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- The club adopted the name Clapton Orient two years later and were elected into the Football League in 1905. Relegated out of the Second Division in 1929, the club adopted the name Leyton Orient after World War II.
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Founded in 1881 as the Glyn Cricket Club, they began playing football as Orient in 1888 and joined the London League in 1896 after success in the Clapton & District League. The club adopted the name Clapton Orient two years later and were elected into the Football League in 1905.
The Club officially changed its name on October 2 1946 to Leyton Orient FC, after 48 years as Clapton Orient. The ground name is changed to Brisbane Road and on November 9 the name Leyton Stadium is first used.
Leyton Orient is the second oldest football club in London, behind Fulham, and was elected to The Football League for the 1905–06 season. The club has undergone a number of name changes during its history: from Orient to Clapton Orient in 1898; to Leyton Orient in 1946; a reversion to Orient in 1966, then a return to the Leyton Orient name in ...
In 1888 on the suggestion of a player, who at the time worked for the Orient Shipping Company and the football club, they took on the name of Orient. In 1898 the club changed its name to Clapton Orient in order to try and capture the support of the affluent residents of Clapton.
Feb 14, 2020 · The origins of “Leyton Orient Football Club” go right back to the 3rd March 1888, when the ‘Eagle Cricket Club’ (formerly known as the ‘Glyn Cricket Club’) held a meeting at no.36 Dunlace Road-then in Lower Clapton–London E5.
Jul 30, 2014 · Football grounds were well used by recruitment organisations but it was Clapton Orient, now Leyton Orient, which became the first English Football League team to join up on masse during...
They played football under various names, became Clapton Orient in 1890, and joined the football league in 1907. Their name finally became Leyton Orient after WW2. According to the club's historian, Neilson N. Kaufman, the club was named Orient in 1888 at the behest of a player, Jack R. Dearing, who was an employee of the Orient Steam ...
