On This Day

September 16th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 30 12 8 10 0 0 51 40 40.00% 53.33%
League 24 10 7 7 0 0 41 29 41.67% 56.25%
Non-League 4 2 1 1 0 0 7 6 50.00% 62.50%
National Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0.00% 0.00%
Anglo-Italian 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on September 16th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 16 SEP 2023 Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) W2 - 0 C. Austin, R. Hepburn-Murphy 9,131
EFL 16 SEP 2017 Stevenage (Home) Stevenage (H) W3 - 2 L. Norris 2 (1 pen), K. Anderson 6,022
EFL 16 SEP 2014 Oldham Athletic (Home) Oldham Athletic (H) D2 - 2 J. Obika, A. Williams 6,332
EFL 16 SEP 2006 Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) L0 - 1 - 7,329
EFL 16 SEP 2003 Grimsby Town (Away) Grimsby Town (A) W2 - 1 A. Gurney, T. Mooney 3,535
EFL 16 SEP 1995 Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) W4 - 1 K. Horlock 3, S. Taylor 7,025
AIC 16 SEP 1992 Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) L1 - 2 D. Mitchell 3,819
EFL 16 SEP 1989 Barnsley (Home) Barnsley (H) D0 - 0 - 6,540
EFL 16 SEP 1986 Blackpool (Home) Blackpool (H) L2 - 6 L. Barnard 2 6,662
EFL 16 SEP 1980 Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H) W1 - 0 I. Miller 7,709
EFL 16 SEP 1978 Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) L0 - 2 - 6,099
EFL 16 SEP 1977 Bury (Home) Bury (H) D1 - 1 C. Guthrie 8,139
LC 16 SEP 1975 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Away) Wolves (A) L2 - 3 D. Moss, P. Eastoe 14,072
EFL 16 SEP 1972 Aston Villa (Away) Aston Villa (A) L1 - 2 D. Rogers 30,775
EFL 16 SEP 1969 Middlesbrough (Away) Middlesbrough (A) D0 - 0 - 15,632
EFL 16 SEP 1967 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W4 - 0 D. Rogers 2, P. Terry, W. Penman 13,280
EFL 16 SEP 1961 Hull City (Home) Hull City (H) D1 - 1 R. Hunt 9,252
EFL 16 SEP 1957 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L1 - 2 M. Owen 8,413
EFL 16 SEP 1953 Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) W3 - 0 H. Lunn, M. Betteridge, J. Bain 8,832
EFL 16 SEP 1950 Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) L0 - 2 - 23,296
EFL 16 SEP 1936 Aldershot (Home) Aldershot (H) W5 - 1 F. Chandler, A. Fowler, B. Storey, A. Hetherington, D. McPhail 5,914
EFL 16 SEP 1933 Clapton Orient (Home) Clapton Orient (H) W3 - 0 T. Armstrong, F. Peters 2 12,963
EFL 16 SEP 1931 Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) L1 - 2 H. Morris 5,065
EFL 16 SEP 1929 Coventry City (Home) Coventry City (H) D1 - 1 J. Eddleston 5,592
EFL 16 SEP 1925 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) W4 - 2 A. Wall, F. Richardson 2, B. Denyer 6,469
EFL 16 SEP 1922 Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) D0 - 0 - 9,579
STH 16 SEP 1914 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) W4 - 1 B. Batty, B. Jefferson, T. Bolland, B. Denyer ~2,000
STH 16 SEP 1911 Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) D2 - 2 A. Bown 2 ~8,000
STH 16 SEP 1905 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L0 - 3 - ~7,000
STH 16 SEP 1899 Southampton (Away) Southampton (A) W1 - 0 T. Wilson ~6,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 9 3 4 2 0 0 16 13 33.33% 55.56%
Non-League 3 0 2 1 0 0 5 6 0.00% 33.33%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 3 100.00% 100.00%
Reserve Leagues 5 2 2 1 0 0 6 4 40.00% 60.00%

All matches played on September 16th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 16 SEP 1978 Birmingham City Reserves (Away) Birmingham Res. (A) D1 - 1 K. Hehir -
FC 16 SEP 1972 Oxford United Reserves (Home) Oxford United Res. (H) D1 - 1 D. Moss 746
FC 16 SEP 1967 Gillingham Reserves (Away) Gillingham Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -
FC 16 SEP 1950 Brentford Reserves (Away) Brentford Res. (A) W1 - 0 G. Williams -
STH 16 SEP 1922 Boscombe (Away) Boscombe (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -
SEL 16 SEP 1911 Bristol City Reserves (Home) Bristol City Res. (H) W3 - 1 Unknown 3 -
STH 16 SEP 1905 Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) L1 - 2 H. Abbott -
WEST 16 SEP 1903 Trowbridge Town (Away) Trowbridge Town (A) D3 - 3 L. Ricketts, Unknown, D. Cowan -
WILTS 16 SEP 1899 Melksham (Home) Melksham (H) W5 - 3 H. Lewis, G. Plaister 2, G. Oakley, C. Smithson -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 6 3 0 3 0 0 9 7 50.00% 50.00%
Non-League 5 2 0 3 0 0 5 5 40.00% 40.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on September 16th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 16 SEP 1972 Garsington (Home) Garsington (H) W3 - 0 J. Rose 3 -
HELL 16 SEP 1967 Banbury United Reserves (Home) Banbury Res. (H) L0 - 2 - -
WPL 16 SEP 1961 Paulton Rovers (Home) Paulton Rovers (H) W4 - 2 K. Colsell 2, D. Rogers, B. McPhee -
HELL 16 SEP 1961 Thame United (Away) Thame United (A) L0 - 1 - -
HELL 16 SEP 1959 Witney Town (Away) Witney Town (A) W2 - 1 D. Hobbs, M. Woolford -
WEST 16 SEP 1950 Bath City Reserves (Home) Bath City Res. (H) L0 - 1 - 1,094

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 5 0 2 0 0 17 9 71.43% 71.43%
Youth Leagues 3 2 0 1 0 0 8 5 66.67% 66.67%
County & District Youth Leagues 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 50.00% 50.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 100.00% 100.00%
Youth League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on September 16th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 16 SEP 2016 Plymouth Argyle Under-18 (Away) Plymouth Argyle U18 (A) L2 - 4 T. Ouldridge, J. Edwards -
FLYAC 16 SEP 2006 Colchester United Under-18 (Home) Colchester United U18 (H) W3 - 0 Unknown 3 -
SECLC 16 SEP 1995 Barnet Youth (Home) Barnet Youth (H) W4 - 1 S. Woodman 2, S. Wimble 2 -
SECL 16 SEP 1989 Tottenham Hotspur Youth (Home) Tottenham Hotspur Youth (H) W3 - 0 R. Spence 2, P. Trollope -
MYL 16 SEP 1976 Coventry City Youth (Home) Coventry City Youth (H) W3 - 1 D. Brinkworth, M. Thompson, M. Marsh -
SBL 16 SEP 1967 West Swindon YC (Away) West Swindon YC (A) L1 - 3 Bell -
SBL 16 SEP 1952 RAF Yatesbury Boy Entrants (Home) RAF Yatesbury BE (H) W1 - 0 Unknown -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 1 0 2 0 0 5 8 33.33% 33.33%
League 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.00% 0.00%
Non-League 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 50.00% 50.00%

All matches played on September 16th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 16 SEP 2018 Southampton Women's FC (Away) Southampton WFC (A) L0 - 5 - 18
W-SWCOMB 16 SEP 2012 Plymouth Argyle Ladies (Home) Plymouth Argyle LFC (H) L1 - 2 Unknown -
W-SWCOMB 16 SEP 2001 Cardiff City Ladies (Home) Cardiff City LFC (H) W4 - 1 Unknown 4 -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on September 16th:

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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Barnsley (0) 0
Wednesday September 16th, 1992
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Anglo-Italian Cup
Swindon Town (0) 1
Brentford (1) 2
Saturday September 16th, 1995
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Endsleigh League Division Two
Bristol Rovers (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 4
Tuesday September 16th, 2003
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Nationwide League Division Two
Grimsby Town (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 2
Tuesday September 16th, 2003
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Nationwide League Division Two
Grimsby Town (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 2
Saturday September 16th, 2006
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Coca-Cola League Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Peterborough United (1) 1
Saturday September 16th, 2006
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Coca-Cola League Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Peterborough United (1) 1
Tuesday September 16th, 2014
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Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (1) 2
Oldham Athletic (1) 2
Saturday September 16th, 2017
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (2) 3
Stevenage (0) 2
Sunday September 16th, 2018
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FA Women's National League South West Division One
Southampton Women's FC (3) 5
Swindon Town Ladies (0) 0
Saturday September 16th, 2023
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Walsall (0) 0

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from September 16th:

Saturday September 16th, 1933
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Football Pink
SWINDON WEAR ORIENT DOWN IN THE SECOND HALF

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 3
Clapton Orient (0) 0
Saturday September 16th, 1950
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Football Pink
NETTED - WITH HIS FIST

Football League Division Three (South)
Norwich City (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday September 16th, 1961
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Football Pink
HUNT OUT OF LUCK AGAINST HULL

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 1
Hull City (1) 1
Saturday September 16th, 1967
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Football Pink
THE SWITCHING DONS BEWILDER COBBLERS

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (2) 4
Northampton Town (0) 0
Saturday September 16th, 1972
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Football Pink
TOWN'S HOPES ENDED BY QUICK-FIRE GOALS

Football League Division Two
Aston Villa (0) 2
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday September 17th, 1977
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CHRIS GUTHRIE GOAL NOT ENOUGH TO KILL OFF BURY

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 1
Bury (0) 1
Saturday September 16th, 1978
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Football Pink
TOWN STUNG BY TWO 'B's

Football League Division Three
Plymouth Argyle (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on September 16th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 16 SEP 1916 Flying Corps (Farnborough) (Home) Flying Corps (H) - - -
FRN 16 SEP 1903 Nottingham Forest (Home) Nottingham Forest (H) L2 - 3 L. Lean, E. Reid ~2,000
FRN 16 SEP 1893 Uxbridge (Home) Uxbridge (H) W4 - 1 R. Reynolds 3, A. Andrews -