On This Day

December 26th

Match Record

Men Senior


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 96 32 26 38 0 0 137 142 33.33% 46.88%
League 80 28 23 29 0 0 114 113 35.00% 49.38%
Non-League 14 4 2 8 0 0 21 24 28.57% 35.71%
Wartime League 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 0.00% 25.00%

All matches played on December 26th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 26 DEC 2024 AFC Wimbledon (Away) Wimbledon (A) D1 - 1 H. Smith 8,304
EFL 26 DEC 2023 Wrexham (Home) Wrexham (H) L0 - 1 - 12,271
EFL 26 DEC 2022 Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) L1 - 2 E. Iandolo 10,240
EFL 26 DEC 2019 Cambridge United (Home) Cambridge United (H) W4 - 0 E. Doyle pen., K. Anderson 3 8,211
EFL 26 DEC 2018 Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) D1 - 1 K. Anderson 5,759
EFL 26 DEC 2017 Luton Town (Home) Luton Town (H) L0 - 5 - 8,526
EFL 26 DEC 2016 Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) L0 - 2 - 8,515
EFL 26 DEC 2015 Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) L1 - 3 J. Obika 9,228
EFL 26 DEC 2014 Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) W4 - 1 M. Smith, M. Luongo, A. Williams 2 5,696
EFL 26 DEC 2013 Brentford (Away) Brentford (A) L2 - 3 R. Mason, N. Ajose 8,333
EFL 26 DEC 2011 Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) L0 - 1 - 4,157
EFL 26 DEC 2009 Charlton Athletic (Away) Charlton Athletic (A) D2 - 2 C. Austin, B. Paynter 17,977
EFL 26 DEC 2008 Leyton Orient (Away) Leyton Orient (A) W2 - 1 L. Peacock, J. Smith pen. 4,349
EFL 26 DEC 2007 Yeovil Town (Away) Yeovil Town (A) W1 - 0 B. Corr 6,539
EFL 26 DEC 2006 Wycombe Wanderers (Home) Wycombe Wanderers (H) W2 - 1 L. Jutkiewicz, L. Peacock 8,878
EFL 26 DEC 2005 Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H) W1 - 0 R. Fallon 5,531
EFL 26 DEC 2004 Peterborough United (Away) Peterborough United (A) W2 - 0 S. Igoe, S. Parkin 4,212
EFL 26 DEC 2003 Rushden and Diamonds (Away) Rushden (A) L0 - 2 - 4,845
EFL 26 DEC 2002 Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) W2 - 1 A. Gurney, S. Parkin 6,045
EFL 26 DEC 2001 AFC Bournemouth (Home) Bournemouth (H) D0 - 0 - 6,790
EFL 26 DEC 2000 Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) L2 - 3 D. Invincibile, B. Howe 6,649
EFL 26 DEC 1999 Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) D1 - 1 C. Hay 10,279
EFL 26 DEC 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Home) Wolves (H) W1 - 0 I. Onuora 11,627
EFL 26 DEC 1997 Nottingham Forest (Away) Nottingham Forest (A) L0 - 3 - 26,500
EFL 26 DEC 1996 Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) W1 - 0 S. Cowe 10,605
EFL 26 DEC 1995 Wycombe Wanderers (Home) Wycombe Wanderers (H) D0 - 0 - 12,976
EFL 26 DEC 1994 Stoke City (Away) Stoke City (A) D0 - 0 - 17,662
EFL 26 DEC 1991 Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) D1 - 1 D. Shearer 14,636
EFL 26 DEC 1990 Newcastle United (Away) Newcastle United (A) D1 - 1 J. Gittens 17,003
EFL 26 DEC 1989 Blackburn Rovers (Home) Blackburn (H) W4 - 3 D. Shearer 2, P. Bodin, S. Foley 8,426
EFL 26 DEC 1988 Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) W1 - 0 D. Shearer 7,883
EFL 26 DEC 1987 Reading (Away) Reading (A) W1 - 0 J. Quinn 8,939
EFL 26 DEC 1986 Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) W2 - 0 M. Jones pen., S. White 8,086
EFL 26 DEC 1984 Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) L2 - 3 J. O'Brien (o.g.), C. Gordon 2,942
EFL 26 DEC 1983 Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) L0 - 1 - 2,837
EFL 26 DEC 1981 Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) L1 - 2 A. Rowland 8,185
EFL 26 DEC 1980 Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) W2 - 0 C. Kamara, R. Lewis 7,086
EFL 26 DEC 1979 Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) L2 - 3 B. Williams, B. Tucker 11,606
EFL 26 DEC 1978 Swansea City (Away) Swansea City (A) W2 - 1 C. Bates, P. Gilchrist 16,770
EFL 26 DEC 1977 Oxford United (Away) Oxford United (A) D3 - 3 C. Kamara 2, C. Guthrie 8,746
EFL 26 DEC 1975 Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H) W4 - 0 T. Anderson, P. Eastoe, F. Burrows, W. Dixon 10,003
EFL 26 DEC 1974 Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) L3 - 4 D. Moss 2, J. McLaughlin 18,027
EFL 26 DEC 1973 Cardiff City (Away) Cardiff City (A) L1 - 2 D. Syrett 10,071
EFL 26 DEC 1972 Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) D1 - 1 P. Noble 7,941
EFL 26 DEC 1970 Cardiff City (Away) Cardiff City (A) D1 - 1 D. Rogers 24,812
EFL 26 DEC 1969 Aston Villa (Home) Aston Villa (H) D1 - 1 P. Noble 22,984
EFL 26 DEC 1968 Orient (Away) Orient (A) L0 - 1 - 7,101
EFL 26 DEC 1967 Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) D1 - 1 J. Butler 12,910
EFL 26 DEC 1966 Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) W4 - 1 D. Rogers 2, W. Penman 2 14,619
EFL 26 DEC 1964 Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) L0 - 1 - 17,904
EFL 26 DEC 1963 Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) L2 - 3 J. Stevens, B. Atkins 21,769
EFL 26 DEC 1962 Bradford (Park Avenue) (Away) Bradford (PA) (A) L0 - 2 - 6,691
EFL 26 DEC 1959 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Away) Bournemouth (A) L1 - 3 J. Gauld 10,970
EFL 26 DEC 1958 Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) D1 - 1 A. Micklewright 12,692
EFL 26 DEC 1957 Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) L0 - 1 - 21,496
EFL 26 DEC 1956 Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) L1 - 2 A. Darcy 3,209
EFL 26 DEC 1955 Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) D0 - 0 - 9,082
EFL 26 DEC 1953 Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A) L0 - 1 - 10,665
EFL 26 DEC 1952 Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) W2 - 1 J. Bain, T. Ryder 13,620
EFL 26 DEC 1951 Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) D0 - 0 - 20,040
EFL 26 DEC 1950 Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) L0 - 1 - 9,459
EFL 26 DEC 1949 Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) W1 - 0 T. Dawson 14,306
EFL 26 DEC 1947 Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) W3 - 2 B. Lucas, M. Owen, M. Jones 19,021
EFL 26 DEC 1946 Notts County (Home) Notts County (H) W4 - 2 B. Stephens 2, G. Paterson, E. Jones 17,894
WAR 26 DEC 1945 Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L1 - 4 14,369
WAR 26 DEC 1939 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) D1 - 1 5,673
EFL 26 DEC 1938 Newport County (Home) Newport County (H) W8 - 0 A. Barraclough, B. Morton 3, B. Lucas, E. Jones, C. Francis 2 9,023
EFL 26 DEC 1936 Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) L0 - 4 - 16,177
EFL 26 DEC 1935 Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) L1 - 5 F. Peters 15,867
EFL 26 DEC 1934 Charlton Athletic (Home) Charlton Athletic (H) D2 - 2 T. Armstrong, F. Fisher 12,883
EFL 26 DEC 1933 Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) W2 - 0 F. Fisher, C. Blakemore 10,953
EFL 26 DEC 1932 Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) D2 - 2 S. Brookes, E. Munnings 10,733
EFL 26 DEC 1931 Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) W3 - 2 T. Braithwaite, J. Eddleston, H. Morris 9,995
EFL 26 DEC 1930 Fulham (Away) Fulham (A) L1 - 6 S. Gibbon (o.g.) 7,246
EFL 26 DEC 1929 Clapton Orient (Home) Clapton Orient (H) D0 - 0 - 10,818
EFL 26 DEC 1928 Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) W2 - 1 J. Eddleston, L. Roberts 9,392
EFL 26 DEC 1927 Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) W3 - 1 H. Morris, A. Thom, J. Eddleston 3,610
EFL 26 DEC 1925 Reading (Home) Reading (H) D1 - 1 F. Richardson 17,295
EFL 26 DEC 1924 Reading (Away) Reading (A) D1 - 1 C. Crossley 18,764
EFL 26 DEC 1923 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W2 - 0 C. Daniel, W. Watson (o.g.) ~10,000
EFL 26 DEC 1922 Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L1 - 3 E. Dawe ~28,500
EFL 26 DEC 1921 Luton Town (Home) Luton Town (H) D1 - 1 C. Turner 12,134
STH 26 DEC 1914 Reading (Home) Reading (H) D1 - 1 B. Denyer ~8,000
STH 26 DEC 1913 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) W5 - 0 A. Bown, T. Bolland, H. Fleming, F. Wheatcroft, B. Jefferson 9,712
STH 26 DEC 1912 Watford (Away) Watford (A) L1 - 3 F. Wheatcroft ~5,000
STH 26 DEC 1911 Stoke (Away) Stoke (A) W4 - 1 H. Fleming, A. Bown 2, B. Jefferson ~20,000
STH 26 DEC 1910 Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) W2 - 1 B. Jefferson, B. Tout pen. ~12,000
STH 26 DEC 1908 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) L0 - 1 - ~10,000
STH 26 DEC 1907 Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) L0 - 1 - ~9,000
STH 26 DEC 1906 Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) L0 - 1 - ~8,250
STH 26 DEC 1904 New Brompton (Home) New Brompton (H) L1 - 2 L. Lean ~5,000
STH 26 DEC 1903 New Brompton (Home) New Brompton (H) W3 - 0 N. Hogan, C. Bannister, J. Pugh ~5,000
STH 26 DEC 1902 New Brompton (Away) New Brompton (A) L1 - 2 T. Davies ~5,000
WEST 26 DEC 1901 Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) L1 - 5 T. Davies ~8,000
WEST 26 DEC 1900 Reading (Away) Reading (A) D0 - 0 - ~7,000
STH 26 DEC 1896 Chatham (Away) Chatham (A) L2 - 6 J. Munro, J. Murray ~3,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 31 7 7 17 0 0 51 82 22.58% 33.87%
Non-League 13 4 2 7 0 0 29 38 30.77% 38.46%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 100.00% 100.00%
Reserve Leagues 17 2 5 10 0 0 18 43 11.76% 26.47%

All matches played on December 26th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 26 DEC 1967 Coventry City Reserves (Home) Coventry City Res. (H) L2 - 4 J. Giles 2 1,388
FC 26 DEC 1960 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Away) Bristol Rovers Res. (A) L0 - 6 - 1,806
FC 26 DEC 1959 Millwall Reserves (Home) Millwall Res. (H) D1 - 1 M. Summerbee 2,255
FC 26 DEC 1957 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Home) Queens Park Rangers Res. (H) D1 - 1 V. Jack pen. 2,474
FC 26 DEC 1955 Reading Reserves (Away) Reading Res. (A) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -
FC 26 DEC 1953 Aldershot Reserves (Away) Aldershot Res. (A) L0 - 5 - -
FC 26 DEC 1952 Aldershot Reserves (Home) Aldershot Res. (H) L0 - 1 - 2,114
FC 26 DEC 1951 Watford Reserves (Away) Watford Res. (A) L0 - 4 - -
FC 26 DEC 1950 Aldershot Reserves (Away) Aldershot Res. (A) L1 - 2 Unknown -
FC 26 DEC 1949 Brighton and Hove Albion Reserves (Home) Brighton Res. (H) W3 - 2 Unknown 3 4,793
FC 26 DEC 1947 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Away) Queens Park Rangers Res. (A) L0 - 4 - -
STH 26 DEC 1938 Newport County Reserves (Away) Newport County Res. (A) L1 - 6 Unknown -
WEST 26 DEC 1936 Trowbridge Town (Home) Trowbridge Town (H) W6 - 1 T. Ware 2, G. Walker 3, Cleverley (o.g.) 1,912
WEST 26 DEC 1935 Trowbridge Town (Home) Trowbridge Town (H) W2 - 1 Unknown 2 -
WEST 26 DEC 1934 Chippenham Town (Away) Chippenham Town (A) W6 - 2 Unknown 6 -
WEST 26 DEC 1933 Chippenham Town (Away) Chippenham Town (A) W4 - 0 G. Hayes, P. Manuel, A. Haddleton, S. Wooster -
WEST 26 DEC 1932 Salisbury City (Away) Salisbury (A) L0 - 2 - -
STH 26 DEC 1931 Bath City (Away) Bath City (A) L0 - 3 - -
FC 26 DEC 1930 Bath City (Away) Bath City (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -
STH 26 DEC 1928 Bath City (Away) Bath City (A) L1 - 4 Unknown -
STH 26 DEC 1927 Newport County Reserves (Home) Newport County Res. (H) - - -
WEST 26 DEC 1925 Yeovil and Petters United (Away) Yeovil & Petters Utd (A) D3 - 3 C. Thompson 2, D. Rowley -
STH 26 DEC 1923 Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) L0 - 8 - -
WEST 26 DEC 1920 Bath City (Away) Bath City (A) L3 - 4 Unknown 3 -
SEL 26 DEC 1914 Reading Reserves (Away) Reading Res. (A) D0 - 0 - -
SEL 26 DEC 1913 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Away) Queens Park Rangers Res. (A) L1 - 4 Unknown -
SEL 26 DEC 1912 Watford Reserves (Home) Watford Res. (H) - - -
SEL 26 DEC 1911 Woolwich Arsenal Reserves (Home) Woolwich Arsenal Res. (H) - - -
SEL 26 DEC 1910 Norwich City Reserves (Home) Norwich City Res. (H) D3 - 3 J. Burkinshaw 3 -
SEL 26 DEC 1909 Portsmouth Reserves (Home) Portsmouth Res. (H) L0 - 1 - -
SEL 26 DEC 1908 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Away) Queens Park Rangers Res. (A) W3 - 1 Unknown 3 -
STH 26 DEC 1904 Reading Reserves (Away) Reading Res. (A) D2 - 2 J. Poppitt 2 -
WEST 26 DEC 1903 Bristol City Reserves (Away) Bristol City Res. (A) L1 - 2 A. Bown -
WILTS 26 DEC 1902 Swindon Athletic (Home) Swindon Athletic (H) W4 - 1 R. Haydon, Unknown 3 -

Match Record

Men Development


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 11 5 0 6 0 0 25 31 45.45% 45.45%
Non-League 8 3 0 5 0 0 16 25 37.50% 37.50%
County & District Leagues 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 50.00% 50.00%
Non-League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on December 26th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 26 DEC 1970 Chippenham Town (Away) Chippenham Town (A) L2 - 5 L. Mills, D. Gleed -
HELL 26 DEC 1966 Thatcham (Away) Thatcham (A) W2 - 0 M. Wilkinson, R. Desmeules -
HELL 26 DEC 1964 Didcot Town (Away) Didcot Town (A) L1 - 4 K. Skeen -
HELL 26 DEC 1963 Abingdon Town (Away) Abingdon Town (A) W4 - 3 B. Foscolo 2, K. Colsell, R. Smart -
HELL 26 DEC 1960 Witney Town (Away) Witney Town (A) W4 - 2 K. Taylor 2, D. Hobbs, K. Morris -
WPL 26 DEC 1959 Spencer Moulton (Away) Spencer Moulton (A) W4 - 2 Unknown 4 -
HLC 26 DEC 1959 Stokenchurch (Home) Stokenchurch (H) W5 - 2 K. Davies 3, W. Shergold, C. Jackson -
GNSL 26 DEC 1953 Dursley Town (Home) Dursley Town (H) L0 - 2 - 900
WEST 26 DEC 1951 Bridgwater Town (Away) Bridgwater (A) L0 - 6 - -
WEST 26 DEC 1950 Bristol City Colts (Home) Bristol City Colts (H) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -
WEST 26 DEC 1949 Chippenham Town Reserves (Away) Chippenham Town Res. (A) L1 - 2 Unknown -

Match Record

Men Youth


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 0.00% 25.00%
Youth Leagues 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.00% 0.00%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.00% 50.00%

All matches played on December 26th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
MYL 26 DEC 1975 Derby County Youth (Away) Derby County Youth (A) L0 - 4 - -
SBL 26 DEC 1950 Marlborough Juniors (Away) Marlborough Juniors (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -

Video Footage


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

Monday December 26th, 1988
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Plymouth Argyle (0) 0
Tuesday December 26th, 1989
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (3) 4
Blackburn Rovers (2) 3
Tuesday December 26th, 1989
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (3) 4
Blackburn Rovers (2) 3
Tuesday December 26th, 1989
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (3) 4
Blackburn Rovers (2) 3
Thursday December 26th, 1991
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Barclays League Division Two
Bristol City (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Tuesday December 26th, 1995
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Endsleigh League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Wycombe Wanderers (0) 0
Thursday December 26th, 1996
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Nationwide League Division One
Portsmouth (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday December 26th, 1998
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) 0
Saturday December 26th, 1998
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) 0
Sunday December 26th, 1999
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (1) 1
Portsmouth (0) 1
Wednesday December 26th, 2001
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
AFC Bournemouth (0) 0
Thursday December 26th, 2002
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Brentford (0) 1
Friday December 26th, 2003
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Nationwide League Division Two
Rushden and Diamonds (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Sunday December 26th, 2004
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Coca-Cola League One
Peterborough United (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 2
Monday December 26th, 2005
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Colchester United (0) 0
Tuesday December 26th, 2006
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Coca-Cola League Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Wycombe Wanderers (0) 1
Tuesday December 26th, 2006
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Coca-Cola League Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Wycombe Wanderers (0) 1
Wednesday December 26th, 2007
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Coca-Cola League One
Yeovil Town (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 1
Wednesday December 26th, 2007
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Coca-Cola League One
Yeovil Town (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 1
Friday December 26th, 2008
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Coca-Cola League One
Leyton Orient (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 2
Friday December 26th, 2008
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Coca-Cola League One
Leyton Orient (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday December 26th, 2009
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Coca-Cola League One
Charlton Athletic (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 2
Monday December 26th, 2011
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npower League Two
Torquay United (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Thursday December 26th, 2013
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Sky Bet League One
Brentford (1) 3
Swindon Town (1) 2
Friday December 26th, 2014
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Sky Bet League One
Walsall (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 4
Saturday December 26th, 2015
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Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (1) 1
Gillingham (2) 3
Monday December 26th, 2016
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Millwall (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Tuesday December 26th, 2017
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Luton Town (0) 5
Wednesday December 26th, 2018
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Northampton Town (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Thursday December 26th, 2019
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (3) 4
Cambridge United (0) 0
Monday December 26th, 2022
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Walsall (1) 2
Tuesday December 26th, 2023
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Wrexham (1) 1

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from December 26th:

Saturday December 26th, 1931
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Football Pink
SWINDON'S BRILLIANT VICTORY OVER CRYSTAL PALACE

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 3
Crystal Palace (2) 2
Saturday December 26th, 1936
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Football Pink
SWINDON MISSED COOKSON AT NORTHAMPTON

Football League Division Three (South)
Northampton Town (3) 4
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday December 26th, 1953
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Football Pink
RIVAL DEFENCES CARRY OFF MAIN HONOURS

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