| Leighton James 18:00 - Nov 19 with 5724 views | KeithHaynes |
Mate has sent an email stating he has had a stroke and has a bleed on the brain plus other complications. |  |
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| Leighton James on 18:03 - Nov 19 with 4790 views | union_jack |
Terrible news. Big admirer of Leighton on and off the field.
Get well soon. |  |
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| Leighton James on 18:07 - Nov 19 with 4776 views | trampie |
Leighton was a fantastically gifted player, loads of talent and ability. |  |
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| Leighton James on 18:09 - Nov 19 with 4777 views | Kilkennyjack |
| Leighton James on 18:07 - Nov 19 by trampie |
Leighton was a fantastically gifted player, loads of talent and ability. |
One of our Swans greats without a doubt.
Gifted is the right word.
So sad to hear that news. |  |
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| Leighton James on 18:45 - Nov 19 with 4726 views | SullutaCreturned |
Sad news, he was a proper winger. Not the quickest but he could beat a man and cross acurately. He's not scared to speak his mind either. |  | | |
| Leighton James on 18:47 - Nov 19 with 4726 views | KeithHaynes |
Size 5 feet.
People had a few issues with Leighton, it was just he knew his own mind. He wouldn’t entertain opinions from people who hadn’t played at his level ( when they picked holes in his game ) forwarded one of my books in the early days, never asked for anything, came to the book launch in Cardiff. Nudged me half way through speaking to Steve James ( BBC Wales reporters, big County fan ) and said ‘ There’s definitely a different type of smell in Cardiff, I can’t put my finger on it’
Proper Swansea lad. | |
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| Leighton James on 18:57 - Nov 19 with 4686 views | lifelong |
Just read a tweet by a Burnley fan saying the same, sad news.
I used to see Leighton quite regularly when taking the Grandson to play for Gorseinon under 9’s |  | | |
| Leighton James on 19:05 - Nov 19 with 4678 views | union_jack |
| Leighton James on 18:47 - Nov 19 by KeithHaynes |
Size 5 feet.
People had a few issues with Leighton, it was just he knew his own mind. He wouldn’t entertain opinions from people who hadn’t played at his level ( when they picked holes in his game ) forwarded one of my books in the early days, never asked for anything, came to the book launch in Cardiff. Nudged me half way through speaking to Steve James ( BBC Wales reporters, big County fan ) and said ‘ There’s definitely a different type of smell in Cardiff, I can’t put my finger on it’
Proper Swansea lad. |
Some people originally on this site , now on t’other seemed to give him grief at any opportunity..
Ground my gears! | |
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| Leighton James on 20:22 - Nov 19 with 4596 views | 1983 |
A proper Swansea Jack and says things as it is. |  |
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| Leighton James on 20:41 - Nov 19 with 4543 views | angryjack |
| Leighton James on 20:22 - Nov 19 by 1983 |
A proper Swansea Jack and says things as it is. |
Be worth millions if around today,class player . | | | |
| Leighton James on 20:59 - Nov 19 with 4503 views | swan65split |
sad news, keep fighting YJB
fingers crossed, |  | | |
| Leighton James on 22:12 - Nov 19 with 4422 views | swancity |
One of the best wingers ever to play for Swansea City. Scored goals, lots of them and we saw the best of him but he played over 600 league games scoring over 100 goals. He had that ability to cut in from the left onto his right foot with devastating effect as we saw at Preston.
Get well soon Leighton. | |
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| Leighton James on 22:32 - Nov 19 with 4397 views | sw02sea |
| Leighton James on 22:12 - Nov 19 by swancity |
One of the best wingers ever to play for Swansea City. Scored goals, lots of them and we saw the best of him but he played over 600 league games scoring over 100 goals. He had that ability to cut in from the left onto his right foot with devastating effect as we saw at Preston.
Get well soon Leighton. |
Totally agree. Without doubt for me personally, the best winger I’ve seen play for us.
Get well YJB !!! | | | |
| Leighton James on 00:35 - Nov 20 with 4318 views | STID2017 |
Agree with all that has been said.
Get well soon Leighton |  |
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| Leighton James on 14:27 - Nov 20 with 4027 views | Fireboy2 |
My second favourite after king curt.
I hope he isnt too bad.
Get well Leighton. |  | | |
| Leighton James on 14:38 - Nov 20 with 4013 views | theloneranger |
Keeping fighting Leighton YJB ...
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| Leighton James on 14:41 - Nov 20 with 3996 views | onehunglow |
One of those players loved by their own fans but hated by the opposition.
He was hated because he was very good | |
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| Leighton James on 15:59 - Nov 20 with 3943 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
When Leighton drifted past his full back it was a little look up, a n appraisal of the box geography and a pin point cross to where Latchford, Curtis or Jeremy Charles were. He was concerned about accuracy not statistics. |  |
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| Leighton James on 17:54 - Nov 20 with 3866 views | sw02sea |
| Leighton James on 15:59 - Nov 20 by ReslovenSwan1 |
When Leighton drifted past his full back it was a little look up, a n appraisal of the box geography and a pin point cross to where Latchford, Curtis or Jeremy Charles were. He was concerned about accuracy not statistics. |
Don’t forget to include Alan Waddle for those crosses into the box 👍 | | | |
| Leighton James on 20:02 - Nov 20 with 3756 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
| Leighton James on 17:54 - Nov 20 by sw02sea |
Don’t forget to include Alan Waddle for those crosses into the box 👍 |
James arrived in 1980 and Waddle left in 1980 but they did have a season together. | |
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| Leighton James on 21:02 - Nov 20 with 3709 views | Kilkennyjack |
Are Cliffy and Leighton our greatest ever proper wide men ?
Dyer and Routs in tandem also excellent.
Also at the highest level. | |
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| Leighton James on 21:09 - Nov 20 with 3695 views | Whiterockin |
| Leighton James on 21:02 - Nov 20 by Kilkennyjack |
Are Cliffy and Leighton our greatest ever proper wide men ?
Dyer and Routs in tandem also excellent.
Also at the highest level. |
If he wasn't so fragile I'd put Montero up there. |  | | |
| Leighton James on 21:20 - Nov 20 with 3667 views | Kilkennyjack |
| Leighton James on 21:09 - Nov 20 by Whiterockin |
If he wasn't so fragile I'd put Montero up there. |
Great shout - at times he was up there with a shout.
Other times, well not so much ….
Injuries clearly impacted him. | |
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| Leighton James on 06:31 - Nov 21 with 3539 views | jackal |
| Leighton James on 21:09 - Nov 20 by Whiterockin |
If he wasn't so fragile I'd put Montero up there. |
On his day he was the best. Absolutely destroyed full backs. Premiership full backs. Callum Chambers is still having therapy.
Unfortunately his days were too few. |  | | |
| Leighton James on 06:32 - Nov 21 with 3538 views | jackal |
Get well soon, Leighton.
True Jack. | | | |
| Leighton James on 12:13 - Nov 21 with 3390 views | TimBowen |
I remember Leighton was signed by the Swans after the transfer deadline. But was given special dispensation from the League, to play for us away at Charlton on the last game of that season, (May 1980) as the result wouldn't affect promotion or relegation issues for other teams at the end of that season. I was there that day when we beat Charlton 1-2.
How many of us, that were Swans fans back in 1980 for 3 to 4 seasons, can forget the massive contribution Leighton made to our promotion to the First Division (as was) back in May 1981 and, into that glorious, never to be forgotten, first season in the First Division.
Leighton's stupendous 'top corner' goal, down at 'our end' in Deepdale on May 2nd 1981, was for me, because of the significance of the occasion, the greatest, most crucial goal of his time with the Swans. Maybe...even his career?
Mind you, him smashing a (direct) free-kick passed Bruce Grobbelaar from almost the half way line, against Liverpool at the Vetch, comes mighty close!
Yeah, Leighton had his opinions no doubt, but what a character. He was part of the crew at my 'stag-night' at Merlins, Neath, back in July 2001...typically, he was one of the last to leave! Mind you the two strippers might have been a factor in that.
Get well soon Leighton boy. You're a genuine 'Swansea Jack' and a never to be forgotten 'Swans hero' of fans from my era. [Post edited 21 Nov 2023 13:33]
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