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During the 1981–82 English football season, Swansea City A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, following promotion from the Second Division. It was their debut season in the English top flight and the first season in which a Welsh club was part of the top English league since arch-rivals Cardiff City were relegated at the end of 1961-62.
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Background
Swansea's rise to the top flight of English football had come only four seasons after competing in the Fourth Division and thus few tipped Swansea to survive in the First Division. Swansea soon proved the naysayers wrong by crushing Leeds United 5-1 in their first match ever in the top flight, with debutant Bob Latchford scoring a hat-trick. The win saw Swansea rise from the basement division to the top of the entire Football League in barely three years. Victories over footballing royalty such as Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur followed as the club topped the league on several further occasions. However, injuries to key players took their toll, and the lack of depth in the squad meant that the season ended in sixth-place finish.
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Results
Last updated: 4 September 2013
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Classification
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Tottenham Hotspur won the 1981-82 FA Cup and thus qualified for the first round of the 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup.
2Swansea City won the 1981-82 Welsh Cup and thus qualified for the preliminary round of the 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results summary
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Results by round
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Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
FA Cup
Last updated: 4 September 2013
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Football League Cup
Last updated: 4 September 2013
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Welsh Cup
Last updated: 19 January 2014
Sources:, Welsh Football Data Archive
European Cup Winners' Cup
Last updated: 4 September 2013
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Kit
Swansea's kit was manufactured by Belgian company Patrick. The kit bore no sponsorship.
Squad
Squad at end of seasonNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.