On This Day

January 21st

Born On This Day

2002
Louis OWENS
1992
Ollie PALMER
1961
Gary SHAW
1961
Colin RUSSELL
1951
David PEACH
1909
Sid GILES

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on January 21st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 18 9 2 7 0 0 30 27 50.00% 55.56%
League 14 7 2 5 0 0 25 22 50.00% 57.14%
Non-League 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 50.00% 50.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 100.00% 100.00%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on January 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 21 JAN 2017 Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) L0 - 1 - 6,514
EFL 21 JAN 2012 Macclesfield Town (Home) Macclesfield (H) W1 - 0 P. Benson 7,639
EFL 21 JAN 2006 AFC Bournemouth (Home) Bournemouth (H) W4 - 2 J. Cureton, S. Miglioranzi, R. Fallon, L. Peacock 6,092
EFL 21 JAN 2000 Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) L2 - 4 A. Reeves, G. Hall 5,214
FAC 21 JAN 1991 Leyton Orient (Home) Leyton Orient (H) W1 - 0 S. White 7,395
EFL 21 JAN 1989 Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) L1 - 2 S. Foley 8,109
FLT 21 JAN 1986 Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) L1 - 2 L. Barnard 2,357
EFL 21 JAN 1984 Blackpool (Away) Blackpool (A) D1 - 1 G. Emmanuel 3,474
EFL 21 JAN 1967 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) L0 - 1 - 15,473
EFL 21 JAN 1961 Bury (Home) Bury (H) W4 - 0 C. Jackson 2, M. Summerbee 2 9,803
EFL 21 JAN 1956 Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) W2 - 1 B. Edwards, D. Gibson 7,148
EFL 21 JAN 1950 Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) W1 - 0 M. Owen 14,633
EFL 21 JAN 1939 Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) D2 - 2 B. Lucas 2 11,823
EFL 21 JAN 1933 Clapton Orient (Away) Clapton Orient (A) L1 - 7 L. Wilkins 5,386
EFL 21 JAN 1928 Watford (Home) Watford (H) W4 - 0 L. Roberts, A. Archer, H. Morris 2 6,356
EFL 21 JAN 1922 Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) W2 - 1 J. Johnson 2 ~3,500
STH 21 JAN 1911 Leyton (Away) Leyton (A) L1 - 3 H. Fleming ~6,000
STH 21 JAN 1905 Watford (Home) Watford (H) W2 - 0 J. Chalmers pen., S. Main (o.g.) -

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on January 21st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 8 4 1 3 0 0 22 19 50.00% 56.25%
Non-League 3 2 1 0 0 0 14 7 66.67% 83.33%
Reserve Leagues 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 10 0.00% 0.00%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 2 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on January 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FCLC 21 JAN 2004 Reading Reserves (Home) Reading Res. (H) W1 - 0 M. Draycott -
FC 21 JAN 1978 Ipswich Town Reserves (Away) Ipswich Town Res. (A) L0 - 3 - 876
FC 21 JAN 1961 Southend United Reserves (Away) Southend United Res. (A) L1 - 3 W. Marshall -
FC 21 JAN 1956 Ipswich Town Reserves (Away) Ipswich Town Res. (A) L1 - 4 J. Richards 3,350
FCLC 21 JAN 1950 Aldershot Reserves (Home) Aldershot Res. (H) W5 - 2 B. Peart 2, J. Simner, R. Onslow 2 4,353
STH 21 JAN 1939 Worcester City (Away) Worcester City (A) W6 - 3 D. Jones 3, B. Woolhouse, D. Emery pen., J. Woodman -
STH 21 JAN 1922 Norwich City Reserves (Home) Norwich City Res. (H) W6 - 2 -
SEL 21 JAN 1911 Leyton Reserves (Home) Leyton Res. (H) - - -
STH 21 JAN 1905 Watford Reserves (Away) Watford Res. (A) D2 - 2 A. Beadsworth, T. Sanderson -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on January 21st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 1 0 2 0 0 3 13 33.33% 33.33%
Non-League 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 9 50.00% 50.00%
County & District Leagues 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on January 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 21 JAN 1967 Oxford United 'A' (Home) Oxford United 'A' (H) W3 - 1 D. Clark, E. Mascia 2 -
WPL 21 JAN 1961 Pinehurst YC (Home) Pinehurst (H) L0 - 4 - -
HELL 21 JAN 1961 Oxford United 'A' (Away) Oxford United 'A' (A) L0 - 8 - -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on January 21st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 4 3 0 0 0 19 8 57.14% 78.57%
Youth Leagues 6 3 3 0 0 0 11 7 50.00% 75.00%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on January 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 21 JAN 2017 Yeovil Town Under-18 (Away) Yeovil Town U18 (A) W2 - 0 S. Twine, J. Stanley -
FLYA 21 JAN 2012 Torquay United Under-18 (Away) Torquay United U18 (A) D2 - 2 Unknown 2 -
FLYA 21 JAN 2006 Plymouth Argyle Under-18 (Away) Plymouth Argyle U18 (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -
SECL 21 JAN 1989 Colchester United Youth (Home) Colchester United Youth (H) W2 - 1 L. Dixon, T. Hammersley -
MYL 21 JAN 1981 Leicester City Youth (Away) Leicester City Youth (A) D1 - 1 P. Rideout -
MYL 21 JAN 1971 Leicester City Youth (Home) Leicester City Youth (H) W3 - 2 G. Cooper, C. Mundy, T. Tinson -
SBL 21 JAN 1967 Ferndale YC (Away) Ferndale YC (A) W8 - 1 C. Francis, Unknown 7 -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on January 21st:

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

All matches played on January 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-WC 21 JAN 2024 Royal Wootton Bassett Town Ladies (Home) Royal Wootton Bassett Town Ladies (H) W6 - 0 M. Jarvis 2, B. Haynes, H. Randall, G. Vandries 2 -
W-SRWFL 21 JAN 1996 Oxford University Women (Away) Oxford University WAFC (A) W5 - 3 J. Hume, P. Laker, N. Lloyd 2, C. Wheeler -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on January 21st:

Monday January 21st, 1991
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Football Association Challenge Cup
Swindon Town (0) 1
Leyton Orient (0) 0
Sunday January 23rd, 2000
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (1) 2
Crystal Palace (1) 4
Saturday January 21st, 2006
...
Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (1) 4
AFC Bournemouth (0) 2
Saturday January 21st, 2012
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npower League Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Macclesfield Town (0) 0
Saturday January 21st, 2017
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Peterborough United (0) 1

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from January 21st:

Saturday January 21st, 1933
...
Football Pink
UNHAPPY EXPERIENCE FOR TOWN'S AMATEUR GOALKEEPER

Football League Division Three (South)
Clapton Orient (2) 7
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday January 21st, 1939
...
Football Pink
SWINDON'S SAD FALL FROM GRACE

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (2) 2
Crystal Palace (0) 2
Saturday January 21st, 1950
...
Football Pink
OWEN HAD THREE "COBBLERS" GUESSING

Football League Division Three (South)
Northampton Town (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday January 21st, 1961
...
Football Pink
THE 'SHAKERS' GET A SHAKING

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (2) 4
Bury (0) 0
Saturday January 21st, 1967
...
Football Pink
AN EARLY GOAL WINS DERBY FOR ROVERS

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 0
Bristol Rovers (1) 1
Saturday January 21st, 1978
...
Football Pink
TOWN'S UNBEATEN RUN GOES TO NINE

Football League Division Three
Portsmouth (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 2
Saturday January 21st, 1978
...
Football Pink
TOWN MATCH

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

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on January 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 21 JAN 1899 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) W6 - 0 D. Jones 3, G. Henderson 2 (1 pen), T. Little ~3,000
FRN 21 JAN 1893 Clapton (Away) Clapton (A) D2 - 2 Unknown 2 ~2,000
FRN 21 JAN 1888 Great Marlow (Away) Great Marlow (A) L1 - 2 Unknown -
FRN 21 JAN 1882 Cricklade Wanderers (Away) Cricklade Wanderers (A) W3 - 0 J. Day, B. Keylock, A. Cockbill -