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 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 reached the top flight of English football once in its history, a single season in Division One in 1962–63 which ended in relegation.
Leyton Orient's best performance in the FA Cup was in reaching the semi-final stage in 1977–78.
[1] This list includes the abandoned 1939–40 season and the unofficial Second World War leagues.