John Leah

John David Leah (born 3 August 1978) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder. He briefly played in the Football League for Darlington.

John Leah
Personal information
Full name John David Leah[1]
Date of birth (1978-08-03) 3 August 1978[1]
Place of birth Shrewsbury,[1] England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rhyl
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Llansantffraid 25 (1)
1997–1998 Total Network Solutions 27 (3)
1998 Newtown 4 (1)
1998–2000 Darlington 7 (1)
2000–2001 Newtown 31 (8)
2001–2006 Total Network Solutions 98 (6)
2006–2009 The New Saints 87 (14)
2009–2011 Rhyl 33 (3)
2011–2012 Airbus UK
2012– Rhyl F.C.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:20, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Career

Leah began his career as a youth team player with Llansantffraid, making his first team debut in August 1996.[3] After a short spell with Newtown, Leah joined Football League Third Division side Darlington where he made 10 appearances in all competitions before returning to Newtown in 2000. In 2001, Leah rejoined Total Network Solutions and remained with the side following their renaming as The New Saints in 2006, being named Welsh Premier League Player of the Year for the 2006–07 season.[4]

Leah was released by The New Saints in April 2009, instead signing with Rhyl.[5] Financial problems at the club saw Leah almost return to Newtown during the 2010 January transfer window however, after rejecting the move,[3] Leah was named captain of the club.[6]

In January 2011 he moved to Airbus UK. After a year and a half at Airbus, John returned to Rhyl F.C.

Personal life

He studied for a degree in Physiotherapy at the University of Salford and graduated in the summer of 2011.[7]

Honours

References
  1. "John Leah". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. Rollin, Glenda, ed. (1999). Playfair Football Annual 1999–2000. Headline. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-7472-5975-6.
  3. "Leah decision a boost for Rhyl". welsh-premier.com. 27 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  4. "Leah lands Welsh Premier accolade". BBC Sport. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  5. "Quartet shown exit door by New Saints". BBC Sport. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  6. "Leah handed captain's armband at Rhyl". welsh-premier.com. 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  7. Graduation 2011 booklet published by University of Salford, July 2011.
  8. "Player of the Season". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  9. "Dream team 2006/07". welsh-premier.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  10. "Dream team 2007/08". welsh-premier.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  11. "Dream team 2008/09". welsh-premier.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.


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