The free official swansea app is designed to heighten the matchday experience for all swans fans. Before being promoted to the premier league for the 201112 season, they had played in the english football league since 1920. This website is swansea city association football club. The idea of sport as mass entertainment was well established by 1912. They play their home matches at the liberty stadium. American consortium completes takeover of swansea city. History of swansea city swansea city supporters trust.
The trust also has an associate director on the board. Prematch hot food buffet onecourse halftime tea, coffee and cakes. Information on swansea town football club during the first world war, including squads, results and players served. Clwb peldroed cymdeithas dinas abertawe is a welsh professional football club based in swansea, wales that plays in the championship, the second tier of english football. An enthralling night of fa cup football at craven cottage saw fulham book a sixth round tie against manchester united.
Formed in 1912, the team have racked up a serious amount of victories, all of which are housed in this epic edition. This site is intended for use by people over the age of 18 years old. Here is a brief history of the swansea city supporters trust. In the top tier, where they participated in the 198182 season for the first time, they have reached the sixth position as the best. Since the opening season in 1912, over 700 players have appeared in the famous black and white of the swans. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This did not last long, and in 1874 the cricket lads switched to rugby and the all whites swansea rfc was born. Personalised football club books pick a team i just love it. Swansea city association football club is a welsh professional football club based in the city. Michael laudrup brought shortterm glory to swansea city, but he was not the man for longterm stability despite his success in landing the capital one. A history of swansea an encyclopedia of world history. A joint production between the swansea city supporters trust and the universitybased swans100 project, the book is made from material sent in by the fans themselves. In the early 20th century the port of swansea continued to flourish. Highlights of this great book include legendary players like allchurch, charles curtis.
They were founded in 1912 as swansea town and played at the vetch field ground until 2005 when they moved to the liberty stadium. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Welcome to swansea city football clubs official facebook page croeso i dudalen swyddogol clwb peldroed dinas abertawe. We are an unofficial website and are in no way affiliated with or connected to swansea city football club. However, swansea suffered severely in the bombing raids of the second world war. Proud to be a swan the history of swansea city afc 19122012. How sorry swansea city became middling alsorans from. Maer gyfrol hon yn olrhain hanes y clwb ac yn rhoi manylion rhai oi ddigwyddiadau pwysicaf oddi ar 1912. Dec 20, 2017 the full list of all 27 swansea city owners revealed, including a comedy actor, former nba star, eye surgeon and a filmmaker the consortium is called swansea football llc and these are its. The club was known as swansea town but they changed their name when swansea was granted city status in 1970. We have got all the match results from 1892 to today along with great player profiles. The book also covers the subsequent startling fall which saw the club dropping back to the fourth division by 1986. In the early days, they competed in the welsh football league besides competing in the welsh cup. Swansea city represent ingland when playin in european competeetions, awtho they hae representit wales in the past.
Opposition team profile swansea city lfchistory stats. A wellproduced photographic book which takes a nostalgic look back at the history of swansea city fc in the days before the premier league and millionaire players and billionaire owners became part of the game. This book traces the history of the club and gives details of momentous events on and off the pitch since 1912. In 1912, swansea town were formed as a professional club and took up residence. Personalised football book for your team a3 studio. As swansea city prepare to face huddersfield town at the liberty stadium on saturday, we take a look back at some of the yorkshire clubs previous visits to wales. Personalised football club books pick a team i just. The club changed their name in 1969, when it adopted the name swansea city to reflect swansea s new status as a city. This website is swansea city association football club limited 2019. Great books about current and former swansea city players and swansea city managers and the history of swansea city football club. Swansea city store official swansea fc online store merchandise replica shirts gifts souvenirs. The story of swansea citys rapid climb from fourth to first division between the years of 1977 and 1981 which pays particular attention to the 198182 and 198283 seasons. Take a walk down memory lane and relive the best moments from the history of your favourite football club. In a statement on its official website the club said.
Packed with photographs from across the clubs 100 year history, the book is a. Danny canning, who played for city from 194549, holds the record for the most cleansheets in a campaign, keeping 24 in the 194647 season. A history of the club 100 years of swansea city fc. Swansea city football club witnessed the end of an era when the club said farewell to the vetch field in spring 2005. Having played for the club over thirteen years, including in the 1927 fa cup final, fellow keeper tom farquharson is another city record holder. Sunderland personalised swansea city football book. When the new swansea town football club was established in may 1912, the. Swansea city football club is delighted to confirm the takeover by jason levien and steve kaplan subject to the approval of the premier league. Swansea city was founded in 1912 under the name swansea town. Personalised swansea city football book gift details personalised swansea football book. In 1912, swansea city was elected to the second division of the english southern football league.
They play their home matches at the liberty stadium the club was founded in 1912 as swansea town and joined the football league in 1921. They range from old, old football books and pamphlets, detailing the early days of a club s history to contemporary football books, offering an up to date profile of hundreds of football clubs, domestic and international. Trust facts and history swansea city supporters trust. Football club histories come in all shapes and sizes. How sorry swansea city became middling alsorans from model club 14 february 2019 once renowned for their attractive football in the top flight, the club now look settled as midtable championship. The new football club adopted the same all white strip as swansea rufc and apart from a few seasons when black shorts were introduced, they have worn allwhite for most of their career. A hundred and one years of supporting the swans this is the second book produced by the swans100 project.
The biggest rival swansea city is cardiff city which is next to swansea city the only football club from wales that played in the premierleague. M uch like their mancunian rivals, manchester city have seen many highs during their colorful existence. Clwb peldroed dinas abertawe is a welsh professional football club based in the city of swansea, south wales, that play in the premier league. With first divisionpremier league titles, fa cups, league cups and one cup winners cup, city stand tall as one of the most successful english football clubs of all time. Swansea city afc is a welsh football club from swansea and is currently playing in the english premier league. Richly illustrated with pictures and historical documents it offers a timeline history of the club. Proud to be a swan the history of swansea city afc 1912. This category covers football history in general or with a wider sweep than that of the history of individual football clubs. Celebrating and recording the history of swansea city fc. The whites continued to apply pressure and bobby zamora scored the crucial goal on 81 minutes. There can be few football clubs that have given its supporters such a. Personalised football books packed with the history of your favourite team, based on newspaper. One of the first mentions of football is by thomas elyot in his book, beastly fury, originally published in 1531. Bridgend the building has a lot of history and meaning for the community.
These fascinating football books are filled with news reports, written by reporters present at the time, and capture some of the greatest moments in the history of your club over the last century. Extracts from the survey of fans experiences as swansea city supporters have been used selected from. Tottenham have loaned jack clarke to qpr and are poised to announce the loan signing of gedson fernandes from benfica, while swansea have signed conor gallagher on loan from chelsea. Swans trivia, history, facts and stats first by chris carra isbn.
The swans history has been littered with many highs and lows, from. Or you can follow the links below to view some items and incidents from that history. The first swansea football team had been formed in 1872, as a winter activity for the towns cricket players. The full list of all 27 swansea city owners revealed, including a comedy actor, former nba star, eye surgeon and a filmmaker the consortium is called swansea football llc and these are its. Sports clubs and associations call tel 01792 652859. Includes hundreds of monochrome and colour photographs of the swans from this era. Clwb peldroed merched dinas abertawe is a ladies football club based in swansea, wales, currently playing in the womens welsh premier league and south wales ladies football league. During that time he made the highest amount of league. Swansea city football club celebrates its centenary in 2012. Why the 26th richest club in football cant afford to gamble with transfers. Fast approaching its centenary, the club enters a new phase of its history as its new home in the landore area of the city. Swansea city association football club limitedthe free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. The 198182 season began as implausibly as recent history had suggested it might. Jun 05, 2016 in a statement on its official website the club said.
They range from old, old football books and pamphlets, detailing the early days of a clubs history to contemporary football books, offering an up to date profile of hundreds of football clubs, domestic and international. The full list of all 27 swansea city owners revealed. Welcome to swansea city football clubs official facebook page croeso i dudalen swyddogol clwb peldroed. When football was football swansea city a nostalgic look. The club was known as swansea town but they changed their name when swansea was granted city status in 1969. Swansea city host huddersfield in the championship today 3pm, and you can follow. This swansea newspaper book gives a comprehensive history of swansea football club, and is the perfect gift for any fan. Prematch interview with club ambassador lee trundle and hosted by former swansea city favourite vic gomersall.
The club was founded in 1912 as swansea town and joined the football league in 1921. The club changed their name in 1969, when they adopted the name swansea city to reflect swanseas new status as a city. Welcome to swansea city football club s official facebook page croeso i dudalen swyddogol clwb peldroed dinas abertawe. When football was football swansea city a nostalgic. S wansea is a welsh football club that has been a member of the british football league since 1920. Swansea city supporters trust currently has 1 executive director on the board of the football club who is there to represent fans views. Mae clwb pldroed abertawe yn dathlu ei ganmlwyddiant yn 2012. It would many years later, in 1970, change its name to swansea city. Formed in 1912, the team have racked up a serious amount of.
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The new football club adopted the same all white strip as swansea rufc and apart from a few seasons when black shorts were introduced, they have worn. Featuring news reports from the early 20th century to the end of the last season, the book looks like a real tabloid newspaper and tells an indepth story of all the highlights from your favourite clubs past. Michael laudrup brought shortterm glory to swansea city. The personalised swansea city newspaper book is just what they need. Cyril appeared on the national lottery and needed an odd number to be drawn. The home of swansea city football on bbc sport online. This was an ambitious venture given the dominance of rugby union in the area. Swansea took the lead early in the second half through jason scotland but fulham equalised with a clint dempsey diving header.
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