The 2018–19 season was Swansea City's 99th season in the English football league system, and their first season back in the Championship since 2010–11 following relegation from the Premier League in the previous season. Along with competing in the Championship, the club would compete in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Club First-team staff Last updated on 29 June 2018 PositionNameManager Graham Potter Assistant manager Billy ReidAssistant coaches Alan Curtis Björn HambergGoalkeeping coach Adrian TuckerHead of recruitment Kyle Macaulay
First-team squad
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Contract length Fee Ref. 23 May 2018 MF Yan Dhanda Liverpool 2 years Free transfer 6 July 2018 DF Jordi Govea Real Madrid 3 years Free transfer 14 July 2018 FW Joel Asoro Sunderland 4 years £2,000,000 31 July 2018 MF Barrie McKay Nottingham Forest 3 years £1,500,000 31 July 2018 MF Bersant Celina Manchester City 4 years £3,000,000 9 August 2018 DF Declan John Rangers 3 years Undisclosed 13 August 2018 MF Simon Paulet Club Brugge 2 years Undisclosed 20 August 2018 GK Josh Gould Taff's Well 1 year Free transfer
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 10 May 2018 DF Àngel Rangel Queens Park Rangers End of contract 11 May 2018 MF Leon Britton Retired 22 May 2018 DF Matic Paljk Olimpija Ljubljana End of contract 22 May 2018 DF Mael Davies Free agent End of contract 22 May 2018 FW Causso Darame Free agent End of contract 22 May 2018 MF Jack Fox Free agent End of contract 22 May 2018 MF Finley Hazell Free agent End of contract 22 May 2018 FW Matthew Roberts Free agent End of contract 22 May 2018 DF Rhydian Williams Free agent End of contract 18 June 2018 GK Lewis Thomas Forest Green Rovers Free transfer 20 June 2018 GK Łukasz Fabiański West Ham United £7,000,000 26 June 2018 FW Kenji Gorré Nacional Free transfer 27 June 2018 MF Roque Mesa Sevilla £8,000,000 29 June 2018 MF Ki Sung-yueng Newcastle United Free transfer 9 July 2018 GK Alex Lang Cardiff Metropolitan Free transfer 16 July 2018 DF Kyle Bartley West Bromwich Albion £4,000,000 2 August 2018 DF Alfie Mawson Fulham £15,000,000 9 August 2018 DF Jordi Amat Rayo Vallecano £1,000,000 9 August 2018 MF Sam Clucas Stoke City £6,000,000 9 August 2018 DF Federico Fernández Newcastle United £6,000,000
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Expiry date Ref. 25 August 2018 DF Cameron Carter-Vickers Tottenham Hotspur 31 May 2019
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To Expiry date Ref. 12 June 2018 DF Ben Cabango The New Saints 3 January 2019 2 July 2018 MF Adam King Peterborough United 19 January 2019 16 July 2018 FW Borja Bastón Deportivo Alavés 31 May 2019 25 July 2018 FW André Ayew Fenerbahçe 31 May 2019 9 August 2018 FW Jordan Ayew Crystal Palace 31 May 2019 31 August 2018 DF Keston Davies Notts County 3 January 2019 30 November 2018 GK Joshua Gould Merthyr Town 28 December 2018 3 January 2019 DF Aaron Lewis Doncaster Rovers 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 FW Botti Biabi Macclesfield Town 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 FW Wilfried Bony Al-Arabi 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 MF Tom Carroll Aston Villa 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 MF Jefferson Montero West Bromwich Albion 31 May 2019 1 February 2019 MF Ryan Blair Dunfermline Athletic 31 May 2019
New contracts Date signed Position Nationality Name Contract length Expiry date Ref. 3 July 2018 MF George Byers 2 years 30 June 2020 4 July 2018 MF Keiran Evans 1 year 30 June 2019 7 July 2018 MF Jack Evans 1 year 30 June 2019 12 July 2018 FW Oli McBurnie 3 years 30 June 2021 15 July 2018 DF Aaron Lewis 1 year 30 June 2019 DF Joe Rodon 3.5 years 30 June 2022 MF Jay Fulton 2.5 years 30 June 2021 MF Matt Grimes 3.5 years 30 June 2022 DF Connor Roberts 3.5 years 30 June 2022 FW Botti Biabi 1 year 30 June 2020
Pre-season As of 18 June 2018, Swansea City have confirmed to take part in the Interwetten Cup in Germany against Magdeburg and Genoa before travelling to Austria for a six-day training camp to face Eibar and Freiburg. Prior to the tour Swansea City will face Yeovil Town.
Friendlies
Interwetten Cup
Competitions Overview
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Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
On 21 June 2018, Swansea City's 2018-2019 Championship fixtures were announced.
FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018. The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton. The fifth round draw was broadcast on 28 January 2019 live on BBC, Alex Scott and Ian Wright conducted the draw. Draw for the quarter-final was made on 18 February by Darren Fletcher & Wayne Bridge.
EFL Cup
The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.
Statistics Appearances, goals, and cards Last updated on 5 May 2019 Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total Discipline Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals 1 GK Kristoffer Nordfeldt 22 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 25 0 0 1 – 3 DF Martin Olsson 13 4 0 – – – – – – 13 4 0 2 – 5 DF Mike van der Hoorn 46 0 3 4 0 0 – – – 50 0 3 6 – 8 MF Leroy Fer 15 10 1 2 0 0 – – – 17 10 1 5 – 9 FW Oli McBurnie 37 5 22 2 0 2 – – – 39 5 24 5 – 10 MF Bersant Celina 33 5 5 4 0 3 – – – 37 5 8 2 – 11 MF Luciano Narsingh 0 2 0 – – – – – – 0 2 0 – – 12 MF Nathan Dyer 18 4 2 2 0 1 – – – 20 4 3 1 – 15 MF Wayne Routledge 22 2 5 2 0 0 – – – 24 2 5 – – 16 FW Joel Asoro 4 10 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 13 0 – – 17 DF Cameron Carter-Vickers 23 7 0 3 0 0 – – – 26 7 0 4 – 19 MF Barrie McKay 16 14 2 1 0 1 – – – 17 14 3 – – 20 MF Daniel James 28 5 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 31 7 5 2 – 21 MF Matt Grimes 40 5 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 44 5 2 3 – 22 DF Joe Rodon 23 4 0 1 0 0 – – – 24 4 0 4 – 23 DF Connor Roberts 44 1 5 4 0 0 – – – 48 1 5 3 – 24 DF Declan John 7 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9 4 0 – – 25 GK Erwin Mulder 24 1 0 2 0 0 – – – 26 1 0 1 – 26 DF Kyle Naughton 31 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 34 4 1 2 – 27 MF Jay Fulton 21 12 2 2 2 1 – – – 23 14 3 2 – 28 MF George Byers 20 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 23 2 3 2 – 30 MF Yan Dhanda 1 4 1 – – – 1 0 0 2 4 1 – – 32 FW Liam Cullen – – – – – – 0 1 0 0 1 0 – – 46 FW 6 11 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 9 12 4 1 1 47 DF Tyler Reid – – – – – – 0 1 0 0 1 0 – – 50 DF Cian Harries 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 – – 55 DF Brandon Cooper – – – – – – 1 0 0 1 0 0 – – Player currently away on loan to another club 2 FW Wilfried Bony 1 6 1 – – – – – – 1 6 1 – – 7 MF Jefferson Montero 0 12 0 – – – – – – 0 12 0 1 – 14 MF Tom Carroll 8 4 0 – – – 1 0 0 9 4 0 – – Player transferred to another club during the season — DF Federico Fernández 1 0 0 – – – – – – 1 0 0 – –
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