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Nicknamed '''"The bluebirds"''', the club played from its formation in [[1912 in football (soccer)|1912]] (as '''Swansea Town''' - the club was renamed Swansea City in 1970) until [[2005 in football (soccer)|2005]] at the [[Vetch Field]] (1912-2005) in [[Swansea]] city centre. In the summer of 2005 Swansea City moved to the Liberty Stadium, a 20,532 all seater ground,
Nicknamed '''"The bluebirds"''', the club played from its formation in [[1912 in football (soccer)|1912]] (as '''Swansea Town''' - the club was renamed Swansea City in 1970) until [[2005 in football (soccer)|2005]] at the [[Vetch Field]] (1912-2005) in [[Swansea]] city centre. In the summer of 2005 Swansea City moved to the Liberty Stadium, a 20,532 all seater ground,

Famous and most passionate supporter james carpenter has been following the club for more than 6 months now and find himself top of the supporters list, the club and players loveto see him here at the ground where he can be heared from all parts of the city. he is only 15 years old and is already so passionate for the club this year he has been nominated for the best supporter of the year award which will be held in the 02 Area at the end of this coming month, we would appreciate if you could support james and vote for this swansea maniac.


The early [[1980s]] were Swansea's most successful years, under the guidance of then [[player-manager]], [[Cardiff]] born [[John Toshack]], the Swans gained promotion to the old [[Football League First Division|First Division]] in 1981, won 3 consecutive [[Welsh Cup]]s and subsequently appeared in the [[UEFA Cup Winners Cup]]. In their first season in the top flight they beat [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at home and only a [[Garry Birtles]] 25 yarder saw them pipped at [[Old Trafford]]. They beat [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], both at home and at [[Highbury]], and also drew 2-2 with [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at [[Anfield]], finally finishing in a highest ever position of sixth, despite topping the table for large parts of the season.
The early [[1980s]] were Swansea's most successful years, under the guidance of then [[player-manager]], [[Cardiff]] born [[John Toshack]], the Swans gained promotion to the old [[Football League First Division|First Division]] in 1981, won 3 consecutive [[Welsh Cup]]s and subsequently appeared in the [[UEFA Cup Winners Cup]]. In their first season in the top flight they beat [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at home and only a [[Garry Birtles]] 25 yarder saw them pipped at [[Old Trafford]]. They beat [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], both at home and at [[Highbury]], and also drew 2-2 with [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at [[Anfield]], finally finishing in a highest ever position of sixth, despite topping the table for large parts of the season.

Revision as of 09:06, 20 April 2009

Swansea City
File:Swansea City AFC.png
Full nameSwansea City Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Swans, The Jacks
Founded1912 (as Swansea Town)
GroundLiberty Stadium
(Landore, Swansea)
Capacity20,532
ChairmanWales Huw Jenkins
ManagerSpain Roberto Martínez
LeagueThe Championship
2007-08League One, 1st (Champions)
(Promoted)
Current season

Swansea City Association Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football club currently playing in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1912, they joined the Football League in 1920, and have been members ever since.

Since 2005 Swansea City have played their home games at the Liberty Stadium, a ground they share with the Ospreys Rugby Union Club. Before 2005 the club's home ground was Vetch Field.

Swansea City and its supporters are unofficially known as the 'Jacks'. One explanation for this name is that during the 17th century, sailors from Swansea were extremely well respected and any 'Swansea Jack' was allowed to join the crew based simply on the town's reputation for great seamen. Many, however, believe that the name originates from the renowned life-saving dog Swansea Jack.

History

Main article: History of Swansea City A.F.C.

Nicknamed "The bluebirds", the club played from its formation in 1912 (as Swansea Town - the club was renamed Swansea City in 1970) until 2005 at the Vetch Field (1912-2005) in Swansea city centre. In the summer of 2005 Swansea City moved to the Liberty Stadium, a 20,532 all seater ground,

Famous and most passionate supporter james carpenter has been following the club for more than 6 months now and find himself top of the supporters list, the club and players loveto see him here at the ground where he can be heared from all parts of the city. he is only 15 years old and is already so passionate for the club this year he has been nominated for the best supporter of the year award which will be held in the 02 Area at the end of this coming month, we would appreciate if you could support james and vote for this swansea maniac.

The early 1980s were Swansea's most successful years, under the guidance of then player-manager, Cardiff born John Toshack, the Swans gained promotion to the old First Division in 1981, won 3 consecutive Welsh Cups and subsequently appeared in the UEFA Cup Winners Cup. In their first season in the top flight they beat Manchester United at home and only a Garry Birtles 25 yarder saw them pipped at Old Trafford. They beat Arsenal, both at home and at Highbury, and also drew 2-2 with Liverpool at Anfield, finally finishing in a highest ever position of sixth, despite topping the table for large parts of the season.

In recent years the club has brought itself up from the decline of the 1980s and 1990s and has re-established itself as a strong force in the Football League. They were promoted to League One in 2004-2005 (as Third) and the League Championship (as Champions) in 2007-2008. 2008-09 will be Swansea's first season at this level since 1983-84.

Roberto Martinez is the current manager. A former player famous for his role in central midfield, he took over as manager in February 2007 and led the Swans to promotion in his first full season in charge.

Honours

Swansea City's Historical League Positions 1921-2008
  • Football League
  • Welsh Cup
    • Winners (10) 1913, 1932, 1950, 1961, 1966, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1991
    • Runners-up (8) 1915, 1926, 1938, 1940, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1969
  • FAW Premier Cup
    • Winners 2005, 2006
    • Runners-Up 2001, 2002
  • FAW Welsh Youth Cup
    • Winners 1999, 2003, 2008
    • Runners-Up 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 2004
  • West Wales Senior Cup
    • Winners 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1934, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1975, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003
  • Welsh Football League
    • Division One champions 1913, 1925, 1926, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1951, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1976
    • League Cup winners 1931, 1933
  • Football Combination
    • Reserve Division Two champions 1955, 1961
    • (Reserve) Cup winners 1947, 1950
  • Macbar (Reserve) Cup
    • Winners 1987
  • Southern Football League
    • (Reserves) Western Section champions 1925

Club records

Players

Current squad

As of 27 March 2009.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Netherlands NED Dorus de Vries
2 DF Wales WAL Ashley Williams
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Marcos Painter
4 MF Wales WAL Kristian O'Leary
5 DF England ENG Alan Tate (vice-captain)
6 MF Netherlands NED Ferrie Bodde
7 MF England ENG Leon Britton
8 MF Jamaica JAM Darren Pratley
9 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Jason Scotland
10 MF Spain ESP Andrea Orlandi
11 MF England ENG Mark Gower
14 MF Spain ESP Jordi Gómez (on loan from Espanyol)
16 DF England ENG Garry Monk (captain)
18 FW Spain ESP Gorka Pintado
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Wales WAL Chris Jones
20 MF Wales WAL Shaun MacDonald
21 DF Argentina ARG Federico Bessone
22 DF Spain ESP Àngel Rangel
23 FW Spain ESP Guillem Bauzà
24 MF Wales WAL Joe Allen
25 MF Wales WAL Matthew Collins
26 DF Spain ESP Albert Serrán
27 GK Wales WAL David Cornell
28 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Thomas Butler
29 MF Wales WAL Ashley Richards
31 MF England ENG Nathan Dyer (on loan from Southampton)
37 GK Wales WAL Tony Pennock

For recent transfers, see List of English football transfers 2007-08.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Dennis Lawrence (at Crewe Alexandra)
17 MF Wales WAL Owain Tudur Jones (at Swindon Town)
30 FW Wales WAL Chad Bond (at Östersunds FK)
32 MF Wales WAL Scott Evans (at Port Talbot Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 FW Wales WAL Kerry Morgan (at Neath Athletic)
34 DF Wales WAL Kyle Graves (at Neath Athletic)
35 DF Wales WAL James Burgin (at Östersunds FK)

PFA Team of the Year

The following have been included in the PFA Team of the Year whilst playing for Swansea City :

Ivor Allchurch Immortalised

On May 5 2007 a permanent memorial to Ivor Allchurch, one of Swansea's favourite footballing sons, was unveiled at the Liberty Stadium.

Notable former/current players

See also Category:Swansea City A.F.C. players

Inclusion criteria for Notable Former/Current Players: Played a substantial number of games for Swansea OR attained international caps.

List of club managers

See also Category:Swansea City A.F.C. managers
Name Tenure Began Tenure Ended Total Won Lost Drawn Win %
England Walter Whittaker 1 August 1912 31 May 1914 2 1 1 0 50.00%
England William Bartlett 1 August 1914 31 May 1915 3 1 1 1 33.33%
No Manager 1 June 1915 31 July 1919
England Joe Bradshaw 1 August 1919 1 May 1926 271 128 71 72 47.23%
No manager 2 May 1926 31 January 1927
England James Thomson 1 February 1927 31 May 1931 193 63 84 46 32.64%
No manager 1 June 1931 30 June 1934
Scotland Neil Harris 1 July 1934 1 May 1939 218 71 98 49 32.57%
England Haydn Green 1 May 1939 1 September 1947 50 13 28 9 26.00%
Northern Ireland Billy McCandless 1 November 1947 1 July 1955 294 113 120 21 38.44%
Wales Ron Burgess 1 July 1955 1 August 1958 129 50 57 22 38.76%
Wales Trevor Morris 1 August 1958 31 May 1965 327 112 138 77 34.25%
Wales Glyn Davies 1 June 1965 1 October 1966 57 16 26 15 28.07%
Wales Billy Lucas 1 February 1967 1 March 1969 96 33 39 24 34.38%
England Roy Bentley 1 August 1969 16 October 1972 153 56 52 45 36.60%
Northern Ireland Harry Gregg 1 November 1972 1 January 1975 101 34 44 23 33.66%
Wales Harry Griffiths 1 January 1975 29 October 1978 126 53 45 28 42.06%
Wales Harry Griffiths 22 November 1975 1 February 1978 9 4 3 2 44.44%
Wales John Toshack 1 February 1978 29 October 1983 250 104 87 59 41.60%
England Doug Livermore 29 October 1983 21 December 1983 8 1 6 1 12.50%
Wales John Toshack 21 December 1983 4 March 1984 11 2 6 3 18.18%
England Colin Appleton 16 May 1984 6 December 1984 22 4 15 3 18.18%
England John Bond 16 December 1984 20 December 1985 54 15 28 11 27.77%
Scotland Tommy Hutchison 21 December 1985 1 May 1986 23 6 10 7 26.09%
Wales Terry Yorath 12 July 1986 2 February 1989 139 58 46 35 41.73%
Wales Ian Evans 27 February 1989 13 March 1990 58 15 24 19 25.86%
Wales Terry Yorath 15 March 1990 21 March 1991 51 15 26 10 29.41%
Scotland Frank Burrows 23 March 1991 31 July 1995 230 85 81 64 36.96%
England Bobby Smith 1 August 1995 8 February 1996 49 12 23 14 24.49%
England Kevin Cullis 8 February 1996 14 February 1996 2 0 2 0 00.00%
England Jimmy Rimmer 14 February 1996 22 February 1996 2 0 1 1 00.00%
Denmark Jan Mølby 22 February 1996 8 October 1997 80 31 33 16 38.75%
England Micky Adams 9 October 1997 22 October 1997 3 0 3 0 00.00%
England Alan Cork 22 October 1997 30 June 1998 35 10 15 10 28.57%
England John Hollins 1 July 1998 12 September 2001 170 63 60 47 37.06%
England Colin Addison 13 September 2001 7 March 2002 35 11 16 8 31.43%
England Nick Cusack 8 March 2002 19 September 2002 18 2 11 5 11.11%
Wales Brian Flynn 19 September 2002 18 March 2004 82 28 32 22 34.15%
Wales Alan Curtis 18 March 2002 5 April 2004 4 1 2 1 25.00%
Wales Kenny Jackett 5 April 2004 15 February 2007 156 69 47 40 44.23%
Spain Roberto Martínez 24 February 2007 Present 116 60 21 35 51.72%

Last updated 8 February 2009.

League positions and Cup results since World War II

Season Division Position FA Cup League Cup Welsh Cup European

Cup Winners' Cup

Football League Trophy
1946-1947 Second Division 21st (relegated) 4th Round 6th Round
1947-1948 Third Division South 5th 3rd Round 5th Round
1948-1949 Third Division South 1st (promoted) 2nd Round Runners-up
1949-1950 Second Division 8th 4th Round Winners
1950-1951 Second Division 18th 3rd Round 6th Round
1951-1952 Second Division 19th 5th Round 5th Round
1952-1953 Second Division 11th 3rd Round 7th Round
1953-1954 Second Division 20th 4th Round Semi-Finals
1954-1955 Second Division 10th 5th Round 6th Round
1955-1956 Second Division 10th 3rd Round Runners-up
1956-1957 Second Division 10th 3rd Round Runners-up
1957-1958 Second Division 19th 3rd Round 6th Round
1958-1959 Second Division 11th 3rd Round 6th Round
1959-1960 Second Division 12th 4th Round 6th Round
1960-1961 Second Division 7th 5th Round 3rd Round Winners
1961-1962 Second Division 20th 3rd Round 2nd Round Semi-final 1st Round
1962-1963 Second Division 15th 3rd Round 2nd Round Semi-final
1963-1964 Second Division 19th Semi-final 3rd Round 6th Round
1964-1965 Second Division 22nd (relegated) 5th Round 4th Round Semi-final
1965-1966 Third Division 17th 1st Round 1st Round Winners
1966-1967 Third Division 21st (relegated) 2nd Round 3rd Round 5th Round 1st Round
1967-1968 Fourth Division 15th 4th Round 1st Round 6th Round
1968-1969 Fourth Division 10th 3rd Round 3rd Round Runners-up
1969-1970 Fourth Division 3rd (promoted) 3rd Round 2nd Round Semi-final
1970-1971 Third Division 11th 4th Round 2nd Round 6th Round
1971-1972 Third Division 14th 4th Round 1st Round 5th Round
1972-1973 Third Division 23rd (relegated) 1st Round 1st Round 4th Round
1973-1974 Fourth Division 14th 1st Round 1st Round 4th Round
1974-1975 Fourth Division 22nd 1st Round 1st Round 5th Round
1975-1976 Fourth Division 11th 1st Round 1st Round 5th Round
1976-1977 Fourth Division 5th 1st Round 4th Round 5th Round
1977-1978 Fourth Division 3rd (promoted) 3rd Round 1st Round 4th Round
1978-1979 Third Division 3rd (promoted) 3rd Round 3rd Round 5th Round
1979-1980 Second Division 12th 5th Round 2nd Round Semi-final
1980-1981 Second Division 3rd (promoted) 3rd Round 1st Round Winners
1981-1982 First Division 6th 3rd Round 2nd Round Winners 1st Round
1982-1983 First Division 21st (relegated) 3rd Round 3rd Round Winners 2nd Round
1983-1984 Second Division 21st (relegated) 3rd Round 2nd Round Semi-final Preliminary Round
1984-1985 Third Division 20th 1st Round 1st Round Semi-final 3rd Round
1985-1986 Third Division 24th (relegated) 2nd Round 2nd Round 5th Round 3rd Round
1986-1987 Fourth Division 12th 4th Round 2nd Round 3rd Round 2nd Round
1987-1988 Fourth Division 6th (promoted via play-offs) 2nd Round 1st Round 4th Round Group Stage
1988-1989 Third Division 12th 2nd Round 1st Round Winners Group Stage
1989-1990 Third Division 17th 3rd Round 1st Round 3rd Round 1st Round Group Stage
1990-1991 Third Division 20th 3rd Round 1st Round Winners 2nd Round
1991-1992 Third Division 19th 2nd Round 2nd Round 5th Round 1st Round Group Stage
1992-1993 Second Division 5th 4th Round 1st Round 3rd Round 4th Round
1993-1994 Second Division 13th 1st Round 2nd Round Semi-final Winners
1994-1995 Second Division 10th 4th Round 2nd Round 4th Round
1995-1996 Second Division 22nd (relegated) 1st Round 1st Round 2nd Round
1996-1997 Third Division 5th 1st Round 1st Round FAW Premier Cup 2nd Round
1997-1998 Third Division 20th 1st Round 1st Round Quarter-final 1st Round
1998-1999 Third Division 7th 4th Round 1st Round Quarter-final 2nd Round
1999-2000 Third Division 1st (promoted) 2nd Round 2nd Round Quarter-final 2nd Round
2000-2001 Second Division 23rd (relegated) 1st Round 1st Round Runners-Up 4th Round
2001-2002 Third Division 20th 2nd Round 1st Round Runners-Up 1st Round
2002-2003 Third Division 21st 1st Round 1st Round Quarter-final 1st Round
2003-2004 Third Division 10th 5th Round 1st Round Semi-final 2nd Round
2004-2005 League Two 3rd (promoted) 3rd Round 1st Round Winners 2nd Round
2005-2006 League One 6th 1st Round 1st Round Winners Winners
2006-2007 League One 7th 4th Round 1st Round Quarter-final 2nd Round
2007-2008 League One 1st (promoted) 3rd Round 2nd Round Quarter-final Semi-final
2008-2009 Championship 7th (currently) 5th Round 4th Round

Notes

  1. ^ "New squad numbers are out". Swansea City AFC. 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-23. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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