 Britton playing for Swansea City in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon James Britton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1982[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Merton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1998 | Arsenal | ||
| 1998–1999 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Swansea City (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2003–2010 | Swansea City | 270 | (10) |
| 2010–2011 | Sheffield United | 24 | (0) |
| 2011–2018 | Swansea City | 166 | (1) |
| 2019 | Llanelli Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Ammanford | 9 | (0) |
| 2022 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 506 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017 | Swansea City (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:53, 5 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Leon James Britton (born 16 September 1982) is an English footballer and coach who last played for Swansea City. A midfielder, he spent most of his career with Swansea City, having joined the club on a permanent transfer in 2003. Britton went on to make 520 appearances for the club.[3] He joined Sheffield United in the summer of 2010, but transferred back to Swansea in January 2011. Britton instantly became a central figure in Swansea's successful promotion campaign. He remains one of a handful of players to have represented any club in all four professional divisions of the English footballing pyramid, along with Brett Ormerod, and former Swansea teammates Alan Tate and Garry Monk. He later played twice for Llanelli Town and signed for Ammanford in February 2021.
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ^ "Leon Britton". Swansea City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Trust Tribute to Leon Britton". Swans Trust.co.UK. 13 December 2017.