Leyton Orient

History and achievements

Leyton Orient F.C. is a professional football club founded in 1881 by the players of the Glyn Cricket Club. The side is the second oldest in London after Fulham.

Leyton Orient started competing in the Football League in 1905. The club became famous during World War I as 41 members of the team went into war which is the highest number of any team in the country. On 30 April 1921 the match between Orient and Notts County was visited by the Prince of Wales to pay respect to the club that showed such an impressive example.

The 1960s and 1970s were the golden years of the team. In the season 1961/1962 the side earned promotion to the top flight for the first time in their history, yet they stayed in the league only for a season.

The farthest the team progressed in the FA Cup is the 1977/1978 semifinal. They were also the Anglo-Scottish Cup runners up in 1976/77.

Orient’s crest includes two wyverns facing each other over a football. The wyvern symbolizes the Thames River and was introduced to the crest in 1976.

Southend United is the main rivals of the team.

The home ground is Matchroom Stadium that can sit up to 9,271 fans.

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Club top players

№	Name and surname	Role	Ranking	Age	Weight	Height	Country
1	Shane Lowry	defender	5	34 years	88 kg	185 cm	Republic of Ireland
2	Andrea Dossena	midfielder	1	42 years		180 cm	Italy
3	Johnny Gorman	midfielder	0	30 years	70 kg	176 cm	Northern Ireland
4	Shaun Batt	forward	0	36 years	80 kg	187 cm	England
5	Darius Henderson	forward	0	42 years	83 kg	183 cm	England
6	Chris Dagnall	forward	0	37 years	75 kg	173 cm	England
7	Bradley Pritchard	midfielder	0	37 years	81 kg	186 cm	Zimbabwe
8	Jamie Ness	midfielder	0	32 years		187 cm	Scotland
9	Jobi McAnuff	midfielder	0	41 years	70 kg	178 cm	Jamaica