Swansea City A.F.C.

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Swansea City

Full name	Swansea City Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Swans, The Jacks
Founded	1912 (as Swansea Town)
Ground	Liberty Stadium (Landore, Swansea) (Capacity: 20,532)
Chairman	Huw Jenkins
Manager	Roberto Martínez
League	The Championship
2007-08	League One, 1st (Champions) (Promoted)
Home colours Away colours

Swansea City Association Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football team 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 have played their home games at the Liberty Stadium, a ground they share with the Ospreys rugby team. Before 2005 the club's home ground was Vetch Field.

Contents 1 History 2 Honours 3 Club records 4 Players 4.1 Current squad 4.2 Out on loan 5 Notable former players 5.1 Gentle Giant Immortalised 6 Other notable former players 7 List of club managers 8 League positions and Cup results since World War II 9 Miscellaneous 10 Notes 11 External links

[edit] History

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

Nicknamed The Swans, 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,

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 the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal and 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 80's and 90's and has re-established itself as a strong force in the Football League. They were promoted to League One in 2004-2005 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 and is more famously known as 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.

[edit] Honours

• Football League
  • League One (third tier) Champions 2007-2008
  • Third Division (South) Champions 1924-25, 1948-49
  • Third Division (fourth tier) Champions 1999-2000
  • FA Cup semi-finalists 1926, 1964
  • Football League Trophy winners 1994, 2006
• 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
• 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

[edit] Club records

• Biggest win 12-0 v Sliema Wanderers (Malta), European Cup Winners' Cup First Round First Leg, 15 September 1982
• Biggest win (League) 8-0 v Hartlepool, Football League Fourth Division, 1 April 1978
• Biggest defeat 0-8 v Liverpool, FA Cup 3rd Round Replay, 9 January 1990; 0-8 v Monaco (France), European Cup Winners' Cup First Round Second Leg, 1 October 1991
• Biggest defeat (League) 1-8 v Fulham, Football League Second Division, 22 January 1938
• Highest attendance (Vetch Field) 32,786 v Arsenal, FA Cup Fifth Round, 17 February 1968
• Highest attendance (Liberty Stadium) 19,288 v Yeovil, Football League One, 11 November 2005
• Lowest attendance (Vetch Field) 1,301 v Northampton Town, Football League Fourth Division, 18 September 1973
• Lowest attendance (Liberty Stadium) 5,321 v Rushden and Diamonds, Football League Trophy Second Round, 22 November 2005
• Highest final position 6th (Division One), 1981/82
• Lowest final position 22nd (Division Four), 1974/75
• Most points in one season 92 - 2007/2008 (League One)

[edit] Players

[edit] Current squad

As of 4th January 2009.^[1]

No. Position Player 1 GK Dorus de Vries 2 DF Ashley Williams 3 DF Marcos Painter 4 MF Kristian O'Leary 5 DF Alan Tate 6 MF Ferrie Bodde 7 MF Leon Britton 8 MF Darren Pratley 9 FW Jason Scotland 10 MF Andrea Orlandi 11 MF Mark Gower 12 FW Febian Brandy (on loan from Manchester United) 14 MF Jordi Gomez (on loan from Espanyol) 16 DF Garry Monk

No. Position Player 17 MF Owain Tudur Jones 18 FW Gorka Pintado 19 FW Chris Jones 20 MF Shaun MacDonald 21 DF Federico Bessone 22 DF Angel Rangel 23 FW Guillem Bauza 24 MF Joe Allen 25 MF Matthew Collins 26 DF Albert Serrán 28 MF Thomas Butler 30 FW Chad Bond 31 MF Nathan Dyer (on loan from Southampton) 36 GK Dimitrios Konstantopoulos (on loan from Coventry City)

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

[edit] Out on loan

No. Position Player 15 DF Dennis Lawrence (on loan to Crewe Alexandra) 32 MF Scott Evans (at Port Talbot Town) 33 FW Kerry Morgan (at Neath Athletic) 34 DF Kyle Graves (at Neath Athletic)

[edit] Notable former players

Ivor Allchurch John Charles Trevor Ford Cliff Jones Dai Davies Alan Curtis Robbie James

Leighton James Ante Rajković Džemal Hadžiabdić Nigel Stevenson Roger Freestone Lee Trundle Frank Lampard Giorgio Chinaglia

[edit] Gentle Giant Immortalised

On May 5, 2007 a permanent memorial to John Charles, one of Swansea's favourite footballing sons, was unveiled at the Liberty Stadium. Regarded by many as the greatest all-round footballer ever to come from Britain,^[2] Charles never played a professional game for Swansea, despite playing for the club as a boy, making his name with Leeds United and Juventus, where he acquired the nickname Il Gigante Buono – The Gentle Giant.

[edit] Other notable former players

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

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Wales Ivor Allchurch Len Allchurch Tony Bird Jason Bowen Ron Burgess Jeremy Charles Mel Charles Chris Coleman John Cornforth Russell Coughlin Alan Curtis Simon Davey Alan Davies Dai Davies Richard Duffy Christian Edwards Trevor Ford Roger Freestone Darren Gale Harry Griffiths Jeff Griffiths Gwyn Groves Tony Guard Dave Gwyther Len Hill Leighton James

Robbie James Cliff Jones Andy Legg Dudley Lewis John Mahoney Terry Medwin Andy Melville Kenny Morgans Mel Nurse Roy Paul Sam Ricketts Dean Saunders Nigel Stevenson James Thomas John Toshack Ian Walsh England Adebayo Akinfenwa Julian Alsop Richard Appleby Kevin Austin Danny Bartley Phil Boersma Matthew Bound Ian Callaghan Lee Chapman

Terry Connor Adrian Forbes Frank Lampard Gerry Francis Jimmy Gilligan Mark Harris John Hodge Emlyn Hughes Colin Irwin Ray Kennedy Bob Latchford Des Lyttle Jimmy Rimmer Andy Robinson John Salako Tommy Smith Gary Stanley Steve Thornber Lee Trundle Nathan Tyson Alan Waddle Scotland Tommy Craig Tommy Hutchison David Stewart Keith Walker

Ireland Kwame Ampadu Dixie Hale France Nicolas Fabiano Willy Gueret Yugoslavia Ante Rajkovic Džemal Hadžiabdić Spain Roberto Martinez Italy Giorgio Chinaglia Denmark Jan Molby Venezuela Giovanni Savarese Jamaica Walter Boyd Mali Mamady Sidibe New Zealand Rory Fallon

[edit] List of club managers

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

Name	Tenure Began	Tenure Ended	Total Games	Won	Lost	Drawn
Walter Whittaker	July-1912	May-1914
William Bartlett	May 1914	April 1915
No Manager	April 1915	June 1919
Joe Bradshaw	June 1919	August 1926
No manager	August 1926	July 1927
James Thomson	April 1927	August 1931
No manager	August 1931	July 1934
Neil Harris	July 1934	June 1939
Haydn Green	June 1939	September 1947
Billy McCandless	September 1947	July 1955
Ron Burgess	July 1955	August 1958
Trevor Morris	August 1958	May 1965
Glyn Davies	June 1965	October 1966
Billy Lucas	February 1967	April 1969
Roy Bentley	August 1969	October 1972
Harry Gregg	November 1972	February 1975
Harry Griffiths	February 1975	February 1978
John Toshack	March 1978	October 1983
Doug Livermore	October 1983	December 1983
John Toshack	December 1983	March 1984
Les Chappell	March 1984	May 1984
Colin Appleton	May 1984	December 1984
John Bond	December 1984	December 1985
Tommy Hutchison	December 1985	June 1986
Terry Yorath	July 1986	February 1989
Ian Evans	March 1989	March 1990
Terry Yorath	March 1990	March 1991
Frank Burrows	March 1991	October 1995
Bobby Smith	October 1995	December 1995
Jimmy Rimmer	December 1995	February 1996
Kevin Cullis	February 1996 (6 days)	February 1996
Jimmy Rimmer	February 1996	February 1996
Jan Mølby	February 1996	October 1997
Micky Adams	October 1997 (15 days)	October 1997
Alan Cork	October 1997	June 1998
John Hollins	July 1998	September 2001
Colin Addison	October 2001	March 2002
Nick Cusack	March 2002	September 2002	17	2	10	5
Brian Flynn	September 2002	March 2004	77	25	29	23
Kenny Jackett	April 2004	February 2007	163	75	48	48
Roberto Martínez	February 2007	Present	102	52	19	31

Last updated 8th January 2009.

[edit] 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