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Ground Name: Matchroom Stadium |
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| What's The Ground
Like? Future Developments Rear Of The West Stand (photo) What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? The West & North Stands (photo) Where To Drink? South Stand (photo) How To Get There By Car & Where To Park By Tube East Stand (photo) Admission Prices Programme Price Local Rivals Ground Layout Disabled Facilities Fixtures 2007-2008 Record & Average Attendance Fans Ground Reviews Hotel Accommodation Feedback |
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| What's The Ground Like? | |
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The ground has seen a lot of re-development in recent
years, with the construction of three new stands. Finance for this has chiefly
come from the proceeds of selling
part of the Brisbane Road site to a property developer. In this ground
breaking development, the corners of the ground have been filled with blocks
of residential apartments, which certainly gives the stadium a unique
look. Some other clubs are looking at the scheme with interest and I
wouldn't be surprised to see something similar take place at another league
ground at some point in the future. At one end is the single tiered, South Stand (capacity 1,336 seats), that was opened in 1999. This stand replaced a former open terrace. An interesting feature of this covered area is that it is raised above pitch level, meaning that you have to climb a small set of steps at the front to reach the seating area. The old Main (East) Stand, which was originally opened in 1956, has been reduced in length, but is still a fair size. This partly covered stand is now all seated after having seating installed on the former front terrace. Unfortunately, it has several supporting pillars and the roof doesn't quite cover all of the front seating. It does though have an interesting gable on its roof which has 'Leyton Orient' proudly emblazoned across it and gives a nice link to the Club's history.
Opposite is the new West Stand which was opened for the 2005/06
season. This all seated stand which has a capacity of 2,872, has an unusual
look about it, as above the seating area is a tall vertical structure that
houses the Club offices. In fact to be honest it looks more like an office
block that has some seats installed on a large viewing gallery, rather than
a football stand. It also has some corporate hospitality areas, which look a
little precarious, as the outside seating area of these overhang the lower
tier. If you carry on with the office theme, then you can almost imagine
these being used by the window cleaners to clean the office windows. At the
very top of the stand is a fair sized viewing gallery for television cameras
and press and the roof of the stand contains a lot of perspex panels to
allow more light to reach the pitch. |
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| Future Developments | |
| The Club have expressed an interest to move to the proposed Olympic Stadium, which will be built for London to host the Olympics in 2012. The stadium which will be built in Stratford in East London, will after the games have finished, have its capacity reduced from 80,000 to 25,000. Whether this possible move for Orient will materialise, remains to be seen. | |
Thanks to Owen Pavey for providing the photos for this page. |
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| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? | |
| Currently away supporters are housed in one side (towards the South End) of the Main Stand, where there are a couple of supporting pillars that may impede your view. Around 1,000 fans can be accommodated in this area. I have been to Orient a number of times and have always been impressed by the state of the pitch. Even in January it is immaculate and at the start of the season you could almost play snooker on it! The Shire Foods Chicken Balti Pie (£2) is available inside the ground. | |
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| Where To Drink? | |
| The nearest pub to the ground is the Coach & Horses. To get there take a right out of Leyton station and walk down for about half-a-mile. It is on your left, within sight of the floodlights. The Three Blackbirds has been recommended to me and that is a bit further up Leyton High Road, on the right. Stephen Harris adds; 'the best pub near to the ground is the Birkbeck Tavern in Langthorne Road, behind the tube station'. | |
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| How To Get There By Car & Where To Park | |
| Thanks to O-Net for the following directions:
Approaching London you will at some point hit the M25. Use this to get to the M11 (unless
you're coming from Cambridge, in which case you'll already be on it) take the southbound
carriageway for about 6 miles and take the right fork signposted for the North Circular. At the bottom of the flyover where the roads merge, move into the left-hand lane and turn left at the roundabout on to the A104. After about 1 mile at the next roundabout take the right exit - still the A104 (a landmark here is the quaintly-decorated Lamb's Cafe). Half a mile further on, turn left into Leyton Green Road (signposted to Leyton and Stratford), and left again into a short slip-road past the bus garage entrance and left into Leyton High Road - you'll see the Leyton Leisure Lagoon opposite as you wait to make the turn. Continue until you see the floodlights and then find a side turning to park in the back-streets. Street Parking. For a map showing the location of the ground and the surrounding area click here to take you to the Street Map website). To go to a simplified page, containing the directions and pub info, which you can print out click here. |
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| By Tube | |
| The nearest tube
station is Leyton (about a 1/4 of a mile away) which is on the Central Line.
Come out of the station and turn right down Leyton High Road. Cross over
the road to the other side and continue down it. You will come to
Coronation Gardens on your left and the floodlights of the ground can be
clearly seen behind them. Take the next left past the gardens into
Buckingham Road for the ground. Thanks to Dean Herbert & Joe Spraggins for providing the directions. |
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| Admission Prices | |
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West
Stand: Adults £22
Concessions £14 South Stand: Adults £20 Concessions £13 East Stand: Adults £20 Concessions £13 North Family Stand: Adults £20 Concessions £13, Under 16's £5, Under 11's (when accompanied by an adult) Free Concessions apply to Over 65's, Under 16's, students and unemployed (proof of status must be produced). |
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| Programme Price | |
| Official Programme- £3 | |
| Local Rivals | |
| West Ham United and from further a field, Brighton, Boston & Southend. | |
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| Disabled Facilities | |
| For details of disabled facilities at the ground please visit the relevant page on the National Association Of Disabled Supporters (NADS) website. | |
| Fixtures 2007-2008 | |
| For the Leyton Orient fixture list click here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website) | |
| Record & Average Attendance | |
| 34,345 v West Ham United, FA Cup 4th Round, January 25th, 1964. Modern All Seated Attendance Record: 9,100 v Tottenham Hotspur, Friendly, August 1st 2007. Average Attendance: 2006-2007: 4,828 (League One) 2005-2006: 4,699 (League Two) 2004-2005: 3,712 (League Two) |
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| Fans Reviews Of The Matchroom Stadium | |
| Visited the Matchroom Stadium recently as an away fan or general football supporter? Then submit your own review of the ground and general day out click here. | |
| Hotel Accommodation | |
| If you require hotel accommodation in the area then first try a hotel booking service provided by Football Hotels who are powered by Activehotels, who specialise in locating accommodation near or within a short travelling distance of the football ground. They also have the added advantage over some other hotel booking services that you pay on departure. Yes this site will earn a small commission if you book through them, but it will go to help with the running costs of keeping the Guide going. To access their Leyton Orient & general London page click here. | |
| Feedback | |
| If anything is incorrect or you have something to add,
please e-mail me and I'll
update
the guide. |
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