Leon Braithwaite

Leon Braithwaite
Personal information
Full name	Leon Jerome Braithwaite
Date of birth	17 December 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth	Hackney, England
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991	Leyton-Wingate
1991–1992	Collier Row
1992–1993	Leyton
1993–1994	Collier Row
1992–1993	Leyton
1995	Bishop's Stortford
1995–1998	Exeter City
1997–1998	→ Welling United (loan)
1998–1999	St Patrick's Athletic
1999–2000	Welling United
2000–2003	Margate
2003–2004	Dagenham & Redbridge
2004–2005	Fisher Athletic
2005	Margate
2005–2006	Ilford
2006	Erith & Belvedere
2006	Great Wakering Rovers
2006–2007	Enfield Town
2007	Redbridge
2008	Heybridge Swifts
2011	Red Lion Stanstead Abbotts
International career
2002	England C
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leon Jerome Braithwaite (born 17 December 1972) is an English former footballer. He played for Exeter City, making a total of 66 Football League appearances.^[3]^[4] He made appearances for Margate, scoring 38 goals. He joined Margate from Welling United in 2000 and had two spells with the club, leaving for the second time in 2005. Braithwaite's spell at St. Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland was notable for a number of key goals, including a winning goal against title rivals Cork City in Turner's Cross. Leon won two league of Ireland championship medals with St Patricks Athletics and represented the club in the champions league qualifier where he was influential in the 0–0 draw against Glasgow Celtic FC at Park's head in front of a full house of 60000 supporters only to lose the return leg 0:2 Leon got called up to the Trinidad and Tobago squad, yet did not make his debut due to injury

Personal life[edit]

He is the brother of athlete Darren Braithwaite.^{[citation needed]} Leon and his brother Darren coach talented Junior athletes in track and field mainly in the 100m & 200m sprints Like his brother Leon has represented GB Vets in athletics. Leon Has a MSc in sports psychology

Honours[edit]

League of Ireland: 2

St. Patrick's Athletic - 1997/98, 1998/99
1 England non league cap vs USA
League of Ireland league supporters player of the Month February 1998
At the time, held the record for the fastest league hat-trick in Conference History for Margate FC vs Woking (17 mins). This was better however at Christmas 2006 by Crawley Town's Charles Adameno, who scored a hat-trick within the first eight minutes of the club's league match at Grays Athletic.

Notes[edit]

^ The Margate appearances and goals only cover the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Leon Braithwaite". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
^ Harman, John (2005). Alliance to Conference. Tony Williams Publications. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
^ "Exeter City 1946/47–2002/03". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
^ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2013). Non-League Club Directory 2014. Tony Williams Publications. p. 1006. ISBN 978-1-869833-72-5.

External links[edit]

Profile at Margate FC

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[MAR-3] The Margate appearances and goals only cover the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons.^[2]

[Hugmans-1] "Leon Braithwaite". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 March 2017.

[2] Harman, John (2005). Alliance to Conference. Tony Williams Publications. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.

[4] "Exeter City 1946/47–2002/03". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 28 November 2007.

[5] Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2013). Non-League Club Directory 2014. Tony Williams Publications. p. 1006. ISBN 978-1-869833-72-5.

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