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Brisbane Road, currently known as the Gaughan Group Stadium for sponsorship reasons and originally known as Osborne Road, is a football stadium in Leyton, East London, England. It has been the home ground of Leyton Orient since 1937, before which it was the home of amateur football team Leyton , who moved to the Hare and Hounds ground.
The name Leyton Orient was adopted following the conclusion of the Second World War. The club had moved to Leyton in 1937, though again there was another team called Leyton F.C. A further rename back simply to Orient took place in 1966 after the Municipal Borough of Leyton (in Essex ) was absorbed into the London Borough of Waltham Forest .
Leyton Orient's future in the heart of Leyton is uncertain. In October 2011, Orient submitted a request to the Football League to move into and become tenants of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, following complaints over West Ham United being given a 99-year lease of the stadium. Orient said that the stadium was too close to their stadium ...
Name From Fee Ref. 9 June 2021 ... Stadium: The Fully Charged New Lawn Attendance: 1,891 Referee: Trevor Kettle ... Leyton Orient : 0–0 (4–5 p) Milton Keynes Dons:
Plans were made to scale down the venue after the Olympics, converting it into a 5,000-seat arena and a training pitch in Eton Manor, a sport and leisure venue in Leyton, Waltham Forest. [clarification needed] In January 2011, Leyton Orient F.C. expressed an interest in moving into the stadium after the games. [1]
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 ...
However, following a legal challenge by Tottenham Hotspur and Leyton Orient over the operation of the bidding process the Olympic Park Legacy Company decided in October 2011 to nullify the first bid process, change the legacy handover arrangements, and launch a new bidding process to look for consortiums to lease the stadium. [86]
Leyton Orient : 0–1: Stevenage: Leyton: 19:00 GMT: Clare 53 ' Report: Cooper 25' Appéré 63 ' King 72 ' Sweeney 90+11 ' Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium Referee: Carl Brook: Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 14 January, but was pushed back a week due to the FA Cup rearrangement versus Derby County. [64]