On This Day

December 21st

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on December 21st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 19 9 3 7 0 0 35 31 47.37% 55.26%
League 14 6 2 6 0 0 24 28 42.86% 50.00%
Non-League 4 2 1 1 0 0 8 2 50.00% 62.50%
National Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on December 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 21 DEC 2024 Grimsby Town (Home) Grimsby Town (H) W3 - 1 O. Clarke, K. Tshimanga 2 7,453
EFL 21 DEC 2019 Forest Green Rovers (Away) Forest Green (A) D2 - 2 E. Doyle 2 4,216
EFL 21 DEC 2013 Coventry City (Home) Coventry City (H) W2 - 1 Y. Kasim, M. Storey 9,291
EFL 21 DEC 2012 Tranmere Rovers (Home) Tranmere Rovers (H) W5 - 0 D. Hollands, R. De Vita, A. Williams 2, M. Ritchie 8,885
EFL 21 DEC 2002 Crewe Alexandra (Home) Crewe Alexandra (H) L1 - 3 S. Parkin pen. 4,957
EFL 21 DEC 2001 Notts County (Away) Notts County (A) L1 - 3 D. Duke 4,197
EFL 21 DEC 1986 Doncaster Rovers (Away) Doncaster Rovers (A) D2 - 2 S. White, C. Henry 2,974
FAC 21 DEC 1976 Hitchin Town (Home) Hitchin (H) W3 - 1  (AET) D. Syrett, D. Moss 2 6,064
EFL 21 DEC 1974 Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) L0 - 1 - 9,023
EFL 21 DEC 1968 Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) W1 - 0 J. Smith 8,327
EFL 21 DEC 1963 Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) W2 - 0 E. Hunt, J. Stevens 13,530
EFL 21 DEC 1957 Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) L1 - 4 J. Skull 8,000
EFL 21 DEC 1946 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L0 - 7 - 9,576
EFL 21 DEC 1935 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Home) Bournemouth (H) L2 - 3 A. Fowler, J. Parmley 3,733
EFL 21 DEC 1929 Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) W2 - 1 L. Roberts, F. Dent 4,524
STH 21 DEC 1912 Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) W4 - 0 B. Jefferson 2, B. Tout, S. Lamb ~6,000
STH 21 DEC 1907 Watford (Away) Watford (A) D0 - 0 - -
STH 21 DEC 1901 Brentford (Away) Brentford (A) L0 - 2 - -
STH 21 DEC 1895 New Brompton (Home) New Brompton (H) W4 - 0 J. Calderwood, D. Jones, M. Sutherland, A. Edwards ~1,500

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on December 21st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 2 3 2 0 0 11 15 28.57% 50.00%
Reserve Leagues 7 2 3 2 0 0 11 15 28.57% 50.00%

All matches played on December 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 21 DEC 1985 Chelsea Reserves (Away) Chelsea Res. (A) L2 - 8 M. Gardiner pen., T. Evans -
FC 21 DEC 1982 Arsenal Reserves (Away) Arsenal Res. (A) D0 - 0 - -
FC 21 DEC 1968 Swansea Town Reserves (Home) Swansea Town Res. (H) W4 - 1 D. Fry, B. Bailey, C. Jones, J. Trollope 930
FC 21 DEC 1957 Arsenal Reserves (Home) Arsenal Res. (H) L2 - 4 P. Chamberlain 2 3,285
FC 21 DEC 1946 Birmingham City Reserves (Home) Birmingham Res. (H) D1 - 1 G. Hunt 2,740
SEL 21 DEC 1912 Brighton and Hove Albion Reserves (Away) Brighton Res. (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -
SEL 21 DEC 1910 Croydon Common (Away) Croydon Common (A) W1 - 0 G. Rushton -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on December 21st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 2 1 0 0 0 11 6 66.67% 83.33%
Non-League 2 1 1 0 0 0 8 4 50.00% 75.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on December 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 21 DEC 1963 Bicester Town (Away) Bicester Town (A) W5 - 1 J. Smith 4, R. Smart -
WPL 21 DEC 1957 Spencer Moulton (Away) Spencer Moulton (A) W3 - 2 D. Hobbs, C. Jackson, M. Sainsbury -
WEST 21 DEC 1946 Cinderford Town (Home) Cinderford Town (H) D3 - 3 Palmer 2, Bowditch -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on December 21st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 5 1 1 0 0 25 9 71.43% 78.57%
Youth Leagues 4 3 0 1 0 0 8 6 75.00% 75.00%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 1 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 50.00% 75.00%

All matches played on December 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 21 DEC 2024 Oxford United Under-18 (Away) Oxford United U18 (A) L0 - 3 - -
FAYC 21 DEC 2020 Metropolitan Police Under-18 (Away) Met Police U18 (A) W2 - 1  (AET) M. Whitfield, C. Francis -
SECL 21 DEC 1996 Brighton and Hove Albion Youth (Home) Brighton Youth (H) W3 - 0 A. Finlayson, P. MacDiarmid, M. Coupe -
SECL 21 DEC 1991 Brighton and Hove Albion Youth (Away) Brighton Youth (A) - - -
FAYC 21 DEC 1987 Charlton Athletic Under-18 (Home) Charlton Athletic U18 (H) D1 - 1 A. Viveash -
SECL 21 DEC 1985 Brighton and Hove Albion Youth (Home) Brighton Youth (H) W2 - 1 P. Blakeley 2 -
MYL 21 DEC 1971 Northampton Town Youth (Home) Northampton Town Youth (H) W3 - 2 T. Tinson 2, T. Kirk pen. -
SBL 21 DEC 1957 Ferndale YC (Home) Ferndale YC (H) W14 - 1 Unknown 14 -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on December 21st:

Friday December 21st, 2001
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Nationwide League Division Two
Notts County (2) 3
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday December 21st, 2002
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Crewe Alexandra (2) 3
Friday December 21st, 2012
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npower League One
Swindon Town (4) 5
Tranmere Rovers (0) 0
Saturday December 21st, 2013
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Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 2
Coventry City (0) 1
Saturday December 21st, 2019
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Forest Green Rovers (0) 2
Swindon Town (2) 2
Saturday December 21st, 2024
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (2) 3
Grimsby Town (0) 1

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from December 21st:

Saturday December 21st, 1929
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Football Pink
TOWN LEAVE IT LATE AGAINST NORWICH CITY

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 2
Norwich City (0) 1
Saturday December 21st, 1935
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Football Pink
DISAPPOINTING FINISH TO THE COUNTY GROUND GAME

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (1) 3
Saturday December 21st, 1946
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Football Pink
TRAIN HELD UP SWINDON COMPLETE LONDON JOURNEY BY BUS

Football League Division Three (South)
Queens Park Rangers (2) 7
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday December 21st, 1957
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Football Pink
FIRST DEFEAT IN LAST 5 AWAY MATCHES

Football League Division Three (South)
Newport County (1) 4
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday December 21st, 1963
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Football Pink
'FAMINE' ENDS AFTER 518 MIN.

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Portsmouth (0) 0
Saturday December 21st, 1974
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Football Pink
TOWN GO DOWN TO ODD GOAL

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 0
Peterborough United (1) 1

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on December 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 21 DEC 2005 Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L0 - 2 - BCD
FRN 21 DEC 1889 Oxford United College Servants (Home) Oxford College Servants (H) W4 - 1 Unknown 4 -
FRN 21 DEC 1887 Somerset Rovers (Home) Somerset Rovers (H) D3 - 3 Unknown 3 -

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Reserves


All friendly matches played on December 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WC 21 DEC 1895 Chippenham (Home) Chippenham (H) W3 - 2 Unknown 3 -