On This Day

April 29th

Born On This Day

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 29th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 21 3 8 10 0 0 27 37 14.29% 33.33%
League 16 1 7 8 0 0 14 26 6.25% 28.12%
Non-League 4 2 1 1 0 0 12 5 50.00% 62.50%
Wartime League 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on April 29th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 29 APR 2023 Crewe Alexandra (Away) Crewe Alexandra (A) L1 - 2 R. Hepburn-Murphy 4,694
EFL 29 APR 2006 Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) D1 - 1 A. Brown 15,632
EFL 29 APR 2000 Barnsley (Home) Barnsley (H) L1 - 2 J. Williams 6,151
EFL 29 APR 1995 Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) L0 - 2 - 9,220
EFL 29 APR 1989 Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) D2 - 2 D. Shearer, C. Calderwood 5,288
EFL 29 APR 1984 Mansfield Town (Home) Mansfield Town (H) D1 - 1 C. Henry 1,941
EFL 29 APR 1980 Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) W1 - 0 A. Rowland 8,017
EFL 29 APR 1978 Carlisle United (Away) Carlisle United (A) D2 - 2 C. Guthrie, R. Carter 4,351
EFL 29 APR 1976 Wrexham (Home) Wrexham (H) D2 - 2 D. Syrett 2 9,007
EFL 29 APR 1972 Orient (Home) Orient (H) D2 - 2 A. Horsfield, P. Noble 8,564
EFL 29 APR 1957 Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) L0 - 1 - 9,052
EFL 29 APR 1950 Leyton Orient (Home) Leyton Orient (H) L0 - 1 - 5,522
EFL 29 APR 1939 Clapton Orient (Away) Clapton Orient (A) L0 - 5 - 5,790
EFL 29 APR 1936 Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) L0 - 1 - 3,072
EFL 29 APR 1933 Watford (Home) Watford (H) L1 - 2 T. Braithwaite 2,955
EFL 29 APR 1922 Charlton Athletic (Home) Charlton Athletic (H) D0 - 0 - ~5,000
WAR 29 APR 1916 Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) L1 - 6 -
STH 29 APR 1911 Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) L1 - 2 F. Wheatcroft ~4,000
STH 29 APR 1908 Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) W8 - 3 F. Warburton 4, H. Fleming 2, F. Fenton 2 -
STH 29 APR 1905 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W3 - 0 J. Chalmers, A. Beadsworth 2 -
STH 29 APR 1901 Brentford (Neutral) Brentford (N) D0 - 0  (AET) - -

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 29th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 15 3 5 7 0 0 29 28 20.00% 36.67%
Non-League 3 2 1 0 0 0 14 3 66.67% 83.33%
Reserve Leagues 12 1 4 7 0 0 15 25 8.33% 25.00%

All matches played on April 29th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 29 APR 2010 Forest Green Rovers Reserves (Away) Forest Green Rovers Res. (A) D3 - 3 Unknown (o.g.), B. Bodin, L. Macklin -
FC 29 APR 2009 Bristol City Reserves (Home) Bristol City Res. (H) D0 - 0 - -
FC 29 APR 2006 Bristol City Reserves (Home) Bristol City Res. (H) - - -
FC 29 APR 1996 Bristol City Reserves (Home) Bristol City Res. (H) D1 - 1 E. Murray -
FC 29 APR 1992 Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (Away) Tottenham Hotspur Res. (A) - - -
FC 29 APR 1989 Watford Reserves (Away) Watford Res. (A) L1 - 4 P. Coyne -
FC 29 APR 1986 Ipswich Town Reserves (Home) Ipswich Town Res. (H) L1 - 4 N. Hughes -
FC 29 APR 1978 Hereford United Reserves (Home) Hereford United Res. (H) W4 - 0 D. Brinkworth, N. Barry, R. Lewis, M. French -
FC 29 APR 1975 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Away) Queens Park Rangers Res. (A) L2 - 6 P. Eastoe, D. Moss -
FC 29 APR 1972 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Away) Bristol Rovers Res. (A) L1 - 2 T. Tinson -
FC 29 APR 1967 Ipswich Town Reserves (Away) Ipswich Town Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -
FC 29 APR 1961 Peterborough United Reserves (Home) Peterborough United Res. (H) L1 - 2 T. Davies 500
FC 29 APR 1950 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Away) Plymouth Argyle Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -
STH 29 APR 1939 Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) D2 - 2 Unknown 2 -
WEST 29 APR 1933 Warminster Town (Away) Warminster Town (A) W9 - 1 Wightman (o.g.), J. Starsmore 4, Daniel, H. Scott 2, C. Ritchings -
SEL 29 APR 1911 Peterborough City (Home) Peterborough City (H) D1 - 1 Unknown -
WEST 29 APR 1905 Radstock Town (Away) Radstock Town (A) W3 - 0 Unknown 3 -
WILTS 29 APR 1897 Trowbridge St. James' (Home) Trowbridge St. James' (H) -
W  Scratched
- -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 29th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 6 4 1 1 0 0 12 4 66.67% 83.33%
Non-League 4 3 0 1 0 0 8 4 75.00% 75.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Cup Competitions 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 29th:

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 29th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 4 1 2 0 0 22 15 57.14% 64.29%
Youth Leagues 6 4 1 1 0 0 20 10 66.67% 75.00%
County & District Youth Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on April 29th:

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 29th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 2 0 1 1 0 0 6 8 0.00% 25.00%
Non-League 2 0 1 1 0 0 6 8 0.00% 25.00%

All matches played on April 29th:

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on April 29th:

Sunday April 29th, 1984
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Canon League Division Four
Swindon Town (1) 1
Mansfield Town (0) 1
Saturday April 29th, 1995
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Endsleigh League Division One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Portsmouth (1) 2
Saturday April 29th, 2006
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Saturday April 29th, 2006
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Saturday April 29th, 2023
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Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from April 29th:

Saturday April 29th, 1933
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Football Pink
SWINDON DEFEATED IN LAST HOME MATCH

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Watford (1) 2
Saturday April 29th, 1939
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SWINDON COLLAPSE IN SECOND HALF

Football League Division Three (South)
Clapton Orient (1) 5
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 29th, 1950
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LUCKY BREAKS FOR THE ORIENT

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Leyton Orient (1) 1
Saturday April 29th, 1961
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KEN JONES IS INJURED BUT SWINDON WIND UP DIV. 3 PROGRAMME WITH THEIR 13TH 1-1 DRAW

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 1
Notts County (0) 0
Saturday April 29th, 1972
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TOWN HIT BACK TWICE TO SHARE THE POINTS

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Orient (2) 2
Saturday April 29th, 1978
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TOWN TWICE PULLED BACK

Football League Division Three
Carlisle United (1) 2
Swindon Town (1) 2

Transfers


Transfers on April 29th:

Date Player Club In/Out Transfer Detail
Apr 1916 Sandy MacFARLANE Chelsea Chelsea IN guest

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Reserves


All friendly matches played on April 29th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WC 29 APR 1896 Trowbridge Town (Neutral) Trowbridge Town (N) - - -