Leyton Orient

  • Year Formed:1881
  • Current Manager: Russell Slade
  • Ground Capacity: 9,271
  • Main Number:020 8926 1111
  • Fax Number::020 8926 1110
  • Club Address:Brisbane Road
    Leyton Orient FC
    Brisbane Road
    Leyton
    E10 5NE
Previously known as
Orient between seasons 1966/1967 and 1986/1987
Clapton Orient between seasons 1898/1899 and 1945/1946
Ground history
Generic ground name and location Status Timeline
Brisbane Road, Leyton, Waltham Forest Current 1937 onwards
Lea Bridge, Leyton, Waltham Forest Unknown 1930 to 1937
Millfields Road, Leyton, Waltham Forest Demolished 1900 to 1930
League Honours
Lvl Relevant division name(s) Position Seasons
2Second DivisionRunners-up1961/1962.
3Third Division (South), Third DivisionChampions1955/1956, 1969/1970.
Runners-up1954/1955.
Cup Honours
Relevant cup name(s) Position Seasons
Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 4)Winners1988/1989.
Runners-up1998/1999, 2000/2001.
Anglo-Scots CupRunners-up1976/1977.
Team Records
Victory: 8-0 v Doncaster Rovers (home), League Division Three, 28th December 1997
8-0 v Colchester United (home), Fourth Division, 15th October 1988
8-0 v Rochdale (home), Fourth Division, 20th October 1987
8-0 v Crystal Palace (home), Third Division (South), 12th November 1955
Defeat: 0-8 v Aston Villa (home), F.A. Cup, 31st January 1929
Attendance: 34,345 v West Ham United. FA Cup 4th rd. 25th January 1964
* IMPORTANT: Club honour and record margin information has been taken from matches in the Footymad database only! It could be, for example, that bigger record margins have been attained in other competitions (such as minor regional cups).
Contact Numbers
General: 0208 926 1111
Ticket: 0208 926 1008 Fax: 0208 926 1110
Commercial: 020 8926 1006
Clubcall: 09068 12 11 50 * *All calls are charged at 60p per min at all times.
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