Born On This Day
Match Record
Men Senior
Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 31st:
| Competition | P | W | D | L | Penalties | F | A | Win % | SR% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | |||||||||
| All matches | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 34 | 52.00% | 54.00% |
| League | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 33 | 47.83% | 54.35% |
| National Cup Competitions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| EFL Minor Cup Competitions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
All matches played on August 31st:
Match Record
Men Reserves
Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 31st:
| Competition | P | W | D | L | Penalties | F | A | Win % | SR% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | |||||||||
| All matches | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 33.33% | 40.00% |
| Non-League | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 75.00% | 87.50% |
| Reserve Leagues | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 18.18% | 22.73% |
All matches played on August 31st:
Match Record
Men Development
Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 31st:
| Competition | P | W | D | L | Penalties | F | A | Win % | SR% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | |||||||||
| All matches | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 20.00% | 30.00% |
| Non-League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0.00% | 25.00% |
| County & District Leagues | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 33.33% | 33.33% |
All matches played on August 31st:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELL | 31 AUG 1968 | 
Bicester Town (Home)
Bicester Town (H)
|
D2 - 2 | R. Desmeules 2 | - |
| WPL | 31 AUG 1963 | 
Westbury United (Away)
Westbury United (A)
|
L2 - 6 | D. Peapell 2 | - |
| HELL | 31 AUG 1963 | 
Newbury Town (Home)
Newbury Town (H)
|
L2 - 5 | A. Scarrott, B. Walker | - |
| WPL | 31 AUG 1960 | 
Stonehouse (Home)
Stonehouse (H)
|
W3 - 1 | D. Corbett, K. Davies 2 | - |
| WPL | 31 AUG 1957 |
Westbury United (Away)
Westbury United (A)
|
L1 - 4 | B. Biddle | - |
Match Record
Men Youth
Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 31st:
| Competition | P | W | D | L | Penalties | F | A | Win % | SR% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | |||||||||
| All matches | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 16 | 53.85% | 73.08% |
| County & District Leagues | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Youth Leagues | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 40.00% | 65.00% |
| County & District Youth Leagues | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
All matches played on August 31st:
Match Record
Women Senior
Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 31st:
| Competition | P | W | D | L | Penalties | F | A | Win % | SR% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | |||||||||
| All matches | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Non-League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| Divisional Cup Competitions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
All matches played on August 31st:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W-NATL | 31 AUG 2025 | 
Ascot United Women (Home)
Ascot United WFC (H)
|
W1 - 0 | A. Colston | 434 |
| W-NLC | 31 AUG 2014 | 
Charlton Athletic Women (Away)
Charlton Athletic WFC (A)
|
L2 - 5 | S. Uzzell, B. Thompson | - |
| W-SWCOMB | 31 AUG 2003 | 
Chesham United Ladies (Home)
Chesham United LFC (H)
|
L2 - 5 | N. Watts 2 | - |
| W-SRWFL | 31 AUG 1997 | 
Havant Town Ladies (Home)
Havant Town LFC (H)
|
W5 - 1 | L. Taylor, K. Reeves, K. Garwood 2, S. Black | - |
Video Footage
All available video footage from matches played on August 31st:
Wednesday August 31st, 1994
Sunday August 31st, 2025
Newspaper Reports
All available media reports from August 31st:
Saturday August 31st, 1929
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'OLD BRIGADE' GO DOWN FIGHTING AT GRIFFIN PARKFootball League Division Three (South)
Brentford (1) 3
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday August 31st, 1935
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"OLD BRIGADE" PULL SWINDON THROUGH AT NEWPORTFootball League Division Three (South)
Newport County (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 2
Saturday August 31st, 1946
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BOULTON BRILLIANT AT NORTHAMPTONFootball League Division Three (South)
Northampton Town (1) 4
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday August 31st, 1957
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STEELE SHARPENS THE PORT V. ATTACKFootball League Division Three (South)
Port Vale (3) 3
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday August 31st, 1963
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SWINDON'S LIVELY RAIDERS SWAMP POMPEYFootball League Division Two
Portsmouth (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 4
Saturday August 31st, 1968
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DON'S SPECIAL HAS ARGYLE STUNNEDFootball League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 3
Plymouth Argyle (0) 0
Saturday August 31st, 1974
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ONE-TWO BLAST HITS BLACKBURNFootball League Division Three
Swindon Town (2) 2
Blackburn Rovers (0) 0
Transfers
Transfers on August 31st:
Friendlies & Minor Competitions
Men Senior
All friendly matches played on August 31st:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRN | 31 AUG 1993 | 
Moreton Town (Away)
Moreton Town (A)
|
- | - | - |
| FRN | 31 AUG 1903 | 
Swindon Town Reserves (Home)
Swindon Res. (H)
|
W2 - 0 | J. Pugh 2 | - |
| FRN | 31 AUG 1895 | 
Scratch XI (Home)
Scratch XI (H)
|
W8 - 0 | D. Jones 2, J. Hayward, B. Hopewell, A. Hames 2, W. Wright 2 | - |