LEYTON ORIENT have promoted assistant coach Ross Embleton to the role of head coach on a permanent basis after an interim spell in charge.

The 38-year-old stepped up from his No 2 position after boss Justin Edinburgh died in June and managed the Os until Carl Fletcher was appointed in September.

Fletcher was sacked within a month and Embleton took over as interim head coach again, but will now take on the role permanently after agreeing a 12-month rolling contract.