Facts and Figures
Facts and Figures
Premier League
Highest finish: 8th, 2014-15
Football League - Division 1
Highest finish: 6th, 1981-82
Championship
Play-Off winners: 2010-11
FL1
Champions 2007-08
Division 35(S)
Champions 1924-25, 1948-49
Division 3
Champions 1999-2000
FA Cup
Semi-finals, 1926, 1964
Football League Cup
Winners 2012-13
Welsh Cup
Winners 11 times; Runners-up 8 times
Football League Trophy
Winners 1994, 2006
European Cup-Winners' Cup qualification
1961-62, 1966-67, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1989-90, 1991-92
Europa League participation
2013-14
Here are some interesting facts from the historic story of Swansea City:
Turned professional: 1912.
Previous name: 1912, Swansea Town; 1970, Swansea City.
Club nicknames: 'The Swans', 'The Jacks'.
Grounds: 1912, Vetch Field; 2005, Liberty Stadium.
Most league goals: 90, Division 2, 1956-57.
Highest league scorer in season: Cyril Pearce, 35, Division 2, 1931-32.
Most league goals in total: Ivor Allchurch, 166, 1949-58, 1965-68.
Most league goals in a match: 5, Jack Fowler v Charlton Ath, Division 3S, 27 December 1924.
Most capped player: Ivor Allchurch (Wales) 68 caps; 23 goals.
Most league appearances: Wilfred Milne, 585, 1919-37.
Youngest league player: Nigel Dalling, 15 years 289 days v Southport, 6 December 1974.
Oldest league player: Tommy Hutchinson, 43 years, five months v Southend United, March 12, 1991.
Record transfer fee received: £25m from Manchester City for Wilfried Bony, January 14, 2015.
Record transfer fee paid: £15.5m to Atletico Madrid for Borja Baston on August 11, 2016.
Biggest win: League - 8-0 v Hartlepool (April 1, 1978)
Biggest win: Cup - 12-1 v Sliema Wanderers (September 15, 1982)
Biggest defeat: League - 8-1 v Fulham (January 22, 1938)
Biggest defeat: Cup - 8-0 v Liverpool (October 1, 1991)
Most league clean sheets: 24 (2009-10)
Most points in a season: 92 (2007-08, League One)
Most league wins in a season: 27 (1958-59) (2007-08)