ATHLETIC v ORIENT A South London Derby

The distance between Charlton Athletic FC's, The Valley and Leyton Orient FC's, Brisbane Road is approximately18.6 miles. Brisbane Road is located in Leyton, East London, and The Valley is in Charlton, south-east London. 

Within seconds of the final whistle being blown this afternoon...yes, after today's League One Play Off contest at Wembley, between the two London clubs, Charlton Athletic's1-0 success over Leyton Orient meant that the Charlton club was elevated to the Championship. Losers, Leyton Orient, must remain in League One. 

Score	1-0 to Charlton Athletic: Gillesphey 31 mins
Competition	League One Play-Offs Final
Venue	Wembley Stadium
Attendance	76,193

In history the results have been Charlton has won 27 times, drawn 10, lost 21= 58 in total.

The first fixture between the two was played at Leyton Orient on December 2nd 1933, in Div 3 South. Charlton won 1-3.

Orient's first victory was on Jan 11 1936 3-0 in the FA Cup 3rd Rd

Recent results between the two have been in Charlton's favour, mainly: 

17 Aug 2024	Charlton Athletic v Leyton Orient	W	1-0	League One
10 Dec 2024	Charlton Athletic v Leyton Orient	L	0-2	Football League Trophy
01 Mar 2025	Leyton Orient v Charlton Athletic	W	1-2	League One and today..
25 May 2025	Charlton Athletic v Leyton Orient	W	1-0	League One Play-Offs