On This Day

February 17th

Born On This Day

1999
Luca COLVILLE
1996
Tomi ADELOYE
1984
Tom DAVIS
1976
Roy ESSANDOH
1912
Cecil GREEN
1911
Don McPHAIL

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 17th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 16 7 5 4 0 1 22 22 43.75% 61.72%
League 10 5 3 2 0 0 13 14 50.00% 65.00%
Non-League 3 2 0 1 0 0 6 4 66.67% 66.67%
National Cup Competitions 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 0.00% 25.00%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0.00% 87.50%

All matches played on February 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 17 FEB 2026 Barnet (Away) Barnet (A) - - -
EFL 17 FEB 2024 Milton Keynes Dons (Home) MK Dons (H) L1 - 2 C. Austin 8,789
EFL 17 FEB 2018 Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) W3 - 2 M. Richards 2, P. Mullin 5,713
FLT 17 FEB 2014 Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) D1 - 1
D3 - 3  (Agg.)
L3 - 4  (Pens.) 		A. Pritchard 6,825
EFL 17 FEB 2009 Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) D1 - 1 B. Paynter 7,104
EFL 17 FEB 2007 Darlington (Home) Darlington (H) D1 - 1 A. Nicholas 5,570
EFL 17 FEB 2001 Cambridge United (Away) Cambridge United (A) W1 - 0 M. Reddy 4,046
EFL 17 FEB 1998 Port Vale (Away) Port Vale (A) W1 - 0 L. Collins 5,925
FAC 17 FEB 1996 Southampton (Home) Southampton (H) D1 - 1 K. Horlock 15,035
EFL 17 FEB 1973 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L0 - 5 - 13,472
FAC 17 FEB 1968 Sheffield Wednesday (Away) Sheffield Wednesday (A) L1 - 2 R. Smart 37,457
EFL 17 FEB 1951 Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) W2 - 1 B. Peart, W. Millar 7,889
EFL 17 FEB 1934 Aldershot (Away) Aldershot (A) W2 - 1 B. Flanagan 2 3,382
EFL 17 FEB 1923 Watford (Home) Watford (H) D1 - 1 H. Fleming 4,306
STH 17 FEB 1912 Watford (Home) Watford (H) W4 - 0 J. Burkinshaw, B. Tout pen., S. Lamb, A. Bown -
STH 17 FEB 1906 Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) L0 - 3 - -
STH 17 FEB 1900 Reading (Home) Reading (H) W2 - 1 B. Smith, T. Anthony ~3,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 17th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 2 1 4 0 0 20 18 28.57% 35.71%
Non-League 3 2 0 1 0 0 13 6 66.67% 66.67%
Reserve Leagues 3 0 1 2 0 0 4 6 0.00% 16.67%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on February 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 17 FEB 2009 Exeter City Reserves (Away) Exeter City Res. (A) - - -
FC 17 FEB 1990 Arsenal Reserves (Away) Arsenal Res. (A) L2 - 3 S. Close, F. Simpson -
FC 17 FEB 1968 Leicester City Reserves (Away) Leicester City Res. (A) L1 - 2 E. Mascia -
FCLC 17 FEB 1951 Aldershot Reserves (Home) Aldershot Res. (H) L3 - 6 J. Thomas, G. Williams, Unknown 1,884
WEST 17 FEB 1934 Street (Home) Street (H) W8 - 2 A. Haddleton 4, S. Wooster 2, J. Strong, D. Frater 2,868
STH 17 FEB 1932 Llanelly (Home) Llanelly (H) W3 - 1 J. Eddleston, H. Timbrell, F. Laycock -
STH 17 FEB 1923 Watford Reserves (Away) Watford Res. (A) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -
SEL 17 FEB 1912 Watford Reserves (Away) Watford Res. (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 17th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 2 0 1 0 0 6 5 66.67% 66.67%
Non-League 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 3 100.00% 100.00%
Non-League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on February 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 17 FEB 1973 AC Delco (Away) Delco (A) W3 - 1 R. Legg, D. Syrett, G. Turner -
HLC 17 FEB 1968 Amersham Town (Home) Amersham Town (H) L0 - 2 - -
WEST 17 FEB 1951 Soundwell (Away) Soundwell (A) W3 - 2 Darks 2, J. Clifford -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 17th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 5 1 1 0 0 23 10 71.43% 78.57%
Youth Leagues 7 5 1 1 0 0 23 10 71.43% 78.57%

All matches played on February 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 17 FEB 2018 Luton Town Under-18 (Away) Luton Town U18 (A) W3 - 1 T. Atik, M. Giamattei, O. Rejek -
FLYA 17 FEB 2007 Bristol Rovers Under-18 (Away) Bristol Rovers U18 (A) W2 - 1 A. Shepherd, L. Macklin -
SECL 17 FEB 1996 Colchester United Youth (Home) Colchester United Youth (H) W5 - 0 A. Finlayson 3, S. Wimble 2 (1 pen) -
ACYL 17 FEB 1993 Basingstoke Town Youth (Away) Basingstoke Youth (A) W8 - 1 M. Jordan, A. Kearns, S. James, J. Pitman, M. Walter, M. Short, B. Worrall, D. McCluskey -
SECL 17 FEB 1989 Brighton and Hove Albion Youth (Away) Brighton Youth (A) L0 - 4 - -
MYL 17 FEB 1982 Leicester City Youth (Away) Leicester City Youth (A) D2 - 2 D. Round, J. Niblett -
MYL 17 FEB 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth (Home) Wolves Youth (H) W3 - 1 G. Gilligan 3 (1 pen) -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 17th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 3 50.00% 75.00%
Non-League 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 3 50.00% 75.00%

All matches played on February 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-SWCOMB 17 FEB 2013 Southampton Saints Ladies (Home) Southampton Saints LFC (H) W3 - 1 Unknown 3 -
W-SWCOMB 17 FEB 2002 Portsmouth FC Ladies (Away) Portsmouth FCL (A) D2 - 2 H. Ashman, A. Tinson -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on February 17th:

Saturday February 17th, 1996
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FA Cup sponsored by Littlewoods
Swindon Town (1) 1
Southampton (0) 1
Tuesday February 17th, 1998
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Nationwide League Division One
Port Vale (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday February 17th, 2001
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Nationwide League Division Two
Cambridge United (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday February 17th, 2007
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Coca-Cola League Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Darlington (0) 1
Saturday February 17th, 2007
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Coca-Cola League Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Darlington (0) 1
Tuesday February 17th, 2009
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Coca-Cola League One
Millwall (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Tuesday February 17th, 2009
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Coca-Cola League One
Millwall (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Monday February 17th, 2014
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Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Swindon Town (1) 1
Peterborough United (0) 1
Saturday February 17th, 2018
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (2) 3
Port Vale (2) 2
Saturday February 17th, 2024
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Milton Keynes Dons (2) 2

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from February 17th:

Saturday February 17th, 1934
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Football Pink
SWINDON MAINTAIN RECORD AGAINST ALDERSHOT

Football League Division Three (South)
Aldershot (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday February 17th, 1951
...
Football Pink
PEART SHOT AS HE FELL & IT WAS A WINNER

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Port Vale (1) 1
Saturday February 17th, 1962
...
Football Pink
RECOVER WELL AFTER TWO FIRST-HALF REVERSES

Football League Division Three
Lincoln City (2) 2
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday February 17th, 1968
...
Football Pink
A LATE WEDNESDAY GOAL SINKS SWINDON

Football Association Challenge Cup
Sheffield Wednesday (0) 2
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday February 17th, 1973
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Football Pink
ONE-WAY TRAFFIC AS QPR RIP TOWN APART

Football League Division Two
Queens Park Rangers (2) 5
Swindon Town (0) 0

Transfers


Transfers on February 17th:

Date Player Club In/Out Transfer Detail
17 FEB 1994 Paul HUNT Gloucester City Gloucester City OUT
17 FEB 2014 - 24 DEC 2014 Connor WALDON Gloucester City Gloucester City OUT loan

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on February 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WPS 17 FEB 1976 Salisbury (Home) Salisbury (H) D1 - 1 P. Eastoe -
FRN 17 FEB 1894 Freemantle (Away) Freemantle (A) L0 - 3 - -

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Reserves


All friendly matches played on February 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WC 17 FEB 1907 Salisbury City (Away) Salisbury (A) L0 - 1
*Expunged 		- ~1,100
WC 17 FEB 1900 Calne (Away) Calne (A) W2 - 1 Unknown 2 -