Andy Legg
Andrew Legg (born 28 July 1966) is a Welsh football manager and former Wales international player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Legg | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Neath, Wales | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger / left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Baglan Boys Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1988 | Briton Ferry Athletic | ||
| 1988–1993 | Swansea City | 163 | (29) |
| 1993–1996 | Notts County | 89 | (9) |
| 1996–1998 | Birmingham City | 45 | (5) |
| 1997 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1998 | Reading | 12 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1998–2003 | Cardiff City | 175 | (12) |
| 2003–2005 | Peterborough United | 81 | (5) |
| 2006 | Maesteg Park | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | Newport County | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | Llanelli | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | ASEC Mimosas | 29 | (4) |
| 2007 | → Llanelli (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2012 | Llanelli | 111 | (7) |
| Total | 724 | (72) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2001 | Wales | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Hucknall Town | ||
| 2009–2012 | Llanelli | ||
| 2016 | Bangor City | ||
| 2017–2019 | Cardiff City U23 | ||
| 2020–2021 | Llanelli | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Neath, he began his professional career with Swansea City after joining the club from local non-league football at the age of 22. He made his senior debut in 1988 and went on to make over 150 appearances for the club in all competitions before being sold to Notts County in 1993.
He also played for Birmingham City, Ipswich Town, Reading, Peterborough United, Cardiff City and Newport County. He was one of the cover athletes of FIFA Soccer 96 alongside Ioan Sabău.
He was known for having the longest throw-in in football, being able to regularly throw the ball over 30 metres and once held the world record with a distance of 44.6 m (48.8 yards).