Leigh Bromby

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Leigh Bromby
Personal information
Full name Leigh Bromby
Date of birth 2 June 1980 (1980-06-02) (age 28)
Place of birth    Dewsbury, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Watford
Number 19
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999–2004
1999–2000
2003
2004–2008
2008–		 Sheffield Wednesday
→ Mansfield Town (loan)
→ Norwich City (loan)
Sheffield United
Watford		 098 (2)
010 (1)
005 (0)
109 (6)
016 (1)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 20:38, 6 June 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Leigh Bromby (born June 2, 1980 in Dewsbury) is a football player who currently plays for Watford in the Football League Championship. He can play as a central defender or right back. He is one of a few players to play for both Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United.

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[edit] Football career

[edit] Sheffield Wednesday

Bromby started his footballing career at Liversedge before being spotted by Sheffield Wednesday. He then progressed through the Sheffield Wednesday youth academy, and in September 1999 joined Mansfield Town on loan for three months. He made his Football League debut on 12 December 1999 in a 0–0 draw at Barnet. He scored his first career goal in a 3–1 home win over Southend United in January 2000.

Bromby made his Wednesday debut the following season; on 23 December 2000 as substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers. He went on to make 20 appearances that season.

He spent part of the 2002–03 season on loan at Norwich City[1] before returning to Wednesday. After making 112 appearances for the club he moved to local rivals Sheffield United in a free transfer on 24 May 2004.[2]

[edit] Sheffield United

Bromby made his debut for Sheffield United against Burnley at Turf Moor on 7 August 2004 in a 1–1 draw.[3] He played in all 46 league matches that season and scored his fist senior goal for the club in a 2–1 win over Plymouth Argyle in October of that year.[4]

On 15 August 2006, he signed a new three year contract with United, with an option for a further year.[5]

Bromby spent much of the 2007–08 season on the sidelines, making only 16 appearances. His longest spell in the side was in January 2008, when he played 6 games in which United lost only once.

[edit] Watford

On 31 January 2008 he moved to Watford for a fee of £600,000 which could rise to £850,000. He signed a three and a half year contract.[6] His final appearance for United had been in a league fixture against his new club, two days previously. His former manager, Bryan Robson, admitted that he did not want to sell Bromby, but he had wanted regular football and Watford's offer had been reasonable.[7] On 2 February 2008, Bromby made his debut for Watford at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Within the first minute his long throw set up Steve Kabba to score in an eventual 3–0 victory.[8]

[edit] Statistics

Club Performance
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Watford 2007–081 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sheffield United 2007–08 11 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2006–07 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
2005–06 35 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 37 1
2004–05 46 5 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 54 5
Sheffield Wednesday 2003–04 29 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 37 1
Norwich City (loan) 2002–03 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Sheffield Wednesday 2002–03 32 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
2001–02 26 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 33 1
2000–01 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Mansfield Town (loan) 1999–00 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1
Total 230 9 15 0 16 0 0 0 6 0 267 9

1Last updated on 5 February 2008

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Canaries snap up Bromby", BBC Sport, 2003-02-24. Retrieved on 2007-12-03. 
  2. ^ "Warnock's quadruple swoop", BBC Sport, 2004-06-23. Retrieved on 2007-12-03. 
  3. ^ "Burnley 1-1 Sheff Utd", BBC Sport, 2004-08-07. Retrieved on 2007-12-03. 
  4. ^ "Sheff Utd 2-1 Plymouth", BBC Sport, 2004-10-23. Retrieved on 2007-12-03. 
  5. ^ "Bromby agrees new Blades contract", BBC Sport, 2006-08-15. Retrieved on 2007-12-03. 
  6. ^ "Bromby completes Watford transfer", BBC Sport, 2008-01-31. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 
  7. ^ "Bromby deal 'good business' for Blades – Robson", Yorkshire Post, 2008-02-01. Retrieved on 2008-02-05. 
  8. ^ "Watford 3-0 Wolves", watfordfc.com, 2008-02-03. Retrieved on 2008-02-05. 

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NAME Bromby, Leigh
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bromby, Leigh
SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 2 June 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Dewsbury, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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