2025–26 Swansea City A.F.C. season

Swansea City
2025–26 season
OwnerSwansea Football LLC (majority)
Nigel Morris (14.04%)
Swansea City Supporters Society Ltd (7.59%)
Chief executiveTom Gorringe
Head coachAlan Sheehan
StadiumSwansea.com Stadium

The 2025–26 season is the 114th season in the history of Swansea City Association Football Club and their eighth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 June 2025[a] LW Zeidane Inoussa BK Häcken Undisclosed [1]
1 June 2025[b] CF Bobby Wales Kilmarnock Compensation [2]
5 June 2025 CB Blair McKenzie[c] Aberdeen Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2025[d] Cameron Burgess Ipswich Town Bosman [4]
1 July 2025[e] Ricardo Santos Bolton Wanderers [5]
4 July 2025 CM Ethan Galbraith Leyton Orient £1,500,000 [6][7]
10 July 2025 CF Caleb Demery[c] Briton Ferry Llansawel Undisclosed [8]
Expenditure: £1,500,000 (not inc. any undisclosed transfers)
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 5 May, and would become official on June 1 once the transfer window has reopened
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 18 May, and would become official on June 1 once the transfer window has reopened
  3. ^ a b Signed initially for the Under-21s
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Ipswich had expired
  5. ^ The transfer was announced on 6 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Bolton had expired

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
17 June 2025 CF Mykola Kukharevych Slovan Bratislava Undisclosed [9]
16 June 2025 CB Harry Darling Norwich City Bosman [10]

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
14 July 2025[a] GK Kit Margetson Connah's Quay Nomads 31 May 2026 [11]
  1. ^ The loan was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 14

Released/Out of contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 CB Harry Darling Norwich City 1 July 2025 [12][13]
GK Ben Hughes Cambridge United [14][15]
RW Maliq Cadogan [14]
RB Cyrus Christie [16]
CB Richard Faakye [14]
CF Sammy Henia-Kamau [14]
AM Aidan Higgins [14]
CB Kiel Higginson [14]
GK Jon McLaughlin [16]
LB Kristian Pedersen [16]
GK Sam Seager [14]
LB Nathan Tjoe-A-On [17]
RB Osian Williams [14]
CM Joe Allen
Retired
 [18]
RB Kyle Naughton [19]

New contract

Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.
24 June 2025 CB Jack Fanning 30 June 2026 [20]
11 July 2025 CM Ramon Rees-Siso 30 June 2027[a][b] [21]
  1. ^ First professional contract
  2. ^ Option of an additional year

Pre-season and friendlies

On 30 April, Swansea City announced they would face Exeter City in a pre-season testimonial for Pierce Sweeney.[22] A week-long training camp in Murcia was also confirmed, along with a friendly against Stevenage.[23] A third friendly was later added, against Cheltenham Town.[24] On 19 June, a home friendly against Ligue 1 side Lorient was announced.[25]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2025 Friendly Swansea City 5–0 Kidderminster Harriers Fairwood
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Fairwood Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
19 July 2025 Friendly Stevenage v Swansea City San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
12:00 CEST Stadium: Pinatar Arena
23 July 2025 Friendly Cheltenham Town v Swansea City Cheltenham
19:00 BST Stadium: Whaddon Road
26 July 2025 Friendly Exeter City v Swansea City Exeter
13:00 BST Stadium: St James Park
2 August 2025 Friendly Swansea City v Lorient Landore
15:00 BST Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Southampton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League One
23 West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 8 August 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[26]

Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were released.[27]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 1 Middlesbrough v Swansea City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Stadium: Riverside Stadium
16 August 2025 2 Swansea City v Sheffield United Landore
15:00 BST Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
23 August 2025 3 Swansea City v Watford Landore
12:30 BST Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[28]
30 August 2025 4 Sheffield Wednesday v Swansea City Owlerton
15:00 BST Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
13 September 2025 5 Swansea City v Hull City Landore
15:00 BST Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
20 September 2025 6 Birmingham City v Swansea City Bordesley
12:30 BST Stadium: St. Andrew's
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[28]
27 September 2025 7 Swansea City v Millwall Landore
12:30 BST Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[28]

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

Swansea were drawn at home to Crawley Town in the first round.[29][30]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round Swansea City v Crawley Town Landore
19:00 BST Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

References

  1. ^ "Swansea City agree deal to sign Zeidane Inoussa". Swansea City AFC. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Swansea City agree signing of Bobby Wales". Swansea City AFC. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Centre-back Blair McKenzie joins Swansea City Academy". Swansea City AFC. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Cameron Burgess seals Swansea City move". Swansea City AFC. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Swansea City agree signing of Ricardo Santos". Swansea City AFC. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Swansea City complete transfer of Ethan Galbraith". Swansea City AFC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Swansea sign Northern Ireland midfielder Galbraith". British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Swansea City Academy sign Caleb Demery". Swansea City AFC. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Mykola Kuharevich joins Slovan Bratislava". Swansea City AFC. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Darling announces Swansea exit before Norwich move". BBC. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Kit Margetson to join Connah's Quay on loan". Swansea City AFC. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  12. ^ @SwansOfficial (16 June 2025). "Diolch Harry Wishing you and your family all the best for the future" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 June 2025 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Norwich City complete signing of Harry Darling". Norwich City FC. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h "Swansea City confirm retained list ahead of 2025-26 season". Swansea City AFC. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Hughes added to ranks". Cambridge United FC. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  16. ^ a b c "Sheehan eyes signings as five Swansea players depart". British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Nathan Tjoe-A-On leaves Swansea City". Swansea City AFC. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Swansea City and Wales great Joe Allen to retire from football". Swansea City AFC. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  19. ^ "Club stalwart Kyle Naughton to bring down the curtain on decade-long Swansea City career". Swansea City AFC. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  20. ^ "Defender Jack Fanning signs contract extension at Swansea City". Swansea City AFC. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  21. ^ "Ramon Rees-Siso signs first professional contract at Swansea City". Swansea City AFC. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  22. ^ "Swansea City to face Exeter City in testimonial fixture". Swansea City AFC. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  23. ^ "Swansea City to face Stevenage in Pinatar friendly". Swansea City AFC. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  24. ^ "Swansea City to face Cheltenham Town in pre-season friendly". Swansea City AFC. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  25. ^ "Swansea City to face FC Lorient in home pre-season friendly". Swansea City AFC. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  26. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  27. ^ "Championship 2025/26 fixtures, dates, schedule & how to watch: Birmingham vs Ipswich, Southampton vs Wrexham open new season". Sky Sports. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  28. ^ a b c "Swansea City Championship fixtures moved for live TV coverage". Swansea City AFC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  29. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One confirmed". English Football League. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  30. ^ "Details confirmed for Crawley Carabao Cup tie". Swansea City AFC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
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