On This Day

August 30th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 30th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 27 11 7 9 0 0 46 41 40.74% 50.00%
League 21 8 7 6 0 0 37 31 38.10% 54.76%
Non-League 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.00% 0.00%
National Cup Competitions 4 3 0 1 0 0 9 5 75.00% 50.00%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on August 30th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 30 AUG 2025 Crewe Alexandra (Away) Crewe Alexandra (A) W3 - 0 G. Kilkenny, P. Glatzel, A. Drinan 5,431
FLT 30 AUG 2022 Crystal Palace Under-21 (Home) Crystal Palace U21 (H) L0 - 2 - 2,021
EFL 30 AUG 2014 Coventry City (Home) Coventry City (H) D1 - 1 R. Branco 7,299
LC 30 AUG 2011 Southampton (Home) Southampton (H) L1 - 3 M. Kerrouche 7,452
EFL 30 AUG 2008 Milton Keynes Dons (Away) MK Dons (A) W2 - 1 B. Paynter, S. Cox pen. 8,846
EFL 30 AUG 2004 Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) L2 - 3 B. Howard, D. Henderson 5,951
EFL 30 AUG 2003 Blackpool (Home) Blackpool (H) D2 - 2 T. Mooney 2 6,219
EFL 30 AUG 1999 Grimsby Town (Away) Grimsby Town (A) L0 - 1 - 5,705
EFL 30 AUG 1997 Stoke City (Away) Stoke City (A) W2 - 1 W. Allison, C. Hay 23,000
EFL 30 AUG 1995 Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H) D1 - 1 W. Allison 13,041
EFL 30 AUG 1985 Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) D0 - 0 - 4,037
LC 30 AUG 1983 Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) W1 - 0 D. Hockaday 3,343
EFL 30 AUG 1980 Reading (Away) Reading (A) L1 - 4 A. Mayes 6,665
LC 30 AUG 1978 West Ham United (Away) West Ham United (A) W2 - 1 I. Miller, C. Guthrie 19,672
LC 30 AUG 1977 Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H) W5 - 1 C. Guthrie, T. Anderson 2, D. Moss, R. McHale 8,919
EFL 30 AUG 1975 Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) D2 - 2 D. Moss pen., P. Eastoe 6,786
EFL 30 AUG 1969 Charlton Athletic (Home) Charlton Athletic (H) W5 - 0 J. Smith, P. Noble 3, J. Burkett (o.g.) 20,229
EFL 30 AUG 1958 Southampton (Away) Southampton (A) D1 - 1 B. Edwards 19,988
EFL 30 AUG 1952 Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) W2 - 1 T. Ryder 2 14,699
EFL 30 AUG 1947 Aldershot (Away) Aldershot (A) D2 - 2 T. Maguire, J. Bain 7,033
EFL 30 AUG 1939 Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H) L0 - 1
*Expunged 		- 9,672
EFL 30 AUG 1933 Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) W3 - 1 T. Armstrong pen., W. Barrie (o.g.), C. Blakemore pen. 9,342
EFL 30 AUG 1930 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Home) Bournemouth (H) W4 - 1 H. Morris 2, A. Cruickshank, P. Whipp 6,903
EFL 30 AUG 1926 Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) W4 - 2 A. Thom, H. Morris 3 8,364
EFL 30 AUG 1924 Swansea Town (Away) Swansea Town (A) L0 - 2 - ~20,000
EFL 30 AUG 1920 Southampton (Away) Southampton (A) L0 - 4 - ~11,500
STH 30 AUG 1919 Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) L0 - 3 - 11,595

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 30th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 4 2 1 0 0 28 15 57.14% 71.43%
Non-League 4 2 2 0 0 0 11 4 50.00% 75.00%
County & District Leagues 3 2 0 1 0 0 17 11 66.67% 66.67%

All matches played on August 30th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 30 AUG 1972 Thatcham (Home) Thatcham (H) D0 - 0 - -
HELL 30 AUG 1969 Wallingford Town (Home) Wallingford (H) D0 - 0 - -
HELL 30 AUG 1965 Waddesdon (Away) Waddesdon (A) W3 - 1 Unknown 3 -
WPL 30 AUG 1961 Stonehouse (Home) Stonehouse (H) W4 - 2 R. Smart, C. Jackson, K. Colsell, W. Shergold -
WPL 30 AUG 1958 Melksham Town (Home) Melksham Town (H) W11 - 3 E. Hunt 2, D. Hobbs 2, R. Sampson 3, T. Wall 3, J. Skull -
GNSL 30 AUG 1952 Broadwell Amateurs (Home) Broadwell Amateurs (H) L2 - 6 Guy, R. Huntley -
WEST 30 AUG 1947 Cinderford Town (Away) Cinderford Town (A) W8 - 3 J. Corbett 4 (1 pen), R. Packer 2, Cobb, G. Hunt -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 30th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 10 8 0 2 0 0 29 11 80.00% 80.00%
Youth Leagues 8 6 0 2 0 0 24 10 75.00% 75.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.00% 100.00%
Youth League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on August 30th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 30 AUG 2025 Wycombe Wanderers Under-18 (Home) Wycombe Wanderers U18 (H) L0 - 2 - -
FLYAC 30 AUG 2016 Bristol Rovers Under-18 (Home) Bristol Rovers U18 (H) W2 - 1 S. Twine, S. Martinez -
FLYA 30 AUG 2014 Plymouth Argyle Under-18 (Away) Plymouth Argyle U18 (A) W4 - 2 Unknown 4 -
FLYA 30 AUG 2008 Hereford United Under-18 (Away) Hereford United U18 (A) W4 - 0 Unknown 4 -
SECL 30 AUG 1997 Reading Youth (Away) Reading Youth (A) W3 - 1 P. McAreavey 2, A. Meechan -
SWCL 30 AUG 1997 Cardiff City Youth (Home) Cardiff City Youth (H) L2 - 3 A. Hughes pen., K. Campello -
MYC 30 AUG 1989 Peterborough United Youth (Away) Peterborough United Youth (A) W3 - 0 N. Summerbee 2, L. Dixon -
SECL 30 AUG 1986 Reading Youth (Home) Reading Youth (H) W5 - 0 D. Casserly 3, P. Hunt, A. Viveash -
SECL 30 AUG 1980 Peterborough United Youth (Home) Peterborough United Youth (H) W1 - 0 C. Coleman -
MYL 30 AUG 1979 Leicester City Youth (Home) Leicester City Youth (H) W5 - 2 M. Page 5 (1 pen) -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 30th:

No matches.

All matches played on August 30th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 30 AUG 2026 Real Bedford Women (Away) Real Bedford WFC (A) - - -
W-NLC 30 AUG 2015 Swindon Spitfires Women (Away) Swindon Spitfires WFC (A) -
W  Disqualified 		- -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on August 30th:

Saturday August 30th, 1969
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Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 5
Charlton Athletic (0) 0
Wednesday August 30th, 1995
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Endsleigh League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Oxford United (0) 1
Wednesday August 30th, 1995
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Endsleigh League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Oxford United (0) 1
Saturday August 30th, 1997
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Nationwide League Division One
Stoke City (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 2
Saturday August 30th, 2003
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (2) 2
Blackpool (2) 2
Saturday August 30th, 2003
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (2) 2
Blackpool (2) 2
Monday August 30th, 2004
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Coca-Cola League One
Walsall (2) 3
Swindon Town (2) 2
Saturday August 30th, 2008
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Coca-Cola League One
Milton Keynes Dons (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 2
Saturday August 30th, 2008
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Coca-Cola League One
Milton Keynes Dons (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 2
Tuesday August 30th, 2011
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Carling Cup
Swindon Town (0) 1
Southampton (2) 3
Saturday August 30th, 2014
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Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Coventry City (1) 1
Tuesday August 30th, 2022
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Papa John's Trophy
Swindon Town (0) 0
Crystal Palace Under-21 (0) 2
Saturday August 30th, 2025
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Crewe Alexandra (0) 0
Swindon Town (3) 3

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from August 30th:

Saturday August 30th, 1930
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Football Pink
FOOTBALL STARTS IN A "TURKISH BATH" ATMOSPHERE

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (4) 4
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (0) 1
Saturday August 30th, 1947
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Football Pink
SWINDON WINGERS JOIN IN THE GOAL-RUSH AT ALDERSHOT

Football League Division Three (South)
Aldershot (1) 2
Swindon Town (2) 2
Saturday August 30th, 1952
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Football Pink
RYDER SCORES AGAINST HIS OLD CLUB

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Norwich City (0) 1
Saturday August 30th, 1958
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Football Pink
PENALTY ESCAPE FOR TOWN AT THE DELL

Football League Division Three
Southampton (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday August 30th, 1969
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Football Pink
TOWN'S GOAL-RUSH SHATTERS CHARLTON

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 5
Charlton Athletic (0) 0
Saturday August 30th, 1975
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Football Pink
EASTOE SPARES TOWN BLUSHES

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 2
Gillingham (1) 2