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Talented young ace shines on O’s stage

by
The LeaguePaper Team
22 February 2026

DOM BALLARD
LEYTON ORIENT STRIKER
By John Lyons

HAVING A BLAST: Dom Ballard celebrates another goal for the O’s
PICTURE: Alamy

IT’S been a dismal season for Leyton Orient, but the goalscoring form of young striker Dom Ballard has provided some light relief.
The O’s snapped up the 20-year-old from Southampton for an undisclosed six-figure fee at the beginning of September and it has proved to be an extremely shrewd signing.
Ballard has notched 16 goals, putting him joint second in the League One scoring charts alongside Reading livewire Jack Marriott and one ...

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