On This Day

February 24th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 24th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 19 7 4 8 0 0 29 32 36.84% 47.37%
League 15 6 2 7 0 0 22 26 40.00% 46.67%
Non-League 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 50.00% 75.00%
Wartime League 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.00% 0.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.00% 50.00%

All matches played on February 24th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 24 FEB 2024 Stockport County (Away) Stockport County (A) D0 - 0 - 9,389
EFL 24 FEB 2018 Chesterfield (Away) Chesterfield (A) L1 - 2 C. Robertson 4,668
EFL 24 FEB 2015 Bradford City (Home) Bradford (H) W2 - 1 M. Luongo 2 6,812
EFL 24 FEB 2009 Hartlepool United (Home) Hartlepool United (H) L0 - 1 - 6,010
EFL 24 FEB 2007 Chester City (Home) Chester (H) W1 - 0 J. Smith pen. 5,462
EFL 24 FEB 2001 Luton Town (Home) Luton Town (H) L1 - 3 G. Alexander 7,160
EFL 24 FEB 1996 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) W2 - 1 W. Allison, S. Taylor 11,697
EFL 24 FEB 1990 Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) D1 - 1 A. McLoughlin 10,300
EFL 24 FEB 1979 Rotherham United (Away) Rotherham United (A) W3 - 1 A. Mayes 3 5,128
EFL 24 FEB 1976 Hereford United (Home) Hereford United (H) L0 - 1 - 10,691
EFL 24 FEB 1973 Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H) L1 - 3 M. McGovern 11,712
EFL 24 FEB 1968 Bury (Home) Bury (H) L2 - 3 P. Noble 2 14,464
EFL 24 FEB 1951 Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) L2 - 8 R. Onslow, M. Owen 8,037
WAR 24 FEB 1940 Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) L2 - 4 A. Fowler, D. Emery 3,912
EFL 24 FEB 1934 Luton Town (Home) Luton Town (H) W3 - 1 T. Armstrong, F. Fisher 2 7,689
EFL 24 FEB 1923 Watford (Away) Watford (A) W3 - 0 H. Fleming, B. Denyer, T. Phillipson ~4,000
FAC 24 FEB 1912 West Ham United (Away) West Ham United (A) D1 - 1 H. Fleming ~18,000
STH 24 FEB 1906 Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) D0 - 0 - ~3,000
STH 24 FEB 1900 Sheppey United (Away) Sheppey United (A) W4 - 1 J. Sharples, G. Henderson, T. Wilson, B. Smith ~1,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 24th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 13 6 2 5 0 0 22 18 46.15% 53.85%
Non-League 3 2 1 0 0 0 9 3 66.67% 83.33%
Reserve Leagues 10 4 1 5 0 0 13 15 40.00% 45.00%

All matches played on February 24th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 24 FEB 2009 AFC Bournemouth Reserves (Away) Bournemouth Res. (A) - - -
FC 24 FEB 1999 West Ham United Reserves (Home) West Ham United Res. (H) - - -
FC 24 FEB 1993 Ipswich Town Reserves (Home) Ipswich Town Res. (H) L0 - 2 - -
FC 24 FEB 1982 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Away) Plymouth Argyle Res. (A) W2 - 0 K. Beamish 2 -
FC 24 FEB 1979 Norwich City Reserves (Home) Norwich City Res. (H) D0 - 0 - -
FC 24 FEB 1973 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Away) Queens Park Rangers Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -
FC 24 FEB 1972 Oxford United Reserves (Away) Oxford United Res. (A) W2 - 0 R. Legg, D. Moss 1,101
FC 24 FEB 1971 Cardiff City Reserves (Away) Cardiff City Res. (A) W2 - 1 C. Jones, D. Down -
FC 24 FEB 1970 Northampton Town Reserves (Away) Northampton Town Res. (A) W4 - 1 D. Dangerfield 2, C. Porter, R. Handrick 321
FC 24 FEB 1968 Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (Away) Tottenham Hotspur Res. (A) L2 - 6 D. Dangerfield, B. Walker -
WEST 24 FEB 1934 Bristol St. George (Away) Bristol St. George (A) W4 - 1 Unknown 4 -
WEST 24 FEB 1926 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Home) Bristol Rovers Res. (H) D1 - 1 C. Petrie -
STH 24 FEB 1923 Watford Reserves (Home) Watford Res. (H) W4 - 1 Unknown 4 -
SEL 24 FEB 1912 Chelsea Reserves (Home) Chelsea Res. (H) L0 - 2 - -
SEL 24 FEB 1909 Fulham Reserves (Away) Fulham Res. (A) L1 - 2 J. Skillen -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 24th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 5 4 0 1 0 0 21 7 80.00% 80.00%
Non-League 3 3 0 0 0 0 16 3 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Leagues 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0.00% 0.00%
Non-League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on February 24th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 24 FEB 1973 Rivets Sports (Away) Rivets Sports (A) W3 - 2 R. Legg 2, T. Tinson -
HELL 24 FEB 1968 Newbury Town (Home) Newbury Town (H) W5 - 0 D. Wall, J. Smith 4 -
WPL 24 FEB 1962 Purton (Home) Purton (H) L2 - 3 D. Hobbs, A. Morgan -
HLC 24 FEB 1962 Pressed Steel (Cowley) (Home) Pressed Steel (Cowley) (H) W3 - 1 K. Colsell 2, J. Westlake -
WEST 24 FEB 1951 Soundwell (Home) Soundwell (H) W8 - 1 P. Skuse, R. Huntley, J. Clifford 2, D. Peebles, Holbrook (o.g.), Unknown 2 -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 24th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 12 7 4 1 0 1 33 13 58.33% 73.96%
Youth Leagues 9 6 3 0 0 0 19 10 66.67% 83.33%
County & District Youth Leagues 2 1 0 1 0 0 14 3 50.00% 50.00%
Youth League Cup Competitions 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00% 37.50%

All matches played on February 24th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 24 FEB 2024 Plymouth Argyle Under-18 (Away) Plymouth Argyle U18 (A) D4 - 4 B. Ameen, G. Alston, J. Keyes 2 -
FLYA 24 FEB 2018 Stevenage Under-18 (Away) Stevenage U18 (A) W3 - 2 J. Bancroft, E. Dugan 2 -
MYC 24 FEB 2004 Port Vale Under-18 (Away) Port Vale U18 (A) D0 - 0  (AET)
L3 - 4  (Pens.) 		- -
FLYA-17 24 FEB 2001 Bristol Rovers Under-17 (Home) Bristol Rovers U17 (H) W1 - 0 Unknown (o.g.) -
SECL 24 FEB 1996 Wycombe Wanderers Youth (Away) Wycombe Wanderers Youth (A) D1 - 1 S. Woodman -
SECL 24 FEB 1989 Brentford Youth (Away) Brentford Youth (A) W4 - 0 P. Trollope 2, M. Lea, A. Graham -
MYL 24 FEB 1976 Leicester City Youth (Home) Leicester City Youth (H) W2 - 1 Unknown (o.g.), I. Farr -
MYL 24 FEB 1975 Bristol City Under-18 (Away) Bristol City U18 (A) W3 - 2 I. Farr, C. Gardner 2 -
MYL 24 FEB 1971 Aston Villa Youth (Away) Aston Villa Youth (A) D0 - 0 - -
SBL 24 FEB 1968 The College (Home) The College (H) W12 - 0 Barnes 2, G. Desando 2, I. Lewis 2, R. Anderson 3, P. Bowditch 2, M. Grubb -
WSXYL 24 FEB 1964 Plymouth Argyle Youth (Away) Plymouth Argyle Youth (A) W1 - 0 D. Plumb 230
SBL 24 FEB 1951 Wootton Bassett Town Juniors (Away) Wootton Bassett Town Juniors (A) L2 - 3 Guy 2 -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 24th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 1 0 2 0 0 4 10 33.33% 33.33%
League 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 7 50.00% 50.00%
Non-League 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on February 24th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 24 FEB 2022 Larkhall Athletic Women (Home) Larkhall Athletic WFC (H) W3 - 2 H. Diaz-Butcher, G. Viveash, A. Colston 60
W-NATL 24 FEB 2019 Southampton Women's FC (Home) Southampton WFC (H) L0 - 5 - 45
W-SWCOMB 24 FEB 2013 Gloucester City Ladies (Home) Gloucester City Ladies (H) - - -
W-SWCOMB 24 FEB 2002 Bristol City Ladies (Away) Bristol City LFC (A) L1 - 3 K. Lemon -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on February 24th:

Saturday February 24th, 1990
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Barclays League Division Two
Portsmouth (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday February 24th, 1996
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Endsleigh League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Bristol Rovers (1) 1
Saturday February 24th, 2007
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Coca-Cola League Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Chester City (0) 0
Saturday February 24th, 2007
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Coca-Cola League Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Chester City (0) 0
Tuesday February 24th, 2009
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Hartlepool United (0) 1
Tuesday February 24th, 2009
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Hartlepool United (0) 1
Tuesday February 24th, 2015
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Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (2) 2
Bradford City (0) 1
Saturday February 24th, 2018
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Chesterfield (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday February 24th, 2024
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Stockport County (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from February 24th:

Saturday February 24th, 1934
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Football Pink
TOWN BRING OFF THE "DOUBLE" AGAINST LUTON

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (2) 3
Luton Town (0) 1
Saturday February 24th, 1951
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Football Pink
SWINDON COLLAPSE AFTER HOLDING A 2-0 LEAD

Football League Division Three (South)
Southend United (5) 8
Swindon Town (2) 2
Saturday February 24th, 1962
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Football Pink
TOWN EXTEND UNBEATEN RUN TO TEN WITH ANOTHER FIVE-GOAL VICTORY

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (4) 5
Brentford (1) 2
Saturday February 24th, 1968
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Football Pink
SUBSTITUTE SHOWS THEM WAY TO GOAL

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 2
Bury (2) 3
Saturday February 24th, 1973
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Football Pink
MICK CELEBRATES… BUT NO JOY FOR TOWN

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Oxford United (1) 3

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on February 24th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 24 FEB 1897 Oxford University (Home) Oxford University (H) W1 - 0 J. Shutt ~700
FRN 24 FEB 1894 2nd Scots Guards (Away) 2nd Scots Guards (A) L1 - 2 D. Jones -