Swansea City News, Match Reports & Academy
Swansea City Under 18s news, match reports and galleries. Follow the young Swans as they progress through the Academy.
Topsy turvy fare in a highly entertaining game in the Landore sun today. We went behind early in the 2nd half after looking in total control before half-time, only to surge back and finally triumph 5-3. There were some terrific goals along the way. We lined up in a familiar U18 3-4-1-2: Ewan Griffiths; Arthur Parker, …
A hard fought and entertaining affair today in which our youngsters had to dig deep to withstand a fair amount of 2nd half pressure and emerge with a 1-0 win over QPR. Our line-up: Kit Margetson; Arthur Parker, Filip Lissah (sub Jada Mawongo 46m), Richard Faakye; Thomas Searle (sub Sam Parker 46m); Jacob Cook, Dan …
Here is an image slideshow from the Under 18 Professional Development League game between Swansea City and Hull City at the Swansea City Academy in Landore on Tuesday, 4 April 2023. Goals from Iwan Morgan, Rohan Davies and Thomas Woodward saw Swansea City Under 18 get their rewards for a thoroughly dominant display against Hull …
A morale boosting 3-1 win today for our U18 over Hull City’s academy side. This will have done the younger players in the squad a world of good, plus serving as a positive return to action for keeper Evan Watts and defender Filip Lissah, who’ve missed large parts of this season. Hull must have taken an academy …
Here is an image slideshow from the Under 18 Professional Development League game between Swansea City and Birmingham City at the Swansea City Academy in Landore on Saturday, 18 March 2023. A stunning free-kick from Dan Watts and a penalty from captain Richard Faakye weren’t enough for the young Swans to secure all three points …
A spirited and deserved comeback to clinch a 2-2 draw with Brum when we looked to be drifting listlessly to defeat. Strangely, it appeared as though we had an inept refereeing performance to thank for galvanising our disgruntled players to a late resurgence. Even then, the man with the whistle managed to rule out both a goal …
Here is an image slideshow from the Under 18 Professional Development League game between Swansea City and Bristol City at the Swansea City Academy in Landore on Saturday, 4 March 2023. First-half goals from Zane Myers and Iwan Morgan ensured the young Swans claimed all three points against visitors Bristol City at Landore. The victory …
The official match report already captures the detail, so here’s some summary personal observations from this morning’s match: A really hard working team performance and a well merited victory for our very young side and over a useful Bristol City opposition. Woodward, Arthur Parker, Cook, Watts and Griffith all shone in particular. The returning Iwan …
Here is an image slideshow from the Under 18 Professional Development League game between Swansea City and Cardiff City at the Swansea City Academy in Landore on Saturday, 25 February 2023. The young Swans who are currently bottom of the Professional Development League South table welcomed third place Cardiff City to Landore for this south …
Our very young U18 were comprehensively beaten 4-1 today by a far more powerful visiting Cardiff unit and on a bitterly cold day at Landore. We lined up initially in a 3-4-2-1 formation: Ewan Griffiths; Sam Parker, Jada Mawongo, Arthur Parker; Aimar Govea, Richard Faakye, Josh Carey (captain), Zane Myers; Dan Watts, Yori Griffith; Geoff …