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Ivor Allchurch scored 162 goals for the Swans between 1947–1958 and 1965–1968

Swansea City Association Football Club, 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 droppin 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 to 2004. Wilfred Milne holds the record for the most league appearances, having made 583 appearances in his time at Swansea from 1920 to 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

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  • The list is ordered first by number of appearances in total, then by number of League appearances, and then if necessary by date of debut.
  • Appearances as a substitute are included.
  • Statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 31 March 2018. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.
Legend Meaning
Player currently plays for Swansea City
Player inducted into the "Robbie James Wall of Fame"[1][2]
Player has represented their country at the FIFA World Cup whilst playing for the club
Name
Full name of the player.
Positions
GK Goalkeeper
FB Full back DF Defender
HB Half back MF Midfielder
IF Inside forward FW Forward
OF Outside forward
CF Centre forward
Position
Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus, the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.
Club career
Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.
Total appearances and Total goals
Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Football League (including play-offs), Premier League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, Football League Trophy, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the Europa League. Appearances and goals in the Welsh Cup and FAW Premier Cup are excluded. Matches in wartime competitions are also excluded.
League appearances and League goals
League appearances and goals comprise those in the Football League and the Premier League. Due to the onset of the Second World War, appearances and goals from the first three games of the 1939–40 Football League season are excluded.
International selection
Countries are listed only for players who have been selected for international football at senior level.
Caps
For players having played at full international level, the caps column counts the number of such appearances during his career with the club.

Players with 100 or more appearances

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List of Swansea City A.F.C. players with 100 or more appearances in all competitions.
Name Position Club career Total
apps
Total
goals
League
apps
League
goals
International selection Caps Ref. Notes
Roger Freestone GK 1989–1990
1991–2004
676 3 567 3  Wales 1 [3] [L 1][P]
Wilfred Milne FB 1920–1937 651 7 583 7
Herbie Williams FW 1958–1975 612 128 512 104  Wales 3 [4]
Robbie James MF 1972–1983
1987–1990
592 150 484 117  Wales 19
Leon Britton MF 2002–2010
2011–2018
520 17 453 12 [5]
Ivor Allchurch FW 1947–1958
1965–1968
502 188 444 162  Wales 42
Harry Griffiths MF 1949–1964 479 81 424 70  Wales 1
Wyndham Evans DF 1971–1983
1984–1985
446 20 388 19
Alan Curtis FW 1972–1979
1980–1983
1989–1990
439 121 364 95  Wales 25
Brian Evans MF 1963–1973 436 76 356 56  Wales 6
Geoff Thomas MF 1965–1976 418 70 359 53
Billy Hole FW 1919–1931 409 46 363 42  Wales 9
John King GK 1950–1964 407 0 368 0  Wales 1
Len Allchurch MF 1950–1961
1969–1971
400 70 347 60  Wales 7
Àngel Rangel DF 2007–2018 374 10 328 9 [6]
Harry Deacon FW 1922–1931 362 99 322 90
Jimmy Collins HB 1919–1930 352 8 309 8
Ashley Williams DF 2008–2016 352 14 322 14  Wales 64 [7] [L 2][P]
Sid Lawrence FB 1930–1939 346 11 311 11  Wales 8
Joe Sykes HB 1924–1935 344 8 313 8
Alan Tate DF 2002–2015 340 5 293 5 [8] [L 3][P]
Nathan Dyer MF 2009– 335 37 288 25 [9]
Kristian O'Leary MF 1995–2010 334 11 284 10 [10]
Nigel Stevenson DF 1975–1987 330 20 259 15  Wales 4
Dai Thomas FB 1949–1960 325 18 298 16  Wales 2
Colin Pascoe MF 1983–1988
1992–1996
324 65 270 54  Wales 2 [11][12] [L 4][P]
Keith Walker MF 1989–2000 316 10 267 9 [13]
Jeremy Charles FW 1976–1983 314 74 248 52  Wales 14 [14]
Mel Nurse DF 1955–1962
1967–1971
308 16 257 12  Wales 9 [15]
Alex Ferguson GK 1926–1936 303 0 280 0
Dudley Lewis DF 1980–1989 302 2 230 2  Wales 1 [16]
Jonathan Coates FW 1993–2002
2003–2004
296 18 261 16 [17]
David Hough DF 1983–1992 295 13 227 9
Mark Harris DF 1989–1995 288 18 228 14 [18]
Reg Weston FB 1945–1958 286 1 264 1
Brian Hughes DF 1958–1967
1968–1969
280 8 233 6
Garry Monk DF 2004–2014 270 7 223 3 [19]
Mel Charles FW 1952–1959 264 76 233 69  Wales 21
Dave Gwyther FW 1965–1973 264 82 217 58
Roy Evans DF 1962–1968 261 8 215 7  Wales 1 [20]
Michael Howard DF 1998–2004 261 2 231 2 [21]
Wayne Routledge MF 2011– 260 27 222 21 [22]
Keith Todd FW 1960–1968 245 96 199 76
Joe Lloyd HB 1932–1939 236 2 213 1
Danny Bartley DF 1973–1980 234 9 199 8
Frank Burns HB 1945–1952 230 18 210 14
Paul Raynor MF 1987–1992 228 34 191 27 [23]
Steve Watkin FW 1997–2003 227 48 207 44 [24]
Andy Robinson MF 2003–2008 226 54 195 44 [25]
Tommy Hutchison MF 1985–1991 224 13 178 9  Scotland 0
Nick Cusack MF 1997–2002 224 17 202 13 [26]
Lachlan McPherson HB 1924–1930 223 32 199 30
Harry Hanford DF 1927–1936 223 10 200 0  Wales 4 [27]
Vic Gomersall DF 1966–1971 221 7 179 7
Jock Denoon GK 1919–1927 220 0 188 0
Dave Bruton DF 1973–1978 219 21 191 18
Billy Lucas FW 1948–1953 217 36 199 34  Wales 7 [28]
Leonard Thompson FW 1922–1928 216 104 188 84
Steve Jenkins DF 1990–1995 215 1 165 1  Wales 1 [29][30]
Andy Melville DF 1986–1990 213 29 175 22  Wales 4 [31][32]
Tommy Olsen FW 1931–1939 208 52 195 50
Tony Millington GK 1969–1974 208 0 178 0  Wales 8 [33]
Chris Marustik MF 1978–1985 208 14 152 11  Wales 6 [34]
Andy Legg MF 1988–1993 207 38 163 29  Wales 0 [35]
Jon Ford DF 1991–1995 206 9 160 7 [36]
Mike Johnson DF 1959–1966 204 2 166 1  Wales 1 [37]
Steve Torpey FW 1993–1997 204 57 161 44 [38]
Matthew Bound DF 1997–2002 203 14 178 11 [39]
Dorus de Vries GK 2007–2011 203 0 178 0 [40]
Brian Purcell DF 1959–1968 201 1 162 1
Joe Spottiswood FW 1919–1925 200 13 174 12
Barrie Jones FW 1959–1964 199 33 166 23  Wales 7 [41]
Darren Pratley MF 2006–2011 199 31 177 26 [42]
Kyle Naughton DF 2015– 198 5 183 5 [43]
Ronnie Williams FW 1929–1934
1936–1938
197 61 176 51  Wales 0
Chris Coleman DF 1987–1991 196 3 160 2  Wales 0 [44]
Lee Trundle FW 2003–2007
2009–2010
194 91 166 83 [45] [L 5][P]
John Cornforth MF 1991–1996 193 18 149 16  Wales 2 [46][47]
Cliff Jones FW 1952–1958 192 54 167 48  Wales 19
Jim McLaughlin MF 1963–1967
1972–1974
191 69 151 47  Northern Ireland 7 [48]
Jack Fowler FW 1923–1930 189 120 167 102  Wales 6
Pat Lally DF 1973–1978 188 12 160 10
Rory Keane FB 1947–1955 184 0 164 0  Ireland
 Republic of Ireland
1
4
[49]
Colin Webster FW 1958–1963 182 72 160 65  Wales 0
Frank Scrine FW 1945–1954 181 76 162 55  Wales 2 [50]
Lee Jenkins MF 1996–2003 181 4 165 4 [51]
Mike Hughes GK 1983–1988 180 0 139 0
Neil Taylor DF 2010–2017 179 0 160 0  Wales
 Great Britain
37
5
[52][53]
Kwame Ampadu MF 1994–1998 178 15 146 12 [54]
Billy Screen MF 1967–1972 177 17 145 14
Alan Williams DF 1968–1972 177 8 143 7
Roy Paul HB 1946–1950 176 13 160 13  Wales 9
Brayley Reynolds FW 1959–1965 176 77 151 57
Alan Davies MF 1987–1989
1990–1992
175 16 127 12  Wales 3 [55]
Glen Davies DF 1970–1976 174 14 150 13
Dai Nicholas FW 1930–1939 170 16 153 13  Wales 2 [56]
Billy Humphries FW 1965–1968 169 27 143 21  Northern Ireland 3 [57]
Gilbert Beech FB 1949–1958 167 4 156 2
Jason Bowen FW 1990–1995 167 39 123 26  Wales 1 [58]
Jason Smith DF 1998–2004 167 10 142 8
Noel Dwyer GK 1960–1964 166 0 140 0  Republic of Ireland 10 [59]
Steve Jones DF 1995–2001 165 4 145 4
Terry Medwin FW 1951–1956 164 69 147 60  Wales 3
Alan Waddle FW 1978–1980
1985–1986
162 53 130 43
Ki Sung-yueng MF 2012–2018 162 12 139 12  South Korea 117 [60][61]
Dave Penney MF 1991
1994–1997
159 27 131 23 [L 6][P]
Tony Screen DF 1968–1975 155 11 127 9
Steve Thornber MF 1988–1992 155 11 117 7
Willy Guéret GK 2004–2007 155 0 132 0
Jim Miller HB 1930–1934 154 4 137 2
Peter Davies DF 1959–1965 153 4 133 4
Neil Robinson MF 1979–1985 153 8 123 7
Kevin Austin DF 2004–2008 150 0 117 0  Trinidad and Tobago 0
Joe Allen MF 2007–2012 150 7 127 7  Wales
 Great Britain
8
5
[62][63]
[64]
Łukasz Fabiański GK 2014–2018 150 0 149 0  Poland 50 [65]
Tom Kiley HB 1949–1957 149 4 132 2
Chris Harrison DF 1985–1988 149 17 117 14
Cyril Beech FW 1949–1954 148 34 137 29
John Hodge FW 1993–1996 145 13 112 10
Mark Gower MF 2008–2013 145 3 128 3 [66]
Jack Warner HB 1933–1938 144 9 134 9  Wales 0
Carl Slee DF 1967–1971 144 0 117 0
Thomas Butler MF 2006–2012 144 11 126 9  Republic of Ireland 0 [67]
Darwell Williams HB 1950–1954 143 6 130 4
Mark Clode DF 1993–1999 143 3 119 3
Willie Davies FW 1921–1924
1933–1936
142 25 128 22  Wales 3 [68]
John Mahoney MF 1979–1983 142 1 110 0  Wales 7 [69]
Richard Appleby MF 1996–2001 141 14 120 11
Shaun Chapple MF 1991–1997 140 13 107 9
Gary Emmanuel MF 1985–1988 139 7 111 5
Roberto Martínez MF 2003–2006 139 4 122 4 [70]
Bryn Jones FB 1952–1958 138 4 122 3
Lee Bracey GK 1988–1991 138 0 99 0
Christian Edwards DF 1994–1998
2005
137 4 117 4  Wales 1 [71] [L 7]
Izzy Iriekpen DF 2003–2007 137 8 123 7 [72]
Steve Potter GK 1974–1978 136 0 118 0
Jay Fulton MF 2014– 136 9 124 8 [73] [74]
Stan Moore GK 1935–1939 135 0 123 0
Fred Robson FB 1919–1922 133 0 117 0
Ernie Morley FB 1920–1928 133 0 123 0  Wales 1 [75]
Russell Coughlin MF 1990–1993 132 3 101 2
André Ayew FW 2015–2016
2017–2018
2019–
131 44 126 41  Ghana 92 [76]
Gylfi Sigurðsson MF 2012
2014–2017
131 37 124 34  Iceland 29 [77][78] [L 8][P]
Jackie O'Driscoll FW 1947–1952 129 30 117 27  Ireland
 Republic of Ireland
3
3
[79]
John Williams FW 1991–1992
1995
2001–2003
129 20 114 18 [L 9]
Tudor Martin FW 1932–1936 128 54 117 46  Wales 0
Leighton James MF 1980–1983 127 33 98 28  Wales 16 [80]
Federico Fernández DF 2014–2018 127 2 118 2  Argentina 32 [81][82]
Reg Davies FW 1958–1962 125 34 109 30  Wales 0
Matt Grimes MF 2014– 124 4 114 2 [83]
Stuart Roberts MF 1998–2001
2004
124 15 104 15
Dai Lewis FW 1930–1936 123 8 110 5  Wales 2 [84]
George Heyes GK 1965–1969 122 0 99 0
Leighton Phillips DF 1978–1981 120 1 97 1  Wales 18 [85]
Bob Latchford FW 1981–1984 120 53 87 35  England 0
Dai Lawrence DF 1967–1971 119 2 98 2
Damien Lacey MF 1995–2003 118 3 104 2
Sean McCarthy FW 1985–1988 118 40 91 25
Reuben Simons HB 1931–1939 116 1 104 0
Alan Knill DF 1987–1989 114 4 89 3  Wales 1 [86]
Jack Firth FW 1933–1936 113 18 102 16
Džemal Hadžiabdić DF 1980–1983 113 2 89 1  Yugoslavia 0
Roy Saunders MF 1959–1963 112 5 98 3
Sammy McCrory FW 1946–1950 111 52 102 46  Northern Ireland 0
Allan Sanders DF 1959–1962 111 0 91 0
Ben Williams FB 1925–1930 110 0 103 0  Wales 4 [87]
Brian Attley MF 1979–1982 109 9 89 6
Julian Alsop FW 1998–2000 108 17 90 16
Martin Thomas MF 1998–2001 108 11 91 8
William Brown FW 1919–1922 106 30 93 26
Jack Parry GK 1945–1951 106 0 97 0  Wales 1 [88]
Ante Rajković DF 1981–1983
1983–1985
106 3 81 2  Yugoslavia 0
Ken Gunn HB 1927–1933 105 36 94 34
Arthur Willis FB 1954–1958 105 0 95 0  England 0
Eddie May DF 1976–1978 105 10 90 8
Sam Ricketts DF 2004–2006 105 3 89 1  Wales 10
Jason Scotland FW 2007–2009 105 53 90 45  Trinidad and Tobago 11 [89]
Charlie Fisher FB 1945–1948 104 0 98 0
Graham Williams FW 1958–1962 103 20 89 9  Wales 5 [90]
Dai Davies GK 1969–1970
1974
1981–1983
103 0 78 0  Wales 8 [91]
Sandy Langford FB 1923–1927 102 1 78 0
Micky Evans DF 1972–1975 102 7 92 7
Jimmy Rimmer GK 1973
1983–1986
102 0 83 0  England 0
Tony Bird FW 1997–2000 102 22 86 18
George Smith MF 1975–1977 101 8 88 8
Bert Bellamy FB 1923–1926 100 1 90 1
Dilwyn John GK 1967–1970 100 0 80 0

Footnotes

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Player statistics include games played while on loan from:

P Player moved to Swansea permanently following a loan spell.

References

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General

  • Jones, Colin (2012). Swansea Town & City Football Club: The Complete Record 1912-2012 From Southern League to the Barclays Premier League. Dinefwr Publishers. ISBN 978-1904323-26-6.
  • Soccerbase.com

Specific

  1. ^ "Robbie James Wall Of Fame". swansea.net. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Latest additions to the Robbie James Wall of Fame – Swansea City Supporters' Trust". www.swanstrust.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. ^ Roger Freestone at Soccerbase
  4. ^ "Past Players U - Z". swanseacity.net. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  5. ^ Leon Britton at Soccerbase
  6. ^ Angel Rangel at Soccerbase
  7. ^ Ashley Williams at Soccerbase
  8. ^ Alan Tate at Soccerbase
  9. ^ Nathan Dyer at Soccerbase
  10. ^ Kristian O'Leary at Soccerbase
  11. ^ Colin Pascoe at Soccerbase
  12. ^ "Colin Pascoe". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  13. ^ Keith Walker at Soccerbase
  14. ^ "Jeremy Charles". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Melvyn Nurse". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Dudley Lewis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  17. ^ Jonathan Coates at Soccerbase
  18. ^ Mark Harris at Soccerbase
  19. ^ Garry Monk at Soccerbase
  20. ^ "Roy Evans". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  21. ^ Michael Howard at Soccerbase
  22. ^ Wayne Routledge at Soccerbase
  23. ^ Paul Raynor at Soccerbase
  24. ^ Steve Watkin at Soccerbase
  25. ^ Andy Robinson at Soccerbase
  26. ^ Nick Cusack at Soccerbase
  27. ^ "Harry Hanford". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  28. ^ "Billy Lucas". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  29. ^ Steve Jenkins at Soccerbase
  30. ^ "Steve Jenkins". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  31. ^ Andy Melville at Soccerbase
  32. ^ "Andy Melville". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  33. ^ "Football PLAYER: Tony Millington". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  34. ^ "Chris Marustik". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  35. ^ Andy Legg at Soccerbase
  36. ^ Jon Ford at Soccerbase
  37. ^ "Mike Johnson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  38. ^ Steve Torpey at Soccerbase
  39. ^ Matthew Bound at Soccerbase
  40. ^ Dorus de Vries at Soccerbase
  41. ^ "Football PLAYER: Barrie Jones". eu-football.info. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  42. ^ Darren Pratley at Soccerbase
  43. ^ Kyle Naughton at Soccerbase
  44. ^ Chris Coleman (footballer) at Soccerbase
  45. ^ Lee Trundle at Soccerbase
  46. ^ John Cornforth at Soccerbase
  47. ^ "John Cornforth". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  48. ^ "Football PLAYER: James McLaughlin". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  49. ^ "Rory Keane". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  50. ^ "Frank Scrine". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  51. ^ Lee Jenkins at Soccerbase
  52. ^ Neil Taylor at Soccerbase
  53. ^ "Football PLAYER: Neil Taylor". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  54. ^ Kwame Ampadu at Soccerbase
  55. ^ "Football PLAYER: Alan Davies". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  56. ^ "Football PLAYER: Dai Nicholas". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  57. ^ "Football PLAYER: William Humphries". eu-football.info. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  58. ^ "Boot on other foot for Bowen". walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  59. ^ "Football PLAYER: Noel Dwyer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  60. ^ Sung-Yong Ki at Soccerbase
  61. ^ "Korea Republic - Ki Sung-Yeung - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  62. ^ Joe Allen at Soccerbase
  63. ^ "talkSPORT Opinion: Why Joe Allen would NOT be another British flop at Liverpool". talkSPORT. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  64. ^ "Liverpool's Joe Allen wins FA of Wales player of the year award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  65. ^ Lukasz Fabianski at Soccerbase
  66. ^ Mark Gower at Soccerbase
  67. ^ Thomas Butler at Soccerbase
  68. ^ "Football PLAYER: Willie Davies". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  69. ^ "Football PLAYER: John Mahoney". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  70. ^ Roberto Martinez at Soccerbase
  71. ^ "Christian Edwards". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  72. ^ Izzy Iriekpen at Soccerbase
  73. ^ Jay Fulton at Soccerbase
  74. ^ "Jay Fulton set to join Swansea City's 100 club | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  75. ^ "Football PLAYER: Ernie Morley". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  76. ^ André Ayew at Soccerbase
  77. ^ Gylfi Sigurdsson at Soccerbase
  78. ^ "Gylfi Sigurdsson". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  79. ^ "Jackie O'Driscoll". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  80. ^ "Football PLAYER: Leighton James". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  81. ^ Federico Fernandez at Soccerbase
  82. ^ "Argentina - F. Fernández - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  83. ^ Matt Grimes at Soccerbase
  84. ^ "Dai Lewis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  85. ^ "Football PLAYER: Leighton Phillips". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  86. ^ "Alan Knill". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  87. ^ "Football PLAYER: Ben Williams". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  88. ^ "Jack Parry". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  89. ^ "Jason Scotland". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  90. ^ "Graham Williams". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  91. ^ "Dai Davies". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 July 2015.