page_title: 1912–13 Swansea Town A.F.C. season
section_title: Player details
hierarchical_section_title: 1912–13 Swansea Town A.F.C. season / Player details
caption_attribution_description: English: Swansea Town AFC 1912-13 Squad Photo Back Row, left to right: AT Jones, A Cleverley, A Sutherland, J Duffy, J Nicholas, J Coleman, W Messer, S Jepp, B Crane (trainer). Middle Row, left to right: H Davidson, B Ball, JW Thorpe (Chairman), J Hamilton (Captain), W Whittaker (Player Manager), R Grierson, J Swarbrick. Front Row, left to right: Palmer, Jack Nicholas Junior, Soady.
context_page_description: The 1912–13 season was the first season in which Swansea Town took part in league and cup football. The club was elected to Division Two of the Southern Football League.
  Swansea's first official match was played on 7 September 1912 against local rivals Cardiff City at the Vetch Field. All of Swansea's home games for the 1912–13 season were played on a 'Clinker pitch'.
  After a 24 game season the club finished third, narrowly missing out on promotion. The club also entered the Welsh Cup and won it at the first attempt, beating Pontypridd 1–0 in a re-played final.
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caption: The Swansea Town 1912–13 football team.
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