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Encyclopedia > Cyril the Swan
Cyril the Swan, photo by Alexander Ridler
Cyril the Swan, photo by Alexander Ridler

Cyril the Swan is a fictional giant swan, the official mascot of Swansea City Association Football Club. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Species 6-7 living, see text. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... Swansea City AFC (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football team currently playing in the Football League League One. ...


Cyril is well-known to British television audiences, and was voted Best Mascot by readers of the BBC's Match of the Day magazine. His antics have got him into trouble with the police on several occasions, and he has been accused of bringing the game into disrepute. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... For the Doctor Who novel, see Match of the Day (Doctor Who). ...


Highlights of his troublesome antics include removing the head of Millwall Mascot "Zampa The Lion", and drop-kicking it into the North Bank. On a Dutch TV documentary, when asked what he said to Zampa he replied "Dont f*ck with the Swans"


Cyril appeared as the pet of the Emperor of China, in a British pantomime of Aladdin. As a mute swan, he does not give interviews. The Christmas Pantomime colour lithograph bookcover, 1890 Pantomime (informally, panto) refers to a theatrical genre, traditionally found in Great Britain, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Ireland, which is usually performed around the Christmas and New Year holiday season. ... For other uses, see Aladdin (disambiguation). ...


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Swansea City FC's mascot Cyril the Swan is looking to a possible career in politics following the election of fellow footballing mascot H'Angus the Monkey as mayor of Hartlepool in England's local elections.
Cyril the Swan's spokesman Peter Owen said: "Cyril was very interested in the English election results.
Cyril's spokesman revealed he had considered a political career before H'Angus's poll success in Hartlepool.
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