Leyton Orient’s badge features two red wyverns facing each other, a white football marked with the foundation year 1881, and ribbons carrying the club name and “Football Club.”
The wyverns are the key symbols. They were introduced on the Orient crest in 1976 and are linked to both the City of London and the River Thames: the wyvern is associated with the Thames and, in this context, with the club’s East London identity. The sea connection also fits the club’s name history, as “Orient” was suggested by player Jack R. Dearing, who worked for the Orient Steam Navigation Company, later part of P&O.
The 1881 date refers to the club’s origins as Glyn Cricket Club. The team later became Eagle Cricket Club, then Orient Football Club in 1888, before the Leyton Orient name was adopted after World War II.
The badge keeps Leyton Orient’s identity direct: the twin wyverns, the football, the “O’s” heritage, East London symbolism, and the 1881 foundation date.
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