Andy Legg

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Andy Legg
Personal information
Full name Andrew Legg
Date of birth 28 July 1966 (1966-07-28) (age 41)
Place of birth    Neath, Wales
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Winger / Full back
Club information
Current club Llanelli
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
0000–1988
1988–1993
1993–1996
1996–1998
1997
1998
1998
1998–2003
2003–2005
2006
2006
2006
2006–2007
2007
2007–		 Briton Ferry Athletic
Swansea City
Notts County
Birmingham City
→ Ipswich Town (loan)
Reading
→ Peterborough United (loan)
Cardiff City
Peterborough United
Maesteg Park
Newport County
Llanelli
Hucknall Town
→ Llanelli (loan)
Llanelli
163 (29)
089 0(9)
045 0(5)
006 0(1)
012 0(0)
005 0(0)
175 (12)
081 0(5)
001 0(0)
003 0(0)
004 0(0)
029 0(4)
000 0(0)
022 0(1)   
National team2
1996–2001 Wales 006 0(0)
Teams managed
2007 Hucknall Town (player-manager)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 14:24, 12 March 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 14:24, 12 March 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Andrew "Andy" Legg (born 28 July 1966 in Neath) is a Welsh International footballer. He has previously played for Swansea City, Notts County, Birmingham City, Ipswich Town, Reading, Peterborough United, Cardiff City and Newport County. He was known for having the longest throw-in in football, being able to regularly throw the ball over 30 metres. He once held the world record with 41 m.

As assistant manager to Steve Bleasdale at Peterborough United he featured briefly in the TV series Big Ron Manager alongside Ron Atkinson and Barry Fry. Legg left Peterborough when a tumour was found on his neck in 2005. The operation to remove it was successful and Legg was able to return to football, despite having believed that he would be forced to retire.

Legg joined Conference North side Hucknall Town, having started the 2006/07 season at Llanelli. In January 2007, he was appointed manager of Hucknall Town. He remained manager until September 2007, when he resigned following six consecutive defeats at the start of the 2007-2008 season. [1] He has now returned to play for Llanelli.[2]

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Persondata
NAME Legg, Andy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Legg, Andrew
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1066-07-28
PLACE OF BIRTH Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH