Swansea City 2017 Newspaper Book Coverage

Total pages: 140

Date of PaperPagesEvent Covered (Daily Mirror unless stated)
25 Apr 1913Page 14Swansea beat Pontypridd 1-0 to win the Welsh Cup
17 Jan 1922Page 18Swansea 1 West Ham 0 (FA Cup 1st Round, 2nd replay)
3 May 1925Page 22Swansea are Div 3 (South) Champions after beating Exeter 2-1
7 Mar 1926Pages 20 and 22Swansea 2 Arsenal 1 (FA Cup 6th Round)
28 Mar 1926Pages 22 and backBolton 3 Swansea 0 (FA Cup semi-final)
25 Feb 1927Page 23Swansea 2 South Shields 1 (FA Cup 5th Round replay)
13 Apr 1930Page 31Swansea 3 Chelsea 0
31 Aug 1930Page 22Swansea 3 Cardiff 2
14 Jan 1935Page 27Swansea 4 Stoke 1 (FA Cup 3rd Round)
3 Mar 1935Page 39Swansea 5 West Ham 4
20 Sep 1936Page 39Swansea 5 Southampton 1
13 Jan 1952Page 14Reading 0 Swansea 3 (FA Cup 3rd Round)
7 Feb 1954Page 18Swansea 2 Bury 1
17 Sep 1954Page 13Swansea 7 Port Vale 1
26 Sep 1954Page 18Swansea 3 Liverpool 2
25 Mar 1956Page 22Swansea 6 Leicester 1
19 Aug 1956Page 22Swansea 5 Blackburn 1
9 Apr 1958Page 23Swansea 7 Derby 0
5 Oct 1958Page 30Swansea 4 Ipswich 2
8 Mar 1959Page 30Cardiff 0 Swansea 1
5 Oct 1959Page 28Swansea 5 Liverpool 4
29 Jan 1961Page 30Swansea 2 Preston 1 (FA Cup 4th Round)
17 Oct 1961Page 26Swansea 2 Motor Jena (Austria) 2 (European Cup Winners’ Cup 1st Round, 1st leg)
27 Aug 1962Page 18Swansea 2 Stoke 1
19 Feb 1964Page 23Swansea 2 Stoke 0 (FA Cup 5th Round replay)
2 Mar 1964Pages 26 & 27Liverpool 1 Swansea 2 (FA Cup 6th Round)
15 Mar 1964Pages 38 and backSwansea 1 Preston 2 (FA Cup semi-final)
11 Jan 1965Page 19Swansea 1 Newcastle 0 (FA Cup 3rd Round)
3 May 1966Page 26Swansea beat Chester 2-1 to win the Welsh Cup
22 Sep 1966Page 27Swansea 1 Slavia Sofia 1 (European Cup Winners’ Cup 1st Round, 1st leg)
30 Nov 1966Page 26Swansea 7 Folkestone 2 (FA Cup 1st Round replay)
7 Apr 1970Page 27Newport 1 Swansea 2
2 Sep 1970Page 23Swansea 5 Shrewsbury 0
28 Mar 1971Page 47Swansea 5 Reading 0
2 Dec 1972Page 31Swansea 3 Wrexham 1
6 Oct 1974Page 45Swansea 2 Crewe 1
20 Mar 1976Page 31Swansea 5 Stockport 0
13 Nov 1977Page 45Swansea 5 Crewe 0
26 Apr 1978Page 31Swansea beat Scunthorpe 3-1 on their way to winning promotion to Div 3
30 Aug 1978Back pageSwansea 2 Tottenham 2 (League Cup 2nd Round)
7 Sep 1978Back pageTottenham 1 Swansea 3 (League Cup 2nd Round replay)
12 May 1979Page 31Swansea win promotion to Div 2 after beating Chesterfield 2-1
15 Jan 1980Back pageSwansea 2 Crystal Palace 1 (FA Cup 3rd Round, 2nd replay)
27 Jan 1980Page 44Swansea 4 Reading 1 (FA Cup 4th Round)
27 Aug 1980Back pageSwansea 1 Arsenal 1 (League Cup 2nd Round, 1st leg)
14 Dec 1980Page 43Swansea 4 Newcastle 0
26 Apr 1981Page 45Swansea 3 Chelsea 0
28 Apr 1981Back pageSwansea are on the brink of promotion to Division 1 after a 2-2 draw with Luton
3 May 1981Back pagePreston 1 Swansea 3 (promoted to Division 1)
5 May 1981Page 31Swansea 1 Hereford 0 (Welsh Cup Final 1st leg)
12 May 1981Page 31Hereford 1 Swansea 1 (Welsh Cup Final 2nd leg)
30 Aug 1981Back pageSwansea 5 Leeds 1
12 Oct 1981Page 30Swansea 2 Arsenal 0
18 Oct 1981Pages 46 & 47Swansea go top of Division 1 after winning 2-1 at Stoke
25 Oct 1981Page 47Swansea manager John Toshack “ I wouldn’t swap my squad for any other in the country”
9 Nov 1981Page 31Ipswich 2 Swansea 3
16 Dec 1981Page 31Swansea 2 Aston Villa 1
1 Feb 1982Page 26Swansea 2 Manchester United 0
17 Feb 1982Back pageSwansea 2 Liverpool 0
28 Feb 1982Page 47Arsenal 0 Swansea 2
9 May 1982Page 46Nottingham Forest 0 Swansea 2
20 May 1982Back pageSwansea 2 Cardiff 1 (Welsh Cup Final 2nd leg)
16 Sep 1982Page 27Swansea 12 Sliema Wanderers (Malta) 0 (European Cup Winners’ Cup 1st Round, 1st leg)
30 Sep 1982Page 26Sliema Wanderers 0 Swansea 5 (European Cup Winners’ Cup 1st Round, 2nd leg)
3 Oct 1982Page 42Swansea 2 Tottenham 0
21 Oct 1982Page 30Swansea 0 Paris St Germain 1 (European Cup Winners’ Cup 2nd Round, 1st leg)
13 Mar 1983Page 40Swansea 4 Manchester City 1
18 May 1983Page 31Swansea 2 Wrexham 0 (Welsh Cup Final 2nd leg)
21 Dec 1985Pages 26,27 and backSwansea City are officially wound up in the High Court with debts around £1.5million. Forty six staff are sacked, including manager John Bond & his 34 players
24 Dec 1985Back pageSwansea are back from the dead after being given 21 days to reform themselves and begin a new soccer life
29 May 1988Page 46Swansea win promotion to Div 3 after beating Torquay 5-4 on aggregate
28 Sep 1989Page 39Swansea 3 Panathinaikos 3 (European Cup Winners’ Cup 1st Round, 2nd leg)
26 Sep 1991Page 37Swansea 1 Tottenham 0 (Rumbelows Cup 2nd Round, 1st leg)
18 Nov 1991Page 31Swansea 2 Cardiff 1 (FA Cup 1st Round)
25 Apr 1994Back pageSwansea win the Autoglass Trophy at Wembley, beating Huddersfield 3-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw
5 Oct 1994Page 35Swansea 1 Norwich 0 (Coca-Cola Cup 2nd Round, 2nd leg)
15 May 1997Page 41Swansea 3 Chester 0 (Div 3 Play-offs semi-final 2nd leg)
25 May 1997Page 79Swansea 0 Northampton 1 (Div 3 Play-off Final)
4 Jan 1999Mania page 2West Ham 1 Swansea 1 (FA Cup 3rd Round)
14 Jan 1999Pages 63 and backSwansea 1 West Ham 0 (FA Cup 3rd Round replay)
17 May 1999Mania page 16Swansea 1 Scunthorpe 0 (Div 3 Play-offs semi-final 1st leg)
1 May 2000Mania pages 14 & 15Swansea win promotion to Div 2 after beating Exeter 3-0
8 May 2000Mania pages 1 and 15Swansea seal the Div 3 championship by drawing 1-1 at Rotherham
19 Nov 2001Pages 51 and backSwansea 4 QPR 0 (FA Cup 1st Round)
5 May 2003Mania pages 12 & 13Swansea beat Hull 4-2 to avoid relegation from the football league
25 Jan 2004Premplus page 10Swansea 2 Preston 1 (FA Cup 4th Round)
9 May 2005Mania page 20Swansea win promotion to League 1 after winning 1-0 at Bury
3 Apr 2006Mania page 13Swansea win the Football League Trophy, beating Carlisle 2-1
7 May 2006Premplus page 10Chesterfield 0 Swansea 4
15 May 2006Mania page 11Brentford 0 Swansea 2 (League One Play-offs semi-final, 2nd leg)
7 Jan 2007Premplus page 11Sheffield United 0 Swansea 3 (FA Cup 3rd Round)
13 Apr 2008Premplus page 12Swansea win promotion to the Championship with a 2-1 win at Gillingham
20 Apr 2008Page 64Swansea win the League One title in front of their own fans against Yeovil
4 May 2008Page 64Swansea are presented with the League trophy after the 1-0 win at Brighton
24 Sep 2008Page 56Swansea 1 Cardiff 0
8 Nov 2009Premplus p1,10 & 11Swansea 3 Cardiff 2
21 Nov 2009Page 65Swansea 1 Derby 0
8 Nov 2010Mania pages 14 & 15Cardiff 0 Swansea 1
31 May 2011Front & back, 58 & 59Swansea 4 Reading 2 (Playoff Final. Swansea are promoted to the Premier League)
18 Sep 2011Football page 6Swansea 3 West Brom 0
4 Mar 2012Football page 11Wigan 0 Swansea 2
15 Apr 2012Football page 7Swansea 3 Blackburn 0
25 Feb 2013 & 3 Mar 2013Pages 1, 50 & 51 Front and centre pulloutSwansea 5 Bradford 0 (League Cup Final)
2 Aug 2013Page 65Swansea 4 Malmo 0 (Europa League)
9 Feb 2014Football page 7Swansea 3 Cardiff 0
30 Mar 2014Football page 6Swansea 3 Norwich 0
22 Feb 2015Football pages 4 & 5Swansea 2 Manchester United 1
3 May 2015Football page 9Swansea 2 Stoke 0
3 Mar 2016Page 67Arsenal 1 Swansea 2
8 May 2016Football page 3West Ham 1 Swansea 4
27 Nov 2016Football page 10Swansea 5 Crystal Palace 4
14 May 2017Football pages 4 & 5Sunderland 0 Swansea 2
22 May 2017Football page 9Swansea 2 West Brom 1
Total pages 140