This is a list of all the seasons played by Leyton Orient Football Club in English football. The club was formed in 1881 as Glyn Cricket Club, and started a football section named Orient Football Club in 1888. 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 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 1987. 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.

Seasons

Season League FA Cup League
Cup 		Other Average attendance
[1][a]
Division P W D L GF GA Pts Pos
1893–94[b] C&DL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 3rd
1894–95 C&DL 12 9 1 2 46 10 19 1st
1895–96 C&DL 13 6 2 5 17 13 14 4th
1896–97 LL Div 3 12 7 2 3 27 22 16 2nd
1897–98 LL Div 2 18 7 0 11 30 45 14 7th
1898–99[c] LL Div 1 16 7 2 7 29 32 16 5th
1899–1900 LL Div 1 18 4 5 9 40 50 13 6th
1900–01 LL Div 1 20 8 2 10 36 31 18 7th
1901–02 LL Div 1 18 8 3 7 49 37 19 5th
1902–03 LL Div 1 18 6 5 7 23 17 17 7th
1903–04 LL Div 1 20 6 6 8 26 33 18 6th
1904–05 LL Div 1 18 6 3 9 37 46 15 7th 4QR
SFL Div 2 22 7 7 8 47 56 21 8th 1,971
Elected to the Football League
1905–06 Div 2 38 7 7 24 35 78 21 20th R1 3,916
1906–07 38 11 8 19 45 67 30 17th 6,784
1907–08 38 11 10 17 40 65 32 14th 4QR 7,413
1908–09 34 12 9 17 37 49 33 15th R1 10,373
1909–10 38 12 6 20 37 60 30 16th R1 8,766
1910–11 38 19 7 12 44 35 45 4th R1 10,968
1911–12 38 21 3 14 61 44 45 4th R1 London Challenge Cup W 12,016
1912–13 38 10 14 14 34 47 34 14th R1 11,142
1913–14 38 16 11 11 47 35 43 6th R2 13,424
1914–15 38 16 9 13 50 48 41 9th R1 7,975
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to World War I
1919–20 Div 2 42 16 6 20 51 59 38 15th R1 14,385
1920–21 42 16 13 13 43 42 45 7th R1 London Challenge Cup R/U 18,166
1921–22 42 15 9 18 43 50 39 15th R1 16,093
1922–23 42 12 12 18 40 50 36 19th R1 14,789
1923–24 42 14 15 13 40 36 43 10th R1 17,404
1924–25 42 14 12 16 42 42 40 11th R1 London Challenge Cup R/U 16,914
1925–26 42 12 9 21 50 65 33 20th QF 12,757
1926–27 42 12 7 23 60 96 31 20th R3 London Challenge Cup R/U 12,929
1927–28 42 11 12 19 55 85 34 20th R3 13,262
1928–29 42 12 8 22 45 72 32 22nd R4 12,172
1929–30 Div 3S 42 14 13 15 55 62 41 12th R4 9,967
1930–31 42 14 7 21 63 91 35 19th R1 5,471
1931–32 42 12 11 19 77 90 35 16th R2 7,593
1932–33 42 8 13 21 59 93 29 20th R1 6,064
1933–34 42 16 10 16 75 69 42 11th R3 Div 3S Cup R2 9,119
1934–35 42 15 10 17 65 65 40 14th R2 Div 3S Cup R1 8,652
1935–36 42 16 6 20 55 61 38 14th R4 Div 3S Cup R1 7,586
1936–37 42 14 15 13 52 52 43 12th R2 Div 3S Cup R3 8,027
1937–38 42 13 7 22 42 61 33 19th R2 Div 3S Cup R1 7,835
1938–39 42 11 13 18 53 55 35 20th R2 Div 3S Cup R2 7,943
1939–40[d] 3 0 3 0 3 3 3 13th 8,515
The Football League was suspended between 1939 and 1946 due to World War II, and regional league competitions were organised
1939–40 Lge South A 18 5 3 10 28 60 13 8th League South Cup R2 4,589
Lge South D 18 7 3 8 33 45 17 5th 3,099
1940–41 South Region 15 1 3 11 11 19 0.287 34th League War Cup R1 710
London Cup 10 0 1 9 9 59 1 6th 870
1941–42 London Lge 30 6 4 20 42 94 16 15th 2,613
London Cup 6 1 0 5 10 19 2 5,367
1942–43 London Lge 28 11 5 12 54 72 27 11th 3,050
League Cup 6 1 2 3 6 14 4 3,769
1943–44 London Lge 30 4 3 23 32 87 11 17th 2,863
League Cup 6 1 0 5 7 27 2 2,333
1944–45 London Lge 30 5 7 18 39 86 17 18th 3,340
London Cup 6 0 2 4 5 16 2 4,300
1945–46[e] Div 3S 20 5 6 9 28 42 16 8th R1 4,891
Div 3S Cup 16 6 3 7 22 31 15 7th 9,478
The Football League resumed as normal from the 1946–47 season
1946–47[f] Div 3S 42 12 8 22 54 75 32 19th R1 10,048
1947–48 42 13 10 19 51 73 36 17th R1 13,345
1948–49 42 11 12 19 58 80 34 19th R2 12,444
1949–50 42 12 11 19 53 85 35 18th R1 12,587
1950–51 46 15 8 23 53 75 38 19th R1 11,914
1951–52 46 16 9 21 55 68 41 18th R5 11,487
1952–53 46 16 10 20 68 73 42 14th R1 10,562
1953–54 46 18 11 17 79 73 47 11th QF 11,218
1954–55 46 26 9 11 89 47 61 2nd R2 15,216
1955–56 46 29 8 9 106 49 66 1st R4 Southern Floodlit Cup R2 16,061
1956–57 Div 2 42 15 10 17 66 84 40 15th R3 Southern Floodlit Cup R1 17,524
1957–58 42 18 5 19 77 79 41 12th R4 Southern Floodlit Cup R1 14,839
1958–59 42 14 8 20 71 78 36 17th R3 Southern Floodlit Cup R1 13,323
1959–60 42 15 14 13 76 61 44 10th R3 Southern Floodlit Cup R3 13,250
1960–61 42 14 8 20 55 78 36 19th R5 R2 10,539
1961–62 42 22 10 10 69 40 54 2nd R4 R2 14,751
1962–63 Div 1 42 6 9 27 37 81 21 22nd[g] R5 R5 16,406
1963–64 Div 2 42 13 10 19 54 72 36 16th R4 R2 10,359
1964–65 42 12 11 19 50 72 35 19th R3 R3 8,920
1965–66 42 5 13 24 38 80 23 22nd R3 R2 7,378
1966–67[h] Div 3 46 13 18 15 58 68 44 14th R2 R1 5,981
1967–68 46 12 17 17 46 62 41 19th R4 R1 4,715
1968–69 46 14 14 18 51 58 42 18th R1 R3 5,695
1969–70 46 25 12 9 67 36 62 1st R1 R1 11,369
1970–71 Div 2 42 9 16 17 29 51 34 17th R4 R1 9,119
1971–72 42 14 9 19 50 61 37 17th QF R1 London Challenge Cup W 9,530
1972–73 42 12 12 18 49 53 36 15th R3 R2 London Challenge Cup W 6,449
1973–74 42 15 18 9 55 42 48 4th R4 R3 11,793
1974–75 42 11 20 11 28 39 42 12th R3 R2 Texaco Cup R1 7,605
1975–76 42 13 14 15 37 39 40 13th R3 R2 6,386
1976–77 42 9 16 17 37 55 34 19th R4 R3 Anglo-Scottish Cup R/U 6,222
1977–78 42 10 18 14 43 49 38 14th SF R3 Anglo-Scottish Cup R1 8,400
1978–79 42 15 10 17 51 51 40 11th R4 R2 Anglo-Scottish Cup R1 7,323
1979–80 42 12 17 13 48 54 41 14th R4 R2 7,245
1980–81 42 13 12 17 52 56 38 17th R3 R2 Anglo-Scottish Cup R1 6,076
1981–82 42 10 9 23 36 61 39[i] 22nd R5 R1 FL Group Cup R1 4,419
1982–83 Div 3 46 15 9 22 64 88 54 20th R2 R1 FL Group Cup R1 2,718
1983–84 46 18 9 19 71 81 63 11th R1 R1 Football League Trophy R1 3,222
1984–85 46 11 13 22 51 76 46 22nd R4 R2 Football League Trophy SthSF 2,640
1985–86 Div 4 46 20 12 14 79 64 72 5th R4 R2 Football League Trophy R2 2,629
1986–87 46 20 9 17 64 61 69 7th R3 R1 Football League Trophy PR 2,857
1987–88[j] 46 19 12 15 85 63 69 8th R4 R1 Football League Trophy R1 3,933
1988–89 46 21 12 13 86 50 75 6th[k] R2 R3 Football League Trophy PR 3,794
1989–90 Div 3 46 16 10 20 52 56 58 14th R1 R2 Football League Trophy PRP/O 4,365
1990–91 46 18 10 18 55 58 64 13th R3 R3 Football League Trophy PR 4,194
1991–92 46 18 11 17 62 52 65 10th R4 R2 Football League Trophy SthSF 4,460
1992–93 Div 2[l] 46 21 9 16 69 53 72 7th R2 R1 Football League Trophy SthQF 5,377
1993–94 46 14 14 18 57 71 56 18th R2 R1 Football League Trophy SthSF 4,237
1994–95 46 6 8 32 30 75 26 24th R2 R1 Football League Trophy SthF 3,436
1995–96 Div 3 46 12 11 23 44 63 47 21st R1 R1 Football League Trophy R1 4,478
1996–97 46 15 12 19 50 58 57 16th R2 R1 Football League Trophy R1 4,336
1997–98 46 19 12 15 62 47 66[m] 11th R1 R2 Football League Trophy R2 4,374
1998–99 46 19 15 12 68 59 72 6th R4 R2 Football League Trophy R1 4,689
1999–2000 46 13 13 20 47 52 52 19th R1 R2 Football League Trophy R1 4,355
2000–01 46 20 15 11 59 51 75 5th R3 R2 Football League Trophy R2 4,633
2001–02 46 13 13 20 55 71 52 18th R4 R1 Football League Trophy R1 4,540
2002–03 46 14 11 21 51 61 53 18th R1 R2 Football League Trophy R2 4,257
2003–04 46 13 14 19 48 65 53 19th R2 R1 Football League Trophy R1 4,157
2004–05 League 2[n] 46 16 15 15 65 67 63 11th R2 R1 Football League Trophy SthSF 3,642
2005–06 46 22 15 9 67 51 81 3rd R4 R1 Football League Trophy R2 4,714
2006–07 League 1 46 12 15 19 61 77 51 20th R2 R1 Football League Trophy R2 4,828
2007–08 46 16 12 18 49 63 60 14th R1 R2 Football League Trophy R2 5,210
2008–09 46 15 11 20 45 57 56 14th R3 R1 Football League Trophy R2 4,692
2009–10 46 13 12 21 53 63 51 17th R1 R2 Football League Trophy SthQF 4,937
2010–11 46 19 13 14 71 62 70 7th R5 R2 Football League Trophy R2 4,582
2011–12 46 13 11 22 48 75 50 20th R2 R3 Football League Trophy R1 4,298
2012–13 46 21 8 17 55 48 71 7th R3 R2 Football League Trophy SthF 4,002
2013–14 46 25 11 10 85 45 86 3rd R3 R2 Football League Trophy SthQF 5,479
2014–15 46 12 13 21 59 69 49 23rd R1 R3 Football League Trophy SthSF 5,023
2015–16 League 2 46 19 12 15 60 61 69 8th R2 R1 Football League Trophy R1 5,332
2016–17 46 10 6 30 47 87 36 24th R1 R1 Football League Trophy R1 4,663
2017–18 National 46 16 12 18 58 56 60 13th[o] R1 FA Trophy R4 4,344
2018–19 46 25 14 7 73 35 89 1st 4QR FA Trophy R/U 5,317
2019–20 League 2 36 10 12 14 47 55 42 17th R1 R1 Football League Trophy R2 5,608
2020–21 46 17 10 19 53 55 61 11th R1 R3 Football League Trophy R2 75
2021–22 46 14 16 16 62 47 58 13th R3 R1 Football League Trophy R2 5,116
2022–23 46 26 13 7 61 34 91 1st R1 R1 Football League Trophy R1 7,841

Key

Champions Runners-up Play-offs Promoted Relegated Competition not entered Competition not held

Notes

  1. ^ Average attendance figures are for home matches in the league only
  2. ^ As Orient F.C.
  3. ^ As Clapton Orient F.C.
  4. ^ The 1939–40 season was abandoned in early September and all results annulled, after only three matches had been played; Leyton Orient were thirteenth in the table at the time.
  5. ^ Division Three South was divided into two sections, north and south. Clapton Orient played in the north section. The league competition was held during the first half of the season, and the cup competition over the second half.
  6. ^ As Leyton Orient F.C.
  7. ^ Highest League finish.
  8. ^ As Orient F.C.
  9. ^ The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
  10. ^ As Leyton Orient F.C.
  11. ^ Promoted via the Play-offs
  12. ^ The 1992–93 season saw the introduction of the Premier League, so Division 2 was renamed Division 1, Division 3 was renamed Division 2 and Division 4 was renamed Division 3.
  13. ^ Leyton Orient deducted three points
  14. ^ The 2004–05 season saw the rebranding of Divisions 1–3, so Division 1 became The Championship, Division 2 became League One and Division 3 became League Two.
  15. ^ Lowest League finish.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Leyton Orient: The Complete Record", N Kaufman & A Ravenhill, Breedon Books, 2006
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