2017–18 Swansea City A.F.C. season explained
| Club: | Swansea City |
| Season: | 2017–18 |
| Manager: | [1]
(Until 20 December)[2]
(From 28 December) |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Stadium: | Liberty Stadium |
| League: | Premier League |
| League Result: | 18th (relegated) |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| Cup2: | EFL Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Fourth round |
| League Topscorer: | Jordan Ayew (7) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jordan Ayew (11) |
| Highest Attendance: | 20,933 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 19,580 |
| Average Attendance: | 20,622 |
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| Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
| Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
The 2017–18 season was Swansea City's 98th season in the English football league system, and their seventh consecutive season in the Premier League.[3] Along with competing in the Premier League, the club competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Swansea's relegation to the Championship was confirmed on 13 May 2018, the final day of the Premier League season, by virtue of them losing 2–1 at home to already relegated Stoke City, where only a win and a ten-goal difference swing over Southampton would have ensured survival.[4]
Club
Directors
| Position | Name |
|---|
| Owners |  Jason Levien
Steve Kaplan
|
| Chairman | Huw Jenkins |
| Vice Chairman | Leigh Dineen |
| Chief Operating Officer | Chris Pearlman |
| Directors | Martin Morgan
Stuart McDonald
Romie Chaudhari
Bobby Hernreich | |
Behind the team
| Position | Name |
|---|
| Head coach | Paul Clement
|
Carlos Carvalhal
|
| Assistant coaches | Nigel Gibbs
|
 Claude Makélélé
|
Leon Britton
|
João Mário
|
Bruno Lage
|
| Analysts | Jhony Conceição
|
Paulo Sampaio
|
| Head of physical performance | Karl Halabi
|
| Assistant head of physical performance | Eddie Lattimore
|
| Physical performance coach | Jordan Smith |
| Goalkeeping coach | Tony Roberts |
| Loan player manager | Alan Curtis |
| Performance director | Rich Buchanan |
| Head of medicine/club doctor | Dr. Jez McClusky |
| Physiotherapists | Kate Rees |
| Ailsa Jones |
| Ritson Lloyd |
| Lead soft tissue therapist | Andy Stanbury |
| Soft tissue therapists | Adele Callaghan |
| Matthew Murray |
| Player liaison officer | Huw Lake |
| Head of recruitment | David Leadbeater |
| Technical recruitment scout | Tim Henderson |
| Assistant technical recruitment scout | Ian Roscrow |
| Match analysts | Scott Helmich |
| Alex Thomas |
| Football utilities co-ordinator | Suzan Eames |
| Football utilities assistants | Michael Eames |
| Shaun Baggridge |
|
Squad information
First team squad
Ordered by 2017–18 squad numbers.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Contract length | Fee | Ref. |
|---|
| 1 July 2017 | | | | | 3 years | Free | [5] |
| 5 July 2017 | | | Kees de Boer | | 3 years | Youth | [6] |
| 6 July 2017 | |  | | | 4 years | £11,000,000 | [7] |
| 7 July 2017 | |  | Arnór Guðjohnsen | | 3 years | Youth | [8] |
| 8 July 2017 | | | Marc Walsh | | 3 years | Youth | [9] |
| 9 July 2017 | | | Jayden Reid | | 2 years | Youth | [10] |
| 17 July 2017 | | | | | 3 years | Undisclosed | [11] |
| 14 August 2017 | | | | | 3 years | Undisclosed | [12] |
| 24 August 2017 | | | Jack Bainbridge | | 1 year | Free | [13] |
| 24 August 2017 | | | | | 4 years | Undisclosed | [14] |
| 31 August 2017 | | | Steven Benda | | 3 years | Undisclosed | [15] |
| 31 August 2017 | |  | | | 2 years | Undisclosed | [16] |
| 17 October 2017 | |  | | | 1 year | Free | [17] |
| 31 January 2018 | |  | | | 3.5 years | £18,000,000 | [18] |
| 31 January 2018 | | | Jack Withers | | 1.5 years | Undisclosed | [19] | |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Expiry date | Ref. |
|---|
| 4 July 2017 | | | | | 30 June 2018 | [20] |
| 31 August 2017 | | | | | 30 June 2018 | [21] |
| 31 January 2018 | | | | | 30 June 2018 | [22] | |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|
| 1 July 2017 | | | Tom Dyson | Free agent | Released | |
| 1 July 2017 | | | Liam Edwards | | Released | [23] |
| 1 July 2017 | | | | | Released | |
| 1 July 2017 | | | | | Undisclosed | [24] |
| 1 July 2017 | |  | Tom Holland | | Released | |
| 1 July 2017 | | | | | Released | |
| 1 July 2017 | | | | | Undisclosed | [25] |
| 1 July 2017 | | | | | Released | |
| 1 July 2017 | | | | | Mutual consent | [26] |
| 1 July 2017 | | | | | Released | [27] |
| 1 July 2017 | | | | | Released | |
| 11 July 2017 | | | | | Undisclosed | [28] |
| 28 July 2017 | | | | | Free | [29] |
| 3 August 2017 | | | | | Undisclosed | [30] |
| 16 August 2017 | | | | | Undisclosed | [31] |
| 24 August 2017 | | | | | Undisclosed | [32] |
| 31 August 2017 | |  | | | Free | [33] |
| 31 August 2017 | | | | | Undisclosed | [34] |
| 5 January 2018 | | | | | Free | [35] |
| 31 January 2018 | | | Jack Bainbridge | Free agent | Released | |
| 31 January 2018 | | | Anthony Brydges | Free agent | Released | |
| 31 January 2018 | | | Tom Plezier | Free agent | Released | | |
Loans out
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Expiry date | Ref. |
|---|
| 1 July 2017 | | | | | 31 August 2017 | [36] |
| 4 July 2017 | | | | Málaga | 30 June 2018 | [37] |
| 7 July 2017 | | | | | 30 June 2018 | [38] |
| 14 July 2017 | | | | | 3 January 2018 | [39] |
| 14 July 2017 | | | | | 3 January 2018 | [40] |
| 18 August 2017 | | | | | 30 June 2018 | [41] |
| 31 August 2017 | | | | | | [42] |
| |  | | | 30 June 2018 | [43] |
| 6 January 2018 | | | | | 30 June 2018 | [44] |
| 11 January 2018 | | | | | 30 June 2018 | [45] |
| 25 January 2018 | | | | | 30 June 2018 | [46] |
| 29 January 2018 | | | | | 30 June 2018 | [47] |
| 30 January 2018 | | | | | 30 June 2018 | [48] |
| 30 January 2018 | | | | | 30 June 2018 | [49] |
| 31 January 2018 | | | Jack Withers | | 30 June 2018 | |
| 31 January 2018 | | | Lewis Thomas | | 30 June 2018 | |
| 31 January 2018 | | | | | 30 June 2018 | [50] |
| 27 February 2018 | | | | Emelec | 30 June 2018 | [51] | |
New contracts
| Date signed | Position | Nationality | Name | Contract length | Expiry date | Ref. |
|---|
| 28 June 2017 | | | | 1 year | June 2018 | [52] |
| 4 July 2017 | | | | 3 years | June 2020 | [53] |
| 9 August 2017 | | | | 4 years | June 2021 | [54] | |
Pre-season friendlies
Friendlies
As of 2 June 2017, Swansea City have confirmed six pre-season friendlies against Philadelphia Union, Richmond Kickers, North Carolina in the United States,[55] Birmingham City,[56] Barnet[57] and Sampdoria.[58]
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record |
|---|
| | | | | | | |
|---|
| Premier League |
| FA Cup |
| EFL Cup |
TotalPremier League
See main article: 2017–18 Premier League.
Matches
On 14 June 2017, Swansea City's Premier League fixtures were announced.[59]
FA Cup
See main article: 2017–18 FA Cup.
Swansea City joined the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[60]
EFL Cup
See main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup.
Swansea City were given another away trip in the third round against Reading.[61]
Statistics
Appearances, goals, and cards
Last updated on 13 May 2018
| | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Discipline |
|---|
| Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | | |
|---|
| 1 | GK | | 38 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 0 | 0 | – | – | | 2 | FW | | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | – | | 4 | MF | | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | – | | 5 | DF | | 24 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – | | 6 | DF | | 38 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | | 7 | MF | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | | 8 | FW | | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 7 | – | | 10 | FW | | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | – | – | | 11 | MF | | 5 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 2 | – | – | | 12 | MF | | 16 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | – | | 13 | GK | | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | | 14 | MF | | 27 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 4 | – | | 15 | MF | | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | – | | 16 | DF | | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 7 | – | | 17 | MF | | 24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | – | | 18 | FW | | 33 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 19 | FW | | 10 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – | | 22 | DF | | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – | | 24 | MF | | 9 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | | 25 | GK | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | 26 | DF | | 34 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | | 27 | DF | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | | 33 | DF | | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | | 35 | MF | | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | – | | 38 | MF | | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | | 42 | MF | | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | | 52 | DF | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | | Players currently away on loan |
|---|
| 51 | MF | | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | | 56 | MF | | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – | | 62 | FW | | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | – | – | |
References
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Notes and References
- News: Clement confirmed as new Swans head coach . Swansea City Official Site . 3 January 2017 . 3 January 2017 .
- News: Paul Clement: Swansea sack manager after less than a year in charge . BBC Sport. 20 December 2017 . 20 December 2017.
- News: History . Statto . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150624070340/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/swansea-city/history . 2015-06-24 .
- News: Swansea City 1–2 Stoke City. BBC Sport. 13 May 2018.
- News: Swans Sign Dutch Keeper Erwin Mulder. 29 June 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 29 June 2017.
- News: De Boer Joins Academy. 5 July 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 5 July 2017.
- News: Swans Sign Roque Mesa. 6 July 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 6 July 2017.
- News: Icelandic Midfielder Arnor Gudjohnsen Has Joined Swansea City on a Three-Year Deal. 7 July 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 7 July 2017.
- News: Walsh Sign with Swans Academy. 8 July 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 8 July 2017.
- News: Swans Academy Snap Up Reid. 9 July 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 9 July 2017.
- News: Swans seal deal for promising defender Harries. 17 July 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 17 July 2017.
- News: Swans seal Baker-Richardson signing. 14 August 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 14 August 2017.
- News: Under-23s Sign Bainbridge. 24 August 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 24 August 2017.
- News: Swans Clinch Clucas Signing. 24 August 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 24 August 2017.
- News: Young Keeper Benda Joins Swans U23s Squad. 31 August 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 31 August 2017.
- News: Swans complete Wilfried Bony transfer. 31 August 2017.
- News: Swans Add Paljk To Under-23s Squad. 20 October 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 17 October 2017.
- News: Swans seal Ayew signing. 31 January 2018. Swansea City Official Site. 31 January 2018.
- News: Swans sign youngster Withers. 31 January 2018. Swansea City Official Site. 31 January 2018.
- News: Tammy Abraham Joins Swans On Loan. 4 July 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 4 July 2017.
- News: Swans Sign Renato Sanches On Loan. 31 August 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 31 August 2017.
- News: King becomes a Jack. 31 January 2018. Swansea City Official Site. 31 January 2018.
- News: Tigers Sign Young Striker Liam Edwards. 30 June 2017. Hull City Official Site. 30 June 2017. 1 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170701182551/https://www.hullcitytigers.com/news/articles/2017/201718-liam-edwards-signing/. dead.
- News: Swans Agree Gomis Transfer . Swansea City Official Site . 28 June 2017 . 28 June 2017.
- News: Samuel agrees switch to Stevenage . Swansea City Official Site . 9 May 2017 . 14 May 2017 .
- News: Tabanou leaves Swans. 27 June 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 27 June 2017.
- News: Young Swans sign new deals . Swansea City Official Site . 22 May 2017 . 22 May 2017 .
- News: Jack Cork joins Burnley. 11 July 2017. BBC. 11 July 2017.
- News: Jefferies Joins The U's. 28 July 2017. Colchester United Official Site. 28 July 2017.
- News: Modou Barrow joins Reading on permanent deal. 3 August 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 3 August 2017.
- News: Gylfi Sigurdsson Completes Record Move To Everton. 16 August 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 16 August 2017.
- News: Clement delighted with Clucas arrival. 24 August 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 24 August 2017.
- News: Birighitti Makes Dutch Switch. 31 August 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 31 August 2017.
- News: Llorente links up with Tottenham. 31 August 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 31 August 2017.
- News: Sheehan signs for Newport . 6 January 2018. Swansea City Official Site. 5 January 2018.
- News: James Makes Loan Switch To Shrews. 30 June 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 30 June 2017.
- News: Borja Makes Loan Switch To Málaga. 4 July 2017 . Swansea City Official Site. 4 July 2017.
- News: Amat makes Real Betis loan move. 7 July 2017 . Football Espana. 7 July 2017.
- News: Swans youngster Roberts agrees Middlesbrough loan. 14 July 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 14 July 2017.
- News: Swans starlet Davies seals Yeovil move. 14 July 2017 . Swansea City Official Site. 14 July 2017.
- News: Grimes Joins Northampton on Loan. 18 August 2017 . Swansea City Official Site. 18 August 2017.
- News: Hamilton sign Swansea striker Botti Biabi on loan. 31 August 2017. STV News. 31 August 2017. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170905191146/https://stv.tv/sport/football/1396819-hamilton-sign-swansea-striker-botti-biabi-on-loan/. dead.
- News: Montero moves to Getafe on loan. 1 September 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 1 September 2017.
- News: Reid seals Newport loan switch . 6 January 2018 . Swansea City Official Site. 6 January 2018.
- News: Blair returns to Falkirk on Loan. 11 January 2018. Swansea City Official Site. 11 January 2018.
- News: Fulton joins Wigan on loan. 25 January 2018. Swansea City Official Site. 25 January 2018.
- News: King seals Mansfield loan switch. 29 January 2018. Swansea City Official Site. 29 January 2018.
- News: Roque Mesa: Sevilla sign Swansea City midfielder on loan deal. 30 January 2018. BBC Sport. 30 January 2018.
- News: Joe Rodon: Cheltenham Town sign Swansea City defender on loan. 30 January 2018. BBC Sport. 30 January 2018.
- News: McBurnie joins Barnsley on loan. 31 January 2018. Swansea City Official Site. 31 January 2018.
- News: Jefferson Montero: Swansea City winger joins Emelec on 'sub-loan'. 4 March 2018. BBC Sport. 27 February 2018.
- News: Britton Signs New Swans Contract . Swansea City Official Site . 28 June 2017 . 28 June 2017.
- News: Naughton Signs New Deal . Swansea City Official Site . 4 July 2017 . 4 July 2017.
- News: Kyle Bartley: Swansea City give defender new four-year deal. BBC Sport . 9 August 2017 . 11 August 2017.
- News: 4 April 2017. Swans announce three-game USA tour. Swansea City Official Site. 23 May 2017.
- News: 23 May 2017. Swans vs Birmingham in pre-season test. rowdie.co.uk.
- News: Swansea city to visit the Hive . Barnet Official Site . 24 May 2017 . 25 May 2017 .
- News: Sampdoria vs Swans match statistics. rowdie.co.uk.
- News: 14 June 2017. Swansea City fixtures for the 2017–18 Premier League season. Swansea City Official Site. 14 June 2017.
- News: Swans Face Wolves Test In FA Cup. 7 December 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 4 December 2017.
- News: Swans Face Trip To Reading In Cup. 24 August 2017. Swansea City Official Site. 24 August 2017.
