Official name	City and County of Swansea
Native name	Dinas a Sir Abertawe
Settlement type	Principal area & City
Motto	Floreat Swansea
Skyline size	260px
Website	http://www.swansea.gov.uk/
Image shield	Escudo Swansea.jpg
Shield size	125px
Map caption	City and County of Swanseaand (inset) within Wales
Subdivision type	Sovereign state
Subdivision name	United Kingdom
Subdivision type1	Constituent country
Subdivision name1	Wales
Subdivision type2	Ceremonial county
Subdivision name2	West Glamorgan
Subdivision type3	Historic county
Subdivision name3	Glamorganshire
Subdivision type4	Admin HQ
Subdivision name4	Swansea Guildhall
Government type	Principal area, City
Leader title	Leader of Swansea Council
Leader name	Christopher Holley
Leader title1	Welsh Assembly and UK Parliament Consituencies
Leader name1	Swansea East,Swansea West,Gower
Leader title2	European Parliament
Leader name2	Wales
Leader title3	MPs
Leader name3	Martin Caton (Lab),Sian James (Lab),Geraint Davies (Lab)
Established title2	Town charter
Established date2	1158–1184
Established title3	City status
Established date3	1969
Area total km2	378
Area land km2
Population total	Unitary Authority area: , Ranked ()Urban area within Unitary Authority: 169,880 (2001)Wider Urban Area: 270,506 (2001)
Population density km2	601
Population blank1 title	Demonym
Population blank2 title	Ethnicity
Population blank2	97.8% White1.2% S. Asian0.3% Afro-Caribbean0.3% Chinese
Timezone	GMT
Utc offset	0
Timezone dst	BST
Utc offset dst	+1
Postal code type	Post codes
Postal code	SA1-SA7
Area code	01792
Dialling code	01792
Blank name	Vehicle area codes
Blank info	CP, CR, CS, CT, CU, CV
Blank name	ISO 3166-2
Blank info	GB-SWA
Blank1 name	ONS code
Blank1 info	00NX
Blank2 name	OS grid reference
Blank2 info
Blank3 name	NUTS 3
Blank3 info	UKL18
Footnotes blank1 title	Police Force
Footnotes blank1	South Wales Police
Footnotes blank2 title	Fire Service
Footnotes blank2	South Wales Fire and Rescue Service
Footnotes blank3 title	Ambulance Serivce
Footnotes blank3	Welsh Ambulance Service }}

Swansea ( ; , "mouth of the Tawe") is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands. Swansea had a population of 169,880 in 2001 and is the second most populous city in Wales after Cardiff and the third most populous county in Wales after Cardiff and Rhondda Cynon Taf. During its 19th century industrial heyday, Swansea was one of the key centres of the world copper industry, earning the nickname 'Copperopolis'.

History

Archaeological finds are mostly confined to the Gower Peninsula, and include items from the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age. The Romans visited the area, as did the Vikings.

Swansea is thought to have originally developed as a Viking trading post. Some think that its name is derived from ''Sveinn's island'' (Old Norse: Sveinsey) – the reference to an island may refer to a bank at the mouth of the river Tawe, or perhaps an area of raised ground in marshes. An alternative explanation is that the name derives from the Norse name 'Sweyn' and 'ey', which can mean inlet. The name is pronounced Swans-y ), not Swan-sea. The Welsh name first appears in Welsh poems at the beginning of the 13th century, as "Aber Tawy".

The earliest known form of the modern name is ''Sweynesse'', which was used in the first charter granted sometime between 1158–1184 by William de Newburgh, 3rd Earl of Warwick. The charter gave Swansea the status of a borough, granting the townsmen, called burgesses certain rights to develop the area. A second charter was granted in 1215 by King John. In this charter, the name appears as ''Sweyneshe''. The town seal which is believed to date from this period names the town as ''Sweyse''.

Following the Norman Conquest, a marcher lordship was created under the title of Gower. It included land around Swansea Bay as far as the River Tawe, the manor of Kilvey beyond the Tawe, and the peninsula itself. Swansea was designated chief town of the lordship and received a borough charter some time between 1158 and 1184 (and a more elaborate one in 1304).

Industrial Revolution

The port of Swansea initially traded in wine, hides, wool, cloth and later in coal. As the Industrial Revolution reached Wales, the combination of port, local coal, and trading links with the West Country, Cornwall and Devon, meant that Swansea was the logical place to site copper smelting works. Smelters were operating by 1720 and proliferated. Following this, more coal mines (everywhere from north-east Gower to Clyne and Llangyfelach) were opened and smelters (mostly along the Tawe valley) were opened and flourished. Over the next century and a half, works were established to process arsenic, zinc and tin and to create tinplate and pottery. The city expanded rapidly in the 18th and 19th centuries, and was termed "Copperopolis".

From the late 17th century to 1801, Swansea's population grew by 500% — the first official census (in 1841) indicated that, with 6,099 inhabitants, Swansea had become significantly larger than Glamorgan's county town, Cardiff, and was the second most populous town in Wales behind Merthyr Tydfil (which had a population of 7,705). However, the census understated Swansea's true size, as much of the built-up area lay outside the contemporary boundaries of the borough; the total population was actually 10,117. Swansea's population was later overtaken by Merthyr in 1821 and by Cardiff in 1881, although in the latter year Swansea once again surpassed Merthyr. Much of Swansea's growth was due to migration from within and beyond Wales — in 1881, more than a third of the borough's population had been born outside Swansea and Glamorgan, and just under a quarter outside Wales.

20th century

Through the 20th century, heavy industries in the town declined, leaving the Lower Swansea Valley filled with derelict works and mounds of waste products from them. The Lower Swansea Valley Scheme (which still continues) reclaimed much of the land. The present Enterprise Zone was the result and, of the many original docks, only those outside the city continue to work as docks; North Dock is now Parc Tawe and South Dock became the Marina.

Little city-centre evidence, beyond parts of the road layout, remains from medieval Swansea; its industrial importance made it the target of bombing, known as the Blitz in World War II, and the centre was flattened completely. The city has three Grade One listed buildings, these being the Guildhall, Swansea Castle and the Morriston Tabernacle.

Whilst the city itself has a long history, many of the city centre buildings are post-war as much of the original centre was destroyed by World War II bombing on the 19th, 20th and 21 February 1941 (the 'Three Nights Blitz'). Within the city centre are the ruins of the castle, the Marina, the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea Museum, the Dylan Thomas Centre, the Environment Centre, and the Market, which is the largest covered market in Wales. It backs onto the Quadrant Shopping Centre which opened in 1978 and the adjoining St David's Centre opened in 1982. Other notable modern buildings are the BT Tower (formerly the GPO tower) built around 1970, Alexandra House opened in 1976, County Hall opened in July 1982. Swansea Leisure Centre opened in 1977; it has undergone extensive refurbishment which retained elements of the original structure and re-opened in March 2008. Behind it stands the National Waterfront Museum, opened in October 2005.

Swansea was granted city status in 1969, to mark Prince Charles's investiture as the Prince of Wales. The announcement was made by the prince on 3 July 1969, during a tour of Wales. It obtained the further right to have a lord mayor in 1982.

Governance

Local government

In 1887, Swansea was a township at the mouth of the river Tawe, covering in the county of Glamorgan. There were three major extensions to the boundaries of the borough, first in 1835, when Morriston, St Thomas, Landore, St John-juxta-Swansea, and part of Llansamlet parish were added, and again in 1889 when areas around Cwmbwrla and Trewyddfa were included, and in 1918 when the borough was enlarged to include the whole of the ancient parish of Swansea, the southern part of Llangyfelach parish, all of Llansamlet parish, Oystermouth Urban District and Brynau parish.

In 1889, Swansea attained county borough status, and it was granted city status in 1969, which was inherited by the Swansea district when it was formed by the merger of the borough and Gower Rural District in 1974. In 1996, Swansea became one of 22 unitary authorities with the addition of part of the former Lliw Valley Borough. The new authority received the name 'City and County of Swansea' ().

Swansea was once a staunch stronghold of the Labour Party which, until 2004, had overall control of the council for 24 years. The Liberal Democrats are the largest group in the administration that took control of Swansea Council in the 2004 local elections. For 2009/2010, the Lord Mayor of Swansea was Councillor Alan Lloyd, and in 2010/2011 Richard Lewis was the Lord Mayor. The Lord Mayor changes in May each year. {| width=99% class="wikitable" ! width=15% | Position ! width=85% | Current Representatives |- |align="center"|Members of Parliament||align="center"|

Geraint Davies, Labour, elected 2010Martin Caton, Labour, elected 1997Sian James, Labour, elected 2005 |- |align="center"|National Assembly of Wales Members||align="center"|Julie James, Labour, elected 2011Edwina Hart, Labour, elected 1999Mike Hedges, Labour, elected 2011 |- |align="center"|City & County Council Members||align="center"|Viv Abbott, Liberal DemocratsVeronyca Bates Hughes, IndependentPeter Black, Liberal DemocratsNicholas Bradley, LabourJune Burtonshaw, LabourMark Child, LabourAudrey Clement, IndependentAnthony Colburn, ConservativeJohn Davies, LabourMike Day, Liberal DemocratsRyland Doyle, LabourJune Evans, IndependentWilliam Evans, LabourWendy Fitzgerald, IndependentRobert Francis-Davies, LabourMair Gibbs, LabourJohn Hague, IndependentMichael Hedges, LabourChris Holley, Liberal DemocratsNichola Holley, Liberal DemocratsPaxton Hood-Williams, ConservativeDavid Hopkins, LabourDai Howells, IndependentBarbara Hynes, LabourDennis James, LabourBilly Jones, LabourDavid I.E. Jones, LabourJeffrey Jones, Liberal DemocratsMary Jones, Liberal DemocratsMervyn Jones, IndependentSusan Jones, IndependentAlan Jopling, IndependentJim Kelleher, Liberal DemocratsRené Kinzett, ConservativeErika Kirchner, LabourRichard Lewis, Liberal DemocratsAlan Lloyd, LabourBob Lloyd, LabourKeith Marsh, IndependentPenny Matthews, LabourPeter May, Liberal DemocratsPaul Meara, Liberal DemocratsJohn Miles, LabourKeith Morgan, Liberal DemocratsHazel Morris, LabourJohn Newbury, Liberal DemocratsByron Owen, LabourDavid Phillips, LabourCheryl Philpott, Liberal DemocratsDarren Price, PlaidHuw T Rees, Liberal DemocratsStuart Rice, Liberal DemocratsIoan Richard, People's RepresentativeChristine Richards, LabourAlan Robinson, IndependentGyln Seabourne, LabourMargaret Smith, ConservativePaulette Smith, LabourRoger Ll. Smith, LabourRob Speht, Liberal DemocratsJune Stanton, Liberal DemocratsRob Stewart, LabourGareth Sullivan, IndependentCeinwen Thomas, LabourDes Thomas, LabourGraham Thomas, Liberal DemocratsJanet Thomas, Liberal DemocratsNick Tregoning, Liberal DemocratsPaul Tucker, IndependentSue Waller Thomas, Liberal DemocratsJayne Woodman, Liberal Democrats |- |}

Welsh politics

The National Assembly constituencies are:

Gower, current AM is Edwina Hart, Labour since 1999

Swansea East, current AM is Mike Hedges, Labour since 2011

Swansea West, current AM is Julie James, Labour since 2011

The city is also part of the South Wales West regional constituency and is served by Peter Black AM, Alun Cairns AM, Dai Lloyd AM and Bethan Jenkins AM.

UK politics

The UK parliamentary constituencies in Swansea are:

Gower, current MP is Martin Caton, Labour since 1997

Swansea East, current MP is Sian James, Labour since 2005

Swansea West, current MP is Geraint Davies, Labour since 2010

Twinning

Swansea is twinned with

	* Mannheim, Germany	Sinop, Turkey>Sinop, Turkey	Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques>Pau, France	* Cork (city)	* [[Bydgoszcz, Poland

Friendship link with:

	Nantong, People's Republic of China>China

Geography

Boundaries

The "City and County of Swansea" local authority area is bordered by unitary authorities of Carmarthenshire to the north, and Neath Port Talbot to the east. Swansea is bounded by Swansea Bay and the Bristol Channel to the south.

Physical description

The local government area is ) in size, about 2% of the area of Wales. It includes a large amount of open countryside and a central urban and suburban belt.

Swansea can be roughly divided into four physical areas. To the north are the Lliw uplands which are mainly open moorland, reaching the foothills of the Black Mountain. To the west is the Gower Peninsula with its rural landscape dotted with small villages. To the east is the coastal strip around Swansea Bay. Cutting though the middle from the south-east to the north-west is the urban and suburban zone stretching from the Swansea city centre to the towns of Gorseinon and Pontarddulais.

The most populated areas of Swansea are Morriston, Sketty and the city centre. The chief urbanised area radiates from the city centre towards the north, south and west; along the coast of Swansea Bay to Mumbles; up the Swansea Valley past Landore and Morriston to Clydach; over Townhill to Cwmbwrla, Penlan, Treboeth and Fforestfach; through Uplands, Sketty, Killay to Dunvant; and east of the river from St. Thomas to Bonymaen, Llansamlet and Birchgrove. A second urbanised area is focused on a triangle defined by Gowerton, Gorseinon and Loughor along with the satellite communities of Penllergaer and Pontarddulais.

About three quarters of Swansea is bordered by the sea—the Loughor Estuary, Swansea Bay and the Bristol Channel. The two largest rivers in the region are the Tawe which passes the city centre and the Loughor which flows on the northern border with Carmarthenshire.

In the local authority area, the geology is complex, providing diverse scenery. The Gower Peninsula was the first area in the United Kingdom to be designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Excluding the urbanised area in the south-eastern corner of the county, the whole of the Gower Peninsula is part of an AONB. Swansea has numerous urban and country parklands. The region has featured regularly in the Wales in Bloom awards.

The geology of the Gower Peninsula ranges from carboniferous limestone cliffs along its southern edge from Mumbles to Worm's Head and the salt-marshes and dune systems of the Loughor estuary to the north. The eastern, southern and western coasts of the peninsula are lined with numerous sandy beaches both wide and small, separated by steep cliffs. The South Wales Coalfield reaches the coast in the Swansea area. This had a great bearing on the development of the city of Swansea and other towns in the county like Morriston. The inland area is covered by large swathes of grassland common overlooked by sandstone heath ridges including the prominent Cefn Bryn. The traditional agricultural landscape consists in a patchwork of fields characterised by walls, stone-faced banks and hedgerows. Valleys cut through the peninsula and contain rich deciduous woodland.

Much of the county is hilly with the main area of upland being located in the council ward of Mawr. Areas of high land up to range across the central section of the county and form the hills of Kilvey, Townhill and Llwynmawr, separating the centre of Swansea from its northern suburbs. Cefn Bryn, a ridge of high land, forms the backbone of the Gower Peninsula. Rhossili Down, Hardings Down and Llanmadoc Hill form land features up to high. The highest point of the county is located at Penlle'r Castell at on the northern border with Carmarthenshire.

Climate

Typical of the west of Britain, Swansea has a temperate climate. As part of a coastal region, it experiences a milder climate than the mountains and valleys inland. This same location, though, leaves Swansea exposed to rain-bearing winds from the Atlantic: figures from the Met Office make Swansea the wettest city in Britain. In midsummer, Swansea's temperatures can reach into the high twenties Celsius.

Demography

{|class="wikitable" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="font-size:95%" align="left" !colspan="3" style="background-color:#ccccff; padding-right:3px; padding-left:3px; text-align:center"|Population of Swansea |- !Year !Population !%± |- |align="center"|1804||align="center"|19,794||align="center"| |- |align="center"|1811||align="center"|21,338||align="center"|7.8 |- |align="center"|1821||align="center"|25,426||align="center"|19.16 |- |align="center"|1831||align="center"|32,064||align="center"|26.11 |- |align="center"|1841||align="center"|38,962||align="center"|21.51 |- |align="center"|1851||align="center"|47,260||align="center"|21.30 |- |align="center"|1861||align="center"|68,743||align="center"|45.46 |- |align="center"|1871||align="center"|90,226||align="center"|31.25 |- |align="center"|1881||align="center"|111,709||align="center"|23.81 |- |align="center"|1891||align="center"|132,956||align="center"|19.02 |- |align="center"|1901||align="center"|153,577||align="center"|15.51 |- |align="center"|1911||align="center"|177,411||align="center"|15.52 |- |align="center"|1921||align="center"|191,417||align="center"|7.89 |- |align="center"|1931||align="center"|206,558||align="center"|7.91 |- |align="center"|1941||align="center"|205,194||align="center"|-0.66 |- |align="center"|1951||align="center"|203,854||align="center"|-0.65 |- |align="center"|1961||align="center"|214,834||align="center"|5.39 |- |align="center"|1971||align="center"|226,406||align="center"|5.39 |- |align="center"|1981||align="center"|223,260||align="center"|-1.39 |- |align="center"|1991||align="center"|233,145||align="center"|4.43 |- |align="center"|2001||align="center"|223,293||align="center"|-4.23 |- |align="center"|2006||align="center"|227,100*||align="center"|1.7 |- |align="center"|2009||align="center"|231,300*||align="center"|1.8 |- | colspan="3"|''source: Vision of Britain except * ,which is estimated by the Office for National StatisticsHistorical populations are calculatedwith the modern boundaries'' |} According to Census 2001 data, the population in the unitary authority was 225,000, and Swansea was the 34th largest settlement in the United Kingdom, while the wider urban area was the 25th largest. Around 82% of the population were born in Wales and 13% born in England; 13.4% were Welsh speakers.

From 1804 until the 1920s, Swansea experienced continuous population growth. The 1930s and 1940s was a period of slight decline. In the 1950s and 1960s the population grew and then fell in the 1970s. The population grew again in the 1980s only to fall again in the 1990s. In the 2000s, so far, Swansea is experiencing a small amount of population growth; the local authority area had an estimated population of 228,100 in 2007.

The population of the Swansea urban area within the unitary authority boundaries in 2001 was about 169,880, and the council population was 223,301. The other urban area within the unitary authority, centred on Gorseinon, had a population of 19,273 in 2001. However, the wider urban area including most of Swansea Bay has a total population of 270,506 (making it the 25th largest urban area in England and Wales). Over 218,000 individuals are white; 1,106 are of mixed race; 2,215 are Asian – mainly Bangladeshi (1,015); 300 are black; and 1,195 belong to other ethnic groups.

Culture

The Royal Institution of South Wales was founded in 1835 as the Swansea Literary and Philosophical Society.

Performing arts

The Grand Theatre in the centre of the city is a Victorian theatre which celebrated its centenary in 1997 and which has a capacity of a little over a thousand people. It was opened by the celebrated opera singer Adelina Patti and was refurbished from 1983–1987. The annual programme ranges from pantomime and drama to opera and ballet. A new wing of the Grand, the Arts Wing, has a studio suitable for smaller shows, with a capacity of about 200. Fluellen Theatre Company is a professional theatre company based in Swansea performing regularly at the Grand Theatre. The company also presents Lunchtime Theatre on the last Saturday of every month. The Taliesin building on the university campus has a theatre, opened in 1984. Other theatres include the Dylan Thomas Theatre (formerly the Little Theatre) near the marina, and one in Penyrheol Leisure Centre near Gorseinon. In the summer, outdoor Shakespeare performances are a regular feature at Oystermouth Castle, and Singleton Park is the venue for a number of parties and concerts, from dance music to outdoor Proms. Outside the city, Pontardawe hosts an annual folk festival. Another folk festival is held on Gower. Standing near Victoria Park on the coast road is the Patti Pavilion; this was the Winter Garden from Adelina Patti's Craig-y-Nos estate in the upper Swansea valley, which she donated to the town in 1918. It is used as a venue for music shows and fairs. The Brangwyn Hall is a multi-use venue with events such as the graduation ceremonies for Swansea University. Every autumn, Swansea hosts a Festival of Music and the Arts, when international orchestras and soloists visit the Brangwyn Hall. The Brangwyn Hall is praised for its acoustics for recitals, orchestral pieces and chamber music alike.

Festivals

Swansea hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1863, 1891, 1907, 1926, 1964, 1982 and 2006. The 2006 event occupied the site of the former Felindre tinplate works to the north of the city and featured a strikingly pink main tent. The international BeyondTv film festival has been hosted in Swansea since 2000 by Swansea based media charity Undercurrents. In 2009 Swansea Council launched Wales only week long St David's Week festival in venues throughout the city.

Welsh language

There are many Welsh-language chapels and churches in the area. Welsh-medium education is a popular and growing choice for both English- and Welsh-speaking parents, leading to claims in the local press in autumn 2004 that, to accommodate demand, the council planned to close an English-medium school in favour of opening a new Welsh-medium school. The Welsh-medium school is named Bryn Tawe, and is located in the buildings of the former Penlan boys' school, which itself was merged with the girls' school at Mynyddbach on that site to become Daniel James Community School. This arrangement was a subject of considerable controversy in the period leading up to Bryn Tawe's inauguration.

45% of the rural council ward Mawr speak Welsh, as do 38% of the ward of Pontarddulais. Clydach, Kingsbridge and Upper Loughor all have levels of more than 20%. By contrast, the urban St. Thomas has one of the lowest figures in Wales, at 6.4%, a figure only barely lower than Penderry and Townhill wards.

Food

Local produce includes cockles and laverbread which are sourced from the Loughor estuary. Local Gower salt marsh lamb is produced from sheep which are raised in the salt marshes of the Loughor estuary.

Notable people

:''See also :Category:People from Swansea''

People from Swansea are known locally as Swansea Jacks, or just Jacks. The source of this nickname is not clear. Some attribute it to Swansea Jack, the life-saving dog.

Swansea's most famous daughter is Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones who still owns a home in Mumbles.

On the literary stage, the poet Dylan Thomas is perhaps the best-known. He was born in the town and grew up at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, Uplands. There is a memorial to him in the nearby Cwmdonkin Park; his take on Swansea was that it was an "ugly lovely town". In the 1930s Thomas was a member of a group of local artists, writers and musicians known as The Kardomah Gang.

Other notable (often former) residents include:

Ivor Allchurch

Keith Allen

Kevin Allen

Kingsley Amis

Martin Amis

Jimmy Austin

Mary Balogh

Rob Brydon

Nicole Cooke

John Charles

Mel Charles

Chris Coleman

Robert Croft

Alan Cox

Lisa Lee Dark

Mervyn Davies

Russell T Davies

Stevie Davies

Amy Dillwyn

Lewis Weston Dillwyn

Nigel Evans

Charles Fisher

Mike Gibbins

James Henry Govier

Iris Gower

Clive Granger

Leigh Halfpenny

Pete Ham

John Hartson

Michael Heseltine

Ian Hislop

Shaheen Jafargholi

Leighton James

Robbie James

Alfred Janes

Nigel Jenkins

Andrew Jones

Cliff Jones

Colin Jones

Daniel Jones

Jack Kelsey

Tony Lewis

Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland

John Dillwyn Llewellyn

John Talbot Dillwyn Llewellyn

Enzo Maccarinelli

John Maddox

Sean Mathias

Ceri Rhys Matthews

Terry Medwin

Andy Melville

Paul Moriarty

Richard Moriarty

Beau Nash

Joanna Page

Alan Petherbridge

Dewi Zephaniah Phillips

Mal Pope

Craig Quinnell

Scott Quinnell

Jeremy Rees

Richie Rees

Ceri Richards

John Sachs

Dean Saunders

Harry Secombe

Haydn Tanner

Gary Taylor

Rob Terry

Dylan Thomas

Wynford Vaughan-Thomas

Vernon Watkins

Rowan Williams

Shane Williams

Terry Williams

Nick Wire

Alan Woods

Lloyd Woolf

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Bands from Swansea

The Pooh Sticks

Viva Machine

Man

The Iveys

The Storys

Sport

Strong local rivalries exist between Swansea City A.F.C. and Cardiff City F.C. in football, Swansea RFC and Llanelli and the Ospreys and Scarlets in Rugby.

Swansea City A.F.C. moved from the Vetch Field to the new Liberty Stadium at the start of the 2005–2006 season, winning promotion to League One in their final year at their old stadium. The team presently play in the Premier League, after being promoted during the 2010/11 season.

Swansea has three clubs that play in the Welsh Football League: Garden Village, South Gower and West End.

In 2003, Swansea RFC merged with Neath RFC to form the Neath-Swansea Ospreys rugby club. Swansea RFC remained at St Helen's in semi-professional form, but the Ospreys moved into the Liberty Stadium in Landore for the start of the 2005–2006 season. Neath-Swansea rugby games used to be hotly-contested matches, such that there was some debate about whether a team incorporating both areas was possible. The team came fifth in the Celtic League in their first year of existence and topping that league in their second year.

St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground is the home of Swansea RFC and Glamorgan County Cricket Club have previously played matches there. In this ground, Sir Garfield Sobers hit six sixes in one over; the first time this was achieved in a game of first-class cricket. The final ball landed on the ground past the Cricketers' pub just outside the ground. It is also the home of the tallest floodlight stand in Europe.

Swansea's rugby league side plays seven miles outside the county in the small town of Ystalyfera. They are known as the Swansea Valley Miners but were formed as the Swansea Bulls in 2002.

The Swansea Bowls Stadium opened in early 2008. The stadium hosted the World Indoor Singles and Mixed Pairs Championship in April 2008 and the Gravelles Welsh International Open Bowls Championships in 2009.

Religion

In 2001, 158,457 people in the local authority area (71 per cent) stated their religion as Christian, 44,286 (20 per cent) no religion, 16,800 (7.5 per cent) did not state a religion and 2,167 were Muslim. There are small communities of other religions, each making up less than 1 per cent of the total population.

Swansea is part of the Anglican Diocese of Swansea and Brecon and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Menevia. The Catholic see is based in Swansea at St. Joseph's Cathedral in the Greenhill area. The city is home to 10 per cent of the total Welsh Muslim population; Swansea's Muslim community is raising money to open a new central mosque and community centre in the former St Andrews United Reform Church. This would be replace the existing central Mosque on St Helens Road and in addition to the other three existing mosques (Swansea University Mosque, Hafod Mosque, Imam Khoei Mosque). Dharmavajra Kadampa Buddhist Centre, Swansea Synagogue and Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall are all located in the Uplands area. The international Kagyu Buddhist group 'Pulpung Changchub Dargyeling' and the international Nyingma group 'Dzogchen Community' also holds regular meetings in Swansea.

Swansea, like Wales in general, has seen many non-conformist religious revivals. In 1904, Evan Roberts, a miner from Loughor (Llwchwr), just outside Swansea, was the leader of what has been called one of the world's greatest Protestant religious revivals. Within a few months about 100,000 people were converted. This revival in particular had a profound effect on Welsh society. The "Welsh Revival" of 1904 is acknowledged as having been an instigator of, and a major influence on the twentieth century's Pentecostal movement. One of its first overseas influences was seen in the African American church: the Azusa Street Revival, beginning 9 April 1906 at Los Angeles, USA.

Plans

Swansea City Centre is undergoing a £1 billion transformation scheme. A large area of the city is earmarked for redevelopment. A new city-centre retail precinct is planned involving demolition of the dilapidated St. David's Shopping Centre which has three or four traders, about 13% of the retail space in the centre and the Quadrant Shopping Centre. Including relocation of the Tesco Superstore near to the city's Sainsbury's store in Parc Tawe, the new retail precinct will be almost four times the size of the Quadrant Centre. The city centre is also being brightened up with street art and new walkways, along with the first phase of the David Evans – Castle Street development. New green spaces will be provided in conjunction with the proposed Quadrant Square and Grand Theatre Square. Redevelopment of the Oxford Street car park and Lower Oxford Street arcades are also planned.

At the sea front, The Tower, Meridian Quay is now Wales's tallest building at a height of over ; upon completion in 2009 it was planned to be in height with a restaurant on the top (29th) floor. However, it was under construction adjacent Swansea Marina until 2010. The height of the building and the facilities of the restaurant had to be scaled down to save costs, due to the fact that the building was being constructed during an economic recession.

Economy

Swansea originally developed as centre for metals and mining, especially the copper industry, from the beginning of the 18th century. The industry reached its apogee in the 1880s, when 60% of the copper ores imported to Britain were smelted in the Lower Swansea valley. However, by the end of the Second World War these heavy industries were in decline, and over the post-war decades Swansea shared in the general trend towards a post-industrial, service sector economy.

Of the 105,900 people estimated to work within the City and County of Swansea, over 90% are employed in the service sectors, with relatively high shares (compared to the Welsh and UK averages) in ''public administration, education & health'' and ''banking, finance & insurance'', and correspondingly high proportions of employment in occupations associated with the service sector, including professional, administrative/secretarial and sales/customer service occupations. The local authority believes this pattern reflects Swansea's role as a service centre for South West Wales.

Economic activity and employment rates in Swansea were slightly above the Welsh average in October 2008, but lower than the UK average. In 2005, GVA per head in Swansea was £14,302 – nearly 4% above the Welsh average but 20% below the UK average. Median full-time earnings in Swansea were £21,577 in 2007, almost identical to the Welsh average.

Education

Swansea University has a campus in Singleton Park overlooking Swansea Bay. Its engineering department is recognised as a centre of excellence with pioneering work on computational techniques for solving engineering design problems. The Department of Physics is renowned for its research achievements at the frontiers of Theoretical Physics, particularly in the areas of Elementary Particle Physics and String Theory. And many other departments such as History, Computer Science and German were awarded an "Excellent" in the last inspection. The university was awarded the Times Higher Education Supplement Award for the UK's "best student experience" in 2005. Other establishments for further and higher education in the city include Swansea Metropolitan University and Gower College Swansea. Swansea Metropolitan University (formerly Swansea Institute of Higher Education) is particularly well known for its Architectural Glass department; stained glass being a long time speciality.

In the local authority area, there is one nursery school; six infant schools and five junior schools. There are 77 primary schools, nine of which are Welsh-Medium, and six of which are voluntary aided. There are 15 comprehensive schools under the remit of the local education authority, of which two are Welsh-medium. In addition, there are six special schools.

The oldest school in Swansea is Bishop Gore School. The largest comprehensive school in Swansea is the Olchfa School. There is one Roman Catholic comprehensive school in the county – Bishop Vaughan Catholic Comprehensive School. The Welsh medium schools are Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Gŵyr and Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe. Other schools in Swansea include, Cefn Hengoed Community School, Dylan Thomas School, Daniel James Community School, Pentrehafod Comprehensive School, Morriston Comprehensive School and Gowerton School.

Independent schools in Swansea include Ffynone House School, Oakleigh House School and Craig-y-Nos School.

Local media

The local newspaper is the Swansea edition of the South Wales Evening Post. The Swansea Herald of Wales is a free newspaper which is distributed every week to residential addresses. The Cardiff edition of the free daily paper Metro is distributed throughout the city. The Council also produces a free monthly newspaper called the Swansea Leader. Swansea Life is a monthly lifestyle magazine published and distributed in Swansea.

Swansea is served by three local radio stations, The Wave on 96.4 FM and DAB, Swansea Sound on 1170 AM and DAB and lastly Bay Radio on 102.1 FM. The patients and staff at Singleton Hospital can listen to the hospital radio station, Radio City 1386AM and Swansea University also runs its own radio station, Xtreme Radio, on 1431 AM. Providing the DAB service, the local multiplex called Swansea SW Wales is broadcast from Kilvey Hill. This transmitter also provides digital terrestrial television in the Swansea area. As well as Kilvey Hill the city is in the catchment areas of the Wenvoe transmitter (in the Vale of Glamorgan) and the Carmel transmitter in Carmarthenshire.

Since 1924, the BBC has maintained a studio in the city; Dylan Thomas worked here in the interwar years, when the studio was used for the BBC Regional Programme. Currently it has facilities to broadcast live radio and television and is listed as a BBC regional studio.

In mid 2008, the BBC included Swansea in its "Big Screen" project, and a large live permanent television screen has been sited in Castle Square.

Independent filmmakers Undercurrents and Studio8 are based in Swansea, and the city plays host to the BeyondTV Film Festival. BeyondTV is annual event organised by Undercurrents to showcase the best of activism filmmakers. Swansea has also hosted the annual Swansea Bay Film Festival, where past-winning directors have included Gareth Evans, Anthony James, Alun D Pughe and Andrew Jones. In 2010 Swansea Telly, an internet based video channel for Swansea, launched to showcase videos made by local people.

Representation in the media

Swansea has been used as a location for films such as ''Only Two Can Play'', ''Submarine'' and ''Twin Town'', the TV series ''Mine All Mine'' and in episodes of ''Doctor Who''.

Swansea was the first city in Wales to feature in its own version of the board game Monopoly. The Swansea edition of Monopoly features 33 local landmarks, including the Mumbles Pier and the National Waterfront Museum; the game has been produced in both English and Welsh.

Swansea was also featured in a documentary titled Swansea Love Story as part of the Rule Britannia series on VBS.tv. The film is of a rather graphic nature and features heroin users as well as community members affected by the epidemic while trying to provide some explanation for the increase in use.

Public services

Swansea is policed by the South Wales Police. The regional headquarters for the Swansea area is Swansea Central Police Station.

Ambulance services are provided by the Wales Ambulance Service, and fire services by the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service. Swansea Airport is one of the country's three Wales Air Ambulance bases, the others being Welshpool and Caernarfon.

Local public healthcare services are operated by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, who operate two hospitals in Swansea with Accident and Emergency services: Singleton Hospital and Morriston Hospital.

Waste management services are coordinated by the local council, which deals with refuse collection and recycling and operates five civic amenity sites.

The electricity distribution network operator supplying Swansea is Western Power Distribution.

Welsh Water provides drinking water supply and wastewater services to Swansea. There is a water treatment works at Crymlyn Burrows. Reservoirs which supply Swansea include the Cray reservoir and the Lliw Reservoirs, which are operated by Welsh Water.

The Local Gas Distribution company is Wales and West Utilities.

Public order

There was a high rate of car crime during the 1990s. The BBC has described Swansea as a "black spot for car crime", for example. However, over the past few years, there seems to have been a decline in car crime, possibly due to national media awareness or economic trends. Car crime is a central theme in the film ''Twin Town'', which was set in and around Swansea and Port Talbot.

The football violence that Swansea experienced during the 1970s–1990s has considerably reduced, the only major clashes occurring between Swansea City supporters and Cardiff City supporters. Many matches between these sides have ended in violence in both Swansea and Cardiff. These two clubs have a long history of intense rivalry, being described in the media as ''tribal''.

Transport

The M4 motorway crosses though Swansea (junctions 44 to 47 inclusive). The A48, formerly a trunk road, passes through the north of the city centre, through Llansamlet and past Morriston. The A48 and the M4 connect Swansea with other towns and cities including Port Talbot, Bridgend, Cardiff, Bristol and London to the east and Llanelli and Cross Hands to the west. The A483 passes though the city centre, providing a link to the Heads of Valleys Road to the west. On departing to the north, the A483 continues through mid Wales via towns like Ammanford, Builth Wells and Newtown and terminates at Chester. The A4067 (Swansea Valley Road) links Swansea with settlements in the Swansea Valley and continues towards Brecon. Park and Ride services are operated from car parks at Landore, Fabian Way and Fforestfach. During busy periods of the year, additional Park and Ride services are operated from the Brynmill recreation ground.

Bus routes within Swansea are operated predominately by First Cymru and Veolia Transport Cymru, originating from Swansea bus station. First operates the Swansea Metro, a road-based FTR bus rapid transit route, introduced between Morriston Hospital and Singleton Hospital in 2009, and a shuttle bus (Service 100) to Cardiff Central bus station calling at Bridgend Designer Outlet. Veolia operates the rural services around the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw Valley branded Gower Explorer and Lliw Link respectively. Swansea is on the X40 Cardiff to Aberystwyth TrawsCambria bus route connecting the west and south of Wales. National Express serves Swansea operating eastbound to Heathrow Airport, Gatwick Airport, London, Birmingham, Cardiff and Bristol, and westbound to Llanelli, Carmarthen and Haverfordwest.

There are four dedicated cycle routes in the county area:

Swansea Bay: The Maritime Quarter to the Knab Rock near the Mumbles Pier.

Clyne Valley Country Park: Blackpill to Gowerton forming part of National Cycle Network, Route 4.

Along the east bank of the River Tawe forming the start of National Cycle Network, Route 43, which continues northwards to Builth Wells.

Adjacent to the Fabian Way: Forming part of National Cycle Network, Route 4 and extending as the Celtic Trail to Chepstow and (eventually) London.

City cruiser pedal vehicles are being introduced to the city centre in a joint venture between the council and Swansea Business Improvement District.

In November 2007 a new bridge was completed over the Fabian Way which provides a one way park and ride bus lane and a shared-use pedestrian and NCN route 4 cycle way. The leaf-shaped bridge was shortlisted for the 2008 Structural Steel Design Awards.

Swansea railway station is located 10 minutes from Swansea bus station by foot. Services calling at Swansea operate to Llanelli, Carmarthen, Milford Haven and Haverfordwest to the west, Shrewsbury to the north, and Cardiff Central (for connections to England and beyond), Newport and London Paddington to the east. There are also suburban stations in Gowerton, Llansamlet and in Pontarddulais which are served by Arriva Trains Wales.

Swansea Airport is a minor aerodrome situated in the Gower providing recreational flights only. Further development of the airport is strongly resisted by the local communities and environmental groups. Swansea is served by Cardiff Airport, east, in the Vale of Glamorgan, which provides scheduled domestic and international flights. It is approximately 40 minutes away by road or 70 minutes by rail. Pembrey Airport, to the west offers charter flights to a few European destinations.

Swansea Marina to the south of the city centre has berths for 410 leisure boats. An addition 200 berths for leisure boats are located near the mouth of the River Tawe. Further leisure boating berths are being constructed at the Prince of Wales Dock in the Swansea Docks complex. The Swansea Docks complex is owned and operated by Associated British Ports and is used to handle a range of cargo ranging from agribulks and coal to timber and steel. Swansea Docks consists of three floating docks and a ferry terminal.

Fastnet Line operate the Swansea Cork Ferry roll-on/roll-off service. There is three services in each direction from September to June and four services in each direction from July to August. A new catamaran-based passenger ferry service from Ilfracombe to Swansea was scheduled to begin in Easter 2010 with two return trips a day taking around 50 minutes each way, it would also have had facilities to carry cycles.

Mumbles railway and tram

The Swansea and Mumbles Railway was built in 1804 to move limestone from the quarries of Mumbles to Swansea and to the markets beyond. It carried the world's first fare-paying rail passengers on the day the British Parliament abolished the transportation of slaves from Africa. It later moved from horse power to steam locomotion, and finally converting to electric trams, before closing in January 1960, in favour of motor buses. [2] At the time of the railway's decommissioning, it had been the world's longest serving railway and it still holds the record for the highest number of forms of traction of any railway in the world – horse-drawn, sail power, steam power, electric power, diesel and petrol.

Trams4Swansea is a group led by Councillor Rob Speht trying to bring trams back to Swansea.

Leisure and tourism

A number of beaches around Swansea Bay are promoted to visitors. Surfing is possible at Langland Bay, Caswell Bay and Llangennith, with the latter winning accolades from two national newspapers for the quality of its waves. The five-mile promenade from the Marina to Mumbles offers views across Swansea Bay. The seaside village of Mumbles has a Victorian pier, small, independent shops and boutiques, restaurants and cafes. The south coast of Gower is the chief magnet for walkers, with a path stretching from Mumbles Head across the cliff tops, beaches and coastal woodland to Rhossili.

Attractions

On the Waterfront, Swansea Bay has a five mile (8 km) sweep of coastline which features a beach, promenade, children's lido, leisure pool, marina and maritime quarter featuring the newest and oldest museums in Wales – the National Waterfront Museum and Swansea Museum. Also situated in the maritime quarter is the Dylan Thomas Centre which celebrates the life and work of the author with its permanent exhibition 'Dylan Thomas – Man and Myth' and Mission Gallery a unique art gallery also in the heart of the Maritime Quarter, the gallery hosts a range of exhibitions from various art disciplines, it also host a craft space, with ranging works from local and international artists. The centre is also the focal point for the annual Dylan Thomas Festival (27 October – 9 November). The SA1 Waterfront area is the latest development for living, dining and leisure. Swansea Bay, Mumbles and Gower are home to various parks and gardens and almost 20 nature reserves. Clyne Gardens is home to a collection of plants set in parkland and host to 'Clyne in Bloom' in May. Singleton Park has acres of parkland, a botanical garden, a boating lake with pedal boats, and crazy golf. Plantasia is a tropical hothouse pyramid featuring three climatic zones, housing a variety of unusual plants, including several species which are extinct in the wild, and monkeys, reptiles, fish and a butterfly house. Other parks include Cwmdonkin Park, where Dylan Thomas played as a child, and Victoria Park which is close to the promenade on the seafront.

Activities

Swansea has a range of activities including sailing, water skiing, surfing, and other watersports, walking and cycling. Part of the Celtic Trail and the National Cycle Network, Swansea Bay provides a range of traffic-free cycle routes including along the seafront and through Clyne Valley Country Park. The Cycling Touring Club CTC has a local group in the area. Swansea Bay, Mumbles and Gower have a selection of golf courses.

Prior to closure in 2003, Swansea Leisure Centre was one of the top ten visitor attractions in the UK; it has been redeveloped as an indoor waterpark, rebranded the 'LC', and was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 7 March 2008. The Wales National Pool is based in Swansea.

Nightlife

Swansea has a range of public houses, bars, clubs, restaurants and two casinos. The majority of city centre bars are situated on Wind Street, with various chains represented including Revolution, Varsity, Yates's and Walkabout. Most clubs, including Oceana, are located on the Kingsway. Some venues feature live music. The Mumbles Mile, described by the BBC as "one of Wales' best-known pub crawls" has declined in recent years with a number of local pubs being converted into flats or restaurants.

Beaches

Oxwich Bay on the Gower Peninsula was named the most beautiful beach in Britain by travel writers who visited more than 1,000 around the world in search of the perfect sands (2007). ''The Travel Magazine'' praised Oxwich for "magnificent and unspoilt" scenery and as a "great place for adults and children to explore". It boasts over three miles (5 km) of soft, golden sands, making it the ideal family getaway. Not surprisingly, ''The Guardian'' named it one of Britain's blue-riband top 10 category beaches (2007). ''The Independent'' newspaper hailed Rhossili Bay as "the British supermodel of beaches" (2006) and the best beach in Britain for breathtaking cliffs (2007), whilst ''The Sunday Times'' listed it as one of the 25 best beaches in the world (2006). Thanks to its clear air and lovely golden sand, this romantic stretch of sand was voted the best place in the UK to watch the sun set (''Country Living'' magazine 2005) and one the top romantic spots in the country (''The Guardian'' 2007). Nearby Llangennith Beach, with its soft sands, consistent beach break and great facilities, was listed as the best place to learn how to surf in Britain by The Observer (2006) and one of the 10 'classic surfing beaches by ''The Guardian'' (2007) . Gower also claims Britain's Best Beach, Three Cliffs Bay. The Gower landmark topped the BBC Holiday Hit Squad nationwide competition (2006) and was voted Britain's best camping beach by ''The Independent'' thanks to its superb setting and quiet location (2007). Three Cliffs Bay also made the final of the ITV series Britain's Favourite View – the only nomination in Wales and backed by singer Katherine Jenkins. Nearby Brandy Cove came sixth in an online poll to find the UK's top beach for the baby boomer generation (2006). Beaches which won 2006 Blue Flag Beach Awards are: Bracelet Bay, Caswell Bay, Langland Bay, Port Eynon Bay and Swansea Marina (one of the few Blue Flag Marinas in Wales). All of these beaches also won a Seaside Award 2006. Limeslade was awarded the Rural Seaside Award and the Green Coast Award. Other Green Coast Awards went to Pwll Du, Rhossili Bay and Tor Bay.

References

External links

{| | City and County of Swansea:

Swansea Mosque & Islamic Community Centre

City and County of Swansea Council

Swansea City Centre (website run by council)

Official tourist website for Swansea

BBC Swansea website

Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts

Live, Work, Visit, Invest & Study In Swansea

Swansea.com information guide to the city

Science Direct – Cities: Swansea

Swansea pictorial and information site

City of Swansea Pipe Band

|style="vertical-align:top"| History:

Classic Encyclopedia: Gower

Classic Encyclopedia: Swansea

Genuki: Swansea, its Port and Trade and their Development

Genuki: Swansea Timeline

Aerial photograph of Swansea in 1998

Trams4Swansea Campaign

|}

Category:Cities in Wales Category:Counties of Wales Category:Populated coastal places in Wales Category:Glamorgan Category:Ports and harbours of Wales Category:Principal areas of Wales Category:Seaside resorts in Wales Category:Port cities and towns in the United Kingdom Category:Populated places established in the 12th century Category:Swansea Bay

ar:سوانزÙ? br:Abertawe bg:Суонзи (град в УелÑ?) ca:Swansea cs:Swansea cy:Abertawe da:Swansea de:Swansea et:Swansea el:Σουόνσι es:Swansea eo:Swansea eu:Swansea fa:سوانزی fr:Swansea fy:Swansea ga:Abertawe gv:Abertawe ko:ì?¤ì™„지 hi:सà¥?वानà¥?ज़ी id:Swansea is:Swansea it:Swansea he:סוונסי la:Swansea lt:Svonsis lmo:Swansea nl:Swansea ja:スウォンジ no:Swansea nn:Swansea oc:Swansea pnb:سوانسی pl:Swansea pt:Swansea ro:Swansea ru:СуонÑ?и sco:Swansea simple:Swansea sr:Свонзи fi:Swansea sv:Swansea tl:Swansea tr:Swansea uk:СвонÑ?Ñ– war:Swansea zh:斯旺西

playername	Gylfi Sigurðsson
fullname	Gylfi �ór Sigurðsson
dateofbirth	September 08, 1989
cityofbirth	Reykjavík
countryofbirth	Iceland
height
position	Midfielder
currentclub	1899 Hoffenheim
clubnumber	11
youthyears1	2002
youthyears2	2003–2005
youthyears3	2005–2008
youthclubs1	FH
youthclubs2	Breiðablik
youthclubs3	Reading
years1	2008–2010
years2	2008
years3	2009
years4	2010–
clubs1	Reading
clubs2	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)
clubs3	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)
clubs4	1899 Hoffenheim
caps1	43
goals1	19
caps2	5
goals2	1
caps3	15
goals3	3
caps4	29
goals4	9
nationalyears5	2010–
nationalyears4	2007–2010
nationalyears3	2006–2007
nationalyears2	2006
nationalyears1	2005
nationalteam5	Iceland
nationalteam4	Iceland U21
nationalteam3	Iceland U19
nationalteam2	Iceland U18
nationalteam1	Iceland U17
nationalcaps5	5
nationalgoals5	0
nationalcaps4	11
nationalgoals4	6
nationalcaps3	12
nationalgoals3	7
nationalcaps2	3
nationalgoals2	1
nationalcaps1	3
nationalgoals1	2
pcupdate	14 May 2011
ntupdate	6 June 2011 }}

Gylfi �ór Sigurðsson (born 8 September 1989) is an Icelandic footballer who plays for 1899 Hoffenheim as a midfielder. He is a specialist on set-pieces and possesses great long-range shooting ability.

Club career

Reading

Born in Reykjavík, Iceland, Sigurðsson played for hometown side FH Hafnarfjörður before joining Breiðablik and had been an Icelandic under-17 international. He had spent time on trial with Preston North End and Arsenal before signing for Reading on an Academy scholarship on 1 October 2005. He spent three years playing for the youth and reserve teams. Prior to the 2007–08 season, he and five other youngsters were given professional contracts.

2008–09

Ahead of the 2008–09 season, Sigurðsson was assigned the number 34 shirt for Reading, and was an unused substitute in the club's 2–1 away win at Dagenham & Redbridge in August 2008. Two weeks later, he made his debut in Reading's League Cup match against Luton Town, coming on as a 59th minute substitute. He scored a penalty in Reading's penalty shoot-out against Stoke City in the League Cup, after coming on as a substitute. In order to gain first team experience, Sigurðsson signed for Shrewsbury Town on a one-month loan spell, and scored on his league debut against Bournemouth in October 2008. He made a total of six appearances during his time at Shrewsbury, scoring one goal. He returned to his parent club, and featured once in Reading's 2–0 loss to Cardiff City in the FA Cup. In February 2009, Sigurðsson joined Crewe Alexandra on an emergency loan move, and subsequently made his debut two days later against Brighton away, scoring in the 89th minute in Crewe's 4–0 win. In March 2009, Sigurðsson's loan was extended until the end of the season. He scored two further goals for Crewe, against Milton Keynes Dons and Cheltenham Town respectively, but could not prevent the club's relegation to League Two.

2009–10

He scored his first Reading goal against Burton Albion from 35 yards out in the first round League Cup tie at home on 11 August 2009. He scored his first league goal for Reading in a 3–2 defeat at Peterborough United on 19 September 2009. Sigurðsson was a huge contributor in Reading's extraordinary 2009-10 FA Cup run which included wins over Premier League sides Liverpool and Burnley and Championship side West Bromwich Albion. Perhaps his biggest goal to date came against Liverpool in the third round of the F.A. Cup on 13 January 2010, when he scored a penalty in injury time to make the score 1–1 and force extra-time. Reading then went on to win the game 2–1. He then scored the winning goal in the 87th minute against Burnley in the fourth round. In the fifth round, he scored an extraordinary winning goal against West Bromwich Albion for a 3–2 victory in extra time. In April 2010, Sigurdsson won the Championship Player of the Month Award for March, beating Peter Løvenkrands of Newcastle United, Graham Dorrans of West Brom and Adel Taarabt of QPR, scoring five goals in six games in that month. Sigurðsson scored in the final game of the season for Reading against Preston North End. Before the match Sigurðsson was named as the 2009–10 Reading Player of the Season beating Jimmy Kebe and Ryan Bertrand who finished second and third respectively.

He finished the season with a fruitful 21 goals in 44 matches in all competitions. The combination of Sigurðsson's brilliant displays and his young age prompted several Premier League clubs to enquire over his availability but he committed his future to Reading when he signed a 3-year deal in May 2010.

2010–11

He scored his first goal of the 2010–11 season in the first match of the season when he "skipped past two players before smashing in a 25-yard equaliser" against Scunthorpe in a 2–1 home loss. He followed this up on 28 August with a short range chip in the 22nd minute away at Leicester. The evening after the game the Icelandic media reported that Sigurðsson was to travel to Germany the following Monday to have a medical at 1899 Hoffenheim . Sigurðsson joined 1899 Hoffenheim on 31 August 2010. Reading reported that the fee exceeded their previous club record sale of £6.5 million recouped from the sale of Kevin Doyle

1899 Hoffenheim

Sigurðsson made his debut for 1899 Hoffenheim on the 10 September 2010, coming on with ten minutes to go in the 2–0 win over Schalke. A week later, he scored his first goal for Hoffenheim in a 2–2 draw with Kaiserslautern after coming on as a 77th minute substitute in the match, scoring with his first touch, a 20 yard free-kick that levelled the game. His second goal for the club was another free-kick, but from 25 yards, against Mainz in a 4–2 away defeat. Sigurðsson added another two goals to his tally in Hoffenheim's home win against Hannover 96, one of which was from the penalty spot. On the 25th May 2011 Gylfi was voted as 1899 Hoffenheim's fans' player of the season, despite only starting 13 games. He finished the season with 10 goals and 2 assists.

International career

Sigurðsson took part in the 2008 U19 European Championship qualifying, scoring twice in qualification and twice in the elite round, but Iceland lost out to group winners Bulgaria by three points and missed out on the finals. In November 2007 Sigurðsson made his U21s debut for Iceland playing half an hour against Germany. He made his first appearance in the 2009 European Championship qualifying four days later, coming as an extra-time substitute and played in the remaining matches. In their last match, he scored the opener against Slovakia but Miroslav Stoch equalised to make it 1–1. Iceland failed to qualify for the play-offs but made a bright start to the 2011 campaign. He made his campaign debut in October against San Marino and made an immediate impact, scoring a brace within 16 minutes in a 6–0 thrashing. In May 2010, Sigurðsson made his full Iceland debut in the convincing 4–0 win over Andorra providing the assist for the second goal from a free kick. Sigurðsson also helped Iceland's U21 side reach the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, playing in both play-off legs against Scotland U21s as Iceland won 4–2 on aggregate. In the second leg, Sigurðsson scored two "stunning" second-half goals to ensure Iceland won the match 2–1. |- |2010||3||0 |- |2011||2||0 |- !Total||5||0 |}

Honours

Individual

Football League Championship Player of the Month: March 2010 Reading Player of the Season: 2009–10

References

External links

1899 Hoffenheim profile

Category:1989 births Category:Living people Gylfi Sigurdsson Category:Icelandic expatriate footballers Category:Association football midfielders Category:Breiðablik UBK players Category:Reading F.C. players Category:Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Category:Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Category:TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players Category:The Football League players Category:Fußball-Bundesliga players Category:Expatriate footballers in England Category:Expatriate footballers in Germany

ca:Gylfi Sigurðsson de:Gylfi Sigurðsson es:Gylfi Sigurðsson fr:Gylfi Sigurðsson it:Gylfi Sigurðsson nl:Gylfi Sigurðsson pl:Gylfi Sigurðsson

playername	Brendan Rodgers
dateofbirth	January 26, 1973
cityofbirth	Carnlough
countryofbirth	Northern Ireland
currentclub	Swansea City (manager)
youthclubs1	Ballymena United
clubs1	Ballymena United
clubs2	Reading
caps1	?
caps2	0
goals1	?
goals2	0
manageryears1	2008–2009
manageryears2	2009
manageryears3	2010–
managerclubs1	Watford
managerclubs2	Reading
managerclubs3	Swansea City }}

Brendan Rodgers (born 26 January 1973) is a Northern Irish former footballer, who is currently the manager of Swansea City.

After retiring as a footballer at the age of 20, Rodgers stayed at Reading and was appointed as youth team coach. He joined Chelsea, under the leadership of José Mourinho, as youth team manager in 2004, before being promoted to reserve team manager in 2006. In November 2008, he was appointed as Watford manager. After the resignation of Steve Coppell at Reading, he was appointed his replacement in June 2009, before leaving the club by mutual consent in December 2009. Rodgers was announced as the new manager of Swansea City in July 2010.

Personal life

Rodgers was born in Carnlough to Malachy and Christina. In June 2011, in honour of his mother, who died in 2010, and his father, who has cancer, Rodgers joined a team representing the Football League to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. Among the team was the man Rodgers succeeded at Watford, Aidy Boothroyd.

Rodgers was educated in Ballymena.

He is married and has two children – one daughter and one son. Anton played for Reading academy before moving in 2004 to the Chelsea academy where he signed scholarship forms in summer 2009 but was released in 2011. He has also played for the Republic of Ireland under-17s. Brendan also has a daughter Mischa . after the Buck Rogers character with a similar name.

Playing career

As a player, Rodgers played in Northern Ireland for Ballymena United. He also played in England for Reading, although he retired due to injury at the age of 20, without making a league appearance.

Coaching and managerial career

Reading Academy

After retiring as a player, Rodgers became Academy manager of the Reading youth team in 1995. and was appointed manager of the reserve team in July 2006.

Watford

On 24 November 2008, Rodgers was appointed as manager of Watford in the Championship, his first top-level managerial position.

Reading

After Steve Coppell resigned as Reading manager, Rodgers became the favourite to take the vacancy. He later distanced himself from leaving Watford, stating his "concentration is fully on Watford". Rodgers chose to leave Watford and agreed to become manager of Reading, and was appointed on 5 June 2009, after a compensation package of an initial £500,000 had been agreed, which could rise to £1 million. The Watford Supporters Trust has stated that Rodgers' reputation was "severely damaged" in the eyes of the supporters. However, the Trust did "thank Brendan for his efforts last season and wish him well for the future."

Swansea City

Rodgers was appointed manager of Championship team Swansea City on 16 July 2010. By February in his first season in charge of the club he was awarded the Football League Championship Manager of the Month accolade, this was in recognition of winning five out of the six competitive league matches for that month, whilst keeping four clean sheets. On the 25 April 2011 Brendan Rogers had secured Swansea City's place in the English Championship's end of season play off for promotion into the English Premier League with a convincing 4-1 victory over Ipswich Town at the Liberty Stadium. On the 16 May 2011, Brendan Rodgers managed Swansea to his first playoff final after overcoming Nottingham Forest. His Swansea side beat Reading 4-2 at Wembley on 30 May 2011, thanks to a hat-trick from Scott Sinclair, to gain promotion to the Premier League for the 2011-12 season.

Statistics

Manager

To!!Matches!!Won!!Drawn!!Lost!!Win %
align=left
align=left
align=left

Honours

Individual

Football League Championship Manager Of The Month: February 2011

Club

Football League Championship play-off Final Winner: 2010-11

References

Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:Association footballers from Northern Ireland Category:Ballymena United F.C. players Category:Irish Football League players Category:Football managers from Northern Ireland Category:Watford F.C. managers Category:Reading F.C. managers Category:Swansea City A.F.C. managers Category:Chelsea F.C. non-playing staff Category:The Football League managers Category:Premier League managers

es:Brendan Rodgers fr:Brendan Rodgers it:Brendan Rodgers no:Brendan Rodgers pt:Brendan Rodgers sv:Brendan Rodgers zh:布伦达·罗�斯

playername	Royston Drenthe
fullname	Royston Ricky Drenthe
dateofbirth	April 08, 1987
cityofbirth	Rotterdam
countryofbirth	Netherlands
height
currentclub	Everton (on loan from Real Madrid)
clubnumber	10
position	Midfielder / Defender
youthyears1	1992–2000 | youthclubs1 Neptunus
youthyears2	2000–2003 | youthclubs2 Feyenoord
youthyears3	2003–2005 | youthclubs3 Excelsior
years1	2005–2007 | clubs1 Feyenoord | caps1 29 | goals1 0
years2	2007– | clubs2 Real Madrid | caps2 46 | goals2 2
years3	2010–2011 | clubs3 → Hércules (loan) | caps3 17 | goals3 4
years4	2011– |clubs4 → Everton (loan) | caps4 0 | goals4 0
nationalyears1	2006–2007 | nationalteam1 Netherlands U21 | nationalcaps1 24 | nationalgoals1 7
nationalyears2	2008 | nationalteam2 Netherlands B | nationalcaps2 1 | nationalgoals2 0
nationalyears3	2010– | nationalteam3 Netherlands | nationalcaps3 1 | nationalgoals3 0
pcupdate	31 Aug 2011
ntupdate	17 November 2010 }}

Royston Ricky Drenthe (born 8 April 1987) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Everton on loan from Real Madrid. Mainly a midfielder, and regarded as one of football's fastest players, he can also operate as a defender, always on the left side of the pitch.

Club career

Youth

Born in Rotterdam, Drenthe joined local side Feyenoord's youth system at the age of 13, playing mainly as a winger during his junior years. After disciplinary issues during a trip to Switzerland with the B side, coach Marcel Bout wanted him to leave the club, but everything was resolved after the intervention of Rob Baan, the director of football.

Bout hardly used Drenthe in his subsequent line-ups, and, at the end of the season, the 16-year old was named as one of eleven players whose future at the club was questionable. He eventually moved to Feyenoord feeder club SBV Excelsior.

Drenthe improved during the two years he played at Excelsior, with coach Marco van Lochem successfully playing him as left back. After impressing his former side's coaching staff, he was asked to rejoin the club, and accepted .

Feyenoord

In the 2005–06 season, Drenthe reached Feyenoord's first team, managed by his former youth coach Henk Fräser, and had to compete for first-choice status with Mohammed Hammouti. After scoring three goals against AFC Ajax in the Otten Cup, a youth tournament organized by PSV Eindhoven, as a winger, he began training with the main squad, while still appearing for the reserves.

In the same week where he helped to a 5–1 win at Ajax with the second team, Drenthe was offered a professional contract at Feyenoord. Manager Erwin Koeman handed him his Eredivisie debut, against Vitesse at the Gelredome and the player finished the season with three matches.

In 2006–07, Feyenoord signed veteran Belgian Philippe Léonard, while Pascal Bosschaart was also still part of the squad. After the former suffered an injury and the latter was transferred to ADO Den Haag, Drenthe became first-choice as Feyenoord finished seventh in the league.

After winning at the European Under-21 Championship with the Netherlands, and following transfer speculation in the press, Feyenoord agreed to a €14 million bid by Real Madrid, after Drenthe decided to take his club to court if they did not want to let him go.

Real Madrid

Drenthe was presented as a Real Madrid player on 13 August 2007, alongside compatriot Wesley Sneijder. He made his official debut as a midfielder, in the second leg of the season's Spanish Supercup against Sevilla FC, and scored the 1–1 equaliser from 40 yards out, with the ball hitting the crossbar and crossing the line; the Merengues, however, lost 3–5 at home and 3–6 on aggregate.

Drenthe played regularly for Real Madrid in his debut season, in both left-wing positions, but began appearing less after the development of Brazilian Marcelo, being inclusively dropped from the list of 18 by manager Bernd Schuster in several games: after being left out for the match against Valencia CF, he stormed out of the training ground. He finished the campaign with 18 league appearances (plus four in the season's UEFA Champions League), scoring his first league goal against Real Valladolid, in a 7–0 home routing on 10 February 2008.

Despite rumours of him leaving the club on loan, Drenthe featured in 15 of Real Madrid's first 18 games of the 2008–09 season. However, he also suffered from anxiety issues after being booed by the club's supporters during a 1–0 home win against Deportivo de La Coruña and did not feature for the club for a period, although manager Juande Ramos offered the player his support and insisted he would help him. The manager later revealed that the player asked not to be picked for the three games after the Deportivo fixture.

On 31 August 2010, after having appeared rarely in his third season, Drenthe was loaned to Hércules CF in a season-long move. He made his debut on 11 September, in a 2–0 away win against FC Barcelona. He scored his first goal for the club on 14 November, netting from a free kick against Real Sociedad, in a 2–1 home victory. His performances with the Alicante team were subsequently praised by the Spanish press. However, the player would soon fall out of favour with the club's board of directors and coaching staff after arriving one week after the winter break ended, citing a "loss of confidence in Hércules management", rather than what was previously perceived as "a protest over unpaid wages". On 3 April 2011, in his second game after his suspension, Drenthe scored twice to help Hércules to its first away win since September, 3–1 against Real Sociedad.

On 31 August 2011, Drenthe joined Everton on a season-long loan deal.

International career

After his first full season at Feyenoord, Drenthe was called by Dutch under-21 coach Foppe de Haan to be part of his squad for the 2007 UEFA European Championship, which was held in the Netherlands.

He was one of the most important players in the second consecutive title of the competition for the ''Jong Oranje'', being chosen by UEFA as player of the tournament. The following year, he represented the nation at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

On 14 November 2010, Drenthe was selected for the first time for the Dutch senior team, as coach Bert van Marwijk picked him as a late replacement for injured Urby Emanuelson. Three days later, he made his debut, coming on as a second half substitute in the 1–0 friendly win with Turkey.

Club statistics

:''(Accurate as of 31 August 2011)'' 0 0 2 0 0 4 0

Club	Season	League	Cup	Europe	Other	Total
!Apps!!Goals!!Assists!!Apps!!Goals!!Assists!!Apps!!Goals!!Assists!!Apps!!Goals!!Assists!!Apps!!Goals!!Assists
rowspan="2" valign="center"	Feyenoord		3	|	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—			3	0	0
2006–07 Eredivisie	2006–07	26	|	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	—			28	0	0
Total	—!!31!!0!!0
rowspan="3" valign="center"	Real Madrid		18	|	2	2	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	25	3	2
2008–09 La Liga	2008–09	20	|	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	25	0	1
2009–10 La Liga	2009–10	8	|	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	—			11	1	1
Total	!46!!2!!3!!3!!0!!0!!11!!1!!1!!1!!1!!0!!61!!4!!4
rowspan="1" valign="center"	Hércules		14	|	1	2	0	0	—						16	4	1
Total	—!!16!!4!!1
rowspan="1" valign="center"	Everton		0	|	0	0	0	0	—						0	0	0
Total	—!!0!!0!!0
Career Total	!89!!6!!4!!5!!0!!0!!13!!1!!1!!1!!1!!0!!108!!8!!5

Honours

Club

Real Madrid:

*La Liga: 2007–08

*Supercopa de España: 2008; Runner-up 2007

Country

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: 2007

Individual

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: Golden player 2007

Personal

Drenthe's younger brother, Giovanni, is also a footballer. The striker opted to represent Suriname internationally.

He dated Spanish Playboy model Malena Gracia.

Drenthe recorded a rap song with his friend U-Niq, called "Tak Takie".

References

External links

Real Madrid official profile

BDFutbol profile

FootballDatabase profile and stats

Fansite

Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:People from Rotterdam Category:Dutch people of Surinamese descent Category:Dutch footballers Category:Association football midfielders Category:Eredivisie players Category:Feyenoord players Category:La Liga footballers Category:Real Madrid C.F. players Category:Hércules CF footballers Category:Premier League players Category:Everton F.C. players Category:Netherlands under-21 international footballers Category:Netherlands international footballers Category:Olympic footballers of the Netherlands Category:Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Dutch expatriate footballers Category:Expatriate footballers in Spain Category:Expatriate footballers in England

ar:روستÙ?Ù† درÙ?نثÙ? ca:Royston Drenthe da:Royston Drenthe de:Royston Drenthe es:Royston Drenthe fr:Royston Drenthe gl:Royston Drenthe ko:ë¡œì?´ì?¤í†¤ 드렌테 it:Royston Drenthe he:רויסטון דרנטה lv:Rojstons Drente hu:Royston Drenthe nl:Royston Drenthe ja:ロイストン・ドレンテ no:Royston Drenthe pl:Royston Drenthe pt:Royston Drenthe ro:Royston Drenthe ru:Дренте, РойÑ?тон simple:Royston Drenthe srn:Royston Drenthe fi:Royston Drenthe sv:Royston Drenthe tr:Royston Drenthe zh:ç½—ä¼?斯顿·德伦特

playername	Luke Moore
fullname	Luke Moore
dateofbirth	February 13, 1986
cityofbirth	Birmingham
countryofbirth	England
height
currentclub	Swansea City
clubnumber	19
youthyears1	–2003
youthclubs1	Aston Villa
position	Forward
years1	2003–2008|clubs1 Aston Villa |caps1 87 |goals1 14
years2	2003–2004|clubs2 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) |caps2 6 |goals2 4
years3	2008 |clubs3 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) |caps3 10 |goals3 0
years4	2008–2011 |clubs4 West Bromwich Albion |caps4 47 |goals4 5
years5	2010 |clubs5 → Derby County (loan) |caps5 13 |goals5 4
years6	2011– |clubs6 Swansea City |caps6 15 |goals6 3
nationalyears1	2005
nationalteam1	England U21
nationalcaps1	5
nationalgoals1	0
pcupdate	1 May 2011
ntupdate	7 December 2008 }}

Luke Moore (born 13 February 1986 in Birmingham) is an English football striker who currently plays for Swansea City. Moore has represented England at U21 level and is the younger brother of fellow former professional footballer, Stefan Moore.

Career

Aston Villa

As a youngster, Moore played for Romulus and Tame Valley Primary School. As a member of Aston Villa's youth academy, he was prohibited from appearing for his secondary school, Hodge Hill, but nevertheless appeared in "a couple of cup games" for the school. Moore is the younger brother of the former Queens Park Rangers and Aston Villa striker Stefan Moore. Together they were a crucial part of the Villa FA Youth Cup winning team of 2002. In December 2003 he was loaned to Wycombe Wanderers, who had failed in their approach for him earlier in the season. Moore made his Wycombe début in a 1–1 draw against Notts County on 13 December 2003. He only had to wait until his next game, against Bournemouth to score his début goal in a 2–0 victory. On 3 January 2004 he scored his first career hat-trick in a 4–1 home win over Grimsby Town.

Upon his return to Aston Villa, Moore made his first-team debut, as a substitute in a 2–2 draw against Birmingham City. His first senior goal for Villa came in the 2–0 victory against Middlesbrough on 5 March 2005. Less than a year later, on 5 February 2006, Moore scored his first Premiership hat-trick for Villa, again against Middlesbrough.

Despite Villa signing additional forwards such as Kevin Phillips and Milan Baroš in the summer of 2005, Moore kept his place in the first-team squad, starting some games and coming on from the bench in others. The departure of Phillips and the injury to Baroš ensured his place as a starter for the first team at the beginning of the Premiership season

Moore sustained a serious injury to his right shoulder in a game against Chelsea, an injury which had been persistent during his career. Moore travelled to the USA to undergo surgery in October 2006, with Cleveland Browns' head team physician Anthony Miniaci carrying out the procedure, following advice from Aston Villa chairman Randy Lerner.

Moore returned from his shoulder injury on 9 April 2007, coming on as a substitute for Shaun Maloney against Wigan Athletic at Villa Park. On 14 April 2007, having again come on as a substitute, he scored with a header in a 3–1 win against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium. It was his first senior goal since the 2–0 victory over Charlton Athletic on 23 September 2006. Moore came on against Bolton Wanderers in the last Villa game of the season to equalise in the 83rd minute, earning Villa a draw.

On 25 July 2007, he scored a hat trick for Aston Villa in the friendly match with Toronto FC. In January 2008 Villa manager Martin O'Neill revealed that Rangers manager Walter Smith had contacted him about possibly signing Moore. O'Neill quoted Rangers with a price of £3.5 million for Moore. On 22 February, Moore joined rivals West Bromwich Albion on loan until the end of the season, signing a deal to join permanently for £3.5m in the summer of 2008.

West Bromwich Albion

Moore made his Albion debut on 23 February 2008, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Hull City. He received the first red card of his career in a 4–1 home defeat to Leicester City on 15 March 2008. On 28 May 2008, he completed his transfer to the newly promoted Premiership side for a fee of £3 million.

Moore scored his first goal for West Brom on 21 December 2008 against Manchester City. In the 2009–10 Championship season, Moore opened his account with a brace in the 3–2 victory at Peterborough United, 18 August. However, Moore's scoring record after was poor, and it was widely expected that he would leave West Bromwich Albion during the 2010 summer transfer window.

Derby County (loan)

On 1 September 2010, Moore was not included in West Bromwich Albion's 25-man squad for the new season therefore deeming him surplus to requirements at the Hawthorns, a move which saw him join Football League Championship side Derby County later that same month on a 29 day loan deal. Moore was primarily used as a substitute in at the start of his spell at ''The Rams'', 3 of his 4 appearances coming as substitute, but impressed enough for Derby boss Nigel Clough to want to extent his spell at Pride Park.

The same day as Clough announced his desire to retain Moore's services, he scored his first goal for the club, on his second start, with the opener in a 3–2 victory at Doncaster Rovers. The next week, it was announced his Derby loan had been extended for a further month, the loan was further extended to the end of December.

Derby manager Nigel Clough was keen to extend his loan until the end of the season in December, but after scoring in a 5-2 defeat against Nottingham Forest in the East Midlands derby game at the City Ground, Moore returned to West Brom stating that he wanted to keep his options open for the January transfer window.

Moore scored 4 times in 13 league appearances for ''The Rams'' of which 9 were starts.

Swansea City

After a frustrating spell at West Brom, Moore signed for Swansea City on a two-and-a-half year deal on 7 January 2011 for an undisclosed fee rumoured to be a free transfer. Moore made his Swansea City debut against Colchester United on January 8, 2011 in the FA cup. Moore scored his first Swansea City goal against Doncaster Rovers on February 19, 2011.

Honours

;Aston Villa:

FA Youth Cup Winners: 2001–02

FA Youth Cup Runners Up: 2003–04

;Swansea City:

Championship Playoffs Winner: 2010-11

References

External links

Luke Moore player profile at wba.co.uk

Luke Moore player profile at avfc.co.uk

Luke Moore player profile at astonvillaplayerdatabase.com

Category:1986 births Category:People from Birmingham, West Midlands Category:Living people Category:Association football forwards Category:English footballers Category:England under-21 international footballers Category:Romulus F.C. players Category:Aston Villa F.C. players Category:Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Category:Derby County F.C. players Category:Swansea City A.F.C. players Category:Premier League players Category:The Football League players Category:England youth international footballers

ar:لوك مور da:Luke Moore de:Luke Moore fr:Luke Moore it:Luke Moore hu:Luke Moore ja:ルーク・ムーア no:Luke Moore pl:Luke Moore pt:Luke Moore ro:Luke Moore ru:Мур, ЛÑ?к simple:Luke Moore sv:Luke Moore