When the Swans travel to Pride Park to take on Derby County, they’ll come up against a familiar foe in the shape of Wayne Rooney, but this time around, the former England striker will be in the dugout not on the field of play.
Signed from DC United in January 2020, few would have thought that the prolific striker would become the Rams interim manager just 11 months later, following the departure of the man who signed him Phillip Cocu.
Although this will be Rooney’s first meeting with the Swans as a manager, he is a familiar opponent on the field, having played against them on 13 occasions.
Here is Wayne Rooney’s full playing record against Swansea City:
Playing for Manchester United against the Swans
2011/12 Season
0-1 win at Liberty – Played did not score.
0-2 win at Old Trafford – Played did not score.
2012/13 Season
1-1 draw at Liberty – Played did not score.
2013/14 Season
1-4 win at Liberty – Played did not score.
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2014/15 Season
2-1 defeat at Old Trafford – Scored.
2-1 defeat at Liberty – Played did not score.
2015/16 Season
2-1 defeat at Liberty – Played did not score.
1-2 win at Old Trafford – Played did not score
2016/17 Season
1-3 win at Liberty – Played did not score.
1-1 draw at Old Trafford – Scored (Penalty).
Playing for Everton against the Swans
2017/18 Season
1-3 win at Goodison Park – Scored (Penalty).
1-1 draw at Liberty – Played did not score.
Playing for Derby County against the Swans
2019/20 Season
2-3 win at Liberty – Played did not score.
Therefore Rooney’s complete playing record against the Swans, is played 13 matches, won 7 (four at the Liberty), drawn 3 (two at the Liberty) and lost 3 (two at the Liberty), whilst scoring only 3 goals – none of which were at the Liberty and two were penalties!
It’ll be interesting to see how Rooney the manager fares against the Swans, after an impressive start to his interim managerial role, assisted by Liam Rosenior, Shay Given and Justin Walker, the Rams are currently unbeaten in 5 games – four draws and a 1-0 away win at Millwall.
Hopefully Steve Cooper’s team can build upon the excellent South Wales derby win at the Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday and claim all 3 points at Pride Park in front of the Sky TV cameras.