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Celebrating Orient's First Black XI

On Wednesday 28th October, to celebrate the end of Black History Month, we honour some genuine Club icons, and footballers who were at the forefront of a changing game.

21.10.26, 09:00 Updated 20.10.26, 19:44 3 Minute Read

Aynsley Taylor

Aynsley Taylor

In partnership with Show Racism The Red Card and Leyton Orient Trust, we're delighted to launch a new exhibition that honours the first eleven Black players to represent the Os.

The exhibition will be launched on Wednesday 28th October with a special event at the Club where we'll be welcoming some of those players, hear their stories, and learn more about how Orient was in the vanguard of nurturing Black excellence in the 1970s.

Tickets are free, but you will need one to get in. Scan or click on the QR code on the image below or follow this link. We look forward to seeing you there, for what promises to be a very special evening!

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Aynsley Taylor

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Editor of the Ear since 2021, and proud to take it into its fifth decade. Was singularly unqualified for the job, but no-one else wanted to do it. Sees Orient with the zeal of the adult convert rather than someone who was dragged to church every weekend from childhood.

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