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This stand was built in 1999 and was formerly called the South Stand. It was renamed the Tommy Johnston Stand in 2008 in memory of Leyton Orient's record goalscorer Tommy Johnston, but is now known as the Tommy Johnston South Stand. [7] It is currently for home supporters only and has a capacity of 1,336.
During the 2008–09 season, Leyton Orient changed the name of the South Stand in honour of the late Orient top-scorer, Tommy Johnston and is known simply as the Tommy Johnston Stand. Olympic Stadium proposal
He was Orient's all-time top scorer and in 1999 was voted their greatest player of all time. [5] He had a withered arm, a legacy of an injury received while he was a miner, and always played with this arm bandaged. [2] Johnston and his family emigrated to Australia in 1972, and he died in Shoalhaven, New South Wales, on 4 September 2008. [5]
The developments were planned to be built through two phases, with the Kop first, taking capacity up to 37,000, followed by the South Stand. [164] The additional tier for the South Stand would potentially provide 5,400 seats. Bramall Lane became all-seater in the mid-1990s after completion of two new stands and the refurbishment of two existing ...
This is a list of all the seasons played by Leyton Orient Football Club in English football. The club was formed in 1881 as Glyn Cricket Club, and started a football section named Orient Football Club in 1888. Friendly matches were played against local sides until the club was elected into the Clapton & District League for the 1893–94 season. [1]
Leyton Orient faced Peterborough United in their play-off semi-final, with the first leg being played at London Road in Peterborough. Britt Assombalonga put the home team into the lead on 16 minutes after heading in a ball from Mark Little. Moses Odubajo equalised for Leyton Orient with 18 minutes of the game remaining, and the match ended 1 ...
Leyton Orient's original home was in Clapton, which was just over the border in the County of London, before they moved to Leyton in 1937. 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. [2]
At the time that Orient moved to the ground, spectator facilities included a covered stand on the southern side of the ground and embankments around the remainder. The first League match played at the ground was a 3–1 win against Newport County on 3 September 1930 with 5,505 in attendance. [ 4 ]