On This Day

September 4th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 4th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 26 11 9 6 0 0 33 28 42.31% 63.46%
League 19 7 8 4 0 0 24 23 36.84% 57.89%
Non-League 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 50.00% 50.00%
National Cup Competitions 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 3 50.00% 87.50%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on September 4th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 04 SEP 2021 Stevenage (Away) Stevenage (A) D1 - 1 J. Payne pen. 3,589
EFL 04 SEP 2010 Carlisle United (Away) Carlisle United (A) D0 - 0 - 5,689
FLT 04 SEP 2007 Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) W4 - 1 I. Arrieta, S. Cox, C. Blackburn 2 3,118
EFL 04 SEP 2004 Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) W1 - 0 S. Parkin 3,868
LC 04 SEP 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Away) Wolves (A) L0 - 1
W2 - 1  (Agg.) 		- 10,760
LC 04 SEP 1984 Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) W1 - 0
L2 - 5  (Agg.) 		A. Mayes 3,862
EFL 04 SEP 1982 Blackpool (Away) Blackpool (A) L1 - 2 R. Carter 3,593
EFL 04 SEP 1976 Chesterfield (Away) Chesterfield (A) W1 - 0 D. Rogers 4,143
LC 04 SEP 1973 Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) W2 - 1 M. McGovern, R. Legg 6,007
EFL 04 SEP 1971 Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) D0 - 0 - 15,915
LC 04 SEP 1968 Bradford City (Away) Bradford (A) D1 - 1 R. Smart 7,806
EFL 04 SEP 1967 Barrow (Away) Barrow (A) D1 - 1 P. Terry 7,352
EFL 04 SEP 1965 Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) D0 - 0 - 13,734
EFL 04 SEP 1962 Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) D1 - 1 E. Hunt 13,951
EFL 04 SEP 1961 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L1 - 6 K. Rutter (o.g.) 10,112
EFL 04 SEP 1957 Watford (Home) Watford (H) D0 - 0 - 10,519
EFL 04 SEP 1954 Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) L1 - 4 M. Owen 9,648
EFL 04 SEP 1948 Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) W1 - 0 M. Owen 9,410
EFL 04 SEP 1946 Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H) W3 - 2 B. Stephens 2, G. Williams 14,354
EFL 04 SEP 1937 Newport County (Home) Newport County (H) W3 - 2 J. Cookson, E. Jones, B. Lucas 10,958
EFL 04 SEP 1935 Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) W4 - 1 A. Fowler 3, F. Peters 9,953
EFL 04 SEP 1926 Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) D1 - 1 H. Morris 11,386
EFL 04 SEP 1922 Merthyr Town (Home) Merthyr Town (H) W4 - 0 B. Cooke, B. Davies, J. Johnson 2 6,732
EFL 04 SEP 1920 Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) L0 - 2 - ~9,000
STH 04 SEP 1909 Watford (Away) Watford (A) W1 - 0 B. Jefferson ~5,000
UTD 04 SEP 1905 New Brompton (Away) New Brompton (A) L0 - 1 - -

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 4th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 15 7 1 7 0 0 24 23 46.67% 50.00%
Non-League 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 5 33.33% 50.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 100.00% 100.00%
Reserve Leagues 9 5 0 4 0 0 20 14 55.56% 55.56%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on September 4th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 04 SEP 2002 Peterborough United Reserves (Away) Peterborough United Res. (A) W3 - 2 D. Dykes, A. Young, M. Draycott -
FC 04 SEP 1976 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Home) Bristol Rovers Res. (H) L1 - 2 G. Gilligan 400
FC 04 SEP 1971 West Ham United Reserves (Away) West Ham United Res. (A) L0 - 2 - -
FC 04 SEP 1969 Oxford United Reserves (Away) Oxford United Res. (A) W2 - 0 D. Down 2 -
FCLC 04 SEP 1968 Reading Reserves (Away) Reading Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -
FC 04 SEP 1965 Northampton Town Reserves (Away) Northampton Town Res. (A) L1 - 5 K. Skeen -
FCLC 04 SEP 1954 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Home) Bristol Rovers Res. (H) L0 - 3 - 4,379
FC 04 SEP 1950 Portsmouth Reserves (Home) Portsmouth Res. (H) L1 - 2 Unknown 1,921
FC 04 SEP 1948 Northampton Town Reserves (Home) Northampton Town Res. (H) W2 - 1 B. Peart, R. Onslow 4,858
FC 04 SEP 1946 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Away) Plymouth Argyle Res. (A) W2 - 0 J. Thirkhill 2 -
STH 04 SEP 1937 Folkestone (Away) Folkestone (A) L0 - 4 - -
STH 04 SEP 1926 Yeovil and Petters United (Home) Yeovil & Petters Utd (H) W2 - 0 Unknown 2 -
WEST 04 SEP 1920 Swansea Town Reserves (Home) Swansea Town Res. (H) D1 - 1 S. Covey -
SEL 04 SEP 1909 Watford Reserves (Home) Watford Res. (H) W8 - 0 G. Dibsdall 2, J. Lavery 3, A. Bown, H. O'Neil 2 -
WILTS 04 SEP 1897 Swindon Victoria (Home) Swindon Vics (H) W1 - 0 C. Wallace -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 4th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 11 6 0 5 0 0 34 27 54.55% 54.55%
Non-League 5 2 0 3 0 0 6 14 40.00% 40.00%
County & District Leagues 5 3 0 2 0 0 26 12 60.00% 60.00%
Non-League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on September 4th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HLC 04 SEP 1971 Waddesdon (Home) Waddesdon (H) W2 - 1 N. Gibson 2 -
HELL 04 SEP 1969 Cirencester Town (Home) Cirencester Town (H) W1 - 0 V. Stroud -
HELL 04 SEP 1968 Chippenham Town (Away) Chippenham Town (A) L0 - 4 - -
WPL 04 SEP 1965 Peasedown Miners Welfare (Away) Peasedown MW (A) L2 - 4 S. Ward, B. Hayward -
HELL 04 SEP 1965 Bicester Town (Home) Bicester Town (H) L1 - 2 H. Newman -
WPL 04 SEP 1963 Chippenham Town Reserves (Away) Chippenham Town Res. (A) W13 - 1 K. Colsell 4, Tolchard 3, Copland (o.g.), P. Leggett 2, W. Shergold 2, T. Hellin -
HELL 04 SEP 1963 Lambourn Sports (Away) Lambourn Sports (A) W4 - 2 D. Plumb, D. Peapell, A. Sproates, R. Adams -
WPL 04 SEP 1957 Chippenham United Reserves (Home) Chippenham United Res. (H) W5 - 1 Unknown 5 -
GNSL 04 SEP 1954 Lydbrook Athletic (Away) Lydbrook Athletic (A) W5 - 1 Unknown 5 -
WEST 04 SEP 1948 Cheltenham Town Reserves (Home) Cheltenham Town Res. (H) L0 - 6 - -
SADL 04 SEP 1937 Marlborough Town (Away) Marlborough Town (A) L1 - 5 Unknown -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 4th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 9 3 1 5 0 0 17 17 33.33% 38.89%
County & District Leagues 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 0.00% 0.00%
Youth Leagues 7 3 1 3 0 0 14 10 42.86% 50.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on September 4th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 04 SEP 2021 Portsmouth Under-18 (Home) Portsmouth U18 (H) L1 - 2 T. Wynn-Davis -
FLYA 04 SEP 2004 Newport County Under-18 (Home) Newport County U18 (H) W7 - 2 Unknown 7 -
FAYC 04 SEP 2004 Yeovil Town Under-18 (Home) Yeovil Town U18 (H) L0 - 2 - -
SWCL 04 SEP 1999 Plymouth Argyle Youth (Away) Plymouth Argyle Youth (A) L0 - 1 - -
FLYA 04 SEP 1999 Cirencester Town Under-19 (Away) Cirencester Town U19 (A) D0 - 0 - -
SECL 04 SEP 1993 Bristol City Under-18 (Away) Bristol City U18 (A) W2 - 1 J. Fraser, G. Thorne -
ACYL 04 SEP 1989 Reading Youth (Home) Reading Youth (H) L2 - 4 R. Spence 2 -
SECL 04 SEP 1982 Cambridge United Youth (Home) Cambridge United Youth (H) W2 - 0 Unknown 2 -
SADL 04 SEP 1954 Ferndale YC (Away) Ferndale YC (A) L3 - 5 Unknown 3 -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 4th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 5 2 1 2 0 0 16 9 40.00% 50.00%
League 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 100.00% 100.00%
Non-League 3 1 1 1 0 0 11 6 33.33% 50.00%
Divisional Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on September 4th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NLC 04 SEP 2016 Denham United Ladies (Away) Denham United LFC (A) L1 - 2  (AET) C. Collings 42
W-NATL 04 SEP 2014 Larkhall Athletic Ladies (Away) Larkhall Athletic LFC (A) W4 - 1 S. Butterfield, B. Thompson, S. Uzzell, M. Rich pen. -
W-SWCOMB 04 SEP 2011 Chesham United Ladies (Away) Chesham United LFC (A) D3 - 3 Unknown 3 -
W-SWCOMB 04 SEP 2005 Plymouth Argyle Ladies (Home) Plymouth Argyle LFC (H) L1 - 2 M. Rich -
W-SRWFL 04 SEP 1994 Reading Ladies (Home) Reading LFC (H) W7 - 1 S. Townsend, P. Laker 2, J. Hume, K. Garwood 3 -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on September 4th:

Tuesday September 4th, 1984
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Milk Cup
Bristol Rovers (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 1
Tuesday September 3rd, 1996
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Coca-Cola Cup
Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Tuesday September 3rd, 1996
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Coca-Cola Cup
Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday September 4th, 2004
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Coca-Cola League One
Colchester United (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 1
Tuesday September 4th, 2007
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Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Swindon Town (2) 4
Brentford (1) 1
Saturday September 4th, 2010
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npower League One
Carlisle United (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday September 4th, 2021
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Stevenage (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from September 4th:

Saturday September 4th, 1937
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Football Pink
FEW REPUTATIONS ENHANCED AT COUNTY GROUND

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (2) 3
Newport County (2) 2
Saturday September 4th, 1948
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Football Pink
BOULTON SPARKLES BEFORE OWEN GIVES SWINDON LEAD

Football League Division Three (South)
Northampton Town (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday September 4th, 1954
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Football Pink
SWINDON HIT BACK AFTER PENALTY REVERSE

Football League Division Three (South)
Southend United (1) 4
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday September 4th, 1971
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Football Pink
JIMMY ALLAN MAKES DREAM DIV. 2 DEBUT

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Queens Park Rangers (0) 0
Saturday September 4th, 1976
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Football Pink
DON POPS IN A LATE WINNER

Football League Division Three
Chesterfield (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 1

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on September 4th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 04 SEP 1915 Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) L2 - 5 J. Lee, B. Davies ~5,000
FRN 04 SEP 1897 Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L1 - 3 G. Richardson ~4,000