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.
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of the Week. However, later that month he lost the club captaincy to LeonLegge after being increasingly started from the substitute's bench. On 30 November...
team's 4–3–3 system to a 4–4–1 formation following a sending off for LeonLegge at Northampton Town on 30 March, inspiring his team to come from 1–0 behind...
Dean made his first start for the club in the following game, partnering LeonLegge in defence in a 1–0 FA Cup second round defeat. On 5 January 2012, Dean's...
'nowhere near best'". BBC Sport. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2016. "LeonLegge praises the Amber Army". Cambridge United FC. 1 February 2016. "Ex-England...
lowest goals scored tally the previous season. Amoo said that centre-back LeonLegge, his former captain at Cambridge, convinced him to come to Vale Park....
"Shaun Derry pleased with experienced Cambridge United 'triangle' of LeonLegge, Mark Roberts and James Dunne". Cambridge News. 25 October 2016. Retrieved...
Wanderers goalkeeper Scott Brown, Cambridge United captain centre-half LeonLegge, 30-year-old Carlisle United central midfielder Luke Joyce and troubled...
Welsh league team of the season". stokesentinel. Retrieved 4 June 2018. "LeonLegge: Port Vale sign Cambridge United centre-back on one-year deal". BBC Sport...
would provide competition for established centre-backs Nathan Smith and LeonLegge. He scored an own goal on his debut for the "Valiants" on 3 September...
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