Phil Sumbler
Swansea City have confirmed the appointment of Luke Williams via a Tweet from their official channel.
The Tweet simply said “Luke, you are our gaffer”
Luke, you are our gaffer 🦢 pic.twitter.com/vmbC52ZnU5
— Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) January 5, 2024
The club’s official website confirmed the news shortly afterwards with the official release commenting “The 43-year-old joins the Swans on a three-and-a-half year contract from Notts County, having led the Magpies to promotion to League Two following a superb National League campaign last season.
“His assistant, Ryan Harley, and first-team coach analyst George Lawtey, also make the move from Meadow Lane as part of Williams’ coaching staff.
“They will be in charge for Saturday’s FA Cup third-round tie against Morecambe.”
Speaking on the appointment, Club Chairman Andy Coleman said As I have said previously, we have undertaken a diligent and detailed process to find our next head coach. I have been fortunate to spend a lot of time with Luke recently. I have looked him in the eye and know that we can trust Luke to be a coach and leader who is aligned with our vision for Swansea City.
“He fits right into the mould of other talented and ambitious young managers who have succeeded here. I am confident our supporters will be excited by and proud of this Luke Williams-led Swansea City team.”
Whilst new Head coach Williams added “I want to bring goals, a lot of goals, and I have a fairly good track record with that.
“We need to be mean as well. A one-dimensional team is okay, but a real team is a team that attacks with the same vigour with which they defend.
“It’s going to be a tall order, we have to strive for something fantastic and we begin that task now.
“At Notts County we managed to score the most goals in the country last season and we conceded the fourth least.
“I like my teams to try to attack a lot and to try to score a lot. At my previous club we had a great season and managed to get over the line somehow in the play-offs.”
