On This Day

December 22nd

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on December 22nd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 17 9 6 2 0 0 27 17 52.94% 70.59%
League 12 6 6 0 0 0 17 9 50.00% 75.00%
Non-League 3 1 0 2 0 0 5 6 33.33% 33.33%
Wartime League 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on December 22nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 22 DEC 2018 Cheltenham Town (Home) Cheltenham Town (H) D0 - 0 - 7,026
EFL 22 DEC 2007 Hartlepool United (Home) Hartlepool United (H) W2 - 1 S. Cox, B. Corr pen. 5,875
EFL 22 DEC 1996 Bolton Wanderers (Home) Bolton (H) D2 - 2 M. Walters, W. Allison 8,946
EFL 22 DEC 1990 West Bromwich Albion (Home) West Bromwich Albion (H) W2 - 1 R. MacLaren, D. Shearer 7,798
EFL 22 DEC 1985 Hereford United (Home) Hereford United (H) W1 - 0 C. Henry 7,364
EFL 22 DEC 1984 Halifax Town (Home) Halifax Town (H) W2 - 1 L. Barnard, P. Batty 2,414
FAC 22 DEC 1979 Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) W3 - 2 A. Rowland, A. Mayes 2 8,250
EFL 22 DEC 1973 Orient (Home) Orient (H) D2 - 2 D. Syrett, D. Moss 5,718
EFL 22 DEC 1956 Watford (Home) Watford (H) W2 - 0 B. Edwards, J. Richards 6,312
EFL 22 DEC 1951 Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) W3 - 1 H. May, J. Bain, M. Owen 8,614
WAR 22 DEC 1945 Aldershot (Home) Aldershot (H) W2 - 0 D. Emery, L. Thomas 11,000
EFL 22 DEC 1934 Newport County (Home) Newport County (H) D0 - 0 - 6,121
EFL 22 DEC 1928 Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) D1 - 1 L. Roberts 5,208
EFL 22 DEC 1923 Watford (Away) Watford (A) D0 - 0 - ~4,500
STH 22 DEC 1906 Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) L1 - 2 T. Birtles ~2,000
STH 22 DEC 1900 Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) W4 - 2 J. Kirton 2, G. Oakley, B. Brown -
STH 22 DEC 1894 Chatham (Home) Chatham (H) L0 - 2 - -

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on December 22nd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 8 5 0 3 0 0 22 17 62.50% 62.50%
Non-League 2 2 0 0 0 0 15 6 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 100.00% 100.00%
Reserve Leagues 5 2 0 3 0 0 5 11 40.00% 40.00%

All matches played on December 22nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 22 DEC 1992 Luton Town Reserves (Away) Luton Town Res. (A) W2 - 1 R. MacLaren, A. Viveash -
FC 22 DEC 1973 Birmingham City Reserves (Away) Birmingham Res. (A) W3 - 1 R. Legg, R. Clarke, M. McGovern -
FC 22 DEC 1962 Birmingham City Reserves (Away) Birmingham Res. (A) L0 - 3 - -
FC 22 DEC 1956 Aldershot Reserves (Away) Aldershot Res. (A) L0 - 4 - -
FC 22 DEC 1951 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Away) Plymouth Argyle Res. (A) L0 - 2 - -
WEST 22 DEC 1934 Bristol St. George (Away) Bristol St. George (A) W3 - 1 Unknown, T. Armstrong, F. Follit -
STH 22 DEC 1928 Exeter City Reserves (Home) Exeter City Res. (H) W12 - 5 J. Bailey, B. Culley 4, J. Walker, A. Powell 2, C. Daniel 2, S. Johnson, R. Cooper -
WILTS 22 DEC 1900 Chippenham United (Away) Chippenham United (A) W2 - 0 Unknown 2 -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on December 22nd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 3 0 1 0 0 19 6 75.00% 75.00%
Non-League 2 1 0 1 0 0 11 6 50.00% 50.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 100.00% 100.00%
Non-League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on December 22nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 22 DEC 1973 Princes Risborough Town (Home) Princes Risborough Town (H) W9 - 1 S. Walkey 5, G. Turner 3, B. Woodfield -
HLC 22 DEC 1964 Oxford United 'A' (Away) Oxford United 'A' (A) W3 - 0 C. Balsom, D. Tabor 2 -
WPL 22 DEC 1962 Purton (Away) Purton (A) W5 - 0 J. James 2, M. Harvey, D. Plumb 2 -
WEST 22 DEC 1951 Cinderford Town (Home) Cinderford Town (H) L2 - 5 Bray 2 -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on December 22nd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 3 1 0 0 0 11 5 75.00% 87.50%
Youth Leagues 3 2 1 0 0 0 9 4 66.67% 83.33%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on December 22nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 22 DEC 2018 Newport County Under-18 (Away) Newport County U18 (A) W4 - 1 T. Rejek, J. Bancroft 2, S. Haynes -
SECL 22 DEC 1990 Brentford Youth (Away) Brentford Youth (A) D2 - 2 Unknown 2 -
SECL 22 DEC 1984 Reading Youth (Away) Reading Youth (A) W3 - 1 J. Reynolds, S. Lee, M. Tucker -
SBL 22 DEC 1951 Pinehurst YC (Away) Pinehurst (A) W2 - 1 P. Webb, Guy -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on December 22nd:

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

All matches played on December 22nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-SRWFL 22 DEC 1996 Swindon Spitfires Women (Home) Swindon Spitfires WFC (H) L2 - 6 Unknown (o.g.), D. Martin -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on December 22nd:

Saturday December 22nd, 1984
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Canon League Division Four
Swindon Town (1) 2
Halifax Town (0) 1
Saturday December 22nd, 1990
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
West Bromwich Albion (1) 1
Sunday December 22nd, 1996
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (1) 2
Bolton Wanderers (0) 2
Sunday December 22nd, 1996
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (1) 2
Bolton Wanderers (0) 2
Saturday December 22nd, 2007
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 2
Hartlepool United (1) 1
Saturday December 22nd, 2018
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Cheltenham Town (0) 0

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from December 22nd:

Saturday December 22nd, 1934
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Football Pink
SWINDON'S CUP-TIE VICTIMS AT THE COUNTY GROUND

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Newport County (0) 0
Saturday December 22nd, 1951
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Football Pink
BACK SHOWS FORWARDS THE WAY TO GOAL

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 3
Exeter City (1) 1
Saturday December 22nd, 1956
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Football Pink
TOWN STRIKE QUICKLY AGAINST WATFORD

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Watford (0) 0
Saturday December 22nd, 1973
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Football Pink
LATE GOAL BY MOSS RESCUES THE TOWN

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Orient (1) 2