Swansea City A.F.C. league record by opponent

A black and white photograph of a group of men assembled into three rows. Two men in the front are sitting on the ground along with a young boy, the second row of men are sitting down, while behind, in the third row, the men are standing
The Swansea Town team during its first season, 1912–13

Swansea City (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football club based in the city of Swansea, which competes in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1912 as Swansea Town,[1] and competed in the Southern Football League until they were elected to The Football League in 1920, as founders of the Third Division. The club changed its name in 1969, when it adopted the name Swansea City to reflect Swansea's new status as a city.[2] In 2010, after winning a Championship Play-off final, Swansea became the first Welsh team to compete in the Premier League.

Swansea's first Southern Football League match was against Cardiff City and they met their 117th and most recent different league opponent, Milton Keynes Dons, for the first time in the 2005–06 Football League season. The team that Swansea have played most in league competition is Plymouth Argyle, who they first met in the 1919–20 Southern Football League season; the 33 wins from 82 meetings is more than they have achieved against any other club. Bristol Rovers and Brighton & Hove Albion have each drawn 23 league encounters with Swansea, more than any other club. The club has been defeated the most by Southampton who have defeated the Swans 32 times.

Key

  • The records include the results of matches played in the Southern Football League (from 1912 to 1920), The Football League (from 1920 to 2010) and the Premier League (from 2010 to the present day). Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season.
  • For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout.
  • The season given as the "first" denotes the season in which Swansea City first played a league match against that team.
  • The season given as the "last" denotes the season in which Swansea City last played a league match against that team.
  •    † Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are current divisional rivals of Swansea City.
  •    ‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct.
  • P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; Win% = percentage of total matches won.

All-time league record

Statistics correct as of matches played up to 13 January 2016.[a]

Swansea City A.F.C. league record by opponent
Club P W D L P W D L P W D L Win% First Last Notes
Home Away Total
Aberdare Athletic ‡ 6 4 1 1 6 2 1 3 12 6 2 4 050.00 1912–13 1924–25
Abertillery Town ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1913–14 1913–14
Aldershot ‡ 9 7 2 0 9 3 4 2 18 10 6 2 055.56 1947–48 1988–89
Arsenal † 7 3 0 4 6 3 1 2 13 6 1 6 046.15 1981–82 2015–16
Aston Villa † 11 5 2 4 12 3 1 8 23 8 3 12 034.78 1936–37 2015–16
Barnet 5 3 0 2 5 4 0 1 10 7 0 3 070.00 1993–94 1999–00
Barnsley 33 24 5 4 33 7 8 18 66 31 13 22 046.97 1925–26 2010–11
Barry Town 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 075.00 1913–14 1914–15
Birmingham City 14 4 3 7 14 2 4 8 28 6 15 7 021.43 1946–47 2008–09
Blackburn Rovers 17 10 2 5 17 1 2 14 34 11 4 19 032.35 1936–37 2011–12
Blackpool 21 11 6 4 21 1 10 10 42 12 16 14 028.57 1925–26 2009–10
Bolton Wanderers 15 9 3 3 15 1 7 7 30 10 10 10 033.33 1933–34 2011–12
Boston United 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 6 3 2 1 050.00 2002–03 2004–05
A.F.C. Bournemouth † 25 14 6 5 24 7 4 13 49 21 10 18 042.86 1923–24 2015–16
Bradford City 27 14 6 7 27 6 8 13 54 20 14 20 037.04 1925–26 2006–07
Bradford Park Avenue 16 9 3 4 16 4 5 7 32 13 8 11 040.63 1928–29 1969–70
Brentford 36 23 11 5 36 6 11 22 78 29 22 27 037.18 1913–14 2006–07
Brighton & Hove Albion 29 14 11 4 29 9 12 8 58 23 23 12 039.66 1919–20 2007–08
Bristol City 26 13 9 4 26 5 7 14 52 18 16 18 034.62 1922–23 2010–11
Bristol Rovers 37 17 11 9 37 6 12 19 74 23 23 28 031.08 1919–20 2007–08
Burnley 20 11 5 4 20 3 7 10 40 14 12 14 035.00 1930–31 2014–15
Caerphilly ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1913–14 1913–14
Cambridge United 19 11 6 2 19 7 2 10 38 18 8 12 047.37 1974–75 2004–05
Cardiff City 30 17 8 5 30 5 10 15 60 22 18 20 036.67 1912–13 2013–14
Carlisle United 12 4 5 3 12 4 2 6 24 8 7 9 033.33 1978–79 2007–08
Charlton Athletic 21 12 5 4 21 3 6 12 42 15 11 16 035.71 1921–22 2008–09
Chelsea † 13 4 5 4 14 1 4 9 27 5 9 13 018.52 1925–26 2015–16
Cheltenham Town 6 1 4 1 6 3 2 1 12 4 6 2 033.33 1999–00 2007–08
Chester City 17 11 3 3 17 2 4 11 34 13 7 14 038.24 1967–68 2004–05
Chesterfield 20 11 5 4 20 4 2 14 40 15 7 18 037.50 1931–32 2006–07
Colchester United 12 6 2 4 12 3 3 6 24 9 5 10 037.50 1966–67 2005–06
Coventry City 14 6 5 3 14 3 3 8 28 9 8 11 032.14 1914–15 2010–11
Crewe Alexandra 15 11 1 3 15 3 6 6 30 14 7 9 046.67 1967–68 2007–08
Croydon Common 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 4 1 1 2 025.00 1912–13 1913–14
Crystal Palace † 11 5 4 2 12 4 3 5 23 9 7 7 039.13 1919–20 2015–16
Darlington 22 13 7 2 22 2 9 11 44 15 16 13 034.09 1925–26 2004–05
Derby County 18 12 3 3 18 7 2 9 36 19 5 12 052.78 1925–26 2010–11
Doncaster Rovers 30 15 8 7 30 7 9 14 60 22 17 21 036.67 1935–36 2010–11
Ebbw Vale ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1914–15 1914–15
Everton † 11 0 3 8 10 0 5 5 21 0 8 13 000.00 1930–31 2015–16
Exeter City 29 19 4 6 29 7 5 17 58 26 9 23 044.83 1919–20 2002–03
FC Halifax Town 12 8 1 3 12 3 3 6 24 11 4 9 045.83 1967–68 2001–02 [A]
Fulham 31 17 7 7 31 7 2 22 62 24 9 29 038.71 1925–26 2013–14
Gillingham 17 9 3 5 17 4 7 6 34 13 10 11 038.24 1919–20 2007–08
Hartlepool United 20 11 6 3 20 9 4 7 40 20 10 10 050.00 1967–68 2007–08
Hereford United 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 6 3 2 1 050.00 1986–87 1996–97
Huddersfield Town 25 10 8 7 25 3 6 16 50 13 14 23 026.00 1952–53 2007–08
Hull City 34 22 8 4 34 7 8 19 68 29 16 23 042.65 1925–26 2014–15
Ipswich Town 13 7 5 1 13 4 3 6 26 11 8 7 042.31 1947–48 2010–11
Kidderminster Harriers 4 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 2 050.00 2001–02 2004–05
Leeds United 17 10 3 4 17 1 3 13 34 11 6 17 032.35 1927–28 2010–11
Leicester City † 15 7 3 5 14 2 5 7 29 9 8 12 031.03 1935–36 2015–16
Leyton Orient 36 17 9 10 36 10 8 18 72 27 17 28 037.50 1925–26 2007–08 [B]
Lincoln City 28 16 8 4 28 5 4 19 56 21 12 23 037.50 1932–33 2004–05
Liverpool † 14 7 4 3 15 0 3 12 29 7 7 15 024.14 1954–55 2015–16
Llanelli 3 2 1 0 3 1 0 2 6 3 1 2 050.00 1912–13 1914–15
Luton Town 27 15 7 5 27 5 5 17 54 20 12 22 037.04 1912–13 2007–08
Macclesfield Town 6 4 1 1 6 3 0 3 12 7 1 4 058.33 1997–98 2004–05
Manchester City † 14 6 2 6 15 1 1 13 29 7 3 19 024.14 1926–27 2015–16
Manchester United † 13 8 3 2 13 1 2 10 26 9 5 12 034.62 1931–32 2015–16
Mansfield Town 18 10 1 7 18 3 5 10 36 13 6 17 036.11 1965–66 2004–05
Mardy ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 075.00 1912–13 1913–14
Merthyr Town ‡ 7 6 1 0 7 2 2 3 14 8 3 3 057.14 1914–15 1924–25
Mid Rhondda ‡ 3 3 0 0 3 1 1 1 6 4 1 1 066.67 1912–13 1914–15
Middlesbrough 19 10 4 5 19 3 4 12 38 13 8 17 034.21 1925–26 2010–11
Millwall 21 9 6 6 21 5 4 12 42 14 10 18 033.33 1919–20 2010–11
Milton Keynes Dons 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2005–06 2005–06
Newcastle United † 19 8 2 9 18 6 3 9 37 14 5 18 037.84 1934–35 2015–16
Newport County 23 15 5 3 23 11 2 10 46 26 7 13 056.52 1912–13 1987–88
Northampton Town 25 13 8 4 25 8 4 13 50 21 12 17 042.00 1919–20 2007–08
Norwich City † 24 17 3 4 25 4 7 14 49 21 10 18 042.86 1919–20 2015–16
Nottingham Forest 29 16 5 8 29 5 8 16 58 21 13 24 036.21 1925–26 2010–11
Notts County 34 18 11 5 34 11 5 18 68 29 16 23 042.65 1926–27 2004–05
Oldham Athletic 23 13 8 2 23 2 9 12 46 15 17 14 032.61 1925–26 2007–08
Oxford United 10 3 4 3 10 4 1 5 20 7 5 8 035.00 1965–66 2004–05
Peterborough United 16 6 7 3 16 4 6 6 32 10 13 9 031.25 1965–66 2009–10
Plymouth Argyle 41 24 7 10 41 9 11 21 82 33 18 31 040.24 1919–20 2009–10
Pontypridd ‡ 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 0 066.67 1912–13 1914–15
Port Vale 28 15 7 6 28 6 4 18 56 21 11 24 037.50 1925–26 2007–08
Portsmouth 14 3 9 2 14 2 5 7 28 5 14 9 017.86 1919–20 2010–11
Preston North End 28 18 6 4 28 3 10 15 56 21 16 19 037.50 1925–26 2010–11
Queens Park Rangers 20 11 3 6 20 1 10 9 40 12 13 15 030.00 1919–20 2014–15
Reading 33 18 6 9 33 9 6 18 66 27 12 27 040.91 1919–20 2012–13
Rochdale 19 10 6 3 19 8 4 7 38 18 10 10 047.37 1967–68 2004–05
Rotherham United 34 15 12 7 34 8 10 16 68 23 22 23 033.82 1951–52 2006–07
Rushden & Diamonds 3 1 2 0 3 1 1 1 6 2 3 1 033.33 2001–02 2004–05
Scarborough 4 2 1 1 4 1 0 3 8 3 1 4 037.50 1987–88 1998–99
Scunthorpe United 29 18 5 6 29 7 8 14 58 25 13 20 043.10 1958–59 2010–11
Sheffield United 18 8 3 7 18 1 6 11 36 9 9 18 025.00 1934–35 2010–11
Sheffield Wednesday 13 4 4 5 13 1 6 6 26 5 10 11 019.23 1925–26 2009–10 [C]
Shrewsbury Town 21 9 5 7 21 3 8 10 42 12 13 17 028.57 1965–66 2004–05
South Shields ‡ 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 2 6 3 0 3 050.00 1925–26 1927–28
Southampton † 33 14 10 9 34 6 5 23 67 20 15 32 029.85 1919–20 2015–16
Southend United 28 17 8 3 28 8 6 14 56 25 14 17 044.64 1912–13 2007–08
Southport 4 2 2 0 4 2 1 1 8 4 3 1 050.00 1974–75 1977–78
Stalybridge Celtic 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 1914–15 1914–15
Stockport County 14 8 3 3 14 4 1 9 28 12 4 12 042.86 1925–26 1995–96
Stoke City † 30 13 11 6 29 5 6 18 59 18 17 24 030.51 1913–14 2015–16 [D]
Sunderland † 14 5 5 4 14 2 5 7 28 7 10 11 025.00 1958–59 2015–16
Swindon Town 17 9 5 3 17 2 5 10 34 11 10 13 032.35 1919–20 2007–08
Ton Pentre 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 6 3 2 1 050.00 1912–13 1914–15
Torquay United 20 7 7 6 20 8 5 7 40 15 12 13 037.50 1947–48 2003–04
Tottenham Hotspur † 18 6 5 7 17 0 2 15 35 6 7 22 017.14 1928–29 2015–16
Tranmere Rovers 13 5 7 1 13 4 5 4 26 9 12 5 034.62 1938–39 2007–08
Treharris 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 1912–13 1913–14
Walsall 17 11 4 2 17 5 5 7 34 16 9 9 047.06 1947–48 2007–08
Watford † 21 13 5 3 22 6 4 12 43 19 9 15 044.19 1919–20 2015–16
West Bromwich Albion † 16 10 3 3 15 4 3 8 31 14 6 11 045.16 1927–28 2015–16
West Ham United † 24 14 6 4 25 1 6 18 49 15 12 22 030.61 1932–33 2015–16
Wigan Athletic 11 5 3 3 11 5 0 6 22 10 3 9 045.45 1984–85 2012–13
Wimbledon ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 1977–78 1977–78 [E]
Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 5 5 4 14 3 5 6 28 8 10 10 028.57 1925–26 2011–12
Workington 9 5 2 2 9 2 2 5 18 7 4 7 038.89 1965–66 1976–77
Wrexham 15 7 3 5 15 1 4 10 30 8 7 15 026.67 1967–68 2002–03
Wycombe Wanderers 4 1 2 1 4 2 0 2 8 3 2 3 037.50 1994–95 2004–05
Yeovil Town 5 2 1 2 5 1 0 4 10 3 1 6 030.00 2003–04 2007–08
York City 16 6 4 6 16 3 3 10 32 9 7 16 028.13 1965–66 2003–04
a ^ Results in the Southern League sourced from the Jones, Colin (2012): Swansea Town & City Football Club: The Complete Record. Results in The Football League post-1920 and the Premier League sourced to Statto.

See also

Footnotes

A. ^ Record against Halifax Town A.F.C. included
B. ^ Record against Clapton Orient included
C. ^ Record against The Wednesday included
D. ^ Record against Stoke included
E. ^ Wimbledon relocated to Milton Keynes in 2004 and were re-branded as Milton Keynes Dons F.C. In 2008 the club renounced all claims to Wimbledon's history, and regarded themselves as a new club founded in 2004.[3]

References

General

  • "Swansea City: Head to Head". Statto. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  • "Swansea City Next Match: Head to Head". swanseacity-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  • "Swansea City: Head to Head". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
Bibliography
  • Jones, Colin (2012). Swansea Town & City Football Club: The Complete Record, 1912-2012. From Southern League to Premier League. Dinefwr Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1904323-26-6.
  • Jenkins, Geraint H. (2012). Proud to be a Swan, The History of Swansea City AFC. Ceredigion: Y Lolfa Cyf. ISBN 978-184771-481-7.

Specific

  1. ^ Jenkins (2012), p. 8.
  2. ^ "Online exhibition: The City of Swansea celebrates its 40th anniversary – City and County of Swansea". Swansea.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ "History and Honours of Wimbledon FC returned to Merton". Wimbledon Independent Supporters Association. 2 August 2007.[dead link‍]