Swansea City A.F.C. league record by opponent

Swansea City (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football club based in the city of Swansea, which competes in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1912 as Swansea Town, and competed in the Southern Football League until they were elected to The Football League in 1920, as founders of the Third Division. The club changed its name in 1969, when it adopted the name Swansea City to reflect Swansea's new status as a city. In 2010, after winning a Championship Play-off final, Swansea became the first Welsh team to compete in the Premier League.

The Swansea Town team during its first season, 1912–13

Swansea's first Southern Football League match was against Cardiff City and they met their 117th and most recent different league opponent, Milton Keynes Dons, for the first time in the 2005–06 Football League season. The team that Swansea have played most in league competition is Plymouth Argyle, who they first met in the 1919–20 Southern Football League season; the 33 wins from 82 meetings is more than they have achieved against any other club. Bristol Rovers and Brighton & Hove Albion have each drawn 23 league encounters with Swansea, more than any other club. The club has been defeated the most by Southampton who have defeated the Swans 32 times.

Key

• The records include the results of matches played in the Southern Football League (from 1912 to 1920), The Football League (from 1920 to 2010) and the Premier League (from 2010 to the present day). Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season.
• For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout.
• The season given as the "first" denotes the season in which Swansea City first played a league match against that team.
• The season given as the "last" denotes the season in which Swansea City last played a league match against that team.
•    † Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are current divisional rivals of Swansea City.
•    ‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct.
• P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; Win% = percentage of total matches won.

All-time league record

Statistics correct as of matches played up to 13 January 2016.^[a]

Swansea City A.F.C. league record by opponent

Club	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	Win%	First	Last	Notes
	Home				Away				Total
Aberdare Athletic ‡	6	4	1	1	6	2	1	3	12	6	2	4	050.00	1912–13	1924–25
Abertillery Town ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1913–14	1913–14
Aldershot ‡	9	7	2	0	9	3	4	2	18	10	6	2	055.56	1947–48	1988–89
Arsenal †	7	3	0	4	6	3	1	2	13	6	1	6	046.15	1981–82	2015–16
Aston Villa †	11	5	2	4	12	3	1	8	23	8	3	12	034.78	1936–37	2015–16
Barnet	5	3	0	2	5	4	0	1	10	7	0	3	070.00	1993–94	1999–00
Barnsley	33	24	5	4	33	7	8	18	66	31	13	22	046.97	1925–26	2010–11
Barry Town	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	4	3	0	1	075.00	1913–14	1914–15
Birmingham City	14	4	3	7	14	2	4	8	28	6	15	7	021.43	1946–47	2008–09
Blackburn Rovers	17	10	2	5	17	1	2	14	34	11	4	19	032.35	1936–37	2011–12
Blackpool	21	11	6	4	21	1	10	10	42	12	16	14	028.57	1925–26	2009–10
Bolton Wanderers	15	9	3	3	15	1	7	7	30	10	10	10	033.33	1933–34	2011–12
Boston United	3	2	1	0	3	1	1	1	6	3	2	1	050.00	2002–03	2004–05
A.F.C. Bournemouth †	25	14	6	5	24	7	4	13	49	21	10	18	042.86	1923–24	2015–16
Bradford City	27	14	6	7	27	6	8	13	54	20	14	20	037.04	1925–26	2006–07
Bradford Park Avenue	16	9	3	4	16	4	5	7	32	13	8	11	040.63	1928–29	1969–70
Brentford	36	23	11	5	36	6	11	22	78	29	22	27	037.18	1913–14	2006–07
Brighton & Hove Albion	29	14	11	4	29	9	12	8	58	23	23	12	039.66	1919–20	2007–08
Bristol City	26	13	9	4	26	5	7	14	52	18	16	18	034.62	1922–23	2010–11
Bristol Rovers	37	17	11	9	37	6	12	19	74	23	23	28	031.08	1919–20	2007–08
Burnley	20	11	5	4	20	3	7	10	40	14	12	14	035.00	1930–31	2014–15
Caerphilly ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1913–14	1913–14
Cambridge United	19	11	6	2	19	7	2	10	38	18	8	12	047.37	1974–75	2004–05
Cardiff City	30	17	8	5	30	5	10	15	60	22	18	20	036.67	1912–13	2013–14
Carlisle United	12	4	5	3	12	4	2	6	24	8	7	9	033.33	1978–79	2007–08
Charlton Athletic	21	12	5	4	21	3	6	12	42	15	11	16	035.71	1921–22	2008–09
Chelsea †	13	4	5	4	14	1	4	9	27	5	9	13	018.52	1925–26	2015–16
Cheltenham Town	6	1	4	1	6	3	2	1	12	4	6	2	033.33	1999–00	2007–08
Chester City	17	11	3	3	17	2	4	11	34	13	7	14	038.24	1967–68	2004–05
Chesterfield	20	11	5	4	20	4	2	14	40	15	7	18	037.50	1931–32	2006–07
Colchester United	12	6	2	4	12	3	3	6	24	9	5	10	037.50	1966–67	2005–06
Coventry City	14	6	5	3	14	3	3	8	28	9	8	11	032.14	1914–15	2010–11
Crewe Alexandra	15	11	1	3	15	3	6	6	30	14	7	9	046.67	1967–68	2007–08
Croydon Common	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	4	1	1	2	025.00	1912–13	1913–14
Crystal Palace †	11	5	4	2	12	4	3	5	23	9	7	7	039.13	1919–20	2015–16
Darlington	22	13	7	2	22	2	9	11	44	15	16	13	034.09	1925–26	2004–05
Derby County	18	12	3	3	18	7	2	9	36	19	5	12	052.78	1925–26	2010–11
Doncaster Rovers	30	15	8	7	30	7	9	14	60	22	17	21	036.67	1935–36	2010–11
Ebbw Vale ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1914–15	1914–15
Everton †	11	0	3	8	10	0	5	5	21	0	8	13	000.00	1930–31	2015–16
Exeter City	29	19	4	6	29	7	5	17	58	26	9	23	044.83	1919–20	2002–03
FC Halifax Town	12	8	1	3	12	3	3	6	24	11	4	9	045.83	1967–68	2001–02	[A]
Fulham	31	17	7	7	31	7	2	22	62	24	9	29	038.71	1925–26	2013–14
Gillingham	17	9	3	5	17	4	7	6	34	13	10	11	038.24	1919–20	2007–08
Hartlepool United	20	11	6	3	20	9	4	7	40	20	10	10	050.00	1967–68	2007–08
Hereford United	3	2	0	1	3	1	1	1	6	3	2	1	050.00	1986–87	1996–97
Huddersfield Town	25	10	8	7	25	3	6	16	50	13	14	23	026.00	1952–53	2007–08
Hull City	34	22	8	4	34	7	8	19	68	29	16	23	042.65	1925–26	2014–15
Ipswich Town	13	7	5	1	13	4	3	6	26	11	8	7	042.31	1947–48	2010–11
Kidderminster Harriers	4	2	1	1	4	2	1	1	8	4	2	2	050.00	2001–02	2004–05
Leeds United	17	10	3	4	17	1	3	13	34	11	6	17	032.35	1927–28	2010–11
Leicester City †	15	7	3	5	14	2	5	7	29	9	8	12	031.03	1935–36	2015–16
Leyton Orient	36	17	9	10	36	10	8	18	72	27	17	28	037.50	1925–26	2007–08	[B]
Lincoln City	28	16	8	4	28	5	4	19	56	21	12	23	037.50	1932–33	2004–05
Liverpool †	14	7	4	3	15	0	3	12	29	7	7	15	024.14	1954–55	2015–16
Llanelli	3	2	1	0	3	1	0	2	6	3	1	2	050.00	1912–13	1914–15
Luton Town	27	15	7	5	27	5	5	17	54	20	12	22	037.04	1912–13	2007–08
Macclesfield Town	6	4	1	1	6	3	0	3	12	7	1	4	058.33	1997–98	2004–05
Manchester City †	14	6	2	6	15	1	1	13	29	7	3	19	024.14	1926–27	2015–16
Manchester United †	13	8	3	2	13	1	2	10	26	9	5	12	034.62	1931–32	2015–16
Mansfield Town	18	10	1	7	18	3	5	10	36	13	6	17	036.11	1965–66	2004–05
Mardy ‡	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	4	3	0	1	075.00	1912–13	1913–14
Merthyr Town ‡	7	6	1	0	7	2	2	3	14	8	3	3	057.14	1914–15	1924–25
Mid Rhondda ‡	3	3	0	0	3	1	1	1	6	4	1	1	066.67	1912–13	1914–15
Middlesbrough	19	10	4	5	19	3	4	12	38	13	8	17	034.21	1925–26	2010–11
Millwall	21	9	6	6	21	5	4	12	42	14	10	18	033.33	1919–20	2010–11
Milton Keynes Dons	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	2005–06	2005–06
Newcastle United †	19	8	2	9	18	6	3	9	37	14	5	18	037.84	1934–35	2015–16
Newport County	23	15	5	3	23	11	2	10	46	26	7	13	056.52	1912–13	1987–88
Northampton Town	25	13	8	4	25	8	4	13	50	21	12	17	042.00	1919–20	2007–08
Norwich City †	24	17	3	4	25	4	7	14	49	21	10	18	042.86	1919–20	2015–16
Nottingham Forest	29	16	5	8	29	5	8	16	58	21	13	24	036.21	1925–26	2010–11
Notts County	34	18	11	5	34	11	5	18	68	29	16	23	042.65	1926–27	2004–05
Oldham Athletic	23	13	8	2	23	2	9	12	46	15	17	14	032.61	1925–26	2007–08
Oxford United	10	3	4	3	10	4	1	5	20	7	5	8	035.00	1965–66	2004–05
Peterborough United	16	6	7	3	16	4	6	6	32	10	13	9	031.25	1965–66	2009–10
Plymouth Argyle	41	24	7	10	41	9	11	21	82	33	18	31	040.24	1919–20	2009–10
Pontypridd ‡	3	2	1	0	3	2	1	0	6	4	2	0	066.67	1912–13	1914–15
Port Vale	28	15	7	6	28	6	4	18	56	21	11	24	037.50	1925–26	2007–08
Portsmouth	14	3	9	2	14	2	5	7	28	5	14	9	017.86	1919–20	2010–11
Preston North End	28	18	6	4	28	3	10	15	56	21	16	19	037.50	1925–26	2010–11
Queens Park Rangers	20	11	3	6	20	1	10	9	40	12	13	15	030.00	1919–20	2014–15
Reading	33	18	6	9	33	9	6	18	66	27	12	27	040.91	1919–20	2012–13
Rochdale	19	10	6	3	19	8	4	7	38	18	10	10	047.37	1967–68	2004–05
Rotherham United	34	15	12	7	34	8	10	16	68	23	22	23	033.82	1951–52	2006–07
Rushden & Diamonds	3	1	2	0	3	1	1	1	6	2	3	1	033.33	2001–02	2004–05
Scarborough	4	2	1	1	4	1	0	3	8	3	1	4	037.50	1987–88	1998–99
Scunthorpe United	29	18	5	6	29	7	8	14	58	25	13	20	043.10	1958–59	2010–11
Sheffield United	18	8	3	7	18	1	6	11	36	9	9	18	025.00	1934–35	2010–11
Sheffield Wednesday	13	4	4	5	13	1	6	6	26	5	10	11	019.23	1925–26	2009–10	[C]
Shrewsbury Town	21	9	5	7	21	3	8	10	42	12	13	17	028.57	1965–66	2004–05
South Shields ‡	3	2	0	1	3	1	0	2	6	3	0	3	050.00	1925–26	1927–28
Southampton †	33	14	10	9	34	6	5	23	67	20	15	32	029.85	1919–20	2015–16
Southend United	28	17	8	3	28	8	6	14	56	25	14	17	044.64	1912–13	2007–08
Southport	4	2	2	0	4	2	1	1	8	4	3	1	050.00	1974–75	1977–78
Stalybridge Celtic	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	050.00	1914–15	1914–15
Stockport County	14	8	3	3	14	4	1	9	28	12	4	12	042.86	1925–26	1995–96
Stoke City †	30	13	11	6	29	5	6	18	59	18	17	24	030.51	1913–14	2015–16	[D]
Sunderland †	14	5	5	4	14	2	5	7	28	7	10	11	025.00	1958–59	2015–16
Swindon Town	17	9	5	3	17	2	5	10	34	11	10	13	032.35	1919–20	2007–08
Ton Pentre	3	2	1	0	3	1	1	1	6	3	2	1	050.00	1912–13	1914–15
Torquay United	20	7	7	6	20	8	5	7	40	15	12	13	037.50	1947–48	2003–04
Tottenham Hotspur †	18	6	5	7	17	0	2	15	35	6	7	22	017.14	1928–29	2015–16
Tranmere Rovers	13	5	7	1	13	4	5	4	26	9	12	5	034.62	1938–39	2007–08
Treharris	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	4	0	0	100.00	1912–13	1913–14
Walsall	17	11	4	2	17	5	5	7	34	16	9	9	047.06	1947–48	2007–08
Watford †	21	13	5	3	22	6	4	12	43	19	9	15	044.19	1919–20	2015–16
West Bromwich Albion †	16	10	3	3	15	4	3	8	31	14	6	11	045.16	1927–28	2015–16
West Ham United †	24	14	6	4	25	1	6	18	49	15	12	22	030.61	1932–33	2015–16
Wigan Athletic	11	5	3	3	11	5	0	6	22	10	3	9	045.45	1984–85	2012–13
Wimbledon ‡	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	050.00	1977–78	1977–78	[E]
Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	5	5	4	14	3	5	6	28	8	10	10	028.57	1925–26	2011–12
Workington	9	5	2	2	9	2	2	5	18	7	4	7	038.89	1965–66	1976–77
Wrexham	15	7	3	5	15	1	4	10	30	8	7	15	026.67	1967–68	2002–03
Wycombe Wanderers	4	1	2	1	4	2	0	2	8	3	2	3	037.50	1994–95	2004–05
Yeovil Town	5	2	1	2	5	1	0	4	10	3	1	6	030.00	2003–04	2007–08
York City	16	6	4	6	16	3	3	10	32	9	7	16	028.13	1965–66	2003–04

a ^ Results in the Southern League sourced from the Jones, Colin (2012): Swansea Town & City Football Club: The Complete Record. Results in The Football League post-1920 and the Premier League sourced to Statto.

See also

• List of Swansea City A.F.C. records and statistics
• List of Swansea City A.F.C. seasons

Footnotes

A. ^ Record against Halifax Town A.F.C. included

B. ^ Record against Clapton Orient included

C. ^ Record against The Wednesday included

D. ^ Record against Stoke included

E. ^ Wimbledon relocated to Milton Keynes in 2004 and were re-branded as Milton Keynes Dons F.C. In 2008 the club renounced all claims to Wimbledon's history, and regarded themselves as a new club founded in 2004.

References

General

• "Swansea City: Head to Head". Statto. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
• "Swansea City Next Match: Head to Head". swanseacity-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
• "Swansea City: Head to Head". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

Bibliography

• Jones, Colin (2012). Swansea Town & City Football Club: The Complete Record, 1912-2012. From Southern League to Premier League. Dinefwr Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1904323-26-6.
• Jenkins, Geraint H. (2012). Proud to be a Swan, The History of Swansea City AFC. Ceredigion: Y Lolfa Cyf. ISBN 978-184771-481-7.

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