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2025–26 Swansea City A.F.C. season

The 2025–26 season was the 114th season in the history of Swansea City Association Football Club and their eighth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Swansea City
2025–26 season
Owner(s)Swansea Football LLC (majority)
Nigel Morris (14.04%)
Swansea City Supporters Society Ltd (7.59%)
Chief executiveTom Gorringe
Head coachAlan Sheehan
(until 11 November)[1]
Vítor Matos
(from 24 November)[2]
StadiumSwansea.com Stadium
Championship11th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Žan Vipotnik (23)
All:
Žan Vipotnik (25)
Highest home attendance20,490 (v. Manchester City, EFL Cup, 29 October 2025)
Lowest home attendance5,095 (v. Crawley Town, EFL Cup, 12 August 2025)
Average home league attendance16,029
Biggest win4–0 (v. Sheffield Wednesday, Championship, 8 February 2026)
Biggest defeat1–4 (v. Ipswich Town, Championship, 8 November 2025)
0–3 (v. Bristol City, Championship, 22 November 2025)
0–3 (v. Ipswich Town, Championship, 28 February 2026)
0–3 (v. Coventry City, Championship, 21 March 2026)

Managerial changes

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On 11 November, Alan Sheehan was sacked as head coach after 32 games in official charge and a win percentage of 40.63%.[1] Thirteen days later, Vítor Matos was appointed as the new head coach on a three-and-a-half-year contract from Marítimo.[2]

Transfers and contracts

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 June 2025[a]LWSweden Zeidane InoussaSweden BK HäckenUndisclosed[3]
1 June 2025[b]CFScotland Bobby WalesScotland KilmarnockCompensation[4]
5 June 2025CBScotland Blair McKenzie[c]Scotland AberdeenUndisclosed[5]
1 July 2025[d]Australia Cameron BurgessEngland Ipswich TownFree[6]
1 July 2025[e]Cape Verde Ricardo SantosEngland Bolton Wanderers[7]
4 July 2025CMNorthern Ireland Ethan GalbraithEngland Leyton Orient£1,500,000[8][9]
10 July 2025CFWales Caleb Demery[c]Wales Briton Ferry LlansawelUndisclosed[10]
8 August 2025GKEngland Evan AndersonEngland BrentfordFree[11]
GKEngland Paul FarmanEngland Barrow[12]
20 August 2025CDMNew Zealand Marko StamenićEngland Nottingham ForestUndisclosed[13]
1 September 2025CFRepublic of Ireland Adam IdahScotland Celtic£7,000,000[14][15]
9 January 2026RBEngland Joel WardEngland Crystal PalaceFree[16]
2 February 2026GKRepublic of Ireland Joe CollinsRepublic of Ireland BohemianUndisclosed[17]
Expenditure: Decrease ~ £8,500,000 (not inc. any undisclosed transfers)
  1. ↑ The transfer was announced on 5 May, and would become official on 1 June once the transfer window has reopened
  2. ↑ The transfer was announced on 18 May, and would become official on 1 June once the transfer window has reopened
  3. 1 2 Signed initially for the Under-21s
  4. ↑ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on 1 July once his contract at Ipswich had expired
  5. ↑ The transfer was announced on 6 June, and would become official on 1 July once his contract at Bolton had expired

Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
17 June 2025CFUkraine Mykola KukharevychSlovakia Slovan BratislavaUndisclosed[18]
1 August 2025CFEngland Jerry YatesEngland Luton Town[19]
29 January 2026CAMRepublic of Ireland Glory NzingoRepublic of Ireland St Patrick's AthleticFree Transfer[20]

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
6 August 2025CBEngland Kaelan CaseyEngland West Ham United16 January 2026[a][21][22]
14 August 2025CMIvory Coast Malick YalcouyéEngland Brighton & Hove Albion31 May 2026[23]
2 September 2025RWAngola Manuel BensonEngland Burnley29 January 2026[b][24][25]
LBEngland Ishé Samuels-SmithEngland Chelsea16 April 2026[c][26][27]
22 January 2026LWBrazil Gustavo NunesEngland Brentford31 May 2026[28]
2 February 2026CAMFinland Leo WaltaSweden Sirius31 May 2026[d][29]
  1. ↑ On 16 January, Casey was recalled back to West Ham United from his initial season-long loan
  2. ↑ On 29 January, Benson was recalled back to Burnley from his initial season-long loan
  3. ↑ On 16 April, Samuels-Smith returned to parent club Chelsea due to sustaining a hamstring injury which ruled him out for the remainder of the season
  4. ↑ Includes an obligation to buy

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
14 July 2025[a]GKWales Kit MargetsonWales Connah's Quay Nomads31 May 2026[30]
23 July 2025CBEngland Jack FanningWales Briton Ferry Llansawel31 May 2026[b][31][32]
28 July 2025CAMWales Ben LloydWales Newport County31 May 2026[c][33][32]
31 July 2025RWFrance Florian BianchiniEngland Portsmouth31 May 2026[34]
8 August 2025DMWales Jacob CookWales Connah's Quay Nomads[35]
22 August 2025LMWales Cameron CongreveScotland Dundee[36]
29 August 2025RWEngland Kyrell WilsonScotland Falkirk[37]
30 August 2025LWEcuador Aimar GoveaSpain Girona27 January 2026[d][38][39]
1 September 2025CMWales Joel CotterillEngland Bristol Rovers6 January 2026[e][40][41]
CBEngland Filip LissahScotland Falkirk31 May 2026[42]
2 September 2025CMWales Mitchell BatesWales Briton Ferry Llansawel[43]
12 December 2025CMWales Harlan PerryWales Cardiff Metropolitan University12 March 2026[44]
CBWales Brogan Popham[44]
8 January 2026LBWales Sebastian DabrowskiEngland Chippenham Town31 May 2026[45]
14 January 2026CMWales Joel CotterillScotland Dundee[46]
19 January 2026CFWales Josh ThomasRepublic of Ireland Derry City30 June 2026[47]
23 January 2026CBEngland Arthur ParkerRepublic of Ireland Galway United[48]
GKWales Evan Watts[48]
2 February 2026CFScotland Bobby WalesEngland Huddersfield Town31 May 2026[49]
  1. ↑ The loan was announced on 20 June, and would become official on 14 July
  2. ↑ On 13 January, Fanning's loan at Briton Ferry Llansawel was extended until the end of the season
  3. ↑ On 13 January, Lloyd's loan at Newport County was extended until the end of the season
  4. ↑ On 27 January, Govea's initial season-long loan at Girona was terminated
  5. ↑ On 6 January, Cotterill was recalled back from his season-long loan at Bristol Rovers

Released/Out of contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025CBEngland Harry DarlingEngland Norwich City1 July 2025[50][51]
GKWales Ben HughesEngland Cambridge United[52][53]
RBWales Osian WilliamsWales Baglan Dragons18 July 2025[52][54]
LBIndonesia Nathan Tjoe-A-OnNetherlands Willem II21 July 2025[55][56]
CFKenya Sammy Henia-KamauEngland Hull City31 July 2025[52][57]
AMWales Aidan HigginsWales Denbigh Town2 August 2025[52][58]
RBRepublic of Ireland Cyrus ChristieEngland Bolton Wanderers1 September 2025[59][60]
GKScotland Jon McLaughlinEngland Middlesbrough[59][61]
LBDenmark Kristian PedersenDenmark Fredericia18 September 2025[59][62]
RWGuyana Maliq CadoganEngland Peterborough Sports20 September 2025[52][63]
CBEngland Richard FaakyeEngland Peterborough Sports[52][64]
CBWales Kiel HigginsonUnited States Butler BulldogsJuly 2025[52][65]
GKWales Sam SeagerWales Cardiff Metropolitan University7 August 2025[52][66]
CMWales Joe Allen[67]
RBEngland Kyle Naughton[68]
22 July 2025GKEngland Nathan BroomeEngland Bolton Wanderers22 July 2025[69]
2 September 2025LWEngland Josh GinnellyAzerbaijan Turan Tovuz24 January 2026[70][71]
2 February 2026RBEngland Zac JeanesEngland Worthing14 February 2026[17][72]

New contract

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Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.
24 June 2025CBEngland Jack Fanning30 June 2026[73]
11 July 2025CMWales Ramon Rees-Siso30 June 2027[a][b][74]
14 July 2025DMWales Callum Deacon30 June 2026[a][b][75]
16 July 2025RBWales Thomas SearleUndisclosed[a][76]
19 July 2025RWEngland Josh Pescatore30 June 2027[a][b][77]
25 July 2025CFWales Morgan Bates30 June 2027[b][78]
28 July 2025CAMWales Ben Lloyd30 June 2027[33]
22 August 2025LMWales Cameron Congreve30 June 2028[36]
1 September 2025CMWales Joel Cotterill30 June 2027[40]
3 October 2025LBEngland Josh Tymon30 June 2029[79]
GKChile Lawrence Vigouroux30 June 2028[80]
13 January 2026CBEngland Jack Fanning30 June 2027[32]
12 February 2026GKEngland Andy Fisher30 June 2028[81]
CMScotland Jay Fulton[82]
13 February 2026RWWales Yori Griffith30 June 2029[83]
2 March 2026CAMWales Thomas Woodward[84]
5 March 2026CBWales Iestyn Jones30 June 2028[85]
20 March 2026CFSlovenia Žan Vipotnik30 June 2030[86]
  1. 1 2 3 4 First professional contract
  2. 1 2 3 4 Option of an additional year

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 30 April, Swansea City announced they would face Exeter City in a pre-season testimonial for Pierce Sweeney.[87] A week-long training camp in Murcia was also confirmed, along with a friendly against Stevenage.[88] A third friendly was later added, against Cheltenham Town.[89] On 19 June, a home friendly against Ligue 1 side Lorient was announced.[90]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2025 Friendly Swansea City 5–0 Kidderminster Harriers Fairwood
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Fairwood Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
19 July 2025 Friendly Swansea City 3–2 Stevenage San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
12:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
23 July 2025 Friendly Cheltenham Town 2–1 Swansea City Cheltenham
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,820 (905 away)
Referee: John Durkin
26 July 2025 Friendly Exeter City 1–0 Swansea City Exeter
13:00 BST
Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,948 (626 away)
2 August 2025 Friendly Swansea City 1–3 Lorient Landore
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 6,063
Referee: Iwan Griffith

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 9 August 2025 2 May 2026 Matchday 1 11th 46 18 10 18 57 59 −2 039.13
FA Cup 11 January 2026 Third round Third round 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
EFL Cup 12 August 2025 29 October 2025 First round Fourth round 4 2 1 1 8 7 +1 050.00
Total 51 20 12 19 67 68 −1 039.22

Source: Soccerway

Championship

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Norwich City 46 19 8 19 63 56 +7 65
10 Birmingham City 46 17 13 16 57 56 +1 64
11 Swansea City 46 18 10 18 57 59 −2 64
12 Bristol City 46 17 11 18 59 59 0 62
13 Sheffield United 46 18 6 22 66 66 0 60
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[91]

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 18 10 18 57 59  −2 64 11 6 6 34 27  +7 7 4 12 23 32  −9

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAAH
ResultLWDWDLDWLDLWDLLLLLWWLWLWWLDWLWWLWDLWWLLDDWLWDW
Position21151377111381213161316171820192120181919201816171616161515161515161411111416151415101111
Points0347889121213131617171717171720232326262932323336363942424546464952525253545757606164
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were released.[92]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 1 Middlesbrough 1–0 Swansea City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,036 (685 away)
Referee: Farai Hallam
16 August 2025 2 Swansea City 1–0 Sheffield United Swansea
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 15,816
Referee: Thomas Kirk
23 August 2025 3 Swansea City 1–1 Watford Swansea
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 15,543
Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[93]
30 August 2025 4 Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Swansea City Sheffield
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 19,740
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
13 September 2025 5 Swansea City 2–2 Hull City Swansea
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 15,152
Referee: David Webb
20 September 2025 6 Birmingham City 1–0 Swansea City Birmingham
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: St. Andrew's
Attendance: 27,441
Referee: John Busby
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[93]
27 September 2025 7 Swansea City 1–1 Millwall Swansea
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 14,942
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[93]
30 September 2025 8 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Swansea City Blackburn
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 11,013
Referee: Leigh Doughty
4 October 2025 9 Swansea City 1–3 Leicester City Swansea
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 16,601
Referee: David Webb
18 October 2025 10 Southampton 0–0 Swansea City Southampton
12:30 BST Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,256
Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[94]
22 October 2025 11 Swansea City 0–1 Queens Park Rangers Swansea
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 14,254
Referee: John Busby
25 October 2025 12 Swansea City 2–1 Norwich City Swansea
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 14,729
Referee: Adam Herczeg
1 November 2025 13 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Swansea City Swansea
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 20,405
Referee: David Webb
5 November 2025 14 Preston North End 2–1 Swansea City Preston
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,911
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
8 November 2025 15 Swansea City 1–4 Ipswich Town Swansea
15:00 GMT
BBC report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 16,783
Referee: Edward Duckworth
22 November 2025 16 Bristol City 3–0 Swansea City Bristol
12:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 23,842
Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was following safety requests from both clubs.[93]
25 November 2025 17 Swansea City 1–2 Derby County Landore
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 14,251
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
29 November 2025 18 West Bromwich Albion 3–2 Swansea City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT
BBC report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,200
Referee: Tom Nield
6 December 2025 19 Swansea City 2–0 Oxford United Landore
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 17,318
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
9 December 2025 20 Swansea City 1–0 Portsmouth Landore
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 18,163
Referee: Tom Reeves
13 December 2025 21 Stoke City 2–1 Swansea City Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 23,089
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[94]
19 December 2025 22 Swansea City 2–1 Wrexham Swansea
20:00 GMT
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 20,368
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 December, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[94]
26 December 2025 23 Coventry City 1–0 Swansea City Foleshill
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 30,139
Referee: Sam Allison
29 December 2025 24 Oxford United 0–1 Swansea City Littlemore
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,413
Referee: Adam Herczeg
1 January 2026 25 Swansea City 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Landore
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 17,416
Referee: James Linington
4 January 2026 26 Millwall 2–1 Swansea City Bermondsey
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 14,242 (953 away)
Referee: John Busby
17 January 2026 27 Swansea City 1–1 Birmingham City Landore
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 16,753
Referee: Tom Nield
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[95]
20 January 2026 28 Swansea City 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Landore
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 13,897
Referee: Anthony Blackhouse
24 January 2026 29 Hull City 2–1 Swansea City Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 21,912
Referee: Josh Smith
31 January 2026 30 Watford 0–2 Swansea City Watford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,691
Referee: Matt Corlett
8 February 2026 31 Swansea City 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday Landore
12:01 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 16,776
Referee: Thomas Kirk
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 7 February, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[95]
14 February 2026 32 Derby County 2–0 Swansea City Derby
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,841
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
21 February 2026 33 Swansea City 1–0 Bristol City Swansea
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 18,009
Referee: Will Finnie
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was following safety requests from both clubs.[93]
24 February 2026 34 Swansea City 1–1 Preston North End Landore
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 20,233
Referee: David Webb
28 February 2026 35 Ipswich Town 3–0 Swansea City Ipswich
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 27,594
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
7 March 2026 36 Swansea City 2–0 Stoke City Landore
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 16,147
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
10 March 2026 37 Portsmouth 1–2 Swansea City Milton
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,508 (536 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
13 March 2026 38 Wrexham 2–0 Swansea City Wrexham
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 10,641 (1,283 away)
Referee: Tom Nield
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 14 March, but was rearranged for Sky Sports broadcasting.[96]
21 March 2026 39 Swansea City 0–3 Coventry City Landore
17:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 17,732
Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was pushed back for Sky Sports broadcasting.[97]
3 April 2026 40 Sheffield United 3–3 Swansea City Sheffield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,457
Referee: Dean Whitestone
6 April 2026 41 Swansea City 2–2 Middlesbrough Landore
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was pushed back for Sky Sports broadcasting.[98]
11 April 2026 42 Leicester City 0–1 Swansea City Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 27,386
Referee: Sam Allison
18 April 2026 43 Swansea City 1–2 Southampton Landore
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 17,776
Referee: Oliver Langford
22 April 2026 44 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Swansea City Shepherd's Bush
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,835
Referee: Leigh Doughty
25 April 2026 45 Norwich City 1–1 Swansea City Norwich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,454
Referee: Thomas Parsons
2 May 2026 46 Swansea City 3–1 Charlton Athletic Landore
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 19,245
Referee: Will Finnie

FA Cup

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Swansea were drawn at home to West Bromwich Albion in the third round.[99][100]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

11 January 2026 Third round Swansea City 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 West Bromwich Albion Landore
14:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 9,918
Referee: Elliot Bell
Penalties

EFL Cup

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Swansea were drawn at home to Crawley Town in the first round,[101][102] Plymouth Argyle in the second round,[103][104] Nottingham Forest in the third round[105][106] and Manchester City in the fourth round.[107][108]

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12 August 2025 First round Swansea City 3–1 Crawley Town Landore
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 5,095
Referee: Benjamin Speedie
26 August 2025 Second round Swansea City 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Plymouth Argyle Landore
19:45 BST
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 7,279
Referee: Elliot Bell
Penalties
17 September 2025 Third round Swansea City 3–2 Nottingham Forest Landore
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 11,354
Referee: Bobby Madley
29 October 2025 Fourth round Swansea City 1–3 Manchester City Landore
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 20,490
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupEFL Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England ENG Andy Fisher 601+001+004+00
2 DF England ENG Joshua Key 34222+820+102+10
4 MF Scotland SCO Jay Fulton 34113+1810+101+10
5 DF Wales WAL Ben Cabango 47145+011+000+10
6 MF New Zealand NZL Marko Stamenić 38329+731+001+00
7 MF Sweden SWE Melker Widell 43018+2001+003+10
8 MF Ivory Coast CIV Malick Yalcouyé 36110+2310+101+10
9 FW Slovenia SVN Žan Vipotnik 492535+9231+002+22
10 FW South Korea KOR Eom Ji-sung 48331+1321+012+10
14 DF England ENG Josh Tymon 50144+111+003+10
15 DF Australia AUS Cameron Burgess 51246+000+104+02
17 MF Portugal POR Gonçalo Franco 49439+631+002+11
18 FW Brazil BRA Gustavo Nunes 1205+700+000+00
20 FW Wales WAL Liam Cullen 43517+2350+000+30
21 MF Finland FIN Leo Walta 1013+710+000+00
22 GK Chile CHI Lawrence Vigouroux 45045+000+000+00
23 DF Cape Verde CPV Ricardo Santos 100+100+000+00
24 FW Scotland SCO Bobby Wales 610+400+100+11
25 DF England ENG Joel Ward 1603+1200+100+00
27 FW Sweden SWE Zeidane Inoussa 29112+1300+113+00
30 MF Northern Ireland NIR Ethan Galbraith 44436+331+003+11
31 MF Wales WAL Oli Cooper 200+100+001+00
33 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Adam Idah 2766+1960+002+00
35 FW Brazil BRA Ronald 49535+1041+001+21
41 DF Wales WAL Sam Parker 604+000+002+00
44 MF Wales WAL Thomas Woodward 100+100+000+00
45 MF Wales WAL Cameron Congreve 100+000+000+10
46 DF England ENG Arthur Parker 100+000+000+10
Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
16 DF England ENG Ishé Samuels-Smith 803+300+002+00
21 FW Angola ANG Manuel Benson 801+500+001+10
26 DF England ENG Kaelan Casey 1303+501+004+00

References

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  1. 1 2 "Club Statement | Alan Sheehan". Swansea City AFC. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Swansea City appoint Vitor Matos as head coach". Swansea City AFC. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Swansea City agree deal to sign Zeidane Inoussa". Swansea City AFC. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
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  9. ↑ "Swansea sign Northern Ireland midfielder Galbraith". British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
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