On This Day

Match Record

Men Senior

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 26th:

All matches played on August 26th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
EFL	26 AUG 2023	Crawley Town (Home) Crawley Town (H)	W6 - 0	D. Kemp, J. Young 4, T. Shade	8,658
EFL	26 AUG 2017	Crawley Town (Home) Crawley Town (H)	L0 - 3	-	6,613
LC	26 AUG 2014	Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H)	L2 - 4	L. Thompson, Y. Kasim	5,414
EFL	26 AUG 2006	Stockport County (Home) Stockport County (H)	W2 - 0	A. Brown, C. Roberts	6,868
EFL	26 AUG 2002	Brentford (Away) Brentford (A)	L1 - 3	J. Davis	6,299
EFL	26 AUG 2000	Walsall (Home) Walsall (H)	L1 - 4	D. Invincibile	5,492
LC	26 AUG 1997	Watford (Away) Watford (A)	D1 - 1 L1 - 3  (Agg.)	S. Leitch	7,712
EFL	26 AUG 1995	Carlisle United (Away) Carlisle United (A)	W1 - 0	E. Murray	6,325
EFL	26 AUG 1989	Oldham Athletic (Away) Oldham Athletic (A)	D2 - 2	A. McLoughlin, D. Shearer	5,531
LC	26 AUG 1986	Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H)	W3 - 0	D. Bamber 2, B. Wade	4,749
EFL	26 AUG 1985	Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H)	W2 - 1	P. Coyne, C. Henry	3,378
EFL	26 AUG 1978	Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A)	D0 - 0	-	2,672
EFL	26 AUG 1972	Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H)	W2 - 1	S. Peplow 2	15,304
EFL	26 AUG 1961	Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A)	L1 - 3	J. Trollope	24,184
EFL	26 AUG 1959	Barnsley (Home) Barnsley (H)	D1 - 1	J. Stephens	14,144
EFL	26 AUG 1953	Aldershot (Home) Aldershot (H)	W3 - 1	M. Betteridge, M. Owen 2	14,964
EFL	26 AUG 1950	Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H)	W2 - 0	D. Peebles, G. Hudson	13,648
EFL	26 AUG 1939	Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A)	L0 - 1 *Expunged	-	8,315
EFL	26 AUG 1933	Newport County (Away) Newport County (A)	W2 - 1	T. Armstrong, F. Peters	8,871
EFL	26 AUG 1922	Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H)	W2 - 0	J. Johnson, B. Cooke	~9,002

Match Record

Men Reserves

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 26th:

All matches played on August 26th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FC	26 AUG 1998	Fulham Reserves (Home) Fulham Res. (H)	L1 - 4	K. Watson	-
FCLC	26 AUG 1996	Swansea City Reserves (Away) Swansea City Res. (A)	W2 - 1	S. Cowe 2	-
FC	26 AUG 1992	Portsmouth Reserves (Away) Portsmouth Res. (A)	L1 - 3	O. Morah	-
FC	26 AUG 1989	Southampton Reserves (Away) Southampton Res. (A)	W1 - 0	P. Hunt	-
FC	26 AUG 1981	Watford Reserves (Away) Watford Res. (A)	D3 - 3	D. Round, S. Abbley, D. Bristow	-
FC	26 AUG 1978	Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (Home) Tottenham Hotspur Res. (H)	L1 - 3	P. Collicutt	-
FC	26 AUG 1975	Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Away) Queens Park Rangers Res. (A)	W2 - 1	J. Gilligan, C. Gardner	-
FC	26 AUG 1972	West Ham United Reserves (Away) West Ham United Res. (A)	W2 - 1	D. Syrett, D. Dangerfield	-
FC	26 AUG 1967	Southampton Reserves (Home) Southampton Res. (H)	L0 - 3	-	1,625
FC	26 AUG 1959	Gillingham Reserves (Away) Gillingham Res. (A)	L1 - 2	B. Woodruff	-
FC	26 AUG 1950	Norwich City Reserves (Away) Norwich City Res. (A)	L0 - 4	-	7,400
STH	26 AUG 1939	Bath City (Home) Bath City (H)	W6 - 0 *Expunged	J. Mackenzie 3, B. Lloyd 2, A. Fowler	2,469
WEST	26 AUG 1933	Bath City Reserves (Home) Bath City Res. (H)	D2 - 2	S. Wooster, G. Hicks	2,702

Match Record

Men Development

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 26th:

All matches played on August 26th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
HELL	26 AUG 1972	Ernest Turner Sports (Home) Ernest Turner Sports (H)	L0 - 1	-	-
HELL	26 AUG 1967	Waddesdon (Away) Waddesdon (A)	D2 - 2	M. Boorman, K. Morris	-
HELL	26 AUG 1965	Newbury Town (Home) Newbury Town (H)	W8 - 0	Unknown 8	-
WPL	26 AUG 1964	Pinehurst YC (Away) Pinehurst (A)	L3 - 4	D. Plumb 2, D. Peapell	-
WPL	26 AUG 1961	Warminster Town (Away) Warminster Town (A)	W4 - 3	D. Hobbs, J. Smith 3	-
HELL	26 AUG 1961	Yiewsley Reserves (Home) Yiewsley Res. (H)	D1 - 1	W. Harber	747
WEST	26 AUG 1950	Clevedon (Home) Clevedon (H)	D2 - 2	F. Shaw, Kononenko	-

Match Record

Men Youth

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 26th:

All matches played on August 26th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
PDLC	26 AUG 2025	Swansea City Under-18 (Home) Swansea City U18 (H)	W4 - 1	L. Millard, J. Owiti 2, B. Reed	-
FLYA	26 AUG 2023	Oxford United Under-18 (Away) Oxford United U18 (A)	W4 - 1	F. Hubbard, A. Kanu 3	-
FLYA	26 AUG 2017	Newport County Under-18 (Home) Newport County U18 (H)	W5 - 1	S. Pryce 2 (1 pen), J. Edwards, J. Bancroft, Unknown (o.g.)	-
FLYA-17	26 AUG 2000	Exeter City Under-17 (Home) Exeter City U17 (H)	-	-	-
FLYA	26 AUG 2000	Torquay United Under-19 (Away) Torquay United U19 (A)	-	-	-
SECL	26 AUG 1995	Southampton Youth (Away) Southampton Youth (A)	L0 - 2	-	-
SECL	26 AUG 1989	Oxford United Youth (Away) Oxford United Youth (A)	L0 - 3	-	-
MYC	26 AUG 1976	Coventry City Youth (Home) Coventry City Youth (H)	D4 - 4	P. Harris, P. Collicutt, D. Brinkworth, G. Gilligan	-
SBL	26 AUG 1967	Pinehurst YC (Home) Pinehurst (H)	W4 - 1	Bell 2, B. Woodfield, Midwinter	-

Match Record

Women Senior

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 26th:

All matches played on August 26th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
W-NLC	26 AUG 2026	Maidenhead United Women (Away) Maidenhead United WFC (A)	-	-	-
W-SWCOMB	26 AUG 2001	Clevedon Town Ladies (Away) Clevedon Town LFC (A)	W4 - 0	Unknown 4	-

Video Footage

All available video footage from matches played on August 26th:

Friday August 26th, 1994

Endsleigh League Division One
Tranmere Rovers (1) 3
Swindon Town (2) 2

Saturday August 26th, 1995

Endsleigh League Division Two
Carlisle United (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 1

Tuesday August 26th, 1997

Coca-Cola Cup
Watford (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1

Tuesday August 26th, 1997

Coca-Cola Cup
Watford (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1

Monday August 26th, 2002

Nationwide League Division Two
Brentford (2) 3
Swindon Town (1) 1

Saturday August 26th, 2006

Coca-Cola League Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Stockport County (0) 0

Saturday August 26th, 2006

Coca-Cola League Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Stockport County (0) 0

Tuesday August 26th, 2014

Capital One Cup
Swindon Town (0) 2
Brighton and Hove Albion (1) 4

Saturday August 26th, 2017

EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Crawley Town (1) 3

Saturday August 26th, 2023

EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (1) 6
Crawley Town (0) 0

Newspaper Reports

All available media reports from August 26th:

Saturday August 26th, 1933

Football Pink

SWINDON OPEN THE SEASON AUSPICIOUSLY

Football League Division Three (South)
Newport County (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 2

Saturday August 26th, 1939

Football Pink

SWINDON ON LOSING SIDE AT NORTHAMPTON

Football League Division Three (South)
Northampton Town (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0

Saturday August 26th, 1950

Football Pink

LONG SHOT CAME OFF

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Crystal Palace (0) 0

Saturday August 26th, 1961

Football Pink

PENALTY REVERSES - AND 2 INJURED

Football League Division Three
Crystal Palace (1) 3
Swindon Town (0) 1

Saturday August 26th, 1967

Football Pink

EAST'S GOAL HELPS BEAT OLD CLUB

Football League Division Three
Stockport County (0) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0

Saturday August 26th, 1972

Football Pink

PEPLOW SLAMS CITY IN SWINDON DERBY

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Bristol City (1) 1

Saturday August 26th, 1978

Football Pink

SWINDON PAY THE PENALTY

Football League Division Three
Shrewsbury Town (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0

Transfers

Transfers on August 26th:

Date	Player	Club	In/Out	Transfer Detail
26 AUG 1895	Alf 'Babe' ANDREWS	Chatham Chatham	OUT
26 AUG 1895	Billy GRIFFIN	Swindon Wanderers Swindon Wanderers	OUT	amateur
26 AUG 1932	Les BERRY	Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers	IN
26 AUG 1938	Frank PIERPOINT	Wantage Town Wantage Town	IN	amateur
26 AUG 1963	Eric WEAVER	Trowbridge Town Trowbridge Town	OUT
26 AUG 1994	Steve WHITE	Hereford United Hereford United	OUT	free
26 AUG 2005 - 01 JAN 2006	Andy GURNEY	Swansea City Swansea City	IN	loan
26 AUG 2005	Justyn McKAY	Swindon Supermarine Supermarine	OUT	loan
26 AUG 2005 - 23 SEP 2005	Chris TAYLOR	Newport County Newport County	OUT	loan
26 AUG 2011	Billy BODIN	Torquay United Torquay United	OUT	loan
26 AUG 2022 - 13 OCT 2022	Harry PARSONS	Banbury United Banbury Utd	OUT	loan
26 AUG 2023	Rianne BOURNE-HALLETT	Bristol Rovers Women Bristol Rovers WFC	OUT
26 AUG 2023	Charlie ROWLANDS	Bristol Rovers Women Bristol Rovers WFC	OUT
26 AUG 2024 - 09 MAY 2025	Kabongo TSHIMANGA	Peterborough United Peterborough United	IN	loan

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior

All friendly matches played on August 26th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
BENE	26 AUG 1908	Swindon Town Reserves (Home) Swindon Res. (H)	W5 - 2	F. Heppinstall, A. Bown 3, J. Hogan	~3,000
BENE	26 AUG 1905	Swindon Town Reserves (Home) Swindon Res. (H)	W4 - 0	J. Holyhead 3, H. Abbott	~3,500