Matthew Porter became the youngest Chief Executive in the history of the Football League

The Football League

The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...

 when, in March 2006, he was made CEO and Director of Leyton Orient F.C.

Leyton Orient F.C.

Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...

Having worked for the club, and chairman Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport group, since July 2001, he progressed from the role of Press Officer and is also the Chief Executive for the Professional Darts Corporation.

Educated at Wanstead High School

Wanstead High School

Wanstead High School , formerly Wanstead County High School, is a co-educational, non-denominational, comprehensive high school in Wanstead, London, United Kingdom.-Admissions:...

, he studied Politics and Modern Languages at the University of East Anglia and became a regular reporter and commentator on Capital Gold Sport and BBC London radio as well as working on a freelance basis for numerous national newspapers, including The Sun, Daily Telegraph and News Of The World.