On This Day

April 18th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 18th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 35 15 8 12 0 0 53 40 42.86% 54.29%
League 28 11 6 11 0 0 38 34 39.29% 50.00%
Non-League 6 3 2 1 0 0 12 4 50.00% 66.67%
Non-League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 18th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 18 APR 2026 Accrington Stanley (Home) Accrington (H) - - -
EFL 18 APR 2025 Grimsby Town (Away) Grimsby Town (A) W4 - 0 T. Nichols, O. Clarke, K. Tshimanga, B. Ameen 7,624
EFL 18 APR 2023 Bradford City (Home) Bradford (H) W1 - 0 J. Williams 7,413
EFL 18 APR 2022 Leyton Orient (Home) Leyton Orient (H) L1 - 2 J. Davison 10,624
EFL 18 APR 2020 Leyton Orient (Home) Leyton Orient (H) - - -
EFL 18 APR 2015 Yeovil Town (Home) Yeovil Town (H) L0 - 1 - 8,490
EFL 18 APR 2014 Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) W2 - 1 A. Pritchard, M. Smith 3,091
EFL 18 APR 2009 Carlisle United (Away) Carlisle United (A) D1 - 1 O. Tudur Jones 5,959
EFL 18 APR 1998 Birmingham City (Away) Birmingham (A) L0 - 3 - 17,016
EFL 18 APR 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Home) Wolves (H) W1 - 0 M. Ling 10,863
EFL 18 APR 1989 Birmingham City (Away) Birmingham (A) W2 - 1 R. MacLaren 2 (1 pen) 4,026
EFL 18 APR 1987 AFC Bournemouth (Home) Bournemouth (H) D1 - 1 D. Hockaday 14,302
EFL 18 APR 1981 Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) D0 - 0 - 6,369
EFL 18 APR 1978 Peterborough United (Away) Peterborough United (A) L0 - 2 - 6,843
EFL 18 APR 1972 Luton Town (Home) Luton Town (H) W2 - 1 D. Rogers, A. Horsfield 8,960
EFL 18 APR 1967 Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) W3 - 2 D. Rogers 2 (1 pen), P. Terry 14,459
EFL 18 APR 1964 Swansea Town (Home) Swansea Town (H) W2 - 1 B. Atkins, D. Rogers 13,792
EFL 18 APR 1960 Tranmere Rovers (Home) Tranmere Rovers (H) D1 - 1 J. Gauld 10,524
EFL 18 APR 1959 Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) W2 - 0 J. Richards 2 7,384
EFL 18 APR 1953 Leyton Orient (Away) Leyton Orient (A) D2 - 2 M. Betteridge, M. Owen 11,115
EFL 18 APR 1951 Nottingham Forest (Away) Nottingham Forest (A) L1 - 2 R. Onslow 27,556
EFL 18 APR 1949 Leyton Orient (Home) Leyton Orient (H) D1 - 1 M. Owen 14,949
EFL 18 APR 1938 Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) L1 - 2 B. Morton 15,399
EFL 18 APR 1936 Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) W3 - 0 T. Wells 2, B. Storey 5,502
EFL 18 APR 1931 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W5 - 1 F. Richardson, A. Cruickshank, H. Morris 3 3,330
EFL 18 APR 1930 Watford (Home) Watford (H) L1 - 3 C. Dowdall 4,656
EFL 18 APR 1928 Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) L0 - 1 - 5,445
EFL 18 APR 1927 Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) L1 - 3 H. Morris 9,779
EFL 18 APR 1925 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L0 - 1 - ~9,000
EFL 18 APR 1924 Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) L0 - 1 - ~9,000
STH 18 APR 1914 Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) D1 - 1 B. Batty ~8,000
SCC 18 APR 1911 Queens Park Rangers (Neutral) Q.P.R. (N) W3 - 2  (AET) S. Lamb, I. Mabberley 2 5,414
STH 18 APR 1910 Leyton (Away) Leyton (A) L2 - 3 A. Bown, F. Fenton ~2,000
STH 18 APR 1908 Watford (Home) Watford (H) W2 - 0 A. Bown, J. Johnston ~5,000
STH 18 APR 1903 Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) W3 - 0 E. Reid, J. Cowley, B. Kirby -
STH 18 APR 1900 Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) W4 - 0 B. Smith 2, J. Coupar, T. Anthony ~1,000
STH 18 APR 1896 Clapton (Home) Clapton (H) D0 - 0 - ~2,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 18th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 16 2 5 9 0 0 15 35 12.50% 28.12%
Non-League 5 0 3 2 0 0 2 8 0.00% 30.00%
Reserve Leagues 10 2 2 6 0 0 11 23 20.00% 30.00%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on April 18th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 18 APR 1996 Charlton Athletic Reserves (Away) Charlton Athletic Res. (A) W2 - 1 J. Drysdale, W. O'Sullivan -
FC 18 APR 1995 West Ham United Reserves (Away) West Ham United Res. (A) D1 - 1 C. Hamon -
FC 18 APR 1994 Luton Town Reserves (Away) Luton Town Res. (A) W4 - 2 W. O'Sullivan, C. Hamon 2, A. Mutch -
FC 18 APR 1983 Luton Town Reserves (Away) Luton Town Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -
FC 18 APR 1981 Luton Town Reserves (Home) Luton Town Res. (H) L1 - 2 S. Slattery -
FC 18 APR 1978 Fulham Reserves (Home) Fulham Res. (H) L0 - 1 - -
FC 18 APR 1970 Fulham Reserves (Home) Fulham Res. (H) D1 - 1 C. Jones 573
FC 18 APR 1959 Mansfield Town Reserves (Away) Mansfield Town Res. (A) L0 - 7 - -
FCLC 18 APR 1953 Swansea Town Reserves (Home) Swansea Town Res. (H) L2 - 4 R. Johnson 2 1,762
FC 18 APR 1949 Leyton Orient Reserves (Away) Leyton Orient Res. (A) L0 - 3 - -
WEST 18 APR 1934 Salisbury City (Home) Salisbury (H) D0 - 0 - -
FC 18 APR 1931 Northampton Town Reserves (Away) Northampton Town Res. (A) L2 - 4 P. Whipp, J. McCartney -
STH 18 APR 1930 Bath City (Away) Bath City (A) D2 - 2 J. McCartney 2 3,500
STH 18 APR 1927 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Home) Bristol Rovers Res. (H) L0 - 2 - -
STH 18 APR 1925 Pontypridd (Home) Pontypridd (H) D0 - 0 - -
WEST 18 APR 1903 St. George (Away) St. George (A) L0 - 4 - -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 18th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 8 5 1 2 0 0 17 8 62.50% 68.75%
Non-League 4 2 1 1 0 0 7 6 50.00% 62.50%
County & District Leagues 4 3 0 1 0 0 10 2 75.00% 75.00%

All matches played on April 18th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 18 APR 1970 Buckingham Athletic (Home) Buckingham Athletic (H) L0 - 4 - -
WPL 18 APR 1966 Warminster Town (Away) Warminster Town (A) W2 - 0 J. Giles 2 -
WPL 18 APR 1964 Clandown (Home) Clandown (H) L1 - 2 D. Plumb -
HELL 18 APR 1964 Thame United (Home) Thame United (H) W2 - 1 J. Stevens 2 -
WPL 18 APR 1962 Melksham Town (Home) Melksham Town (H) W3 - 0 D. Peapell, R. Sansum, D. Tabor -
HELL 18 APR 1960 Wallingford Town (Away) Wallingford (A) W4 - 0 A. Bates 2, K. Davies, D. Hobbs -
WPL 18 APR 1959 Calne and Harris United (Home) Calne & Harris Utd (H) W4 - 0 A. Bates, J. Skull 2, R. Sampson -
WEST 18 APR 1951 Trowbridge Town Reserves (Away) Trowbridge Town Res. (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 18th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 8 4 1 3 0 0 13 9 50.00% 56.25%
Youth Leagues 6 2 1 3 0 0 5 8 33.33% 41.67%
County & District Youth Leagues 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 18th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 18 APR 2020 Peterborough United Under-18 (Home) Peterborough United U18 (H) - - -
FLYA 18 APR 2015 Plymouth Argyle Under-18 (Home) Plymouth Argyle U18 (H) L1 - 3 S. Twine -
FLYA 18 APR 2009 Plymouth Argyle Under-18 (Away) Plymouth Argyle U18 (A) D1 - 1 A. Westall pen. -
SECL 18 APR 1998 Southampton Youth (Home) Southampton Youth (H) W1 - 0 Unknown -
MYL 18 APR 1975 Birmingham City Youth (Home) Birmingham Youth (H) W2 - 1 I. Farr, C. Lach -
MYL 18 APR 1974 Bristol City Under-18 (Away) Bristol City U18 (A) L0 - 2 - -
WSXYL 18 APR 1966 Exeter City Youth (Home) Exeter City Youth (H) L0 - 1 - -
SBL 18 APR 1960 Park Youth (Home) Park Youth (H) W7 - 1 Unknown 7 -
SBL 18 APR 1953 Ferndale YC (Home) Ferndale YC (H) W1 - 0 Unknown -
SBL 18 APR 1951 Aldbourne Juniors (Home) Aldbourne Juniors (H) - - -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 18th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 1 0 2 0 0 3 9 33.33% 33.33%
Non-League 3 1 0 2 0 0 3 9 33.33% 33.33%

All matches played on April 18th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-SWCOMB 18 APR 2010 Yeovil Town Ladies (Home) Yeovil LFC (H) L0 - 4 - -
W-SWCOMB 18 APR 2004 Newton Abbot Ladies (Away) Newton Abbot LFC (A) W3 - 2 C. Smith 3 -
W-SWCOMB 18 APR 2003 Cardiff City Ladies (Home) Cardiff City LFC (H) L0 - 3 - -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on April 18th:

Saturday April 18th, 1987
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Today League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 1
AFC Bournemouth (1) 1
Tuesday April 18th, 1989
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Barclays League Division Two
Birmingham City (0) 1
Swindon Town (2) 2
Saturday April 18th, 1992
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) 0
Saturday April 18th, 1998
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Nationwide League Division One
Birmingham City (2) 3
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 18th, 2009
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Coca-Cola League One
Carlisle United (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Friday April 18th, 2014
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Sky Bet League One
Coventry City (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday April 18th, 2015
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Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Yeovil Town (0) 1
Monday April 18th, 2022
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Leyton Orient (1) 2
Tuesday April 18th, 2023
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Bradford City (0) 0
Friday April 18th, 2025
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Grimsby Town (0) 0
Swindon Town (2) 4

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from April 18th:

Saturday April 19th, 1930
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Football Pink
TOWN'S LUCK OUT

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 1
Watford (2) 3
Saturday April 18th, 1931
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Football Pink
TOWN FINISH HOME PROGRAMME WITH A FINE WIN

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (2) 5
Northampton Town (1) 1
Saturday April 18th, 1936
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Football Pink
SWINDON GET A BRACE OF MUCH-NEEDED POINTS

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 3
Gillingham (0) 0
Saturday April 18th, 1953
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Football Pink
TOWN STRIKE FIRST BUT ORIENT RECOVER

Football League Division Three (South)
Leyton Orient (1) 2
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday April 18th, 1959
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Football Pink
FINE WIN AT SOUTHEND FOR THE TOWN

Football League Division Three
Southend United (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday April 18th, 1964
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Football Pink
TOWN HIT TWO IN FOUR MINUTES

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (2) 2
Swansea Town (0) 1

Transfers


Transfers on April 18th:

Date Player Club In/Out Transfer Detail
18 APR 1913 Jock WALKER Middlesbrough Middlesbrough OUT exchange
18 APR 1988 Murray FISHLOCK Pewsey Vale Pewsey Vale IN schoolboy

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on April 18th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WPS 18 APR 2011 Chippenham Town (Away) Chippenham Town (A) L0 - 1 - 395
WPS 18 APR 1972 Salisbury (Away) Salisbury (A) W3 - 1
W7 - 2  (Agg.) 		R. Potter 2, R. Legg -
FRN 18 APR 1891 Casuals (Home) Casuals (H) W3 - 0 Unknown 3 -

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Reserves


All friendly matches played on April 18th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WC 18 APR 1896 Bradford-on-Avon (Away) Bradford-on-Avon (A) W2 - 1 W. Noble 2 -