On This Day

September 27th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 27th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 28 11 4 13 0 0 41 49 39.29% 46.43%
League 21 9 2 10 0 0 29 35 42.86% 47.62%
Non-League 5 1 2 2 0 0 7 11 20.00% 40.00%
National Cup Competitions 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 50.00% 50.00%

All matches played on September 27th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 27 SEP 2025 Bromley (Home) Bromley (H) W2 - 0 O. Palmer, A. Drinan 7,879
EFL 27 SEP 2016 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) L1 - 3 S. Murray 6,590
EFL 27 SEP 2014 Barnsley (Away) Barnsley (A) W3 - 0 N. Byrne, J. Reeves, A. Williams 8,879
EFL 27 SEP 2005 Doncaster Rovers (Away) Doncaster Rovers (A) L0 - 1 - 5,282
EFL 27 SEP 2003 Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) W2 - 0 S. Parkin, J. Milner 6,767
EFL 27 SEP 1997 Manchester City (Away) Man City (A) L0 - 6 - 26,646
EFL 27 SEP 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Home) Wolves (H) L1 - 2 K. Horlock 8,572
LC 27 SEP 1994 Charlton Athletic (Away) Charlton Athletic (A) W4 - 1
W5 - 4  (Agg.) 		J. Fjørtoft 3, A. Petterson (o.g.) 4,932
LC 27 SEP 1988 Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) L1 - 2 D. Shearer 7,084
EFL 27 SEP 1986 Rotherham United (Home) Rotherham United (H) W2 - 0 J. Gilligan, D. Bamber 4,059
EFL 27 SEP 1983 Aldershot (Away) Aldershot (A) L1 - 2 A. Mayes 2,644
EFL 27 SEP 1980 Huddersfield Town (Home) Huddersfield Town (H) W1 - 0 A. Rowland 5,856
EFL 27 SEP 1978 Chester (Away) Chester (A) L0 - 2 - 3,311
EFL 27 SEP 1977 Cambridge United (Away) Cambridge (A) L2 - 5 D. Moss, R. McHale pen. 4,423
EFL 27 SEP 1975 Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H) L0 - 1 - 5,750
EFL 27 SEP 1969 Leicester City (Home) Leicester City (H) D1 - 1 P. Noble 22,352
EFL 27 SEP 1961 Barnsley (Away) Barnsley (A) L2 - 6 R. Hunt 2 3,487
EFL 27 SEP 1958 Chesterfield (Away) Chesterfield (A) W3 - 1 J. Kelly 3 9,000
EFL 27 SEP 1954 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L1 - 3 M. Bull 8,241
EFL 27 SEP 1952 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) D1 - 1 R. Johnson 10,762
EFL 27 SEP 1947 Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) W1 - 0 B. Lucas 18,828
EFL 27 SEP 1930 Thames (Home) Thames (H) W3 - 0 J. Eddleston, J. Igoe (o.g.), H. Morris 6,281
EFL 27 SEP 1924 Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) W2 - 1 F. Richardson, J. Johnson ~23,000
STH 27 SEP 1919 Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) L1 - 3 B. Davies ~5,000
STH 27 SEP 1913 Reading (Home) Reading (H) W3 - 0 H. Fleming 3 -
STH 27 SEP 1909 Brentford (Away) Brentford (A) D1 - 1 F. Wheatcroft ~7,000
UTD 27 SEP 1905 Clapton Orient (Home) Clapton Orient (H) D1 - 1 H. Oakden -
STH 27 SEP 1902 Reading (Away) Reading (A) L1 - 6 T. Davies ~5,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 27th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 18 3 6 9 0 0 23 42 16.67% 33.33%
Non-League 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 12 0.00% 25.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 100.00% 100.00%
Reserve Leagues 13 2 4 7 0 0 17 28 15.38% 30.77%

All matches played on September 27th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 27 SEP 2000 Cheltenham Town Reserves (Home) Cheltenham Town Res. (H) W4 - 1 C. Griffin 3, S. Cowe -
FC 27 SEP 1989 Chelsea Reserves (Away) Chelsea Res. (A) L0 - 5 - -
FC 27 SEP 1983 Crystal Palace Reserves (Home) Crystal Palace Res. (H) W4 - 1 J. Quinn, P. Osborne, S. Slattery, M. Gardiner -
FC 27 SEP 1980 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Away) Bristol Rovers Res. (A) L0 - 2 - -
FC 27 SEP 1979 Cardiff City Reserves (Away) Cardiff City Res. (A) L1 - 5 C. Bates -
FC 27 SEP 1969 Luton Town Reserves (Away) Luton Town Res. (A) L0 - 2 - -
FC 27 SEP 1960 Northampton Town Reserves (Away) Northampton Town Res. (A) D0 - 0 - -
FC 27 SEP 1958 Coventry City Reserves (Home) Coventry City Res. (H) D1 - 1 G. Hudson 2,607
FC 27 SEP 1952 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Home) Queens Park Rangers Res. (H) L0 - 1 - 2,654
FC 27 SEP 1950 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Home) Plymouth Argyle Res. (H) L1 - 3 Unknown 1,684
FC 27 SEP 1947 Birmingham City Reserves (Away) Birmingham Res. (A) D3 - 3 A. Stephens, J. Dryden, P. Jackson ~4,000
WEST 27 SEP 1933 Frome Town (Away) Frome Town (A) L2 - 6 Unknown 2 -
FC 27 SEP 1930 Thames Reserves (Away) Thames Res. (A) D2 - 2 G. Guyan, E. Munnings -
WEST 27 SEP 1926 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Away) Bristol Rovers Res. (A) L0 - 5 - -
STH 27 SEP 1924 Taunton United (Home) Taunton United (H) D0 - 0 - -
WEST 27 SEP 1920 Mid Rhondda (Away) Mid Rhondda (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -
SEL 27 SEP 1913 Reading Reserves (Away) Reading Res. (A) L1 - 2 Unknown -
WILTS 27 SEP 1902 Devizes Town (Home) Devizes Town (H) W3 - 2 D. McKendrick 2, R. Haydon -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 27th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 3 0 1 0 0 17 9 75.00% 75.00%
Non-League 2 1 0 1 0 0 6 5 50.00% 50.00%
County & District Leagues 2 2 0 0 0 0 11 4 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on September 27th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 27 SEP 1969 Henley Town (Home) Henley Town (H) L1 - 2 D. Gleed -
WPL 27 SEP 1958 Chippenham Town Reserves (Home) Chippenham Town Res. (H) W7 - 3 E. Hunt, A. Bates 2, C. Jackson, J. Skull 3 -
GNSL 27 SEP 1952 Charlton Kings (Away) Charlton Kings (A) W4 - 1 Walker 2, '. Caine, Guy -
WEST 27 SEP 1947 RAF Melksham (Home) RAF Melksham (H) W5 - 3 R. Onslow 2, Bues, Cobb pen., Rayer -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 27th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 12 7 1 4 0 0 42 22 58.33% 62.50%
Youth Leagues 6 3 1 2 0 0 9 11 50.00% 58.33%
County & District Youth Leagues 2 2 0 0 0 0 24 1 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 100.00% 100.00%
Youth League Cup Competitions 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 50.00% 50.00%
County & District Youth Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on September 27th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 27 SEP 2025 Luton Town Under-18 (Away) Luton Town U18 (A) L0 - 7 - -
FLYA 27 SEP 2014 Bristol Rovers Under-18 (Away) Bristol Rovers U18 (A) W1 - 0 R. Wood -
FLYAC 27 SEP 2008 Hereford United Under-18 (Home) Hereford United U18 (H) W6 - 2 L. Macklin 2, J. Taylor 2, J. Record, B. Bodin -
FLYA-17 27 SEP 2003 Bristol Rovers Under-17 (Home) Bristol Rovers U17 (H) W3 - 0 Unknown 3 -
FLYA 27 SEP 2003 Bristol Rovers Under-19 (Away) Bristol Rovers U19 (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -
SECL 27 SEP 1997 AFC Bournemouth Youth (Home) Bournemouth Youth (H) W4 - 2 A. Meechan 2, Unknown (o.g.), B. Peters -
MYC 27 SEP 1993 Nottingham Forest Youth (Home) Nottingham Forest Youth (H) L0 - 4 - -
SECLC 27 SEP 1986 AFC Bournemouth Youth (Home) Bournemouth Youth (H) W2 - 0 N. Hughes 2 (2 pens) -
SECL 27 SEP 1980 West Ham United Youth (Away) West Ham United Youth (A) L0 - 1 - -
BC 27 SEP 1969 Park YC (Away) Park YC (A) L1 - 4 D. Scotford -
SBL 27 SEP 1958 Penhill YC (Away) Penhill YC (A) W13 - 1 Unknown 13 -
SBL 27 SEP 1952 Sanford YC (Home) Sanford YC (H) W11 - 0 Unknown 11 -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 27th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 2 1 1 0 0 9 12 50.00% 62.50%
League 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 3 50.00% 75.00%
Non-League 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 0.00% 0.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on September 27th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NLC 27 SEP 2026 Wycombe Wanderers Women (Home) Wycombe Wanderers WFC (H) - - -
W-NATL 27 SEP 2020 Larkhall Athletic Women (Home) Larkhall Athletic WFC (H) W5 - 2
*Expunged 		E. Olds 3, M. Attenborough, R. Lewis 39
W-NATL 27 SEP 2015 Chichester City Ladies (Away) Chichester City LFC (A) D1 - 1 B. Westlake -
W-SWCOMB 27 SEP 2008 Yeovil Town Ladies (Away) Yeovil LFC (A) L1 - 8 J. Burson -
W-FAC 27 SEP 1998 Newport Strikers Ladies (Away) Newport Strikers LFC (A) W2 - 1 D. George, L. Taylor -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on September 27th:

Tuesday September 27th, 1988
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Littlewoods Challenge Cup
Swindon Town (1) 1
Crystal Palace (1) 2
Tuesday September 27th, 1994
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Coca-Cola Cup
Charlton Athletic (0) 1
Swindon Town (2) 4
Tuesday September 27th, 1994
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Coca-Cola Cup
Charlton Athletic (0) 1
Swindon Town (2) 4
Friday September 27th, 1996
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) 2
Friday September 27th, 1996
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) 2
Saturday September 27th, 1997
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Nationwide League Division One
Manchester City (3) 6
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday September 27th, 2003
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Peterborough United (0) 0
Saturday September 27th, 2003
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Peterborough United (0) 0
Tuesday September 27th, 2005
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Coca-Cola League One
Doncaster Rovers (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Tuesday September 27th, 2005
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Coca-Cola League One
Doncaster Rovers (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday September 27th, 2014
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Sky Bet League One
Barnsley (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 3
Tuesday September 27th, 2016
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Northampton Town (1) 3
Saturday September 27th, 2025
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (2) 2
Bromley (0) 0

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from September 27th:

Saturday September 27th, 1930
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Football Pink
LEAGUE "BABES" NO MATCH FOR SWINDON

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 3
Thames (0) 0
Saturday September 27th, 1947
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Football Pink
SOME AMAZING ESCAPES FOR THE PORT VALE DEFENDERS

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 1
Port Vale (0) 0
Saturday September 27th, 1952
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Football Pink
JOHNSON THERE TO SEIZE ON A Q.P.R. MISKICK

Football League Division Three (South)
Queens Park Rangers (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday September 27th, 1958
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Football Pink
KELLY HAT-TRICK IN GREAT REVIVAL

Football League Division Three
Chesterfield (1) 1
Swindon Town (3) 3
Saturday September 27th, 1969
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Football Pink
SWINDON PUT AN END TO THE GOAL FAMINE

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Leicester City (0) 1
Saturday September 27th, 1975
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Football Pink
SWINDON SINK TO THE BOTTOM

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 0
Colchester United (0) 1

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on September 27th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 27 SEP 1890 Reading (Home) Reading (H) D3 - 3 Unknown 3 -