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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: Leyton Orient FC | Opening: 1937 | Capacity: 9,271 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

The Matchroom Stadium, commonly referred to as Brisbane Road, became the home of Leyton Orient in 1937. The site had earlier been used by amateur club Leyton FC, whereas Leyton Orient had played at a stadium on Lea Bridge Road.<\/p>\n

Brisbane Road initially consisted of one small seater stand and cinder banking on the three other sides. In 1956, the club bought a new main stand from the Mitcham Stadium.<\/p>\n

In the following decades, the terraces got gradually improved and expanded, and the western terrace received cover.<\/p>\n

Brisbane Road recorded its record attendance in 1964 when 34,345 spectators attended an FA Cup match versus West Ham United.<\/p>\n

In 1978, the terrace of the West Stand got converted into seating, but few changes were made until the late 1990s when a new South Stand was built.<\/p>\n

In 2005, Leyton Orient opened a new West Stand, and moved the club offices and facilities from the old main stand to the West Stand. Two years later, a new North Stand opened, leaving only the old main stand in place.<\/p>\n

To finance the developments, part of the surrounding land was sold to property developers, resulting in four apartment blocks in each corner of the stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t