On This Day

August 16th

Born On This Day

1990
Hannah COX
1971
Ady WILLIAMS
1949
John GORMAN
1927
Charlie WHITESIDE
1867
Billy WILLIAMS

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 12 3 3 6 0 0 11 15 25.00% 37.50%
League 11 2 3 6 0 0 9 14 18.18% 31.82%
National Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on August 16th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 16 AUG 2025 Oldham Athletic (Away) Oldham Athletic (A) W2 - 1 J. Snowdon, T. Nichols 6,955
EFL 16 AUG 2022 Leyton Orient (Home) Leyton Orient (H) D1 - 1 H. McKirdy 8,524
EFL 16 AUG 2016 Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) D1 - 1 M. Doughty pen. 5,512
EFL 16 AUG 2014 Crawley Town (Away) Crawley Town (A) L0 - 1 - 2,710
EFL 16 AUG 2011 Dagenham and Redbridge (Away) Dagenham & Redbridge (A) L0 - 1 - 2,063
EFL 16 AUG 2008 Cheltenham Town (Away) Cheltenham Town (A) L0 - 2 - 4,978
EFL 16 AUG 1997 Reading (Away) Reading (A) W1 - 0 C. Hay 9,338
EFL 16 AUG 1980 Blackpool (Home) Blackpool (H) L1 - 2 A. Rowland 7,108
LC 16 AUG 1977 Swansea City (Home) Swansea City (H) W2 - 1
W5 - 2  (Agg.) 		D. Moss, T. Anderson 5,415
EFL 16 AUG 1975 Chesterfield (Home) Chesterfield (H) L0 - 1 - 7,675
EFL 16 AUG 1972 Sheffield Wednesday (Away) Sheffield Wednesday (A) L1 - 2 D. Moss 20,841
EFL 16 AUG 1969 Carlisle United (Home) Carlisle United (H) D2 - 2 A. Horsfield 2 17,055

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 3 0 4 0 0 8 11 42.86% 42.86%
Reserve Leagues 7 3 0 4 0 0 8 11 42.86% 42.86%

All matches played on August 16th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 16 AUG 2005 Cheltenham Town Reserves (Home) Cheltenham Town Res. (H) W4 - 2 R. Shakes 2, A. Holgate, A. Nicholas -
FC 16 AUG 2000 Wycombe Wanderers Reserves (Away) Wycombe Wanderers Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -
FC 16 AUG 1994 Crystal Palace Reserves (Away) Crystal Palace Res. (A) W2 - 1 S. White, K. Scott -
FC 16 AUG 1993 Chelsea Reserves (Away) Chelsea Res. (A) L0 - 3 - -
FC 16 AUG 1980 Bristol City Reserves (Away) Bristol City Res. (A) L1 - 3 P. Rideout -
FC 16 AUG 1975 AFC Bournemouth Reserves (Away) Bournemouth Res. (A) W1 - 0 W. Dixon -
FC 16 AUG 1969 Swansea City Reserves (Away) Swansea City Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 6 50.00% 50.00%
Non-League 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 6 50.00% 50.00%

All matches played on August 16th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 16 AUG 1972 Cirencester Town (Away) Cirencester Town (A) W4 - 0 D. Syrett 2, J. Rose, Unknown (o.g.) -
HELL 16 AUG 1969 Oxford City Reserves (Home) Oxford City Res. (H) L0 - 6 - -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 4 1 2 0 0 23 15 57.14% 64.29%
Youth Leagues 7 4 1 2 0 0 23 15 57.14% 64.29%

All matches played on August 16th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 16 AUG 2025 AFC Wimbledon Under-18 (Home) AFC Wimbledon U18 (H) L0 - 1 - -
FLYA 16 AUG 2014 Newport County Under-18 (Away) Newport County U18 (A) W6 - 4 Unknown 6 -
FLYA 16 AUG 2008 Torquay United Under-18 (Home) Torquay United U18 (H) W5 - 2 J. Taylor 3, L. Macklin, M. Hartmann -
FLYA-17 16 AUG 2003 Exeter City Under-17 (Away) Exeter City U17 (A) W5 - 1 Unknown 5 -
FLYA 16 AUG 2003 AFC Bournemouth Under-19 (Home) Bournemouth U19 (H) D2 - 2 Unknown 2 -
SECL 16 AUG 1997 Southampton Youth (Away) Southampton Youth (A) L1 - 2 S. Davis pen. -
SECL 16 AUG 1980 Cambridge United Youth (Home) Cambridge United Youth (H) W4 - 3 P. Batty 2, D. Bristow, R. Jefferies -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 100.00% 100.00%
League 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on August 16th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 16 AUG 2026 Plymouth Argyle Women (Home) Plymouth Argyle WFC (H) - - -
W-NATL 16 AUG 2015 Southampton Saints Ladies (Home) Southampton Saints LFC (H) W5 - 1 E. Maynard, M. Vella, A. Hurst 2, A. Picton 57

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on August 16th:

Saturday August 16th, 1997
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Nationwide League Division One
Reading (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday August 16th, 2008
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Coca-Cola League One
Cheltenham Town (0) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday August 16th, 2008
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Coca-Cola League One
Cheltenham Town (0) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Tuesday August 16th, 2011
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npower League Two
Dagenham and Redbridge (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday August 16th, 2014
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Sky Bet League One
Crawley Town (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Sunday August 16th, 2015
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FA Women's Premier League South West Division One
Swindon Town Ladies (3) 5
Southampton Saints Ladies (0) 1
Tuesday August 16th, 2016
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Gillingham (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Tuesday August 16th, 2022
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Leyton Orient (1) 1
Saturday August 16th, 2025
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Oldham Athletic (1) 1
Swindon Town (2) 2

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from August 16th:

Saturday August 16th, 1969
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Football Pink
HORSFIELD SAVES A POINT FOR TOWN

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Carlisle United (1) 2
Saturday August 16th, 1975
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Football Pink
OH DEAR! WHAT A TRAGIC START

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 0
Chesterfield (0) 1

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on August 16th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
TRIAL 16 AUG 1947 Swindon Town Reserves (Home) Swindon Res. (H) L3 - 4 Unknown 3 -
TRIAL 16 AUG 1909 Swindon Town Reserves (Home) Swindon Res. (H) L1 - 2 F. Wheatcroft -