Welcome back to the Swansea.com Stadium for today's match against Burnley. It's always a pleasure to welcome our supporters here, creating an atmosphere that truly makes a difference and helps to give our team that extra boost.
Reflecting on our recent run of games, it's clear that the team has shown great resilience and determination. Today's game marks the end of a demanding period, with four games in just 11 days.
Despite an unfortunate loss against Watford, where we deserved more from the game and at least a point, the players have fought hard and bounced back from previous poor form. Their commitment and effort has been evident in every match, and it's been pleasing to see them rise to the challenge.
One thing that has particularly stood out to me is the incredible spirit within the team. The players have shown a unity and togetherness that is inspiring. This spirit has been a driving force behind our recent performances, and I have no doubt it will continue to propel us forward.
The upcoming international break arrives at a welcome time, allowing the players to rest and recharge before we continue our campaign. We're really pleased to see so many Swansea Academy products being included in the Wales squad, and we wish all the players who are going off for international duty the best of luck.
Finally, we’ve had initial discussions with the Supporters' Trust regarding the rearrangement of the fans' forum, and we hope to be able to share an update soon.
Your support, whether at home or in the stands, has been instrumental in driving the team forward, and I encourage you all to get behind the boys once again.
Enjoy the match.
Come on, you Swans!
Andy Coleman Chairman, Swansea City AFC
Welcome everyone to the Swansea.com Stadium as we face Burnley in our final fixture before the international break.
This game rounds off what has been an incredibly hectic period for everyone in the squad and staff, with this being our fourth match in the space of just 11 days.
I can only thank everyone for the hard work that has been put in, and I hope we can continue to perform positively this afternoon.
We are back on home soil following defeat at Watford in midweek, and that was a frustrating result because we justifiably felt that was a game we could easily have come away from with a point.
We were guilty of giving the ball away a bit too easily in the middle of the pitch in the first half, but in the second half I felt we were the team looking to be on the front foot and we got into a number of promising positions.
Unfortunately we did not make the most of those situations, we just lacked a bit of quality and accuracy in those moments and that’s something we know we will need to improve on.
Despite the defeat, I think the performance had a number of positive aspects and, having picked up seven points from the three games prior to that, it would be great if we round off this period on a high.
We know we are facing a very good Burnley side, who have got a formidable defensive record. They look well set to break a number of records, and to have conceded just 11 goals in 37 games is a remarkable achievement.
That underlines that we will need to be clinical and accurate when we get our opportunities in the final third, while continuing to show the defensive solidity that has helped us during this run of games.
You have all played your part over this sequence of games with the superb support you have given to the players, and I’ve not doubt it will be the same today.
Enjoy the game,
Alan
Games are coming thick and fast at this stage of the season, so welcome back to the Swansea.com Stadium for what looks set to be one of our toughest home matches of the year.
Our opponents Burnley sit third in the table with their eyes firmly placed on an automatic promotion place and a swift return to the Premier League. They have only lost twice this season, with a very impressive defensive record that has seen them only concede six goals on the road since August.
With Leeds United away next up as our only other remaining game in March, it will be a very tough test for Alan Sheehan and the boys.
That said – and before I completely write off our chances - it would be only fair to recognise the marked uptick in both results and performances since Sheehan retook the reins.
The players look fully engaged and we could easily have been coming into this game on a four-match unbeaten run with our performance on Wednesday night at Watford fully deserving of at least a point.
Even if the next two games don’t add to our points tally, we have some key games in April when we will get the opportunity to get up to and ideally past the 50-point mark which should be enough to guarantee us another season of Championship football.
We will likely see at least one of our old boys back at the stadium today with Connor Roberts a regular for our opponents, and he could be joined by Jonjo Shelvey, too.
Interestingly we have only lost one of our six matches against Burnley at the Swansea.com Stadium, with four wins in that run, so could we sneak another win?
We then head off into the next international break where we’d like to wish all our players involved a successful couple of weeks before we head into the final eight games of the season.
Here at the Trust, as announced here, we’ve just completed the latest round of the very popular David Brayley Heritage Talks, and will soon be planning more we’d like to roll out later this year.
We also published here the latest discussions of the last Match Day Experience Working Group (MEWG), and it’s good to see the work to improve the pathway and lighting alongside the River Tawe is now under way.
The next MEWG meeting will be taking place soon, so if anyone has anything they’d like to be discussed, please email us at supporters@swanstrust.co.uk
Finally, following on from our frustrations over the postponed fans’ forum earlier this month, we’ve held more meetings with the club over the past few days and we are pleased to confirm supporters will shortly be advised of a new forum date, together with an outline of what they need to do if they’d like to attend.
As always enjoy the game and please be loud and proud to fully support Alan and the boys. COYS!
Chris
Swansea City AFC Foundation is launching the ‘Trundle 10k’ virtual medal challenge, with proceeds raised supporting the Foundation and Street Child United.
Beginning on Monday March 17, the ‘Trundle 10k’ challenges participants to run, walk, or cycle 10 kilometres to earn a limited-edition medal.
This can be completed over the course of a day or by the challenge’s closing date of Sunday April 27.
To join the challenge, donate £20 via the link below and register for the 'Trundle 10k'.
Participants are also encouraged to fundraise for the event, with a fundraising form available below.
Those who complete the challenge will receive their medal from the man himself - former Swansea City striker and club ambassador Lee Trundle - during a final kilometre 'Victory Lap' at the Swansea.com Stadium.
The challenge will raise valuable funds for the Foundation to field a team represent Wales at the 2026 Street Child World Cup in the United States.
You can book your place on the challenge HERE.
You can access a fundraising form HERE.
You can find more information HERE.
Swansea City Disabled Supporters' Association (DSA) hosted a St David’s Day themed coffee morning on Friday March 7 with many special guests in attendance.
Alongside club and DSA ambassador Lee Trundle was Football Association of Wales chief executive Noel Mooney, Caroline Harris MP, Sioned Williams AS/MS, head of Swansea City academy Gavin Levey, the Lord Mayor and Mayoress, as well Level Playing Field representative Mark Phillips.
The event, which was compered by club chaplain Eirian Wyn, saw performances from singer songwriter Mal Pope and seated pilates instructor and DSA member Sam.
DSA members joined in a singalong, had time for a chat and enjoyed hot drinks and snacks.
There was also a raffle raising money for the DSA’s work which continues to prove invaluable for the club’s matchday experience for supporters with accessible requirements.
DSA coffee mornings are a key social activity for DSA members, who are able to come together in an accessible environment while other one-off events such as the annual DSA Christmas party, and the Level Playing Field’s Unite for Access matchday which will be taking place this weekend when the Swans host Burnley (March 15) also mean so much to members of the group.
DSA members will be dotted around the ground on Saturday with the DSA selfie frame and Level Playing Fields signs, so the Jack Army can take photos showing their support for the DSA’s fantastic work, while the team will also warm up in Unite for Access t-shirts.
You can learn more about the DSA, or find out how to become a member here.
The DSA has supported and pushed the club on some key projects this season including, sponsorship of the club’s Sensory Room which has resulted in an improved experience for supporters who require the room in order to attend on matchdays.
Additionally there has been the drive - alongside work with YMCA Swansea - to introduce a formalised young carers policy, and the adaptation of nine accessible toilets to become stoma friendly.
Alongside these larger projects, they have also made a donation of ear defenders and wheelchairs which are free to use on matchday for supporters who require them.
For Saturday’s home match against Burnley, the club will also have activations from adaptive bike company Bikeability Wales in the club shop, while Swansea Deaf Sports and Social Club, and sensory space providers Wild Space will be in the family stand.
There will also be an Accessoloo portable changing places toilet onsite at this game.
As part of a new feature in our digital matchday programme for the 2024-25 campaign, we are calling on all Swans fans to share their memories and experiences of supporting the club by submitting your stories and pictures. We will publish a selection over the course of the season, and you can share your stories with us through the link below.
Swansea City have four players in the Wales squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and North Macedonia.
Ben Cabango, Liam Cullen, Ollie Cooper and Joe Allen are all in Craig Bellamy’s squad as Wales start their bid to reach the finals in the United States in 2026.
They start by hosting Kazakhstan at the Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday March 22, and then travel to Skopje to face North Macedonia on Tuesday March 25.
Jisung Eom has been included in the South Korea squad for their qualifiers against Oman and Jordan, while Lawrence Vigouroux is part of the Chile squad for games against Paraguay and Ecuador.
Zan Vipotnik, meanwhile, is in the Slovenia squad for their Nations League play-off fixtures against Slovakia.
There is also an Indonesia call-up for Nathan Tjoe-A-On as they face Australia and Bahrain.
Jisung Eom’s first Swansea City goal earned his side victory over Middlesbrough as the Swans made it back-to-back home wins.
Swansea City: Lawrence Vigouroux; Josh Key, Ben Cabango (captain), Harry Darling (Hannes Delcriox 68’), Josh Tymon; Lewis O’Brien, Gonçalo Franco; Ronald, Liam Cullen (Jay Fulton 81’), Jisung Eom (Ollie Cooper 73’), Žan Vipotnik (Florian Bianchini 73’).
Substitutes: Jon McLaughlin, Joe Allen, Josh Ginnelly, Cyrus Christie, Kyle Naughton.
Middlesbrough: Mark Travers, Anfernee Dijksteel, Dael Fry (Jonny Howson 79’), Neto Borges, Ryan Giles (Samuel Iling-Junior 46’), Aidan Morris, Hayden Hackney (captain), Marcus Forss (Keleachi Iheanacho 46’), Morgan Whittaker (Delano Burgzorg 70’), Finn Azaz, Tommy Conway.
Substitutes: Thomas Glover, George McCormick, Daniel Barlaser, Law McCabe, Luke Woolston,.
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
Attendance: 13,986
Swansea City suffered a first defeat in four games as Moussa Sissoko’s first-half effort gave Watford the spoils at Vicarage Road.
Swansea City: Lawrence Vigouroux; Josh Key, Ben Cabango (captain), Hannes Delcroix, Josh Tymon; Lewis O’Brien, Gonçalo Franco (Jay Fulton 74); Ronald, Liam Cullen (Ollie Cooper 96), Jisung Eom (Josh Ginnelly 74); Žan Vipotnik (Florian Bianchini 74).
Unused Substitutes: Jon McLaughlin, Joe Allen, Cyrus Christie, Kyle Naughton, Sam Parker.
Watford: Egil Selvik, Mattie Pollock, Tom Ince (Francisco Sierallta 83), Giorgi Chakvetadze (Rocco Vata 83), Imran Louza, Moussa Sissoko (captain), Tom Dele-Bashiru (Vakoun Bayo 64), James Abankwah, Yasser Larouci (Jeremy Ngakia 71), Edo Kayembe, Ryan Andrews (Caleb Wiley 83).
Unused Substitutes: Jonathan Bond, James Morris, Caleb Zavier Massiah-Edwards, Leo Ramirez-Espain.
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Attendance: 16,739
Established in 1882. Burnley Football Club were one of the founding members of the Football League.
They have won two top-tier titles, with the first coming in 1921 during a campaign where they put together a 30-match unbeaten run, while their second came in 1960. They were also FA winners in 1914.
They have had four spells in the Premier League since the launch of the new top division in 1992.
Their first two promotions were followed by immediate relegation in 2010 and 2015, but under Sean Dyche they firmly established themselves in the top-flight.
A seventh-placed finish in 2018 secured European qualification, but they fell back down to the second tier at the end of the 2021-22 season, bringing an end to a six-year stint in the Premier League.
They made an immediate return with promotion the following season, but were relegated at the end of last term.
TURF MOOR
Built: 1883
Location: 52-56 Harry Potts Way, Burnley, Lancashire BB10 4BX
Capacity: 21,944
Former England international Scott Parker took over as Burnley boss last summer following Vincent Kompany’s departure to Bayern Munich.
Ex-midfielder Parker is the only player to have played for five London clubs in the Premier League. He started his career in south London with Charlton Athletic, and finished his playing career in west London with Fulham. He also played for the likes of Chelsea, Newcastle United, West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur.
After his retirement, he started his coaching career with Tottenham’s under-18s before joining Fulham in the summer of 2018 as first-team coach under Slavisa Jokanovic.
Parker became caretaker boss following the dismissal of Claudio Ranieri in February 2019 and went on to be named permanent boss later that season.
He led the Cottagers to promotion, but their stay in the Premier League lasted just the one campaign before departing for Bournemouth and also guiding them to the top-flight.
A short spell in Belgium with Club Brugge followed, and he has now been tasked with trying to lead Burnley back to the Premier League.
Former Preston North End trainee Josh Brownhill was named as Burnley captain in the summer of 2024.
The 29-year-old joined the Lancashire club for an undisclosed fee in the January of 2020 after four years at Bristol City.
He has been an integral part of their side ever since, excelling in the Championship and Premier League, and providing a driving force in midfield.
Brownhill has made 201 appearances for the club, scoring 26 goals, with 12 of them coming this season to make him Burnley’s topscorer.
French defender Maxime Esteve has been an ever-present for Burnley so far this term, having completed a permanent move from French club Montpellier over the summer.
The France Under-21 international came through the youth ranks with Montpellier and ended up making 59 senior league appearances.
He spent the second half of last season on loan at Turf Moor, and made 16 Premier League appearances.
Jaidon Anthony is spending the season on loan at Turf Moor from Premier League Bournemouth and has three goals and six assists to his name, the latter the most of any player in the Clarets squad.
The winger was on the books with Arsenal as a youngster and then moved into the Cherries youth system, progressing through to the first team after a loan spell with Weymouth.
Following their relegation, he helped them return to the top-flight and spent last season on loan with Leeds United.
Former Swan Connor Roberts has re-established himself as a regular with the Lancashire club following his loan spell at Leeds last season.
The Swansea academy product made his senior debut for the club against Wolves in January 2018, and went on to make 152 appearances in total, while also having loan spells with Yeovil Town, Bristol Rovers and Middlesbrough.
He joined Burnley in the summer of 2021 and has racked up 121 outings in claret and blue in all competitions.
As Lewis O’Brien himself knows, the saying goes that you shouldn’t fall in love with a loan player. But that hasn’t stopped him endearing himself to Swansea City fans with his energetic performances, and the feeling has been mutual.
By the time the midfielder’s debut in the victory over Bristol City had finished, he already had a chant to his name.
And, while he has joined the Swans during a challenging period, the 26-year-old has absolutely loved his time in south Wales so far, on and off the pitch.
“I am really enjoying my football here. It’s a great club with great people surrounding it,” he said.
“That makes is so much easier to come in, and I felt very much at home from the first moment I arrived.
“The football has been good and I hope the results we are picking up are showing that.
“Having a song about me has been a very nice thing too, it seems crazy for that to be the case when I’ve not been here long.
“I know there is that phrase that you should never fall in love with a loan player, but I will always try my best to make that happen because I like to be the best character I can on and off the pitch.
“When you have a situation where the fans back you, and you are giving something to the club and the fans, then you can have a special relationship, and I really appreciate how the fans have been with me.
“Then on the pitch there’s some really good players here. I’m playing alongside Franco, and it’s been a while since I’ve played with a midfielder liked that because quite often I’d been the one doing the running around and then have someone behind me to secure things off.
“I feel like I’ve taken that role this time so I can let him do what he does best, which is hunting the ball and winning it. To play with someone with that energy works really well and we complement each other well.
“Then off the pitch I’ve had a chance to see some of the city and the area, the beaches are lovely and it’s great to be able to wonder out to get a coffee when the sun is out. It’s a lovely place.”
O’Brien is the first to admit he has endured a challenging few years in his career. After leaving Huddersfield Town for Nottingham Forest in the summer of 2022, he initially was a regular starter in the Premier League before opportunities began to dwindle.
A proposed loan move to Blackburn collapsed due to an administrative error, and he went on to have spells with DC United (under Wayne Rooney), Middlesbrough and Los Angeles FC.
O’Brien feels he plays at his best when he trusts in his game and the way he plays, and he acknowledges there have been times in recent years where maybe he had, understandably, almost started to second guess himself.
But he resolved to stay true to what has got him to this point in his career and he, and Swansea, are feeling the benefits.
While O’Brien is best known for his time with Huddersfield Town, for whom he made 133 appearances after coming through their academy, his first club was actually Manchester United.
O’Brien joined the Red Devils aged just six, having been spotted playing for his junior team Littleborough in a local tournament.
Part of a family of Manchester City fans, O’Brien laughs as he recalls how he used to wear a City shirt under his United training gear at his father’s request.
The experience of being with one of the biggest clubs in the world in an era where United were still the dominant force in the domestic game - with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand in their pomp under Sir Alex Ferguson – was one O’Brien relished.
But when he was released at the age of just nine, he felt out of love with football and it took him a while to want to do anything beyond having a kickabout with his mates.
However, fate would hand him an opportunity he grasped with both hands.
“I was always football mad as a kid. I was born in Colchester, my mother’s side of the family are from that way, and my father is from the north-west, so we moved up to Littleborough when I was a kid,” he said.
“My first football memories are of being in an academy, I don’t remember playing local football.
“I got picked up almost straight way after about half-a-season, and went straight into United. They had a scout at a local tournament.
“My family are City fans and I think my dad would rather I had gone there, and I can remember wearing a City top to a few of the training sessions because he did not want me to wear the United gear.
“As we got a bit older we had a few sessions where we watched Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney training, which was incredible.
“But when I was about nine my parents felt like there was a shift and they wanted lads who were a lot bigger. I am not the biggest anyway, and I was probably half the size I am now, and I got let go. At that age you cannot really understand why it’s happened.
“It was really hard for me, there was a time when I didn’t really want to play anymore. When I got released I just did not see the point. I had missed out on doing stuff with my mates, because it was every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday – travelling about an hour each way with mum and dad - it felt like it had all been for nothing.
“It took me a while to deal with it, to be honest. My parents did all that for me and you feel you’ve let them down and one of the big things for me now is I’ve been able to be in a position where they don’t have to work. They gave up 16 or 17 years of their lives.
“But that came about because I started going to Saturday soccer schools, and there was more freedom. It was about enjoying, there were not so many instructions, you could express yourself more.
“One of the guys who was there had links with Huddersfield Town and that’s how it came about, and the rest is history as they say.”
O’Brien worked his way through the ranks, and had a productive loan spell with Bradford City that set him up for the chance to feature for the Terriers at first-team level.
It was a character-building season, and an eye-opener in many respects, but O’Brien relished the chance after initially being told he lacked the ability to go out on loan in the EFL.
“The loan spell with Bradford was important because I just felt I needed to get some experience of men’s football,” he said.
“I had trials in Scotland and I was told I was not good enough to go out on loan even though I was 18 and had been playing for the under-21s.
“So when I initially got told I was going on loan to Bradford, I thought they meant Bradford Park Avenue. It was only when my agent called me that I realised it was Bradford City.
“But I played every game and when I came back to Huddersfield I came into the side and played every game there. David Hopkin was the manager there and I had such a shock.
“One day in training, I took a ball down on the edge of my area and passed it short. He blew the whistle and this big Scottish voice called out: “ No, when it comes there you just boot it as high as you can to give the strikers more time to get it.”
“It was different, but I grew to love it because I was playing. Gary Bowyer came in after him and I played under him too, but it was so important for me. I felt I had to prove people wrong, and prove to myself I can do it.
“Prior to that it had been touch and go if I had a scholarship, I had been a player who wanted to play as a 10, and if I lost the ball I’d be waiting until the next time someone would give it to me.
“I was not like I am now, but something clicked in me, I cannot pick one moment where I came to that realisation, but it was for the best.”
O’Brien made his senior Huddersfield debut in August 2019, under Jan Siewert, and quickly became a regular under Danny Cowley.
He remained a key player when Carlos Corberan made the switch from Leeds United in 2020 and, after a challenging first season, the Spaniard would lead the west Yorkshire club all the way to the Championship play-off final.
That day would end in heartbreak as they suffered a 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest, with O’Brien and Harry Toffolo being denied strong penalty claims at Wembley.
“The first year Carlos came in, as a group we were looking at each other thinking ‘we’ve never seen anything like this before’,” he said.
“He came in and wanted to go man to man everywhere on the pitch. If he said someone was your man, you went everywhere with them. It did not matter if they went to fill in at right-back or centre-forward. If he was your man, you stuck with him.
“It was tough and we just about managed to stay up, and what impressed me was he went away and when he came back in the summer he’d had a think about it and recognized what hadn’t worked and what had.
“So he kept the bits he felt had worked, but was prepared to look at what hadn’t.
“A lot of training was done working against the mannequins on the training ground. It was rare for us to tackle each other, there was no live opposition. That was all for Saturday. We would do a murderball session on a Wednesday, that was the only time you did man v man. That was 30 minutes, non-stop.
“It just clicked and it was probably the best football I have played. It was a top group of lads, we gelled together and we were unfortunate to fall on the last hurdle.
“You wonder what might have been had we got up with that group. Huddersfield is the club I grew up with, my club for most of my life and, being honest, the club I support because when you are somewhere for so long it becomes your club.”
Ironically, O’Brien and Toffolo would end up at Forest the following season; moves neither player could possibly have expected as they disconsolately trudged their way off the Wembley turf a few months earlier.
After being a regular in the early weeks of the campaign, and netting his first Premier League goal in a defeat against Fulham, O’Brien found himself out of favour just before the turn of the year.
The collapse of his proposed move to Blackburn would start a nomadic period for the all-action playmaker, but he has no doubt he has benefited from the experience.
“I got to a point where I realised you can’t look back and keep saying ‘what if?’” he said.
“I have not had a great few years, and I’ve been everywhere just trying to rekindle or find a bit of what I’d been missing.
“I feel like here I am slowly getting that which is good, but I also think this season could have been a bit different if I had been there longer.
“Football is football, and sometimes these things happen and I blamed myself for a lot of it and you keep searching for answers. Sometimes the further you dig, the worse it gets.
“So, in the last 12 months I’ve tried to come away from that. I cannot control what’s happened, I can control what I do now.
“I feel like this has been a fresh start, as it was in LA. I just had to focus on being as good as I can be without wondering why things are happening or not happening. I’ve played in the Premier League, I’ve got a Premier League goal. No-one can take that away from me.
“So, I have to focus on football, forgetting about everything else. What will be, will be. You cannot second guess yourself.
“That year we got to the play-off final with Huddersfield, I only thought about how the team was going to play and how I could help that. I want to find that feeling again and I feel that is happening here.
“I’ve always wanted to play and to win. It’s as simple as that.”
And what of the remainder of the campaign?
O’Brien has nine games remaining of his loan spell and he is desperate to make the most of every moment in south Wales.
“Like I say, I am enjoying myself and I think I am playing well,” he concludes.
“I needed to get to that stage, it’s tough coming in for the short term because it can be too easy to be selfish about it and think only about playing games.
“But I have really enjoyed my time here, and the more I get to know people and the more I get to know Swansea and I am going to enjoy it even more.
“My wife is expecting our first child, she is due very soon and I am excited to be a father and hopefully they will be able to come down here and enjoy it as much as I have.
“You never know what the future holds in football, but coming to this club has been a great experience.”
Swansea City Under-21s played out a goalless draw against their Ipswich Town counterparts in the Professional Development League.
The young Swans had a handful of chances in each half at the Joma High Performance Centre, with Ben Lloyd and Thomas Woodward having the best of them, but were unable to find the breakthrough.
There had been three changes to the side that faced Brentford last time out.
Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Sam Parker missed out, whilst Aimar Govea dropped to the bench.
Maliq Cadogan, Josh Pescatore and Richard Faakye all come into the starting XI.
It was an energetic start to the evening from both sides, each enjoying spells of pressure without creating clear-cut chances.
The first real opportunity came for Cadogan. Pescatore's delivery was met by the striker, but final touch was straight into the hands of Ipswich keeper Woody Williamson.
Swansea were on the front foot as the interval approached and carved out a great opening.
Skipper Lloyd saw his first shot blocked before he got onto the rebound, but he sent the ball over the bar.
The hosts remained in control in the early stages of the second period.
Lloyd produced some clever skill down the left and Ipswich keeper Williamson was forced into his first major save of the evening when Woodward cut inside and got away a curling strike that looked set to find the far corner.
Down the other end, Kit Margetson pushed away a volley from a tight angle by Leon Elliot after a quick counter from the visitors.
Some lovely skill from Jacob Cook in midfield then created space for substitute Morgan Bates to go forward, but a fine sliding tackle from Fraser Heard denied him the chance to get away an effort at goal.
Ipswich attacked immediately after and Margetson was called into action once again as he produced an outstanding save to deny a powerful strike from Jamie Mauge as it ended goalless.
Swansea City Under-21s: Kit Margetson, Arthur Parker, Sebastian Dabrowski, Jacob Cook, Richard Faakye (Aimar Govea 52), Iestyn Jones, Josh Pescatore (Morgan Bates 81), Dan Watts, Thomas Woodward, Ben Lloyd (captain, Sammy Henia-Kamau 62), Maliq Cadogan.
Unused Substitutes: Zac Jeanes, Jack Fanning.
Callum Jones’ extra-time hat-trick saw Swansea City Under-17s reach the Professional Development League Cup final with a thrilling win over Cheltenham Town.
Kaven Bloniarczyk gave the Swans the lead after just seven minutes, before Cheltenham Town missed a chance to equalise when goalkeeper Tom Wright saved a penalty.
But Cameron Walters headed in an equaliser five minutes from time, and it proved enough to send the tie to an additional half-hour when Swansea youngster Harvey Gray was denied from the spot deep into stoppage time.
Charlie Croose put Cheltenham ahead in extra-time, but Jones struck twice in the space of barely a minute to turn the tie on its head.
The drama was not over. Cheltenham were awarded another penalty, but Tom King struck the outside of the post, and Swansea swept up the other end for Jones to complete his treble and book their place in the final.
The frantic nature of the game was established early on, and Swansea could have been in front inside the first two minutes, Alex Godfrey cutting the ball back to Bobo Evans, who drilled his effort over the bar.
But the Swans would take the lead five minutes later, Bloniarczyk’s diving header from Caio Ifans’ cross opening the scoring.
Ifans continued to be dangerous for the Swans, and his delivery found Ben Phillips in the box but his close-range effort was blocked.
Despite the Swans control of the game throughout the first half, Cheltenham were given a way back in when Carter Heywood dragged King down in the box.
Sopuru Obieri stepped up to the spot for the visitors, but Wright saved his penalty before the rebound was put over the bar.
Gray came close to doubling Swansea’s lead soon after as he raced into the box but fired just wide of the post.
Cheltenham started the second half brightly, with Caple finding space inside the Swansea box before shooting over the bar.
Godfrey responded for the Swans with a low shot that forced Mamadou Diallo into a good save.
Bloniarczyk was also denied by Diallo, and Wright saved from King as the teams continued to exchange chances.
Perry and Jones were also unable to convert good opportunities for the Swans, and Cheltenham capitalised with an equaliser five minutes from time, Walters heading home from a corner.
Swansea still had a chance to snatch the win in normal time when Gray stepped up to the spot, but Diallo saved his effort and the game went to extra-time.
The see-saw nature of the game continued as Croose went through on goal to give the visitors the lead early in the additional period.
But just four minutes later the Swans were level as Jones cut inside before hitting an incredible strike into the top-right corner.
Jones wasn’t done there, and he would repeat the trick less than a minute later as he again cut inside and dispatched another powerful shot into the net.
But there looked like there would be another twist when Cheltenham were awarded another penalty with three minutes to go.
King stepped up to the spot for the visitors, but would hit the outside of the post as for the third time in the contest a spot-kick was missed.
And Jones would seal the win and his hat-trick deep into added time, dispossessing Cheltenham goalkeeper Diallo before converting to set Swansea up with a final assignment against Luton Town.
Swansea City Under-17s: Tom Wright, Kaven Bloniarczyk, Caio Ifans (Wahab Ojetoro 113), Harlan Perry (captain), Carter Heywood, Ben Phillips, Bobo Evans, Alfie Jones (Ioan Johnston 74), Harvey Gray (Bobby Lewis 105), Alex Godfrey, Elis Thomas (Callum Jones 45).
Unused subs: Sol Baker.
Cheltenham Town Under-17s: Mamadou Diallo, Tyler Wainwright, Ethan Hardy, Brad Burgess, Cameron Walters, Jack Robinson (Noah Carter 74), Charlie Caple (Isaac Rexworthy 74), Fred King (Chalrie Croose 84), Sopuru Obieri, Tom King, Ieuan Bailey.
Unused subs: George McNamee.
Steph Turner’s 88th-minute winner secured a first victory in seven for Swansea City Women as they defeated Cardiff Met Women.
After a goalless first half, the Swans had led when Taite Trivett’s low cross forced Celyn Garton to turn into her own net inside the six-yard box.
But India Shanahan’s volleyed effort into the top corner looked to have earned the Archers a point.
However, Turner would net her first goal of the season late on to ensure the visitors took the three points, converting Trivett’s low cross with time running out.
The Swans had started brightly, and Stacey John-Davis headed wide from Jess Williams’ delivery inside the opening 10 minutes.
Aimee Deacon came close soon after, heading against the post from Katy Hosford’s corner.
Hosford’s set-piece deliveries continued to cause trouble, with one flashing across the face of the Met goal and going just wide of the post.
Despite the away side having plenty of pressure, Met posed a threat for the Swans on the counter-attack. India Shanahan burst into space down the right, but was unable to trouble Charlie Haynes in the Swansea goal with her final effort.
At the other end, Nia Jones headed another Hosford corner over the bar as the half ended goalless.
Met made the better start to the second half, Beca Thomas’ long distance strike flying just over the bar, and Niamh Duggan being denied by a superb low save from Charlie Haynes.
At the other end, Jones curled an effort wide of the target before the Swans finally broke the deadlock.
Trivett’s low cross put Garton under pressure, and was only able to put the ball past her own keeper and give the Swans the lead.
But just 10 minutes later Met would be level; Shanahan found space in the box before powering a volley into the top left corner to level.
John-Davis thought she had restored Swansea’s lead when she tapped home the rebound from Turner’s low effort, but she was ruled to have been offside.
But Turner would secure all three points for the Swans with just two minutes to go, steering in Trivett’s low cross to end a six- game winless run for the Swans.
Cardiff Met Women: Charlotte Smith, Anna Houghton, Sophie Davidson (Ruby Colleton 72), Celyn Garton, Samantha Dziminowicz, Sian Bull (captain), Faith Mulenga, Chelsea Cochrane, Beca Thomas, Niamh Duggan (Molly Chapman 90), India Shanahan.
Unused substitutes: Carys Gittins, Millie Lewis.
Swansea City Women: Charlie Haynes, Sophie Brisland-Hancocks (Rachel Cullen 58), Maisie Miller (Steph Turner 68), Katy Hosford, Stacey John-Davis, Emily Richards (Meg Clarke 89), Aimee Deacon (Sammy Wynne 57), Taite Trivett, Caitlin Williams, Jess Williams, Nia Jones.
Unused substitutes: Verity Jones.
Not the result we wanted at Vicarage Road. A single goal and a sloppy error the difference on the night. But that wasn’t half the story - there was pride in defeat.
Let’s be fair, no-one likes to lose, though if you go down fighting until the final whistle the way we did at Watford, that’s some consolation. If you were a neutral, you’d have left that game feeling you’d watched a decent display by two sides who dug in and battled it out until the end.
As a Swans fan, though, it was such a disappointing result. Conscious bias comment incoming: the best team lost. I can’t believe we didn’t score. And I’m still in disbelief at the goal they scored. And poor Franco – who has been outstanding for so much of the season - will be having nightmares about it.
Fortunately, the mistakes most of us make at work are seen by few, but when you’re a professional footballer at this level, there’s no getting away from them.
Four games ago Franco was awarded the player of the match after the 3-0 win over Blackburn Rovers and we all know what a significant contribution he’s made across the season. He deserves all our support this afternoon because he has another huge role to play against Burnley.
The result marks the first defeat under Alan Sheehan. But, at no point during the game did I think the boys took their foot off the gas. It was a solid performance, particularly in the second half and with 12 shots, three of those on target, we have to see the positives.
One of them for me was Josh Ginnelly’s contribution after he came on in the 74th minute. It is never easy to watch a player who arrived showing such promise having to sit on the sidelines for such a long period of time, and now that he’s back there’s an air of excitement about what he can bring to the side. We saw glimpses of it at Watford.
His Archilles injury was a long and challenging road for him to navigate - as he told the club website back in January - and I felt so pleased for him that he’s now fit enough to feature and he’s having opportunities to show what he can do.
“There are times you feel you have lost everything. There are more lows than highs in football, and when you are injured that’s multiplied by 10,” he said after his return as a substitute in the Emirates FA Cup third-round defeat to Southampton, his first game since sustaining his long-term injury against Sheffield Wednesday in September 2023.
“It was a case of back to the drawing board a few times and having to work through things and try doing them a little bit differently.
“You look back at the times when I couldn’t even shower or go for a walk outside. It makes you grateful for the little things. I have a lot of work still to do, but ultimately, I want to get back in the team.”
And there was plenty to suggest from his contribution against the Hornets that his hard work is paying off.
There’s no doubt that it will be a case of another tough test today as we welcome back Connor Roberts and his third-placed Burnley side. I’m hopeful we’ll see more of the passion, determination and relentlessness we witnessed on Wednesday – because this Sheehan squad is giving us a reason to believe again.
JULIE KISSICK
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I noticed a post put out by the Swans on X sparked an interesting debate earlier this week.
The question posed was “who is the Swans’ GOAT?”
Talk about a difficult question!
This was illustrated by the variety of answers the post attracted.
There are so many players who could legitimately compete for that title.
Who do you choose?
The thing that made the question even more difficult for me was that I kept asking myself what the criteria are that make a player the club’s greatest of all time?
This is the problem with having an irritatingly pedantic mind.
Is it the best player to ever turn out in your club’s colours?
Do the player’s best playing days have to be confined to the time he was at your club?
For example, would Lionel Messi be our greatest of all time if he’d joined the Swans on loan from Paris St Germain for a handful of matches to keep fit before heading off to Inter Miami?
Okay, that’s an extreme example. But if that is the case, the answer could be very different to the answers most people would imagine.
Applying this criteria to the Swans, there are a few outstanding candidates, who didn’t feature in the answers sparked by the post.
Fernando Llorente, for example.
If you’re talking greatness, there can’t have been many more successful players to have pulled on the white shirt than the man who scored some vital goals for us in the Premier League.
Llorente was part of the Spanish squads that won the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 European Championships.
In club football, he was twice a Champions League runner-up, won the Europa League, and celebrated three Serie A titles with Juventus.
Go further back and another World Cup winner would have a claim to the Swans GOAT title on career success alone.
During his time at Liverpool, Ian Callaghan had been part of England’s 1966 World Cup winning squad.
For the Anfield club, he won five league titles, two FA Cups, two Uefa Cups, a European Super Cup and two European Cups.
The second of those European Cups was just before he joined the Swans, where he played a part in the club’s meteoric rise to the old First Division.
Staying with that John Toshack-inspired Liverpool connection of the late 70s and early 80s, what about Ray Kennedy?
When he arrived at the Vetch, Kennedy was one of the most decorated players in the history of British domestic football.
The England international’s trophy cabinet included three European Cups, six League titles, two FA Cups and a League Cup as well as an Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and a Uefa Cup. While at the Swans, he added a Welsh Cup!
These players may not have had their greatest days at the Swans, but they would surely have a shout at being the greatest players to play for the club.
Does playing for the club over a long period of time qualify a player to be the GOAT?
If that’s the case, a couple of extremely popular choices on social media would instantly be dismissed from the debate.
Possibly the most glaring example of this would be Michu.
Would you be able to pick the Spaniard as the club’s greatest of all time on the basis of one and a bit seasons in the Premier League?
For many people on X, his unforgettable 2012-2013 season earned Michu their vote.
But would that one – admittedly brilliant season - be enough to put him ahead of someone like Roger Freestone, for example, who was a brilliant servant for the Swans over 15 years making more than 560 league appearances for the club?
Lee Trundle would be another who might struggle to make the cut if the time spent playing at a club is a deciding factor.
Plenty named Magic Daps as their GOAT for the Swans, but would his 78 goals in 146 matches in the lower leagues trump Alan Tate’s 257 appearances across all four divisions?
Remember, Tatey captained the Swans in their first-ever match in the Premier League. Trunds never made it past League One as a player here, and didn’t we all once dream of a team of Alan Tate’s?!
But if sheer skills is your number one criteria for being the GOAT, then Trundle has got to be right up there in the list of candidates, hasn’t he?
And would his many years here as an ambassador count towards his greatness? What about the fact he’s still playing locally at the age of 48 and recently won the JD Cymru South player of the month award?
What about players whose stays at the club were brought to an end through no fault of their own?
For example, who knows what Swansea City greatness Ferrie Bodde would have achieved if his time here hadn’t been cruelly cut short by injury?
See what I mean? You can have an equally heated debate about what constitutes a club’s GOAT as that around who that GOAT actually is!
One huge flaw in trying to pick the greatest of all time is that you’d have to have been around an awfully long time to see every great player to turn out for the club!
How can you judge how great a player was if you never saw him play?
As a result, I can’t include players like Ivor Allchurch, Cliff Jones or Wilf Milne in my deliberations.
Meanwhile, people who saw them play may be adamant they should be included.
Once you start questioning how to measure greatness, it makes the answer a lot more difficult. Welcome to my world of pedantry!
Is it the player who had the biggest impact on the club – long term or short term?
If that’s the case, what about James Thomas? He may have only played 57 times for the Swans, but has a player scored a more important hat-trick for the club?
Yes, I know there’s another one, but we’ll get to him shortly!
Where would the Swans be now but for Thomas’ treble against Hull in 2003?
I think it would be highly unlikely we would have been playing in the 2011 Championship play-off final where another relatively short-lived Swan, Scott Sinclair, scored the hat-trick which sealed promotion to the Premier League for the first time.
Thomas and Sinclair may not have been the greatest, or longest serving, players to have played for the Swans, but they could argue to have had two of the greatest instant impacts on the club’s history.
There are, of course, players who straddle both those fateful occasions.
The aforementioned Tate was one, Leon Britton was another.
The former West Ham and Arsenal player cropped up a number of times in the answers on X.
By any metric you’d care to apply to greatness at the Swans, Britton scores extremely highly.
The diminutive midfielder’s best days as a player were spent here. He is fifth on the all-time appearances list, and he was an invaluable component of the team during one of the most successful period in the club’s history.
So he ticks just about every box my pedantic mind can come up with.
And yet, after all that deliberation and questioning, if you asked me for my own personal GOAT, I would have to go back to the days of the likes of Robbie James, Leighton James, Jeremy Charles et al.
These were the days when I first started supporting the club, and despite all the questions and criteria my brain may come up with, it will always be overruled by my heart.
My GOAT? Well, it’s got to be my favourite player when I first started watching the Swans as a schoolboy all those years ago.
For me, there’s only one Alan Curtis!
I hope you all enjoy coming up with your own GOATs . . . and trying to justify them to your fellow fans!
C’mon you Swans!
The 2024-25 campaign marks Swansea City’s 20th season at the Swansea.com Stadium following the ground’s opening in 2005. Throughout the campaign, club historian Gwyn Rees will reflect on some of the notable moments and personalities that have shaped the history of our home. Here we recall the game six years ago this very weekend, where an exciting and youthful Swans side pushed all-conquering Manchester City all the way in a thrilling FA Cup quarter-final.
Swansea City 2 Manchester City 3 – FA Cup quarter-final – March 16 2019
Following relegation from the Premier League it had taken Swansea City time to adjust and adapt to being back in the second tier.
A number of prominent, experienced players had left the club, with head coach Graham Potter putting his faith in a number of young academy graduates who had shown moments of real promises but, perhaps unsurprisingly, had also lacked consistency.
Potter had earned a reputation for playing an attractive brand of football while at Swedish club Ostersund, with an eye-catching Europa League run including wins over Galatasaray, Hertha Berlin and Arsenal bringing his work to wider attention.
Swansea had shown signs of hitting their stride during an FA Cup run that had included emphatic wins over Aston Villa, Gillingham and Brentford, but few gave them much hope when they were handed a last-eight assignment against Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering Manchester City side; which included the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling and Vincent Kompany to name but a few.
But Potter encouraged his players to be brave and having survived an early scare when Kristoffer Nordfeldt saved from Leroy Sane and saw Riyad Mahrez put the rebound wide, they settled into the game.
The use of Matt Grimes as a left-sided centre-half gave Swansea more control in their build-up from deep, and it caught the visitors off guard.
Bersant Celina was unable to convert one chance after a good run from Daniel James, while Nordfeldt brilliantly denied Bernardo Silva’s dipping volley, before the hosts got the opener.
A rash challenge by Fabian Delph on Connor Roberts saw a penalty awarded on 20 minutes, and Grimes kept his nerve from the spot to give the Swans a shock lead.
And the hosts were in dreamland on the half-hour when they produced a magnificent goal to double their lead; a goal that ranks among the most iconic since the stadium was built.
The move started in Swansea’s own area as Nordfeldt, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Grimes combined to beat the press by finding George Byers.
He quickly found James, who drove infield at a retreating City defence. He laid the ball into the path of Nathan Dyer, who swiftly rolled an inviting pass into Celina, who swept home a wonderful strike into the top corner. It was a goal the visitors themselves would have been proud of, and suddenly a major upset looked on the cards.
Guardiola brought on Aguero and David Silva as he attempted to plot a course back into the contest, and Swansea held firm until Bernardo Silva’s smart finish pulled a goal back.
Then, with just 13 minutes remaining, there was controversy.
Sterling went down under a challenge from Carter-Vickers and, with no VAR to check, the decision stood. Swansea’s frustrations were compounded when Nordfeldt – at full stretch as he attempted to reach Aguero’s spot-kick – saw the ball cannon into the net off his back after hitting the inside of the post.
The Swedish keeper was in inspired form, and he made sensational saves to deny Jesus and Aguero, the latter from point-blank range.
But there was nothing he could do to prevent Aguero – who replays suggested was offside – heading home a Bernardo Silva cross with just a minute remaining to break Swansea hearts.
While there would be no trip to Wembley, the performance would kick-start a tremendous run of form over the closing stages of the season which briefly had the Swans being mentioned as late play-off contenders.
It was not to be, but the manner in which they performed against the best team in the land seemingly pointed to a bright future and teed up the back-to-back play-off campaigns that would follow under Steve Cooper.
SWANSEA CITY TAKE UP CONTRACT OPTION FOR CAMERON CONGREVE
Swansea City has taken up the option to extend Cameron Congreve’s contract through to the end of June 2026.
The 21-year-old attacking midfielder has enjoyed a fine campaign on loan with Bromley in League Two, contributing five goals and four assists in 39 appearances in all competitions.
Among those goals was a stunning individual effort against Premier League Newcastle in the Emirates FA Cup.
Congreve’s Swansea contract, which was penned in 2022, had been due to expire at the end of the current campaign, but included an option for an additional 12 months, which has now been activated.
He has been with the Swans since under-nine level, and came through the ranks to make his senior debut away at Blackpool in March 2022.
In total he has made 18 first-team outings for the club, and is a Wales Under-21 international.
"I have followed Cameron's progress at Bromley over the course of this campaign, and I am delighted he will be us next season as he continues his development," said Swansea City's director of football, Richard Montague.
"We are really looking forward to welcoming him back in for pre-season, and having him around the first-team group."
Swansea City academy manager Gavin Levey, added: "This is fantastic news for Cameron, who has gained invaluable senior experience at Bromley.
"His journey showcases the benefits academy players can gain when going out on loan, and how a consistent run of games aids their development.
"Cameron's hard work and dedication has earned him the opportunity to extend his stay with Swansea City, and I am sure he will return for pre-season an improved and well-rounded professional."
Guest One: Ricky Gervais
Guest Two: Christopher Nolan
Guest Three: Zidane
We are all Jacks is Swansea City’s commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion both within the club and throughout the local community.
Working with international and local charities, as well as supporter groups, Swansea City strives to ensure that a visit to the Swansea.com Stadium is a welcoming experience for everyone regardless of sex, sexuality, gender identity, religion, race, disability, or age.
The club takes a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, harassment, victimisation, bullying and abuse.
REPORT IT – IN THE STADIUM
Supporters are encouraged to report instances of abusive and discriminatory language within the stadium by using the anonymous text and Whatsapp number (07886 276015) providing details of the incident and your location in the stadium.
Messages will be charged at the standard rate for your network provider.
The details from the message will be received at the match control room, where any necessary investigation and/or action will be taken.
The club will also record the mobile number of the individual reporting an incident to aid with any inquiries.
Supporters can also use support@swanseacity.com to report instances of discrimination.
An audio commentary service is available for blind and partially sighted fans – provided by Radio City, the Swansea University Health Board Hospital Radio Service.
Radio City has a long association with the football club dating back to the days when the club was known as Swansea Town.
Since moving to the Swansea.com Stadium, the broadcaster has provided a live descriptive commentary service for free at all Swansea home matches, meaning that blind and partially-sighted supporters in both the home and away ends can follow the action.
In order to book a headset for the match, supporters can contact the accessibility team in advance by emailing accessibility@swanseacity.com, or contacting the ticket office from Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm by calling 01792 616629 and selecting option one.
Supporters can also book headsets in person in advance at the ticket office, or on the day by speaking to a Disability Liaison Steward on the day.
To learn more about Radio City, visit www.radiocity1386am.co.uk. To learn more about accessible facilities at the stadium, please click here.
The inclusion room at the Swansea.com Stadium is open every matchday for supporters who may require a quiet space during games.
Supporters will be able to attend live matches at the Swansea.com Stadium with the comfort of knowing there is a designated area should they need it. The room is available to any supporter that may require a quiet space.
The space will be monitored by a designated disability liaison steward and provides a safe space with a disabled toilet, a projector to watch the live game, and dignity packs for those who need it.
While some supporters who require a time away from the crowds may prefer to use this room as a quiet space, it will also be possible to watch the match live on a screen projected onto the wall meaning supporters who require the space for any reason don’t have to miss a moment of the match action.
The room is located in the West Stand and, while supporters who feel they may benefit from the use of the space will be recommended to sit in that stand, it will be accessible for anyone in any part of the stadium.
Any supporter who feels overwhelmed by the matchday environment for any reason can gain access to the room by making themselves known to a steward or disability liaison steward.
Croeso Junior Jacks!
Today’s match is dedicated to Level Playing Fields and we’re so pleased to have our friends from Swansea Deaf Sports and Social Club and Wild Space joining us in the family stand!
Come and learn some sign language, relax in the sensory space, or join us for a dance at around 2.30pm.
We’ve really enjoyed seeing you all at the last two games. It’s been so much fun catching up and taking selfies. Make sure you come and say hello if you see us around the ground.
We’ve created a quiz to test your British Sign Language fingerspelling. Don’t know the answers? You can learn some BSL letters and words in the family stand.
Our prediction for today is 2-1 to the Swans. Liam Cullen will score both goals.
Uppa Swans!
Cyril and Cybil
Caretaker Head Coach Alan Sheehan
2 Josh Key
3 Kristian Pedersen
4 Jay Fulton
5 Ben Cabango ©
6 Harry Darling
7 Joe Allen
8 Lewis O'Brien
9 Žan Vipotnik
10 Jisung Eom
11 Josh Ginnelly
14 Josh Tymon
17 Gonçalo Franco
19 Florian Bianchini
20 Liam Cullen
21 Nathan Tjoe-A-On
22 Lawrence Vigouroux
23 Cyrus Christie
25 Myles Peart-Harris
26 Kyle Naughton
28 Hannes Delcroix
31 Ollie Cooper
33 Jon McLaughlin
35 Ronald
36 Ben Lloyd
37 Aimar Govea
40 NUMBER RETIRED
41 Sam Parker
43 Dan Watts
50 Filip Lissah
Head Coach Scott Parker
1 James Trafford
2 Oliver Sonne
3 Shurandy Sambo
4 Joe Worrall
5 Maxime Esteve
6 CJ Egan-Riley
7 Jeremy Sarmiento
8 Josh Brownhill ©
10 Manuel Benson
11 Jaidon Anthony
12 Bashir Humphreys
14 Connor Roberts
15 Nathan Redmond
17 Lyle Foster
19 Zian Flemming
20 Etienne Green
21 Aaron Ramsey
22 Marcus Edwards
23 Lucas Pires
24 Josh Cullen
26 Jonjo Shelvey
28 Hannibal Mejbri
29 Josh Laurent
30 Luca Koleosho
31 Mike Tresor
32 Vaclav Hladky
34 Jayden Banel
35 Ashley Barnes
36 Jordan Beyer
48 Enock Agyei
Referee - Oliver Langford
Assistant Referee 1 - Mark Stevens
Assistant Referee 2 - Hristo Karaivanov
Fourth Official - Tom Nield
STAFF LIST
Chairman - Andy Coleman
Honorary Club President - Alan Curtis MBE
Directors
Andy Coleman, Brett Cravatt, Jason Cohen, George Popstefanov, Chris Sznewajs, Tyler Morse, Nigel Morris, Todd Marcelle, Martin Morgan, Paul Meller.
Chief Operating Officer: Tom Gorringe
Executive Director and Company Secretary: Ken Gude
Associate Directors: Diane Hughes
FIRST-TEAM STAFF
Caretaker Head Coach - Alan Sheehan
Head of Goalkeeping – Martyn Margetson
First Team Coach - Kris O'Leary
Head of Medical - Dr Jez McCluskey
Staff: Ailsa Jones, Bethany Chaddock, Matt Murray, Thomas Gittoes, Michael Eames, Shaun Baggridge, Jake Dayus, Patrick Orme, Aden King, Maxwell Cambridge, Lewis Binns, Chris Watkins.
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM
Tom Gorringe (Chief Operating Officer)
Richard Montague (Director of Football)
Ken Gude (Executive Director and Company Secretary)
Andrew Davies (Head of Operations and Facilities);
Richard Morris (Head of Commercial)
CLUB STAFF
Head of Football Operations and Administration: Ben Greenwood
Football Operations & Administration Manager: Rebecca Gigg
Head of Commercial: Richard Morris
Head of Media & Communications: Kieran Watkins
Head of Marketing: Katie Doyle
Head of Partnerships: Lee Merrells
Head of Hospitality: Catherine Thomas
Head of Retail: Andrea Morris
Head of Ticketing: Lewis Bullen
Head of Safeguarding: Rebeca Storer
HR Manager: Nicola Butt
Head of Facilities: Gordon David
Grounds Manager: Evan Davies
Head of Swansea City AFC Foundation: Paul France
Club Ambassador: Lee Trundle
PROGRAMME PRODUCTION
Contributors: Andrew Gwilym, Rachael Tucker, Cerith White, Jack Otter, Sophie Davis, Mackenzie Squires, Dom Hynes, Sammy Wynne, Hayley Ford, Owen Morgan, Gwyn Rees, Julie Kissick.
Designers: Callum Rothwell, Lewis Ward, Jac Elsey.
Photography: Athena Picture Agency,
Natalie John-Davis, Sam Cashel, Alamy.