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Leyton Orient FC

Leyton Orient is an English professional football club based in Leyton, in Waltham Forest, East London. Commonly referred to as The O’s or Orient, the club was founded in 1881 as Eagle Cricket Club. Orient’s home stadium is Brisbane Road (officially the Matchroom Stadium), which seats just under 9,300 fans. In 1995, the club was famously sold for the sum of five pounds by Tony Wood after his coffee-growing business was destroyed in the Rwandan Genocide and Civil War. The club was sold to Barry Hearn, founder and chairman of Matchroom Sport. As of 2009, Orient plays in League One of the Football League.

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Reaction to collapse of Olympic Stadium deal

11.10.11
How football clubs and athletics governing body view shock developments in the saga... more

Orient eye revenge as the capital's shining lights meet

22.03.11
Derby between Leyton Orient and Dagenham and Redbridge is a contest between the sides vying with Queens Park Rangers to be London's Football League team of the season... more

Record is a nice touch for Slade

16.03.11
Leyton Orient set a club record of 14 games without defeat as Jimmy Smith's first-half volley sealed a 1-0 win at Hartlepool... more

Capital's clubs leave it late

14.03.11
Late goals were the order of the day for London's League One clubs... more

High fives for Leyton Orient as they continue charge to play-offs

09.03.11
While some teams fail to recover from a five-goal battering, Orient have managed it twice this year to stand on the edge of the League One play-offs... more

Russell Slade hails comeback kings

07.03.11
Leyton Orient's 5-0 FA Cup replay defeat at Arsenal doesn't seem to have affected their League form... more

Unlucky 13 for Stephen Dawson

28.02.11
Leyton Orient captain suffered a serious knee injury in the first half against Huddersfield and will miss the trip to Emirates Stadium... more

Orient test is as big as Barcelona, says Arsene Wenger

18.02.11
Boss fears Arsenal will be embarrassed by opponents if they allow their guard to slip... more

Russell Slade's gunning for glory

16.02.11
Leyton Orient are three points off the League One play-offs after they came from behind to beat MK Dons 3-2... more

Russell Slade's side are on a high

15.02.11
No team will have more confidence than Leyton Orient as they step out at MK Dons ahead of Sunday's FA Cup fifth-round tie with Arsenal... more

Barry Hearn: My friends at West Ham may think they have won, but I won't give up the fight

10.02.11
Leyton Orient chairman Barry Hearn insists he still wants a judicial review if his rivals are named as preferred bidders for the Olympic Stadium tomorrow... more

Blank night suits Russell Slade

02.02.11
Leyton Orient boss had every reason to be satisfied after his side drew 0-0 with Brighton... more

Nugent left to rue Dawson injury as Leyton Orient are held

26.01.11
Having watched their side wallop Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 on Saturday, Leyton Orient fans could have been forgiven for expecting more of the same at home against MK Dons... more

Orient being treated like 'the lost tribe of East London' over 2012 stadium debate, says Barry Hearn

25.01.11
Leyton Orient chairman claims his League One outfit have been overlooked in the ongoing debate over the future of the Olympic Stadium... more

Spurs starlet stays at Orient

11.01.11
Leyton Orient boss Russell Slade has managed to hang on to Paul-Jose M'poku... more

Russell Slade’s plan is foiled

03.11.10
Leyton Orient prepare for FA Cup clash at Dagenham and Redbridge on Saturday in the worst possible fashion... more

Orient’s loan star Mpoku hamstrung by injury blow

27.10.10
Midfielder joins striker Scott McGleish on the physio’s table ... more

Andy Scott: My job is on the line

28.09.10
Brentford's Carling Cup win over Everton has become something of a distraction from the bread and butter of League One... more

A sad Eastenders storyline

20.09.10
Dagenham and Redbridge and Leyton Orient now the bottom two in League One... more

Russell Slade rocks down at Brighton

02.09.10
Leyton Orient moved into the second round of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy with a 2-0 win away at Brighton ... more

Den's a sell-out for run-in

08.04.10
It's not all jellied eels, pie and liquor down around the Den... more

Nicky Adams is sorry to leave Leyton Orient

16.02.10
The 23-year-old admits he did not want to leave after being recalled from his loan spell by Championship club Leicester... more

Leyton Orient boss Geraint Williams' fury over late show

15.02.10
Leyton Orient are denied victory over Leeds when Charlie Daniels’ injury-time own goal cancelled out Tamika Mkandawire’s header... more

Controversial financier Levene quits Orient

20.10.09
Nicholas Levene, the City financier who allegedly owes millions of pounds to investors, has quit the board of Leyton Orient Football Club. ... more

Dagenham are revelling in their 'pub team' image

04.09.09
Having spent a long time in the shadows of West Ham and Leyton Orient, Dagenham & Redbridge are beginning to make a name for themselves... more

Reading’s late move for £1.8m Tommy Smith deal

24.08.09
Reading appear to have hi-jacked Sheffield United’s move for Watford striker Tommy Smith... more

Only way is up for McGleish as Orient ease survival fears

09.03.09
Football: Scott McGleish is convinced Leyton Orient have turned the corner in their survival battle after their 2-1 win over Brighton... more

Sheffield United next in line for Ling's sharpshooters

01.12.08
Leyton Orient set up an FA Cup third-round tie with Sheffield United after their 2-1 win over Bradford... more

Boss Ling furious at his 14 Orient flops

18.08.08
Leyton Orient boss Martin Ling made his frustrations known after his side lost 3-0 at Peterborough in League One... more

Olympic stadium set to host rugby league team

15.05.08
Division Two side London Skolars are in talks to move in from 2015 as part of their bid to join the Super League... more

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  • Facts
  • The club maintains a rivalry with neighbours West Ham United and Millwall F.C.
  • Leyton Orient’s home kit consists of red socks, red shorts, and red and white shirt, while the away kit consists of dark blue socks, shorts and shirt
  • Leyton Orient’s Crest is made up of two wyverns (dragon-like mythological creature) facing one another over a football on which is inscribed ‘1881’, the date of the club’s founding
  • Matchroom Stadium (aka Brisbane Road) opened in 1937. Its highest recorded attendance was 34,345 for an FA Cup match against West Ham United in 1964
  • Orient’s largest margin victory is tied, with four 8-0 victories from 1955-1997. Coincidentally, Orient’s largest margin defeat was also 8-0, against Aston Villa in 1929.
  • As of 5 February 2009, Geraint Williams has replaced Kevin Nugent as manager of the club. Nugent was caretaking the team after the sacking of Martin Ling in January of the same year.