It’s almost time for the FA Cup once again, so here’s an overview of Swansea’s last five attempts at FA cup glory.

2010-2011

In this FA cup, Swansea managed to get to the fourth round before being beaten by Leyton Orient at home.

In the third round, Swansea beat Colchester United by a 4-0 scoreline at the Liberty Stadium, thanks to four different goalscorers.

Garry Monk, Darren Pratley, Cedric Van Der Gun and Scott Sinclair were all on target in a game which saw Swansea easily through to the fourth round.

Swansea then had a home tie against League One team Leyton Orient, who at the time were one tier behind Swansea. Leyton Orient midfielder Jimmy Smith opened the scoring, before Cedric Van Der Gun replied before half time. However, Alan Tate scored an own goal very late in the game (88th minute!) which saw Leyton Orient through. They made it to the fifth round before being wiped out by Arsenal.

2011-2012

Swansea did not have a home tie in this campaign, and were also knocked out in the fourth round. Firstly, Swansea faced Barnsley in the third round, winning by a 4-2 scoreline at Oakwell. Angel Rangel, Danny Graham (2) and Nathan Dyer were all on the scoresheet for the Swans, however Ricardo Vaz Te scored a brace for the home side. Nevertheless, Swansea went through to the fourth round.

In the fourth round, Swansea had an all-Premier league tie with then-Premier League team Bolton Wanderers. Luke Moore scored for the visitors, however ex-Swansea player Darren Pratley scored in first half injury time, and Chris Eagles scored the winner in the 56th minute for Bolton, knocking Swansea out of the cup.

2012-2013

In this round, Swansea did not get past the third round, despite booking a replay against Arsenal.

Firstly, Swansea were drawn at home to Arsenal, that game ending in a 2-2 draw. Miguel Michu put the Swans ahead in the 58th minute, however two quickfire goals from Lukas Podolski and Kieran Gibbs in the 81st and 83rd minutes, respectively, saw Arsenal go 2-1 ahead. Danny Graham rescued a draw for the Swans though, scoring in the 87th minute.

In the replay, it took a very late 86th minute goal by Jack Wilshere to stop the game going to extra time, meaning that Swansea lost by a 1-0 margin, and Arsenal going through.

2013-2014

Swansea made it through to the fifth round in this campaign, in wins which included a first ever victory at Old Trafford.

Wayne Routledge put the Swans ahead in the 12th minute, however ‘Little Pea’ Chicarito Hernandez levelled the scores in the 16th minute. It took until the 90th minute for Swansea to find a winner through Wilfried Bony, with now-Cardiff player Fabio sent off for the Red Devils.

In the fourth round, Swansea were drawn away to Championship team Birmingham City. Lee Novak put the Bluenoses ahead after just 15 minutes, however Wilfried Bony scored two goals in quick succession (in other words, 2 minutes), in the 67th and 69th minutes to fire Swansea into the fifth round.

Swansea were knocked out by Everton in a tough encounter at Goodison Park. It took just five minutes for Lacina Traore to find the back of the net for the Toffees, but Jonathan De Guzman replied in the 16th minute. Everton sealed the game with a Steven Naismith goal, and a Leighton Baines penalty, which saw the Swans out of the cup.

2014-2015

Swansea’s first game of this campaign was a game at Prenton Park against Tranmere Rovers, a then-League Two team. Nathan Dyer scored in the 34th minute, followed by goals from Tom Carroll, Modou Barrow, Bafetimbi Gomis (2 – yes, that’s two goals in one game!) and Wayne Routledge. Aptly named Max Power scored in the 70th minute, and Cole Stockton scored in the 82nd minute for the home side.

However, Swansea were knocked out by Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, in a game that saw Swansea down to nine men. Kyle Bartley was sent off early in the game, and Gylfi Sigurdsson was also sent off late in the game. Sigurdsson netted for the Swans in the 21st minute, however Taylor, Gestede and Conway helped Blackburn to knock Swansea out of the cup.

So, how will we do in the FA Cup this year? Tweet @ReadSwansea with your guesses, and keep a look out for pre-match content for our game at the Kassam Stadium!