Orient start League Two campaign at home to Cheltenham
The scenes when Leyton Orient last played a League Two match at Brisbane Road, O's supporters invaded the pitch during the match with Colchester United on April 29 2017 to protest against the old ownership of the club (pic: Simon O'Connor). - Credit: Archant
The O’s will play three of their first five matches back in the Football League at Brisbane Road
Paul McCallum is denied during the last meeting between Leyton Orient and Cheltenham Town at Brisbane Road on February 25 2017 (pic: Simon O'Connor). - Credit: Archant
Leyton Orient will be at home on the opening day of the 2019/20 League Two season with Cheltenham Town the visitors to the capital on August 3.
The O's would have wanted to play at Brisbane Road first up and it will be an emotional occasion given everything that has happened at the club in recent weeks and even going back to the previous ownership.
After a clash with the Robins, Ross Embleton will go head-to-head with Sol Campbell's Macclesfield Town a week later.
Stevenage visit E10 on August 17 before a long midweek trip to Mansfield Town, who made the play-offs last season, a few days later.
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Crawley Town travel to Brisbane Road on August 24 and O's concluded the opening month of the campaign with a trip to Salford City, who they pipped to the National League title in April.
Over Christmas, Orient will visit Cambridge United on December 21 before Colchester United head to the capital on Boxing Day.
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The O's then face long trips to Newport County (December 29) to finish 2019 and start the New Year at Walsall (January 1).
Easter will see Orient travel to Crawley on Good Friday (April 10) before Salford visit E10 days later on Easter Monday (April 13) and the east Londoners end the campaign at home to Exeter City on April 25.
All fixtures are subject to change
Leyton Orient's League Two fixtures 2019/20:
August 3: CHELTENHAM TOWN
August 10: Macclesfield Town
August 17: STEVENAGE
August 20: Mansfield Town
August 24: CRAWLEY TOWN
August 31: Salford City
September 7: SWINDON TOWN
September 14: Exeter City
September 17: CREWE ALEXANDRA
September 21: Colchester United
September 28: PORT VALE
October 5: Northampton Town
October 12: WALSALL
October 19: Grimsby Town
October 22: Plymouth Argyle
October 26: CARLISLE UNITED
November 2: Morecambe
November 16: SCUNTHORPE UNITED
November 23: FOREST GREEN ROVERS
December 7: Oldham Athletic
December 14: BRADFORD CITY
December 21: Cambridge United
December 26: COLCHESTER UNITED
December 29: Newport County
January 1: Walsall
January 4: NORTHAMPTON TOWN
January 11: GRIMSBY TOWN
January 18: Port Vale
January 25: NEWPORT COUNTY
January 28: Crewe Alexandra
February 1: Stevenage
February 8: MACCLESFIELD TOWN
February 11: MANSFIELD TOWN
February 15: Cheltenham Town
February 22: OLDHAM ATHLETIC
February 29: Forest Green Rovers
March 7: CAMBRIDGE UNITED
March 14: Bradford City
March 17: PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
March 21: Carlisle United
March 28: MORECAMBE
April 4: Scunthorpe United
April 10: Crawley Town
April 13: SALFORD CITY
April 18: Swindon Town
April 25: EXETER CITY
*Home matches in CAPITALS, fixtures subject to change.
