Leigh Bromby 4144853 217612668 2008-06-06T20:38:31Z Eatingme 6637810 {{Football player infobox | playername = Leigh Bromby | image = | fullname = Leigh Bromby | height = {{height|m=1.83}} | dateofbirth = {{Birth date and age|1980|6|2|df=y}} | cityofbirth = [[Dewsbury]] | countryofbirth = [[England]] | currentclub = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] | clubnumber = 19 | position = [[Defender (football)|Defender]] | youthyears = | youthclubs = | years = 1999&ndash;2004<br>1999&ndash;2000<br>2003<br>2004&ndash;2008<br>2008&ndash; | clubs = [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] <br>→ [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] (loan)<br>→ [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] (loan)<br> [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]<br>[[Watford F.C.|Watford]] | caps(goals) = {{0}}98 (2)<br> {{0}}10 (1)<br>{{0}}{{0}}5 (0)<br> 109 (6)<br>{{0}}16 (1) | nationalyears = | nationalteam = | nationalcaps(goals) = | pcupdate = 20:38, 6 June 2008 (UTC) | ntupdate = }} '''Leigh Bromby''' (born [[June 2]] [[1980]] in [[Dewsbury]]) is a [[soccer|football]] player who currently plays for [[Watford F.C.|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 F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] and [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]. ==Football career== ===Sheffield Wednesday=== Bromby started his footballing career at [[Liversedge F.C.|Liversedge]] before being spotted by [[Sheffield Wednesday]]. He then progressed through the Sheffield Wednesday youth academy, and in September 1999 joined [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] on loan for three months. He made his [[Football League]] debut on [[12 December]] [[1999]] in a 0&ndash;0 draw at [[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]]. He scored his first career goal in a 3&ndash;1 home win over [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] in January 2000. Bromby made his Wednesday debut the following season; on [[23 December]] [[2000]] as [[Substitute (football)|substitute]] in a 1&ndash;0 home defeat to [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]. He went on to make 20 appearances that season. He spent part of the [[2002-03 in English football|2002&ndash;03]] season on loan at [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]<ref name="Canaries snap up Bromby">{{cite news | title = Canaries snap up Bromby | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/2793859.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = [[2003-02-24]] | accessdate = 2007-12-03}}</ref> before returning to Wednesday. After making 112 appearances for the club he moved to local rivals [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] in a free transfer on [[24 May]] [[2004]].<ref name="Warnock's quadruple swoop">{{cite news | title = Warnock's quadruple swoop | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/3832929.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = [[2004-06-23]] | accessdate = 2007-12-03}}</ref> ===Sheffield United=== Bromby made his debut for Sheffield United against [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] at [[Turf Moor]] on [[7 August]] [[2004]] in a 1&ndash;1 draw.<ref name="Burnley 1-1 Sheff Utd">{{cite news | title = Burnley 1-1 Sheff Utd | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3942055.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = [[2004-08-07]] | accessdate = 2007-12-03}}</ref> He played in all 46 league matches that season and scored his fist senior goal for the club in a 2&ndash;1 win over [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] in October of that year.<ref name="Sheff Utd 2-1 Plymouth">{{cite news | title = Sheff Utd 2-1 Plymouth | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3748978.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = [[2004-10-23]] | accessdate = 2007-12-03}}</ref> On [[15 August]] [[2006]], he signed a new three year contract with United, with an option for a further year.<ref name="Bromby agrees new Blades contract">{{cite news | title = Bromby agrees new Blades contract | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/4795165.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = [[2006-08-15]] | accessdate = 2007-12-03}}</ref> Bromby spent much of the [[2007-08 in English football|2007&ndash;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. ===Watford=== On [[31 January]] [[2008]] he moved to [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] for a fee of £600,000 which could rise to £850,000. He signed a three and a half year contract.<ref name="Bromby completes Watford transfer">{{cite news | title = Bromby completes Watford transfer | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/7219233.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = [[2008-01-31]] | accessdate = 2008-01-31}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Bromby deal 'good business' for Blades – Robson">{{cite news | title = Bromby deal 'good business' for Blades – Robson | url = http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/football/Bromby-deal-39good-business39-for.3735444.jp | publisher = Yorkshire Post | date = [[2008-02-01]] | accessdate = 2008-02-05}}</ref> On [[2 February]] [[2008]], Bromby made his debut for Watford at home against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]. Within the first minute his long throw set up [[Steve Kabba]] to score in an eventual 3&ndash;0 victory.<ref name="Watford 3-0 Wolves">{{cite news | title = Watford 3-0 Wolves | url = http://www.watfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10400~39075,00.html | publisher = watfordfc.com | date = [[2008-02-03]] | accessdate = 2008-02-05}}</ref> ==Statistics== {|border=1 align=center cellpadding=4 cellspacing=2 style="background: ivory; font-size: 95%; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; clear:center" |+ '''<big> Club Performance</big>''' |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|[[The Football League|League]] !colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[Football League Cup|League Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[Europe]] !colspan="2"|Others !colspan="2"|Total |- !App !Goals !App !Goals !App !Goals !App !Goals !App !Goals !App !Goals |- |rowspan="1" valign=middle|[[Watford F.C.|Watford]] |[[2007-08 in English football|2007&ndash;08]]<sup>1</sup> |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |rowspan="4" valign=middle|[[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] |[[2007-08 in English football|2007&ndash;08]] |11||0||2||0||3||0||0||0||0||0||16||0 |- |[[2006-07 in English football|2006&ndash;07]] |17||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||18||0 |- |[[2005-06 in English football|2005&ndash;06]] |35||1||0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||37||1 |- |[[2004-05 in English football|2004&ndash;05]] |46||5||5||0||3||0||0||0||0||0||54||5 |- |rowspan="1" valign=middle|[[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] |[[2003-04 in English football|2003&ndash;04]] |29||1||3||0||0||0||0||0||5||0||37||1 |- |rowspan="1" valign=middle|[[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] (loan) |[[2002-03 in English football|2002&ndash;03]] |5||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||0 |- |rowspan="3" valign=middle|[[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] |[[2002-03 in English football|2002&ndash;03]] |32||0||1||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||35||0 |- |[[2001-02 in English football|2001&ndash;02]] |26||1||1||0||6||0||0||0||0||0||33||1 |- |[[2000-01 in English football|2000&ndash;01]] |18||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||20||0 |- |rowspan="1" valign=middle|[[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] (loan) |[[1999-00 in English football|1999&ndash;00]] |10||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||11||1 |- ! align=left style="background:beige"|Total ! align=left style="background:beige" colspan="1" | ! align=left style="background:beige"| 230 ! align=left style="background:beige"| 9 ! align=left style="background:beige"| 15 ! align=left style="background:beige"| 0 ! align=left style="background:beige"| 16 ! align=left style="background:beige"| 0 ! align=left style="background:beige"| 0 ! align=left style="background:beige"| 0 ! align=left style="background:beige"| 6 ! align=left style="background:beige"| 0 ! align=left style="background:beige"| 267 ! align=left style="background:beige"| 9 |- |} <small><sup>1</sup>Last updated on [[5 February]] [[2008]]</small> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.watfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10400~9888,00.html Leigh Bromby profile] at watfordfc.co.uk *{{soccerbase|18842|Leigh Bromby}} *[http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/bromby.htm Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk] {{Watford F.C. squad}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Persondata |NAME= Bromby, Leigh |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Bromby, Leigh |SHORT DESCRIPTION= [[Association football|footballer]] |DATE OF BIRTH= [[2 June]], [[1980]] |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Dewsbury]], [[England]] |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bromby, Leigh}} [[Category:1980 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:English footballers]] [[Category:Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players]] [[Category:Mansfield Town F.C. players]] [[Category:Norwich City F.C. players]] [[Category:Sheffield United F.C. players]] [[Category:Watford F.C. players]] [[Category:Premier League players]] [[Category:People from Dewsbury]] [[es:Leigh Bromby]]