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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1881 | Club formed as a Limited Company, under the name of Glyn Cricket & Football Club | |
| 1884 | Started playing home matches at Glyn Road | |
| 1886 | Changed name to Eagle Football Club | |
| 1888 | Changed name to Orient Football Club | |
| 1896 | Started playing home matches at Whittles Athletic Ground | |
| 1898 | Changed name to Clapham Orient Football Club | |
| 1900 | Started playing home matches at Millfields Road | |
| 1903 | Turned professional | |
| 1905 | Sam Omerod became the first manager | |
| 1905 | Elected to Football League in Division 2 | |
| 1906 | Ike Ivenson became new manager | |
| 1907 | Billy Holmes became new manager | |
| 1922 | Peter Proudfoot became new manager | |
| 1929 | Arthur Grimsdell became new manager | |
| 1929 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Aston Villa 8-0 in FA Cup 4th round | |
| 1930 | Peter Proudfoot became manager for second time | |
| 1930 | Started playing home matches at Lea Bridge Road | |
| 1931 | Jimmy Seed became new manager | |
| 1933 | David Pratt became new manager | |
| 1935 | Peter Proudfoot became manager for third time | |
| 1937 | Started playing home matches at Brisbane Road | |
| 1939 | Tom Halsey became new manager | |
| 1939 | Bill Wright became new manager | |
| 1945 | Willie Hall became new manager | |
| 1945 | Bill Wright became manager for second time | |
| 1946 | Charlie Hewitt became new manager | |
| 1946 | Changed name to Leyton Orient Football Club | |
| 1948 | Neil McBain became new manager | |
| 1949 | Alec Stock became new manager | |
| 1954 | 1955 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 South (not promoted) |
| 1955 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Crystal Palace 8-0 in Division 3 (N) | |
| 1955 | 1956 | Football League Division 3 South Champions |
| 1957 | 1958 | Tom Johnston set record for most League goals in a season scoring 35 times |
| 1959 | Les Gore became new manager | |
| 1961 | Johnny Carey became new manager | |
| 1961 | Tom Johnston became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 121 goals | |
| 1961 | 1962 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1962 | Recorded highest score in Cup match beating Chester 9-2 in League Cup 3rd round | |
| 1962 | 1963 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1963 | Benny Fenton became new manager | |
| 1964 | Record home attendance of 34,345 against West Ham in FA Cup 4th round | |
| 1965 | Dave Sexton became new manager | |
| 1965 | Paul Went became club's youngest player at 15 years and 327 days | |
| 1965 | 1966 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1966 | Dick Graham became new manager | |
| 1966 | Changed name back to Orient Football Club | |
| 1968 | Jimmy Bloomfield became new manager | |
| 1969 | 1970 | Football League Division 3 Champions |
| 1971 | George Petchey became new manager | |
| 1977 | Jimmy Bloomfield became manager for second time | |
| 1978 | Peter Allen played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 432 | |
| 1981 | Paul Went became new manager | |
| 1981 | Ken Knighton became new manager | |
| 1981 | 1982 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1982 | Frank Clark became new manager | |
| 1984 | 1985 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1987 | Changed name to Leyton Orient Football Club again | |
| 1988 | 1989 | At end of season promoted to Division 3 as Play-off winners |
| 1989 | Club broke transfer record when buying Paul Beesley for £175,000 from Wigan | |
| 1991 | Peter Eustace became new manager | |
| 1994 | Chris Turner & John Sitton became new joint managers | |
| 1994 | 1995 | Relegated at end of season to Endsleigh Division 3 (originally Division 4) |
| 1995 | Pat Holland became new manager | |
| 1996 | Tommy Taylor became new manager | |
| 2001 | Paul Brush became new manager | |
| 2004 | Martin Ling became new manager | |
| 2005 | 2006 | Finished 3rd in Coca Cola Football League 2 (originally Division 4) promoted |
| 2006 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Gabriel Zakuani for £1-million to Fulham | |