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Leyton Orient Calls Out Wrexham Over Near‑Identical Third‑Kit Crest

Orient’s public mockery puts reputational pressure on Wrexham’s celebrity owners over the club’s new kit.

Overview

  • Wrexham unveiled a cream third strip on Wednesday with Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney modelling the shirt on the club website.
  • The new badge shows two wyverns facing a football and was widely noted as closely resembling Leyton Orient’s crest introduced in 1976.
  • Leyton Orient publicly criticised Wrexham on social media, posting a mocking Roy Hodgson clip and asking the club’s owners what they were doing.
  • Supporters on social platforms accused Wrexham of copying, and the reaction follows a separate recent incident in which Wrexham pulled an anthem jacket after fan backlash.
  • Wrexham’s use of a two‑dragon motif dates back to 1973, there has been no reported legal action, and the row currently remains a public reputational and merchandise dispute that may prompt further club statements or product changes.