Swansea University F.C.
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| Full name | Swansea University Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 (current club) |
| Ground | Swansea Bay Sports Park, Sketty Lane, Swansea. |
| Capacity | 250 |
| Manager | Jon Beale |
| League | Ardal SW League |
| 2023–24 | Ardal SW League, 4th of 16 |
| Website | Club website |
Swansea University Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Prifysgol Abertawe) is a Welsh football club, who play in the Ardal Leagues South West, which is the third tier of the Welsh football pyramid. They play at Sketty Lane, Swansea.
History
[edit]The current team was reformed as Team Swansea in 2011 by students from Swansea University. Since the club's reformation, the club has achieved six promotions, two Gwalia cups, one Senior Cup and two West Wales Cups, including a 10–0 win in the 2015 final.
In 2017 the club sealed the Swansea Senior League championship and West Wales Cup double in May 2017, securing their return to the Welsh Football League in a play-off against Neath & District League champions Cwm Wanderers.
In May 2018 the club was promoted to Welsh Football League Division Two as Champions.[1] They followed this up in April 2019 by gaining promotion to the new Cymru South as runners-up in Division Two.[2] They were also awarded the divisional fair play award for the season.[3]
In May 2020 they were crowned champions of Cymru South after the curtailment of the season as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.[4]
However, due to finishing 15th in the 2022–23 Cymru South, they were relegated into the Ardal Leagues, from 2023-24 onwards.
Honours
[edit]- Cymru South Champions – 2019–20
- Welsh Football League Division Two Runners-Up - 2018–19
- Welsh Football League Division Three Champions - 2017–18
- Swansea Senior League Division One Champions - 2016–17[5]
- Swansea Senior League Division One Runners-Up - 2015–16
- Swansea Senior League Division Two Runners-Up - 2014–15
- Swansea Senior League Division Three Runners-Up - 2013–14
- Swansea Senior League Division Four Champions - 2011–12
- Swansea Senior League Open Cup Winners- 2014–15[6]
- West Wales Intermediate Challenge Cup – Winners (2) - 2014–15; 2016–17
- Gwalia Cup Winners (2): - 2012–13;[7] 2013–14[8]
Staff
[edit]- Chairman:
- Commercial: Nigel Hill
- Head of Sport: James Mountain
- Head of Football: Jon Beale
- Coach: Jack Midwinter
Seasons
[edit] |
| Season | League | Welsh Cup[9] | FAW Trophy[9] | Other | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Tier | Division | P | W | D | L | Pts | Pos | ||||
| 2011-12[a] | 8 | Swansea Senior League Division Four | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 1[10] | |||
| 2012-13[a] | 7 | Swansea Senior League Division Three | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 4 | Gwalia Cup Winners | ||
| 2013-14[a] | 7 | Swansea Senior League Division Three | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 2 | Gwalia Cup Winners | ||
| 2014-15[a] | 6 | Swansea Senior League Division Two | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 2 | R1 | West Wales Intermediate Cup winners | |
| 2015-16[a] | 5 | Swansea Senior League Division One | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2016-17[a] | 5 | Swansea Senior League Division One | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 1[11] | 1Q | West Wales Intermediate Cup winners | |
| 2017-18 | 4 | Welsh Football League Division Three | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 1Q | R2 | |
| 2018-19 | 3 | Welsh Football League Division Two | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 64 | 2 | R2 | R5 | |
| 2019-20 | 2 | Cymru South | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 1 | R4 | ||
Notes
- 1Q: First qualifying round
- 2Q: Second qualifying round
- R1: First Round
- R2: Second Round
- R5: Fifth Round
University College Swansea / Swansea University
[edit]Swansea University has a Welsh League heritage dating back to the 1960s, when under its previous guise as the University College Swansea. The university first entered the Welsh League in the 1966–67 season winning Division Two in their first season. In the 1967–68 season they finished runners-up in Division One to seal promotion to the Premier Division in just two seasons. They were relegated at the end of the 1968–69 season but were again promoted as Division One Champions. In 1971–72 they were relegated again, remaining in Division One until 1978 when they were relegated to Division Two. The club remained in the Welsh league until 1985 when it left the league.[12]
Honours
[edit]- Welsh Football League Division One (2nd tier Welsh Football League) Champions - 1969–70
- Welsh Football League Division One (2nd tier Welsh Football League) Runners-Up - 1967–68
- Welsh Football League Division Two (3rd tier Welsh Football League) Champions - 1966–67
Welsh Football League history
[edit]Information sourced from the Football Club History Database[13] and the Welsh Soccer Archive.[14]
- Notes
- ^ From the 1964–65 season Division 1 was renamed 'Premier Division', Division 2 East and West were replaced by 'Division One' and 'Division Two' (effectively Division Two and Division Three).
- ^ In this season The Premier Division (The Top Tier Division) was renamed 'National Division'. The 2nd tier division was renamed 'Premier Division' with the 3rd tier division named 'Division 1'.
References
[edit]- ^ Jones, Jordan (10 May 2018). "Swansea University promoted to Welsh Football League Division Two after title win". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ Jones, Jordan (20 April 2019). "Swansea University clinch promotion to Division One". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "2019 Fair Play Awards". www.faw.cymru. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Domestic champions confirmed as season curtailed". Cymru Leagues. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Swansea Senior League Archive 2016–2017". Swansea Senior Football League. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Swansea Senior League Archive 2014–2015". Swansea Senior Football League. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Team Swansea Dominate Gwalia Cup". Swansea University Men's Football Club. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Team Swansea 10-0 Ystradgynlais". Swansea University Men's Football Club. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ a b "FAW / FAW Cups". www.faw.cymru. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ "Swansea Senior League 2010-18".
- ^ "Swansea Senior League 2016/17".
- ^ "Teams". Archived from the original on 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ a b "Football Club History Database - Swansea University".
- ^ "Welsh League".