On This Day

Match Record

Men Senior

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 8th:

All matches played on August 8th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
LC	08 AUG 2026	Cardiff City (Away) Cardiff City (A)	-	-	-
LC	08 AUG 2023	Peterborough United (Away) Peterborough United (A)	D1 - 1 L1 - 4  (Pens.)	R. Hepburn-Murphy	3,440
LC	08 AUG 2017	Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A)	L2 - 3	O. Lancashire, P. Mullin	13,166
EFL	08 AUG 2015	Bradford City (Home) Bradford (H)	W4 - 1	N. Byrne 3, J. Obika	8,090
EFL	08 AUG 2009	Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A)	L0 - 5	-	6,852
EFL	08 AUG 2006	Barnet (Home) Barnet (H)	W2 - 1	R. Shakes, R. Brownlie	7,475
EFL	08 AUG 1998	Sheffield United (Away) Sheffield United (A)	L1 - 2	D. Holdsworth (o.g.)	15,937

Match Record

Men Youth

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 8th:

All matches played on August 8th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FLYA	08 AUG 2015	Plymouth Argyle Under-18 (Home) Plymouth Argyle U18 (H)	W3 - 2	S. Twine 3	-
SECL	08 AUG 1998	Barnet Youth (Away) Barnet Youth (A)	L0 - 1	-	-

Video Footage

All available video footage from matches played on August 8th:

Saturday August 8th, 1998

Nationwide League Division One
Sheffield United (2) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1

Tuesday August 8th, 2006

Coca-Cola League Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Barnet (1) 1

Tuesday August 8th, 2006

Coca-Cola League Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Barnet (1) 1

Saturday August 8th, 2009

Coca-Cola League One
Gillingham (1) 5
Swindon Town (0) 0

Saturday August 8th, 2015

Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 4
Bradford City (1) 1

Tuesday August 8th, 2017

Carabao Cup
Norwich City (3) 3
Swindon Town (1) 2

Tuesday August 8th, 2023

Carabao Cup
Peterborough United (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1

Newspaper Reports

All available media reports from August 8th:

Saturday January 5th, 1929

Football Pink

FIRST HALF IS CRUCIAL

Nationwide League Division One
Sheffield United (2) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1

Transfers

Transfers on August 8th:

Date	Player	Club	In/Out	Transfer Detail
08 AUG 1898	Tom BOULTON	Swindon Amateurs Swindon Amateurs	IN	amateur
08 AUG 1908	Godfrey DIBSDALL	Whiteheads Whiteheads	IN	pro
08 AUG 1958	David HEAD	Bolton Wanderers Bolton	IN	pro
08 AUG 1969	Dickie DOWN	Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers	IN
08 AUG 1997	Philippe CUERVO	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Sochaux	IN
08 AUG 2002	Bobby HOWE	Havant and Waterlooville Havant & Waterlooville	OUT	released
08 AUG 2002	Sam PARKIN	Chelsea Chelsea	IN	£50,000 (+ clauses)
08 AUG 2005	Charlie COMYN-PLATT	Bolton Wanderers Bolton	IN	unattached
08 AUG 2012	Peter SHIRTLIFF	Bury Bury	OUT
08 AUG 2014 - 08 SEP 2014	Curtis DA COSTA	Wantage Town Wantage Town	OUT	loan
08 AUG 2014 - 08 SEP 2014	Matt JONES	Wantage Town Wantage Town	OUT	loan
08 AUG 2014 - 20 OCT 2014	Brad SMITH	Liverpool Liverpool	IN	loan
08 AUG 2014 - 25 MAY 2015	Jordan TURNBULL	Southampton Southampton	IN	loan
08 AUG 2016	Conor THOMAS	Coventry City Coventry City	IN	unattached
08 AUG 2020	Lauren KAYLL	Cheltenham Town Ladies Cheltenham Town LFC	OUT
08 AUG 2023	Phoebe McGOURAN	Cirencester Town Ladies Cirencester Town LFC	OUT
08 AUG 2025 - Jan 2026	George ALSTON	Swindon Supermarine Supermarine	OUT	loan
08 AUG 2025 - 06 SEP 2025	Dani GONZÁLEZ	Swindon Supermarine Supermarine	OUT	loan
08 AUG 2025 - 05 SEP 2025	Lucas MYERS	Swindon Supermarine Supermarine	OUT	loan

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior

All friendly matches played on August 8th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FRN	08 AUG 2020	Nuneaton Borough (Away) Nuneaton Borough (A)	W8 - 0	D. Jaiyesimi 2, T. Smith 4, B. Reeves, G. Williams	BCD
FRN	08 AUG 2012	Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H)	L0 - 1	-	4,312
FRN	08 AUG 1992	Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A)	-	-	-
TEST	08 AUG 1989	West Ham United (Home) West Ham United (H)	D1 - 1	D. Shearer	5,296
FRN	08 AUG 1985	Watford (Home) Watford (H)	L0 - 3	-	2,224
FRN	08 AUG 1984	Manchester United (Home) Man Utd (H)	L1 - 4	G. Nelson pen.	-
FRN	08 AUG 1967	Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H)	D3 - 3	Unknown 3	6,727