 Legge warming up for Gillingham in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon Clinton Elliott Legge[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1985[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bexhill-on-Sea, England[3] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–200? | Little Common | ||
| 200?–2002 | Sidley United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Eastbourne United | ||
| 2003–2005 | Hailsham Town | ||
| 2005–2008 | Lewes | ||
| 2008–2009 | Tonbridge Angels | ||
| 2009–2013 | Brentford | 94 | (9) |
| 2013 | → Gillingham (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Gillingham | 76 | (8) |
| 2015–2018 | Cambridge United | 110 | (11) |
| 2018–2022 | Port Vale | 114 | (8) |
| 2022 | Harrogate Town | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | Bootle | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leon Clinton Elliott Legge (born 1 July 1985) is an English former professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
A defender, his strong strength, positioning, and tackling skills have helped him compensate for a lack of natural pace. He was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 16, at the time he was playing youth football for Little Common. He went on to spend over seven years in non-League with Sidley United, Eastbourne United, Hailsham Town, Lewes and Tonbridge Angels, whilst also working as a care worker. He turned professional at Brentford in July 2009, entering the English Football League at the age of 24. He was voted Brentford Player of the Year in 2010 and played on the losing side in the 2011 League Trophy final. He joined Gillingham on a loan move that was made permanent in January 2013. He helped the club to win promotion as League Two champions at the end of the 2012–13 season. He moved on to Cambridge United in May 2015 and was named the club's Player of the Year at the end of the 2015–16 season. He served the club as captain before leaving in May 2018 to join Port Vale. He captained Port Vale from October 2019 to January 2021. He joined Harrogate Town on a free transfer in January 2022 but was released at the end of the 2021–22 season. He returned to non-League football with Bootle in July 2023.
- ^ "Leon Legge". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Leon Legge - Defender - First Team - Port Vale". Port Vale F.C. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.