This section of the website naturally falls into two parts: The first is the history of the football club itself, and the second the history of the Supporters Club.Click on the page links below to go to the relevant pages.

 

 History of the Football Club

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

History of the Supporters Club

 

 

 

 

This area is largely intended to reflect the work done by the Supporters Club Deputy Chairman, Steve Jenkins, on the history of the club - and its playing staff in particular - around the First World War. This culminated in the publication of his book 'They Took the Lead' - well worth a read if you're interested in this period of  history. Did you know about the O's baseball team for instance?

 

This section also includes articles covering contemporary events which are of relevance to the overall theme.

 

O's Buglers at local parade

 

Read Hackney & Stoke Newington's Timeline. a local history magazine - this issue (Nov 09) includes a brief article on Clapton Orient.

The NW corner of the ground during demolition for the rebuilding of the West Stand and the subsequent development of the North Stand

This section provides background on the Supporters Club; its various locations and a range of memories from members which we hope will build up over time into a genuine archive of members recollections.

 

Brief History of the Supporters Club

 

Members' memories

 

Photo left: Simon finds some skeletons in the cupboard  during the clearing of the old Supporters Club under the East Stand.

A couple of links to British Pathe sample newsreels featuring the Os:

>   Clapton Orient beat Newcastle

 

>  Leyton Orient lose to Arsenal