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Formation and name
Leyton Orient were originally formed by members of the Glyn Cricket Club in 1881, many of whom were former students of the Independent College, Homerton in nearby Hackney (now Homerton College in Cambridge); an annual fixture is still held between the club and the college. The team has had several name changes since, first as Eagle Cricket Club in 1886, then as Orient Football Club in 1888. The 12 history books written on the club by its historian Neilson N. Kaufman between 1974 and 2015 sugg...
World War years
The 1914–15 season was the last football season before the league was suspended due to the outbreak of the First World War. A total of 41 members of the Clapton Orient team and staff joined up into the 17th Battalion Middlesex Regiment (the Footballers' Battalion), the highest of any football team in the country and the first to join up en masse. At the final game of the season – Clapton Orient vs Leicester Fosse, 20,000 people came out to support the team. A farewell parade was also hosted b...
Later 20th century
Leyton Orient were Division Three South champions in the 1955–56season and spent 20 of the next 25 years in the Second Division, before being relegated at the end of the 1981–82 season. They have not been back to that level since. Orient's golden years were in the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1961–62 season Orient were promoted to the top tier of English football, the First Division, for the only time in their history, after finishing second in Division Two under the management of Johnny Carey. Th...
Orient's crest is made up of two wyverns facing each other over a football. The wyvern symbol was introduced in 1976 and is believed to incorporate Orient's links with the City of London – the wyvern is the symbol of the Thames, in mythology is the defender of the Thames – and with the sea, through the old Orient Shipping Company. The wyvern on the...
Orient's initial ground was at Glyn Road between 1884 and 1896 when the club moved to Whittle's Athletic Ground.
The supporter fan-base is usually centred in East London. The Supporters club is the official supporters representative although there is a smaller group called Leyton Orient Fans Trust. that are involved in fans rep meeting alongside the supporters club, The fans trust coordinated protests against the owner at the time between 2017 and 2019 at Bla...
Among Orient's main rivals are Southend United, with whom they contest the A13 derby. The rivalry came about after a period of Southend being Orient's geographically closest league rivals between 1998 and 2005. Although they have not often played in the same division, they have met in the League Cup in 2011–12 season, Leyton Orient beating the Shri...
Current squad
1. As of 30 April 2024 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Best FA Cup performance: Semi-finals, 1977–78Best League Cup performance: Fifth round, 1962–63Best League Trophy performance: Southern Area finalists, 1994–95, 2012–13Biggest victory: 8–0 vs. Crystal Palace, Division 3 South 12 November 1955; 8–0 vs. Rochdale, Division 4 14 October 1987; 8–0 vs. Colchester United, Division 4 15 October 1988; 8–0 vs. Doncaster Ro...Source: League 1. Second Division (level 2) 1.1. Runners-up: 1961–62 2. Third Division South / Third Division (level 3) 2.1. Champions: 1955–56, 1969–70 3. Fourth Division / League Two (level 4) 3.1. Champions: 2022–23 3.2. Promoted: 2005–06 3.3. Play-off winners: 1989 4. National League (level 5) 4.1. Champions: 2018–19 Cup 1. FA Trophy 1.1. Runne...
KAUFMAN, Neilson N (2023). Leyton Orient — The Official History 1881–2023 (coffee table book) November 2023 by Neilson N Kaufman assisted by Davis Watson. ISBN 978-1-906-79639-6. Legends Publishing.Jenkins, Stephen (2005). They Took The Lead: The Story of Clapton Orient's Major Contribution to the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. DDP One Stop UK Ltd.Kaufman, Neilson N (2015). The Goal Gourmet 2nd edition – The Peter Kitchen Story. Derwent Press.Kaufman, Neilson N.; Day, Paul (2015). The Pinnace Collection – Clapton Orient. Lulu.Leyton Orient F.C. on BBC Sport: Club news – Recent results and fixturesMay 21, 2024 · The home of Leyton Orient on BBC Sport online. Includes the latest news stories, results, fixtures, video and audio.
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