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The South Stand was eventually built in 1999, and was renamed The Tommy Johnston Stand on 5 September 2008. [ 2 ] The ground was previously known as the Breyer Group Stadium for sponsorship reasons, and had previously been named the Matchroom Stadium , after the Matchroom Sport promotions company owned by Orient's chairman at the time, Barry ...
It was agreed that the club should sell a c.999-year lease on the West Stand for £1.5 million to a consortium led by Barry Hearn (under the company name Samuel Beadie (Leyton) Ltd or SBLL), with SBLL leasing back to the club on a same-length lease all of the stand except the office space for an annual rent of £1. The additional funds ...
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 2006–07 season was Leyton Orient's 108th season and their 91st in the Football League.It was their first season back in the third tier of the English football league system, Football League One, following promotion in the 2005–06 season.
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 ...
The 2020–21 season is Leyton Orient's 122nd season in their history and the second consecutive season in EFL League Two, Along with League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
Byrne signed a professional contract with Leyton Orient in the summer of 2021, following a season of training with the first team. [3] He made his senior debut for Orient in the EFL Trophy at home to Southampton U21 on 14 September 2021, [4] and subsequently played in three more matches in the tournament before Orient were knocked out by MK Dons in a penalty shoot-out. [5]
The 2021–22 season is Leyton Orient's 123rd year in their history and third consecutive season in League Two.Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.