On This Day

Match Record

Men Senior

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

All matches played on August 23rd:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
EFL	23 AUG 2025	Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H)	W2 - 1	A. Drinan, B. Bodin	7,498
EFL	23 AUG 2014	Crewe Alexandra (Home) Crewe Alexandra (H)	W2 - 0	Y. Kasim, A. Williams	6,530
EFL	23 AUG 2008	Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H)	L1 - 3	S. Cox pen.	7,031
LC	23 AUG 2005	Wycombe Wanderers (Home) Wycombe Wanderers (H)	L1 - 3	M. Pook	3,976
EFL	23 AUG 2003	Notts County (Home) Notts County (H)	W4 - 0	M. Hewlett, T. Mooney, S. Parkin, S. Igoe	5,758
EFL	23 AUG 1997	Huddersfield Town (Home) Huddersfield Town (H)	D1 - 1	C. Hay	7,683
LC	23 AUG 1995	Cambridge United (Home) Cambridge (H)	W2 - 0 W3 - 2  (Agg.)	J. Beauchamp, K. Horlock	6,724
EFL	23 AUG 1986	Bolton Wanderers (Away) Bolton (A)	W2 - 1	P. Coyne 2	5,684
EFL	23 AUG 1980	Fulham (Home) Fulham (H)	L3 - 4	A. Rollings, D. Peach pen., A. Mayes	6,473
EFL	23 AUG 1977	Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H)	W2 - 0	C. Guthrie, R. McHale	7,136
EFL	23 AUG 1975	Walsall (Away) Walsall (A)	D1 - 1	P. Eastoe	5,146
EFL	23 AUG 1969	Aston Villa (Away) Aston Villa (A)	W2 - 0	A. Horsfield, R. Thomas	29,767
EFL	23 AUG 1965	York City (Away) York City (A)	W2 - 0	D. Brown, D. Rogers	9,003
EFL	23 AUG 1958	Wrexham (Home) Wrexham (H)	W1 - 0	A. Darcy	15,299
EFL	23 AUG 1952	Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A)	W2 - 1	M. Owen, T. Ryder	18,330
EFL	23 AUG 1950	Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H)	D1 - 1	W. Millar	15,690
EFL	23 AUG 1947	Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H)	D0 - 0	-	18,138

Match Record

Men Reserves

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

All matches played on August 23rd:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FCLC	23 AUG 2001	Bristol City Reserves (Home) Bristol City Res. (H)	W2 - 1	B. Brayley pen., C. Lee	-
FC	23 AUG 2000	Oxford United Reserves (Home) Oxford United Res. (H)	W3 - 0	A. Young 2, P. McAreavey	-
FC	23 AUG 1995	Norwich City Reserves (Away) Norwich City Res. (A)	L0 - 6	-	-
FC	23 AUG 1989	Portsmouth Reserves (Home) Portsmouth Res. (H)	W2 - 0	P. Hunt, D. Geddis	210
FC	23 AUG 1975	Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Home) Plymouth Argyle Res. (H)	L0 - 2	-	-
FC	23 AUG 1969	Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Home) Queens Park Rangers Res. (H)	L1 - 4	D. Down	1,232
FC	23 AUG 1952	Brighton and Hove Albion Reserves (Home) Brighton Res. (H)	W3 - 1	Unknown 3	3,427
FC	23 AUG 1948	Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Away) Plymouth Argyle Res. (A)	D0 - 0	-	-
FC	23 AUG 1947	West Ham United Reserves (Away) West Ham United Res. (A)	L3 - 4	B. Denyer, B. Stephens 2	-

Match Record

Men Development

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

All matches played on August 23rd:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
HELL	23 AUG 1972	Cirencester Town (Home) Cirencester Town (H)	W5 - 1	P. Hillier 2, J. Rose, F. Sperti, D. Syrett	-
HELL	23 AUG 1969	Witney Town (Home) Witney Town (H)	L0 - 4	-	-
WPL	23 AUG 1961	Stonehouse (Away) Stonehouse (A)	D1 - 1	R. Smart	-
WPL	23 AUG 1958	Corsham Town (Away) Corsham Town (A)	W8 - 0	D. Corbett 3, J. Skull 3, E. Hunt, B. Woodruff	-
WEST	23 AUG 1950	Trowbridge Town Reserves (Home) Trowbridge Town Res. (H)	D2 - 2	Unknown 2	-

Match Record

Men Youth

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

All matches played on August 23rd:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FLYA	23 AUG 2025	Barnet Under-18 (Away) Barnet U18 (A)	L1 - 2	J. Owiti	-
FLYA	23 AUG 2014	Cheltenham Town Under-18 (Home) Cheltenham Town U18 (H)	W2 - 0	Unknown 2	-
FLYA-17	23 AUG 2003	Torquay United Under-17 (Home) Torquay United U17 (H)	W1 - 0	Unknown	-
FLYA	23 AUG 2003	Cardiff City Under-19 (Away) Cardiff City U19 (A)	W2 - 1	Unknown 2	-
SECL	23 AUG 1997	Luton Town Youth (Home) Luton Town Youth (H)	L2 - 4	C. O'Connell, A. Meechan	-
SWCL	23 AUG 1997	Bristol Rovers Youth (Away) Bristol Rovers Youth (A)	W4 - 2	K. Robinson 2, M. Butley, N. Dix	-
SECL	23 AUG 1986	Southampton Youth (Away) Southampton Youth (A)	L2 - 5	N. Hughes 2 (2 pens)	-
SECL	23 AUG 1980	Luton Town Youth (Home) Luton Town Youth (H)	W4 - 1	N. Evans, P. Rideout 3	-
SBL	23 AUG 1969	Wootton Bassett YA (Home) Wootton Bassett YA (H)	W10 - 1	Unknown 10	-
SBL	23 AUG 1960	Gorse Hill United Juniors (Away) Gorse Hill United Juniors (A)	W5 - 2	R. Head 2, Cheesley, K. Taylor, F. Lane	-

Match Record

Women Senior

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

All matches played on August 23rd:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
W-NATL	23 AUG 2026	Portsmouth FC Women (Away) Portsmouth FCW (A)	L0 - 4	-	-
W-NATL	23 AUG 2015	St. Nicholas Ladies (Away) St. Nicholas LFC (A)	W3 - 2	A. Picton, B. Westlake, S. Uzzell	31

Video Footage

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

Saturday August 23rd, 1986

Today League Division Three
Bolton Wanderers (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 2

Wednesday August 23rd, 1995

Coca-Cola Cup
Swindon Town (0) 2
Cambridge United (0) 0

Wednesday August 23rd, 1995

Coca-Cola Cup
Swindon Town (0) 2
Cambridge United (0) 0

Saturday August 23rd, 1997

Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (1) 1
Huddersfield Town (1) 1

Saturday August 23rd, 2003

Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (2) 4
Notts County (0) 0

Saturday August 23rd, 2003

Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (2) 4
Notts County (0) 0

Tuesday August 23rd, 2005

Carling Cup
Swindon Town (0) 1
Wycombe Wanderers (1) 3

Saturday August 23rd, 2008

Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Colchester United (2) 3

Saturday August 23rd, 2008

Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Colchester United (2) 3

Saturday August 23rd, 2014

Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (1) 2
Crewe Alexandra (0) 0

Saturday August 23rd, 2025

EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Shrewsbury Town (0) 1

Newspaper Reports

All available media reports from August 23rd:

Saturday August 23rd, 1947

Football Pink

DEFENCES ON TOP IN "CURTAIN RAISER" AT COUNTY GROUND

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Northampton Town (0) 0

Saturday August 23rd, 1958

Football Pink

DARCY'S GOAL PAVES WAY TO VICTORY

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

Saturday August 23rd, 1969

Football Pink

ROD THOMAS JOINS IN VILLA PARK SPREE

Football League Division Two
Aston Villa (0) 0
Swindon Town (2) 2

Saturday August 23rd, 1975

Football Pink

EASTOE HEADER EARNS A POINT

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

Transfers

Transfers on August 23rd:

Date	Player	Club	In/Out	Transfer Detail
23 AUG 1897	Maurice JONES	Northampton Town Northampton Town	OUT
23 AUG 1900	Arthur GREEN	Aston Villa Aston Villa	OUT
23 AUG 1905	Arthur BEADSWORTH	Penrith Penrith	OUT
23 AUG 1920	Dicky SMITH	Bath City Bath City	OUT
23 AUG 1929	Reggie COOPER	Bath City Bath City	OUT
23 AUG 1933	Cecil GREEN	Central Athletic Central Athletic	IN	amateur
23 AUG 1933	Freddy HOULDSWORTH	Army Vocational Training Centre (Chiseldon) AVTC Chiseldon	IN	amateur
23 AUG 1934	Alec LAMBIE	Lovells Athletic Lovells Athletic	OUT
23 AUG 1948	Roy ONSLOW	West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion	IN	pro
23 AUG 1965	Clive LLOYD	Cardiff City Cardiff City	IN
23 AUG 1973 - Sep 1973	Peter DOWNSBOROUGH	Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton	OUT	loan
23 AUG 1984	Peter COYNE	Hyde United Hyde United	IN	£0
23 AUG 1984	Lou MACARI	Manchester United Man Utd	IN	non-contract
23 AUG 1984	Alastair SPERRING	Southampton Southampton	IN	loan
23 AUG 2010	Tom OULDRIDGE	AFC Mannington AFC Mannington	IN	schoolboy
23 AUG 2011	Lukáš MAGERA	FC Politehnica Timişoara Poli Timişoara	IN	unattached
23 AUG 2013 - 11 MAY 2013	Andy WILLIAMS	Yeovil Town Yeovil Town	OUT	loan
23 AUG 2017	Conor THOMAS	ATK ATK	OUT	free

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior

All friendly matches played on August 23rd:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
BENE	23 AUG 1905	Swindon Town Reserves (Home) Swindon Res. (H)	W1 - 0	F. Wheatcroft	~3,000