Swansea City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their home matches at the Swansea.com Stadium since 2005, having previously played at the Vetch Field since the club was founded.
The Ospreys, formerly the Neath-Swansea Ospreys is one of the four professional rugby union teams from Wales. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup. The team formed as a result of Neath RFC and Swansea RFC combining to create a new merged entity, as part of the new regional structure of Welsh rugby, that began in 2003. They are also affiliated with a number of local semi-professional and amateur clubs, including Welsh Premier Division sides Aberavon RFC, Bridgend Ravens, and original founding clubs Neath and Swansea. The regional area represented by the team has widely become known for rugby purposes as 'Ospreylia'.
Brian Flynn, is a Welsh former footballer and manager. As a player, he was a Welsh international, who played as a midfielder.
Ashley Errol Williams is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Clifford William Jones is a Welsh former footballer. During his career, he played as a winger and was capped 59 times for Wales national team. He was also a crucial member of Tottenham Hotspur's 1960–61 double-winning side.
Andrew Legg is a Welsh football manager and former Wales international player.
Neath Football Club was a Welsh professional association football club based in Neath last playing in the Welsh Premier League.
Jason Jeffrey Price is a Welsh footballer. He can play as a right sided midfielder or as a forward
Jason Peter Bowen is a Welsh former international footballer. During his career, he made over 500 league appearances and was capped twice by Wales in a career which started at Swansea City. He made over 100 league appearances for the club and played in their 1994 Football League Trophy Final victory over Huddersfield Town. In 1995, he was sold to Birmingham City for £350,000.
Chris Jones is a Welsh footballer who plays as a winger for Afan Lido.
Joseph Michael Allen is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Stoke City which he captains, and the Wales national team.
Neil John Taylor is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship side Middlesbrough.
Barrie Spencer Jones is a Welsh former professional footballer. During his career, he made over 350 appearances in The Football League with Swansea Town, Plymouth Argyle and Cardiff City and represented Wales at both under-23 and senior level.
Owain Tudur Jones is a Welsh former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He represented the Wales national football team and during his club career he played for Porthmadog, Bangor City, Swansea City, Swindon Town, Norwich City, Yeovil Town, Brentford, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Hibernian and Falkirk. He is currently assistant manager of Wales C. He is also currently a presenter for the Welsh football show Sgorio and Welsh magazine show Heno.
Matthew Rees is a Welsh footballer who plays for Welsh Premier League side Afan Lido. A former Wales under-21 international, he began his career with Millwall without making a first team appearance. After loan spells with Aldershot Town and Dagenham & Redbridge, he made his debut in the Football League with Swansea City in 2004, making three appearances. He has also had spells with Crawley Town, Newport County, and Carmarthen Town.
Bryn Jones was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a left back.
Captain Stephen James Healey was a British Army officer with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh, and former professional footballer for Swansea City.
Craig Draper is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Steve Cooper is a Welsh professional football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of EFL Championship club Nottingham Forest.
