On This Day

September 26th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 26th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 27 8 6 13 0 0 42 37 29.63% 44.44%
League 20 7 3 10 0 0 35 26 35.00% 42.50%
Non-League 4 1 2 1 0 0 5 5 25.00% 50.00%
National Cup Competitions 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 0.00% 75.00%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on September 26th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 26 SEP 2026 Accrington Stanley (Home) Accrington (H) - - -
EFL 26 SEP 2020 Burton Albion (Home) Burton Albion (H) W4 - 2 J. Stevens, B. Pitman, M. Baudry, J. Smith BCD
EFL 26 SEP 2017 Coventry City (Home) Coventry City (H) L1 - 2 L. Norris 6,340
EFL 26 SEP 2015 Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H) L1 - 2 W. Thomas 6,687
EFL 26 SEP 2009 Wycombe Wanderers (Home) Wycombe Wanderers (H) D1 - 1 K. Amankwaah 6,929
EFL 26 SEP 2006 Wycombe Wanderers (Away) Wycombe Wanderers (A) D1 - 1 R. Brownlie 6,090
LC 26 SEP 2000 Tranmere Rovers (Home) Tranmere Rovers (H) L0 - 1
L1 - 2  (Agg.) 		- 4,573
EFL 26 SEP 1992 Charlton Athletic (Away) Charlton Athletic (A) L0 - 2 - 6,742
EFL 26 SEP 1989 Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) W3 - 0 T. Jones, P. King, P. Bodin 6,862
EFL 26 SEP 1987 Reading (Home) Reading (H) W4 - 0 T. Parkin, C. Kamara 2, J. Quinn pen. 10,073
EFL 26 SEP 1981 Reading (Home) Reading (H) L0 - 2 - 9,316
LC 26 SEP 1979 Stoke City (Away) Stoke City (A) D2 - 2 A. Mayes, A. Rowland 15,255
EFL 26 SEP 1972 Luton Town (Home) Luton Town (H) L0 - 2 - 8,469
EFL 26 SEP 1970 Luton Town (Home) Luton Town (H) D0 - 0 - 18,698
EFL 26 SEP 1967 Barrow (Home) Barrow (H) L0 - 1 - 13,567
EFL 26 SEP 1966 Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) L1 - 2 W. Penman 7,874
EFL 26 SEP 1964 Huddersfield Town (Home) Huddersfield Town (H) W4 - 1 M. Summerbee, R. Smart, E. Hunt, D. Rogers 12,545
EFL 26 SEP 1959 Chesterfield (Away) Chesterfield (A) W3 - 1 A. Darcy, B. Edwards, J. Hoskins 7,376
EFL 26 SEP 1955 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L0 - 1 - 5,181
EFL 26 SEP 1953 Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) L2 - 3 K. Lambert, J. Cross 18,615
EFL 26 SEP 1936 Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) W4 - 0 F. Chandler 2 (1 pen), J. Cookson, G. Morrall 9,701
D3SC 26 SEP 1934 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Away) Bournemouth (A) L0 - 3 - 2,292
EFL 26 SEP 1931 Clapton Orient (Home) Clapton Orient (H) L2 - 3 J. Starsmore, J. Eddleston 4,685
EFL 26 SEP 1925 Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) W4 - 0 J. Johnson, B. Denyer 2, A. Wall 8,144
STH 26 SEP 1914 West Ham United (Away) West Ham United (A) D1 - 1 H. Fleming ~12,000
STH 26 SEP 1908 Leyton (Away) Leyton (A) W2 - 1 B. Tout pen., A. Bown ~7,000
STH 26 SEP 1903 Southampton (Home) Southampton (H) D1 - 1 J. Cowley -
STH 26 SEP 1896 Millwall Athletic (Away) Millwall Athletic (A) L1 - 2 J. Munro ~3,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 26th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 18 5 7 6 0 0 30 36 27.78% 47.22%
Non-League 6 2 1 3 0 0 9 16 33.33% 41.67%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 100.00% 100.00%
Reserve Leagues 10 2 5 3 0 0 15 18 20.00% 45.00%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 50.00%

All matches played on September 26th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 26 SEP 1990 Oxford United Reserves (Away) Oxford United Res. (A) W1 - 0 Unknown -
FC 26 SEP 1981 Southampton Reserves (Away) Southampton Res. (A) L2 - 4 C. Moores, P. Rideout -
FC 26 SEP 1978 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Away) Bristol Rovers Res. (A) D0 - 0 - -
FC 26 SEP 1970 West Ham United Reserves (Away) West Ham United Res. (A) L1 - 3 S. Peplow 2,500
FC 26 SEP 1962 Southampton Reserves (Away) Southampton Res. (A) D3 - 3 B. Atkins, R. Smart, E. Weaver 884
FC 26 SEP 1961 Birmingham City Reserves (Home) Birmingham Res. (H) D1 - 1 F. Thompson 695
FC 26 SEP 1959 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Away) Bristol Rovers Res. (A) L2 - 3 M. Summerbee, C. Jackson -
FCLC 26 SEP 1953 Bristol City Reserves (Home) Bristol City Res. (H) D0 - 0 - 2,774
FC 26 SEP 1951 Luton Town Reserves (Home) Luton Town Res. (H) D1 - 1 Unknown 1,129
WEST 26 SEP 1936 Glastonbury (Away) Glastonbury (A) W4 - 2 G. Walker, K. Wise, S. Ashman, B. Storey -
WEST 26 SEP 1935 Frome Town (Away) Frome Town (A) W3 - 2 Unknown 3 -
WEST 26 SEP 1934 Frome Town (Away) Frome Town (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -
STH 26 SEP 1931 Merthyr Town (Away) Merthyr Town (A) L0 - 3 - -
STH 26 SEP 1925 Yeovil and Petters United (Home) Yeovil & Petters Utd (H) L0 - 1 - -
SEL 26 SEP 1914 West Ham United Reserves (Home) West Ham United Res. (H) D3 - 3 Unknown 3 -
SEL 26 SEP 1908 Leyton Reserves (Home) Leyton Res. (H) W1 - 0 J. Skillen -
STH 26 SEP 1903 Southampton Reserves (Away) Southampton Res. (A) L1 - 7 Unknown -
WILTS 26 SEP 1896 Warminster (Home) Warminster (H) W6 - 2 J. Beards 3, Jago, D. Jones 2 -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 26th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 5 2 2 1 0 0 11 10 40.00% 60.00%
Non-League 3 1 2 0 0 0 6 5 33.33% 66.67%
County & District Leagues 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 5 50.00% 50.00%

All matches played on September 26th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 26 SEP 1970 Henley Town (Home) Henley Town (H) D1 - 1 P. Fiocca -
WPL 26 SEP 1964 Swindon British Railways (Home) Swindon BR (H) W5 - 1 K. East 4, D. Peapell -
HELL 26 SEP 1964 Hazell's (Aylesbury) (Home) Hazell's (H) D1 - 1 D. Plumb -
HELL 26 SEP 1959 Headington United 'A' (Home) Headington United 'A' (H) W4 - 3 K. Davies 3, M. Marks -
SADL 26 SEP 1936 Wroughton (Away) Wroughton (A) L0 - 4 - -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 26th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 12 3 1 8 0 0 19 28 25.00% 29.17%
Youth Leagues 5 0 1 4 0 0 5 11 0.00% 10.00%
National Cup Competitions 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 8 33.33% 33.33%
Youth League Cup Competitions 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 6 33.33% 33.33%
County & District Youth Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 3 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on September 26th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 26 SEP 2020 Cheltenham Town Under-18 (Home) Cheltenham Town U18 (H) D0 - 0 - -
FLYAC 26 SEP 2018 Exeter City Under-18 (Away) Exeter City U18 (A) L0 - 2 - -
FLYA 26 SEP 2015 Exeter City Under-18 (Away) Exeter City U18 (A) L1 - 3 S. Twine -
FLYAC 26 SEP 2009 AFC Bournemouth Under-18 (Home) Bournemouth U18 (H) W1 - 0 Unknown -
SECL 26 SEP 1998 Wycombe Wanderers Youth (Home) Wycombe Wanderers Youth (H) L1 - 2 A. Young -
SWCL 26 SEP 1998 Yeovil Town Youth (Home) Yeovil Town Youth (H) - - -
SJFC 26 SEP 1995 Cardiff City Youth (Away) Cardiff City Youth (A) W1 - 0 S. Woodman -
SECLC 26 SEP 1992 AFC Bournemouth Youth (Home) Bournemouth Youth (H) L0 - 3 - -
SECL 26 SEP 1987 Northampton Town Youth (Home) Northampton Town Youth (H) L3 - 5 P. Hunt, D. Barnett, M. Lea -
SECLC 26 SEP 1981 Chelsea Youth (Away) Chelsea Youth (A) L1 - 3 Unknown -
MYL 26 SEP 1973 West Bromwich Albion Youth (Away) West Bromwich Albion Youth (A) L0 - 1 - -
FAYC 26 SEP 1956 Portsmouth Juniors (Home) Portsmouth Juniors (H) L0 - 6 - -
BC 26 SEP 1953 Westcott YC (Home) Westcott YC (H) W11 - 3 D. Furber 4, G. Auger 3, J. Gresham, K. Knox, A. Keene, Unknown (o.g.) -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 26th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 5 3 1 1 0 0 25 7 60.00% 70.00%
Non-League 5 3 1 1 0 0 25 7 60.00% 70.00%

All matches played on September 26th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-SWCOMB 26 SEP 2010 Chesham United Ladies (Home) Chesham United LFC (H) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -
W-SWCOMB 26 SEP 2009 Winscombe Ladies (Home) Winscombe LFC (H) D0 - 0 - -
W-SWCOMB 26 SEP 2004 Reading Ladies (Home) Reading LFC (H) W6 - 3 Unknown 6 -
W-SWCOMB 26 SEP 1999 Southampton Women's FC (Home) Southampton WFC (H) W2 - 0 K. Reeves, L. Taylor -
W-SRWFL 26 SEP 1993 Bracknell Town Ladies (Away) Bracknell LFC (A) W15 - 1 C. Wheeler 2, P. Laker 5, J. Hume, K. Garwood 4, T. Mackeddie, K. Reeves, Unknown (o.g.) -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on September 26th:

Saturday September 26th, 1987
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (2) 4
Reading (0) 0
Tuesday September 26th, 1989
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 3
Plymouth Argyle (0) 0
Saturday September 26th, 1992
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Barclays League Division One
Charlton Athletic (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Tuesday September 26th, 2006
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Coca-Cola League Two
Wycombe Wanderers (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Tuesday September 26th, 2006
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Coca-Cola League Two
Wycombe Wanderers (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday September 26th, 2009
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (1) 1
Wycombe Wanderers (0) 1
Saturday September 26th, 2015
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Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (1) 1
Colchester United (2) 2
Tuesday September 26th, 2017
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Coventry City (1) 2
Saturday September 26th, 2020
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (3) 4
Burton Albion (1) 2

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from September 26th:

Saturday September 26th, 1931
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Football Pink
CLAPTON ORIENT'S SURPRISE FOR SWINDON

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Clapton Orient (1) 3
Saturday September 26th, 1936
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Football Pink
SWINDON GETTING TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE LADDER

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (2) 4
Southend United (0) 0
Saturday September 26th, 1953
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Football Pink
LAMBERT WAS THERE TO FINISH THE JOB

Football League Division Three (South)
Crystal Palace (2) 3
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday September 26th, 1959
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Football Pink
DARCY ROCKETS TOWN AHEAD IN TWO MIN.

Football League Division Three
Chesterfield (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday September 26th, 1964
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Football Pink
TOWN ARE BACK ON THE TARGET

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (2) 4
Huddersfield Town (0) 1
Saturday September 26th, 1970
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Football Pink
TOWN'S THIRD HOME DRAW OF THE SEASON

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Luton Town (0) 0

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on September 26th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 26 SEP 2002 Kenya (Home) Kenya (H) L1 - 2 N. Edwards -
FRN 26 SEP 1906 2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment (Home) 2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment (H) L5 - 6 Unknown 5 -
FRN 26 SEP 1891 Casuals (Home) Casuals (H) W9 - 1 Unknown 9 ~1,000