Leyton Orient
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| Full name | Leyton Orient Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The O's, Orient |
| Founded | 1881 (as Eagle Cricket Club) |
| Ground | Brisbane Road |
| Capacity | 9,271 |
| Chairman | Francesco Becchetti |
| Manager | Andy Edwards |
| League | League Two |
| 2015–16 | League Two, 8th |
| Website | Club home page |
Leyton Orient Football Club /ˌleɪtən ˈɔəriənt/ is a professional association football club in Leyton, Waltham Forest, Greater London, England. They play in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system, and are known to their fans as the O's. The club's home colours are in general all red.
Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63. In 1978, Orient reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the only time in their history, under the management of Jimmy Bloomfield, but were beaten 3–0 by Arsenal. Between October 1993 and September 1995, Orient did not win a single away game in the league, leaving them bottom of Division Two in 1994–95. They reached the Football League Trophy Southern Area Final in 2012–13, but were beaten 3–2 on aggregate by Southend United, missing out on a chance to go to Wembley.
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