On This Day

January 26th

Match Record

Men Senior


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 21 7 6 8 0 0 26 27 33.33% 47.62%
League 12 4 4 4 0 0 15 12 33.33% 50.00%
Non-League 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 5 33.33% 33.33%
National Cup Competitions 5 1 2 2 0 0 6 8 20.00% 40.00%
Wartime Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on January 26th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 26 JAN 2021 Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) L0 - 2 - BCD
EFL 26 JAN 2019 Crawley Town (Home) Crawley Town (H) L0 - 1 - 6,026
EFL 26 JAN 2010 Leeds United (Home) Leeds United (H) W3 - 0 C. Austin, B. Paynter 2 (1 pen) 14,508
EFL 26 JAN 2008 Crewe Alexandra (Away) Crewe Alexandra (A) D0 - 0 - 4,344
EFL 26 JAN 2002 Wrexham (Away) Wrexham (A) D2 - 2 G. Grazioli, A. Reeves 2,879
EFL 26 JAN 1993 Grimsby Town (Away) Grimsby Town (A) L1 - 2 P. Bodin 5,207
FAC 26 JAN 1991 Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) L1 - 3 S. White 14,408
EFL 26 JAN 1985 Tranmere Rovers (Home) Tranmere Rovers (H) W2 - 1 A. Rowland pen., P. Coyne 2,697
FAC 26 JAN 1980 Tottenham Hotspur (Home) Tottenham (H) D0 - 0 - 26,000
EFL 26 JAN 1974 Hull City (Home) Hull City (H) D1 - 1 P. Eastoe 4,398
FAC 26 JAN 1963 Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) W2 - 0 C. Jackson 2 10,840
EFL 26 JAN 1957 Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) W3 - 0 M. Owen 2, A. Darcy 8,003
EFL 26 JAN 1952 Leyton Orient (Away) Leyton Orient (A) L0 - 1 - 11,725
D3SSC 26 JAN 1946 Reading (Home) Reading (H) W3 - 2 B. Lucas, E. Jones, G. Williams 9,000
EFL 26 JAN 1938 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Home) Bournemouth (H) W1 - 0 E. Jones pen. 2,332
FAC 26 JAN 1935 Preston North End (Home) Preston North End (H) L0 - 2 - 24,480
FAC 26 JAN 1929 Burnley (Away) Burnley (A) D3 - 3 H. Morris 2, B. Denyer 30,689
EFL 26 JAN 1924 Aberdare Athletic (Away) Aberdare (A) D2 - 2 C. Daniel, A. Ruddlesdin ~7,000
STH 26 JAN 1907 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) W1 - 0 T. Birtles -
STH 26 JAN 1901 Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) L1 - 2 J. Kirton -
STH 26 JAN 1895 Clapton (Away) Clapton (A) L0 - 3 - -

Match Record

Men Reserves


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 11 4 2 5 0 0 15 19 36.36% 45.45%
Non-League 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 8 33.33% 50.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 100.00% 100.00%
Reserve Leagues 5 2 1 2 0 0 7 5 40.00% 50.00%
Non-League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00% 0.00%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on January 26th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 26 JAN 2010 Salisbury City Reserves (Home) Salisbury City Res. (H) - - -
FC 26 JAN 1994 West Ham United Reserves (Home) West Ham United Res. (H) W3 - 1 C. Maskell 3 1,047
FC 26 JAN 1988 Brighton and Hove Albion Reserves (Home) Brighton Res. (H) W3 - 1 S. White 2, Unknown (o.g.) 57
FC 26 JAN 1982 Watford Reserves (Home) Watford Res. (H) L1 - 2 S. Abbley -
FC 26 JAN 1974 Crystal Palace Reserves (Away) Crystal Palace Res. (A) D0 - 0 - -
FC 26 JAN 1957 Brighton and Hove Albion Reserves (Away) Brighton Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -
FCLC 26 JAN 1952 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Home) Bristol Rovers Res. (H) L2 - 4 R. Sampson, Unknown (o.g.) 2,147
SLC 26 JAN 1946 Bedford Town (Away) Bedford Town (A) L0 - 2 - 1,912
WEST 26 JAN 1935 Paulton Rovers (Away) Paulton Rovers (A) D0 - 0 - -
STH 26 JAN 1929 Newport County Reserves (Away) Newport County Res. (A) L0 - 7 - -
STH 26 JAN 1924 Aberaman Athletic (Away) Aberaman (A) W2 - 1 Williams, H. Bentley -
SADL 26 JAN 1895 Swindon Rovers (Home) Swindon Rovers (H) W4 - 0 E. Bowne 2, T. Haggard, T. Reynolds -

Match Record

Men Development


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 3 0 1 0 0 33 6 75.00% 75.00%
Non-League 2 2 0 0 0 0 12 3 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Leagues 2 1 0 1 0 0 21 3 50.00% 50.00%

All matches played on January 26th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 26 JAN 1974 Buckingham Athletic (Home) Buckingham Athletic (H) W9 - 1 G. Turner 4, C. Gardner 3, D. Messenger 2 -
WPL 26 JAN 1963 Peasedown Miners Welfare (Home) Peasedown MW (H) W20 - 1 T. Ling, R. Smart 7, J. Stevens 8, P. Leggett, B. Atkins, O. Dawson, W. Harber -
WPL 26 JAN 1957 Corsham Town (Home) Corsham Town (H) L1 - 2 T. McGuffog pen. -
WEST 26 JAN 1952 Chipping Sodbury (Home) Chipping Sodbury (H) W3 - 2 Bray, Fitchett, Bartter -

Match Record

Men Youth


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 2 2 3 0 0 13 13 28.57% 42.86%
Youth Leagues 5 1 2 2 0 0 7 10 20.00% 40.00%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on January 26th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 26 JAN 2021 Plymouth Argyle Under-18 (Away) Plymouth Argyle U18 (A) L2 - 4 T. Wynn-Davis, H. Minturn -
FLYA 26 JAN 2008 Oxford United Under-18 (Away) Oxford United U18 (A) L0 - 2 - -
FAYC 26 JAN 2002 Blackburn Rovers Under-18 (Away) Blackburn U18 (A) L1 - 2 Unknown -
SECL 26 JAN 1991 Southampton Youth (Home) Southampton Youth (H) D1 - 1 M. Phillips -
SECL 26 JAN 1985 Brentford Youth (Away) Brentford Youth (A) - - -
SECL 26 JAN 1980 Tottenham Hotspur Youth (Home) Tottenham Hotspur Youth (H) W2 - 1 M. Rustell, D. Bristow -
MYL 26 JAN 1978 Birmingham City Youth (Home) Birmingham Youth (H) D2 - 2 Dennis (o.g.), P. Collicutt -
SBL 26 JAN 1952 Central Hall Juniors (Away) Central Hall (A) W5 - 1 Guy 3, Roebuck, L. Curtis -

Match Record

Women Senior


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 5 2 1 2 0 0 10 10 40.00% 50.00%
Non-League 3 1 1 1 0 0 5 5 33.33% 50.00%
Divisional Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.00% 0.00%
County & District Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on January 26th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-WC 26 JAN 2020 FC Chippenham Ladies (Away) FC Chippenham Ladies (A) W3 - 1
*Expunged 		Unknown (o.g.), H. Diaz-Butcher, E. Olds pen. -
W-SWCOMB 26 JAN 2014 Southampton Saints Ladies (Away) Southampton Saints LFC (A) L1 - 2 Unknown -
W-SWCOMB 26 JAN 2008 Yeovil Town Ladies (Away) Yeovil LFC (A) W1 - 0 L. Painter -
W-SWCOMB 26 JAN 2003 Newton Abbot Ladies (Away) Newton Abbot LFC (A) D3 - 3 Unknown 3 -
W-SRWFLC 26 JAN 1997 Reading Royals Ladies (Away) Reading Royals LFC (A) L2 - 4 S. Black, N. Lloyd pen. -

Video Footage


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

Saturday January 26th, 1980
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Football Association Challenge Cup
Swindon Town (0) 0
Tottenham Hotspur (0) 0
Saturday January 26th, 1985
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Canon League Division Four
Swindon Town (1) 2
Tranmere Rovers (0) 1
Saturday January 26th, 1991
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Football Association Challenge Cup
Norwich City (0) 3
Swindon Town (0) 1
Tuesday January 26th, 1993
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Barclays League Division One
Grimsby Town (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday January 26th, 2002
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Nationwide League Division Two
Wrexham (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 2
Saturday January 26th, 2008
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Coca-Cola League One
Crewe Alexandra (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday January 26th, 2008
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Coca-Cola League One
Crewe Alexandra (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Tuesday January 26th, 2010
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (1) 3
Leeds United (0) 0
Saturday January 26th, 2019
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Crawley Town (1) 1
Tuesday January 26th, 2021
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Plymouth Argyle (1) 2

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from January 26th:

Saturday January 26th, 1929
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Football Pink
SWINDON AND BURNLEY TO MEET AGAIN NEXT WEDNESDAY

Football Association Challenge Cup
Swindon Town (1) 3
Burnley (2) 2
Saturday January 26th, 1935
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Football Pink
SWINDON'S COLOURS LOWERED AFTER A GREAT FIGHT

Football Association Challenge Cup
Swindon Town (0) 0
Preston North End (1) 2
Saturday January 26th, 1952
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Football Pink
TOWN GOAL-SHY IN BATTLE OF "GIANT-KILLERS"

Football League Division Three (South)
Leyton Orient (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday January 26th, 1957
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Football Pink
MAURICE OWEN BACK ON THE GOAL STANDARD

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (2) 3
Brighton and Hove Albion (0) 0
Saturday January 26th, 1963
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Football Pink
IT'S SWINDON v EVERTON IN THE FOURTH ROUND

Football Association Challenge Cup
Luton Town (0) 0
Swindon Town (2) 2
Saturday January 26th, 1974
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Football Pink
EASTOE GOAL IS WIPED OUT

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Hull City (0) 1

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on January 26th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 26 JAN 1962 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) D5 - 5 B. Atkins 2, J. Smith, E. Hunt, E. Weaver 3,939
WPS 26 JAN 1955 Chippenham Town (Home) Chippenham Town (H) D1 - 1 H. Williams -
MINOR 26 JAN 1898 Bristol St. George (Away) Bristol St. George (A) L0 - 1 - ~450
FRN 26 JAN 1889 Clevedon (Away) Clevedon (A) W4 - 3 D. Jones, T. Bennett, Unknown, H. Thomas -