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Top Twenty Away Days This Century. Number 11.

We return to the capital for this week’s countdown and narrowly missing out on the top ten is one of our biggest ever results on the way to winning our first ever major trophy. Having despatched Middlesbrough in our first ever quarter final we faced the Blues at Stamford Bridge in the last four looking for a good result ahead of the return at the Liberty…

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Swansea City icons quiz: Garry Monk

Over the coming weeks we will be bringing you our Swansea City icons quizzes, testing your knowledge on some of the greatest players in the Swans’ history. This week it’s the turn of a former captain who would later become the manager – it’s Garry Monk.

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Swansea seasons: 2007/08

This was truly the start of the tika-taka football that we now see to this day. Roberto Martinez reshaped his squad during the summer with, Dorus De Vries, Angel Rangel, Ferrie Bodde, Paul Anderson and Jason Scotland all arrived and formed the basis of the new look side…

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Top Twenty Away Days This Century. Number 12.

The Swans came up against Brendan Rodgers for the first time since his departure, in a 4th round League Cup tie, and it would not be a happy reunion for our former manager…

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Swansea City icons quiz: Wayne Routledge

This week it’s a current player who joined the club nine years ago ahead of our first season in the Premier League – Wayne Routledge!

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Swansea seasons: 2006/07

Kenny Jackett made a new centre half his top priority in the summer of 2006 but his attempts to sign one were pretty disastrous. Roger Johnson was on his way here until Huw Jenkins went blabbing to the press which alerted Cardiff and he then signed for our arch rivals. That was bad enough but then Dean Leacock’s record transfer from Fulham fell through when he failed a medical…

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Swansea City icons quiz: Angel Rangel

This week it’s one of our biggest bargains in Swans history and one of the original three amigos – Angel Rangel.

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Swansea seasons: 2005/06

Kenny Jackett was embarking on his first full season at the club and it was obvious where he needed to strengthen.

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Top Twenty Away Days This Century. Number 13.

The Swans came up against Brendan Rodgers for the first time since his departure, in a 4th round League Cup tie, and it would not be a happy reunion for our former manager…

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Swansea City icons quiz: Wilfried Bony

This week it’s a man who’d make us go “Wild Wild Wild” every time he scored…

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