On This Day

December 28th

Born On This Day

2001
Alex GILBERT
1990
Luke ROONEY
1989
Harry ARTER
1977
Shaun WIMBLE
1967
Phil KING
1963
Andy MUTCH
1915
Cliff FRANCIS
1860
Tom WHITE

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on December 28th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 35 15 7 13 0 0 59 54 42.86% 52.86%
League 27 11 6 10 0 0 36 35 40.74% 51.85%
Non-League 8 4 1 3 0 0 23 19 50.00% 56.25%

All matches played on December 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 28 DEC 2015 Burton Albion (Away) Burton Albion (A) L0 - 1 - 4,816
EFL 28 DEC 2014 Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) W1 - 0 A. Williams 9,248
EFL 28 DEC 2010 Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) D1 - 1 C. Austin pen. 8,592
EFL 28 DEC 2009 Yeovil Town (Home) Yeovil Town (H) W3 - 1 B. Paynter, C. Austin, D. Ward 8,509
EFL 28 DEC 2008 Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) L0 - 2 - 8,438
EFL 28 DEC 2005 Chesterfield (Away) Chesterfield (A) D1 - 1 H. Bouazza pen. 4,265
EFL 28 DEC 2004 Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) W3 - 0 M. Hewlett, B. Howard, S. Parkin 6,875
EFL 28 DEC 2003 Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) W2 - 1 S. Parkin, S. Miglioranzi 9,269
EFL 28 DEC 2002 Wigan Athletic (Away) Wigan Athletic (A) L0 - 2 - 6,114
EFL 28 DEC 1999 Tranmere Rovers (Away) Tranmere Rovers (A) L1 - 3 C. Hay 8,068
EFL 28 DEC 1998 Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L1 - 3 G. Ndah 16,257
EFL 28 DEC 1997 Ipswich Town (Home) Ipswich Town (H) L0 - 2 - 10,609
EFL 28 DEC 1991 Barnsley (Away) Barnsley (A) D1 - 1 D. Shearer 8,357
EFL 28 DEC 1987 Ipswich Town (Home) Ipswich Town (H) W4 - 2 I. Cranson (o.g.), J. Quinn, P. King, D. Bamber 12,429
EFL 28 DEC 1985 Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) W1 - 0 C. Gordon 1,710
EFL 28 DEC 1982 Wimbledon (Home) Wimbledon (H) L0 - 1 - 8,164
EFL 28 DEC 1974 AFC Bournemouth (Home) Bournemouth (H) W2 - 1 D. Moss pen., P. Eastoe 9,939
EFL 28 DEC 1963 Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) D2 - 2 B. Atkins, M. Summerbee 17,508
EFL 28 DEC 1959 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Home) Bournemouth (H) W2 - 0 W. Marshall, A. Darcy 10,335
EFL 28 DEC 1957 Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) D0 - 0 - 14,997
EFL 28 DEC 1946 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W3 - 1 B. Lucas 2, B. Stephens 15,456
EFL 28 DEC 1937 Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) L1 - 3 A. Fowler 7,255
EFL 28 DEC 1936 Reading (Home) Reading (H) L1 - 2 A. Hetherington 8,800
EFL 28 DEC 1935 Newport County (Home) Newport County (H) D1 - 1 T. Wells 5,629
EFL 28 DEC 1929 Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) L0 - 2 - 4,317
EFL 28 DEC 1926 Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) W3 - 1 C. Petrie, H. Morris 2 17,551
EFL 28 DEC 1925 Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) W2 - 1 H. O'Neill pen., C. Daniel 6,396
STH 28 DEC 1914 Croydon Common (Home) Croydon Common (H) W7 - 1 A. Bown, T. Bolland, F. Wheatcroft, B. Denyer 3, B. Jefferson ~4,500
STH 28 DEC 1912 Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) L0 - 1 - ~7,000
STH 28 DEC 1909 Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) W7 - 1 H. Fleming 3, B. Jefferson 2, B. Tout pen., A. Bown -
STH 28 DEC 1908 Watford (Home) Watford (H) W4 - 1 G. Rushton, H. Fleming, J. Lavery 2 ~4,000
STH 28 DEC 1907 Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) D1 - 1 H. Fleming ~4,000
STH 28 DEC 1903 New Brompton (Away) New Brompton (A) L1 - 3 A. Beadsworth ~3,000
STH 28 DEC 1901 Kettering (Away) Kettering (A) L1 - 10 Draper (o.g.) ~500
WEST 28 DEC 1898 Warmley (Away) Warmley (A) W2 - 1
*Expunged 		G. Henderson, J. Kirton ~2,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on December 28th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 13 7 0 6 0 0 34 18 53.85% 53.85%
Non-League 5 4 0 1 0 0 22 5 80.00% 80.00%
Reserve Leagues 8 3 0 5 0 0 12 13 37.50% 37.50%

All matches played on December 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 28 DEC 1990 Norwich City Reserves (Away) Norwich City Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -
FC 28 DEC 1959 Millwall Reserves (Away) Millwall Res. (A) L2 - 3 E. Hunt, B. Nisbet -
FC 28 DEC 1957 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Away) Plymouth Argyle Res. (A) W2 - 0 C. Jackson, A. Micklewright 4,700
FC 28 DEC 1954 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Home) Queens Park Rangers Res. (H) W3 - 0 Unknown 3 1,724
FC 28 DEC 1946 Northampton Town Reserves (Away) Northampton Town Res. (A) W1 - 0 G. Hunt ~3,000
WEST 28 DEC 1935 Weymouth (Away) Weymouth (A) W2 - 1 J. Parmley, Unknown 2,994
STH 28 DEC 1925 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Home) Bristol Rovers Res. (H) L1 - 2 Unknown -
SEL 28 DEC 1912 Chelsea Reserves (Home) Chelsea Res. (H) L1 - 2 Unknown -
SEL 28 DEC 1909 Norwich City Reserves (Away) Norwich City Res. (A) L1 - 3 T. Bolland ~4,000
SEL 28 DEC 1908 Clapton Orient Reserves (Away) Clapton Orient Res. (A) L2 - 4 Unknown 2 -
STH 28 DEC 1907 Wycombe Wanderers (Away) Wycombe Wanderers (A) W4 - 0 Unknown 4 -
WEST 28 DEC 1904 Warmley (Home) Warmley (H) W7 - 1
*Expunged 		G. Wolfe, T. Sanderson, B. Kirby 3, E. Toombs, Unknown -
WEST 28 DEC 1903 Welton Rovers (Home) Welton Rovers (H) W8 - 1 Unknown 8 ~500

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on December 28th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 2 0 1 0 0 16 8 66.67% 66.67%
Non-League 2 1 0 1 0 0 9 8 50.00% 50.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on December 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 28 DEC 1964 Kidlington (Away) Kidlington (A) L1 - 3 D. Corbett -
HELL 28 DEC 1963 Didcot Town (Home) Didcot Town (H) W8 - 5 A. Darcy, K. Colsell, A. Sproates, P. Leggett 2, R. Smart 3 -
WPL 28 DEC 1957 Frome Town Reserves (Home) Frome Town Res. (H) W7 - 0 F. Stahl 4, D. Corbett 2, D. Hobbs -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on December 28th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 0.00% 50.00%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 0.00% 50.00%

All matches played on December 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
SBL 28 DEC 1968 Wanborough Juniors (Home) Wanborough Juniors (H) D4 - 4 Unknown 4 -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on December 28th:

Monday December 28th, 1987
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (2) 4
Ipswich Town (0) 2
Saturday December 28th, 1991
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Barclays League Division Two
Barnsley (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Monday December 28th, 1998
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Nationwide League Division One
Bristol City (1) 3
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday December 28th, 2002
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Nationwide League Division Two
Wigan Athletic (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday December 28th, 2002
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Nationwide League Division Two
Wigan Athletic (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Sunday December 28th, 2003
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Brighton and Hove Albion (0) 1
Tuesday December 28th, 2004
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (1) 3
Brentford (0) 0
Wednesday December 28th, 2005
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Coca-Cola League One
Chesterfield (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Sunday December 28th, 2008
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Brighton and Hove Albion (1) 2
Sunday December 28th, 2008
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Brighton and Hove Albion (1) 2
Monday December 28th, 2009
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (2) 3
Yeovil Town (1) 1
Tuesday December 28th, 2010
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npower League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Peterborough United (1) 1
Sunday December 28th, 2014
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Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Port Vale (0) 0
Monday December 28th, 2015
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Sky Bet League One
Burton Albion (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from December 28th:

Saturday December 28th, 1929
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Football Pink
'BEES' SCORE FROM A PENALTY AND TOWN MISS ONE

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Brentford (0) 2
Saturday December 28th, 1935
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Football Pink
HOW NEWPORT SAVED THE GAME AGAINST SWINDON

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Newport County (0) 1
Saturday December 28th, 1946
...
Football Pink
TWO GOALS IN FIVE MINUTES PUT TOWN ON WINNING PATH

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 3
Northampton Town (0) 1
Saturday December 28th, 1957
...
Football Pink
"HANGOVER" GAME AT COUNTY GROUND

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Port Vale (0) 0
Saturday December 28th, 1963
...
Football Pink
TOWN FLATTER AGAINST CITY

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Norwich City (1) 2
Saturday December 28th, 1974
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Football Pink
EASTOE GRABS A LATE WINNER

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 2
AFC Bournemouth (0) 1

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on December 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 28 DEC 1897 Trowbridge Town (Away) Trowbridge Town (A) W5 - 1 Unknown [scrimmage], J. Almond, G. Richardson, J. Bell 2 -
FRN 28 DEC 1896 Trowbridge Town (Away) Trowbridge Town (A) W3 - 2 J. Munro, J. Murray, G. Palmer -
FRN 28 DEC 1889 South Reading (Away) South Reading (A) - - -
FRN 28 DEC 1887 Warmley (Away) Warmley (A) L0 - 1 - -