Leighton James
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Leighton James was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a winger. He played almost 400 times for Burnley F.C. in three different spells at the club, being tenth on the club's most appearance list. He was widely regarded as one of Swansea City's finest ever players and his goal for Swansea against Preston North End in the final game of the season in 1981 helped Swansea get promoted to the Football League First Division for the first time in their history. In 1977, he scored a penalty for Wales in a 1–0 win against England, their only victory against England at Wembley. John Toshack described him as "one of the finest wingers that British football has ever produced and we were very very lucky at the fact he was a Welshman". — Wikipedia
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International goals in our archive
7 goals across 4 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1973–1980| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-10-15 |  Türkiye | W4–0(h) | 37' (pen) 85' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Cardiff |
| 1977-03-30 | Czechoslovakia | W3–0(h) | 27' 65' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Wrexham |
| 1975-05-01 |  Luxembourg | W3–1(a) | 32' 83' (pen) | UEFA Euro qualification | Luxembourg |
| 1973-03-28 |  Poland | W2–0(h) | 46' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Cardiff |