Saturday could be the first time in 47 years

[Story of O]

That I have seen Orient win a trophy. And they could win another 3 weeks after. It's been a long wait.

[Norfolk O]

If that is the case and we do the double is that the first time in orients history ?

[ContrifibulatoryFred]

I too missed our European Cup Winners Cup Win in 1972 versus Hadjuk Split as it was well past my bedtime

So next Saturday will make up for the disappointment of 1972

[slacker]

Only been League Champions a couple of times in our history (3 if you count a local league win back in Victorian times). Never won a significant knock out competition (only the London Challenge Cup has graced our trophy cabinet). I’m guessing a fair few of our oldies saw the Div 3 win in 1970 but for most of us this season will be a first (yeah, yeah, I know it’s not certain yet).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_L ... C._seasons

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We won a trophy in 1989 ??

[HavantO]

My grandfather passed on a few years ago. He took me to my first game when I was 9, 27 years ago. Will shed a few tears for those happy memories on Saturday if we can get the job done.

[marcho]

Has any non league team actually done the double ,promotion and trophy ?

[slacker]

From wiki: In 1985 Wealdstone became the first team to win the "Non-League Double" of FA Trophy and Football Conference championship (although in the pre-Conference era both Macclesfield Town and Stafford Rangers had done the double of Northern Premier League championship and FA Trophy in 1970 and 1972 respectively). Since then Colchester United in 1992 and Wycombe Wanderers in 1993 have equalled Wealdstone's achievement.

Edit: just checked and both York & Cambridge Utd have also done a promo via playoffs & trophy double this decade. Two wins In quick succession at Wembley for both must have been satisfying.

[RientO]

We won a trophy in 1989 ??

Can’t count a play off trophy. Always thought it was unfair that the sides who finished 2nd & 3rd in the fourth tier got no gongs whereas the team coming up via the play offs got a cup. Orient finished 6th that season.

[tuffers#1]

Did we not win a trophy for the play-offs in 89 ?

Sure the cover photo on the book showed one being held by the players.

Must go dig it out n have a look

[OyinbO]

as some wag observed, the last time this came up, "we should have dropped into non-league sooner"

[BIGRON]

Did we not get a trophy for winning the Evening Stndard 5 a side

[Disoriented]

My grandfather passed on a few years ago. He took me to my first game when I was 9, 27 years ago. Will shed a few tears for those happy memories on Saturday if we can get the job done.

Ditto fella.

[BIGRON]

My grandfather passed on a few years ago. He took me to my first game when I was 9, 27 years ago. Will shed a few tears for those happy memories on Saturday if we can get the job done.

Ditto fella.

I shed a tear when Villa stopped us going up all those years ago , i may shed a tear of happiness Saturday

[Razzmachaz]

Edit: just checked and both York & Cambridge Utd have also done a promo via playoffs & trophy double this decade. Two wins In quick succession at Wembley for both must have been satisfying.

A certain Mr Josh Coulson was in that Cambridge side. If he does it with Orient surely he would be one of the most successful National league players of all time

[one o in huntingdon]

I remember the title win in 1970.
The last game of the season was at home against Gillingham........ we lost

[RientO]

Did we not get a trophy for winning the Evening Stndard 5 a side

Did Orient win that? I remember going when Marsh & Best played for Fulham and getting short shrift when asking for their autographs. They were booed heavily when they played their next game as most players from other teams did sign programmes.

As my uncle worked there, we had a penalty shoot out after everyone went home!

[RientO]

The 1976 Evening STANDARD 5 a side final

Stan Bowles recalled one year which seemed to sum up his life and career, when in 1976, QPR reached the final against second division Leyton Orient. Stan said ‘I had a good mate who was an Orient supporter – Jewish Dennis he was called … he’d backed them (Orient) to win the thing, £1,000 at 8-1. He said to me, ‘If I was to go hooky in the final he would see me right for a grand (£1,000). Well, I only stood to get £200 if we won the final, so was rather reluctant to turn him down.I scored a goal but we lost 5-1, Gerry Francis (QPR player & England captain at the time), said to me afterwards, ‘I don’t understand it Stan, you played brilliantly all night apart from the last game, I suppose you must have been tired’.

[RientO]

Winners in 1974. Expect this sort of thing on Saturday. Tankards and cup lids on heads. Classic.

[RientO]

Past Winners – National Daily Express Five a side contest

1968 Charlton Athletic
1969 Manchester City
1970 Manchester United
1971 Southampton
1972 Tottenham Hotspur
1973 Derby County
1974 Orient
1975 Wolves
1976 Wolves
1977 Ipswich Town
1978 Crystal Palace
1979 Sunderland
1980 Aston Villa
1981 Celtic
1982 Arsenal
1983 Southampton (last year the competition was televised)
1984 Watford
1985 Oxford Utd
1986 Norwich City

[RientO]

Past Winners – The Evening Standard London Five a side contest

1954 Charlton Athletic
1955 Fulham
1956 Tottenham Hotspur
1957 Fulham
1958 Leyton Orient
1959 Crystal Palace
1960 Tottenham Hotspur
Competition not held
1967 West Ham
1968 Charlton Athletic
1969 Crystal Palace
1970 West Ham
1971 Queens Park Rangers
1972 Queens Park Rangers
1973 Chelsea
1974 Queens Park Rangers
1975 Charlton Athletic
1976 Orient
1977 Arsenal
1978 Millwall
1979 Millwall
1980 Queens Park Rangers
1981 Arsenal
1982 Fulham
1983 Millwall
1984 West Ham
1985 Queens Park Rangers
Competition not held
1993 Watford
1994 Wycombe Wanderers
1995 Wycombe Wanderers

[HavantO]

I swear there was a London five a side tournament at Wembley arena that was televised in the early days of sky in the 90s?

[lordgriff]

We did not win a trophy for winning the play offs in 89. Indeed the players did even win medals and Kevin Hales actually lobbied the Football League to see if they could award them retrospectively but didn't get very far I believe...?

[lordgriff]

I swear there was a London five a side tournament at Wembley arena that was televised in the early days of sky in the 90s?

Forward to 2"23 and you can see Orient beating Chelsea on pens with Chris Turner scoring the vital spot kick.

Also footage of our defeat to Wimbledon in quarter finals 1-0 with Robbie Earle scoring the winner for the dons.

[EliotNes]

That I have seen Orient win a trophy. And they could win another 3 weeks after. It's been a long wait.

Ditto