Swindon Town 2-2 Leyton Orient

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Leyton Orient have gone down, a year after losing in the League One play-off final

Leyton Orient's final-day efforts were all in vain as a point was not enough to keep them in League One.

Lloyd James's 20th-minute penalty was saved by Cameron Belford, after his brother Tyrell, who started in goal for Town, had been sent off for the foul.

But Dean Cox lifted them out of the relegation zone when he put them ahead.

Chris Dagnall doubled the lead but Anton Rodgers pulled one back and Andy Williams earned a point for Swindon with a late penalty.

Leyton Orient were nearly promoted to the Championship last season when they missed out on automatic promotion and then lost the play-off final to Rotherham in a penalty shoot-out.

But they are now back in League Two for the first time since 2006.

The missed penalty did not put off the visitors, who went ahead shortly afterwards when Cox robbed Raphael Rossi Branco to give them hope.

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Lloyd James's penalty is saved by Cameron Belford

That lead increased when Dagnall doubled the lead with a neat finish soon after the break.

But a much-changed Swindon, who face Sheffield United in the League One play-offs, did rally and were back in the match when Rodgers, son of Liverpool manager Brendan, scored.

And Williams' 86th-minute penalty, after a foul on Sam Ricketts, completed their comeback.

It mattered little, as even a win would not have been enough to save Leyton Orient after Colchester's home win over Preston.

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