 1-1 Blackpool (Ashley Fletcher 90)

15/11/25 (League One) WON

Leyton Orient (Idris El Mizouni 76, Tyreeq Bakinson 81) 2-1 Exeter (Jayden Wareham pen 38

W: 2 D: 2 L: 2 F: 8 A: 8 GD: 0

League One: W: 7 D: 4 L: 8 F: 30 A: 30 GD: 0 Points: 25 Pos: 12th     

 

Leyton Orient last time out:

Leyton Orient 1-1 Luton   

33. Killian Cahill

14. Michael Craig

19. Omar Beckles

5. Daniel Happe 

3. Tayo Adaramola

17. Josh Koroma

15. Tyreeq Bakinson

25. Charlie Wellens

22. Azeem Abdulai

7. Ollie O’Neill

32. Dom Ballard

Substitutions:

44. Theo Archibald (for Koroma 19)

4. Jack Simpson (for Craig 70)

28. Sean Clare (for Wellens 70)

9. Alfie Lloyd (for O’Neill 77)

29. Zech Obiero (for Abdulai 89)

Unused Substitutes:

1. Tommy Simkin, 21. Jack Moorhouse.


Other Fixtures:

Saturday 13th December:

AFC Wimbledon v Mansfield Town

Huddersfield Town v Wigan Athletic

Blackpool v Lincoln City

Bolton Wanderers v Exeter City

Bradford City v Reading

Burton Albion v Wycombe Wanderers

Cardiff City v Doncaster Rovers

Luton Town v Port Vale

Peterborough United v Northampton Town

Plymouth Argyle v Rotherham United

Stockport County v Stevenage