Swansea City | The Great Escape | 2002-03 | Documentary

. . .Swansea City has seen a lot in the last 20 years.
An improbable rise from the bottom tier to the heights of the Premier League, victories over Manchester United, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal, major silverware and European adventure.
Yet it is no exaggeration to say that none of those moments would have been possible were it not for the events of May 3, 2003. Twenty years ago today.
That afternoon a team scrabbled together and rebuilt during the course of the 2002-03 season faced Hull City with Swansea’s place in the Football League at stake.
This is the story of that team and their great escape.
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Swansea City Association Football Club is a Welsh professional football club based in the city of Swansea, South Wales that plays in the Championship. Swansea City represents England when playing in European competitions, although they have represented Wales in the past. They play their home matches at the Liberty Stadium.
The club was founded in 1912 as Swansea Town and joined the Football League in 1921. The club changed their name in 1969, when it adopted the name Swansea City to reflect Swansea's new status as a city.
In 1981, the club were promoted to the original Football League First Division. It was during the following season they came close to winning the league title, but a decline then set near the season's end before finishing sixth, although a club record. It was from here the club suffered a relegation the season after, returning to the Football League Fourth Division a few seasons later, then narrowly avoided relegation to the Football Conference in 2003. Prior to playing home matches at the Liberty Stadium, the team had previously hosted at the Vetch Field. The Swansea City Supporters Society Ltd owns 20% of the club, with their involvement hailed by Supporters Direct as "the most high profile example of the involvement of a supporters' trust in the direct running of a club".
In 2011, Swansea were promoted to the English Premier League, becoming the first Welsh team to play in the top division since its formation in 1992. On 24 February 2013, Swansea beat Bradford City 5-0 to win the 2012-13 Football League Cup (the competition's highest ever winning margin for the final), winning the first major English trophy in the club's history and qualifying for the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League.

[@roynicholas2470]

The media team are smashing it lately with the video releases. The michu interview and now this documentary!
So good to relive this,nostalgia at its finest

[@EmsionProductions]

Our media team are class. Fair flippin’ play!

[@leonedwards3855]

I remember living a few blocks away from the vetch and I was checking on the score of the game every 5 minutes at the time and when I seen the final score and swans won I never felt so happy in all my life

[@adamedwards2817]

I remember Macclesfield away that season, for me that was the game that all the new players really gelled and finally we looked like a real team, you could feel an awakening of positivity and belief among the fans.
Amazing to think how long that positivity lasted and how far we went!

[@richardcopp]

Great watch. ❤

[@welshdom1]

Leon giving up a loyalty bonus from West ham to sign what a guy City legend

[@PaGaNism]

I bump in to him occasionally and we have a chat. Very down to earth guy.

[@jamiethomas4746]

Reminds the fans where this club came from and what we stand for. Hope the Yanks are watching.

[@MOGGS1942]

Jeez. Give it a rest. " The Yanks " as you so disrespectfully describe the Owners, are the very people who are keeping Swansea City afloat, because you are not.

[@jamiethomas4746]

@@MOGGS1942 you're happy with just "keeping the club afloat"? It takes more than putting money into the club to be good owners. Left Martin with his hands tied with failed transfer windows, players' contracts running out. We don't see or hear from them until the next cock up. They're putting money in but they're clearly not competent

[@welshdom1]

The yanks have bled the club dry since buying all those transfer fees out the parachute payments sooner they are gone the better

[@MOGGS1942]

@@jamiethomas4746 Why not put YOUR money into the Club then ?
What have you ever owned in your life ? Tell us. Come on.
Prove your competence in anything.
Quit complaining. You are merely a customer of the Club, assuming you pay admission to the games, and consequently have no input into either ownership or management.

[@MOGGS1942]

@@welshdom1 Who do you think keeps the Club afloat/in business ? YOU ???!!! No way. All you can do is make things up.
The sooner you, and your like, are gone, the better.

[@LloydWilliams]

such a moment in our history, me and my dad were there, my son born 5 months later, 3 generations of Jacks bound by this day

[@ShaileshRajbhandari]

Wonderful documentary, miss the town very much. So glad to have mate most of them 😁

[@callumsmith9389]

I adore this football club this club to me is more than a football club its a family and i cant wait for next season with russel and the boys

[@carlesq.]

good stuff

[@detestcardiff]

Great watch remember those days down the vetch on the north bank 5000 fans and still beats the atmosphere up the liberty Swansea loyal 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@hanifabibi177]

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[@garylovell6017]

3.12 into the video 'And he was relieve of his duties'. Hello to whoever put this together, it's 'Relieved'. Sort it out because it makes you look so illiterate.

[@hanifabibi177]

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