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unusual facts about Leyton Orient



1993–94 Blackpool F.C. season

They competed in the 24-team Division Two, then the third tier of English league football, finishing twentieth, avoiding relegation by one point after a final-day 4–1 victory over Leyton Orient at Bloomfield Road.

Aden Flint

Flint made his Swindon debut in the 1–1 draw with Rochdale and featured in the following fixture against Leyton Orient which resulted in a 3–0 loss for the Wiltshire club.

Alejandro Calvo García

On 29 May 1999, his goal in the play-off final against Leyton Orient secured The Iron promotion to the second level.

Alejandro Sabella

He made his debut for "the Blades" in a 2–1 defeat against Leyton Orient on 19 August 1978.

Amdy Faye

Faye played in Stoke's 1–0 League Cup victory over Leyton Orient this being his only appearance in the 2009–10 season.

Danny Chapman

Danny Chapman (born 21 November 1974) is a retired professional footballer who played in the football league with Millwall and Leyton Orient.

Danny Chapman started at Millwall but failed to earn a first team football on a regular basis which lead to his mover to Leyton Orient.

Dave Bacuzzi

Bacuzzi signed for Manchester City on 24 April 1964 for a fee of £25,000 and made his league debut for the club in the second game of the 1964–65 season, a 6–0 win against Leyton Orient.

Grant Gibbs

In December 1989 and January 1990, he travelled to England where he trained with the lower division clubs Leyton Orient and Bournemouth.

Guillem Bauzà

On 26 April 2008, he scored his first hat-trick for the Swans as they beat Leyton Orient 4-1 in the final game of the season.

Jimmy Andrews

After leaving West Ham, Andrews joined nearby Leyton Orient and scored eight goals in 35 League appearances for them.

Kevin Dearden

When manager Martin Ling and assistant Dean Smith left Leyton Orient by mutual consent on 18 January 2009 he was appointed as assistant to Kevin Nugent Caretaker Manager for the home match against Southend United on 20 January.

Matt Joseph

Matthew Nathaniel Joseph (born 30 September 1972) in Bethnal Green, London, England, is a retired Barbadian professional footballer who played as a defender for Arsenal, Gillingham, Cambridge United and Leyton Orient in the Football League.

Richard Cadette

Born in Hammersmith, Cadette began his career in non-league football with Wembley, before playing professional football in both England and Scotland for Leyton Orient, Southend United, Sheffield United, Brentford, Bournemouth, Falkirk, Millwall and Clydebank.

Ronnie Sales

He was plucked by Newcastle United in 1942 where he made 42 wartime appearances before securing a move to Football League club Leyton Orient.

Ronald Duncan "Ronnie" Sales (19 September 1920 – August 1995) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Leyton Orient and Hartlepool United.

Steve Hodge

He signed for Division Three side Leyton Orient in March 1998, playing just once before finally retiring from playing at the end of the season.

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi

Kawaguchi lost his place to veteran Dave Beasant after being held responsible for Portsmouth's 4-1 home defeat to underdogs Leyton Orient in the FA Cup.


see also

1958–59 West Ham United F.C. season

This was in spite of the fact that the only signing they made was of the Leyton Orient Inside Forward Phil Woosnam in November 1958.

Clifton F.C.

Russell Slade (born 10 October 1960) is an English football manager currently in charge of League One side Leyton Orient.

East London derby

The last time West Ham United and Leyton Orient shared a competitive meeting was on 31 January 1987 in the FA Cup which West Ham won 4-1 with their goals coming from McAvennie, Cottee, Keen and Parris.

Gorleston F.C.

After a 2–2 draw at Brisbane Road and a 0–0 draw at the Recreation Ground (at which the club's record attendance of 4,473 was set), a second replay was held at Arsenal's Highbury Stadium, resulting in a 5–4 win for Leyton Orient, with Gorleston having been 4–1 down at one point in the match.

Scott McGleish

In 2011, while at Leyton Orient, he made a high profile appearance in a television advert for the Nintendo DS in the UK.