2010–11 Swansea City A.F.C. season
Encyclopedia
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
.
This will be their first return to top-flight football since 1983.
This 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.
The Football League
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. They finished in 3rd place, and won the Championship playoff
2011 Football League Championship play-off Final
The 2011 Football League Championship play-off final was a football match contested by Reading and Swansea City on 30 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium to decide the third team to be promoted from the Championship to the Premier League for the 2011–12 season....
, to win promotion to the Premier League
2011–12 Premier League
The 2011–12 Premier League is the twentieth season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2011–12 fixtures were announced on 17 June 2011 at 9:00 BST. The season began on 13 August 2011 and is due to end on 13 May 2012...
.
This will be their first return to top-flight football since 1983.
This 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
Paulo Sousa
Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa, CavIH is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current manager.He was a member of the “Portuguese Golden Generation”...
left the club by mutual consent, and then later succeeded Nigel Pearson
Nigel Pearson
Nigel Graham Pearson is an English football manager and former professional player. He is currently in his second spell as manager of Leicester City, having previously managed Hull City, Southampton and Carlisle United, and been assistant manager for England Under-21s and Newcastle United...
as the new Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
manager on 7 July. Brendan Rodgers
Brendan Rodgers
Brendan Rodgers is a Northern Irish former footballer, who is currently the manager of Swansea City.After retiring as a footballer at the age of 20, Rodgers stayed at Reading and was appointed as youth team coach. He joined Chelsea, under the leadership of José Mourinho, as youth team manager in...
was appointed as the new manager of Swansea on 16 July, on a 12-month rolling contract.
Squad information
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League Table
Results summary
Results by round
Pre-season friendlies
Football League Championship
Semi-finals
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League Cup
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 10 goals.