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- The team has had a bewildering number of name changes since, first as Eagle Cricket Club in 1886, then as Orient Football Club in 1888, to Clapton Orient in 1898, Leyton Orient after the club moved to Leyton in 1937 a further rename back to simply Orient took place in 1966 after the Borough of Leyton (in Essex) was absorbed into the London Borough of Waltham Forest and finally reverted to Leyton Orient in 1987.The choice of the name Orient is believed to have come about at the behest of a player...
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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 ...
1 day ago · Clapton Orient lasted almost 50 years before the adoption of Orient F.C. (again) coinciding with, arguably, the club's most successful period - Division 3 Champions in 1970 and F.A. Cup semi ...
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Yes; originally, Leyton Orientwere formed by members of theGlyn Cricket Club in 1881 – making them the second-oldest football club inLondon after Fulham – and were given the same title at first. Based in Hackney, the cricketerssaw this as an opportunity to keep playing together during the winter. Indeed, many of them were former students of the Ind...
Orient weren’t called ‘Glyn Cricket Club’for long, though,as they changed their title to ‘Eagle Cricket Club’ in 1886, just five yearsinto existence, before taking on ‘Orient’ with the name ‘Orient Football Club’in 1888. And according to club historian Neilson N Kaufman, who wrote12 books on them between 1974 and 2015, the rather unique title first...
The name changes were far from over after that, though. In 1898, the club became known as ‘Clapton Orient’ torepresent the area of London they played in –although there was in another teamin the region called Clapton FC. But they moved in 1937 to Leyton, only to encounter the sameissue – they was already a club in the area called Leyton FC, so beca...
- Matthew Chandler
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.
Leyton Orient is an English professional football club in East London. The club was originally formed by members of the Glyn Cricket Club in 1881, many of whom were former students of Homerton College.
