Alternative History

 

To be written …

Famous Players : – Joe Mayo, Arthur Sixpence, Peter Goddard, Joe Chimming, Peter Shilton, Reverend Alan Comfort, Peter Kitchen, Denis Rofe

Famous Fans : – Julian Lloyd Webber (Cellist), Daniel Mays (Actor –  TV – Line of Duty (BBC), Code 404 (Sky), Good Omens (BBC), Guerilla (BBC), Ashes To Ashes (BBC), The Great Fire (ITV); Film – 1917, Rogue One : A Star Wars Story, Dad’s Army, Made in Dagenham, Atonement), Bob Mills (Comedian, game show host (“Win, Lose or Draw” and MTV Presenter), Radio presenter)

 

Club Records

 


Formed 1881

Turned Professional 1903

Became a Limited Company 1906

Former names 1881 – Glyn Cricket & Football Club
1886 – Eagle Football Club
1888 – Orient Football Club
1898 – Clapton Orient
1946 – Leyton Orient
1966 – Orient
1987 – Leyton Orient

Previous grounds 1884-1896 Glyn Road
1896-1900 Whittle’s Athletic Ground
1900-1930 Millfields Road
1930-1937 Lea Bridge Road

Nickname “The O’s”

Club Colours Home : – Away : –

Third : – 


Record Football League Win 8 – 0  v Crystal Palace  (Division 3 (South))  12.11.1955
8 – 0  v Rochdale  (Division 4)  20.10.1987
8 – 0  v  Colchester United  (Division 4)  15.10.1988
8 – 0  v Doncaster Rovers  (Division 3) 28.12.1997

Record Football League Defeat 1 – 6  v MK Dons  (League One)    (Away)   15.08.2015
0 – 5  v Accrington Stanley  (League Two)    (Away)   14.03.2017
0 – 5  v Brentford  (League One)    (Away)   20.08.2011
0 – 5  v Brighton & Hove Albion  (League One)    (Away)   01.01.2011
0 – 5  v Swansea City  (League One)  (Home)  06.10.2007
0 – 5  v AFC Bournemouth  (League One)    (Away)  10.02.2007

Record Cup Win 9 – 2  v  Chester City  (League Cup R3)  15.10.1962

Record Fee Paid £200,000 to Oldham Athletic for Liam KELLY (July 2016)

Record Fee Received £1,000,000 for Gabriel ZAKAUNI from Fulham (July 2006) & Moses ODUBAJO from Brentford (June 2014)

Record Football League Appearances 432  –  Peter ALLEN  (1965-1978)

Record goal-scorer in a season 35 –  Tom JOHNSTON (Division 2)  1957-1958

Record all-time League goal-scorer  121 – Tom JOHNSTON  1956-1958 & 1959-1960

Most goals in a match 4 – Wally LEIGH  v  Bradford City (Division 2) 13.04.1906
4 – Albert PAPE  v  Oldham Athletic (Division 2)  01.09.1924
4 – Peter KITCHEN  v  Millwall  (Division 2) 21.04.1984

Record Attendance (all-time) 38,219  v  Tottenham Hotspur (Division 2)  16.03.1929

Record total of goals in a League season 106 – Division 3 (South)  1955-1956

Record  League points total 3 Points for a win : – 86  League 1  (2013-2014)

2 Points for a win : – 66  Division 3 (South) 1955-1956


Youngest player 15 years and 327 days  –  Paul WENT  v  Preston North End  (Division Two)  (home)  04.09.1965   drew 2-2

Most Capped player while at club 32 –  Jobi McANUFF (Jamaica)

 

Longest sequence of wins in the League  = 10  –  21.1.1956 to 30.3.1956
Longest sequence of defeats in the League  = 9  –  1.4.1995 to 6.5.1995
Longest sequence of draws in the League  = 6  –  30.11.1974 to 28.12.1974
Longest sequence unbeaten in the League  =  13  –  30.10.1954 to 19.2.1955
Longest sequence without a win in the League  =  23  –  6.10.1962 to 13.4.1963

Stadium details

Address : Brisbane Road, Leyton, London E10 5NE

Telephone : 020 8926 1111
0208 926 1010  (Ticket Office)

Capacity : 9,271
Pitch size :    100.6m x 60.5m  (110 yards  x  76 yards)
Official website : 
http://leytonorient.com

Directions
Go to the Orient site for directions – click here.

Honours

 


Division Two Runners-up 1962-1963

Division Three Champions 1969-1970

Division Three (South) Champions 1955-1956

Division Three (South) Runners-up 1954-1955

National League Champions 2018-2019

FA Trophy Runners-up 2018-2019

 

Managers

 


Sam OMEROD 1 April 1905 – 1 January 1906

Ike IVESON 1 January 1906 – 1 March 1906

Billy HOLMES 1 March 1907 – 1 February 1922

Peter PROUDFOOT 1 April 1922 – 30 April 1929

Arthur GRIMSDELL 1 May 1929- 31 March 1930

Peter PROUDFOOT 1 April 1930 – 1 April 1931

Jimmy SEED 1 April 1931 – 1 May 1933

David PRATT 1 May 1933 – 31 December 1934

Peter PROUDFOOT 1 January  1935 – 1 January 1939

Tom HALSEY 1 January 1939 – 1 December 1939

Bill WRIGHT 1 December 1939 – 1 January 1945

Willie HALL 1 January 1945 – 31 December 1945

Bill WRIGHT 1 August 1945 – 31 July 1946

Charlie HEWITT 1 January 1946 – 1 April 1948

Neil McBAIN 1 April 1948 – 1 August 1949

Alec STOCK 1 August 1949 – 1 February 1959

Les GORE 1 February 1959 – 1 August 1961

Johnny CAREY 1 August 1961 – 1 August 1963

Benny FENTON 1 November 1963 – 31 December 1964

Dave SEXTON 1 January 1965 – 1 December 1965

Dick GRAHAM 1 June 1966 – 1 February 1968

Jimmy BLOOMFIELD 1 June 1968 – 31 May 1971

George PETCHEY 12 July 1971 – 26 August 1977

Jimmy BLOOMFIELD 12 September 1977 – 31 May 1981

Paul WENT 27 August 1981 – 13 October 1981

Ken KNIGHTON 13 October 1981 – 1 May 1982

Frank CLARK 1 May 1982 – 1 July 1991

Peter EUSTACE 1 July 1991 – 7 April 1994

Chris TURNER/John SITTON 1 August 1994 – 20 April 1995

Pat HOLLAND 27 April 1995 – 28 October 1996

Tommy TAYLOR 7 November 1996 – 15 October 2001

Paul BRUSH 15 October 2001 – 27 September 2003

Martin LING 28 September 2003 – 18 January 2009

Kevin NUGENT 18 January 2009 – 5 February 2009

Geraint WILLIAMS 5 February 2009 – 3 April 2010

Russell SLADE 6 April 2010 – 24 September 2014

Kevin NUGENT 24 September 2014 – October 2014

Mauro MILANESE October 2014 – 8 December 2014

Fabio LIVERANI 8 December 2014 – 13 May 2015

Ian HENDON 29 May 2015 – 18 January 2016

Kevin NOLAN (player-manager) 18 January 2016 – 12 April 2016

Andy HESSENTHALER 12 April 2016 – 5 October 2016

Alberto CAVASIN 5 October 2003 – 23 November 2016

Andy EDWARDS 23 November 2016 – 29 January 2017

Daniel WEBB 29 January 2017 – 30 March 2017

Omer RIZA 30 March 2017 – 1 June 2017

Steve DAVIS 10 July 2017 – 14 November 2017

Ross EMBLETON 14 November 2017 – 29 November 2017

Justin EDINBURGH 29 November 2017 – 3 June 2019

Ross EMBLETON 3 June 2019 – 16 October 2019

Carl FLETCHER 17 October 2019 – 15 November 2019

Ross EMBLETON 7 January 2020 – 28 February 2021

Jobi McANUFF (Interim Manager) 28 February 2021 – 8 May 2021

Kenny JACKETT 21 May 2021 –

 

League Record

The Football League structure has historically been as follows …

1888-1892 1892-1920 1920-1921 1921-1958 1958-1992 1992-2004 2004 to date

First tier Football League Division One Division One Division One Division One Premiership Premier League

Second tier Division Two Division Two Division Two Division Two Division One Championship

Third tier Division Three Division Three
(North) and (South)
Division Three Division Two  League One

Fourth tier Division Four Division Three League Two

 


Elected to Division Two 1905

Division Two  (Tier Two) 1905-1929

Division Three (South)  (Tier Three) 1929-1956

Division Two  (Tier Two) 1956-1962

Division One  (Tier One) 1962-1963

Division Two  (Tier Two) 1963-1966

Division Three  (Tier Three) 1966-1970

Division Two  (Tier Two) 1970-1982

Division Three  (Tier Three) 1982-1985

Division Four  (Tier Four) 1985-1989

Division Three  (Tier Three) 1989-1992

Division Two  (Tier Two) 1992-1995

Division Three  (Tier Three) 1995-2004

League Two  (Tier Four) 2004-2006

League One  (Tier Three) 2006-2015

League Two  (Tier Four) 2015-2017

National League  (Tier Five) 2017-2019

League Two  (Tier Four) 2019-