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The club was founded in 1912 as Swansea Town, [1] and were elected to The Football League for the 1920–21 season. [2] The club changed their name in 1969, when it adopted the name Swansea City to reflect Swansea's new status as a city. [3] Swansea City Seasons from 1920 until 2023
First Welsh Cup match: Swansea Town 3–1 Milford, preliminary round, 31 October 1912 [30] First European match: Swansea Town 2–2 Motor Jena, European Cup Winners' Cup first round, first leg, 16 October 1961 [31] First match at Vetch Field: Swansea Town 1–1 Cardiff City, Southern Football League Division Two, 7 September 1912 [26]
The 1961–62 Football League Cup was the second season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs; only 82 of them took part. [ a ] The competition began on 11 September 1961, and ended with the two-legged final on 26 April and 1 May 1962.
[3] [4] In July 1961, one of Clough's transfer requests was finally accepted and he moved to Boro's local rivals Sunderland for £55,000. [5] However, a poor start and a final day draw at Swansea saw the team finish third, a point behind Leyton Orient and nine points behind deserved champions Liverpool led by the inspirational Bill Shankly.
1961–62 Swansea Town: Llanelly: 1962–63 Competition Shared ... 3-1 Swansea City: 1997–98 Haverfordwest County: Swansea City: Wednesday May 6, 1998
1.388 56 Qualified for the European Cup: 2 Burnley: 42 21 11 10 101 67 1.507 53 3 Tottenham Hotspur: 42 21 10 11 88 69 1.275 52 Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup: 4 Everton: 42 20 11 11 88 54 1.630 51 Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 5 Sheffield United: 42 19 9 14 61 69 0.884 47 6 Sheffield Wednesday: 42 20 6 16 72 58 1.241 46 7 Aston ...
1 Ipswich Town (C) 42 24 8 10 93 67 1.388 56 Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round: 2 Burnley: 42 21 11 10 101 67 1.507 53 3 Tottenham Hotspur: 42 21 10 11 88 69 1.275 52 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round: 4 Everton: 42 20 11 11 88 54 1.630 51 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round: 5 ...
1 Tottenham Hotspur (C) 42 31 4 7 115 55 2.091 66 Qualified for the European Cup: 2 Sheffield Wednesday: 42 23 12 7 78 47 1.660 58 Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers: 42 25 7 10 103 75 1.373 57 4 Burnley: 42 22 7 13 102 77 1.325 51 5 Everton: 42 22 6 14 87 69 1.261 50 6 Leicester City [a] 42 18 9 15 87 70 1.243 45