Commemorative Books Coverage List
Swansea City 2021 Date of Paper Pages Event Covered (Daily Mirror unless stated)
25 Apr 1913 Page 14 Swansea beat Pontypridd 1-0 to win the Welsh Cup
17 Jan 1922 Page 18 Swansea 1 West Ham 0 (FA Cup 1st Round, 2nd replay)
3 May 1925 Page 22 Swansea are Div 3 (South) Champions after beating Exeter 2-1
7 Mar 1926 Pages 20 and 22 Swansea 2 Arsenal 1 (FA Cup 6th Round)
28 Mar 1926 Pages 22 and back Bolton 3 Swansea 0 (FA Cup semi-final)
25 Feb 1927 Page 23 Swansea 2 South Shields 1 (FA Cup 5th Round replay)
13 Apr 1930 Page 31 Swansea 3 Chelsea 0
31 Aug 1930 Page 22 Swansea 3 Cardiff 2
14 Jan 1935 Page 27 Swansea 4 Stoke 1 (FA Cup 3rd Round)
3 Mar 1935 Page 39 Swansea 5 West Ham 4
20 Sep 1936 Page 39 Swansea 5 Southampton 1
13 Jan 1952 Page 14 Reading 0 Swansea 3 (FA Cup 3rd Round)
7 Feb 1954 Page 18 Swansea 2 Bury 1
17 Sep 1954 Page 13 Swansea 7 Port Vale 1
26 Sep 1954 Page 18 Swansea 3 Liverpool 2
25 Mar 1956 Page 22 Swansea 6 Leicester 1
19 Aug 1956 Page 22 Swansea 5 Blackburn 1
9 Apr 1958 Page 23 Swansea 7 Derby 0
5 Oct 1958 Page 30 Swansea 4 Ipswich 2
8 Mar 1959 Page 30 Cardiff 0 Swansea 1
5 Oct 1959 Page 28 Swansea 5 Liverpool 4
29 Jan 1961 Page 30 Swansea 2 Preston 1 (FA Cup 4th Round) 17 Oct 1961 Page 26 Swansea 2 Motor Jena (Austria) 2 (European Cup Winners’ Cup 1st Round, 1st leg)
27 Aug 1962 Page 18 Swansea 2 Stoke 1
19 Feb 1964 Page 23 Swansea 2 Stoke 0 (FA Cup 5th Round replay)
2 Mar 1964 Pages 26 & 27 Liverpool 1 Swansea 2 (FA Cup 6th Round)
15 Mar 1964 Pages 38 and back Swansea 1 Preston 2 (FA Cup semi-final)
11 Jan 1965 Page 19 Swansea 1 Newcastle 0 (FA Cup 3rd Round)
3 May 1966 Page 26 Swansea beat Chester 2-1 to win the Welsh Cup
22 Sep 1966 Page 27 Swansea 1 Slavia Sofia 1 (European Cup Winners’ Cup 1st Round, 1st leg)
30 Nov 1966 Page 26 Swansea 7 Folkestone 2 (FA Cup 1st Round replay)
7 Apr 1970 Page 27 Newport 1 Swansea 2
2 Sep 1970 Page 23 Swansea 5 Shrewsbury 0
28 Mar 1971 Page 47 Swansea 5 Reading 0
2 Dec 1972 Page 31 Swansea 3 Wrexham 1
6 Oct 1974 Page 45 Swansea 2 Crewe 1
20 Mar 1976 Page 31 Swansea 5 Stockport 0
13 Nov 1977 Page 45 Swansea 5 Crewe 0
26 Apr 1978 Page 31 Swansea beat Scunthorpe 3-1 on their way to winning promotion to Div 3
30 Aug 1978 Back page Swansea 2 Tottenham 2 (League Cup 2nd Round)
7 Sep 1978 Back page Tottenham 1 Swansea 3 (League Cup 2nd Round replay)
12 May 1979 Page 31 Swansea win promotion to Div 2 after beating Chesterfield 2-1
15 Jan 1980 Back page Swansea 2 Crystal Palace 1 (FA Cup 3rd Round, 2nd replay)
27 Jan 1980 Page 44 Swansea 4 Reading 1 (FA Cup 4th Round)
27 Aug 1980 Back page Swansea 1 Arsenal 1 (League Cup 2nd Round, 1st leg)
14 Dec 1980 Page 43 Swansea 4 Newcastle 0 26 Apr 1981 Page 45 Swansea 3 Chelsea 0
28 Apr 1981 Back page Swansea are on the brink of promotion to Division 1 after a 2-2 draw with Luton
3 May 1981 Back page Preston 1 Swansea 3 (promoted to Division 1)
5 May 1981 Page 31 Swansea 1 Hereford 0 (Welsh Cup Final 1st leg)
12 May 1981 Page 31 Hereford 1 Swansea 1 (Welsh Cup Final 2nd leg)
30 Aug 1981 Back page Swansea 5 Leeds 1
12 Oct 1981 Page 30 Swansea 2 Arsenal 0
18 Oct 1981 Pages 46 & 47 Swansea go top of Division 1 after winning 2-1 at Stoke
25 Oct 1981 Page 47 Swansea manager John Toshack “ I wouldn’t swap my squad for any other in the country”
9 Nov 1981 Page 31 Ipswich 2 Swansea 3
16 Dec 1981 Page 31 Swansea 2 Aston Villa 1
1 Feb 1982 Page 26 Swansea 2 Manchester United 0
17 Feb 1982 Back page Swansea 2 Liverpool 0
28 Feb 1982 Page 47 Arsenal 0 Swansea 2
9 May 1982 Page 46 Nottingham Forest 0 Swansea 2
20 May 1982 Back page Swansea 2 Cardiff 1 (Welsh Cup Final 2nd leg)
16 Sep 1982 Page 27 Swansea 12 Sliema Wanderers (Malta) 0 (European Cup Winners’ Cup 1st Round, 1st leg)
30 Sep 1982 Page 26 Sliema Wanderers 0 Swansea 5 (European Cup Winners’ Cup 1st Round, 2nd leg)
3 Oct 1982 Page 42 Swansea 2 Tottenham 0
21 Oct 1982 Page 30 Swansea 0 Paris St Germain 1 (European Cup Winners’ Cup 2nd Round, 1st leg)
13 Mar 1983 Page 40 Swansea 4 Manchester City 1
18 May 1983 Page 31 Swansea 2 Wrexham 0 (Welsh Cup Final 2nd leg)
21 Dec 1985 Pages 26,27 and back Swansea City are officially wound up in the High Court with debts around £1.5million. Forty six staff are sacked, including manager John Bond & his 34 players 24 Dec 1985 Back page Swansea are back from the dead after being given 21 days to reform themselves and begin a new soccer life
29 May 1988 Page 46 Swansea win promotion to Div 3 after beating Torquay 5-4 on aggregate
28 Sep 1989 Page 39 Swansea 3 Panathinaikos 3 (European Cup Winners’ Cup 1st Round, 2nd leg)
26 Sep 1991 Page 37 Swansea 1 Tottenham 0 (Rumbelows Cup 2nd Round, 1st leg)
18 Nov 1991 Page 31 Swansea 2 Cardiff 1 (FA Cup 1st Round)
25 Apr 1994 Back page Swansea win the Autoglass Trophy at Wembley, beating Huddersfield 3-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw
5 Oct 1994 Page 35 Swansea 1 Norwich 0 (Coca-Cola Cup 2nd Round, 2nd leg)
15 May 1997 Page 41 Swansea 3 Chester 0 (Div 3 Play-offs semi-final 2nd leg)
14 Jan 1999 Pages 63 Swansea 1 West Ham 0 (FA Cup 3rd Round replay)
1 May 2000 Mania pages 14 & 15 Swansea win promotion to Div 2 after beating Exeter 3-0
8 May 2000 Mania pages 1 and 15 Swansea seal the Div 3 championship by drawing 1-1 at Rotherham
19 Nov 2001 Pages 51 and back Swansea 4 QPR 0 (FA Cup 1st Round)
5 May 2003 Mania pages 12 & 13 Swansea beat Hull 4-2 to avoid relegation from the football league
25 Jan 2004 Premplus page 10 Swansea 2 Preston 1 (FA Cup 4th Round)
9 May 2005 Mania page 20 Swansea win promotion to League 1 after winning 1-0 at Bury
3 Apr 2006 Mania page 13 Swansea win the Football League Trophy, beating Carlisle 2-1
7 Jan 2007 Premplus page 11 Sheffield United 0 Swansea 3 (FA Cup 3rd Round)
13 Apr 2008 Premplus page 12 Swansea win promotion to the Championship with a 2-1 win at Gillingham
20 Apr 2008 Page 64 Swansea win the League One title in front of their own fans against Yeovil
4 May 2008 Page 64 Swansea are presented with the League trophy after the 1-0 win at Brighton
24 Sep 2008 Page 56 Swansea 1 Cardiff 0 (League Cup 3rd Round)
8 Nov 2009 Premplus p1,10 & 11 Swansea 3 Cardiff 2
21 Nov 2009 Page 65 Swansea 1 Derby 0
8 Nov 2010 Mania pages 14 & 15 Cardiff 0 Swansea 1 31 May 2011 Front & back, 58 & 59 Swansea 4 Reading 2 (Playoff Final. Swansea are promoted to the Premier League)
18 Sep 2011 Football page 6 Swansea 3 West Brom 0
25 Feb 2013 & Pages 1, 50 & 51 Swansea 5 Bradford 0 (League Cup Final) 3 Mar 2013 Front and centre pullout
2 Aug 2013 Page 65 Swansea 4 Malmo 0 (Europa League)
9 Feb 2014 Football page 7 Swansea 3 Cardiff 0
30 Mar 2014 Football page 6 Swansea 3 Norwich 0
22 Feb 2015 Football pages 4 & 5 Swansea 2 Manchester United 1
3 May 2015 Football page 9 Swansea 2 Stoke 0
3 Mar 2016 Page 67 Arsenal 1 Swansea 2
8 May 2016 Football page 3 West Ham 1 Swansea 4
27 Nov 2016 Football page 10 Swansea 5 Crystal Palace 4
22 May 2017 Football page 9 Swansea 2 West Brom 1
31 Jan 2018 Page 53 Swansea 3 Arsenal 1
18 Feb 2019 Football page 5 Swansea 4 Brentford 1
28 Oct 2019 Football page 14 Swansea 1 Cardiff 0
14 Mar 2020 Pages 2 & 3 Football is cancelled for 3 months due to the coronavirus pandemic
6 July 2020 Football page 14 Swansea 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1
30 Dec 2020 Football page 14 Cardiff 0 Swansea 2
23 May 2021 Football pages 6 & 7 Swansea beat Barnsley 2-1 on aggregate (Championship Playoffs semi-final) Total pages 139