On This Day

August 29th

Match Record

Men Senior


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 25 11 6 8 0 0 45 35 44.00% 56.00%
League 24 11 6 7 0 0 45 33 45.83% 58.33%
National Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on August 29th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 29 AUG 2026 Oldham Athletic (Away) Oldham Athletic (A) - - -
EFL 29 AUG 2015 Sheffield United (Home) Sheffield United (H) L0 - 2 - 8,614
EFL 29 AUG 2009 Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) W2 - 1 S. Cuthbert, T. Obadeyi 6,417
EFL 29 AUG 2005 Tranmere Rovers (Away) Tranmere Rovers (A) L0 - 1 - 7,557
EFL 29 AUG 1998 Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) D1 - 1 D. Barnett (o.g.) 7,800
EFL 29 AUG 1992 Cambridge United (Home) Cambridge (H) W4 - 1 S. Taylor, C. Maskell 3 (1 pen) 8,134
EFL 29 AUG 1988 Barnsley (Away) Barnsley (A) D1 - 1 S. White 6,034
EFL 29 AUG 1987 West Bromwich Albion (Away) West Bromwich Albion (A) W2 - 1 J. Kelly, J. Quinn 7,503
EFL 29 AUG 1981 Wimbledon (Home) Wimbledon (H) W4 - 1 R. Carter, M. Graham, B. Hughes, R. Greenwood 5,632
EFL 29 AUG 1972 Sheffield Wednesday (Home) Sheffield Wednesday (H) W1 - 0 R. Treacy 11,376
EFL 29 AUG 1970 Sunderland (Home) Sunderland (H) W2 - 0 A. Horsfield, T. Gough 17,060
LC 29 AUG 1967 Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) L0 - 2 - 6,537
EFL 29 AUG 1964 Leyton Orient (Home) Leyton Orient (H) W1 - 0 D. Rogers 15,118
EFL 29 AUG 1961 Coventry City (Home) Coventry City (H) D3 - 3 M. Summerbee, D. Corbett, R. Hunt 10,563
EFL 29 AUG 1959 Bradford City (Home) Bradford (H) W5 - 3 J. Richards 3, J. Gauld 2 12,268
EFL 29 AUG 1956 Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) L1 - 3 A. Gibbs 11,995
EFL 29 AUG 1953 Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) D2 - 2 M. Bull 2 15,467
EFL 29 AUG 1951 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) D0 - 0 - 12,425
EFL 29 AUG 1949 Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) L0 - 1 - 23,390
EFL 29 AUG 1936 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W2 - 0 J. Cookson, A. Fowler 11,150
EFL 29 AUG 1934 Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) D2 - 2 G. Gunson, T. Armstrong 12,675
EFL 29 AUG 1931 Mansfield Town (Away) Mansfield Town (A) L2 - 3 H. Morris, G. Lawley 12,232
EFL 29 AUG 1928 Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) L0 - 3 - 11,557
EFL 29 AUG 1927 Coventry City (Home) Coventry City (H) W6 - 0 H. Morris 4, J. Eddleston 2 8,846
EFL 29 AUG 1925 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Away) Bournemouth (A) L0 - 2 - 9,006
EFL 29 AUG 1921 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W4 - 2 T. Phillipson, A. Metcalf, H. Fleming, J. Maconnachie ~9,700

Match Record

Men Reserves


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 12 6 2 4 0 0 30 19 50.00% 58.33%
Non-League 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 3 100.00% 100.00%
Reserve Leagues 9 4 2 3 0 0 21 14 44.44% 55.56%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on August 29th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 29 AUG 2001 Oxford United Reserves (Away) Oxford United Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -
FC 29 AUG 1990 Reading Reserves (Away) Reading Res. (A) W5 - 0 Unknown 5 -
FC 29 AUG 1989 West Ham United Reserves (Home) West Ham United Res. (H) W3 - 1 J. Cornwell 2, P. Bodin 238
FC 29 AUG 1984 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Home) Bristol Rovers Res. (H) W3 - 1 Unknown 3 -
FC 29 AUG 1973 Arsenal Reserves (Home) Arsenal Res. (H) W7 - 1 P. Fiocca, R. Compton, M. Collins 2, D. Syrett 2, S. Scarrott 523
FC 29 AUG 1970 Ipswich Town Reserves (Away) Ipswich Town Res. (A) D1 - 1 D. Dangerfield 1,345
FC 29 AUG 1967 Birmingham City Reserves (Away) Birmingham Res. (A) L0 - 4 - -
FC 29 AUG 1964 Aldershot Reserves (Away) Aldershot Res. (A) L1 - 4 D. Plumb -
FC 29 AUG 1959 Shrewsbury Town Reserves (Away) Shrewsbury Town Res. (A) D1 - 1 M. Summerbee -
FCLC 29 AUG 1953 Southampton Reserves (Home) Southampton Res. (H) L1 - 2 J. Bain 1,895
WEST 29 AUG 1936 Bristol Rovers 'A' (Away) Bristol Rovers 'A' (A) W6 - 2 Unknown 6 -
STH 29 AUG 1925 Bristol City Reserves (Home) Bristol City Res. (H) W2 - 1 A. Ruddlesdin 2 -

Match Record

Men Development


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 9 2 3 4 0 0 13 19 22.22% 27.78%
Non-League 5 0 2 3 0 0 4 11 0.00% 20.00%
County & District Leagues 3 1 1 1 0 0 6 6 33.33% 50.00%
County & District Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 100.00% 0.00%

All matches played on August 29th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 29 AUG 1973 Cirencester Town (Home) Cirencester Town (H) D2 - 2 J. Gilligan, S. Walkey -
HELL 29 AUG 1970 Moreton Town (Home) Moreton Town (H) L0 - 2 - -
HELL 29 AUG 1968 Newbury Town (Away) Newbury Town (A) D1 - 1 T. Hubbard -
WPL 29 AUG 1964 Wootton Bassett Town (Away) Wootton Bassett Town (A) L1 - 2 R. Thomas -
HELL 29 AUG 1964 Henley Town (Home) Henley Town (H) L1 - 4 K. Wrintmore -
WPL 29 AUG 1962 Pinehurst YC (Home) Pinehurst (H) W1 - 0 D. Rogers -
HELL 29 AUG 1959 Abingdon Town (Away) Abingdon Town (A) L0 - 2 - -
WPLCC 29 AUG 1959 Devizes Town (Home) Devizes Town (H) W3 - 2 D. Hobbs, K. Davies, A. Bates -
GNSL 29 AUG 1953 Viney Hill St. Swithins (Home) Viney Hill St. Swithins (H) D4 - 4 Walker 2, K. Knox pen., P. Sims -

Match Record

Men Youth


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 9 5 0 4 0 0 22 14 55.56% 55.56%
Youth Leagues 8 4 0 4 0 0 18 14 50.00% 50.00%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on August 29th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 29 AUG 2015 Cheltenham Town Under-18 (Away) Cheltenham Town U18 (A) L0 - 3 - -
FLYA 29 AUG 2009 Hereford United Under-18 (Away) Hereford United U18 (A) W7 - 1 Unknown 7 -
SECL 29 AUG 1998 Brighton and Hove Albion Youth (Home) Brighton Youth (H) W1 - 0 P. McAreavey -
SWCL 29 AUG 1998 Cheltenham Town Youth (Home) Cheltenham Town Youth (H) W2 - 0 A. Young, L. Bishop -
SECL 29 AUG 1992 Reading Youth (Home) Reading Youth (H) W4 - 1 S. Lane 2, S. Luwero, P. Hammond -
SECL 29 AUG 1987 Colchester United Youth (Away) Colchester United Youth (A) L2 - 3 F. Simpson, P. Hunt -
SECL 29 AUG 1981 Chelsea Youth (Home) Chelsea Youth (H) L1 - 2 J. Niblett -
MYL 29 AUG 1978 Leicester City Youth (Home) Leicester City Youth (H) L1 - 4 N. Barry -
SBL 29 AUG 1960 Westcott YC (Home) Westcott YC (H) W4 - 0 M. Reynolds, K. Taylor 2, Cheesley -

Match Record

Women Senior


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

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

All matches played on August 29th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 29 AUG 2021 Southampton Women's FC (Home) Southampton WFC (H) L0 - 1 - 53
W-SWCOMB 29 AUG 2010 Gloucester City Ladies (Away) Gloucester City Ladies (A) W2 - 0 Unknown 2 -
W-SWCOMB 29 AUG 2009 Forest Green Rovers Ladies (Home) Forest Green Rovers LFC (H) L1 - 3 Unknown -

Video Footage


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

Thursday August 20th, 1970
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Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (2) 2
Sunderland (0) 0
Saturday August 29th, 1981
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Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 4
Wimbledon (0) 1
Saturday August 29th, 1992
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Barclays League Division One
Swindon Town (2) 4
Cambridge United (0) 1
Saturday August 29th, 1992
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Barclays League Division One
Swindon Town (2) 4
Cambridge United (0) 1
Saturday August 29th, 1998
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Port Vale (1) 1
Monday August 29th, 2005
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Coca-Cola League One
Tranmere Rovers (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday August 29th, 2009
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (1) 2
Southend United (0) 1
Saturday August 29th, 2015
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Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Sheffield United (0) 2

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from August 29th:

Saturday August 29th, 1931
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Football Pink
TOWN NARROWLY BEATEN IN OPENING MATCH OF SEASON

Football League Division Three (South)
Mansfield Town (3) 3
Swindon Town (2) 2
Saturday August 29th, 1936
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Football Pink
COOKSON SCORES THE OPENING GOAL FOR SWINDON

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Northampton Town (0) 0
Saturday August 29th, 1953
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Football Pink
WINGER BULL PLAYS TO WHISTLE - & SCORES

Football League Division Three (South)
Norwich City (1) 2
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday August 29th, 1959
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Football Pink
SIX GOALS SCORED IN 19-MIN. SPELL

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 5
Bradford City (0) 3
Saturday August 29th, 1964
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Football Pink
THE TOWN FLATTER ORIENT

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Leyton Orient (0) 0
Saturday August 29th, 1970
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Football Pink
TONY GOUGH SNAPS UP A CELEBRATION GOAL

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (2) 2
Sunderland (0) 0

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on August 29th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 29 AUG 2020 Brentford B (Home) Brentford B (H) W2 - 1 H. Hope, S. Twine BCD
FRN 29 AUG 2020 Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) D1 - 1 J. Payne BCD