On This Day

February 23rd

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 23rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 24 11 5 8 0 0 41 37 45.83% 56.25%
League 17 8 5 4 0 0 30 22 47.06% 61.76%
Non-League 3 1 0 2 0 0 5 7 33.33% 33.33%
National Cup Competitions 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 50.00% 50.00%
Wartime Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.00% 0.00%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on February 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 23 FEB 2021 Lincoln City (Away) Lincoln City (A) D2 - 2 J. Garrick, B. Pitman BCD
EFL 23 FEB 2019 Grimsby Town (Home) Grimsby Town (H) D1 - 1 T. Robinson 6,434
EFL 23 FEB 2013 Preston North End (Home) Preston North End (H) D1 - 1 A. Rooney 9,145
EFL 23 FEB 2010 Stockport County (Home) Stockport County (H) W4 - 1 D. Ward, B. Paynter 2, S. Ferry 7,063
EFL 23 FEB 2008 Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) L0 - 3 - 6,265
EFL 23 FEB 2005 Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) W1 - 0 M. Proctor 4,724
EFL 23 FEB 1993 Tranmere Rovers (Home) Tranmere Rovers (H) W2 - 0 D. Mitchell 2 10,059
EFL 23 FEB 1991 Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) L1 - 2 S. White 8,889
FMC 23 FEB 1988 Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) W2 - 0 S. Elliott (o.g.), S. Foley 10,491
EFL 23 FEB 1985 Rochdale (Home) Rochdale (H) W2 - 1 C. Gordon 2 2,747
EFL 23 FEB 1982 Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) W2 - 0 R. Carter pen., G. Williams 4,860
EFL 23 FEB 1980 Wimbledon (Home) Wimbledon (H) W2 - 1 K. Stroud, R. McHale 10,743
EFL 23 FEB 1974 Middlesbrough (Away) Middlesbrough (A) L1 - 2 R. Compton 25,194
EFL 23 FEB 1963 Watford (Away) Watford (A) D3 - 3 E. Hunt 2, M. Summerbee 11,331
EFL 23 FEB 1962 Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) W5 - 2 J. Smith 2, E. Hunt 2, B. Atkins 7,089
EFL 23 FEB 1957 Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) W3 - 1 J. Fountain, B. Edwards 2 (1 pen) 6,499
FAC 23 FEB 1952 Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) L1 - 3 M. Betteridge 27,553
D3SSC 23 FEB 1946 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) L1 - 4 G. Williams 8,000
EFL 23 FEB 1935 Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) L0 - 2 - 5,756
EFL 23 FEB 1929 Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) D0 - 0 - 3,618
FAC 23 FEB 1924 Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) W2 - 1 B. Wareing, H. Fleming ~20,000
STH 23 FEB 1907 Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) W3 - 1 A. Smith, J. Kidd, T. Birtles ~6,000
STH 23 FEB 1901 Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) L0 - 3 - ~2,000
STH 23 FEB 1895 Southampton St. Mary's (Home) Southampton St. Mary's (H) L2 - 3 B. Walman, H. Shaw -

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 23rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 9 1 2 6 0 0 8 20 11.11% 22.22%
Non-League 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 8 0.00% 16.67%
Reserve Leagues 5 1 1 3 0 0 5 10 20.00% 30.00%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on February 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 23 FEB 1994 Southampton Reserves (Home) Southampton Res. (H) W3 - 1 M. Adams (o.g.), L. Middleton, F. McAvennie -
FC 23 FEB 1984 Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (Home) Tottenham Hotspur Res. (H) L0 - 3 - -
FC 23 FEB 1980 Orient Reserves (Away) Orient Res. (A) D1 - 1 M. Page -
FC 23 FEB 1974 Birmingham City Reserves (Home) Birmingham Res. (H) L1 - 2 R. Legg 362
FC 23 FEB 1957 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Away) Plymouth Argyle Res. (A) L0 - 3 - -
FCLC 23 FEB 1952 Bristol City Reserves (Away) Bristol City Res. (A) L0 - 2 - -
STH 23 FEB 1946 Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) L1 - 5 J. Higgs 2,665
WEST 23 FEB 1935 Trowbridge Town (Home) Trowbridge Town (H) D1 - 1 F. Follit 1,487
STH 23 FEB 1924 Exeter City Reserves (Home) Exeter City Res. (H) L1 - 2 H. Bentley pen. -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 23rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 1 0 2 0 0 6 10 33.33% 33.33%
Non-League 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 5 50.00% 50.00%
County & District Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on February 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 23 FEB 1974 Aston Clinton (Home) Aston Clinton (H) W3 - 1 Tuck, J. Davis, Assender -
WPLSC 23 FEB 1957 Chippenham United Reserves (Away) Chippenham United Res. (A) L2 - 5 Unknown 2 -
WEST 23 FEB 1952 Yeovil Town Reserves (Away) Yeovil Town Res. (A) L1 - 4 G. Gray -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 23rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 8 4 1 3 0 0 20 18 50.00% 56.25%
Youth Leagues 6 3 1 2 0 0 14 9 50.00% 58.33%
Youth League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0.00% 0.00%
County & District Youth Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on February 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 23 FEB 2019 Exeter City Under-18 (Away) Exeter City U18 (A) D2 - 2 J. Taylor, T. Rejek -
FLYA 23 FEB 2013 Oxford United Under-18 (Away) Oxford United U18 (A) L1 - 3 Unknown -
FLYA 23 FEB 2008 Bristol Rovers Under-18 (Home) Bristol Rovers U18 (H) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -
FLYA-17 23 FEB 2002 Cardiff City Under-17 (Home) Cardiff City U17 (H) W4 - 1 Unknown 4 -
SECL 23 FEB 1980 Wimbledon Youth (Away) Wimbledon Youth (A) W2 - 0 M. Rustell, P. Short -
MYC 23 FEB 1978 Leicester City Youth (Away) Leicester City Youth (A) L1 - 5 B. Walker -
WSXYL 23 FEB 1965 Plymouth Argyle Youth (Home) Plymouth Argyle Youth (H) W3 - 0 D. Corbett, K. Wrintmore, B. Walker -
GC 23 FEB 1957 Sanford YC (Away) Sanford YC (A) W5 - 4 D. Jukes, J. Siderfin 2, Stroud, B. Richman -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 23rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 0 2 2 0 0 6 12 0.00% 25.00%
League 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.00% 25.00%
Non-League 2 0 1 1 0 0 6 11 0.00% 25.00%

All matches played on February 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 23 FEB 2025 Portishead Town Ladies (Away) Portishead Town LFC (A) L0 - 1 - 67
W-NATL 23 FEB 2023 Maidenhead United Women (Away) Maidenhead United WFC (A) D0 - 0 - 68
W-SWCOMB 23 FEB 2003 Exeter City Ladies (Away) Exeter City LFC (A) D3 - 3 Unknown 3 -
W-SRWFL 23 FEB 1997 Reading Royals Ladies (Home) Reading Royals LFC (H) L3 - 8 L. Taylor 2, K. Reeves -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on February 23rd:

Saturday February 23rd, 1985
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Canon League Division Four
Swindon Town (1) 2
Rochdale (1) 1
Tuesday February 23rd, 1988
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Simod Cup
Swindon Town (0) 2
Norwich City (0) 0
Tuesday February 23rd, 1993
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Barclays League Division One
Swindon Town (1) 2
Tranmere Rovers (0) 0
Wednesday February 23rd, 2005
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (1) 1
Port Vale (0) 0
Saturday February 23rd, 2008
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Walsall (1) 3
Tuesday February 23rd, 2010
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (2) 4
Stockport County (1) 1
Saturday February 23rd, 2013
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npower League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Preston North End (0) 1
Saturday February 23rd, 2013
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npower League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Preston North End (0) 1
Saturday February 23rd, 2019
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Grimsby Town (0) 1
Tuesday February 23rd, 2021
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Lincoln City (1) 2
Swindon Town (2) 2
Thursday February 23rd, 2023
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FA Women's National League South West Division One
Maidenhead United Women (0) 0
Swindon Town Women (0) 0

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from February 23rd:

Saturday February 23rd, 1929
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Football Pink
SWINDON'S FIGHT FOR LEAGUE POINTS IN KENT

Football League Division Three (South)
Gillingham (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday February 23rd, 1935
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Football Pink
SWINDON WELL BEATEN BY SOUTHEND AT THE KURSAAL

Football League Division Three (South)
Southend United (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday February 23rd, 1952
...
Football Pink
"HAT" TRICK FOR SWINDON FANS IN 6 MIN.

Football Association Challenge Cup
Luton Town (1) 3
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday February 23rd, 1957
...
Football Pink
RICHARDS CONSPICUOUS IN GOOD WIN

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (2) 3
Crystal Palace (0) 1
Saturday February 24th, 1962
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Football Pink
TOWN EXTEND UNBEATEN RUN TO TEN WITH ANOTHER FIVE-GOAL VICTORY

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (4) 5
Brentford (1) 2
Saturday February 23rd, 1963
...
Football Pink
DRAMATIC RECOVERY EARNS THE TOWN A POINT

Football League Division Three
Watford (2) 3
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday February 23rd, 1974
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Football Pink
ROY ON TARGET AS TOWN LOSE

Football League Division Two
Middlesbrough (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1

Transfers


Transfers on February 23rd:

Date Player Club In/Out Transfer Detail
23 FEB 1914 Fred SCHOLES Annan Annan IN
23 FEB 2005 - 21 MAR 2005 Michael PROCTOR Rotherham United Rotherham United IN loan
23 FEB 2011 - 23 MAR 2011 Mark SCOTT Didcot Town Didcot Town OUT loan

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on February 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 23 FEB 1889 Clifton Association (Away) Clifton Association (A) L1 - 2 D. Jones -

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Reserves


All friendly matches played on February 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WC 23 FEB 1889 Swindon Temperance (Home) Swindon Temperance (H) D2 - 2 Unknown 2 -

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Amateur


All friendly matches played on February 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WC 23 FEB 1895 Calne (Away) Calne (A) L0 - 3 - -