List of Swansea City A.F.C. players


, a Welsh association football club based in the city of Swansea, was founded in 1912 under the name of Swansea Town and joined the Second Division of the Southern Football League. Following the First World War, the Southern League dropped its Second Division, and with many clubs dropping out due to financial difficulties, Swansea were placed in the First Division. After four seasons in the Southern League, Swansea Town became founder members of the new Third Division of the Football League in 1920. During the club's 106-year existence, it has competed in a number of nationally and internationally organised competitions, and all players who have played in 100 or more such matches are listed below.
Roger Freestone holds the club record for most appearances in all competitions, having played 676 times in all competitions during two different spells spanning from 1989–2004. Wilfred Milne holds the record for the most league appearances, having made 583 appearances in his time at Swansea from 1920–1937. Ashley Williams holds the record for the number of international caps attained whilst playing for Swansea City. He represented Wales 64 times before he transferred to Everton in 2016.
The all-time goalscoring record is held by Ivor Allchurch. He scored 163 league goals, and 188 goals in all competitions during his two spells at Swansea. The nearest player that comes close to his tally, is Robbie James who scored 117 league goals in a Swansea career that began in 1972 and ended in 1990.

Key

LegendMeaning
♦Player currently plays for Swansea City
♠Player inducted into the "Robbie James Wall of Fame"
‡Player has represented their country at the FIFA World Cup whilst playing for the club

Players with 100 or more appearances

NamePositionClub careerTotal
apps		Total
goals		League
apps		League
goals		International selectionCapsRef.Notes
♠1989–1990
1991–2004		676356731
♠1920–193765175837——
♠1958–19756121285121043
♠1972–1983
1987–1990		59215048411719
♠2002–2010
2011–2018		5201745312——
♠1947–1958
1965–1968		502188444162 ‡42
♠1949–196447981424701
♠1971–1983
1984–1985		4462038819——
♠1972–1979
1980–1983
1989–1990		4391213649525
♠1963–197343676356566
♠1965–19764187035953——
♠1919–193140946363429
♠1950–1964407036801
♠1950–1961
1969–1971		4007034760 ‡7
♠2007–2018374103289——
♠1922–19313629932290——
♠1919–193035283098——
♠2008–2016352143221464
♠1930–193934611311118
♠1924–193534483138——
♠2002–201534052935——
♦2009–3353728825——
♠1995–20103341128410——
♠1975–198733020259154
♠1949–196032518298162
♠1983–1988
1992–1996		32465270542
♠1989–2000316102679——
♠1976–1983314742485214
♠1955–1962
1967–1971		30816257129
♠1926–193630302800——
♠1980–1989302223021
♠1993–2002
2003–2004		2961826116——
1983–1992295132279——
♠1989–19952881822814——
♠1945–195828612641——
♠1958–1967
1968–1969		28082336——
♠2004–201427072233——
♠1952–19592647623369 ‡21
♠1965–19732648221758——
♠1962–1968261821571
1998–200426122312——
♦2011–2602722221——
♠1960–19682459619976——
1932–193923622131——
♠1973–198023491998——
♠1945–19522301821014——
1987–19922283419127——
1997–20032274820744——
♠2003–20082265419544——
♠1985–19912241317890
♠1997–20022241720213——
♠1924–19302233219930——
♠1927–19362231020004
♠1966–197122171797——
1919–192722001880——
♠1973–19782192119118——
♠1948–195321736199347
♠1922–192821610418884——
♠1990–1995215116511
♠1986–199021329175224
♠1931–19392085219550——
♠1969–1974208017808
1978–198520814152116
1988–199320738163290
1991–199520691607——
♠1959–1966204216611
♠1993–19972045716144——
1997–20022031417811——
♠2007–201120301780——
♠1959–196820111621——
1919–19252001317412——
♠1959–196419933166237
2006–20111993117726——
♠1929–1934
1936–1938		19761176510
♠1987–1991196316020
♠2003–2007
2009–2010		1949116683——
♠1991–199619318149162
♠1952–19581925416748 ‡19
♠1963–1967
1972–1974		19169151477
♠1923–19301891201671026
1973–19781881216010——
1947–195518401640
1
4
♠1958–196318272160650
♠1945–195418176162552
1996–200318141654——
♠1983–198818001390——
2010–201717901600
37
5
1994–19981781514612——
1967–19721771714514——
♠1968–197217781437——
♠1946–195017613160139
♠1959–19651767715157——
1987–1989
1990–1992		17516127123
1970–19761741415013——
1930–193917016153132
1965–196816927143213
1949–195816741562——
1990–199516739123261
1998–2004167101428——
♠1960–19641660140010
1995–200116541454——
♠1951–19561646914760 ‡3
♠1978–1980
1985–1986		1625313043——
2012–20181621213912 ‡117
1991
1994–1997		1592713123——
1968–1975155111279——
1988–1992155111177——
2004–200715501320——
1930–193415441372——
1959–196515341334——
1979–198515381237——
2004–2008150011700
2007–201215071277
8
5
2014–20181500149050
♠1949–195714941322——
1985–19881491711714——
♠1949–19541483413729——
1993–19961451311210——
2008–201314531283——
1933–1938144913490
1967–197114401170——
2006–20121441112690
1950–195414361304——
1993–199914331193——
1921–1924
1933–1936		14225128223
♠1979–1983142111007
1996–20011411412011——
1991–1997140131079——
1985–198813971115——
♠2003–200613941224——
1952–195813841223——
1988–19911380990——
1994–1998
2005		137411741
2003–200713781237——
1974–197813601180——
1935–193913501230——
♦2015–13421251——
1919–192213301170——
1920–1928133012301
1990–199313231012——
2012
2014–2017		131271243429
1947–19521293011727
3
3
1991–1992
1995
2001–2003		1292011418——
1932–193612854117460
♠1980–198312733982816
2014–20181272118232
1958–196212534109300
1998–2001
2004		1241510415——
1930–1936123811052
1965–19691220990——
♠1978–1981120197118
♠1981–19841205387350
1967–19711192982——
1995–200311831042——
1985–1988118409125——
1931–193911611040——
1987–198911448931
1933–19361131810216——
♠1980–198311328910
1959–19631125983——
1946–195011152102460
1959–19621110910——
1925–1930110010304
1979–19821099896——
♠1998–2000108179016——
1998–200110811918——
1919–1922106309326——
1945–195110609701
♠1981–1983
1983–1985		10638120
1927–1933105369434——
1954–195810509500
1976–197810510908——
2004–2006105389110
♠2007–200910553904511
1945–19481040980——
1958–1962103208995
♠1969–1970
1974
1981–1983		10307808
1923–19271021780——
1972–19751027927——
♠1973
1983–1986		10208300
1997–2000102228618——
1975–19771018888——
1923–19261001901——
1967–19701000800——

Footnotes


Player statistics include games played while on loan from:
Player moved to Swansea permanently following a loan spell.