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| 1 | Walsall | 19 | +11 | 38 |
| 2 | Notts County | 19 | +11 | 34 |
| 3 | Swindon | 19 | +6 | 34 |
| 4 | Bromley | 19 | +8 | 33 |
| 5 | MK Dons | 19 | +14 | 32 |
| 6 | Cambridge Utd | 19 | +4 | 30 |
| 7 | Salford | 19 | -1 | 30 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 19 | +6 | 29 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 19 | +3 | 29 |
| 10 | Colchester | 19 | +7 | 28 |
| 11 | Barnet | 19 | +7 | 28 |
| 12 | Crewe | 19 | +3 | 28 |
| 13 | Grimsby | 19 | +7 | 27 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 19 | +1 | 27 |
| 15 | Tranmere | 19 | +6 | 26 |
| 16 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | +1 | 24 |
| 17 | Oldham | 19 | +2 | 23 |
| 18 | Barrow | 19 | -8 | 20 |
| 19 | Cheltenham | 19 | -17 | 20 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury | 19 | -13 | 18 |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 19 | -10 | 17 |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | -20 | 17 |
| 23 | Harrogate Town | 19 | -13 | 16 |
| 24 | Newport County | 19 | -15 | 13 |
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Leyton Orient Preview
By: Richard Hubbert
Date: 16/09/2004
FOLLOWING the Mariners' dismal loss at Macclesfield last weekend, which marked Town’s third successive defeat, Russell Slade’s men need to instil some confidence into the Grimsby faithful with a good performance against high-flying Leyton Orient.
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Orient have perhaps surprised a few people with the start they have made to their season. Predicted to struggle by some following their lowly 19th place finish last year, Martin Ling (left) has moulded a team together that is playing some neat, attractive football. Nothing demonstrated this more than their 4-2 victory over much fancied Bristol Rovers last weekend. Much travelled striker Lee Steel revealed this week that the football at Brisbane Road is much better than any other club he’s ever been at - a list that includes Shrewsbury, Brighton and Oxford United. "The football that’s getting played here is better than any other club I’ve been at - it really is". Much of this is to do with their manager Martin Ling who marks his first year anniversary as O’s manager next weekend. He said this week that "there is definitely a belief in the camp at the moment", but like all managers is keen for his side to remember only eight games have been played. But the signs certainly are that Orient are not your archetypal third division "hit it and hope" side, and IF (big if, I know) Town play their passing game on Saturday, we could have a decent, attractive game of football, who knows!
Orient’s longest serving player is Matthew Lockwood, a left back who has also appeared for Bristol Rovers. Lockwood should be popular with Town fans, in the knowledge that it was he who knocked Hull out the play offs in the 2000/01 season when Orient beat the Tigers 2-0 to secure a place in the final, which they then lost to Blackpool. Alan White is a strong centre half who spent four years in the Second division with Colchester United before signing a two year contract with Orient in the summer. A reported target for Russell Slade in the summer was Michael Simpson (left) who spent most of his career at Wycombe Wanderers before being released by Tony Adams in the summer. Simpson plays the "holding role" in central midfield to great effect, and scored his first goal for his new club last weekend.
Another summer signing is Wayne Carlisle who arrived from Bristol Rovers and has already endeared himself to the Brisbane Road fans with some tricky displays down the flank. Gary Alexander will be familiar to Town captain Justin Whittle from his Hull City days. Alexander joined the Os’ in January 2003 and has scored 20 goals in just over 60 games for the London club. He has already netted three this season and will be aided by the presence of strike partner Lee Steele who arrived from Oxford in the summer. A determined and robust striker, Steele was praised by manager Martin Ling this week along with fellow striker Jabo Ibehre who burst onto the scene a few seasons ago with some flamboyant performances. Has since struggled to find any consistency, but when he performs to his potential, can be a menace to the meanest of defences.
Gary Alexander is undoubtedly the man to watch for Orient. In a struggling side last season, he managed to hit 16 goals - leading the line tremendously for Martin Ling’s side. A real presence up front, Alexander also has a superb finish on him - making him one of the most envied strikers in the division.
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Town have quite a long history of playing Orient, dating back to the 1905-1906 season when Town won 2-1. Many of the games between the two clubs came in the old Second Division (now the Championship). In all the sides have met 49 times in the league and cup, winning more than losing
P 49 W 20 D 13 L 16 F 75 A 61 Leyton Orient Head-to-Head (30th on The Opposition Ladder).
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Lee Thorpe (left) made 43 starts for Leyton Orient after signing from Lincoln City in the summer of 2002. Thorpe struggled to make a positive impact at Brisbane Road, where he was hindered with disciplinary problems. This was ended with a successful loan spell with the Mariners last season before he landed a two year contract at Bristol Rovers.
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