Who's the second most successful player to come through the youth system?

[y o y o y]

4-2-4
(Keeper )
Shorey Taylor Roeder Rofe
Grealish Allen
Chiedozie Fairbrother (Striker)Cunningham

Squeezed Shorey in at RB and put Cunningham on the left wing

[KC & sunshine band]

Barry Fairbrother

or

Tony ( Paddy ) Grealish

2 of me favourites !

Paul Went - centre half - good enough to play for the os at 15

I believe Tommy Taylor also played for the O's aged 15

Not a bad team being assembled here that came through our youth system . Need a keeper and a striker

Two goalies who were good but only played a handful of games were Stave Bowtell and john Smeulders, but were better than a lot of keepers I have seen over the years
Your forward is Barry Fairbrother tormented the life out of defenders with his pace
But for me Paddy is up there because of bustling, hard tackling and aggression

[KC & sunshine band]

Let’s not forget when we had two England players in the team


Sussex and Cornwall

now we have kent on the gallery

[MrB]

Let’s not forget when we had two England players in the team


Sussex and Cornwall

Even though it was John Cornwell not Cornwall?

[tuffers#1]

4-2-4
(Keeper )
Shorey Taylor Roeder Rofe
Grealish Allen
Chiedozie Fairbrother (Striker)Cunningham

Squeezed Shorey in at RB and put Cunningham on the left wing

Big Colin Foster could easily sit in the back 4 as well

[AckneyAwks]

Paul Went - centre half - good enough to play for the os at 15

I believe Tommy Taylor also played for the O's aged 15

Not a bad team being assembled here that came through our youth system . Need a keeper and a striker

Two goalies who were good but only played a handful of games were Stave Bowtell and john Smeulders, but were better than a lot of keepers I have seen over the years
Your forward is Barry Fairbrother tormented the life out of defenders with his pace
But for me Paddy is up there because of bustling, hard tackling and aggression

John Smeulders was my best friend from the age of five, we were in the same infant, primary and secondary schools. We also played for the school cricket and football teams and he was always the best, played for England schoolboys. So yes KC good shout, put John in goal.

[Thor]

What about Ian Bowyer? Surely he has to be the most decorated player to have played for us?
Manchester City
FA Cup: 1968–69
League Cup: 1969–70
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1969–70
Nottingham Forest
Football League First Division: 1977–78
Football League Cup: 1977–78, 1978–79
FA Charity Shield: 1978
Anglo-Scottish Cup: 1976–77
Football League Second Division: promoted 1976–77
European Cup: 1978–79, 1979–80
UEFA Super Cup: 1979

[KC & sunshine band]

What about Ian Bowyer? Surely he has to be the most decorated player to have played for us?
Manchester City
FA Cup: 1968–69
League Cup: 1969–70
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1969–70
Nottingham Forest
Football League First Division: 1977–78
Football League Cup: 1977–78, 1978–79
FA Charity Shield: 1978
Anglo-Scottish Cup: 1976–77
Football League Second Division: promoted 1976–77
European Cup: 1978–79, 1979–80
UEFA Super Cup: 1979

brilliant shout - I remember him well in the youth academy, but I think it was at some small northern club

[PoliticOs]

What about Ian Bowyer? Surely he has to be the most decorated player to have played for us?
Manchester City
FA Cup: 1968–69
League Cup: 1969–70
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1969–70
Nottingham Forest
Football League First Division: 1977–78
Football League Cup: 1977–78, 1978–79
FA Charity Shield: 1978
Anglo-Scottish Cup: 1976–77
Football League Second Division: promoted 1976–77
European Cup: 1978–79, 1979–80
UEFA Super Cup: 1979

As above, Bowyer had played 50 times for Man City before we signed him.

Very decorated though. Maybe just about squeaks past Peter Shilton.

[tuffers#1]

Is Thor really an O ?

[Thor]

Sorry Tuffers I didn’t link the title to the answer I gave, apologies for my oversight I will try to improve my eye to finger coordination when replying in future. I will now retire to the galley when I will repeatedly hit my hands with a rolling pin which has never been used for that purpose in its life.

Please accept my most humblest apologies for my error above.

[Sid Bishop]

Obviously well before my time but would Dennis Rofe, Peter Allen and Sid Bishop would be in with a shout? And how about John Chiedozie?

Denis Rofe would definately be in the mix, a no nonsense tough tackling left back. He also went to my school alongside Terry Brisley.

Very quick as well, great attacking left back, apparently he was a winger converted to the fullback position. My favourite ever Orient left back.

[tuffers#1]

Sorry Tuffers I didn’t link the title to the answer I gave, apologies for my oversight I will try to improve my eye to finger coordination when replying in future. I will now retire to the galley when I will repeatedly hit my hands with a rolling pin which has never been used for that purpose in its life.

Please accept my most humblest apologies for my error above.

No need to abuse yourself Thor !