# 2010–11 Swansea City A.F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Swansea City's 82nd season in the Football League. They finished in 3rd place, and won the Championship playoff, to win promotion to the Premier League. It was their first return to top-flight football since 1983.
The season was their third consecutive season in the second tier following a 7th-placed finish in the previous campaign, narrowly missing out on a play-off place.
During pre-season, Paulo Sousa left the club by mutual consent, and then later succeeded Nigel Pearson as the new Leicester City manager on 7 July. Brendan Rodgers was appointed as the new manager of Swansea on 16 July, on a 12-month rolling contract.

## Players
### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 1 | GK | Dorus de Vries | 29 | EU | 2007 | 178 | 0 | 2011 | Free |
| 2 | DF | Ashley Williams | 26 | EU | 2008 | 141 | 10 | 2013 | £400k |
| 3 | DF | Neil Taylor | 21 | EU | 2010 | 29 | 0 | 2013 | Free |
| 5 | DF | Alan Tate (vc) | 27 | EU | 2004 | 285 | 5 | 2013 | Free |
| 6 | MF | Ferrie Bodde | 28 | EU | 2007 | 54 | 14 | 2011 | £85k |
| 7 | MF | David Cotterill | 22 | EU | 2010 | 35 | 4 | 2013 | £600k |
| 8 | MF | Darren Pratley | 25 | EU | 2006 | 177 | 26 | 2011 | £100k |
| 9 | FW | Craig Beattie | 26 | EU | 2009 | 45 | 7 | 2012 | £800k |
| 10 | MF | Andrea Orlandi | 26 | EU | 2007 | 69 | 2 | 2012 | Free |
| 11 | MF | Cedric van der Gun | 31 | EU | 2009 | 35 | 3 | 2011 | Free |
| 12 | MF | Nathan Dyer | 22 | EU | 2009 | 103 | 6 | 2012 | £400k |
| 13 | GK | David Cornell | 19 | EU | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system |
| 14 | FW | Stephen Dobbie | 27 | EU | 2009 | 47 | 9 | 2012 | Free |
| 15 | FW | Fabio Borini | 19 | EU | 2011 | 9 | 6 | 2011 | Loan |
| 16 | DF | Garry Monk (captain) | 31 | EU | 2004 | 196 | 3 | 2012 | Free |
| 17 | DF | Albert Serrán | 26 | EU | 2008 | 30 | 0 | 2011 | £80k |
| 18 | FW | Gorka Pintado | 32 | EU | 2008 | 73 | 7 | 2011 | £100k |
| 19 | FW | Luke Moore | 24 | EU | 2011 | 15 | 3 | 2013 | Undisclosed fee |
| 20 | MF | Shaun MacDonald | 22 | EU | 2005 | 24 | 0 | 2012 | Youth system |
| 21 | MF | Scott Sinclair | 21 | EU | 2010 | 43 | 19 | 2013 | £500k |
| 22 | DF | Àngel Rangel | 27 | EU | 2007 | 159 | 5 | 2011 | Undisclosed fee |
| 23 | MF | Scott Donnelly | 22 | EU | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | Free |
| 24 | MF | Joe Allen | 20 | EU | 2007 | 91 | 3 | 2012 | Youth system |
| 25 | GK | Yves Ma-Kalambay | 24 | EU | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 2011 | Free |
| 26 | MF | Kemy Agustien | 24 | EU | 2010 | 8 | 0 | 2012 | Free |
| 27 | MF | Mark Gower | 31 | EU | 2008 | 107 | 3 | 2011 | Free |
| 28 | MF | Thomas Butler | 29 | EU | 2006 | 126 | 9 | 2011 | Undisclosed fee |
| 29 | MF | Ashley Richards | 19 | EU | 2009 | 21 | 0 | 2012 | Youth system |
| 31 | MF | Lee Lucas | 18 | EU | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system |
| 33 | FW | Kerry Morgan | 21 | EU | 2007 | 3 | 0 | Undisclosed | Youth system |
| 34 | DF | Joe Walsh | 18 | EU | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 2011 | Youth system |
| 35 | DF | Daniel Alfei | 18 | EU | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | Youth system |
| 36 | FW | Casey Thomas | 19 | EU | 2009 | 1 | 0 | Undisclosed | Youth system |
| 37 | MF | Leon Britton | 27 | EU | 2011 | 312 | 11 | 2013 | Free |
| 38 | DF | Jamie Grimes | 19 | EU | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 2011 | Youth system |
| 44 | MF | Ryan Harley | 25 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | Free |
* Last updated: 7 May 2011
* Source: Swansea City A.F.C. (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
* Ordered by the 2010–11 season squad numbers.

### Transfers in / out
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 23 | MF | Donnelly | 22 | EU | Aldershot Town | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free |
| 3 | DF | Taylor | 21 | EU | Wrexham | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free |
| 21 | MF | Sinclair | 21 | EU | Chelsea | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | £500k |
| 25 | GK | Ma-Kalambay | 24 | EU | | Transfer | Summer | 2011 | Free |
| 26 | MF | Agustien | 24 | EU | | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Free |
| 19 | FW | Moore | 24 | EU | West Bromwich Albion | Transfer | Winter | 2013 | Undisclosed fee |
| 37 | MF | Britton | 28 | EU | Sheffield United | Transfer | Winter | 2013 | Free |
| 44 | MF | Harley | 25 | EU | Exeter City | Transfer | Winter | 2014 | Free |

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 7 | MF | Britton | 27 | EU | Sheffield United | Contract expired | Summer | Free |
| 21 | DF | Bessone | 26 | EU | Leeds United | Contract expired | Summer | Free |
| 30 | FW | Bond | 23 | EU | Neath | Contract expired | Summer | Free |
| 25 | MF | Collins | 24 | EU | Haverfordwest County | Released | Summer | |
| 15 | MF | López | 29 | EU | Vitesse Arnhem | Released | Winter | |
| 42 | FW | Kuqi | 34 | EU | Newcastle United | Released | Winter | |
Last updated: 13 January

### Loans in / out
#### In

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended |
| 19 | FW | Nouble | 18 | West Ham United | 17 September 2010 | 26 October 2010 |
| 30 | FW | Emnes | 22 | Middlesbrough | 18 October 2010 | 14 November 2010 |
| 49 | FW | Easter | 28 | Milton Keynes Dons | 25 November 2010 | 13 January 2011 |
| 15 | DF | Edgar | 23 | Burnley | 31 January 2011 | 17 February 2011 |
| 15 | FW | Borini | 19 | Chelsea | 17 March 2011 | 3 June 2011 |
| 30 | FW | Priskin | 24 | Ipswich Town | 24 March 2011 | 25 April 2011 |

#### Out

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended |
| 38 | DF | Grimes | 19 | Forest Green Rovers | 13 August 2010 | 25 September 2010 |
| 33 | MF | Morgan | 21 | Newport County | 20 August 2010 | 1 January 2011 |
| 20 | FW | MacDonald | 22 | Yeovil Town | 28 August 2010 | 4 January 2011 |
| 42 | FW | Kuqi | 33 | Derby County | 13 September 2010 | 13 December 2010 |
| 23 | MF | Donnelly | 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 January 2011 | |
| 13 | GK | Cornell | 19 | Port Talbot Town | 6 January 2011 | |
| 18 | FW | Pintado | 32 | AEK Larnaca | 7 January 2011 | |
| 33 | MF | Morgan | 21 | Newport County | 13 January 2011 | |
| 36 | MF | Thomas | 19 | Port Talbot Town | 20 January 2011 | |
| 44 | MF | Harley | 25 | Exeter City | 21 January 2011 | |
| 7 | MF | Cotterill | 22 | Portsmouth | 17 February 2011 | |
| 26 | MF | Agustien | 24 | Crystal Palace | 10 March 2011 | |
| 20 | FW | MacDonald | 22 | Yeovil Town | 17 March 2011 | |

### Squad statistics

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | League Champ'ship | League Champ'ship | FA Cup | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Football League Cup |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Sts | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
| 1 | GK | | de Vries | 48 | 48 | | 46 | | | | 2 | |
| 2 | DF | | Williams | 50 | 50 | 3 | 46 | 3 | 2 | | 2 | |
| 3 | DF | | Taylor | 27 | 31 | | 29 | | | | 2 | |
| 5 | DF | | Tate | 42 | 45 | | 40 | | 1 | | 4 | |
| 6 | MF | | Bodde | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | MF | | Cotterill | 12 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | | | 2 | |
| 8 | MF | | Pratley | 32 | 39 | 11 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Beattie | 11 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 4 | | | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | | Orlandi | 16 | 24 | | 20 | | 1 | | 3 | |
| 11 | MF | | van der Gun | 7 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | | Dyer | 45 | 48 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | |
| 13 | GK | | Cornell | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | FW | | Dobbie | 24 | 45 | 9 | 41 | 9 | 1 | | 3 | |
| 15 | FW | | Borini | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | |
| 16 | DF | | Monk | 30 | 33 | 1 | 29 | | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17 | DF | | Serran | 9 | 16 | | 11 | | 1 | | 4 | |
| 18 | FW | | Pintado | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | |
| 19 | FW | | Moore | 13 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 2 | | | |
| 20 | MF | | MacDonald | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | MF | | Sinclair | 42 | 47 | 24 | 43 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | DF | | Rangel | 38 | 40 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | |
| 23 | MF | | Donnelly | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| 24 | MF | | Allen | 34 | 45 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | |
| 25 | GK | | Ma-Kalambay | 4 | 4 | | | | 2 | | 2 | |
| 26 | MF | | Agustien | 5 | 11 | | 8 | | 2 | | 1 | |
| 27 | MF | | Gower | 37 | 42 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 1 | | 2 | |
| 28 | MF | | Butler | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | MF | | Richards | 8 | 8 | | 6 | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 31 | MF | | Lucas | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | |
| 33 | FW | | Morgan | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | |
| 34 | DF | | Walsh | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | |
| 35 | DF | | Alfei | 2 | 3 | | 1 | | 2 | | | |
| 36 | MF | | Thomas | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | |
| 37 | MF | | Britton | 10 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | | | | |
| 38 | DF | | Grimes | | | | | | | | | |

#### No longer at the club

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | League Champ'ship | League Champ'ship | FA Cup | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Football League Cup |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Sts | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
| 15 | DF | | Edgar | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | MF | | López | 3 | 4 | | 2 | | | | 2 | |
| 19 | FW | | Nouble | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| 30 | FW | | Priskin | | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| 30 | MF | | Emnes | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | 1 | |
| 42 | FW | | Kuqi | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | 2 | 2 |
| 49 | FW | | Easter | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | |

### Scorers
## Championship stats
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 71 | 32 | +39 | 88 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Norwich City (P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 83 | 58 | +25 | 84 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Swansea City (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Reading | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 77 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 May 2011. Source:

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 22 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |

## Footnotes

* ^ Fee could rise to £1M depending on Sinclair's future success at the club.
* ^ Britton had two spells with the club previously, making 295 appearances and scoring ten goals.