Match Record
Complete record for all Swindon Town senior matches against Leyton Orient:
| Competition | P | W | D | L | Penalties | F | A | Win % | SR% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | |||||||||
| All matches | 88 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 113 | 31.82% | 48.30% |
| League | 79 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 103 | 31.65% | 47.47% |
| Non-League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.00% | 25.00% |
| National Cup Competitions | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 33.33% | 58.33% |
| EFL Minor Cup Competitions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Other matches between sides representing Swindon Town and Leyton Orient:
Swindon Town Reserves vs. Leyton Orient Senior2Men's Reserves Matches54Men's Youth Matches14Women's Senior Matches1
Biggest Victories and Defeats
Biggest victories in each competition:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFL | 19 OCT 1963 | 
Leyton Orient (Home)
Leyton Orient (H)
|
W5 - 0 | E. Hunt 2, M. Summerbee, D. Rogers, K. Morgan | 18,862 |
| FLT | 09 DEC 1986 | 
Orient (Home)
Orient (H)
|
W3 - 0 | S. White, D. Bamber 2 | 3,085 |
| FAC | 21 JAN 1991 | 
Leyton Orient (Home)
Leyton Orient (H)
|
W1 - 0 | S. White | 7,395 |
| FAC | 14 JAN 1928 |
Clapton Orient (Home)
Clapton Orient (H)
|
W2 - 1 | H. Morris 2 | 19,079 |
Biggest defeats in each competition:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFL | 21 JAN 1933 |
Clapton Orient (Away)
Clapton Orient (A)
|
L1 - 7 | L. Wilkins | 5,386 |
| UTD | 16 FEB 1906 |
Clapton Orient (Away)
Clapton Orient (A)
|
L1 - 3 | A. Capes | ~1,000 |
| LC | 10 AUG 2010 | 
Leyton Orient (Home)
Leyton Orient (H)
|
L1 - 2 | J. McGovern | 4,450 |
| LC | 10 AUG 1999 |
Leyton Orient (Home)
Leyton Orient (H)
|
L0 - 1 | - | 3,587 |
Highest and Lowest Attendances
Highest attendances at each venue:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAC | 14 JAN 1928 |
Clapton Orient (Home)
Clapton Orient (H)
|
W2 - 1 | H. Morris 2 | 19,079 |
| EFL | 30 OCT 1954 |
Leyton Orient (Away)
Leyton Orient (A)
|
L0 - 1 | - | 15,020 |
Lowest attendances at each venue:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTD | 16 FEB 1906 |
Clapton Orient (Away)
Clapton Orient (A)
|
L1 - 3 | A. Capes | ~1,000 |
All Matches
Players
Most appearances for Swindon Town against Leyton Orient:
| Player | Apps |
|---|---|
| Maurice OWEN | 17 |
| Garth HUDSON | 15 |
| John TROLLOPE | 15 |
| Sam BURTON | 14 |
| Joe BUTLER | 14 |
Most goals scored for Swindon Town against Leyton Orient:
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Harry MORRIS | 6 |
| Maurice OWEN | 6 |
| Dennis BROWN | 4 |
| Joe EDDLESTON | 4 |
| Morris JONES | 4 |
Highest success % for Swindon Town against Leyton Orient (min 5 games):
| Player | SR% |
|---|---|
| Keith MORGAN | 70.0% |
| Albert YOUNG | 70.0% |
| Don ROGERS | 69.2% |
| John TROLLOPE | 66.7% |
| Owen DAWSON | 66.7% |
Most appearances for Leyton Orient against Swindon Town:
| Player | Apps |
|---|---|
| Peter ALLEN | 14 |
| Pat WELTON | 12 |
| Stan ALDOUS | 11 |
| Ted CRAWFORD | 11 |
| Ray GODDARD | 10 |
Most goals scored for Leyton Orient against Swindon Town:
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Harry SMITH | 5 |
| Alex REVELL | 3 |
| Adam BOYD | 3 |
| Tom FOSTER | 3 |
| Omar BECKLES | 3 |
Highest success % for Leyton Orient against Swindon Town (min 5 games):
| Player | SR% |
|---|---|
| Tommy MILLS | 83.3% |
| Elliott OMOZUSI | 80.0% |
| Jamie JONES | 71.4% |
| Nathan CLARKE | 70.0% |
| Charlie FLETCHER | 70.0% |
Players who represented both clubs:
Video Footage
All available video footage for Swindon Town's matches against Leyton Orient:
Newspaper Reports
All available media reports for Swindon Town's matches against Leyton Orient:
Saturday September 20th, 1930
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FIVE GOALS AND A LOT OF THRILLS AT CLAPTONFootball League Division Three (South)
Clapton Orient (1) 2
Swindon Town (2) 3
Saturday January 24th, 1931
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THE ORIENT NO MATCH FOR SWINDONFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (2) 5
Clapton Orient (0) 1
Saturday September 26th, 1931
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CLAPTON ORIENT'S SURPRISE FOR SWINDONFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Clapton Orient (1) 3
Saturday February 6th, 1932
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TIMBRELL SCORES IN HIS FIRST MATCH FOR SWINDONFootball League Division Three (South)
Clapton Orient (1) 4
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday September 10th, 1932
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SWINDON TOWN IN ARREARS AT THE COUNTY GROUNDFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 3
Clapton Orient (1) 3
Saturday January 21st, 1933
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UNHAPPY EXPERIENCE FOR TOWN'S AMATEUR GOALKEEPERFootball League Division Three (South)
Clapton Orient (2) 7
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday September 16th, 1933
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SWINDON WEAR ORIENT DOWN IN THE SECOND HALFFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 3
Clapton Orient (0) 0
Saturday January 27th, 1934
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ORIENT GROUND LIKE A PLOUGHED FIELDFootball League Division Three (South)
Clapton Orient (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday November 3rd, 1934
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TOWN FAIL TO COUNTERACT KICK-AND-RUSH TACTICSFootball League Division Three (South)
Clapton Orient (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday March 16th, 1935
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SWINDON TAKE THE LEAD -- AND LOSE ITFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Clapton Orient (0) 1
Saturday December 7th, 1935
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POLICE PROTECTION FOR REFEREE AT SWINDONFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Clapton Orient (1) 2
Saturday April 11th, 1936
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FOOTBALL UNDER TRYING CONDITIONS AT LEA BRIDGEFootball League Division Three (South)
Clapton Orient (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 2
Saturday November 14th, 1936
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SWINDON'S GOOD PERFORMANCE AT LEA BRIDGE ROADFootball League Division Three (South)
Clapton Orient (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday March 20th, 1937
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A SAD STORY OF SQUANDERED CHANCESFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 1
Clapton Orient (1) 3
Saturday October 9th, 1937
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SWINDON FORWARDS AGAIN FAIL TO IMPRESSFootball League Division Three (South)
Clapton Orient (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday February 19th, 1938
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SWINDON START WELL AGAINST THEIR "BOGY" TEAMFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Clapton Orient (0) 0
Saturday April 29th, 1939
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SWINDON COLLAPSE IN SECOND HALFFootball League Division Three (South)
Clapton Orient (1) 5
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 19th, 1947
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DEFENCES TAKE THE HONOURS IN A HARD-FOUGHT GAMEFootball League Division Three (South)
Leyton Orient (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday May 17th, 1947
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THRILLING GOALMOUTH EPISODES AT THE COUNTY GROUNDFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 2
Leyton Orient (0) 0
Saturday December 6th, 1947
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TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE ORIENT STARS BY SWINDONFootball League Division Three (South)
Leyton Orient (0) 0
Swindon Town (2) 3
Saturday April 24th, 1948
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FIRST-MINUTE GOAL BEATS TOWNFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Leyton Orient (1) 1
Saturday February 11th, 1950
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JONES CELEBRATES RETURN WITH GOALSFootball League Division Three (South)
Leyton Orient (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday April 29th, 1950
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LUCKY BREAKS FOR THE ORIENTFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Leyton Orient (1) 1
Saturday September 22nd, 1951
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IRISH SELECTORS WATCH SWINDON 'KEEPERFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Leyton Orient (0) 0
Saturday January 26th, 1952
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TOWN GOAL-SHY IN BATTLE OF "GIANT-KILLERS"Football League Division Three (South)
Leyton Orient (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 18th, 1953
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TOWN STRIKE FIRST BUT ORIENT RECOVERFootball League Division Three (South)
Leyton Orient (1) 2
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday October 10th, 1953
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THREE GOALS IN HECTIC SIX-MIN. SPELLFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 2
Leyton Orient (0) 1
Saturday February 27th, 1954
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LAMBERT CELEBRATES HIS SWITCH TO THE WINGFootball League Division Three (South)
Leyton Orient (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday October 30th, 1954
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ONSLOW IS INJURED AND MOVES TO THE WINGFootball League Division Three (South)
Leyton Orient (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday March 19th, 1955
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ORIENT ARE LUCKY TO GET A POINTFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Leyton Orient (0) 0
Saturday October 15th, 1955
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HAT-TRICK FOR FACEY AGAINST SWINDONFootball League Division Three (South)
Leyton Orient (3) 4
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday February 25th, 1956
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ORIENT'S NEW LEADER IS SOON ON MARKFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 1
Leyton Orient (2) 2
Saturday October 19th, 1963
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TOWN HIT FOUR IN 14 MIN. SPELLFootball League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 5
Leyton Orient (0) 0
Saturday March 28th, 1964
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TOWN LOSE INITIATIVE AFTER FLYING STARTFootball League Division Two
Leyton Orient (1) 2
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday August 29th, 1964
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THE TOWN FLATTER ORIENTFootball League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Leyton Orient (0) 0
Saturday December 19th, 1964
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BROWN STARS IN TOWN'S FIRST AWAY SUCCESSFootball League Division Two
Leyton Orient (0) 0
Swindon Town (2) 3
Saturday November 5th, 1966
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EVEN TROLLOPE HAS SHARE IN GOAL SPREEFootball League Division Three
Swindon Town (4) 5
Orient (1) 1
Saturday April 1st, 1967
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THRILLS BUT FEW FRILLS BY SIDES IN DANGERFootball League Division Three
Orient (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday September 9th, 1967
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JONES 'FALLS IN' FOR GOOD TOWN DEBUTFootball League Division Three
Orient (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 5th, 1968
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'GIFT' GOAL MAKES IT 18 IN SUCCESSIONFootball League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 1
Orient (0) 0
Saturday December 12th, 1970
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EVEN ROGERS MISSES FROM PENALTY SPOTFootball League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Orient (0) 1
Saturday February 13th, 1971
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GOAL BY SUBSTITURE ENDS TOWN'S FINE RUNFootball League Division Two
Orient (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday December 11th, 1971
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HORSFIELD POPS IN A LAST-GASP WINNERFootball League Division Two
Orient (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday April 29th, 1972
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TOWN HIT BACK TWICE TO SHARE THE POINTSFootball League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Orient (2) 2
Saturday November 18th, 1972
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STEVE PEPLOW RUNS RINGS AROUND THE 'Os'Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 3
Orient (1) 1
Saturday April 21st, 1973
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DEFENSIVE TOWN ARE CHECKED BY QUEENFootball League Division Two
Orient (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday September 29th, 1973
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TOWN'S FIRST POINT IN FIVE MATCHESFootball League Division Two
Orient (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday December 22nd, 1973
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LATE GOAL BY MOSS RESCUES THE TOWNFootball League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Orient (1) 2
Transfers
Transfers between Swindon Town and Leyton Orient:
| Date | Player | In/Out | Transfer Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 JUL 1933 | Harry MORRIS | OUT | free |
| 04 MAY 1936 | Teddy WARE | IN | |
| 06 MAY 1936 | Tom WELLS | OUT | |
| 08 JUN 1939 | Arthur BARRACLOUGH | OUT | transfer |
| 26 JUN 1948 | Jackie DRYDEN | OUT | transfer |
| 20 AUG 1948 | Johnnie BAYNHAM | IN | exchange |
| 02 NOV 1956 | Stan EARL | IN | transfer |
| 24 NOV 1956 | Jimmy LEE | IN | |
| 06 OCT 1967 | Dave HARPER | OUT | transfer |
| 27 FEB 1982 | David PEACH | OUT | transfer |
| 20 JUL 1983 | Nigel GRAY | IN | |
| 05 NOV 1992 - Jan 1993 | George O'HANLON | IN | loan |
| 29 JUL 1993 | Adrian WHITBREAD | IN | transfer |
| 24 MAR 1994 - 1993/4 | Paul HEALD | IN | loan |
| 10 AUG 2007 | Craig EASTON | IN | unattached |
| 06 MAR 2012 - 02 APR 2012 | Jonathan TÉHOUÉ | IN | loan |
| Salvyn KISITU | IN | scholarship | |
| 21 SEP 2017 - 24 NOV 2017 | James BROPHY | OUT | loan |
| 31 JAN 2018 | James BROPHY | OUT | undisclosed |
| 01 FEB 2024 | Aaron DRINAN | IN | undisclosed |
Friendlies and Minor Competitions
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRN | 24 JUL 1991 |
Leyton Orient (Home)
Leyton Orient (H)
|
W5 - 0 | D. Shearer 2, S. Close, D. Mitchell, M. Ling | BCD |
About Swindon Town vs. Leyton Orient
Swindon first met Clapton Orient in the United League in 1905 - a competition the Town used as a secondary competition to the usual Southern League campaign. The return match in the same competition - a 3-1 win for the O's - attracted just 1,000 fans, but