On this day seven years ago...
Tranmere 0 - 2 Swansea (Robinson, Trundle)
Go back to this day in 2007, and the Swansea team had a very different look to it. Roberto Martinez had just taken charge, and the Swansea lineup was notably different to how he'd have the team lining up in the coming season. Gueret, Amankwaah, Tate, Iriekpen, Painter, Britton, O'Leary, Craney, Robinson, Trundle & Abbott took the field, with Tranmere old boy Andy Robinson & Lee Trundle scoring to keep the Swans in touch with the playoff race. Trundle saw red for two bookings (one of which was for overly-zealous celebrations) in the 59th minute, but the Swans held on to claim the three points.
2007: Lee Trundle scores and sees red as Swans boost their League One play-off chances with a 2–0 win at Tranmere pic.twitter.com/B3wibl1mnM
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Sadly we missed out on promotion that season, though what happened the next season will go down in Swansea history, with the Swans winning the League One title and beginning their climb to the top tier of the British game. Few could have guessed just how far we'd rise in such a short space of time, and looking back at games like this makes you appreciate how lucky we are that we now get to see our local team competing against the best players in the world week in, week out.
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