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Match Attax 2011/12 - Swansea City
| Further information for Swansea City Match Attax Card |
| Match Attax Team Nickname |
The Swans |
| Ground Name |
Liberty Stadium |
| Ground Capacity |
20532 |
| Address |
Liberty Stadium, Swansea, SA1 2FA |
| Official Website |
http://www.swanseacity.net/page/Home |
| Founded |
1912 |
| It will be Swansea's first spell in the top division since 1983 when they dropped out of the old First Division.
Under manager John Toshack, the south Wales side had enjoyed a fairytale rise from the bottom division, winning promotion in three out of four campaigns between 1978 and 1981.
Their debut season at the highest level began with a remarkable 5-1 home win over Leeds United and included wins over Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.
Toshack's team topped the table on numerous occasions but they could not maintain the momentum and finished sixth.
Their subsequent demise proved as rapid as their climb. The following season saw them suffer the first of three relegations in four years as they returned to the fourth tier.
Beset by financial problems, they were wound up in December 1985 but were saved by local businessman Doug Sharpe.
By 1986 the Swans were back where they had started, just eight years after their first promotion under Toshack.
In 1988 they won promotion via the inaugural play-offs and spent eight years in the third tier before suffering relegation in 1996.
They climbed back in 2000 as Division Three champions but came straight back down.
Amid behind-the-scenes turmoil, the struggling Swans narrowly avoided relegation to the Conference on the final day of the 2002/03 season.
A year later they finished 10th before winning promotion the following season as they bade farewell to their old Vetch Field ground to move to the Liberty Stadium in the summer of 2005.
They lost the League One play-off final in 2006 but won the League One title in 2008 under the shrewd stewardship of Roberto Martinez who left for Wigan Athletic in the summer of 2009.
Under Paolo Souza they finished seventh, missing a play-off place on the final day of the 2009/10 season.
Souza's subsequent departure saw Rodgers installed and he made an immediate impact guiding the Swans into the Barclays Premier League at his first attempt. |
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