On This Day

August 17th

Born On This Day

1997
Mandela EGBO
1990
Kieron FORBES
1926
Ray BARLOW
1923
Maurice LESLIE
1913
Sid SWINDEN
1910
Alan SCOTT

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 17th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 10 1 4 5 0 0 2 12 10.00% 30.00%
League 10 1 4 5 0 0 2 12 10.00% 30.00%

All matches played on August 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 17 AUG 2024 Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) L0 - 4 - 7,786
EFL 17 AUG 2021 Tranmere Rovers (Home) Tranmere Rovers (H) D0 - 0 - 8,274
EFL 17 AUG 2019 Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) D1 - 1 E. Doyle 5,435
EFL 17 AUG 2013 Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A) L0 - 2 - 4,943
EFL 17 AUG 2002 Blackpool (Away) Blackpool (A) D0 - 0 - 6,404
EFL 17 AUG 1996 Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) L0 - 2 - 15,165
EFL 17 AUG 1991 Leicester City (Home) Leicester City (H) D0 - 0 - 12,426
EFL 17 AUG 1985 Wrexham (Home) Wrexham (H) L0 - 1 - 4,159
EFL 17 AUG 1974 Bury (Home) Bury (H) L0 - 2 - 6,441
EFL 17 AUG 1968 Stockport County (Home) Stockport County (H) W1 - 0 P. Noble 13,350

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 17th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 5 3 1 1 0 0 12 7 60.00% 70.00%
Reserve Leagues 4 2 1 1 0 0 11 7 50.00% 62.50%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on August 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 17 AUG 2010 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Home) Plymouth Argyle Res. (H) W4 - 0 D. Ball, S. Morrison, T. Dossevi, J. Parsons -
FC 17 AUG 2004 Bristol City Reserves (Home) Bristol City Res. (H) W5 - 0 G. Smith 3, A. Reeves, C. Taylor -
FC 17 AUG 1974 Ipswich Town Reserves (Away) Ipswich Town Res. (A) L0 - 5 - 1,037
FC 17 AUG 1971 Chelsea Reserves (Home) Chelsea Res. (H) D2 - 2 C. Jones, C. Porter 2,246
FCLC 17 AUG 1968 Oxford United Reserves (Away) Oxford United Res. (A) W1 - 0 W. Penman 801

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 17th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 8 3 2 3 0 0 15 15 37.50% 50.00%
Youth Leagues 8 3 2 3 0 0 15 15 37.50% 50.00%

All matches played on August 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 17 AUG 2024 Luton Town Under-18 (Home) Luton Town U18 (H) L1 - 2 G. Alston -
FLYA 17 AUG 2019 Oxford United Under-18 (Home) Oxford United U18 (H) D2 - 2 A. Lynn, A. Cheshire -
FLYA 17 AUG 2013 Exeter City Under-18 (Away) Exeter City U18 (A) L0 - 5 - -
FLYA-17 17 AUG 2002 Oxford United Under-17 (Home) Oxford United U17 (H) W5 - 0 Unknown 5 -
FLYA 17 AUG 2002 Cheltenham Town Under-19 (Away) Cheltenham Town U19 (A) W2 - 1 Unknown 2 -
SECL 17 AUG 1996 Brighton and Hove Albion Youth (Away) Brighton Youth (A) W2 - 0 S. Woodman, M. Coupe -
SECL 17 AUG 1991 Brighton and Hove Albion Youth (Home) Brighton Youth (H) L0 - 2 - -
SECL 17 AUG 1985 Luton Town Youth (Away) Luton Town Youth (A) D3 - 3 S. Lee, J. Reynolds pen., P. Blakeley -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 17th:

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

All matches played on August 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 17 AUG 2025 Maidenhead United Women (Home) Maidenhead United WFC (H) W4 - 1 A. Colston 2, I. Cook, E. Clayton 424
W-SWCOMB 17 AUG 2003 Clevedon Town SBW Ladies (Home) Clevedon Town SBW LFC (H) W3 - 1 Unknown 3 -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on August 17th:

Saturday August 17th, 1991
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Leicester City (0) 0
Saturday August 17th, 1996
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Nationwide League Division One
Norwich City (2) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday August 17th, 2002
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Nationwide League Division Two
Blackpool (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday August 17th, 2013
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Sky Bet League One
Shrewsbury Town (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday August 17th, 2019
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Exeter City (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Tuesday August 17th, 2021
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Tranmere Rovers (0) 0
Saturday August 17th, 2024
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Walsall (2) 4
Sunday August 17th, 2025
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FA Women's National League South West Division One
Swindon Town Women (2) 4
Maidenhead United Women (1) 1

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from August 17th:

Saturday August 17th, 1968
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Football Pink
NOBLE BREAKS THE SPELL FOR SWINDON

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 1
Stockport County (0) 0
Saturday August 17th, 1974
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Football Pink
A DISMAL START FOR THE TOWN

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 0
Bury (1) 2

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on August 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 17 AUG 1988 Calne Town (Away) Calne Town (A) - - -
FRN 17 AUG 1986 Wimbledon (Home) Wimbledon (H) W2 - 0 Unknown 2 2,006