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2012–13 season
Chairman	Huw Jenkins
Manager	Michael Laudrup
Stadium	Liberty Stadium
Premier League	9th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Michu (18) All: Michu (22)
Highest home attendance	20,650 vs. Manchester United (23 December 2012, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	9,025 vs. Barnsley (28 August 2012, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	20,370 (League games only)
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The 2012–13 season was Swansea City's fourth season in the top tier of English football, and their second consecutive season in the Premier League. It was their 93rd season in the English football league system.

The club celebrated its centenary, and to mark the occasion released a new crest. In keeping with the centenary theme, the home kit for the season used the colours white and gold, rather than the more traditional white and black, making it very similar to the 2011–12 Real Madrid home kit (also manufactured by Adidas). The away kit for the season was red, white and green, depicting the colours of the Welsh flag.

During pre-season, Brendan Rodgers became the new Liverpool manager and signed a three-year contract on 1 June. In total, Liverpool paid Swansea £7 million in compensation for Rodgers, coach Colin Pascoe, assistant performance analyst Chris Davies and performance consultant Glen Driscoll. On 15 June, Swansea appointed former Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus midfielder Michael Laudrup as their new manager. Laudrup signed a two-year contract with the club.

Pre-season friendlies

Swansea began their 2012–13 campaign with a 10-day pre-season tour of America. The club played against MLS sides Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes, and also against USL Premier Development League side Ventura County Fusion. The Club also played at other venues within the UK, including a trip to Aberystwyth. This Swansea team contained some first team players, but also some reserves and youngsters, although it was part of the first team calendar. They also played Carmarthen Town. Swansea's first opponents at the Liberty Stadium were Blackpool.

24 July 2012 Friendly	Colorado Rapids	2–1	Swansea City	Commerce City, Colorado
19:00 MDT	Akpan 4' Hill 14'	Report	De Guzmán 79'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park

28 July 2012 Friendly	Ventura County Fusion	0–1	Swansea City	Oxnard, California
17:00 PDT		Report	Moore 21'	Stadium: Oxnard College Stadium

31 July 2012 Friendly	San Jose Earthquakes	2–2	Swansea City	Santa Clara, California
19:30 PDT	Lenhart 80', 85'	Report	Graham 41' Flores 60'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,239

7 August 2012 Friendly	Swansea City	4–2	Blackpool	Swansea
19:00 BST	Graham 1', 45', 67' Michu 16'		Sylvestre 24' Ince 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 8,631

11 August 2012 Friendly	Swansea City	3–3	VfB Stuttgart	Swansea
15:00 BST	Graham 60', 70' (pen.) Dyer 71'	Report	Gentner 17' Ibišević 36' Holzhauser 79'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 9,170

Competitions

Overall

Updated to match played 19 May 2013
Source: Competitions

Premier League

League table

1. Swansea City qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as the 2012–13 Football League Cup winners.

Results summary

Last updated: 19 May 2013.
Source: Swansea City official website

Results by round

Matches

18 August 2012 1	Queens Park Rangers	0–5	Swansea City	London
15:00 BST	Diakité  55' Fábio  58'	Report	Michu 8', 53' De Guzmán  41' Rangel  62' Dyer 63', 71' Sinclair 81'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 18,072 Referee: Lee Probert

25 August 2012 2	Swansea City	3–0	West Ham United	Swansea
12:45 BST	Rangel 20',  30' Michu 29' Graham 64' Flores  68'	Report	Cole  38' Nolan  53' Collins  58' Reid  83'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,424 Referee: Martin Atkinson

1 September 2012 3	Swansea City	2–2	Sunderland	Swansea
15:00 BST	Routledge 45+1' Williams  55' Michu 66' Flores  71'	Report	Gardner  23' Fletcher 40', 45+7'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,350 Referee: Roger East

15 September 2012 4	Aston Villa	2–0	Swansea City	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Lowton 16',  37' Clark  25' Lichaj  80' Benteke 88'	Report	Michu  40'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,005 Referee: Lee Mason

22 September 2012 5	Swansea City	0–3	Everton	Swansea
12:45 BST	Williams  12' Ki  31' Rangel  57' Dyer  55'  58' Michu  65'	Report	Anichebe 22' Mirallas 43' Osman  71' Fellaini 83'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,464 Referee: Anthony Taylor

29 September 2012 6	Stoke City	2–0	Swansea City	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Crouch 12', 36' Walters  57'	Report	Davies  55'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,330 Referee: Jonathan Moss

6 October 2012 7	Swansea City	2–2	Reading	Swansea
15:00 BST	Michu  43', 71' Routledge 78'	Report	Mariappa  15' Pogrebnyak 31' Hunt 44' Tabb  60' Roberts  73'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,336 Referee: Mike Dean

20 October 2012 8	Swansea City	2–1	Wigan Athletic	Swansea
15:00 BST	Hernández 65' Michu 67' Rangel  76' Ki  85'	Report	Boyce 69' Beausejour  74' Maloney  90' Gómez  90+5'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 19,696 Referee: Mike Jones

27 October 2012 9	Manchester City	1–0	Swansea City	Manchester
17:30 BST	Richards  39' Tevez 61'	Report	Rangel  17' Dyer  85'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 46,801 Referee: Martin Atkinson

3 November 2012 10	Swansea City	1–1	Chelsea	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Britton  37' De Guzmán  82' Hernández 88' Shechter  90+4'	Report	Azpilicueta  39' Moses 60'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,527 Referee: Kevin Friend

10 November 2012 11	Southampton	1–1	Swansea City	Southampton
15:00 GMT	Schneiderlin  34', 64' Lallana  63'	Report	Williams  35' Dyer 73' Agustien  89'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,501 Referee: Andre Marriner

17 November 2012 12	Newcastle United	1–2	Swansea City	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Santon  73' Ba 90+3'	Report	Shechter  9' Britton  26' Michu 58' Rangel  66' De Guzmán 87'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 49,403 Referee: Phil Dowd

25 November 2012 13	Swansea City	0–0	Liverpool	Swansea
13:30 GMT	Flores  71'	Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,621 Referee: Jonathan Moss

28 November 2012 14	Swansea City	3–1	West Bromwich Albion	Swansea
19:45 GMT	Michu 9' Routledge 11', 39'	Report	McAuley  13' Brunt  45' Lukaku 45+3' Olsson  52' Jones  90+3'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,377 Referee: Lee Mason

1 December 2012 15	Arsenal	0–2	Swansea City	London
15:00 GMT	Vermaelen  85'	Report	Michu 88', 90+1'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,098 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

8 December 2012 16	Swansea City	3–4	Norwich City	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Michu 51', 90+2' De Guzmán 59' Williams  75' Rangel  89'	Report	Whittaker 16' Bassong 40' Holt 44' Martin  45' Snodgrass 77'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,294 Referee: Howard Webb

16 December 2012 17	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Swansea City	London
13:30 GMT	Dembélé  53' Vertonghen 75' Defoe  90+5'	Report	Dyer  15' De Guzmán  56' Flores  81'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,783 Referee: Mike Dean

23 December 2012 18	Swansea City	1–1	Manchester United	Swansea
13:30 GMT	Michu 29' Flores  59' Williams  76'	Report	Evra 16' Jones  27' Rooney  69' Van Persie  77' Scholes  90+1'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,650 Referee: Michael Oliver

26 December 2012 19	Reading	0–0	Swansea City	Reading
15:00 GMT	Pogrebnyak  57' Le Fondre  74'	Report	Tiendalli  54'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,050 Referee: Mike Jones

29 December 2012 20	Fulham	1–2	Swansea City	London
15:00 GMT	Karagounis  34' Ruiz 56' Sidwell  77'	Report	Graham 19' De Guzmán 52' Agustien  80'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,700 Referee: Andre Marriner

1 January 2013 21	Swansea City	2–2	Aston Villa	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Routledge 9' Graham 90+4'	Report	Clark  40' Weimann  41', 44' Stevens  45+1' Delph  45+1' Benteke 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,406 Referee: Mark Halsey

12 January 2013 22	Everton	0–0	Swansea City	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Baines  81'	Report	Pablo  59' Michu  62' Vorm  88' Tiendalli  90+1'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,782 Referee: Phil Dowd

19 January 2013 23	Swansea City	3–1	Stoke City	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Davies 49' De Guzmán 57', 80'	Report	Owen 90+1'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 19,603 Referee: Mike Dean

29 January 2013 24	Sunderland	0–0	Swansea City	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	McClean  74'	Report	Tiendalli  20' Britton  57'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 35,628 Referee: Andre Marriner

2 February 2013 25	West Ham United	1–0	Swansea City	London
15:00 GMT	Vaz Tê  8' Carroll 77'	Report	Flores  90+1'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,962 Referee: Lee Probert

9 February 2013 26	Swansea City	4–1	Queens Park Rangers	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Michu 8', 67' Rangel 18' Davies  45+5' Hernández 50'	Report	Samba  10' Taarabt  40' Traoré  45+5' Zamora 48'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,529 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

17 February 2013 27	Liverpool	5–0	Swansea City	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Gerrard 34' (pen.) Coutinho 46' José Enrique 50' Suárez 56' Sturridge 71' (pen.)	Report	Hernández  76'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,832 Referee: Howard Webb

2 March 2013 28	Swansea City	1–0	Newcastle United	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Moore 85'	Report	Tioté  34' Cabaye  37'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,405 Referee: Craig Pawson

9 March 2013 29	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	Swansea City	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Lukaku 40' Jones  41' De Guzmán 61' (o.g.)	Report	Moore 33' Dyer  88'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,832 Referee: Lee Mason

16 March 2013 30	Swansea City	0–2	Arsenal	Swansea
15:00 GMT	De Guzmán  26'	Report	Monreal 74' Arteta  83' Gervinho 90+1'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,583 Referee: Jonathan Moss

30 March 2013 31	Swansea City	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Michu  62', 71' Davies  83'	Report	Vertonghen 7' Bale 21' Adebayor  40' Walker  68' Holtby  88' Parker  90+5'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,604 Referee: Anthony Taylor

6 April 2013 32	Norwich City	2–2	Swansea City	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Snodgrass  28', 40' Johnson  30' Turner 60',  85' Holt  86' Tettey  90+3'	Report	Davies  21' Michu 35' Williams  69' Moore 75' De Guzmán  89'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,372 Referee: Michael Oliver

28 April 2013 34	Chelsea	2–0	Swansea City	London
15:00 GMT	Oscar 43' Lampard 45+2' (pen.) Azpilicueta  55'	Report	Williams  37' Britton  45+1' Davies  70'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,780 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

7 May 2013 36	Wigan Athletic	2–3	Swansea City	Wigan
19:45 BST	Espinoza 45+1' McCarthy 53' Watson  78' Gómez  90+2'	Report	Shechter  44', 59' Rangel 50' Tiendalli 76' De Guzmán  90+9'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 18,550 Referee: Kevin Friend

12 May 2013 37	Manchester United	2–1	Swansea City	Manchester
16:00 BST	Hernández 39' Ferdinand 87'	Report	Michu 49'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,572 Referee: Jonathan Moss

19 May 2013 38	Swansea City	0–3	Fulham	Swansea
16:00 BST	Hernández  48' Michu  89'	Report	Kačaniklić 22' Riether  27' Berbatov 77' Emanuelson 90+3'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,365 Referee: Lee Mason

FA Cup

6 January 2013 R3	Swansea City	2–2	Arsenal	Swansea
13:30 GMT	Michu 58' Bartley  79' Graham 87'	Report	Ramsey  35' Podolski 81' Gibbs 83',  84'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 18,848 Referee: Howard Webb

16 January 2013 R3 Replay	Arsenal	1–0	Swansea City	London
19:30 GMT	Wilshere 86'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,359 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

League Cup

28 August 2012 R2	Swansea City	3–1	Barnsley	Swansea
19:45 BST	Graham 24' Moore 59', 88'	Report	Hassell 69'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 9,025 Referee: Simon Hooper

25 September 2012 R3	Crawley Town	2–3	Swansea City	Crawley
19:45 BST	Byrne  19' Simpson 45+1' Akpan 62'	Report	Michu 27'  32' Graham 72' Monk 90+2'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,963 Referee: Robert Madley

31 October 2012 R4	Liverpool	1–3	Swansea City	Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Carragher  45+1' Suárez 76'	Report	Flores 34' Dyer 72' De Guzmán 90+4'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 37,521 Referee: Lee Probert

12 December 2012 QF	Swansea City	1–0	Middlesbrough	Swansea
19:45 GMT	Hines 81' (o.g.)	Report	Leadbitter  43' Bailey  73'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 15,048 Referee: Lee Probert

9 January 2013 SF L1	Chelsea	0–2	Swansea City	London
19:45 GMT	Ba  90+1'	Report	Michu 38' Hernández  42' Flores  48' Graham 90+2'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,172 Referee: Anthony Taylor

23 January 2013 SF L2	Swansea City	0–0 (2–0 agg.)	Chelsea	Swansea
19:45 GMT		Report	Hazard  80'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 19,506 Referee: Chris Foy

24 February 2013 Final	Bradford City	0–5	Swansea City	London
16:00 GMT	Duke  56'	Report	Dyer 16', 47' Ki  38' Michu 40' De Guzmán 59' (pen.), 90+1'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 82,597 Referee: Kevin Friend

Squad statistics

First team squads

Last updated on 19 May 2013

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Michel Vorm		GK	(1983-10-20) October 20, 1983 (age 41)	Utrecht	2011	2016	28	0
13	David Cornell		GK	(1991-03-28) March 28, 1991 (age 33)	The Academy	2009	2015	0	0
25	Gerhard Tremmel		GK	(1978-11-16) November 16, 1978 (age 46)	Red Bull Salzburg	2011	2015	21	0
Defenders
2	Kyle Bartley		DF	(1991-05-22) May 22, 1991 (age 33)	Arsenal	2012	2015	5	0
3	Neil Taylor		DF	(1989-02-07) February 7, 1989 (age 35)	Wrexham	2010	2016	6	0
4	Chico Flores		DF	(1987-03-06) March 6, 1987 (age 37)	Genoa	2012	2016	32	1
5	Alan Tate		DF	(1982-09-02) September 2, 1982 (age 42)	Manchester United	2004	2014	4	0
6	Ashley Williams		DF	(1984-08-23) August 23, 1984 (age 40)	Stockport County	2008	2015	41	0
16	Garry Monk		DF	(1979-03-06) March 6, 1979 (age 45)	Barnsley	2004	2015	15	1
21	Dwight Tiendalli		DF	(1985-10-21) October 21, 1985 (age 39)	Twente	2012	2013	20	1
22	Àngel Rangel		DF	(1982-11-28) November 28, 1982 (age 42)	Terrassa	2007	2016	37	3
23	Darnel Situ		DF	(1992-03-18) March 18, 1992 (age 32)	Lens	2012	2013	0	0
33	Ben Davies		DF	(1993-04-24) April 24, 1993 (age 31)	The Academy	2012	2016	38	1
35	Daniel Alfei		DF	(1992-02-23) February 23, 1992 (age 32)	The Academy	2010	2014	4	0
Midfielders
7	Leon Britton		MF	(1982-09-16) September 16, 1982 (age 42)	Sheffield United	2011	2016	39	0
9	Michu		MF	(1986-03-21) March 21, 1986 (age 38)	Rayo Vallecano	2012	2016	42	22
11	Pablo Hernández		MF	(1985-04-11) April 11, 1985 (age 39)	Valencia	2012	2015	34	3
12	Nathan Dyer		MF	(1987-11-29) November 29, 1987 (age 37)	Southampton	2009	2014	41	6
14	Roland Lamah		MF	(1987-12-31) December 31, 1987 (age 36)	Osasuna	2013	2014	6	0
15	Wayne Routledge		MF	(1985-01-07) January 7, 1985 (age 39)	Newcastle United	2011	2016	42	5
20	Jonathan de Guzmán		MF	(1987-09-13) September 13, 1987 (age 37)	Villarreal	2012	2013	44	8
24	Ki Sung-yueng		MF	(1989-01-24) January 24, 1989 (age 35)	Celtic	2012	2015	37	0
26	Kemy Agustien		DF	(1986-08-20) August 20, 1986 (age 38)	AZ	2010	2014	21	0
31	Lee Lucas		MF	(1992-06-10) June 10, 1992 (age 32)	The Academy	2010	2015	1	0
Forwards
17	Itay Shechter		FW	(1987-02-22) February 22, 1987 (age 37)	1. FC Kaiserslautern	2012	2013	19	1
19	Luke Moore		FW	(1986-02-13) February 13, 1986 (age 38)	West Bromwich Albion	2011	2013	19	5
41	Rory Donnelly		FW	(1992-02-18) February 18, 1992 (age 32)	Cliftonville	2012	2015	1	0

Goals and appearances

As of 19 May 2013

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NED	Michel Vorm	28	0	26	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Kyle Bartley	5	0	1+1	0	2	0	1	0
3	DF	WAL	Neil Taylor	6	0	4+2	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	ESP	Chico Flores	32	1	26	0	2	0	4	1
5	DF	ENG	Alan Tate	4	0	2+1	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF	WAL	Ashley Williams	41	0	37	0	0	0	4	0
7	MF	ENG	Leon Britton	39	0	29+2	0	2	0	6	0
9	MF	ESP	Michu	42	22	34	18	0+2	1	6	3
11	MF	ESP	Pablo Hernández	34	3	25+3	3	0+2	0	4	0
12	MF	ENG	Nathan Dyer	42	6	24+11	3	2	0	4+1	3
13	GK	WAL	David Cornell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	BEL	Roland Lamah	6	0	1+4	0	0	0	0+1	0
15	MF	ENG	Wayne Routledge	42	5	28+6	5	2	0	5+1	0
16	DF	ENG	Garry Monk	15	1	10+1	0	0	0	2+2	1
17	FW	ISR	Itay Shechter	19	1	7+11	1	0	0	1	0
18	FW	ENG	Leroy Lita	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	ENG	Luke Moore	19	5	4+12	3	0	0	2+1	2
20	MF	NED	Jonathan de Guzmán	44	8	31+5	5	2	0	6	3
21	DF	NED	Dwight Tiendalli	20	1	10+3	1	2	0	3+2	0
22	DF	ESP	Àngel Rangel	37	3	30+3	3	0	0	4	0
23	DF	FRA	Darnel Situ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	KOR	Ki Sung-yueng	37	0	19+9	0	1+1	0	6+1	0
25	GK	GER	Gerhard Tremmel	21	0	12+2	0	0	0	7	0
26	MF	NED	Kemy Agustien	21	0	4+14	0	1+1	0	1	0
28	DF	ENG	Curtis Obeng	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	WAL	Jazz Richards	4	0	0	0	1	0	2+1	0
31	MF	WAL	Lee Lucas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	WAL	Ben Davies	43	1	32+4	1	1	0	6	0
34	MF	WAL	Henry Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF	WAL	Daniel Alfei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	FW	WAL	James Loveridge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	WAL	Scott Tancock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF	WAL	Gwion Edwards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF	WAL	Kurtis March	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	FW	NIR	Rory Donnelly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players featured for Swansea but left before the end of the season:
10	FW	ENG	Danny Graham	22	7	10+7	3	2	1	1+2	3
11	MF	ENG	Scott Sinclair	1	1	0+1	1	0	0	0	0
14	FW	SCO	Stephen Dobbie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
27	MF	ENG	Mark Gower	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	0

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

As of 12 May 2013

Rank	Pos	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	MF	9	Michu	18	1	3	22
2	MF	20	Jonathan de Guzmán	5	0	3	8
3	FW	10	Danny Graham ^^	3	1	3	7
4	MF	12	Nathan Dyer	3	0	3	6
5	MF	15	Wayne Routledge	5	0	0	5
	FW	19	Luke Moore	3	0	2	5
7	MF	11	Pablo Hernández	3	0	0	3
	DF	22	Àngel Rangel	3	0	0	3
9	DF	4	Chico Flores	0	0	1	1
	MF	11	Scott Sinclair ^^	1	0	0	1
	DF	16	Garry Monk	0	0	1	1
	FW	17	Itay Shechter	1	0	0	1
	DF	21	Dwight Tiendalli	1	0	0	1
	DF	33	Ben Davies	1	0	0	1
Totals				47	2	16	65

^^ Player left the club during the Season

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.

As of 20 April 2013

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Premier League			League Cup			FA Cup			Total
1	DF	4	Chico Flores	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1
2	DF	22	Àngel Rangel	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
3	DF	6	Ashley Williams	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	MF	9	Michu	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
5	MF	12	Nathan Dyer	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
6	MF	20	Jonathan de Guzmán	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
7	MF	24	Ki Sung-yueng	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	DF	33	Ben Davies	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9	MF	7	Leon Britton	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	MF	11	Pablo Hernández	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	DF	21	Dwight Tiendalli	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
12	FW	17	Itay Shechter	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	MF	26	Kemy Agustien	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
14	GK	1	Michel Vorm	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	DF	2	Kyle Bartley	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total				52	1	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	57	1	1

Captains

Accounts for the Premier League only.

No.	Pos.	Name	Starts
6	CB	Ashley Williams	28
16	CB	Garry Monk	10

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
4	DF		Chico Flores	25	EU	Genoa	Transfer	Summer	July 2015	£2 million
9	MF		Michu	26	EU	Rayo Vallecano	Transfer	Summer	July 2015	£2 million
2	DF		Kyle Bartley	21	EU	Arsenal	Transfer	Summer	August 2015	£1 million
42	FW		Jamie Proctor	20	EU	Preston North End	Transfer	Summer	August 2014	Undisclosed
24	MF		Ki Sung-yueng	23	Non-EU	Celtic	Transfer	Summer	August 2015	£5.5 million
11	MF		Pablo Hernández	27	EU	Valencia	Transfer	Summer	August 2015	£5.25 million
21	DF		Dwight Tiendalli	26	EU	Free agent	Transfer	Mid-season	May 2013	Free

Transfers out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
6	MF		Ferrie Bodde	30	EU	Free agent	Released (End of Contract)	Summer	N/A
34	DF		Joe Walsh	20	EU	Free agent	Released (End of Contract)	Summer	N/A
36	FW		Casey Thomas	21	EU	Free agent	Released (End of Contract)	Summer	N/A
37	MF		Jordan Smith	19	EU	Free agent	Released (End of Contract)	Summer	N/A
30	MF		Scott Donnelly	24	EU	Free agent	Released (Mutual Consent)	Summer	N/A
24	MF		Joe Allen	22	EU	Liverpool	Transfer	Summer	£15 million
11	MF		Scott Sinclair	23	EU	Manchester City	Transfer	Summer	£6.2 million
8	MF		Andrea Orlandi	28	EU	Brighton & Hove Albion	Transfer	Summer	Free
21	DF		Federico Bessone	28	EU	Swindon Town	Transfer	Summer	Free
14	FW		Stephen Dobbie	29	EU	Brighton & Hove Albion	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed
42	FW		Jamie Proctor	20	EU	Crawley Town	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed
10	FW		Danny Graham	27	EU	Sunderland	Transfer	Winter	£5 million
27	MF		Mark Gower	34	EU	Free agent	Released (Mutual Consent)	Mid-season	N/A

Loans in

No.	P	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
20	MF	Jonathan de Guzmán		37	Villarreal	10 July 2012
17	FW	Itay Shechter		37	1. FC Kaiserslautern	16 August 2012
14	MF	Roland Lamah		36	Osasuna	15 January 2013

Loans out

No.	P	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
18	FW	Leroy Lita		39	Birmingham City	7 September 2012	8 December 2012
28	DF	Curtis Obeng		35	Fleetwood Town	25 October 2012	23 December 2012
35	DF	Daniel Alfei		32	Wrexham	24 October 2012	7 January 2013
42	FW	Jamie Proctor		32	Shrewsbury Town	26 October 2012	26 November 2012
5	DF	Alan Tate		42	Leeds United	22 November 2012	1 January 2013
18	FW	Leroy Lita		39	Sheffield Wednesday	25 January 2013
29	MF	Ashley Richards		33	Crystal Palace	25 January 2013
28	DF	Curtis Obeng		35	York City	30 January 2013
38	MF	Gwion Edwards		31	St Johnstone	31 January 2013

New contracts

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Status	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
33	DF		Ben Davies	19	Signed	2 years	July 2014
13	GK		David Cornell	21	Signed	3 year	June 2015
1	GK		Michel Vorm	28	Signed	4 year	June 2016
6	DF		Ashley Williams	28	Signed	1 year	June 2015
30	MF		Josh Sheehan	17	Signed	2.5 years	June 2015
33	DF		Ben Davies	19	Signed	2.5 years	July 2016
3	DF		Neil Taylor	23	Signed	3.5 year	June 2016
9	FW		Michu	26	Signed	4 years	June 2016
15	MF		Wayne Routledge	28	Signed	4 year	June 2016
7	MF		Leon Britton	30	Signed	1 year	June 2016
16	DF		Garry Monk	33	Signed	1 year	June 2015
25	GK		Gerhard Tremmel	34	Signed	2.5 year	June 2015
22	DF		Àngel Rangel	30	Signed	3 years	June 2016
29	DF		Jazz Richards	21	Signed	3 years	June 2016
4	DF		Chico Flores	26	Signed	1 year	June 2016
34	MF		Henry Jones	19	Signed	1 years	June 2014
36	FW		James Loveridge	18	Signed	1 years	June 2014
39	MF		Kurtis March	20	Signed	1 years	June 2014
	GK		Oliver Davies	18	Signed	1 years	June 2014
	DF		Liam Shephard	18	Signed	1 years	June 2014
	MF		Sam Evans	17	Signed	1 years	June 2014
	MF		Alex Bray	17	Signed	1 years	June 2014
35	DF		Daniel Alfei	21	Signed	2 years	June 2016
37	DF		Scott Tancock	19	Signed	2 years	June 2015

Club staff

Backroom staff Position Name Manager Michael Laudrup Assistant manager Morten Wieghorst First team coach Alan Curtis Goalkeeping coach Adrian Tucker Academy manager Tony Pennock Head physiotherapist Kate Rees Physiotherapist Richard Buchanan Physiotherapist Ailsa Jones Masseur Adele Avery Overseas scout Erik Larsen Head of player recruitment David Leadbeater Technical recruitment scout Tim Henderson Head match analyst Gethin Rees Football utilities co-ordinator Michael Eames Suzan Eames Football in the community officer Linden Jones Club doctor Dr. Jez McClusky

Board of directors Position Name Chairman Huw Jenkins Vice Chairman Leigh Dineen Directors Huw Cooze Gwilym Joseph Brian Katzen Don Keefe Martin Morgan Steve Penny John van Zweden Associate Directors David Morgan Will Morris

Notes

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