On This Day

Match Record

Men Senior

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 27th:

All matches played on April 27th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
EFL	27 APR 2024	Morecambe (Home) Morecambe (H)	D3 - 3	C. Austin 2, W. Kokolo	8,859
EFL	27 APR 2019	Cheltenham Town (Away) Cheltenham Town (A)	L2 - 3	T. Robinson, M. Richards	4,306
EFL	27 APR 2013	Scunthorpe United (Away) Scunthorpe United (A)	L1 - 3	J. Collins	6,020
EFL	27 APR 1996	Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A)	W2 - 1	K. Horlock, S. Taylor	4,233
PREM	27 APR 1994	Chelsea (Away) Chelsea (A)	L0 - 2	-	11,180
EFL	27 APR 1992	Sunderland (Away) Sunderland (A)	D0 - 0	-	16,716
EFL	27 APR 1991	Leicester City (Home) Leicester City (H)	W5 - 2	S. Foley 3, M. Hazard pen., T. James (o.g.)	10,404
EFL	27 APR 1986	Orient (Home) Orient (H)	W4 - 1	B. Wade, D. Bamber, C. Kamara, P. Coyne	8,081
EFL	27 APR 1982	Chester (Home) Chester (H)	W3 - 0	P. Rideout 3	3,848
EFL	27 APR 1974	Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H)	L0 - 1	-	11,964
EFL	27 APR 1968	Oldham Athletic (Home) Oldham Athletic (H)	D0 - 0	-	9,717
EFL	27 APR 1963	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Home) Bournemouth (H)	W2 - 1	J. Stevens, E. Hunt pen.	16,508
EFL	27 APR 1959	Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A)	L1 - 2	A. Micklewright	7,528
EFL	27 APR 1957	Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H)	W4 - 1	A. Micklewright 2, F. O'Mahony 2	9,551
EFL	27 APR 1955	Coventry City (Home) Coventry City (H)	W3 - 0	H. Williams 2, C. Riseborough	4,293
EFL	27 APR 1935	Watford (Home) Watford (H)	W2 - 1	T. Armstrong, S. Horrocks	3,396
EFL	27 APR 1929	Southend United (Away) Southend United (A)	D1 - 1	H. Morris	5,312
STH	27 APR 1912	Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A)	L0 - 2	-	~7,000
SCC	27 APR 1911	Brighton and Hove Albion (Neutral) Brighton (N)	W1 - 0	A. Bown	~1,500
STH	27 APR 1910	Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H)	W1 - 0	B. Tout pen.	-
STH	27 APR 1907	Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H)	W5 - 0	J. Kidd, A. Smith 2, T. Murphy 2	~2,000
WEST	27 APR 1901	Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A)	L1 - 4	G. Oakley	-
STH	27 APR 1895	New Brompton (Neutral) New Brompton (N)	L1 - 5	C. Lawless	~1,000

Match Record

Men Reserves

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 27th:

All matches played on April 27th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FC	27 APR 2011	Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Away) Plymouth Argyle Res. (A)	W2 - 0	M. Storey, C. Sim pen.	-
FC	27 APR 1994	Wimbledon Reserves (Away) Wimbledon Res. (A)	L1 - 3	T. Gooden	-
FC	27 APR 1992	Brighton and Hove Albion Reserves (Home) Brighton Res. (H)	-	-	-
FC	27 APR 1972	Reading Reserves (Home) Reading Res. (H)	D1 - 1	R. Legg	195
WEST	27 APR 1935	Weymouth (Away) Weymouth (A)	L0 - 3	-	-
WEST	27 APR 1927	Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Away) Plymouth Argyle Res. (A)	W2 - 0	C. Petrie, C. Flood	-
SEL	27 APR 1912	Brighton and Hove Albion Reserves (Home) Brighton Res. (H)	D0 - 0	-	-
STH	27 APR 1908	Croydon Common (Home) Croydon Common (H)	L1 - 3	F. Martin	-
WILTS	27 APR 1897	Corsham (Home) Corsham (H)	W9 - 1	G. Richardson 2, G. Palmer 3, Unknown (o.g.), B. Vowles, D. Jones, J. Beards	-

Match Record

Men Development

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 27th:

All matches played on April 27th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
HELL	27 APR 1967	Didcot Town (Away) Didcot Town (A)	W2 - 1	M. Wilkinson, M. Ackling	-
WPL	27 APR 1964	Melksham Town (Home) Melksham Town (H)	W4 - 2	J. Stevens 3, D. Binstead	-
WPL	27 APR 1963	Calne and Harris United (Home) Calne & Harris Utd (H)	W5 - 1	R. Smart, E. Weaver, W. Shergold, W. Harber, D. Plumb	-
HELL	27 APR 1961	Hungerford Town (Home) Hungerford Town (H)	W3 - 1	Unknown 2, C. Jackson	-
WPL	27 APR 1960	Devizes Town (Home) Devizes Town (H)	D1 - 1	K. Davies	-
SADL	27 APR 1938	Cricklade Road Primitives (Away) Cricklade Road Prims (A)	L0 - 1	-	-

Match Record

Men Youth

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 27th:

All matches played on April 27th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FLYA	27 APR 2024	Cheltenham Town Under-18 (Home) Cheltenham Town U18 (H)	W6 - 2	A. Stewart, G. Alston, D. González, H. Hunt 2, M. Obodo	-
FLYA	27 APR 2019	Peterborough United Under-18 (Home) Peterborough United U18 (H)	W5 - 0	L. Haines 2, H. Parsons 2, R. Graham	-
SECL	27 APR 1996	Reading Youth (Away) Reading Youth (A)	W2 - 0	A. Meechan 2	-
SECL	27 APR 1991	Brighton and Hove Albion Youth (Home) Brighton Youth (H)	D0 - 0	-	-
MYL	27 APR 1982	Leicester City Youth (Home) Leicester City Youth (H)	L2 - 3	M. Blackler, S. Barnes	-
MYL	27 APR 1978	West Bromwich Albion Youth (Home) West Bromwich Albion Youth (H)	L0 - 1	-	-
FAYC	27 APR 1964	Manchester United Youth (Home) Manchester United Youth (H)	D1 - 1	D. Rogers	17,000
SBL	27 APR 1959	Penhill YC (Home) Penhill YC (H)	-	-	-
SBL	27 APR 1957	Sanford YC (Home) Sanford YC (H)	L0 - 4	-	-

Match Record

Women Senior

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 27th:

All matches played on April 27th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
W-NATL	27 APR 2025	Moneyfields Women (Away) Moneyfields WFC (A)	W3 - 2	A. Colston pen., I. Cook 2	83
W-NATL	27 APR 2019	Cheltenham Town Ladies (Away) Cheltenham Town LFC (A)	D2 - 2	A. Telling, M. Colford	375
W-SWCOMB	27 APR 2003	Chesham United Ladies (Home) Chesham United LFC (H)	W4 - 3	F. Baldwin, N. Watts 3	-

Video Footage

All available video footage from matches played on April 27th:

Saturday April 27th, 1991

Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (3) 5
Leicester City (2) 2

Monday April 27th, 1992

Barclays League Division Two
Sunderland (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0

Wednesday April 27th, 1994

FA Carling Premiership
Chelsea (2) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0

Saturday April 27th, 1996

Endsleigh League Division Two
Shrewsbury Town (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 2

Saturday April 27th, 2013

npower League One
Scunthorpe United (0) 3
Swindon Town (0) 1

Saturday April 27th, 2013

npower League One
Scunthorpe United (0) 3
Swindon Town (0) 1

Saturday April 27th, 2019

FA Women's National League South West Division One
Cheltenham Town Ladies (1) 2
Swindon Town Ladies (2) 2

Saturday April 27th, 2019

EFL Sky Bet League Two
Cheltenham Town (3) 3
Swindon Town (0) 2

Saturday April 27th, 2024

EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (2) 3
Morecambe (2) 3

Newspaper Reports

All available media reports from April 27th:

Saturday April 27th, 1929

Football Pink

TOWN'S GOOD FORM AT SOUTHEND

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

Saturday April 27th, 1935

Football Pink

WATFORD WELL WHACKED

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Watford (1) 1

Saturday April 27th, 1957

Football Pink

DEVASTATING OPENING SPELL BY THE TOWN

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (3) 4
Colchester United (0) 1

Saturday April 27th, 1963

Football Pink

ERNIE'S PENALTY CLINCHES VICTORY

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 2
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (1) 1

Saturday April 27th, 1968

Football Pink

HOME PROGRAMME ENDS ON TAME NOTE

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 0
Oldham Athletic (0) 0

Saturday April 27th, 1974

Football Pink

TAYLOR GOAL IS PALACE WINNER

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Crystal Palace (0) 1

Transfers

Transfers on April 27th:

Date	Player	Club	In/Out	Transfer Detail
27 APR 1903	Tommy DAVIES	Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest	OUT	£0
27 APR 1903	Albert JONES	Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest	OUT	£0
27 APR 1940	Frank CURRAN	Bristol City Bristol City	IN	guest
27 APR 1946	George EPHGRAVE	Southampton Southampton	OUT
27 APR 2009	Jack WINTER	Lenoir-Rhyne Bears Lenoir-Rhyne Bears	OUT	released

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior

All friendly matches played on April 27th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
WPS	27 APR 2010	Swindon Supermarine (Away) Supermarine (A)	W2 - 1	L. Macklin, B. Bodin pen.	259
MINOR	27 APR 1954	Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H)	L0 - 2	-	-
WPS	27 APR 1953	Chippenham Town (Home) Chippenham Town (H)	W2 - 0	W. Millar, R. Johnson	2,988
FRN	27 APR 1899	Nottingham Forest (Home) Nottingham Forest (H)	W1 - 0	J. Sharples	~4,000
FRN	27 APR 1896	Worcester Rovers (Home) Worcester Rovers (H)	W8 - 0	A. Boggie 5, W. Richardson, J. Calderwood 2	~800