2018–19 Swansea City A.F.C. season
Swansea City 2018–19 football season
The 2018–19 season was Swansea City 's 99th season in the English football league system , and their first season back in the Championship since 2010–11 following relegation from the Premier League in the previous season.[ 2] Along with competing in the Championship, the club would compete in the FA Cup and EFL Cup . The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Club
First-team staff
Last updated on 29 June 2018
First-team squad
As of 30 August 2018 [ 3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Fee
Ref.
10 May 2018
DF
Àngel Rangel
Queens Park Rangers
End of contract
[ 13] [ 14]
11 May 2018
MF
Leon Britton
Retired
—
[ 15]
22 May 2018
DF
Matic Paljk
Olimpija Ljubljana
End of contract
[ 16]
22 May 2018
DF
Mael Davies
Free agent
End of contract
[ 16]
22 May 2018
FW
Causso Darame
Free agent
End of contract
[ 16]
22 May 2018
MF
Jack Fox
Free agent
End of contract
[ 17]
22 May 2018
MF
Finley Hazell
Free agent
End of contract
[ 17]
22 May 2018
FW
Matthew Roberts
Free agent
End of contract
[ 17]
22 May 2018
DF
Rhydian Williams
Free agent
End of contract
[ 17]
18 June 2018
GK
Lewis Thomas
Forest Green Rovers
Free transfer
[ 16]
20 June 2018
GK
Łukasz Fabiański
West Ham United
£7,000,000
[ 18]
26 June 2018
FW
Kenji Gorré
Nacional
Free transfer
[ 19]
27 June 2018
MF
Roque Mesa
Sevilla
£8,000,000
[ 20]
29 June 2018
MF
Ki Sung-yueng
Newcastle United
Free transfer
[ 21] [ 22]
9 July 2018
GK
Alex Lang
Cardiff Metropolitan
Free transfer
[ 23]
16 July 2018
DF
Kyle Bartley
West Bromwich Albion
£4,000,000
[ 24]
2 August 2018
DF
Alfie Mawson
Fulham
£15,000,000
[ 25]
9 August 2018
DF
Jordi Amat
Rayo Vallecano
£1,000,000
[ 26]
9 August 2018
MF
Sam Clucas
Stoke City
£6,000,000
[ 27]
9 August 2018
DF
Federico Fernández
Newcastle United
£6,000,000
[ 28]
Loans in
Loans out
New contracts
Date signed
Position
Nationality
Name
Contract length
Expiry date
Ref.
3 July 2018
MF
George Byers
2 years
30 June 2020
[ 43]
4 July 2018
MF
Keiran Evans
1 year
30 June 2019
[ 44]
7 July 2018
MF
Jack Evans
1 year
30 June 2019
[ 45]
12 July 2018
FW
Oli McBurnie
3 years
30 June 2021
[ 46]
15 July 2018
DF
Aaron Lewis
1 year
30 June 2019
[ 47]
1 November 2018
DF
Joe Rodon
3.5 years
30 June 2022
[ 48]
6 November 2018
MF
Jay Fulton
2.5 years
30 June 2021
[ 49]
7 November 2018
MF
Matt Grimes
3.5 years
30 June 2022
[ 50]
22 November 2018
DF
Connor Roberts
3.5 years
30 June 2022
[ 51]
31 January 2019
FW
Botti Biabi
1 year
30 June 2020
[ 52]
Pre-season
As of 18 June 2018, Swansea City have confirmed to take part in the Interwetten Cup in Germany against Magdeburg and Genoa before travelling to Austria for a six-day training camp to face Eibar and Freiburg . Prior to the tour Swansea City will face Yeovil Town .
[ 53]
Friendlies
Interwetten Cup
Competitions
Overview
Competition
Record
Championship
46
18
11
17
65
62
+3
0 39.13
FA Cup
4
3
0
1
13
5
+8
0 75.00
EFL Cup
1
0
0
1
0
1
−1
00 0.00
Total
51
21
11
19
78
68
+10
0 41.18
Updated to match played 5 May 2019 Source: Competitions
Championship
League table
Source:
Sky Sports Archived 25 September 2019 at the
Wayback Machine Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results
[ 55] Notes:
^ Brentford were awarded a 1–0 win over Bolton due to Bolton's inability to hold the fixture.[ 54]
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
18
11
17
65
62
+3
65
12
6
5
42
28
+14
6
5
12
23
34
−11
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground A H A H H A H A A H A H A H H A A H H A A H A H H A A H H A H A A H A A A H H H A H A H H A Result W W D D L W D L D W D L L W W L W L L L W W L L D W D W D L W L L W L L L W W W L W W D D D Position 7 4 7 6 10 7 6 10 14 7 6 11 15 8 8 9 8 9 11 13 12 9 12 12 13 12 13 9 11 13 11 12 12 13 14 15 15 14 13 13 13 12 10 11 9 10
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2019. Source:
BBC A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Win
Draw
Loss
On 21 June 2018, Swansea City's 2018-2019 Championship fixtures were announced.[ 56]
FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[ 57] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton .[ 58] The fifth round draw was broadcast on 28 January 2019 live on BBC , Alex Scott and Ian Wright conducted the draw.[ 59] Draw for the quarter-final was made on 18 February by Darren Fletcher & Wayne Bridge .[ 60]
Win
Draw
Loss
EFL Cup
The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[ 61]
Win
Draw
Loss
Statistics
Appearances, goals, and cards
Last updated on 5 May 2019
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions