2011–12 Swansea City A.F.C. season

Swansea City
2011–12 season
Chairman Huw Jenkins
Manager Brendan Rodgers
Stadium Liberty Stadium
Premier League 11th
FA Cup 4th round
League Cup 2nd round
Top goalscorer League: Danny Graham (12 goals)
All: Danny Graham (14 goals)
Highest home attendance 20,650 (13 May 2012 vs Liverpool)[1]
Lowest home attendance 19,028 (20 August 2011 vs Wigan Athletic)[2]
Average home league attendance 19,946
Home colours
Away colours

The 2011–12 season was Swansea City's third season in the first tier of English football, and their first return to top-flight football since 1983.[3][4] During the 2010–11 season, Swansea finished in 3rd place and beat Reading 4–2 in the Championship play-off final, to win promotion to the Premier League. In doing so, they became the first Welsh team to enter the Premier League.[5] Swansea finished the season at 11th place after beating Liverpool 1–0 in the last game of the season on 13 May 2012.[6] Safety was already confirmed two weeks prior when the Swans drew 4–4 with Wolverhampton Wanderers on 28 April 2012,[7] a game Swansea had led 4–1, although Andrea Orlandi posted the fastest goal of the season in that match after 24 seconds.[8]

Players

Squad

As of 13 May 2012.[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Netherlands GK Michel Vorm
2 Wales DF Ashley Williams
3 Wales DF Neil Taylor
5 England DF Alan Tate (vice-captain)
6 Netherlands MF Ferrie Bodde
7 England MF Leon Britton
8 Spain MF Andrea Orlandi
10 England FW Danny Graham
11 England MF Scott Sinclair
12 England MF Nathan Dyer
13 Wales GK David Cornell
14 Scotland FW Stephen Dobbie
15 England MF Wayne Routledge
16 England DF Garry Monk (captain)
18 England FW Leroy Lita
19 England FW Luke Moore
20 Argentina DF Federico Bessone
21 Portugal GK José Moreira
No. Position Player
22 Spain DF Àngel Rangel
23 France DF Darnel Situ
24 Wales MF Joe Allen
25 Germany GK Gerhard Tremmel
26 Netherlands MF Kemy Agustien
27 England MF Mark Gower
28 England DF Curtis Obeng
29 Wales MF Ashley Richards
30 England MF Scott Donnelly
31 Wales MF Lee Lucas
33 Wales DF Ben Davies
34 Wales DF Joe Walsh
35 Wales DF Daniel Alfei
36 Wales FW Casey Thomas
37 Wales MF Jordan Smith
38 Wales MF Gwion Edwards
39 Wales MF Kurtis March
41 Northern Ireland FW Rory Donnelly

On loan players during the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
4 England DF Steven Caulker (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur for the season)
17 England MF Josh McEachran (on loan from Chelsea for the season)
42 Iceland MF Gylfi Sigurðsson (on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim for the season)

Transfers

Transfers in

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
1 GK Netherlands Vorm 27EU UtrechtNetherlands Transfer Summer August 2014 £1,500,000 [10]
10 FW England Graham 25EU Watford Transfer Summer June 2015 £3,500,000 [11]
15 MF England Routledge 26EU Newcastle United Transfer Summer August 2014 Undisclosed fee [12]
18 FW England Lita 26EU Middlesbrough Transfer Summer August 2014 £1,750,000 [13]
20 DF ItalyArgentina Bessone 33EU Leeds United Transfer Summer August 2013 Free [14]
21 GK Portugal Moreira 29EU BenficaPortugal Transfer Summer July 2013 Undisclosed fee [15]
23 DF France Situ 25EU LensFrance Transfer Summer August 2013 £250,000 [14]
25 GK Germany Tremmel 32EU Free agent Transfer Summer August 2013 Free [16]
28 DF England Obeng 28EU WrexhamWales Transfer Winter June 2015 Undisclosed fee [17]
41 FW Northern Ireland Donnelly 19EU CliftonvilleNorthern Ireland Transfer Winter June 2015 Undisclosed fee [18]
44 DF Greece Moras 30EU Free agent Transfer Mid-season January 2012 Free [19]

Transfers out

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
1 GK Netherlands de Vries 30EU Wolverhampton Wanderers Transfer Summer Free [20]
8 MF England Pratley 26EU Bolton Wanderers Out of contract Summer [21]
9 FW Scotland Beattie 28EU Heart of MidlothianScotland Mutual consent Winter [22]
11 FW Netherlands van der Gun 32EU UtrechtNetherlands Out of contract Summer [23]
17 DF Spain Serrán 26EU AEK LarnacaCyprus Out of contract Summer [23]
17 DF Wales Cotterill 24EU Barnsley Mutual consent Winter [24]
18 FW Spain Pintado 33EU AEK LarnacaCyprus Mutual consent Summer [25]
20 MF Wales MacDonald 29EU Bournemouth Transfer Summer £80,000 [26]
23 MF England Harley 26EU Brighton & Hove Albion Transfer Summer Undisclosed fee [27]
25 GK BelgiumDemocratic Republic of the Congo Ma-Kalambay 30EU MechelenBelgium Out of contract Summer [28]
28 MF Republic of Ireland Butler 30EU Free agent Mutual consent Winter [22]
33 FW Wales Morgan 22EU NeathWales Out of contract Summer [23]
38 DF England Grimes 20EU Free agent Out of contract Summer [23]
44 DF Greece Moras 30EU CesenaItaly Out of contract Winter [29]

Loans in

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
4 DF Caulker England25 Tottenham Hotspur 1 July 2011 13 May 2012 [30] [30]
17 MF McEachran England24 Chelsea 16 January 2012 13 May 2012 [31] [31]
42 MF Sigurðsson Iceland27 1899 Hoffenheim 2 January 2012 13 May 2012 [32] [32]

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Loans out

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
9 FW Beattie Scotland33 Watford 24 October 2011 8 January 2012 [33] [33]
13 GK Cornell Wales26 Hereford United 19 August 2011 5 May 2012 [34] [34]
14 FW Dobbie Scotland35 Blackpool 22 March 2012 19 May 2012 [35] [35]
30 MF Donnelly England29 Wycombe Wanderers 13 June 2011 5 May 2012 [36] [36]
31 MF Lucas Wales25 Burton Albion 26 January 2012 5 May 2012 [37] [37]
35 DF Alfei Wales25 Wrexham 31 January 2012 7 May 2012 [17] [17]
36 FW Thomas Wales26 Colchester United 4 November 2011 2 January 2012 [38] [38]

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

New contracts

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
Status
Contract length
Expiry date
Source
2 DF Wales Ashley Williams 26 Signed 3 years August 2014 [39]
3 DF Wales Neil Taylor 22 Signed 4 years July 2015 [40]
5 DF England Alan Tate 28 Signed 2 years July 2015 [41]
6 MF Netherlands Ferrie Bodde 29 Signed 1 year June 2012 [42]
7 MF England Leon Britton 29 Signed 3 year June 2015 [43]
10 MF Spain Andrea Orlandi 26 Signed 1 year July 2013 [44]
12 MF England Nathan Dyer 23 Signed 3 years August 2014 [45]
16 DF England Garry Monk 32 Signed 3 years August 2014 [46]
22 DF Spain Àngel Rangel 28 Signed 3 years June 2014 [47]
24 MF Wales Joe Allen 21 Signed 4 years August 2015 [48]
27 MF England Mark Gower 33 Signed 1 year June 2013 [49]
28 MF Republic of Ireland Thomas Butler 30 Signed 1 year July 2012 [50]
29 MF Wales Jazz Richards 20 Signed 1.5 years June 2013 [51]
26 MF Netherlands Kemy Agustien 25 Signed 2 years June 2014 [52]
31 MF Wales Lee Lucas 20 Signed 3 years June 2015 [53]
38 MF Wales Gwion Edwards 19 Signed 3 years June 2015 [54]

Last updated:

Season statistics

Premier League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 38 28 5 5 93 29+64 89 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Manchester United 38 28 5 5 89 33+56 89
3 Arsenal 38 21 7 10 74 49+25 70
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 20 9 9 66 41+25 69 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Group stage 2
5 Newcastle United 38 19 8 11 56 51+5 65 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
6 Chelsea 38 18 10 10 65 46+19 64 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage 2
7 Everton 38 15 11 12 50 40+10 56
8 Liverpool 38 14 10 14 47 40+7 52 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 1
9 Fulham 38 14 10 14 48 513 52
10 West Bromwich Albion 38 13 8 17 45 527 47
11 Swansea City 38 12 11 15 44 517 47
12 Norwich City 38 12 11 15 52 6614 47
13 Sunderland 38 11 12 15 45 461 45
14 Stoke City 38 11 12 15 36 5317 45
15 Wigan Athletic 38 11 10 17 42 6220 43
16 Aston Villa 38 7 17 14 37 5316 38
17 Queens Park Rangers 38 10 7 21 43 6623 37
18 Bolton Wanderers (R) 38 10 6 22 46 7731 36 Relegation to 2012–13 Football League Championship
19 Blackburn Rovers (R) 38 8 7 23 48 7830 31
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) 38 5 10 23 40 8242 25

Updated to games played on 13 May 2012.
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Liverpool have won the 2011–12 Football League Cup and thus have qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
2Chelsea have won the 2011–12 Champions League and thus have qualified for the 2012–13 Competition. This means that Tottenham are now to compete in the Europa League in the 2012-13 season, since only four clubs from the English Premier League can play in the Champions League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 12 11 15 44 51  −7 47 8 7 4 27 18  +9 4 4 11 17 33  −16

Last updated: 2012.
Source: swanseacity.net

League performance

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
Result L D D L W L W L D W D L D L W D L D D W W L D W L L W W W L L L L W D D L W
Position 20 16 15 19 14 16 10 13 15 10 10 13 13 15 11 12 14 14 15 12 10 13 14 10 11 14 14 11 8 10 11 14 14 12 12 12 12 11

Last updated: 13 May 2012.
Source: swanseacity.net
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Statistics

Goals and appearances

As of 13 May 2012
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKNetherlands Michel Vorm 370000037020
2DFWales Ashley Williams 371201040160
3DFWales Neil Taylor 35(1)0100(1)036(2)050
4DFEngland Steven Caulker 260000026020
5DFEngland Alan Tate 1(4)000102(4)000
6DFNetherlands Ferrie Bodde 0000000000
7MFEngland Leon Britton 35(1)0100036(1)030
8MFSpain Andrea Orlandi 2(1)110104(1)110
10FWEngland Danny Graham 32(4)121(1)21034(5)1400
11MFEngland Scott Sinclair 35(3)80(1)00(1)035(5)810
12MFEngland Nathan Dyer 29(5)51(1)10030(6)611
14FWScotland Stephen Dobbie 2(6)0000(1)02(7)000
15MFEngland Wayne Routledge 17(11)1200019(11)120
16MFEngland Garry Monk 14(2)0200016(2)030
17MFEngland Josh McEachran 1(3)010002(3)000
18FWEngland Leroy Lita 4(12)210106(12)210
19FWEngland Luke Moore 3(17)211105(17)310
20DFArgentina Federico Bessone 0(1)010001(1)000
21GKPortugal José Moreira 0000101000
22DFSpain Àngel Rangel 32(2)0110033(2)140
23DFFrance Darnel Situ 0000000000
24MFWales Joe Allen 31(5)30(2)00031(7)331
25GKGermany Gerhard Tremmel 1020003000
26MFNetherlands Kemy Agustien 7(6)020009(6)030
27MFEngland Mark Gower 14(6)0101016(6)020
28DFEngland Curtis Obeng 0000000000
29MFWales Ashley Richards 6(2)010007(2)040
31MFWales Lee Lucas 0000000000
33MFWales Ben Davies 0000000000
34DFWales Joe Walsh 0000101000
35DFWales Daniel Alfei 0000101000
36FWWales Casey Thomas 0000000000
37MFWales Jordan Smith 0000000000
38MFWales Gwion Edwards 0000000000
39MFWales Kurtis March 0000000000
41FWNorthern Ireland Rory Donnelly 0000000000
42MFIceland Gylfi Sigurðsson 17(1)70(1)00017(2)700

Left club mid-season

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
9FWScotland Craig Beattie 0000000000
17MFWales David Cotterill 0000000000
28MFRepublic of Ireland Thomas Butler 0000000000
44DFGreece Vangelis Moras 0(1)000000(1)000

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

R No. Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 10 FW England Danny Graham 12 2 0 14
2 11 LW England Scott Sinclair 8 0 0 8
3 42 MF Iceland Gylfi Sigurðsson 7 0 0 7
4 12 RW England Nathan Dyer 5 1 0 6
5 24 MF Wales Joe Allen 4 0 0 4
6 19 FW England Luke Moore 2 1 0 3
7 18 FW England Leroy Lita 2 0 0 2
8 2 CB Wales Ashley Williams 1 0 0 1
= 8 LW Spain Andrea Orlandi 1 0 0 1
= 15 MF England Wayne Routledge 1 0 0 1
= 22 FB Spain Àngel Rangel 0 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1 2
Totals 44 5 1 50

Last updated: 13 May 2012
Source: Statistics from premierleague.com

Captains

Accounts for the Premier League only.
No. Pos. Name Starts
2 CB Wales Ashley Williams 23
16 CB England Garry Monk 14
5 CB England Alan Tate 1

Starting formations

Accounts for Premier League formations only.
Qnt Formation Match(es)
37 4–3–3 1–35, 37, 38
1 3–4–3 36

Source:
Only competitive matches.

Fixtures & results

Pre-season friendlies

Mid-season friendlies

Premier League

FA Cup

League Cup

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