On This Day

April 24th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 24th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 25 6 6 13 0 0 30 45 24.00% 36.00%
League 19 5 5 9 0 0 23 33 26.32% 39.47%
Non-League 5 1 0 4 0 0 7 12 20.00% 20.00%
Non-League Cup Competitions 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 50.00%

All matches played on April 24th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 24 APR 2021 Milton Keynes Dons (Away) MK Dons (A) L0 - 5 - BCD
EFL 24 APR 2010 Wycombe Wanderers (Away) Wycombe Wanderers (A) D2 - 2 B. Paynter, A. Sheehan 7,459
EFL 24 APR 2004 Oldham Athletic (Home) Oldham Athletic (H) L1 - 2 R. Fallon 8,506
EFL 24 APR 2000 Stockport County (Away) Stockport County (A) L0 - 3 - 5,362
EFL 24 APR 1999 Grimsby Town (Home) Grimsby Town (H) W2 - 0 I. Onuora, G. Ndah 7,197
EFL 24 APR 1993 Notts County (Away) Notts County (A) D1 - 1 P. Bodin pen. 8,382
EFL 24 APR 1982 Lincoln City (Home) Lincoln City (H) W1 - 0 A. Rowland 3,981
EFL 24 APR 1979 Peterborough United (Away) Peterborough United (A) L1 - 2 B. Hamilton 4,121
EFL 24 APR 1976 Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) W5 - 1 T. Anderson 3 (3 pens), D. Moss, D. Syrett 7,363
EFL 24 APR 1973 Hull City (Home) Hull City (H) W2 - 1 R. Legg, R. Bunkell 8,191
EFL 24 APR 1971 Carlisle United (Home) Carlisle United (H) D0 - 0 - 11,561
EFL 24 APR 1967 Mansfield Town (Away) Mansfield Town (A) W3 - 1 M. Nurse, P. Morris (o.g.), P. Terry 7,837
EFL 24 APR 1965 Southampton (Away) Southampton (A) L1 - 2 D. Brown 17,331
EFL 24 APR 1954 Ipswich Town (Away) Ipswich Town (A) L0 - 2 - 17,802
EFL 24 APR 1948 Leyton Orient (Home) Leyton Orient (H) L0 - 1 - 10,075
EFL 24 APR 1939 Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) L0 - 5 - 5,703
EFL 24 APR 1937 Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) D1 - 1 A. Fowler 4,200
EFL 24 APR 1929 Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) D1 - 1 A. Thom 1,757
EFL 24 APR 1926 Watford (Away) Watford (A) L2 - 3 C. Petrie, A. Wall 4,823
STH 24 APR 1920 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W5 - 2 D. Rogers 3, H. Fleming 2 -
STH 24 APR 1915 Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) L0 - 1 - ~5,000
STH 24 APR 1912 Brentford (Away) Brentford (A) L0 - 2 - -
SCC 24 APR 1911 Brighton and Hove Albion (Neutral) Brighton (N) D0 - 0  (AET) - ~3,000
STH 24 APR 1909 Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) L2 - 6 H. Fleming 2 ~4,000
WEST 24 APR 1901 Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H) L0 - 1 - ~450

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 24th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 17 10 3 4 0 0 39 19 58.82% 67.65%
Non-League 3 3 0 0 0 0 10 2 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 100.00% 100.00%
Reserve Leagues 13 6 3 4 0 0 27 17 46.15% 57.69%

All matches played on April 24th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 24 APR 2002 Barnet Reserves (Home) Barnet Res. (H) L0 - 3 - -
FC 24 APR 1996 Norwich City Reserves (Home) Norwich City Res. (H) L1 - 3 A. Finlayson -
FC 24 APR 1993 Arsenal Reserves (Away) Arsenal Res. (A) D1 - 1 C. Hamon -
FC 24 APR 1991 Millwall Reserves (Home) Millwall Res. (H) W6 - 1 Unknown (o.g.), S. Close 3, P. Trollope, T. Finnigan -
FC 24 APR 1990 Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (Away) Tottenham Hotspur Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -
FC 24 APR 1986 Fulham Reserves (Home) Fulham Res. (H) W2 - 0 D. Moss, T. Evans -
FC 24 APR 1984 Charlton Athletic Reserves (Home) Charlton Athletic Res. (H) D1 - 1 M. Gardiner -
FC 24 APR 1976 West Ham United Reserves (Away) West Ham United Res. (A) W4 - 0 T. Brinkworth 2, I. Farr, D. Brinkworth -
FC 24 APR 1971 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Away) Bristol Rovers Res. (A) D2 - 2 J. Smith, K. Stroud -
FC 24 APR 1965 Brentford Reserves (Away) Brentford Res. (A) W1 - 0 K. East -
FC 24 APR 1954 Southend United Reserves (Home) Southend United Res. (H) W2 - 1 K. Lambert 2 1,537
WEST 24 APR 1937 Glastonbury (Home) Glastonbury (H) W4 - 1 G. Walker 2, J. Bradley, S. Ashman 861
WEST 24 APR 1935 Paulton Rovers (Home) Paulton Rovers (H) W3 - 0 Unknown 3 -
SEL 24 APR 1915 The Arsenal Reserves (Home) The Arsenal Res. (H) L1 - 3 Unknown -
SEL 24 APR 1909 Southend United Reserves (Home) Southend United Res. (H) W6 - 1 F. Fenton 2, H. O'Neil 2, B. Boland 2 -
STH 24 APR 1905 Reading Reserves (Home) Reading Res. (H) W3 - 1 A. Beadsworth 3 -
WILTS 24 APR 1897 Melksham (Home) Melksham (H) W2 - 0 Unknown 2 -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 24th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 3 0 0 0 0 10 2 100.00% 100.00%
Non-League 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Leagues 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 24th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 24 APR 1965 Abingdon Town (Home) Abingdon Town (H) W2 - 1 D. Plumb, D. Binstead -
WPL 24 APR 1963 Wootton Bassett Town (Home) Wootton Bassett Town (H) W5 - 1 D. Rogers, W. Harber, T. Ling, K. Colsell, W. Shergold -
GNSL 24 APR 1954 Synwell Rovers (Away) Synwell Rovers (A) W3 - 0 Unknown 3 -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 24th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 11 3 3 5 0 0 27 19 27.27% 40.91%
Youth Leagues 11 3 3 5 0 0 27 19 27.27% 40.91%

All matches played on April 24th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 24 APR 2021 Gillingham Under-18 (Home) Gillingham U18 (H) D2 - 2 L. Francis, M. Whitfield -
FLYA 24 APR 2010 Torquay United Under-18 (Away) Torquay United U18 (A) L1 - 3 Unknown -
FLYA 24 APR 2009 Plymouth Argyle Under-18 (Home) Plymouth Argyle U18 (H) L1 - 3 Unknown -
FLYA 24 APR 2004 Portsmouth Under-19 (Home) Portsmouth U19 (H) L0 - 2 - -
SECL 24 APR 1999 Colchester United Youth (Home) Colchester United Youth (H) - - -
SECL 24 APR 1995 Wimbledon Youth (Away) Wimbledon Youth (A) W3 - 1 S. Wimble, I. Harvey, S. Thomas -
SECL 24 APR 1982 Luton Town Youth (Away) Luton Town Youth (A) D2 - 2 S. Barnes, G. Blackler -
MYL 24 APR 1980 West Bromwich Albion Youth (Home) West Bromwich Albion Youth (H) D2 - 2 D. Round, P. Rideout -
MYL 24 APR 1975 Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth (Away) Wolves Youth (A) L0 - 1 - -
MYL 24 APR 1973 West Bromwich Albion Youth (Away) West Bromwich Albion Youth (A) L2 - 3 S. Walkey, G. Broom -
WSXYL 24 APR 1964 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Youth (Home) Bournemouth Youth (H) W3 - 0 R. Miller, D. Corbett, D. Binstead -
WSXYL 24 APR 1961 Weymouth Youth (Home) Weymouth Youth (H) W11 - 0 W. Shergold, R. Smart 3, J. Watson 3, D. Rogers 2, K. Colsell 2 -
SBL 24 APR 1958 Moredon YC (Home) Moredon YC (H) - - -
SBL 24 APR 1954 Ferndale YC (Away) Ferndale YC (A) - - -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 24th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 100.00% 100.00%
League 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 24th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 24 APR 2016 St. Nicholas Ladies (Home) St. Nicholas LFC (H) W3 - 1 A. Smith, M. Vella, C. Collings -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on April 24th:

Saturday April 24th, 1993
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Barclays League Division One
Notts County (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday April 24th, 1993
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Barclays League Division One
Notts County (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday April 24th, 1999
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (1) 2
Grimsby Town (0) 0
Saturday April 24th, 2004
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Oldham Athletic (1) 2
Saturday April 24th, 2010
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Coca-Cola League One
Wycombe Wanderers (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 2
Sunday April 24th, 2016
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FA Women's Premier League South West Division One
Swindon Town Ladies (1) 3
St. Nicholas Ladies (1) 1
Saturday April 24th, 2021
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Milton Keynes Dons (3) 5
Swindon Town (0) 0

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from April 24th:

Saturday April 24th, 1937
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Football Pink
SWINDON SHARE POINTS AT ST. JAMES' PARK

Football League Division Three (South)
Exeter City (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday April 24th, 1948
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Football Pink
FIRST-MINUTE GOAL BEATS TOWN

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Leyton Orient (1) 1
Saturday April 24th, 1954
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Football Pink
TEN MEN PUT UP PLUCKY FIGHT AT IPSWICH

Football League Division Three (South)
Ipswich Town (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 24th, 1965
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Football Pink
THE TOWN GO UNDER AFTER A GREAT FIGHT

Football League Division Two
Southampton (1) 2
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday April 24th, 1971
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Football Pink
SWINDON ALL AT SEA WITH THEIR PASSING

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Carlisle United (0) 0
Saturday April 24th, 1976
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Football Pink
WALTZING TOWN WIN SPOT PRIZE

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (2) 5
Walsall (1) 1

Transfers


Transfers on April 24th:

Date Player Club In/Out Transfer Detail
24 APR 1912 Jimmy KENNEDY Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham IN £0
24 APR 1929 Albert POWELL Coventry City Coventry City OUT

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on April 24th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
TEST 24 APR 1970 All Star XI (Home) All Star XI (H) - - -
FRN 24 APR 1950 Oxford City (Away) Oxford City (A) - - -
FRN 24 APR 1897 London Caledonians (Home) London Caledonians (H) L0 - 3 - -
FRN 24 APR 1895 Vampires (Home) Vampires (H) D4 - 4 F. Bailey, W. Noble 2, A. Dibsdall ~1,000