On This Day

Match Record

Men Senior

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 9th:

All matches played on April 9th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
EFL	09 APR 2022	Newport County (Home) Newport County (H)	L0 - 1	-	11,408
EFL	09 APR 2019	Newport County (Away) Newport County (A)	D0 - 0	-	3,314
EFL	09 APR 2016	Bradford City (Away) Bradford (A)	L0 - 1	-	18,043
EFL	09 APR 2013	Milton Keynes Dons (Away) MK Dons (A)	L0 - 2	-	8,608
EFL	09 APR 2012	Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H)	W1 - 0	L. Holmes	8,745
EFL	09 APR 2011	Brentford (Away) Brentford (A)	W1 - 0	C. Andrew	4,593
EFL	09 APR 2007	Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H)	W2 - 1	B. Sturrock, L. Jutkiewicz	7,389
EFL	09 APR 2005	Walsall (Home) Walsall (H)	L1 - 2	S. Parkin pen.	5,592
EFL	09 APR 2002	Cambridge United (Away) Cambridge (A)	W2 - 1	A. Gurney, S. Angus (o.g.)	2,406
EFL	09 APR 1988	Blackburn Rovers (Home) Blackburn (H)	L1 - 2	B. Barnes	9,373
EFL	09 APR 1985	Chesterfield (Away) Chesterfield (A)	L0 - 1	-	4,420
EFL	09 APR 1983	Peterborough United (Away) Peterborough United (A)	L3 - 4	P. Rideout, L. Barnard, A. Rowland	2,522
EFL	09 APR 1977	Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H)	L0 - 4	-	7,394
EFL	09 APR 1966	Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H)	W3 - 2	M. Nurse, D. Brown, E. Weaver	13,367
EFL	09 APR 1960	Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H)	W4 - 3	K. Morgan, M. Summerbee, J. Gauld 2	7,342
EFL	09 APR 1955	Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A)	L0 - 1	-	9,427
EFL	09 APR 1949	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Home) Bournemouth (H)	D2 - 2	J. Bain, M. Jones	14,154
EFL	09 APR 1938	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Away) Bournemouth (A)	W2 - 1	A. Fowler 2	5,843
EFL	09 APR 1932	Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H)	W4 - 0	H. Morris 3, F. Laycock	2,775
EFL	09 APR 1928	Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H)	W6 - 1	H. Morris, J. Eddleston 2 (1 pen), B. Denyer, J. Walker, L. Roberts	7,901
EFL	09 APR 1927	Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A)	D4 - 4	J. Bailey, J. Eddleston, T. Weston pen., H. Morris	3,724
EFL	09 APR 1921	Grimsby Town (Away) Grimsby Town (A)	L0 - 3	-	~10,000
STH	09 APR 1910	Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A)	W1 - 0	B. Jefferson	~6,000
STH	09 APR 1909	Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A)	W3 - 1	B. Jefferson, B. Tout, A. Bown	~12,000
WEST	09 APR 1902	Tottenham Hotspur (Home) Tottenham (H)	L0 - 1	-	-

Match Record

Men Reserves

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 9th:

All matches played on April 9th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FC	09 APR 2002	Millwall Reserves (Away) Millwall Res. (A)	D1 - 1	B. Smith	-
FC	09 APR 2001	Portsmouth Reserves (Away) Portsmouth Res. (A)	L1 - 2	J. Thomas	-
FC	09 APR 1987	Crystal Palace Reserves (Home) Crystal Palace Res. (H)	W2 - 1	J. Quinn, S. Tobin	-
FC	09 APR 1986	West Ham United Reserves (Home) West Ham United Res. (H)	L0 - 2	-	-
FC	09 APR 1985	Brighton and Hove Albion Reserves (Away) Brighton Res. (A)	-	-	-
FC	09 APR 1974	Bristol City Reserves (Away) Bristol City Res. (A)	D1 - 1	J. Gilligan	-
FC	09 APR 1966	Southampton Reserves (Away) Southampton Res. (A)	W4 - 1	J. Giles 3, D. Clark	2,508
FC	09 APR 1963	Brentford Reserves (Away) Brentford Res. (A)	L1 - 2	B. Atkins	-
FC	09 APR 1960	Cardiff City Reserves (Away) Cardiff City Res. (A)	L0 - 2	-	-
FC	09 APR 1955	Southampton Reserves (Home) Southampton Res. (H)	L0 - 1	-	1,837
WEST	09 APR 1927	Bath City (Home) Bath City (H)	W3 - 1	Unknown 3	-
WEST	09 APR 1921	Welton Rovers (Home) Welton Rovers (H)	W3 - 0	Unknown 3	-
SEL	09 APR 1910	Chelsea Reserves (Home) Chelsea Res. (H)	D2 - 2	G. Rushton 2	-
SEL	09 APR 1909	Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Home) Queens Park Rangers Res. (H)	W2 - 1	R. Hemmins, H. O'Neil	-
WILTS	09 APR 1903	Chippenham Town (Home) Chippenham Town (H)	W2 - 1	R. Haydon, T. Bullock	~300
SADC	09 APR 1892	Stratton Rovers (?) Stratton Rovers (?)	W7 - 1	Unknown 7	-

Match Record

Men Development

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 9th:

All matches played on April 9th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
HELL	09 APR 1966	Thatcham (Away) Thatcham (A)	W3 - 2	D. Binstead, K. Walega, M. Ackling	-
WPL	09 APR 1960	Wootton Bassett Town (Home) Wootton Bassett Town (H)	L1 - 3	J. Sainsbury	-
HELL	09 APR 1960	Kidlington (Away) Kidlington (A)	W3 - 0	A. Bates, D. Hobbs, I. Prosser	-
SADL	09 APR 1938	Westrop Rovers (Home) Westrop Rovers (H)	L3 - 5	Unknown 3	-

Match Record

Men Youth

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 9th:

All matches played on April 9th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FLYA	09 APR 2016	Northampton Town Under-18 (Away) Northampton Town U18 (A)	D1 - 1	R. Shamsi	-
FLYA	09 APR 2011	AFC Bournemouth Under-18 (Away) Bournemouth U18 (A)	W2 - 0	Unknown 2	-
FLYA	09 APR 2004	AFC Bournemouth Under-18 (Away) Bournemouth U18 (A)	L0 - 3	-	-
SECL	09 APR 1994	Reading Youth (Home) Reading Youth (H)	W6 - 0	J. Pitman, D. Elsey, J. Phillips 2, J. Laidlaw, A. Kearns	-
SECL	09 APR 1988	Bristol Rovers Youth (Away) Bristol Rovers Youth (A)	W2 - 1	L. Dixon, P. Trollope	-
SECL	09 APR 1983	Brentford Youth (Away) Brentford Youth (A)	L2 - 3	Unknown 2	-
MYL	09 APR 1981	Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth (Away) Wolves Youth (A)	L0 - 2	-	-
SECL	09 APR 1980	Bristol Rovers Youth (Away) Bristol Rovers Youth (A)	W3 - 0	Unknown (o.g.), D. Round, D. Bristow	-
SBL	09 APR 1960	Walcot YC (Away) Walcot YC (A)	-	-	-
SBL	09 APR 1960	Pinehurst YC (Away) Pinehurst (A)	L1 - 2	Unknown	-
SADL	09 APR 1955	Ferndale YC (Home) Ferndale YC (H)	L0 - 4	-	-

Match Record

Women Senior

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 9th:

All matches played on April 9th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
W-NATL	09 APR 2023	Exeter City Women (Home) Exeter City WFC (H)	L0 - 4	-	104
W-SWCOMB	09 APR 2006	Launton Ladies (Away) Launton LFC (A)	W4 - 2	Unknown 4	-
W-SRWFL	09 APR 1995	Aldershot Post Office Ladies (Home) Aldershot Post Office LFC (H)	W14 - 0	J. Hume 3, D. McIvor, S. Privett 3, K. Garwood 2, C. Wheeler 3	-

Video Footage

All available video footage from matches played on April 9th:

Saturday April 9th, 1988

Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Blackburn Rovers (0) 2

Tuesday April 9th, 2002

Nationwide League Division Two
Cambridge United (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 2

Saturday April 9th, 2005

Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Walsall (1) 2

Monday April 9th, 2007

Coca-Cola League Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Torquay United (0) 1

Monday April 9th, 2007

Coca-Cola League Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Torquay United (0) 1

Saturday April 9th, 2011

npower League One
Brentford (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 1

Monday April 9th, 2012

npower League Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Northampton Town (0) 0

Tuesday April 9th, 2013

npower League One
Milton Keynes Dons (0) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0

Saturday April 9th, 2016

Sky Bet League One
Bradford City (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0

Tuesday April 9th, 2019

EFL Sky Bet League Two
Newport County (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0

Saturday April 9th, 2022

EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Newport County (0) 1

Newspaper Reports

All available media reports from April 9th:

Saturday April 9th, 1932

Football Pink

EASY VICTORY FOR THE TOWN

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 4
Gillingham (0) 0

Saturday April 9th, 1938

Football Pink

ANOTHER AWAY VICTORY FOR SWINDON

Football League Division Three (South)
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 2

Saturday April 9th, 1949

Football Pink

BLAKEMAN CAUGHT SWINDON NAPPING

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 2
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (2) 2

Saturday April 9th, 1955

Football Pink

HUNT'S ACROBATIC ACT IS OF NO AVAIL

Football League Division Three (South)
Coventry City (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0

Saturday April 9th, 1960

Football Pink

SUMMERBEE GETS HIS FIRST IN DIV. 3

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (3) 4
Colchester United (1) 3

Saturday April 9th, 1977

Football Pink

FOUR-GOAL POSH SHATTER TOWN

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 0
Peterborough United (1) 4

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior

All friendly matches played on April 9th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
TEST	09 APR 1962	All Star XI (Home) All Star XI (H)	L4 - 5	E. Hunt, A. Darcy, B. Atkins 2	-
FRN	09 APR 1901	Maidstone United (Away) Maidstone United (A)	L0 - 4	-	-
FRN	09 APR 1898	Middlesbrough (Home) Middlesbrough (H)	W4 - 1	B. Richardson, J. Bell, Unknown [scrimmage], R. Cox	~250
FRN	09 APR 1892	Wolverhampton Wanderers (Home) Wolves (H)	W6 - 4	Unknown 6	~4,500

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Reserves

All friendly matches played on April 9th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
WC	09 APR 1904	Wootton Bassett Town (Neutral) Wootton Bassett Town (N)	W3 - 0	E. Toombs, H. Fox pen., R. Haydon	~1,500