On This Day

April 16th

Born On This Day

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 29 14 4 11 0 0 45 36 48.28% 55.17%
League 24 10 4 10 0 0 34 29 41.67% 50.00%
Non-League 5 4 0 1 0 0 11 7 80.00% 80.00%

All matches played on April 16th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 16 APR 2024 Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) L1 - 2 P. Glatzel 4,709
EFL 16 APR 2016 Bury (Home) Bury (H) L0 - 1 - 6,759
EFL 16 APR 2013 Crewe Alexandra (Home) Crewe Alexandra (H) W4 - 1 A. Rooney 2, M. Luongo, J. Collins 7,169
EFL 16 APR 2011 Milton Keynes Dons (Home) MK Dons (H) L0 - 1 - 8,305
EFL 16 APR 2005 Hull City (Away) Hull City (A) D0 - 0 - 23,125
EFL 16 APR 2001 Notts County (Home) Notts County (H) L1 - 2 M. Heywood 6,207
PREM 16 APR 1994 Ipswich Town (Away) Ipswich Town (A) D1 - 1 J. Fjørtoft 14,760
EFL 16 APR 1991 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Away) Wolves (A) W2 - 1 D. Shearer, M. Hazard 9,799
EFL 16 APR 1990 Blackburn Rovers (Away) Blackburn (A) L1 - 2 J. Gittens 10,689
EFL 16 APR 1983 Hull City (Home) Hull City (H) L0 - 1 - 3,772
EFL 16 APR 1979 Oxford United (Away) Oxford United (A) W1 - 0 R. Carter pen. 9,176
EFL 16 APR 1977 Bury (Home) Bury (H) L0 - 1 - 5,226
EFL 16 APR 1968 Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H) D1 - 1 D. Rogers 16,418
EFL 16 APR 1966 Mansfield Town (Away) Mansfield Town (A) W5 - 1 D. Brown, K. East, D. Rogers, J. Trollope, O. Dawson 3,764
EFL 16 APR 1965 Rotherham United (Home) Rotherham United (H) W3 - 2 E. Hunt, R. Smart, M. Summerbee 17,280
EFL 16 APR 1962 Halifax Town (Home) Halifax Town (H) W6 - 0 B. Woodruff, J. Smith, A. Darcy 2, E. Hunt 2 (1 pen) 6,973
EFL 16 APR 1960 Halifax Town (Away) Halifax Town (A) L1 - 3 K. Mellor 6,177
EFL 16 APR 1955 Southampton (Home) Southampton (H) W1 - 0 A. Hope 12,924
EFL 16 APR 1954 Reading (Home) Reading (H) W1 - 0 R. Johnson 12,743
EFL 16 APR 1949 Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) W1 - 0 T. Dawson 9,831
EFL 16 APR 1938 Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) L0 - 1 - 13,954
EFL 16 APR 1932 Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) L0 - 6 - 3,982
EFL 16 APR 1927 Watford (Home) Watford (H) W4 - 2 C. Daniel, S. Johnson, H. Morris 2 5,274
EFL 16 APR 1921 Grimsby Town (Home) Grimsby Town (H) D0 - 0 - ~6,000
STH 16 APR 1910 Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) W2 - 1 F. Wheatcroft, A. Bown ~3,000
UTD 16 APR 1906 New Brompton (Home) New Brompton (H) W3 - 2 A. Dean pen., A. Capes, H. Abbott ~2,000
STH 16 APR 1904 Wellingborough (Home) Wellingborough (H) W1 - 0 L. Lean ~4,000
STH 16 APR 1900 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) W5 - 3 G. Henderson 2 (1 pen), N. Logan, J. Coupar, T. Wilson ~2,000
WEST 16 APR 1898 Reading (Away) Reading (A) L0 - 1 - ~2,500

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 13 4 3 6 0 0 17 29 30.77% 42.31%
Non-League 3 1 0 2 0 0 4 13 33.33% 33.33%
Reserve Leagues 10 3 3 4 0 0 13 16 30.00% 45.00%

All matches played on April 16th:

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 2 0 1 0 0 7 2 66.67% 66.67%
Non-League 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 50.00% 50.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 16th:

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 13 8 3 2 0 0 42 14 61.54% 73.08%
County & District Leagues 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00% 0.00%
Youth Leagues 8 5 2 1 0 0 15 9 62.50% 75.00%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 50.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Youth Cup Competitions 2 2 0 0 0 0 24 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 16th:

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 1 1 1 0 0 5 5 33.33% 50.00%
League 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.00% 50.00%
Non-League 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 50.00% 50.00%

All matches played on April 16th:

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on April 16th:

Monday April 16th, 1990
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Barclays League Division Two
Blackburn Rovers (1) 2
Swindon Town (1) 1
Tuesday April 16th, 1991
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Saturday April 16th, 1994
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FA Carling Premiership
Ipswich Town (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday April 16th, 2005
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Coca-Cola League One
Hull City (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 16th, 2005
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Coca-Cola League One
Hull City (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 16th, 2011
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Tuesday April 16th, 2013
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Saturday April 16th, 2016
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Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Bury (0) 1
Sunday February 26th, 2023
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FA Women's National League South West Division One
Swindon Town Women (1) 1
Portishead Town Ladies (0) 1
Tuesday April 16th, 2024
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Walsall (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from April 16th:

Saturday April 16th, 1932
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Football Pink
SWINDON'S HEAVIEST DEFEAT OF THE SEASON

Football League Division Three (South)
Luton Town (3) 6
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 16th, 1938
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Football Pink
SWINDON WERE BADLY OUT OF LUCK AGAINST BRIGHTON

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Brighton and Hove Albion (0) 1
Saturday April 16th, 1949
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Football Pink
DAWSON'S GOAL GIVES TOWN POINTS

Football League Division Three (South)
Walsall (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday April 16th, 1955
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Football Pink
LEFT IT LATE AGAINST TEN "SAINTS"

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 1
Southampton (0) 0
Saturday April 16th, 1960
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Football Pink
3 MIN. GOAL SHOCK FOR TOWN AT HALIFAX

Football League Division Three
Halifax Town (1) 3
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday April 16th, 1966
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Football Pink
BOTH FULL-BACKS SCORE IN GREAT FIGHT BACK

Football League Division Three
Mansfield Town (1) 1
Swindon Town (2) 5
Saturday April 16th, 1977
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Football Pink
WHAT A SHAKER FOR THE TOWN

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 0
Bury (1) 1