George Jack Adam Legg (born 30 April 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Uxbridge.

George Legg
Personal information
Full name George Jack Adam Legg
Date of birth (1996-04-30) 30 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Reading, England[1]
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Uxbridge
Youth career
–2014 Reading
2013Oxford United (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Reading 0 (0)
2013Holyport (loan) 2 (0)
2014Hendon (loan) 10 (0)
2014Dunstable Town (loan) 1 (0)
2015Chesham United (loan) 12 (0)
2015–2016Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 7 (0)
2016Gosport Borough (loan) 10 (0)
2016–2017Hungerford Town (loan) 31 (0)
2018Barnet (loan) 3 (0)
2018Aldershot Town (loan) 2 (0)
2018Braintree Town (loan) 5 (0)
2019Boreham Wood (loan) 8 (0)
2020 Thatcham Town 8 (0)
2023 Hanwell Town 11 (0)
2024– Uxbridge 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:44, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Legg began his career in the academy at Reading, where he had loan spells at Holyport,[3] Oxford United, Hendon,[4] Dunstable Town,[5] Chesham United, Hampton & Richmond Borough,[6] Gosport Borough and Hungerford Town, from whom he was recalled from a season-long loan to appear on the bench in two Championship matches.[7] Legg featured for Reading's development team in the EFL Trophy in the 2017–18 season before joining Barnet on loan on 31 January 2018. He made his English Football League debut against Colchester United on 24 February 2018.[8]

On 7 September 2018, Legg joined Aldershot Town[9] on a month long loan, where he made 2 appearances in the Vanarama Conference. He then returned to Reading and was on the bench for 2 Championship games.

On 16 November 2018, Legg joined Braintree Town on a month-long loan deal.[10] On 18 January 2019, Legg joined Boreham Wood on loan until the end of the season.[11]

He was released by Reading at the end of the 2018–19 season.[12]

George signed with Thatcham Town F.C in 2020 before being released in November of the same year.[13]

In June 2023, Legg signed for Hanwell Town.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of Matches played 22 April 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading 2014–15 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[15] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0
Reading U23 2016–17[16] Premier League 2 - Division 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2017–18[16] Premier League 2 - Division 2 15 0 0 0 2 0 3[a] 0 20 0
2018-19[16] Premier League 2- Division 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 19 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 27 0
Holyport (loan) 2013–14[3] Hellenic League Premier Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Hendon (loan) 2014–15[4] Isthmian League Premier Division 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Dunstable Town (loan) 2014–15[5] Southern League Premier Division 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Chesham United (loan) 2015–16[5] Southern League Premier Division 12 0 4 0 0 0 16 0
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2015–16[6] Isthmian League Premier Division 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Gosport Borough (loan) 2015–16[16] National League South 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Hungerford Town (loan) 2016–17[16] National League South 31 0 0 0 31 0
Barnet (loan) 2017–18[15] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Aldershot Town (loan) 2018–19[16] National League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Braintree Town (loan) 2018–19[16] National League 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Boreham Wood (loan) 2018–19[16] National League 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Thatcham Town FC 2020-2021 Division One South 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 116 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 129 0
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ George Legg - 11v11
  2. ^ "George Legg - Boreham Wood Football Club". www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "George Legg - Holyport". Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b George Legg - Greensnet
  5. ^ a b c George Legg - Aylesbury United
  6. ^ a b George Legg - Hampton & Richmond Borough
  7. ^ Transfer | George Legg joins on loan from Reading
  8. ^ Marston, Carl (25 February 2018). "Colchester United 0 Barnet 1: Carl Marston's Talking Points". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  9. ^ "George Legg Joins Aldershot On Loan". The Shots. 7 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Trio seal loan moves and could earn minutes this weekend!". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  11. ^ WOOD HAVE A STRONG LEGG TO STAND ON
  12. ^ "Paul McShane: Reading defender released by the Championship club". BBC Sport. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  13. ^ "THATCHAM TOWN FC HAVE RELEASED GEORGE LEGG". www.thatchamtownfootball.club. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  14. ^ @hanwelltownfc (21 June 2023). "In safe hands🧤 George is a Geordie ⚫️⚪️ We are delighted to announce the signing of ex Reading keeper, George Legg. Leggy has previously played for, Barnet, Aldershot, Chesham and Gosport. We are thrilled to welcome him to the club! Welcome to Hanwell, @georgelegg1 ⚫️⚪️" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by George Legg in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h "G.Legg". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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