Leon James Britton (born 16 September 1982) is an English professional footballer and coach who is the sporting director of Swansea City.
Having joined Swansea on a permanent transfer in 2003, Britton went on to make 270 league appearances for the club over a seven-year span. 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.
English Football League Cup 2012-2013 Swansea | English Football League 1 2007-2008 Swansea |
1999-2003 |
2003-2010 |
2010-2011 |