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Swansea City are currently in their sixth season in the top flight, and despite being drawn into a relegation battle this season they have coped remarkably well since gaining promotion in 2011.

In the previous five seasons, the Swans have never finished lower than 12th in the table and have always managed to pick up the symbolic 40 points that mangers crave.

This is made all the more remarkable by the fact this is Swansea's first spell in the Premier League, a position they gained via the play-offs.

The Swans finished third in the Championship in 2011, four points behind second placed Norwich City and ahead of bitter rivals Cardiff City on goal difference.

The play-offs saw Brendan Rodgers side beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 over two legs after a goalless first leg at the City Ground. Before a Scott Sinclair hat-trick sent the Swans in to the Premier League after beating Reading 4-2.

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So with Bob Bradley's men currently battling to retain their Premier League status, we take a look back at the squad that guided Swansea into the promised land in 2011.

The fortunes of Neil Taylor, Ashley Williams, and Joe Allen have been extensively covered, but what about the rest of the squad?

Dorus de Vries

The Dutch goalkeeper was ever present during the promotion campaign and conceded just 42 goals across the season. De Vries was offered a new contract in the summer of 2011 but turned it down to join Wolves on a free transfer. But he made just 14 appearances for the midlands side across two seasons before leaving for Nottingham Forest. Last season, de Vries was first choice keeper for the first time in five seasons, and played 45 times for Forest, but the arrival of Serbian international Vladmir Stojkovic led to him joining Celtic this summer as reserve keeper.

Alan Tate

The no-nonsense defender was part of the second stingiest defence in the league during the promotion campaign and will certainly be remembered fondly by Swansea fans. He remained on the books at the Liberty until 2015 but after promotion to the Premier League he was never really in first team plans. After a succession of loan spells, Tate has now retired from football and is now a coach with the Swans.

Angel Rangel

The Spanish full-back was already in his fourth season with the Swans when they gained promotion, and while he has become more of a peripheral figure in recent months, Rangel will go down as a Swansea City legend. After almost 350 appearances spread across 10 seasons, and including two promotions, Rangel signed a contract extension in the summer which will see him stay in South Wales until 2018.

Garry Monk

It's been quite a five years for the former centre back. The promotion campaign was Monk's last season as a regular starter for Swansea City, as he made just 27 appearances in two seasons following the Swans rise to the Premier Leauge. But in early 2014 he hung up his boots and stepped into the Liberty dugout. An almost two-year spell in charge came to an end late last year as he was sacked with the side struggling in the league. Monk is now resurrecting his career, by trying to prove that the Leeds United job is not a poisoned chalice.

Stephen Dobbie

The Scottish forward played more than 40 times in the promotion campaign and was the second highest scorer with nine goals.

But Dobbie never really kick on from his solid season and played only eight more times for the Swans. A series of loan spells failed to reignite his goal scoring form, but he is now playing for Queen of the South in the Scottish Championship and has scored 12 goals in 18 appearances this season.

Scott Sinclair

The play-off final hat-trick hero lit up the Liberty in 2010-11, scoring 27 goals in all competitions. He followed it up with eight Premier League goals the following season and earned himself an £8 million move to Manchester City in 2012. But things didn't go to plan and after 19 appearances he was shipped out to Aston Villa. This season Sinclair has flourished since moving to Celtic, and has impressed with 10 goals in all competitions this season.

Darren Pratley

The midfielder played 34 times during the promotion season but turned down the offer of a new contract in the summer. He headed for Premier League Bolton Wanderers instead, and while he has impressed over his 150 appearances for the Trotters, his five seasons there have coincided with two relegations.

Mark Gower

Like Pratley, Mark Gower was quietly effective in the Swans midfield. A fact that was borne out by his 20 appearances in Swansea's maiden Premier League season. However, Gower struggled to recapture his Championship form and was allowed to leave on a free transfer to Charlton in 2013. After a brief spell with the Addicks, Gower hung up his boots and is now a scout for Liverpool.

Andrea Orlandi

The Spanish winger shone briefly for the Swans, across his six seasons in South Wales.

His 90 appearances yielded just three goals, but one of those was one of the quickest in Premier League history - just 25 seconds after kick-off against Wolves. He left Swansea in 2012 to join Brighton, but after two seasons on the south coast he was on the move again, this time spending a season with Blackpool. In 2015 he moved to Cyprus to play for Anorthosis, and this season made the move to Cypriot champions APOEL.

Craig Beattie

Beattie was often used a sub during the promotion campaign, and never really featured too heavily in the starting XI. Since leaving Swansea in 2012, Beattie has become a journeyman with numerous spells in Scotland at clubs including St Johnstone, Hearts and Ayr. He is now turning out for Edinburgh City in Scottish League Two.