List of Swansea City A.F.C. seasons explained

This is a list of seasons played by Swansea City Association Football Club in English and European football. It covers the period from the club's inaugural season in 1912, to the end of the last completed season. It details the club's achievements in all major competitions, together with top scorers. Details of the abandoned 1939–40 season and unofficial Second World War leagues are not included.

Swansea have won the League Cup once, the Football League Trophy twice and the Welsh Cup 10 times. They have also qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 7 times and the UEFA Europa League once. In 2011, Swansea became the first Welsh club to play in the Premier League.

History

The club was founded in 1912 as Swansea Town,^[1] and were elected to The Football League for the 1920–21 season.^[2] The club changed their name in 1969, when it adopted the name Swansea City to reflect Swansea's new status as a city.^[3] In 1981 Swansea won promotion to the top tier of English football, achieving a club record highest league finish of sixth position after having led the table for a brief period, but a decline then set in the season after and were relegated, before in 2003 the club narrowly avoided relegation to the Football Conference. In 2000, Swansea won the fourth tier of the English league, during a time this league was known as the Third Division, due to the 1992 formation of the Premier League. They went back into the fourth tier the following season, until a promotion from the newly named League Two followed, achieving a league finish of third place in the 2004–05 season. Three years later, their 2007–08 season in League One, ended in a first-place finish and promotion in the process to The Championship.

After a few near-misses reaching the play-offs, which included a last day of the season miss for a play-off berth, due to a 0–0 draw with Doncaster Rovers during the close of the 2009–10 season, Swansea later finished 3rd the following season. The "Swans" were promoted to the Premier League in 2011 after winning the play-off final at Wembley Stadium against Reading, thanks to a 4–2 victory and in the process became the first Welsh team in that league since its formation in 1992. This was the second time the Swans had made it to the top flight of English football, and having completed seven seasons in the Premier League they have spent a total of nine seasons in the top flight.

In Swansea's centenary year, the club won their first major English trophy beating Bradford City in the 2013 Football League Cup Final.^[4]

Key

• Pld = Matches played
• W = Matches won
• D = Matches drawn
• L = Matches lost
• GF = Goals for
• GA = Goals against
• Pts = Points
• Pos = Final position

• Prem = Premier League
• Champ = EFL Championship
• League 1 = EFL League One
• League 2 = EFL League Two
• Div 1 = Football League First Division
• Div 2 = Football League Second Division
• Div 3 = Football League Third Division
• Div 3 (S) = Football League Third Division South
• Div 4 = Football League Fourth Division
• South 1 – Southern League First Division
• South 2 – Southern League Second Division

• F = Final
• SF = Semi-finals
• QF = Quarter-finals
• QR1 = First qualifying round
• QR2 = Second qualifying round
• QR3 = Third qualifying round
• QR4 = Fourth qualifying round
• QR5 = Fifth qualifying round
• QR6 = Sixth qualifying round

• PR = Preliminary round
• R1 = Round 1
• R2 = Round 2
• R3 = Round 3
• R4 = Round 4
• R5 = Round 5
• R6 = Round 6
• R7 = Round 7
• R8 = Round 8
• R32 = Round of 32

bgcolor=gold	1st or W	Winners
2nd or RU	Runners-up
bgcolor=orange		Play-offs
	Promoted
	Relegated
♦	Top scorer in division

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season

scope=col rowspan=2 scope=col	Season	scope=col	Division	width=20 scope=col	Pld	width=20 scope=col	W	width=20 scope=col	D	width=20 scope=col	L	width=20 scope=col	GF	width=20 scope=col	GA	width=20 scope=col	Pts	scope=col	Pos	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Welsh Cup	FAW Cup	scope=col	Competition	scope=col	Result	scope=col	Player(s)	scope=col	Goals
League	Europe	Top goalscorer(s)
scope=row	1912–13		24	12			29	23	31					bgcolor=gold						19
scope=row	1913–14		30	20			66	25	44										22
scope=row	1914–15		24	16			48	21	33	bgcolor=honeydew										15
1915–19
scope=row	1919–20		42	16	11	15	53	45	43	bgcolor=honeydew										11
scope=row	1920–21		42	18	15		56	45	51										24
scope=row	1921–22		42	13	15	14	50	47	41										15
scope=row	1922–23		42	22		11	78	45	53										30
scope=row	1923–24		42	22		12	60	48	52										18
scope=row	1924–25		42	23	11		68	29	57	bgcolor=honeydew										bgcolor=Moccasin	28 ♦
scope=row	1925–26		42	19	11	12	77	57	49										35
scope=row	1926–27		42	16	11	15	68	72	43										28
scope=row	1927–28		42	18	12	12	68	72	43										27
scope=row	1928–29		42	13	10	19	62	75	36										13
scope=row	1929–30		42	14		19	56	61	37										13
scope=row	1930–31		42	12	10	20	51	74	34										20
scope=row	1931–32		42	16		19	73	75	39					bgcolor=gold						bgcolor=Moccasin	40 ♦
scope=row	1932–33		42	19		19	50	54	42										20
scope=row	1933–34		42	10	15	17	51	60	35										11
scope=row	1934–35		42	14		20	56	67	36										14
scope=row	1935–36		42	15		18	67	76	39										14
scope=row	1936–37		42	15		20	50	65	37										10
scope=row	1937–38		42	13	12	17	45	73	38
scope=row	1938–39		42	11	12	19	50	83	34										15
scope=row	1939–40							11
scope=row	1939–45
scope=row	1945–46										R3
scope=row	1946–47		42	11		24	55	83	29	bgcolor=MistyRose									Norman Lockhart	11
scope=row	1947–48		42	18	12	12	70	52	48									Sammy McCrory	15
scope=row	1948–49		42	27			87	34	62	bgcolor=honeydew									Frank Scrine	26
scope=row	1949–50		42	17		16	53	49	43					bgcolor=gold						15
scope=row	1950–51		42	16		22	54	77	36										10
scope=row	1951–52		42	12	12	18	72	76	36										21
scope=row	1952–53		42	15	12	15	78	81	42										20
scope=row	1953–54		42	13		21	58	82	34										19
scope=row	1954–55		42	17		16	86	83	43										22
scope=row	1955–56		42	20		16	83	81	46									Harry Griffiths	22
scope=row	1956–57		42	19		16	90	90	45										22
scope=row	1957–58		42	11		22	72	99	31										14
scope=row	1958–59		42	16		17	79	81	41										15
scope=row	1959–60		42	15	10	17	82	84	40										23
scope=row	1960–61		42	18	11	13	77	73	47					bgcolor=gold						22
scope=row	1961–62		42	12	12	18	61	83	36										25
scope=row	1962–63		42	15		18	51	72	39										17
scope=row	1963–64		42	12		21	63	74	33									Jim McLaughlin	13
scope=row	1964–65		42	11	10	21	62	84	32	bgcolor=MistyRose										22
scope=row	1965–66		46	15	11	20	81	96	41					bgcolor=gold						26
scope=row	1966–67		46	12	15	19	85	89	39	bgcolor=MistyRose										14
scope=row	1967–68		46	16	10	20	63	77	42										21
scope=row	1968–69		46	19	11	16	58	54	49										14
scope=row	1969–70		46	21	18		66	45	60	bgcolor=honeydew										24
scope=row	1970–71		46	15	16	15	59	56	46										28
scope=row	1971–72		46	17	10	19	46	59	44										10
scope=row	1972–73		46	14		23	51	73	37	bgcolor=MistyRose										11
scope=row	1973–74		46	16	11	19	45	46	43
scope=row	1974–75		46	15		25	46	73	36	bgcolor=MistyRose
scope=row	1975–76		46	16	15	15	66	57	47										21
scope=row	1976–77		46	25		13	92	68	58										26
scope=row	1977–78		46	23	10	13	87	47	56	bgcolor=honeydew										bgcolor=Moccasin	33 ♦
scope=row	1978–79		46	24	12	10	83	61	60	bgcolor=honeydew										24
scope=row	1979–80		42	17		16	48	53	43									Alan Waddle	13
scope=row	1980–81		42	18	14	10	64	44	50	bgcolor=honeydew					bgcolor=gold						18
scope=row	1981–82		42	21		15	58	51	69					bgcolor=gold						20
scope=row	1982–83		42	10	11	21	51	69	41	bgcolor=MistyRose					bgcolor=gold						34
scope=row	1983–84		42			27	36	85	29	bgcolor=MistyRose
scope=row	1984–85		46	12	11	23	53	80	47										14
scope=row	1985–86		46	11	10	25	43	87	43	bgcolor=MistyRose									Alan Waddle
scope=row	1986–87		46	17	11	18	56	61	62										21
scope=row	1987–88		46	20	10	16	62	56	70	bgcolor=honeydew										15
scope=row	1988–89		46	15	16	15	51	53	61					bgcolor=gold						14
scope=row	1989–90		46	14	12	20	45	63	54										10
scope=row	1990–91		46	13		24	49	72	48					bgcolor=gold						24
scope=row	1991–92		46	14	14	18	55	65	56										12
scope=row	1992–93		46	20	13	13	65	47	73	bgcolor=orange										15
scope=row	1993–94		46	16	12	18	56	58	60				bgcolor=gold							17
scope=row	1994–95		46	19	14	13	57	45	71										17
scope=row	1995–96		46	11	14	21	43	79	47	bgcolor=MistyRose										17
scope=row	1996–97		46	21		17	62	58	71	bgcolor=orange										13
scope=row	1997–98		46	13	11	22	49	62	50										16
scope=row	1998–99		46	19	14	13	56	48	71	bgcolor=orange										20
scope=row	1999–2000		46	24	13		51	30	85	bgcolor=honeydew										11
scope=row	2000–01		46		13	25	47	73	37	bgcolor=MistyRose										14
scope=row	2001–02		46	13	12	21	53	77	51										11
scope=row	2002–03		46	12	13	21	48	65	49										15
scope=row	2003–04		46	15	14	17	58	61	59										21
scope=row	2004–05		46	24		14	62	43	80	bgcolor=honeydew						bgcolor=gold					23
scope=row	2005–06		46	18	17	11	78	55	71	bgcolor=orange				bgcolor=gold			bgcolor=gold					22
scope=row	2006–07		46	20	12	14	69	53	72										20
scope=row	2007–08		46	27	11		82	42	92	bgcolor=honeydew										bgcolor=Moccasin	29 ♦
scope=row	2008–09		46	16	20	10	63	50	68										24
scope=row	2009–10		46	17	18	11	40	37	69
scope=row	2010–11		46	24		14	69	42	80	bgcolor=orange										27
scope=row	2011–12		38	12	11	15	44	51	47										14
scope=row	2012–13		38	11	13	14	47	51	46			bgcolor=gold								22
scope=row	2013–14		38	11	9	18	54	54	42										25
2014–15	Prem	38	16	8	14	46	49	56	8th	R4	R4							9
2015–16	Prem	38	12	11	15	42	52	47	12th	R3	R3							12
2016–17	Prem	38	12	5	21	45	70	41	15th	R3	R3							15
2017–18	Prem	38	8	9	21	28	56	33	bgcolor=MistyRose		QF	R4							11
2018–19	Champ	46	18	11	17	65	62	65	10th	QF	R2							24
2019–20	Champ	46	18	16	12	62	53	70	bgcolor=orange		R3	R3							18
2020–21	Champ	46	23	11	12	56	39	80	bgcolor=orange		R5	R1							17
2021–22	Champ	46	16	13	17	58	68	61	15th	R3	R3							23
2022–23	Champ	46	18	12	16	68	64	66	10th	R3	R1							20

References

General

• Web site: Football Statistics Archive – League Records 1888–2008 . The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) . Paul . Felton . 5 June 2013.
• Web site: Swansea Town . Football Club History Database . Richard . Rundle . 5 June 2013.
• Web site: Swansea City . Football Club History Database . Richard . Rundle . 5 June 2013.

Bibliography

• Book: Jones, Colin . Swansea Town & City Football Club: The Complete Record, 1912–2012. From Southern League to Premier League . Dinefwr Press Ltd . 2012 . 978-1904323-26-6.
• Book: Jenkins, Geraint H. . Proud to be a Swan, The History of Swansea City AFC . Y Lolfa Cyf. . Ceredigion . 2012 . 978-184771-481-7.

Specific

External links

• The full history of Swansea City Football Club – 1912 to 2011 at swanseacity.net
• A century of Swansea City at espnfc.com

Notes and References

1. Jenkins (2012), p. 8.
2. Web site: A History of Admission into the Football League . 5 June 2013 . nonleaguematters.co.uk . 5 June 2013.
3. Web site: Online exhibition: The City of Swansea celebrates its 40th anniversary – City and County of Swansea . Swansea.gov.uk . 5 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404171748/http://www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=30127 . 4 April 2012 .
4. Web site: Swansea City romp to record win. 25 February 2013 . BBC News. 26 February 2013 .