Swansea City A.F.C.

Swansea City AFC are a Welsh football (soccer) team who have played in the English Premier League since 2011. Before being promoted to the Premier League for the 2011–12 season, they had played in the English Football League since 1920. They were founded in 1912 as Swansea Town and played at the Vetch Field ground until 2005 when they moved to the Liberty Stadium. Their most successful period as a team was in the early 1980s under their manager John Toshack when they played in the old First Division from 1981-1983 (which was the highest tier of English football at the time). Swansea play their home games in an all white strip. Their main rivals are Cardiff City and a match between the two sides is known as the South Wales derby. As well as competing in the English League they have also won the Welsh Cup ten times and the Football Association of Wales Premier Cup twice. In 2011, they were promoted to the Premier League after winning the Football League Championship play-offs after finishing third in the league. They avoided relegation in their first Premier League season ending up in 11th place.

Swansea City A.F.C.

Full name	Swansea City Association Football Club
Founded	1912
Ground	Liberty Stadium Landore, Swansea
Capacity	20,532
Chairman	Julian Winter
Manager	Russell Martin
League	Championship
2023–24	Championship, 14th of 24

Name

• 1912-1970 Swansea Town F.C.
• 1970-present Swansea City A.F.C.

League position

Season	League	Position
2000/01	Second Division	23rd
2001/02	Third Division	20th
2002/03	Third Division	21st
2003/04	Third Division	10th
2004/05	League Two	3rd
2005/06	League One	6th
2006/07	League One	7th
2007/08	League One	Champions
2008/09	League Championship	8th
2010/11	League Championship	3rd
2011/12	Premier League	11th
2012/13	Premier League	9th
2013/14	Premier League	12th
2014/15	Premier League	8th
2015/16	Premier League	12th
2016/17	Premier League	15th
2017/18	Premier League	18th
2018/19	EFL Championship	10th
2019/20	EFL Championship	6th
2020/21	EFL Championship	4h

Former position

1920/21: Third Division - 5th 1921/22: Third Division - 10th / South 1922/23: Third Division - 3rd / South 1923/24: Third Division - 4th / South 1924/25: Third Division - Champions / South 1925/26: Second Division - 5th 1926/27: Second Division - 12th 1927/28: Second Division - 6th 1928/29: Second Division - 19th 1929/30: Second Division - 15th 1930/31: Second Division - 20th 1931/32: Second Division - 15th 1932/33: Second Division - 10th 1933/34: Second Division - 19th 1934/35: Second Division - 17th 1935/36: Second Division - 13th 1936/37: Second Division - 16th 1937/38: Second Division - 18th 1938/39: Second Division - 19th 1939/40: Second Division - - 1946/47: Second Division - 21st 1947/48: Third Division - 5th / South 1948/49: Third Division - Champions / South 1949/50: Second Division - 8th 1950/51: Second Division - 18th 1951/52: Second Division - 19th 1952/53: Second Division - 11th 1953/54: Second Division - 20th 1954/55: Second Division - 10th 1955/56: Second Division - 10th 1956/57: Second Division - 10th 1957/58: Second Division - 19th 1958/59: Second Division - 11th 1959/60: Second Division - 12th 1960/61: Second Division - 7th 1961/62: Second Division - 20th 1962/63: Second Division - 15th 1963/64: Second Division - 19th 1964/65: Second Division - 22nd 1965/66: Third Division - 17th 1966/67: Third Division - 21st 1967/68: Fourth Division - 15th 1968/69: Fourth Division - 10th 1969/70: Fourth Division - 3rd 1970/71: Third Division - 11th 1971/72: Third Division - 14th 1972/73: Third Division - 23rd 1973/74: Fourth Division - 14th 1974/75: Fourth Division - 22nd 1975/76: Fourth Division - 11th 1976/77: Fourth Division - 5th 1977/78: Fourth Division - 3rd 1978/79: Third Division - 3rd 1979/80: Second Division - 12th 1980/81: Second Division - 3rd 1981/82: First Division - 6th 1982/83: First Division - 21st 1983/84: Second Division - 21st 1984/85: Third Division - 20th 1985/86: Third Division - 24th 1986/87: Fourth Division - 12th 1987/88: Fourth Division - 6th 1988/89: Third Division - 12th 1989/90: Third Division - 17th 1990/91: Third Division - 20th 1991/92: Third Division - 19th 1992/93: Second Division - 5th 1993/94: Second Division - 13th 1994/95: Second Division - 10th 1995/96: Second Division - 22nd 1996/97: Third Division - 5th 1997/98: Third Division - 20th 1998/99: Third Division - 7th 1999/2000: Third Division - Champions

References

• http://www.swanseacity.net/page/Welcome Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine - Club home page