The 2013–14 season was Swansea City's 94th season in the English football league system, and their third consecutive season in the Premier League.
During pre-season Swansea recruited heavily, breaking the clubs' transfer record fee with the purchase of Ivorian striker Wilfried Bony from Vitesse Arnhem for £12 million. They also acquired Jonjo Shelvey from Liverpool for £5 million. Other significant signings included Alejandro Pozuelo and José Cañas, who both signed from Real Betis, and Spanish defender Jordi Amat from Espanyol for £2.5 million, Only two players left the club during the summer—Kemy Agustien moved to Brighton & Hove Albion on a free transfer on 1 August 2013, and Luke Moore was released by the club on 23 August 2013.
In the Premier League, Swansea lost to defending champions Manchester United 1–4 at the Liberty Stadium in their first game of the season. They picked up their first win of the league campaign on 2 September in a 0–2 away win against West Bromwich Albion. On 4 February 2014, manager Michael Laudrup was sacked by chairman Huw Jenkins following a 2–0 defeat to West Ham United. It was Swansea's sixth defeat in eight league games and left Swansea two points above the relegation zone. Garry Monk was appointed as the interim player-manager. Monk was appointed as the permanent manager of Swansea City on 7 May, signing a three-year contract. In the final game of the season Swansea beat Sunderland 1–3 at the Stadium of Light, ensuring they finished with 42 points in 12th place in the league table.
Swansea City competed in two domestic cups, the FA Cup, and the Football League Cup. Swansea entered the League Cup in the third round as the defending champions, but were knocked out of the competition in their opening match to Birmingham City, 3–1. In the FA Cup, Swansea advanced to the fifth round, but lost 3–1 to Everton at Goodison Park.
Swansea competed in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, their first European competition since the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup. They were eliminated in the Round of 32 by Napoli, having drawn the home game 0–0 and losing the away game 3–1.
Squad and coaching staff information
First team squad Last updated on 11 May 2014. The following players were included in at least one matchday squad in the 2013–14 season.
Squad No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Notes Goalkeepers 1 Michel Vorm GK Utrecht 2011 2016 95 0 13 David Cornell GK Swansea City Academy 2008 2015 1 0 25 Gerhard Tremmel GK Unattached 2011 2015 46 0 42 Oliver Davies GK Swansea City Academy 2013 2016 0 0 45 Gregor Zabret GK Domžale 2013 2015 0 0 Defenders 2 Jordi Amat DF Espanyol 2013 2017 30 0 3 Neil Taylor DF Wrexham 2010 2016 96 0 4 Chico Flores DF Genoa 2012 2016 75 3 6 Ashley Williams DF Stockport County 2008 2015 277 12 16 Garry Monk DF Barnsley 2004 2015 270 7 Excluding FAW Premier Cup 19 Dwight Tiendalli DF Unattached 2013 2016 40 1 22 Àngel Rangel DF Terrassa 2007 2016 286 9 27 Kyle Bartley DF Arsenal 2012 2015 8 0 29 Jazz Richards DF Swansea City Academy 2009 2016 38 0 33 Ben Davies DF Swansea City Academy 2011 2017 85 3 35 Daniel Alfei DF Swansea City Academy 2010 2016 4 0 Midfielders 7 Leon Britton MF Sheffield United 2011 2016 467 17 Excluding FAW Premier Cup 8 Jonjo Shelvey MF Liverpool 2013 2017 42 6 11 Pablo Hernández MF Valencia 2012 2015 71 5 12 Nathan Dyer MF Southampton 2009 2017 232 24 14 Roland Lamah MF Osasuna 2013 2014 24 3 15 Wayne Routledge MF Newcastle United 2011 2016 121 12 17 Ki Sung-yueng MF Celtic 2012 2015 41 0 20 Jonathan de Guzmán MF Villarreal 2012 2014 93 1521 José Cañas MF Real Betis 2013 2016 35 0 24 Alejandro Pozuelo MF Real Betis 2013 2016 36 2 31 Lee Lucas MF Swansea City Academy 2010 2015 1 0 53 Adam King MF Heart of Midlothian 2014 2017 0 0 56 Jay Fulton MF Falkirk 2014 2016 2 0 Forwards 9 Michu FW Rayo Vallecano 2012 2016 67 28 10 Wilfried Bony FW Vitesse Arnhem 2013 2017 48 25 18 Leroy Lita FW Middlesbrough 2011 2014 21 2 26 Álvaro Vázquez FW Getafe 2013 2014 20 0 41 Rory Donnelly FW Cliftonville 2012 2015 2 0 54 David Ngog FW Bolton Wanderers 2014 2014 3 0 57 Marvin Emnes FW Middlesbrough 2014 2014 14 3
Club staff
Backroom staff PositionNameManager Garry MonkAssistant manager Josep ClotetFirst team coach Alan CurtisGoalkeeping coach Adrian TuckerHead physiotherapist Kate ReesPhysiotherapist Richard BuchananPhysiotherapist Ailsa JonesMasseur Adele AveryHead of player recruitment David LeadbeaterTechnical recruitment scout Tim HendersonHead match analyst Gethin ReesFootball utilities co-ordinator Michael Eames Suzan EamesFootball in the community officer Linden JonesClub doctor Dr. Jez McClusky
Board of directors PositionName Chairman Huw Jenkins Vice Chairman Leigh Dineen Directors Huw Cooze Gwilym Joseph MBE Brian Katzen Don Keefe Martin Morgan Steve Penny John van Zweden Associate Directors David Morgan Will Morris
Transfers and loans
Transfer in PlayerPos.Moving fromDateContractTransfer fee Jordi Amat DF Espanyol 27 Jun 2013 4 years £2.5m José Cañas MF Real Betis 1 Jul 2013 3 years Free Kenji Gorré MF Manchester United 1 Jul 2013 1 year Free Alejandro Pozuelo MF Real Betis 2 Jul 2013 3 years Undisclosed Gregor Zabret GK Domžale 2 Jul 2013 2 years Undisclosed Alex Gogić MF Olympiacos 2 Jul 2013 1 year Free Jonjo Shelvey MF Liverpool 3 Jul 2013 4 years £5m Wilfried Bony FW Vitesse Arnhem 11 Jul 2013 4 years £12m Jernade Meade DF Arsenal 16 Jul 2013 1 year Free Ryan Hedges FW Flint Town United 21 Jul 2013 1 year Free Dwight Tiendalli DF Unattached 28 Aug 2013 3 years Free Kristian Scott MF Stoke City 4 Sep 2013 2 years Undisclosed Pau Morer Vicente MF Unattached 10 Oct 2013 1 years Free David Ngog FW Bolton Wanderers 27 Jan 2014 End of season Undisclosed Adam King MF Heart of Midlothian 28 Jan 2014 3.5 years Undisclosed Raheem Hanley DF Unattached 30 Jan 2014 1.5 years Free Jay Fulton MF Falkirk 31 Jan 2014 2.5 years Undisclosed
Transfer out PlayerPos.Moving toDateTransfer fee Kemy Agustien MF Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Aug 2013 Free Luke Moore FW Free agent 23 Aug 2013 Released
Loan in DatePlayerPos.Loaned fromExpiresRef. 29 Jun 2013 Jonathan de Guzmán MF Villarreal 30 Jun 2014 2 Sep 2013 Álvaro Vázquez FW Getafe 30 Jun 2014 31 Jan 2014 Marvin Emnes FW Middlesbrough 30 Jun 2014
Loan out DatePlayerPos.Loaned toExpiresRef. 1 Jul 2013 Gwion Edwards MF St Johnstone 31 Dec 2013 1 Jul 2013 David Cornell GK St Mirren 31 Dec 2013 2 Jul 2013 Kyle Bartley DF Birmingham City 29 Jan 2014 23 Jul 2013 Alan Tate DF Yeovil Town 3 Sep 2013 31 Aug 2013 Ki Sung-yueng MF Sunderland 30 Jun 2014 10 Sep 2013 Jazz Richards DF Huddersfield Town 17 Dec 2013 16 Oct 2013 Leroy Lita FW Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Jan 2014 2 Jan 2014 Daniel Alfei DF Portsmouth 30 June 2014 3 Jan 2014 Alan Tate DF Aberdeen 30 Jun 2014 28 Jan 2014 Jernade Meade DF Luton Town 30 Jun 2014 30 Jan 2014 Lee Lucas MF Cheltenham Town 28 Feb 2014 31 Jan 2014 Rory Donnelly FW Coventry City 30 Jun 2014 18 Feb 2014 Curtis Obeng DF Stevenage 30 Jun 2014 18 Mar 2014 James Loveridge FW MK Dons 19 Apr 2014 27 Mar 2014 Gwion Edwards MF Crawley Town 24 Apr 2014
New contracts
Pre-season and friendlies The 2013–14 was season preceded by a ten-day tour of the Netherlands.
Last updated: 28 June 2013Source:
Competitions
Overall
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
Source: Swansea City A.F.C.
UEFA Europa League
Third qualifying round
Play-off round
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Source: Swansea City A.F.C.
FA Cup
Source: Swansea City A.F.C.
League Cup
Source: Swansea City A.F.C.
Statistics
Appearances and goals Last updated on 11 May 2014 Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Europa League Total Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals 1 GK Michel Vorm 26 0 – – – – 6 0 32 0 2 DF Jordi Amat 12+4 0 3 0 1 0 8+1 0 24+5 0 3 DF Neil Taylor 6+4 0 3 0 1 0 5+1 0 15+5 0 4 DF Chico Flores 30+1 2 2 0 – – 10 0 42+1 2 6 DF Ashley Williams 34 1 1+1 0 – – 6+1 0 41+2 1 7 MF Leon Britton 23+2 0 2 0 1 0 6 0 32+2 0 8 MF Jonjo Shelvey 29+3 6 1 0 1 0 5+3 0 36+6 6 9 MF Michu 15+2 2 – – – – 7 4 22+2 6 10 FW Wilfried Bony 28+7 16 1+1 3 1 1 11 5 40+8 25 11 MF Pablo Hernández 17+10 2 2 0 – – 4+2 0 23+12 2 12 MF Nathan Dyer 19+8 6 0+1 – – – 6+3 0 25+12 6 14 MF Roland Lamah 4+5 2 2 0 1 0 3+3 1 10+8 3 15 MF Wayne Routledge 32+3 2 2+1 1 0+1 0 7+1 3 41+6 6 18 FW Leroy Lita 0+2 – 0+1 0 – – – – 0+3 0 19 DF Dwight Tiendalli 9+1 0 2 0 1 0 6 0 18+1 0 20 MF Jonathan de Guzmán 26+8 4 2 1 1 0 7+4 2 36+12 7 21 MF José Cañas 19+4 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 6+3 0 26+9 0 22 DF Àngel Rangel 29+1 0 – – – – 6+3 0 35+4 0 24 MF Alejandro Pozuelo 7+15 0 2 0 1 0 8+3 2 18+18 2 25 GK Gerhard Tremmel 11 0 3 0 1 0 6 0 21 0 26 FW Álvaro Vázquez 5+7 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 0+4 0 7+13 0 27 DF Kyle Bartley 1+1 0 1 0 – – – – 2+1 0 29 DF Jazz Richards – – 1 0 – – 1 0 2 0 33 DF Ben Davies 32+2 2 – – – – 6+1 0 38+3 2 54 FW David Ngog 0+3 0 – – – – – – 0+3 0 56 MF Jay Fulton 1+1 0 – – – – – – 1+1 0 57 FW Marvin Emnes 2+5 1 – – – – 1+1 0 3+6 1 Players away from the club on loan: 17 MF Ki Sung-yueng 0+1 0 – – – – 0+2 0 0+3 0 41 FW Rory Donnelly – – – – – – 1 0 1 0 Players who retired during the season: 16 DF Garry Monk – – – – 1 0 – – 1 0
Clean sheets This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. Last updated on 13 April 2014 NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropa LeagueTotal1GK1 Michel Vorm7003102GK25 Gerhard Tremmel10023TOTALS800513
Disciplinary record This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal. The list for the Europa League is sorted into Tournament Phase and Qualifying Phase since all yellow cards and pending yellow-card suspensions expire on completion of the Qualifying Phase play-offs. Last updated on 11 May 2014 PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropa League Tournament PhaseEuropa League Qualifying PhaseTotal1DF4 Chico Flores6210002000922MF7 Leon Britton2000100001313GK1 Michel Vorm2100000000214DF22 Àngel Rangel80000020001005MF21 José Cañas5010001010806DF2 Jordi Amat3020000020707DF6 Ashley Williams5000000010608MF8 Jonjo Shelvey4000001000509FW10 Wilfried Bony400000000040DF33 Ben Davies30000010004011DF3 Neil Taylor100010100030MF9 Michu200000001030DF19 Dwight Tiendalli001000200030MF11 Pablo Hernández20000010003015MF12 Nathan Dyer100000100020MF15 Wayne Routledge200000000020MF20 Jonathan de Guzmán100000100020MF24 Alejandro Pozuelo100000001020GK25 Gerhard Tremmel000000101020FW57 Marvin Emnes20000000002021MF14 Roland Lamah100000000010FW18 Leroy Lita001000000010FW26 Álvaro Vázquez000000100010MF56 Jay Fulton100000000010TOTALS563602015071864
Overall summary
Summary Last updated on 11 May 2014
Games played 54 (38 Premier League, 3 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 12 Europa League)Games won 17 (11 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 4 Europa League)Games drawn 13 (9 Premier League, 4 Europa League)Games lost 24 (18 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 4 Europa League)Goals scored 77 (54 Premier League, 5 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 17 Europa League)Goals conceded 72 (54 Premier League, 5 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 10 Europa League)Goal difference +5Clean sheets 13 (8 Premier League, 5 Europa League)Yellow cards 86 (56 Premier League, 6 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 22 Europa League)Red cards 4 (3 Premier League, 1 Europa League)Worst discipline Chico Flores (9 , 2 )Best result 5–1 vs Petrolul Ploiești (H), 4–0 vs Sunderland (H)Worst result 1–4 vs Manchester United (H)Most appearances Wilfried Bony & Jonathan de Guzmán (48 appearances)Top scorer Wilfried Bony (25 goals)
Score overview