It would be hard to find a more dramatic rise and fall in a club than that suffered by Swansea City FC in the 1980s.

After a history largely spent in the lower reaches of the Football League, Swansea's all-time low came when they had to apply for re-election in 1975, the appointment of former Wales forward John Toshack as player-manager in 1978 heralded an incredible change in fortunes.

Guiding the Swans - who had started life as Swansea Town in 1912 before being renamed Swansea City in 1971 when Swansea won city status - to successive promotions in 1978 and 1979, Toshack steered the football club into the First Division for the first time in their history in 1981.

Toshack's Midas touch continued as he led Swansea City to sixth place in the top flight - but then came the decline, swift and decisive.

Relegations in 1983 and 1984 were followed by the football club being formally wound up at the end of 1985 and, unable to sign new players, Swansea City FC slid into the bottom division again in 1986.

Saved from financial ruin, the Swans won promotion to Division Three through the play-offs in 1988 but, eight years later, found themselves back in the basement division.

Under John Hollins, Swansea City FC became Division Three champions in 2000 but lasted only one season in Division Two and in 2003, Swansea narrowly avoided relegation to the Conference.

Two years later, under manager Kenny Jackett, Swansea FC earned promotion into League One. The same year also saw the Swans move from their old Vetch Field ground to the new Liberty Stadium.

Within three years of the move, the Swans, under manager and former player Roberto Martinez, had won the League One title, returning Swansea City FC to the second tier for the first time since 1984 - after finishing with 92 points and 82 goals.