Editing Leyton (section)

==Sports==
[[File:LeytonOrientGround.JPG|thumb|left|Brisbane Road stadium, the home of Leyton Orient Football Club]]
The town is the home to the [[association football|football]] club, [[Leyton Orient F.C.]], viewed by many residents as one of the most important parts of Leyton's identity. Orient came to Brisbane Road, Leyton in 1936 from [[Clapton, London|Clapton]].<ref name="british-history.ac.uk"/> The stadium has over time been re-constructed and changed its name from Leyton Stadium to the [[Matchroom Stadium]] and is now the Gaughan Group Stadium. Although they reached the top flight of English football when promoted to the [[Football League First Division]] in 1962, Orient currently play in League One.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leytonorient.com/page/History/0,,10439~121250,00.html |title= Leyton Orient|website=www.leytonorient.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523073425/http://www.leytonorient.com/page/History/0%2C%2C10439~121250%2C00.html |archive-date=23 May 2012}}</ref>

Leyton Orient's future in the heart of Leyton is uncertain. In October 2011, Orient submitted a request to the Football League to move into and become tenants of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, following complaints over West Ham United being given a 99-year lease of the stadium. Orient said that the stadium was too close to their stadium, which they said would breach FA rules. There has also been talk{{by whom|date=May 2024}} of the club moving into the 15,000 seater Riverbank Arena.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

Leyton F.C. (between 1975 and 1992 called "Leyton Wingate") was founded in 1868, and until January 2011 played in the [[Isthmian League Division One North]] at the [[Leyton Stadium]] in Lea Bridge Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myfootygrounds.co.uk/StadiumDetails.asp?team=Leyton&StadiumId=211|title=Leyton – Leyton Stadium|website=www.myfootygrounds.co.uk}}</ref> Leyton FC amalgamated with Walthamstow Pennant FC, in 1995 and renamed as Leyton Pennant FC. In 1994, they changed their name again to Waltham Forest FC.

[[File:LeytonCricketGround.JPG|thumb|Leyton Cricket Ground. Built in 1886, it was the headquarters of Essex County Cricket Club until 1933.]]Leyton also has a cricket pitch and pavilion, which was the former home of [[Essex County Cricket Club]]. In 1886, the club purchased [[Leyton Cricket Ground]] in the High Road, which became their headquarters until 1933;<ref name="british-history.ac.uk"/> however, they continued to play at Leyton until 1977. The pavilion (a Grade II listed building<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leytonhistorysociety.org.uk/art_loclisted.html |title=Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society - Locally listed buildings in the Leyton and Leytonstone area |access-date=9 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510140409/http://leytonhistorysociety.org.uk/art_loclisted.html |archive-date=10 May 2010 }}</ref>) still stands today as part of Leyton Youth Centre.

[[Wapping Hockey Club]] and East London Hockey Club are [[field hockey]] clubs that both play at the [[Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre]], and compete in the [[Women's England Hockey League]] and the [[London Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wappinghockey.club/|title=Wapping Hockey Club |access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/clubs/wapping-hc|title=England Hockey - Wapping Hockey Club |access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elhockey.co.uk/|title=East London Hockey Club |access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/clubs/east-london-hc|title=England Hockey - East London Hockey Club |access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref>

The [[Lee Valley Ice Centre]] is home to the Lea Valley Lions Ice Hockey Club who play in the [[English National Ice Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leevalleylions.co.uk/|title=Lee Valley Lions – Home of the Lee Valley Lions Ice Hockey Team|website=www.leevalleylions.co.uk}}</ref>

Leyton borders the Olympic Park for the [[2012 Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/games/olympic-park/index.php|title=London 2012 Summer Olympics – results & video highlights|date=6 June 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607122607/http://www.london2012.com/games/olympic-park/index.php|archive-date=7 June 2010}}</ref> The training facilities at the Waltham Forest Pool & Track were used by Olympians to prepare for the Games.

Also in Leyton is the [[Lee Valley VeloPark]], which has a 6,000-seat indoor velodrome for track cycling and a 6,000-seat outdoor BMX racing track. The Lee Valley Tennis and Hockey centres at Eton Manor are also due to open to the public in late 2013. The London Legacy Development Corporation said this North Park area, the first section of the Olympic Park to reopen to the public after the 2012 Games, will "be a valuable area of open green space for the neighbouring communities" and "a place for jogging, kickabouts, children’s play and family picnics".{{cn|date=May 2024}}