Leon Britton is a professional footballer, currently playing for Swansea City in League One. A member of the England Development School at Lilleshall where he was a year behind Joe Cole, Britton began his career as an Arsenal trainee. When he signed for West Ham United for £400,000 in 1998, he attracted the highest transfer fee ever paid for a 16 year-old at that time. Unable to break into the first team at West Ham, Britton joined Swansea City on loan in December 2002, … Wikipedia
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