# 2021–22 Swansea City A.F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Swansea City's 110th season in existence and their fourth consecutive season in the second tier of English football, the Championship. Alongside the Championship, they also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. This season covers the period from 1 June 2021 to 31 May 2022.

## Pre-season
### Managerial change

Head coach Steve Cooper left the club by mutual consent during pre-season, on 21 July 2021. He was replaced by Russell Martin on 1 August, six days before Swansea's first game of the season.

### Friendlies

The Swans announced they would have friendlies against Swindon Town, Plymouth Argyle, Bristol Rovers, and Forest Green Rovers and Southampton as part of the club's pre-season preparations. However, the friendly against Swindon was cancelled due to "ongoing logistical and operational issues" at Swindon. The friendly against Bristol Rovers was also cancelled due to positive Coronavirus cases within Swansea's first-team bubble.

## Club
### Club officials

    As of 8 December 2021

### First-team staff

    As of 25 September 2021

### First-team squad

    As of 31 January 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Ryan Bennett |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Ryan Manning |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Flynn Downes |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Ben Cabango |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Jay Fulton |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Korey Smith |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Matt Grimes (captain) |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Michael Obafemi |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Olivier Ntcham |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Jamie Paterson |
| 13 | MF | AUT | Hannes Wolf (on loan from Borussia M'gladbach) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | FW | SCO | Kyle Joseph |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Nathanael Ogbeta |
| 17 | FW | NED | Joël Piroe |
| 18 | GK | ENG | Ben Hamer |
| 19 | DF | WAL | Tivonge Rushesha |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Yan Dhanda |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Joel Latibeaudiere |
| 23 | DF | IRL | Cyrus Christie (on loan from Fulham) |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Kyle Naughton |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Finley Burns (on loan from Manchester City) |
| 33 | GK | ENG | Andy Fisher |

## Competitions
### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Coventry City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 64 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 64 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 62 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 68 | −10 | 61 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 60 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 62 | 77 | −15 | 55 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 53 |

#### 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 2022. Source: FBREF

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 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 | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | D | D | D | L | L |
| Position | 21 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |

#### Matches

Swansea City's fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.

### FA Cup

The Swans were drawn at home to Southampton in the third round.

### EFL Cup

Swansea City were drawn away to Reading in the first round, At home to Plymouth Argyle in the second round and away to Brighton & Hove Albion in the third round.

## Statistics

    As of 2 November 2021
    Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Swansea City.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | GER | Steven Benda | 7 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Ryan Bennett | 11 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Ryan Manning | 17 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Flynn Downes | 13 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Ben Cabango | 13 | 1 | 8+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Jay Fulton | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Korey Smith | 10 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Matt Grimes | 17 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Michael Obafemi | 6 | 1 | 1+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | FRA | Olivier Ntcham | 10 | 2 | 7+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Morgan Whittaker | 8 | 3 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 3 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Jamie Paterson | 16 | 6 | 15+1 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | SCO | Kyle Joseph | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | WAL | Brandon Cooper | 7 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | NED | Joël Piroe | 16 | 10 | 12+3 | 9 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 18 | GK | ENG | Ben Hamer | 12 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | WAL | Liam Cullen | 11 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Yan Dhanda | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Joel Latibeaudiere | 12 | 1 | 7+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Jake Bidwell | 16 | 2 | 13+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Kyle Naughton | 14 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Liam Walsh | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Lincoln McFayden | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | WAL | Daniel Williams | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | ENG | Rhys Williams * | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 59 | FW | ENG | Tarrelle Whittaker | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club: ||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | JAM | Jamal Lowe | 6 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Ethan Laird * | 16 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 11 June 2021 | CF | Kyle Joseph | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | Nicholas Defreitas-Hansen | Everton | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2021 | CF | Joël Piroe | PSV Eindhoven | Undisclosed |
| 7 July 2021 | MF | Azeem Abdulai | Leicester City | Free transfer |
| 7 July 2021 | MF | Richard Faakye | Crystal Palace | Free transfer |
| 7 July 2021 | GK | Ben Hughes | Chippenham Town | Undisclosed |
| 7 July 2021 | DF | Filip Lissah | Chelsea | Free transfer |
| 7 July 2021 | CB | Ben Margetson | Cardiff City | Free transfer |
| 7 July 2021 | MF | Sam Leverett | Leeds United | Free transfer |
| 7 July 2021 | DF | Zane Myers | Chelsea | Free transfer |
| 7 July 2021 | FW | Kieran Petrie | Arsenal | Free transfer |
| 7 July 2021 | DF | David Roberts | Chelsea | Free transfer |
| 7 July 2021 | MF | Charlie Veevers | Manchester United | Free transfer |
| 7 July 2021 | LW | Tarrelle Whittaker | Tottenham Hotspur | Free transfer |
| 7 July 2021 | FW | Kyrell Wilson | Chelsea | Free transfer |
| 8 July 2021 | CM | Liam Walsh | Bristol City | Free transfer |
| 6 August 2021 | AM | Jamie Paterson | Bristol City | Free transfer |
| 10 August 2021 | CM | Flynn Downes | Ipswich Town | Undisclosed |
| 20 August 2021 | CF | Jaden Forrester | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 20 August 2021 | AM | Dylan Morgan | Forest Green Rovers | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2021 | CF | Michael Obafemi | Southampton | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2021 | CM | Olivier Ntcham | Celtic | Free transfer |
| 10 January 2022 | MF | Corey Hurford | Briton Ferry Llansawel | Undisclosed |
| 10 January 2022 | RB | Joe Thomas | Cambrian & Clydach Vale | Undisclosed |
| 11 January 2022 | GK | Andy Fisher | Milton Keynes Dons | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2022 | LB | Nathanael Ogbeta | Shrewsbury Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2022 | CB | Jack Stafford | Waterford | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 16 August 2021 | RB | Ethan Laird | Manchester United | 6 January 2022 |
| 31 August 2021 | CB | Rhys Williams | Liverpool | End of season |
| 13 January 2022 | RB | Cyrus Christie | Fulham | End of season |
| 20 January 2022 | AM | Hannes Wolf | Borussia Mönchengladbach | End of season |
| 30 January 2022 | CB | Finley Burns | Manchester City | End of season |
* ↑ This match took place before The Liberty Stadium was renamed the Swansea.com Stadium on 9 August 2021.
* ↑ On 6 January, Ethan was recalled back to parent club Manchester United.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 10 August 2021 | GK | Josh Gould | Ebbsfleet United | 17 January 2022 |
| 19 August 2021 | RW | Jordon Garrick | Plymouth Argyle | End of season |
| 31 August 2021 | AM | Oli Cooper | Newport County | End of season |
| 31 August 2021 | CF | Kyle Joseph | Cheltenham Town | 5 January 2022 |
| 1 January 2022 | RW | Morgan Whittaker | Lincoln City | End of season |
| 11 January 2022 | GK | Steven Benda | Peterborough United | End of season |
| 13 January 2022 | CF | Liam Cullen | Lincoln City | End of season |
| 16 January 2022 | GK | Lewis Webb | Shelbourne | 31 December 2022 |
| 17 January 2022 | CM | Daniel Williams | Dundalk | 31 December 2022 |
| 29 January 2022 | CB | Brandon Cooper | Swindon Town | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | RB | Harry Jones | Barry Town United | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | CM | Liam Walsh | Hull City | End of season |
* ↑ On 5 January 2022, Kyle Joseph was recalled back from his loan spell at Cheltenham Town.

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 11 June 2021 | LB | Declan John | Bolton Wanderers | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | LW | André Ayew | Al-Sadd | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | Ryan Bevan | Trefelin | |
| 30 June 2021 | LB | Matthew Blake | | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | RB | Kieron Freeman | Portsmouth | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | RW | Bradley Gibbings | | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | LB | Jordi Govea | | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | LW | Barrie McKay | Heart of Midlothian | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | GK | Alex Rutter | Poole Town | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Jake Thomas | Cambrian & Clydach | |
| 5 July 2021 | FW | Tom Stokes | Newport County | Free transfer |
| 30 July 2021 | RW | Nathan Dyer | Retired | Retired |
| 3 August 2021 | CM | George Byers | Sheffield Wednesday | Undisclosed |
| 16 August 2021 | CM | Morgan Clarke | Merthyr Town | Free transfer |
| 30 August 2021 | LW | Wayne Routledge | Retired | Retired |
| 31 August 2021 | RW | Jamal Lowe | Bournemouth | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2021 | RB | Connor Roberts | Burnley | Undisclosed |
| 20 November 2021 | CF | Ali Al-Hamadi | Wycombe Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 11 January 2022 | LW | Adrian Akande | Reading | Mutual consent |
| 11 January 2022 | FW | Kieran Petrie | Queens Park Rangers | Mutual consent |
| 17 January 2022 | LB | Jake Bidwell | Coventry City | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2022 | CB | Ben Margetson | Bromley | Mutual consent |