2021–22 Swansea City A.F.C. season

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Swansea City
2021–22 season
ChairmanJulian Winter
Head coachRussell Martin
StadiumSwansea.com Stadium
Championship16th
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Joël Piroe (4)
All: Joël Piroe (5)
Away colours
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The 2020–21 season is Swansea City's 110th season in existence and their fourth consecutive season in the second tier of English football, the Championship. Alongside the Championship, they will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 June 2021 to 31 May 2022.

Pre-season[]

Managerial change[]

Head coach Steve Cooper left the club by mutual consent during pre-season, on 21 July 2021.[1] He was replaced by Russell Martin on 1 August, six days before Swansea's first game of the season.[2]

Friendlies[]

The Swans announced they would have friendlies against Swindon Town,[3] Plymouth Argyle,[4] Bristol Rovers,[5] and Forest Green Rovers[6] and Southampton[7] as part of the club's pre-season preparations. However, the friendly against Swindon was cancelled due to "ongoing logistical and operational issues" at Swindon.[8] The friendly against Bristol Rovers was also cancelled due to positive Coronavirus cases within Swansea's first-team bubble.[9]

14 July 2021 Friendly Newport County 0–1 Swansea City Lliswerry
BST Report Whittaker Stadium: Newport International Sports Village
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
14 July 2021 Friendly Newport County 0–4 Swansea City Lliswerry
BST Report Byers
Cullen
Lowe x2		 Stadium: Newport International Sports Village
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
17 July 2021 Friendly Newport County 0–5 Swansea City Lliswerry
BST Report Cullen Goal 10', 29'
Margetson Goal 33'
Dhanda Goal ?'
Latibeaudiere Goal ?'		 Stadium: Newport International Sports Village
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
17 July 2021 Friendly Swindon Town Cancelled Swansea City Swindon
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Note: Match cancelled due to ongoing logistical issues at Swindon Town.
20 July 2021 Friendly Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Swansea City Plymouth
19:00 BST Hardie Goal 47' Report Naughton Goal 23'
Cullen Goal 32'		 Stadium: Home Park
24 July 2021 Friendly Bristol Rovers Cancelled Swansea City Horfield
15:00 BST Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: Match cancelled due to positive Coronavirus cases in Swansea's first-team bubble.
28 July 2021 Friendly Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Swansea City Nailsworth
19:00 BST Stevens Goal 86' (pen.) Report Dhanda Goal 65'
Lloyd Goal 70'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
31 July 2021 Friendly Swansea City 1–3 Southampton Landore
15:00 BST Salisu Goal 13' (o.g.) Report Tella Goal 14'
Redmond Goal 22'
Armstrong Goal 58'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium[a]
Attendance: 5,091

Club[]

Club officials[]

As of 2 September 2021[11]
Position Name
Owners United States Jason Levien
United States Steve Kaplan
Chief Executive England Julian Winter
Sporting Director Wales Mark Allen
Head of Recruitment England Andy Scott
Honorary Club President Wales Alan Curtis
Club Ambassador England Lee Trundle

First-team staff[]

As of 17 September 2021[12]
Position Name
Head Coach Scotland Russell Martin
Assistant Head Coach England Luke Williams
Technical Development Coach England Matthew Gill
Head of Physical Performance England Matt Willmott
Goalkeeping Coach England Dean Thornton
First-team Performance Analyst England Ben Parker
Loan Player Manager England Alan Tate

First-team squad[]

As of 1 September 2021[13]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Steven Benda
2 DF England ENG Ryan Bennett
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ryan Manning
4 MF England ENG Flynn Downes
5 DF Wales WAL Ben Cabango
6 MF Scotland SCO Jay Fulton
7 MF England ENG Korey Smith
8 MF England ENG Matt Grimes (captain)
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Obafemi
10 MF France FRA Olivier Ntcham
11 FW England ENG Morgan Whittaker
12 FW England ENG Jamie Paterson
16 DF Wales WAL Brandon Cooper
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Netherlands NED Joël Piroe
18 GK England ENG Ben Hamer
19 DF Wales WAL Tivonge Rushesha
20 FW Wales WAL Liam Cullen
21 MF England ENG Yan Dhanda
22 DF England ENG Joel Latibeaudiere
24 DF England ENG Jake Bidwell
26 DF England ENG Kyle Naughton
27 DF England ENG Ethan Laird (on loan from Manchester United)
28 MF England ENG Liam Walsh
35 DF England ENG Lincoln McFayden
37 MF Wales WAL Daniel Williams
46 DF England ENG Rhys Williams (on loan from Liverpool)

Competitions[]

Championship[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Championship

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
18 Millwall 8 1 5 2 8 10 −2 8
19 Barnsley 8 1 5 2 6 9 −3 8
20 Blackpool 8 2 2 4 7 12 −5 8
21 Swansea City 8 1 4 3 7 11 −4 7
22 Peterborough United 8 2 1 5 10 17 −7 7 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Hull City 8 1 2 5 5 12 −7 5
24 Nottingham Forest 8 1 1 6 7 12 −5 4
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[14]

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
8 1 4 3 7 11  −4 7 0 3 1 1 3  −2 1 1 2 6 8  −2

Last updated: 18 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHHA
ResultLDLWLDDD
Position2119201619212021
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Swansea City's fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.[15]

7 August 2021 1 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Swansea City Blackburn
15:00 BST Gallagher Goal 36'
Brereton Goal 48' (pen.)		 Report Paterson Goal 52' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,260
Referee: David Webb
14 August 2021 2 Swansea City 0–0 Sheffield United Landore
20:00 BST Report Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 15,946
Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: Live on Sky Sports
17 August 2021 3 Swansea City 1–3 Stoke City Landore
19:45 BST Piroe Goal 73' Report Powell Goal 15'
Clucas Goal 53'
Østigård Goal 60'		 Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 15,927
Referee: Josh Smith
20 August 2021 4 Bristol City 0–1 Swansea City Ashton Gate
19:45 BST Report Piroe Goal 19' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 20,139
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Note: Live on Sky Sports
28 August 2021 5 Preston North End 3–1 Swansea City Deepdale
15:00 BST Van den Berg Goal 21'
Riis Jakobsen Goal 45+2'
Whiteman Goal 52'		 Report Piroe Goal 19' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,180
Referee: Thomas Bramall
11 September 2021 6 Swansea City 0–0 Hull City Landore
15:00 BST Paterson Yellow card 60' Report Bernard Yellow card 61'
Lewis-Potter Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 16,317
Referee: Keith Stroud
15 September 2021 7 Swansea City 0–0 Millwall Landore
19:45 BST Bennett Yellow card 37'
Downes Yellow card 83'		 Report Wallace Yellow card 77'
Saville Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Referee: John Busby
18 September 2021 8 Luton Town 3–3 Swansea City Luton
15:00 BST Berry Goal 7'
Adebayo Goal 15' (pen.), 23'
Lansbury Yellow card 28'
Naismith Yellow card 47'		 Report Manning Yellow card 28'
Paterson Goal 63'
Ntcham Goal 86'
Piroe Goal 90+2'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,721
Referee: Tony Harrington
25 September 2021 9 Swansea City v Huddersfield Town Landore
15:00 BST Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Swansea City were drawn away to Reading in the first round,[16][17] At home to Plymouth Argyle in the second round[18][19] and away to Brighton & Hove Albion in the third round.[20][21]

10 August 2021 First round Reading 0–3 Swansea City Reading
20:00 BST Report Latibeaudiere Goal 16'
Cabango Goal 60'
Piroe Goal 83'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 4,989
Referee: Samuel Barrott
24 August 2021 Second round Swansea City 4–1 Plymouth Argyle Landore
19:00 BST Williams Goal 29'
Whittaker Goal 79', 86', 90'		 Report Shirley Goal 63' Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 17,491
Referee: Bobby Madley
22 September 2021 Third round Brighton & Hove Albion v Swansea City Falmer
19:30 BST Stadium: Falmer Stadium

Statistics[]

As of 18 September 2021
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Swansea City.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Germany Steven Benda 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF England Ryan Bennett 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Ryan Manning 9 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
4 MF England Flynn Downes 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Wales Ben Cabango 7 1 4+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
6 MF Scotland Jay Fulton 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF England Korey Smith 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England Matt Grimes 9 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland Michael Obafemi 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW France Olivier Ntcham 3 1 2+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW England Morgan Whittaker 5 3 0+3 0 0+0 0 2+0 3
12 MF England Jamie Paterson 8 2 7+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF Wales Brandon Cooper 6 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
17 FW Netherlands Joël Piroe 8 5 4+3 4 0+0 0 1+0 1
18 GK England Ben Hamer 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
20 FW Wales Liam Cullen 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF England Yan Dhanda 5 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
22 DF England Joel Latibeaudiere 7 1 5+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
24 DF England Jake Bidwell 8 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
26 DF England Kyle Naughton 6 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
27 DF England Ethan Laird * 8 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
28 MF England Liam Walsh 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 DF England Lincoln McFayden 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
37 MF Wales Daniel Williams 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
46 DF England Rhys Williams * 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players out on loan:
14 FW Scotland Kyle Joseph 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
Players who left the club:
10 FW Jamaica Jamal Lowe 6 1 3+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 1

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
11 June 2021 CF Scotland Kyle Joseph England Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [22]
1 July 2021 GK Denmark Nicholas Defreitas-Hansen England Everton Free transfer [23]
2 July 2021 CF Netherlands Joël Piroe Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Undisclosed [24]
7 July 2021 MF England Azeem Abdulai England Leicester City Free transfer [25]
7 July 2021 MF England Richard Faakye England Crystal Palace Free transfer [25]
7 July 2021 GK Wales Ben Hughes England Chippenham Town Undisclosed [25]
7 July 2021 DF England Filip Lissah England Chelsea Free transfer [25]
7 July 2021 CB Wales Ben Margetson Wales Cardiff City Free transfer [25]
7 July 2021 MF England Sam Leverett England Leeds United Free transfer [25]
7 July 2021 DF England Zane Myers England Chelsea Free transfer [25]
7 July 2021 FW England Kieran Petrie England Arsenal Free transfer [25]
7 July 2021 DF England David Roberts England Chelsea Free transfer [25]
7 July 2021 MF England Charlie Veevers England Manchester United Free transfer [25]
7 July 2021 LW England Tarrelle Whittaker England Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [25]
7 July 2021 FW England Kyrell Wilson England Chelsea Free transfer [25]
8 July 2021 CM England Liam Walsh England Bristol City Free transfer [26]
6 August 2021 AM England Jamie Paterson England Bristol City Free transfer [27]
10 August 2021 CM England Flynn Downes England Ipswich Town Undisclosed [28]
20 August 2021 CF England Jaden Forrester England Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer [29]
20 August 2021 AM England Dylan Morgan England Forest Green Rovers Free transfer [29]
31 August 2021 CF Republic of Ireland Michael Obafemi England Southampton Undisclosed [30]
1 September 2021 CM France Olivier Ntcham Scotland Celtic Free transfer [31]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
16 August 2021 RB England Ethan Laird England Manchester United End of season [32]
31 August 2021 CB England Rhys Williams England Liverpool End of season [33]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
10 August 2021 GK England Josh Gould England Ebbsfleet United January 2022 [34]
19 August 2021 RW England Jordon Garrick England Plymouth Argyle End of season [35]
31 August 2021 AM Wales Oli Cooper Wales Newport County End of season [36]
31 August 2021 CF Scotland Kyle Joseph England Cheltenham Town End of season [37]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
11 June 2021 LB Wales Declan John England Bolton Wanderers Released [38][39][40]
30 June 2021 LW Ghana André Ayew Qatar Al-Sadd Released [38][41]
30 June 2021 CM Wales Ryan Bevan Wales Trefelin
30 June 2021 LB Wales Matthew Blake Released [38]
30 June 2021 RB Wales Kieron Freeman England Portsmouth Released [38][42]
30 June 2021 RW Wales Bradley Gibbings Released [38]
30 June 2021 LB Ecuador Jordi Govea Released [38]
30 June 2021 LW Scotland Barrie McKay Released [38]
30 June 2021 GK England Alex Rutter Released [38]
30 June 2021 CB Wales Jake Thomas Wales Cambrian & Clydach [43]
5 July 2021 FW Wales Tom Stokes Wales Newport County Free transfer [44]
30 July 2021 RW England Nathan Dyer Retired [45]
3 August 2021 CM Scotland George Byers England Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [46]
30 August 2021 LW England Wayne Routledge Mutual consent [47]
31 August 2021 RW Jamaica Jamal Lowe England Bournemouth Undisclosed [48]
31 August 2021 RB Wales Connor Roberts England Burnley Undisclosed [49]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ This match took place before The Liberty Stadium was renamed the Swansea.com Stadium on 9 August 2021.[10]
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