On This Day

Match Record

Men Senior

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 24th:

All matches played on August 24th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
EFL	24 AUG 2024	Crewe Alexandra (Away) Crewe Alexandra (A)	D0 - 0	-	4,402
EFL	24 AUG 2019	Cheltenham Town (Away) Cheltenham Town (A)	D2 - 2	E. Doyle 2	4,401
EFL	24 AUG 2013	Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H)	D2 - 2	N. Byrne, N. Thompson	7,520
LC	24 AUG 2011	Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A)	W1 - 0	R. De Vita	7,708
LC	24 AUG 2004	Rushden and Diamonds (Away) Rushden (A)	W1 - 0	M. Hewlett	1,672
EFL	24 AUG 2002	Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H)	L0 - 1	-	7,564
EFL	24 AUG 1996	Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H)	D1 - 1	M. Robinson	8,706
AIC	24 AUG 1994	Atalanta (Home) Atalanta (H)	L0 - 2	-	5,167
EFL	24 AUG 1991	Cambridge United (Away) Cambridge (A)	L2 - 3	D. Shearer, M. Hazard pen.	6,232
EFL	24 AUG 1985	Hereford United (Away) Hereford United (A)	L1 - 4	C. Calderwood	4,094
EFL	24 AUG 1976	Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A)	L1 - 2	T. Anderson	7,898
EFL	24 AUG 1974	Port Vale (Away) Port Vale (A)	D2 - 2	H. MacLean, D. Moss	3,446
EFL	24 AUG 1968	Hartlepool (Away) Hartlepool (A)	D0 - 0	-	5,732
LC	24 AUG 1966	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Home) Bournemouth (H)	W2 - 1	J. Trollope, J. Butler	7,769
EFL	24 AUG 1963	Scunthorpe United (Home) Scunthorpe United (H)	W3 - 0	E. Hunt 2, J. Stevens	18,451
EFL	24 AUG 1957	Newport County (Home) Newport County (H)	W4 - 0	B. Edwards 2, M. Owen 2	12,394
EFL	24 AUG 1955	Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H)	L0 - 1	-	8,552
EFL	24 AUG 1954	Watford (Away) Watford (A)	L0 - 3	-	10,180
EFL	24 AUG 1949	Millwall (Home) Millwall (H)	D1 - 1	M. Jones	18,080

Match Record

Men Reserves

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 24th:

All matches played on August 24th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FC	24 AUG 1976	Cardiff City Reserves (Home) Cardiff City Res. (H)	W2 - 0	G. Gilligan, B. Andrews	-
FC	24 AUG 1974	Oxford United Reserves (Home) Oxford United Res. (H)	L0 - 4	-	164
FC	24 AUG 1971	Birmingham City Reserves (Away) Birmingham Res. (A)	L2 - 3	C. Jones, R. Smart	-
FCLC	24 AUG 1968	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Reserves (Away) Bournemouth Res. (A)	L0 - 3	-	651
FC	24 AUG 1963	Portsmouth Reserves (Away) Portsmouth Res. (A)	L4 - 5	K. Colsell, P. Leggett, B. Atkins, J. Smith	1,709
FC	24 AUG 1960	Aldershot Reserves (Away) Aldershot Res. (A)	L2 - 4	W. Marshall 2	-
FC	24 AUG 1957	Arsenal Reserves (Away) Arsenal Res. (A)	L1 - 3	P. Chamberlain	-

Match Record

Men Development

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 24th:

All matches played on August 24th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
HELL	24 AUG 1968	Amersham Town (Away) Amersham Town (A)	L1 - 5	S. Bovell	-
HELL	24 AUG 1967	Pinehurst YC (Away) Pinehurst (A)	L0 - 1	-	-
WPL	24 AUG 1963	Trowbridge Town Reserves (Away) Trowbridge Town Res. (A)	W7 - 3	D. Peapell 2, D. Plumb 2, E. Weaver, J. James 2	-
HELL	24 AUG 1963	Abingdon Town (Home) Abingdon Town (H)	L0 - 4	-	-
WPL	24 AUG 1957	Melksham Town (Home) Melksham Town (H)	W5 - 2	D. Head 2, J. Skull 2, D. Cameron	-

Match Record

Men Youth

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 24th:

All matches played on August 24th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FLYAC	24 AUG 2024	Walsall Under-18 (Home) Walsall U18 (H)	W3 - 0	B. Ameen 2, D. González	-
FLYA	24 AUG 2019	Yeovil Town Under-18 (Home) Yeovil Town U18 (H)	L1 - 3	A. Lynn	-
FLYA-17	24 AUG 2002	Exeter City Under-17 (Away) Exeter City U17 (A)	W4 - 1	Unknown 4	-
FLYA	24 AUG 2002	Bristol Rovers Under-19 (Home) Bristol Rovers U19 (H)	D0 - 0	-	-
SWCL	24 AUG 1996	Bristol City Under-18 (Away) Bristol City U18 (A)	W2 - 1	D. Morris 2	-
SECL	24 AUG 1996	Brentford Youth (Home) Brentford Youth (H)	W3 - 2	M. Pattimore, A. Meechan, S. Hodson	-
MYC	24 AUG 1992	Northampton Town Youth (Home) Northampton Town Youth (H)	W1 - 0	S. Reeves	-
SECL	24 AUG 1991	Bristol Rovers Youth (Away) Bristol Rovers Youth (A)	L0 - 3	-	-
SECL	24 AUG 1985	Southampton Youth (Home) Southampton Youth (H)	W3 - 2	P. Blakeley 3	-
MYL	24 AUG 1978	West Bromwich Albion Youth (Away) West Bromwich Albion Youth (A)	L0 - 4	-	-
MYL	24 AUG 1977	Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth (Away) Wolves Youth (A)	L0 - 2	-	-
MYL	24 AUG 1971	Nottingham Forest Youth (Home) Nottingham Forest Youth (H)	L3 - 6	T. Tinson 3	-
SBL	24 AUG 1968	St. Joseph's YC (Home) St. Joseph's YC (H)	L0 - 7	-	-

Match Record

Women Senior

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 24th:

All matches played on August 24th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
W-NATL	24 AUG 2025	Abingdon United Women (Away) Abingdon WFC (A)	W6 - 1	H. Diaz-Butcher 2, A. Colston 2, I. Cook, G. Viveash	137
W-NATL	24 AUG 2014	St. Nicholas Ladies (Home) St. Nicholas LFC (H)	W5 - 1	B. Thompson 2, C. Collings, E. Maynard, S. Uzzell	120

Video Footage

All available video footage from matches played on August 24th:

Saturday August 24th, 1991

Barclays League Division Two
Cambridge United (1) 3
Swindon Town (1) 2

Wednesday August 24th, 1994

Anglo-Italian Cup
Swindon Town (0) 0
Atalanta (0) 2

Wednesday August 24th, 1994

Anglo-Italian Cup
Swindon Town (0) 0
Atalanta (0) 2

Saturday August 24th, 1996

Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Port Vale (1) 1

Saturday August 24th, 2002

Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Cardiff City (1) 1

Tuesday August 24th, 2004

Carling Cup
Rushden and Diamonds (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 1

Wednesday August 24th, 2011

Carling Cup
Bristol City (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 1

Saturday August 24th, 2013

Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (1) 2
Gillingham (1) 2

Saturday August 24th, 2019

EFL Sky Bet League Two
Cheltenham Town (2) 2
Swindon Town (2) 2

Saturday August 24th, 2024

EFL Sky Bet League Two
Crewe Alexandra (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0

Sunday August 24th, 2025

FA Women's National League South West Division One
Abingdon United Women (0) 1
Swindon Town Women (5) 6

Newspaper Reports

All available media reports from August 24th:

Saturday August 24th, 1957

Football Pink

TOWN RAIDERS QUICKLY ON TARGET

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (4) 4
Newport County (0) 0

Saturday August 24th, 1963

Football Pink

HUNT MAKES IT GREAT KICK-OFF

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 3
Scunthorpe United (0) 0

Saturday August 24th, 1968

Football Pink

368 IN A ROW - NOW JOHN IS IN WARS

Football League Division Three
Hartlepool (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0

Saturday August 24th, 1974

Football Pink

SWINDON GAIN FIRST POINT

Football League Division Three
Port Vale (1) 2
Swindon Town (2) 2

Transfers

Transfers on August 24th:

Date	Player	Club	In/Out	Transfer Detail
24 AUG 1896	Fred CLARK	Birkenhead London and North Western Locomen Birkenhead London and North Western Locomen	IN
24 AUG 1896	Jimmy DAVIES	Wolverton London and North Western Railway Wolverton LNWR	OUT
24 AUG 1896	David SKEA	Leicester Fosse Leicester Fosse	IN
24 AUG 1926	Alf BROWN	Barnsley Barnsley	IN
24 AUG 1926	Eric HAGUE	Blackpool Blackpool	IN
24 AUG 1934	Ronnie McDONALD	Kilmarnock Kilmarnock	IN
24 AUG 1934	Nobby NEWBERRY	Trowbridge Town Trowbridge Town	IN	amateur
24 AUG 1936	Jack BRADLEY	Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town	IN
24 AUG 1945	Frank WILDMAN	Rotherham United Rotherham United	OUT	guest
24 AUG 1988	Bryan WADE	Swansea City Swansea City	OUT	transfer
24 AUG 1995 - 25 SEP 1995	Andy MUTCH	Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic	OUT	loan
24 AUG 2001 - 25 NOV 2001	Jo KUFFOUR	Arsenal Arsenal	IN	loan
24 AUG 2007 - 23 SEP 2007	Andy CATON	Swindon Supermarine Supermarine	OUT	loan
24 AUG 2014 - 27 SEP 2014	Josh LELAN	Derby County Derby County	IN	loan
Aug 2017	Will CHRISTOPHER	Cirencester Town Cirencester Town	OUT
Aug 2019	Sarah KING	Cheltenham Town Ladies Cheltenham Town LFC	OUT

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior

All friendly matches played on August 24th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FRN	24 AUG 1981	Luton Town (Home) Luton Town (H)	D1 - 1	K. Beamish	-
BENE	24 AUG 1904	Swindon Town Reserves (Home) Swindon Res. (H)	W7 - 1	Unknown, B. Kirby 2, L. Lean 2, J. Poppitt, J. Chalmers pen.	~3,000