On This Day

August 25th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 25th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 25 13 5 7 0 1 44 38 52.00% 67.50%
League 20 12 3 5 0 0 39 30 60.00% 67.50%
Wartime League 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.00% 0.00%
National Cup Competitions 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 25.00% 84.38%

All matches played on August 25th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 25 AUG 2018 Forest Green Rovers (Away) Forest Green (A) D1 - 1 M. Doughty pen. 3,458
EFL 25 AUG 2012 Milton Keynes Dons (Home) MK Dons (H) W1 - 0 M. Ritchie 8,299
LC 25 AUG 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Away) Wolves (A) D0 - 0  (AET)
L5 - 6  (Pens.) 		- 11,416
EFL 25 AUG 2007 Cheltenham Town (Away) Cheltenham Town (A) D1 - 1 B. Sturrock 5,442
EFL 25 AUG 2003 AFC Bournemouth (Away) Bournemouth (A) D2 - 2 T. Mooney, S. Robinson 6,606
EFL 25 AUG 2001 Oldham Athletic (Home) Oldham Athletic (H) L0 - 2 - 5,219
LC 25 AUG 1999 Leyton Orient (Away) Leyton Orient (A) D1 - 1
L1 - 2  (Agg.) 		M. Walters pen. 4,000
PREM 25 AUG 1993 Southampton (Away) Southampton (A) L1 - 5 C. Maskell pen. 12,505
EFL 25 AUG 1990 Charlton Athletic (Away) Charlton Athletic (A) W2 - 1 P. Bodin, D. Shearer 7,524
LC 25 AUG 1987 Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L2 - 3
W5 - 3  (Agg.) 		D. Bamber, S. Berry pen. 7,013
EFL 25 AUG 1984 Wrexham (Home) Wrexham (H) W2 - 1 L. Macari, A. Mayes 3,591
EFL 25 AUG 1979 Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) W4 - 0 A. Mayes 2, R. Lewis, A. Rowland 6,977
LC 25 AUG 1975 Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) W1 - 0
W3 - 1  (Agg.) 		D. Moss pen. 5,935
EFL 25 AUG 1973 Sheffield Wednesday (Home) Sheffield Wednesday (H) W3 - 1 D. Moss, M. McGovern, R. Treacy 8,267
EFL 25 AUG 1967 Stockport County (Away) Stockport County (A) L0 - 2 - 9,103
EFL 25 AUG 1964 Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) W2 - 0 E. Hunt 2 17,446
EFL 25 AUG 1962 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) L2 - 3 C. Jackson, A. Darcy 12,962
EFL 25 AUG 1956 Watford (Away) Watford (A) W4 - 3 J. Richards, A. Gibbs 2, B. Edwards 10,535
EFL 25 AUG 1951 Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) W2 - 1 H. Lunn, J. Bain 9,005
EFL 25 AUG 1948 Aldershot (Home) Aldershot (H) W3 - 1 T. Dawson, M. Jones, G. Williams 18,349
EFL 25 AUG 1947 Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) L1 - 3 M. Owen 19,372
WAR 25 AUG 1945 Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) L1 - 4 D. McGibbon 11,824
EFL 25 AUG 1934 Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) W3 - 1 A. Fowler, F. Peters 2 12,176
EFL 25 AUG 1928 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) W2 - 1 J. Eddleston pen., L. Roberts 9,315
EFL 25 AUG 1923 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Home) Bournemouth (H) W3 - 1 J. Johnson 3 9,445

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 25th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 13 7 1 5 0 0 24 26 53.85% 57.69%
Non-League 3 2 1 0 0 0 8 2 66.67% 83.33%
Reserve Leagues 9 4 0 5 0 0 15 24 44.44% 44.44%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on August 25th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 25 AUG 1993 Arsenal Reserves (Away) Arsenal Res. (A) L1 - 2 M. Phillips -
FC 25 AUG 1987 Chelsea Reserves (Home) Chelsea Res. (H) L0 - 5 - 157
FC 25 AUG 1979 Oxford United Reserves (Away) Oxford United Res. (A) L1 - 4 M. Ellery -
FC 25 AUG 1973 Leicester City Reserves (Away) Leicester City Res. (A) W2 - 1 R. Compton, T. Tinson -
FC 25 AUG 1970 Chelsea Reserves (Home) Chelsea Res. (H) W3 - 0 T. Gough, S. Peplow, C. Jones 2,380
FC 25 AUG 1964 Oxford United Reserves (Away) Oxford United Res. (A) L0 - 5 - -
FC 25 AUG 1962 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Reserves (Away) Bournemouth Res. (A) W3 - 0 P. Chamberlain, E. Weaver, J. Stevens 2,079
FC 25 AUG 1956 Aldershot Reserves (Home) Aldershot Res. (H) W5 - 2 R. Agar 3, D. Gibson, A. Micklewright 1,568
FCLC 25 AUG 1953 Bristol City Reserves (Away) Bristol City Res. (A) W1 - 0 P. Keating -
FC 25 AUG 1951 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Home) Plymouth Argyle Res. (H) L0 - 5 - 2,314
STH 25 AUG 1945 Yeovil and Petters United (Away) Yeovil & Petters Utd (A) W3 - 0 Unknown 3 -
STH 25 AUG 1928 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Away) Bristol Rovers Res. (A) W4 - 1 D. Bew, B. Culley, C. Daniel, T. Devlin -
STH 25 AUG 1923 Bath City (Away) Bath City (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 25th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 5 0 2 0 0 18 11 71.43% 71.43%
Non-League 4 2 0 2 0 0 7 7 50.00% 50.00%
County & District Leagues 3 3 0 0 0 0 11 4 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on August 25th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 25 AUG 1973 Abingdon United (Home) Abingdon (H) W5 - 0 White 2, G. Broom, S. Walkey, G. Turner -
HELL 25 AUG 1966 Witney Town (Away) Witney Town (A) W2 - 1 M. Wilkinson 2 -
WPL 25 AUG 1965 Pinehurst YC (Home) Pinehurst (H) W3 - 0 Unknown 3 -
WPL 25 AUG 1962 Stonehouse (Away) Stonehouse (A) W3 - 0 D. Plumb 2, E. Loveday -
WPL 25 AUG 1956 Devizes Town (Home) Devizes Town (H) W5 - 4
*Expunged 		D. Lynch, M. Evans 2, D. Corbett, Osborne -
WEST 25 AUG 1951 Gloucester City Reserves (Away) Gloucester City Res. (A) L0 - 5 - -
WEST 25 AUG 1948 Chippenham Town Reserves (Home) Chippenham Town Res. (H) L0 - 1 - -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 25th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 5 3 1 1 0 0 5 5 60.00% 70.00%
Youth Leagues 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 5 50.00% 62.50%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on August 25th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 25 AUG 2018 Oxford United Under-18 (Away) Oxford United U18 (A) L0 - 3 - -
FLYA 25 AUG 2001 Exeter City Under-19 (Home) Exeter City U19 (H) W1 - 0 Unknown -
SECL 25 AUG 1990 Brighton and Hove Albion Youth (Away) Brighton Youth (A) W3 - 2 Unknown 3 -
SECL 25 AUG 1984 Luton Town Youth (Away) Luton Town Youth (A) D0 - 0 - -
SBL 25 AUG 1951 Gorse Hill CC (Home) Gorse Hill CC (H) W1 - 0 Unknown -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 25th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 5 33.33% 50.00%
League 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 50.00% 75.00%
Divisional Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on August 25th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 25 AUG 2024 Bournemouth Sports Women (Home) Bournemouth Sports WFC (H) W1 - 0 A. Colston 540
W-NATL 25 AUG 2021 Cheltenham Town Ladies (Away) Cheltenham Town LFC (A) D1 - 1 A. Colston -
W-NLC 25 AUG 2019 Milton Keynes Dons Women (Home) MK Dons FCW (H) L0 - 4 - -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on August 25th:

Saturday August 25th, 1984
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Canon League Division Four
Swindon Town (1) 2
Wrexham (1) 1
Tuesday August 25th, 1987
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Littlewoods Challenge Cup
Bristol City (3) 3
Swindon Town (1) 2
Wednesday August 25th, 1993
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FA Carling Premiership
Southampton (1) 5
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday August 25th, 2001
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Oldham Athletic (2) 2
Monday August 25th, 2003
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Nationwide League Division Two
AFC Bournemouth (1) 2
Swindon Town (2) 2
Saturday August 25th, 2007
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Coca-Cola League One
Cheltenham Town (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Tuesday August 25th, 2009
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Carling Cup
Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday August 25th, 2012
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npower League One
Swindon Town (1) 1
Milton Keynes Dons (0) 0
Saturday August 25th, 2018
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Forest Green Rovers (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from August 25th:

Saturday August 25th, 1934
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Football Pink
ROBINS RETURN AND MAKE RINGS ROUND THE RANGERS

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (3) 3
Queens Park Rangers (0) 1
Saturday August 25th, 1956
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Football Pink
THRILLING VICTORY FOR TOWN AT WATFORD

Football League Division Three (South)
Watford (1) 3
Swindon Town (1) 4
Saturday August 25th, 1962
...
Football Pink
SWINDON GO UNDER AFTER TWICE TAKING LEAD

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 2
Northampton Town (0) 3
Saturday August 26th, 1967
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Football Pink
EAST'S GOAL HELPS BEAT OLD CLUB

Football League Division Three
Stockport County (0) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday August 25th, 1973
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Football Pink
SWINDON GET OFF TO A FLYING START

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (2) 3
Sheffield Wednesday (1) 1

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on August 25th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 25 AUG 2020 Melksham Town (Away) Melksham Town (A) D1 - 1 S. Twine BCD
TRIAL 25 AUG 1909 Swindon Town Reserves (Home) Swindon Res. (H) W4 - 0 A. Bown 2, A. McCulloch, F. Shipton (o.g.) -