Jay Fulton becomes part of Swansea City's 150 club

Swans midfielder Jay Fulton made his 150th appearance for Swansea City against Bristol City on Friday night.

The Scot joined fellow Swans' Matt Grimes and Connor Roberts in reaching the milestone during this calendar year. 

The midfielder will be hoping there are more such landmarks to come having signed a contract extension through to June 2024 earlier this year; a deal that will see him bring up a decade of service in Swansea colours.

Prior to Friday the 27-year-old has made 149 appearances since arriving from Falkirk in January 2014, scoring eight goals, having also had loan spells with Oldham and Wigan.

Fulton joined Swansea City as a 20-year-old. He had shown his potential in the Scottish Championship, having made over 100 senior appearances and helped Falkirk to two semi-finals in domestic cup competitions. 

The Scot made his first Premier League appearance as a substitute in the 4-1 win over Aston Villa back in April 2014, before making his maiden start in the final game of the season away at Sunderland. 

He clocked up 19 appearances over the next couple of the seasons, while also featuring six times during a loan spell with Wigan Athletic in the second half of the latter term, which included helping the Latics cause a huge upset by dumping Pep Guardiola's Manchester City out of the FA Cup.

Upon his return to South Wales, Fulton racked up 38 games during the 2018-19 campaign under Graham Potter.

The Scot played 39 times the following season - making his 100th appearance along the way - scoring three goals.

Fulton continued to be a pivotal figure in the Swans' starting XI throughout the 2020-21 season, making 47 appearances and scoring three times to help the Swans to the play-off final.

Here are some of the key statistics from his time as a Swan.

Vital statistics 

1- The Scot has only received one red card during his time at Swansea City, that coming in last season's play-off final 

3 - Fulton is the third Swans player this calendar year to reach 150 appearances for the Club.

5 - The midfielder has been a recipient of the Man of the Match award five times. 

6 - Fulton has registered six assists in all competitions in his Swansea career. 

7 - He has made appearances for the Swans under seven different managers or head coaches: Garry Monk, Francesco Guidolin, Bob Bradley, Paul Clement, Graham Potter, Steve Cooper and Russell Martin.

10 - His first goal for the club came on his 10th senior appearance in a League Cup win at Peterborough in August 2016.

21 - His first league goal for the Swans came in his 21st league appearance against Preston in August 2018.

25 -  During his time at Swansea, Fulton has received 25 yellow cards. 

50 - Fulton's 50th appearance for the Swans came in a 1-0 Championship win over Millwall in SA1 in February 2019.

76.9 - Frequently known as the 'Scottish Pirlo' by many Swans fans, Fulton has an average pass success percentage of 76.9.  

100 - He made his 100th appearance for the Swans in the first leg of the play-off semi-final against Brentford in the 19-20 season, in which he set up Andre Ayew's volleyed winner. 

111 - Of his 150 appearances, 111 have come in the Championship, with 19 coming in the Premier League, nine in the FA Cup, six in the League Cup and another five in the play-offs.