1978-79 season

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All competitionsFA CupLeague CupLeague Division Three

Date Match Result Score Competition
12 Aug 1978 Newport County v Swansea City L 2-1 League Cup
15 Aug 1978 Swansea City v Newport County W 5-0
Agg: 6-2
League Cup
19 Aug 1978 Colchester United v Swansea City D 2-2 League Division Three
22 Aug 1978 Swansea City v Lincoln City W 3-0 League Division Three
26 Aug 1978 Oxford United v Swansea City W 0-2 League Division Three
29 Aug 1978 Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur D 2-2 League Cup
02 Sep 1978 Swansea City v Bury W 2-0 League Division Three
06 Sep 1978 Tottenham Hotspur v Swansea City W 1-3 League Cup
09 Sep 1978 Watford v Swansea City W 0-2 League Division Three
12 Sep 1978 Swansea City v Rotherham United D 4-4 League Division Three
16 Sep 1978 Swansea City v Tranmere Rovers W 4-3 League Division Three
23 Sep 1978 Chester v Swansea City L 2-0 League Division Three
25 Sep 1978 Carlisle United v Swansea City L 2-0 League Division Three
30 Sep 1978 Swansea City v Brentford W 2-1 League Division Three
03 Oct 1978 Queens Park Rangers v Swansea City L 2-0 League Cup
07 Oct 1978 Chesterfield v Swansea City L 2-1 League Division Three
14 Oct 1978 Swansea City v Exeter City W 1-0 League Division Three
17 Oct 1978 Swansea City v Mansfield Town W 3-2 League Division Three
21 Oct 1978 Hull City v Swansea City D 2-2 League Division Three
28 Oct 1978 Swansea City v Peterborough United W 4-1 League Division Three
04 Nov 1978 Gillingham v Swansea City L 2-0 League Division Three
11 Nov 1978 Bury v Swansea City W 0-1 League Division Three
18 Nov 1978 Swansea City v Oxford United D 1-1 League Division Three
25 Nov 1978 Swansea City v Hillingdon Borough W 4-1 FA Cup
02 Dec 1978 Swansea City v Sheffield Wednesday W 4-2 League Division Three
08 Dec 1978 Southend United v Swansea City W 0-2 League Division Three
16 Dec 1978 Swansea City v Woking D 2-2 FA Cup
19 Dec 1978 Woking v Swansea City W 3-5 FA Cup
23 Dec 1978 Shrewsbury Town v Swansea City L 3-0 League Division Three
26 Dec 1978 Swansea City v Swindon Town L 1-2 League Division Three
30 Dec 1978 Swansea City v Blackpool W 1-0 League Division Three
08 Jan 1979 Swansea City v Bristol Rovers L 0-1 FA Cup
02 Feb 1979 Swansea City v Carlisle United D 0-0 League Division Three
10 Feb 1979 Brentford v Swansea City L 1-0 League Division Three
20 Feb 1979 Walsall v Swansea City D 1-1 League Division Three
24 Feb 1979 Exeter City v Swansea City L 2-1 League Division Three
27 Feb 1979 Swansea City v Chester D 2-2 League Division Three
02 Mar 1979 Swansea City v Hull City W 5-3 League Division Three
06 Mar 1979 Rotherham United v Swansea City W 0-1 League Division Three
10 Mar 1979 Peterborough United v Swansea City L 2-0 League Division Three
16 Mar 1979 Swansea City v Gillingham W 3-1 League Division Three
20 Mar 1979 Swansea City v Watford W 3-2 League Division Three
24 Mar 1979 Lincoln City v Swansea City L 2-1 League Division Three
27 Mar 1979 Swansea City v Colchester United W 4-1 League Division Three
31 Mar 1979 Swansea City v Plymouth Argyle W 2-1 League Division Three
03 Apr 1979 Tranmere Rovers v Swansea City W 1-2 League Division Three
07 Apr 1979 Sheffield Wednesday v Swansea City D 0-0 League Division Three
10 Apr 1979 Swansea City v Shrewsbury Town D 1-1 League Division Three
14 Apr 1979 Swindon Town v Swansea City W 0-1 League Division Three
17 Apr 1979 Swansea City v Walsall D 2-2 League Division Three
21 Apr 1979 Blackpool v Swansea City W 1-3 League Division Three
23 Apr 1979 Mansfield Town v Swansea City D 2-2 League Division Three
28 Apr 1979 Swansea City v Southend United W 3-2 League Division Three
05 May 1979 Plymouth Argyle v Swansea City D 2-2 League Division Three
11 May 1979 Swansea City v Chesterfield W 2-1 League Division Three

Content retrieved from: https://www.11v11.com/teams/swansea-city/tab/matches/season/1979.

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Phil Sumbler

Been watching the Swans since the very late 1970s and running the Planet Swans website (in all its current and previous guises since the summer of 2001 As it stood JackArmy.net was right at the forefront of some of the activity against Tony Petty back in 2001, breaking many of the stories of the day as fans stood against the actions where the local media failed. Was involved with the Swans Supporters Trust from 2005, for the large part as Chairman before standing down in the summer of 2020.

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