Leon Britton

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Leon Britton is an English former midfielder best known for his long, influential spell at Swansea City, where he helped guide the club from the lower leagues to the Premier League.

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Leon Britton canonical 4

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf association football player ⓘ
human ⓘ
midfielder ⓘ
basedIn Swansea ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
employer Swansea City A.F.C. ⓘ
familyName Britton ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Leon ⓘ
hasPlayedIn English football league system ⓘ
hasWon Football League Championship play-off promotion with Swansea City A.F.C. ⓘ
Football League One promotion with Swansea City A.F.C. ⓘ
Football League Trophy with Swansea City A.F.C. (as player) ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
leagueParticipatedIn English Football League Championship ⓘ
linked to: EFL Championship

English Football League One ⓘ
linked to: EFL League One

English Football League Two ⓘ
linked to: EFL League Two

Premier League ⓘ
memberOfSportsTeam Sheffield United F.C. ⓘ
Swansea City A.F.C. ⓘ
Swansea City A.F.C. Under-23s (as coach) ⓘ
linked to: Swansea City A.F.C.

West Ham United F.C. ⓘ
Yeovil Town F.C. ⓘ
notableAchievement multiple promotions with Swansea City through English league system ⓘ
promotion to Premier League with Swansea City ⓘ
notableFor helping Swansea City rise from lower leagues to Premier League ⓘ
long spell at Swansea City ⓘ
loyalty to Swansea City A.F.C. ⓘ
occupation footballer ⓘ
sporting director ⓘ
playedFor Sheffield United F.C. ⓘ
Swansea City A.F.C. ⓘ
West Ham United F.C. ⓘ
Yeovil Town F.C. ⓘ
positionInTeam deep-lying playmaker ⓘ
positionPlayed central midfielder ⓘ
midfielder ⓘ
retiredFrom professional football playing ⓘ
role club ambassador at Swansea City A.F.C. ⓘ
sporting director at Swansea City A.F.C. ⓘ
sport association football ⓘ
styleOfPlay possession-based football ⓘ
short passing ⓘ

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