On This Day

April 17th

Born On This Day

2001
Milly COLFORD
1972
Alex GRAHAM
1930
Walter BINGLEY

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 17th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 30 11 8 11 0 0 45 38 36.67% 53.33%
League 22 9 6 7 0 0 35 22 40.91% 54.55%
Non-League 7 2 2 3 0 0 10 11 28.57% 42.86%
Wartime Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 17 APR 2021 AFC Wimbledon (Away) Wimbledon (A) L1 - 4 T. Smith BCD
EFL 17 APR 2017 Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) L0 - 1 - 5,196
EFL 17 APR 2012 Aldershot Town (Away) Aldershot (A) L1 - 2 P. Caddis pen. 3,562
EFL 17 APR 2010 Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) D1 - 1 C. Austin 8,467
EFL 17 APR 2006 Scunthorpe United (Away) Scunthorpe United (A) W2 - 1 T. Benjamin pen., R. Shakes 5,207
EFL 17 APR 2004 Wycombe Wanderers (Away) Wycombe Wanderers (A) W3 - 0 S. Miglioranzi, S. Parkin, A. Gurney pen. 5,769
EFL 17 APR 1999 Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) W1 - 0 I. Onuora 18,660
EFL 17 APR 1996 Burnley (Home) Burnley (H) D0 - 0 - 10,480
EFL 17 APR 1995 Stoke City (Home) Stoke City (H) L0 - 1 - 10,549
EFL 17 APR 1993 Leicester City (Home) Leicester City (H) D1 - 1 S. Taylor 15,428
EFL 17 APR 1985 Hereford United (Away) Hereford United (A) W3 - 0 C. Gordon 3 4,092
EFL 17 APR 1984 Darlington (Home) Darlington (H) W1 - 0 L. Barnard 1,681
EFL 17 APR 1982 Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) W3 - 0 H. Pritchard, G. Emmanuel 2 6,524
EFL 17 APR 1976 Cardiff City (Away) Cardiff City (A) D0 - 0 - 23,428
EFL 17 APR 1971 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L2 - 4 P. Noble 2 11,571
EFL 17 APR 1965 Preston North End (Home) Preston North End (H) D2 - 2 D. Rogers, M. Summerbee 13,946
EFL 17 APR 1954 Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) L0 - 1 - 12,319
EFL 17 APR 1948 Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) L0 - 1 - 10,094
WLC 17 APR 1940 Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) L0 - 5
L1 - 6  (Agg.) 		- 1,281
EFL 17 APR 1937 Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) W4 - 0 J. Cookson 2 (1 pen), E. Jones, A. Fowler 6,306
EFL 17 APR 1933 Luton Town (Home) Luton Town (H) D1 - 1 L. Wilkins 4,693
EFL 17 APR 1926 Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) W3 - 1 C. Petrie 2, A. Wall 3,930
EFL 17 APR 1922 Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) W6 - 1 H. Fleming 2, B. Cooke 2, T. Phillipson, A. Archer ~5,000
STH 17 APR 1920 Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) L1 - 4 D. Rogers ~20,000
STH 17 APR 1915 Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) L1 - 2 B. Batty ~5,000
STH 17 APR 1913 Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) D1 - 1 B. Tout pen. -
STH 17 APR 1912 New Brompton (Away) New Brompton (A) L1 - 3 A. Bown ~4,000
STH 17 APR 1911 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) D0 - 0 - ~11,000
STH 17 APR 1909 Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) W3 - 0 H. Fleming 2, A. Bown ~6,000
STH 17 APR 1908 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W3 - 1 A. Bown 2, G. Rushton -

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 17th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 14 6 2 6 0 0 19 26 42.86% 50.00%
Non-League 4 3 0 1 0 0 7 7 75.00% 75.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 100.00% 100.00%
Reserve Leagues 9 2 2 5 0 0 11 19 22.22% 33.33%

All matches played on April 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 17 APR 1991 Brighton and Hove Albion Reserves (Away) Brighton Res. (A) L2 - 3 N. Summerbee, P. Hunt -
FC 17 APR 1986 Swansea City Reserves (Home) Swansea City Res. (H) W5 - 1 P. Coyne, A. Rowland 2, T. Evans, J. Reynolds -
FC 17 APR 1984 Brighton and Hove Albion Reserves (Away) Brighton Res. (A) L1 - 7 Unknown -
FC 17 APR 1982 Crystal Palace Reserves (Home) Crystal Palace Res. (H) W1 - 0 C. Moores -
FC 17 APR 1976 Arsenal Reserves (Home) Arsenal Res. (H) D1 - 1 I. Farr -
FC 17 APR 1962 Brighton and Hove Albion Reserves (Away) Brighton Res. (A) L0 - 3 - 997
FC 17 APR 1954 Northampton Town Reserves (Away) Northampton Town Res. (A) D0 - 0 - 1,500
FC 17 APR 1948 Fulham Reserves (Home) Fulham Res. (H) L0 - 1 - 4,248
WEST 17 APR 1937 Chippenham Town (Away) Chippenham Town (A) W2 - 0 G. Walker, D. McPhail -
WEST 17 APR 1933 Chippenham Town (Away) Chippenham Town (A) W2 - 1 Unknown 2 -
STH 17 APR 1926 Ebbw Vale (Away) Ebbw Vale (A) L2 - 6 Unknown 2 -
STH 17 APR 1922 Southend United Reserves (Away) Southend United Res. (A) W1 - 0 -
SEL 17 APR 1915 Fulham Reserves (Away) Fulham Res. (A) L1 - 3 Unknown -
WILTS 17 APR 1897 Bradford-on-Avon (Away) Bradford-on-Avon (A) W1 - 0 Unknown -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 17th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 3 1 3 0 0 26 14 42.86% 50.00%
Non-League 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 8 0.00% 16.67%
County & District Leagues 3 2 0 1 0 0 16 4 66.67% 66.67%
Reserve Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 2 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
CENT 17 APR 2018 Milton Keynes Dons Development (Home) MK Dons Dev. (H) W8 - 2 D. McDermott, P. Mullin 2, J. Young, K. Woolery 2, S. Pryce, J. Edwards -
HELL 17 APR 1974 Morris Motors (Away) Morris Motors (A) D2 - 2 D. Messenger 2 -
WPL 17 APR 1965 Warminster Town (Home) Warminster Town (H) W9 - 0 D. Plumb 4, B. Jeffrey 2, K. Wrintmore, B. Walker, T. Ling -
WPL 17 APR 1957 Chippenham Town Reserves (Away) Chippenham Town Res. (A) - - -
GNSL 17 APR 1954 King's Stanley (Home) King's Stanley (H) W4 - 0 Archer 3, C. Dean 300
WEST 17 APR 1950 Welton Rovers (Home) Welton Rovers (H) L0 - 1 - -
WEST 17 APR 1948 Weymouth (Away) Weymouth (A) L0 - 5 - ~5,000
SADL 17 APR 1937 Faringdon Town (Home) Faringdon Town (H) L3 - 4 Unknown 3 -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 17th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 8 4 3 1 0 0 26 11 50.00% 68.75%
Youth Leagues 6 2 3 1 0 0 12 11 33.33% 58.33%
County & District Youth Leagues 2 2 0 0 0 0 14 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 17 APR 2021 Leyton Orient Under-18 (Home) Leyton Orient U18 (H) D3 - 3 H. Parsons 2, C. Winchcombe -
FLYA 17 APR 2019 Yeovil Town Under-18 (Home) Yeovil Town U18 (H) W1 - 0 M. Giamattei -
FLYA 17 APR 2010 Swansea City Under-18 (Away) Swansea City U18 (A) W4 - 3 Unknown 4 -
FLYA 17 APR 2004 Cheltenham Town Under-19 (Away) Cheltenham Town U19 (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -
SECL 17 APR 1999 Oxford United Youth (Away) Oxford United Youth (A) - - -
SECL 17 APR 1993 AFC Bournemouth Youth (Away) Bournemouth Youth (A) L0 - 1 - -
SECL 17 APR 1982 Charlton Athletic Under-18 (Home) Charlton Athletic U18 (H) D3 - 3 J. Sheppard, N. Evans, R. Furley -
WSXYL 17 APR 1961 Bristol Rovers Youth (Away) Bristol Rovers Youth (A) - - -
SBL 17 APR 1957 Penhill YC (Home) Penhill YC (H) W10 - 0 J. Siderfin 5, D. Head, Benwell, D. Corbett 2, M. Marks -
SBL 17 APR 1954 Wootton Bassett Town Juniors (Away) Wootton Bassett Town Juniors (A) W4 - 0 K. Knox 2, A. Keene 2 -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 17th:

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 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.00% 100.00%
Non-League 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on April 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 17 APR 2016 Larkhall Athletic Ladies (Away) Larkhall Athletic LFC (A) W2 - 1 E. Maynard, B. Westlake 70
W-SWCOMB 17 APR 2011 Forest Green Rovers Ladies (Away) Forest Green Rovers LFC (A) L0 - 6 - -
W-SWCOMB 17 APR 2005 Newton Abbot Ladies (Away) Newton Abbot LFC (A) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on April 17th:

Saturday April 17th, 1982
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Football League Division Three
Bristol City (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday April 17th, 1993
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Barclays League Division One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Leicester City (1) 1
Saturday April 17th, 1993
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Barclays League Division One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Leicester City (1) 1
Monday April 17th, 1995
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Endsleigh League Division One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Stoke City (1) 1
Wednesday April 17th, 1996
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Endsleigh League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Burnley (0) 0
Saturday April 17th, 1999
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Nationwide League Division One
Crystal Palace (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday April 17th, 2004
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Nationwide League Division Two
Wycombe Wanderers (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 3
Monday April 17th, 2006
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Coca-Cola League One
Scunthorpe United (1) 1
Swindon Town (2) 2
Saturday April 17th, 2010
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Walsall (1) 1
Tuesday April 17th, 2012
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npower League Two
Aldershot Town (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1
Monday April 17th, 2017
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Walsall (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 17th, 2021
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EFL Sky Bet League One
AFC Wimbledon (3) 4
Swindon Town (0) 1

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from April 17th:

Saturday April 17th, 1937
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Football Pink
SWINDON FINISH HOME PROGRAMME IN FINE STYLE

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (3) 4
Crystal Palace (0) 0
Saturday April 17th, 1948
...
Football Pink
WALSALL WITH TEN MEN GOT WINNING GOAL AGAINST TOWN

Football League Division Three (South)
Walsall (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 17th, 1954
...
Football Pink
TOWN FIGHT BUT BRIGHTON HOLD ON

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Brighton and Hove Albion (1) 1
Saturday April 17th, 1965
...
Football Pink
BUT TOWN DROP VITAL HOME POINT

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Preston North End (0) 2
Saturday April 17th, 1971
...
Football Pink
SWINDON SLIP AFTER SCORING FIRST GOAL

Football League Division Two
Queens Park Rangers (3) 4
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday April 17th, 1976
...
Football Pink
HEROIC DEFENCE EARN A POINT

Football League Division Three
Cardiff City (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0

Transfers


Transfers on April 17th:

Date Player Club In/Out Transfer Detail
17 APR 1903 Edward REID Swindon Amateurs Swindon Amateurs IN amateur
17 APR 1936 Fred EDMONDS High Street Club High Street Club IN pro

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on April 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
MINOR 17 APR 1899 Bedminster (Away) Bedminster (A) L0 - 2 - ~1,000
FRN 17 APR 1897 Manchester Regiment (Home) Manchester Regiment (H) - - -