Around The Grounds: Brisbane Road, Home Of Leyton Orient

Chris Wright

22nd, November 2013

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By Chris Wright

This week’s Around the Grounds sojourn spirits us to Brisbane Road (or the Matchroom Stadium for professional purposes), just a stone’s throw across the Olympic Park from West Ham’s manor and home patch of League One high-fliers Leyton Orient since they ousted amateur side Leyton FC and moved in back in 1937.

With a capacity of 9,271, Brisbane Road is what you might call a perfectly adequate modern Football League stadium, though the slightly antiquated, wooden-gabled East Stand (the oldest stand at the ground, seen facing you in the first photo) and where the away fans are sat, does provide an awful lot of ‘obstructed views’ thanks to a surplus of stanchions and a very low-hanging roof.

Enjoy…!!!

Soccer - Coca-Cola Football League One - Leyton Orient v Oldham Athletic - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - NextGen Series - Group 4 - Tottenham Hotspur v Inter Milan - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Stadium Views - Leyton Orient - Brisbane Road

Soccer - Stadium Views - Leyton Orient - Brisbane Road

Soccer - Stadium Views - Leyton Orient - Brisbane Road

Soccer - FA Cup - Fifth Round - Leyton Orient v Arsenal - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - FA Cup - Fifth Round - Leyton Orient v Arsenal - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - npower Football League One - Leyton Orient v Charlton Athletic - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - npower Football League One - Leyton Orient v Charlton Athletic - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - npower Football League One - Leyton Orient v Charlton Athletic - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - npower Football League One - Leyton Orient v Charlton Athletic - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - NextGen Series - Quarter Final - Tottenham Hotspur v Sporting Lisbon - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Pre-Season Friendly - Leyton Orient v New York Cosmos - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Capital One Cup - First Round - Leyton Orient v Coventry City - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Capital One Cup - First Round - Leyton Orient v Coventry City - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Capital One Cup - First Round - Leyton Orient v Coventry City - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Capital One Cup - First Round - Leyton Orient v Coventry City - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Sky Bet Football League One - Leyton Orient v Preston North End - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Sky Bet Football League One - Leyton Orient v Preston North End - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Sky Bet Football League One - Leyton Orient v Preston North End - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Sky Bet Football League One - Leyton Orient v Preston North End - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Sky Bet Football League One - Leyton Orient v Preston North End - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Sky Bet Football League One - Leyton Orient v Preston North End - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Sky Bet Football League One - Leyton Orient v Preston North End - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Sky Bet Football League One - Leyton Orient v Preston North End - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Sky Bet Football League One - Leyton Orient v Preston North End - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Sky Bet Football League One - Leyton Orient v Preston North End - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Sky Bet Football League One - Leyton Orient v Preston North End - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Sky Bet Football League One - Leyton Orient v Preston North End - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Sky Bet Football League One - Leyton Orient v Preston North End - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Sky Bet Football League One - Leyton Orient v Preston North End - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Sky Bet Football League One - Leyton Orient v Preston North End - Matchroom Stadium

Soccer - Sky Bet Football League One - Leyton Orient v Preston North End - Matchroom Stadium

More in Pies’ Around The Grounds series…

Meadow Lane, Notts County
Whaddon Road, Cheltenham Town

Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield

Sixfields Stadium, Northampton And Coventry…ish

City Ground, Nottingham Forest
Princes Park, Dartford FC’s Wooden Eco Stadium

Molineux, Wolves

The New Maracana, Rio De Janeiro

Griffin Park, Brentford

De Kuip, Feyenoord

Upton Park, West Ham

San Mames, Athletic Bilbao

FC Gspon’s Ottmar Hitzfeld Stadium, The Highest Pitch In Europe

Valley Parade, Bradford City
Prenton Park, Tranmere
Wankdorf, Young Boys

Estadio Municipal, SC Braga

Home Park, Plymouth Argyle

Victoria Park, Hartlepool United
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Ninian Park, Cardiff City
Wankdorf Stadium, Young Boys
Portman Road, Ipswich Town
Recreation Ground, Aldershot
Saltergate, Former Home Of Chesterfield

(Photos: PA)