On This Day

April 20th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 20th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 29 8 11 10 0 0 27 33 27.59% 46.55%
League 22 7 7 8 0 0 20 23 31.82% 47.73%
Non-League 5 1 3 1 0 0 4 4 20.00% 50.00%
Wartime League 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0.00% 50.00%
Wartime Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on April 20th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 20 APR 2024 Grimsby Town (Away) Grimsby Town (A) L0 - 2 - 6,752
EFL 20 APR 2021 Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) W3 - 1 B. Pitman 2 (1 pen), T. Smith BCD
EFL 20 APR 2013 Stevenage (Home) Stevenage (H) W3 - 0 A. Flint 2, G. Roberts 9,515
EFL 20 APR 2002 Wycombe Wanderers (Home) Wycombe Wanderers (H) D1 - 1 M. Heywood 7,492
EFL 20 APR 1996 Blackpool (Away) Blackpool (A) D1 - 1 K. Horlock 9,175
EFL 20 APR 1992 Watford (Away) Watford (A) D0 - 0 - 9,911
EFL 20 APR 1991 West Ham United (Away) West Ham United (A) L0 - 2 - 25,944
EFL 20 APR 1987 Brentford (Away) Brentford (A) D1 - 1 B. Wade 7,443
EFL 20 APR 1985 Aldershot (Away) Aldershot (A) W1 - 0 C. Gordon 2,981
EFL 20 APR 1984 Wrexham (Away) Wrexham (A) W3 - 0 S. Gibson, A. Mayes pen., G. Emmanuel 1,442
EFL 20 APR 1981 Newport County (Home) Newport County (H) D1 - 1 B. Williams pen. 8,435
EFL 20 APR 1976 Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) L0 - 2 - 13,756
EFL 20 APR 1974 Fulham (Away) Fulham (A) L1 - 4 B. Moore (o.g.) 7,808
EFL 20 APR 1973 Fulham (Away) Fulham (A) D0 - 0 - 8,519
EFL 20 APR 1970 Blackburn Rovers (Home) Blackburn (H) W1 - 0 A. Horsfield 10,491
EFL 20 APR 1963 Notts County (Away) Notts County (A) L0 - 2 - 5,609
EFL 20 APR 1962 Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) L0 - 1 - 11,795
EFL 20 APR 1957 Southampton (Home) Southampton (H) D0 - 0 - 10,515
EFL 20 APR 1955 Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) L0 - 1 - 4,230
D3SSC 20 APR 1946 Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) L1 - 4 G. Williams 5,381
WAR 20 APR 1940 Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H) D2 - 2 H. Bowl, E. Painter 1,665
EFL 20 APR 1935 Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) L0 - 3 - 7,769
EFL 20 APR 1929 Merthyr Town (Home) Merthyr Town (H) W2 - 1 A. Thom, H. Morris 2,741
EFL 20 APR 1921 Watford (Home) Watford (H) W2 - 0 A. Metcalf 2 ~6,000
STH 20 APR 1912 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) D1 - 1 B. Silto pen. -
STH 20 APR 1908 Southampton (Away) Southampton (A) D1 - 1 H. Fleming ~7,000
STH 20 APR 1907 Watford (Away) Watford (A) D0 - 0 - ~4,000
WEST 20 APR 1901 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) L0 - 1 - ~800
STH 20 APR 1895 Clapton (Home) Clapton (H) W2 - 1 A. Andrews, J. Hayward -

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 20th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 18 7 4 7 0 0 25 31 38.89% 50.00%
Non-League 5 3 1 1 0 0 10 7 60.00% 70.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 100.00% 100.00%
Reserve Leagues 12 3 3 6 0 0 13 24 25.00% 37.50%

All matches played on April 20th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 20 APR 2011 Forest Green Rovers Reserves (Away) Forest Green Rovers Res. (A) L1 - 2 Unknown -
FC 20 APR 1995 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Home) Bristol Rovers Res. (H) W1 - 0 J. Holloway -
FC 20 APR 1994 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Home) Queens Park Rangers Res. (H) D0 - 0 - -
FC 20 APR 1991 Portsmouth Reserves (Away) Portsmouth Res. (A) L1 - 2 S. Close -
FC 20 APR 1989 Norwich City Reserves (Home) Norwich City Res. (H) W2 - 0 C. Henry, D. Geddis 65
FC 20 APR 1976 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Away) Bristol Rovers Res. (A) D2 - 2 I. Farr, T. Brinkworth -
FC 20 APR 1974 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Away) Queens Park Rangers Res. (A) L0 - 3 - -
FC 20 APR 1968 Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (Home) Tottenham Hotspur Res. (H) L0 - 3 - 1,847
FC 20 APR 1961 Luton Town Reserves (Home) Luton Town Res. (H) W3 - 1 P. Chamberlain, K. Colsell, F. Thompson 476
FC 20 APR 1957 Crystal Palace Reserves (Away) Crystal Palace Res. (A) L0 - 5 - -
WEST 20 APR 1936 Glastonbury (Away) Glastonbury (A) W3 - 1 H. Bowl 2, B. Brae -
STH 20 APR 1929 Merthyr Town Reserves (Away) Merthyr Town Res. (A) W3 - 2 T. Devlin 2, J. Walker -
WEST 20 APR 1927 Yeovil and Petters United (Home) Yeovil & Petters Utd (H) W2 - 0 Unknown 2 -
SEL 20 APR 1912 Northampton Town Reserves (Away) Northampton Town Res. (A) L1 - 4 Unknown -
SEL 20 APR 1910 Leyton Reserves (Home) Leyton Res. (H) D2 - 2 A. McCulloch, I. Mabberley -
STH 20 APR 1904 Millwall Reserves (Home) Millwall Res. (H) D1 - 1 T. Sanderson -
WEST 20 APR 1903 Paulton Rovers (Away) Paulton Rovers (A) L1 - 3 Unknown -
WILTS 20 APR 1901 Warminster Town (Away) Warminster Town (A) W2 - 0 Unknown 2 -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 20th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 6 3 0 3 0 0 21 15 50.00% 50.00%
Non-League 4 1 0 3 0 0 9 14 25.00% 25.00%
County & District Leagues 2 2 0 0 0 0 12 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 20th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 20 APR 1974 Waddesdon (Away) Waddesdon (A) L0 - 2 - -
HELL 20 APR 1968 Hazell's (Aylesbury) (Home) Hazell's (H) L1 - 5 M. Boorman -
WPL 20 APR 1964 Devizes Town (Home) Devizes Town (H) W5 - 1 K. Colsell, W. Harber, W. Shergold, J. Stevens, Osland (o.g.) -
WPL 20 APR 1963 Warminster Town (Away) Warminster Town (A) W7 - 0 R. Smart, K. Colsell 2, D. Rogers 2, D. Plumb, T. Hellin -
HELL 20 APR 1962 Yiewsley Reserves (Away) Yiewsley Res. (A) L1 - 4 Unknown -
WEST 20 APR 1949 Frome Town (Away) Frome Town (A) W7 - 3 R. Onslow 5, B. Peart 2 -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 20th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 5 2 1 2 0 0 9 7 40.00% 50.00%
Youth Leagues 5 2 1 2 0 0 9 7 40.00% 50.00%

All matches played on April 20th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 20 APR 2024 Oxford United Under-18 (Away) Oxford United U18 (A) L1 - 4 J. Owiti pen. -
SECL 20 APR 1996 Brighton and Hove Albion Youth (Home) Brighton Youth (H) W1 - 0 S. Woodman -
SECL 20 APR 1991 Bristol City Under-18 (Home) Bristol City U18 (H) L0 - 1 - -
MYL 20 APR 1972 Notts County Youth (Home) Notts County Youth (H) W6 - 1 C. Gardner 2, T. Tinson 2, Buffery (o.g.), F. Sperti -
MYL 20 APR 1971 Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth (Away) Wolves Youth (A) D1 - 1 K. Stroud -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on April 20th:

Saturday April 20th, 1991
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Barclays League Division Two
West Ham United (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Monday April 20th, 1992
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Barclays League Division Two
Watford (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 20th, 1996
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Endsleigh League Division Two
Blackpool (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday April 20th, 2002
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Wycombe Wanderers (1) 1
Saturday April 20th, 2013
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npower League One
Swindon Town (1) 3
Stevenage (0) 0
Tuesday April 20th, 2021
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (1) 3
Portsmouth (0) 1
Saturday April 20th, 2024
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Grimsby Town (0) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from April 20th:

Saturday April 20th, 1929
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Football Pink
A TALE OF MISSED CHANCES

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (2) 2
Merthyr Town (0) 1
Saturday April 20th, 1935
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Football Pink
SWINDON WORN DOWN IN SECOND HALF AT COVENTRY

Football League Division Three (South)
Coventry City (1) 3
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 20th, 1957
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Football Pink
EASY TIME FOR SAM IN BENEFIT MATCH

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Southampton (0) 0
Saturday April 20th, 1963
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Football Pink
SMITH CARRIED OFF AGAINST NOTTS C.

Football League Division Three
Notts County (0) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 20th, 1968
...
Football Pink
TOWN FORWARDS LACK PUNCH AT SCUNTHORPE

Football League Division Three
Scunthorpe United (1) 3
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday April 20th, 1974
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Football Pink
SWINDON FADE AND LOSE 4-1

Football League Division Two
Fulham (1) 4
Swindon Town (1) 1

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on April 20th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WPS 20 APR 1978 Salisbury (Home) Salisbury (H) L1 - 2 Unknown -
FRN 20 APR 1953 Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) L1 - 4 M. Owen 8,537
FRN 20 APR 1898 Aston Villa (Home) Aston Villa (H) D2 - 2 G. Morris 2 ~2,500
FRN 20 APR 1897 Trowbridge Town (Away) Trowbridge Town (A) W6 - 1 G. Palmer, G. Morris 5 -
FRN 20 APR 1889 Rest of County (Home) Rest of County (H) W5 - 1 Selby 2, J. Thomas, S. Thomas, B. Williams -

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Reserves


All friendly matches played on April 20th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WC 20 APR 1907 Trowbridge Town (Neutral) Trowbridge Town (N) W3 - 2
*Expunged
*Abandoned 		E. Jones, H. Walker, E. Hayward ~2,000
WC 20 APR 1907 Trowbridge Town (Neutral) Trowbridge Town (N) W2 - 0 F. Martin, E. Jones ~2,000