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Welsh footballer (1953–2024)
Leighton James
James with Wales
Personal information
Date of birth
(1953-02-16)16 February 1953
Place of birth
Loughor, Swansea, Wales
Date of death
19 April 2024(2024-04-19) (aged 71)
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s)
Winger
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1970–1975
Burnley
180
(45)
1975–1977
Derby County
68
(15)
1977–1978
Queens Park Rangers
28
(4)
1978–1980
Burnley
76
(9)
1980–1983
Swansea City
88
(27)
1983–1984
Sunderland
52
(4)
1984–1985
Bury
46
(5)
1985–1986
Newport County
28
(2)
1986–1989
Burnley
79
(13)
Total
645
(124)
International career
1971–1983
Wales
54
(10)
Managerial career
1993–1994
Gainsborough Trinity
1994
Morecambe
1994–1995
Netherfield
1995–1996
Ilkeston Town
1997–1998
Accrington Stanley
1998–2000
Llanelli
2001–2002
Garden Village
2002–2003
Llanelli
2009–2010
Aberaman Athletic
2011–2012
Haverfordwest County
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Leighton James (16 February 1953 – 19 April 2024) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a winger for Burnley, Derby County, Queens Park Rangers, Swansea City, Sunderland, Bury, Newport County and Wales.[2] He was also the manager of Gainsborough Trinity, Morecambe, Netherfield, Ilkeston Town, Accrington Stanley,Llanelli, Garden Village, Aberaman Athletic and Haverfordwest County
^Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
^"Leighton James". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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