On This Day

Match Record

Men Senior

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on May 6th:

All matches played on May 6th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
EFL	06 MAY 2013	Brentford (Away) Brentford (A)	D3 - 3  (AET) D4 - 4  (Agg.) L4 - 5  (Pens.)	A. Rooney, J. Devera, A. Flint	9,592
EFL	06 MAY 2006	Huddersfield Town (Home) Huddersfield Town (H)	D0 - 0	-	6,353
EFL	06 MAY 1989	Stoke City (Home) Stoke City (H)	W3 - 0	D. Shearer 2, T. Jones	9,543
EFL	06 MAY 1987	Walsall (Home) Walsall (H)	D0 - 0	-	7,911
EFL	06 MAY 1985	Chester City (Home) Chester (H)	D4 - 4	L. Barnard, P. Coyne pen., L. Dixon (o.g.), C. Gordon	3,796
EFL	06 MAY 1967	Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H)	W3 - 0	P. Terry, R. Smart, D. Rogers	13,981
EFL	06 MAY 1963	Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A)	W2 - 0	R. Smart 2	6,952
EFL	06 MAY 1955	Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A)	L0 - 7	-	5,305
EFL	06 MAY 1950	Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H)	D1 - 1	J. Simner	10,401
EFL	06 MAY 1939	Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H)	W3 - 1	B. Morton 2, B. Lucas	5,657
EFL	06 MAY 1933	Cardiff City (Away) Cardiff City (A)	L0 - 3	-	7,871
EFL	06 MAY 1922	Charlton Athletic (Away) Charlton Athletic (A)	W5 - 4	B. Cooke, J. Johnson, T. Phillipson 2, B. Denyer	~8,000

Match Record

Men Reserves

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on May 6th:

All matches played on May 6th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FC	06 MAY 2004	Bristol Rovers Reserves (Away) Bristol Rovers Res. (A)	L0 - 4	-	-
FC	06 MAY 2003	Oxford United Reserves (Home) Oxford United Res. (H)	W3 - 1	J. Cheeseman, N. Edwards, M. Draycott	-
FC	06 MAY 1991	Fulham Reserves (Home) Fulham Res. (H)	-	-	-
FC	06 MAY 1986	Crystal Palace Reserves (Away) Crystal Palace Res. (A)	L2 - 4	N. Hughes, M. Gardiner	-
FC	06 MAY 1980	Reading Reserves (Home) Reading Res. (H)	L1 - 3	B. Hamilton	-
FC	06 MAY 1975	Bristol Rovers Reserves (Away) Bristol Rovers Res. (A)	L0 - 2	-	-
FC	06 MAY 1971	Gillingham Reserves (Home) Gillingham Res. (H)	L0 - 2	-	104
FC	06 MAY 1955	Fulham Reserves (Home) Fulham Res. (H)	-	-	-
STH	06 MAY 1939	Torquay United Reserves (Away) Torquay United Res. (A)	L0 - 3	-	-
WEST	06 MAY 1933	Welton Rovers (Home) Welton Rovers (H)	W1 - 0	T. Godfrey	-
STH	06 MAY 1922	Charlton Athletic Reserves (Home) Charlton Athletic Res. (H)	L1 - 2		-

Match Record

Men Development

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on May 6th:

All matches played on May 6th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
HELL	06 MAY 1974	Kidlington (Home) Kidlington (H)	D2 - 2	Unknown 2	-
HELL	06 MAY 1967	Witney Town (Home) Witney Town (H)	D1 - 1	M. Wilkinson	-
WPLCC	06 MAY 1959	Devizes Town (Away) Devizes Town (A)	L0 - 1	-	-
WEST	06 MAY 1950	Frome Town (Home) Frome Town (H)	W4 - 0	Unknown 4	-

Match Record

Men Youth

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on May 6th:

All matches played on May 6th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FLYA	06 MAY 2023	Sutton United Under-18 (Home) Sutton United U18 (H)	W2 - 1	J. Keyes, G. Alston	-
FLYA	06 MAY 2017	Stevenage Under-18 (Away) Stevenage U18 (A)	W2 - 1	S. Twine, J. Simpson	-
SECL	06 MAY 1989	Southampton Youth (Away) Southampton Youth (A)	L1 - 2	P. Hunt	-
SECL	06 MAY 1987	Tottenham Hotspur Youth (Away) Tottenham Hotspur Youth (A)	D3 - 3	F. Simpson, P. Hunt, D. Casserly	-
MYL	06 MAY 1982	Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth (Home) Wolves Youth (H)	W2 - 1	P. Batty, G. Blackler	-
WSXYL	06 MAY 1963	Bath City Youth (Away) Bath City Youth (A)	W6 - 1	K. Colsell 2, D. Peapell 2, D. Plumb, D. Rogers	-

Match Record

Women Senior

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on May 6th:

All matches played on May 6th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
W-SWCOMBC	06 MAY 2012	Newquay Ladies (Neutral) Newquay Ladies (N)	L0 - 4	-	-
W-SWCOMB	06 MAY 2001	Bristol City Ladies (Home) Bristol City LFC (H)	D5 - 5	T. Peacock 2, A. Tinson, K. Reeves, N. Wyness pen.	-

Video Footage

All available video footage from matches played on May 6th:

Saturday May 6th, 1989

Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 3
Stoke City (0) 0

Saturday May 6th, 2006

Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Huddersfield Town (0) 0

Monday May 6th, 2013

npower League One
Brentford (2) 3
Swindon Town (1) 3

Monday May 6th, 2013

npower League One
Brentford (2) 3
Swindon Town (1) 3

Monday May 6th, 2013

npower League One
Brentford (2) 3
Swindon Town (1) 3

Saturday May 6th, 2023

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

Newspaper Reports

All available media reports from May 6th:

Saturday May 6th, 1933

Football Pink

TOWN FINISH AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LEAGUE

Football League Division Three (South)
Cardiff City (2) 3
Swindon Town (0) 0

Saturday May 6th, 1939

Football Pink

TORQUAY WELL BEATEN AT COUNTY GROUND

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (3) 3
Torquay United (0) 1

Saturday May 6th, 1950

Football Pink

LIVELY RAIDERS KEPT DEFENCES BUSY

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Bristol City (0) 1

Saturday May 6th, 1967

Football Pink

STILL AWAIT FIRST GOAL AGAINST TOWN

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 3
Oxford United (0) 0

Transfers

Transfers on May 6th:

Date	Player	Club	In/Out	Transfer Detail
06 MAY 1896	Georgie RICHARDSON	Kilmarnock Kilmarnock	IN	pro
06 MAY 1897	Jock BELL	Grimsby Town Grimsby Town	IN
06 MAY 1898	Jack KIRTON	Small Heath Small Heath	IN
06 MAY 1898	Andy MILLS	Blackburn Rovers Blackburn	IN
06 MAY 1898	Jimmy SHARPLES	Millwall Athletic Millwall Athletic	IN
06 MAY 1907	Andy SMITH	Leyton Leyton	OUT
06 MAY 1908	Jimmy JOHNSTON	Third Lanark Third Lanark	OUT
06 MAY 1908	Billy MARSHALL	Denaby United Denaby United	IN
06 MAY 1912	Billy BATTY	Lincoln City Lincoln City	IN	£0
06 MAY 1936	Eddie JONES	Bolton Wanderers Bolton	IN	pro
06 MAY 1936	Tom WELLS	Clapton Orient Clapton Orient	OUT
06 MAY 1946	Ben MORTON	Stourbridge Stourbridge	OUT
06 MAY 1974	Paul FIOCCA	Bath City Bath City	OUT
06 MAY 1975	Mick McGOVERN	Hillingdon Borough Hillingdon Borough	OUT	transfer
06 MAY 2001	Antoine VAN DER LINDEN	BVO Emmen BVO Emmen	OUT	released
06 MAY 2009	Ben JOYCE	Torquay United Torquay United	OUT	released

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior

All friendly matches played on May 6th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
TEST	06 MAY 1994	Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A)	D3 - 3	Unknown 3	5,032
MINOR	06 MAY 1971	Oxford United (Neutral) Oxford United (N)	-	-	-
BENE	06 MAY 1969	Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H)	L3 - 5	S. Harland, R. Smart, D. Dangerfield	4,380
WPS	06 MAY 1957	Salisbury (Away) Salisbury (A)	-	-	-