Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
As a result of Swansea City's promotion in 2011, the stadium became the first Premier League ground in Wales. It is the third largest stadium in Wales – after the Millennium Stadium and the Cardiff City Stadium. In European competitions, the stadium is known as Swansea Stadium due to advertising rules.
The Liberty Stadium became Swansea City's home ground from 2005, and was renamed the Swansea.com Stadium in 2021. The Liberty Stadium capacity was 20,532 though has been increased to 21,088. [67] The highest attendance recorded at the stadium came against Arsenal on 31 October 2015 with 20,937 spectators, [68] beating the previous record of 20,845.
On 4 July, Swansea City announced their first pre-season friendly, against 1. FC Köln as part of a week-long training camp in Austria. [ 52 ] Eleven days later, a second fixture in Austria was confirmed, against Vardar .
The 2022–23 season was the 111th season in the existence of Swansea City Association Football Club and the club ... Fairwood Training Ground ... Number of goals ...
Since the ground opened in 1873 it has been the home of the Swansea Rugby Football Club, and the Swansea Cricket Club.. On 19 June 1928 the ground was the venue of a mile race, for Swansea Grammar School's Sports Day, won by a teenage Dylan Thomas; he carried a newspaper photograph of his victory with him until his death.
Ivor Allchurch scored 162 goals for the Swans between 1947–1958 and 1965–1968. Swansea City Association Football Club, a Welsh association football club based in the city of Swansea, was founded in 1912 under the name of Swansea Town and joined the Second Division of the Southern Football League.
The Vetch Field was a football stadium in Swansea, Wales, and was the home ground of Swansea City A.F.C. from the club’s founding until 2005. Following its closure, the club relocated to a newly constructed stadium, originally named the Liberty Stadium upon its opening in 2005.
Swansea began their pre-season preparations at a training camp in Alicante, Spain, [48] after announcing pre-season friendlies against Oxford United, Reading and Bristol Rovers. [ 49 ] [ 50 ] [ 51 ] They also hosted behind closed doors friendlies against Haverfordwest County , Brøndby , Swindon Town and Newport County .