On This Day

Match Record

Men Senior

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 20th:

All matches played on August 20th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
EFL	20 AUG 2022	Rochdale (Home) Rochdale (H)	W3 - 0	J. Wakeling, J. Williams, H. McKirdy	8,327
EFL	20 AUG 2019	Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H)	L0 - 1	-	7,203
EFL	20 AUG 2016	Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H)	W1 - 0	B. Barry	6,182
EFL	20 AUG 2005	Blackpool (Away) Blackpool (A)	D0 - 0	-	4,661
LC	20 AUG 1996	Wolverhampton Wanderers (Home) Wolves (H)	W2 - 0	W. Allison, S. Leitch	7,451
EFL	20 AUG 1994	Tranmere Rovers (Away) Tranmere Rovers (A)	L2 - 3	J. Fjørtoft 2	8,482
LC	20 AUG 1991	West Bromwich Albion (Home) West Bromwich Albion (H)	W2 - 0	D. Mitchell, M. Hazard	6,611
LC	20 AUG 1985	Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A)	W2 - 1	D. Hockaday, D. Moss	1,266
EFL	20 AUG 1977	Sheffield Wednesday (Away) Sheffield Wednesday (A)	D1 - 1	C. Kamara	12,095
LC	20 AUG 1974	Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H)	L0 - 1	-	4,779
EFL	20 AUG 1966	Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A)	D2 - 2	E. Weaver, D. Brown	10,102
EFL	20 AUG 1960	Halifax Town (Home) Halifax Town (H)	D1 - 1	E. Hunt pen.	13,109
EFL	20 AUG 1955	Southampton (Away) Southampton (A)	L1 - 2	B. Edwards	17,773
EFL	20 AUG 1951	Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A)	L0 - 1	-	24,448
EFL	20 AUG 1949	Reading (Home) Reading (H)	W2 - 0	T. Dawson, M. Owen	25,038

Match Record

Men Reserves

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 20th:

All matches played on August 20th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FC	20 AUG 1997	Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (Home) Tottenham Hotspur Res. (H)	L0 - 2	-	1,000
FC	20 AUG 1980	Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (Away) Tottenham Hotspur Res. (A)	L0 - 6	-	-
FC	20 AUG 1979	Luton Town Reserves (Away) Luton Town Res. (A)	D1 - 1	B. Hamilton	-
FC	20 AUG 1977	Birmingham City Reserves (Home) Birmingham Res. (H)	D1 - 1	G. Gilligan	-
FCLC	20 AUG 1968	Reading Reserves (Home) Reading Res. (H)	D1 - 1	W. Penman	1,667
FCLC	20 AUG 1966	Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Home) Plymouth Argyle Res. (H)	L2 - 3	E. Mascia, D. Clark	1,634
FC	20 AUG 1955	Crystal Palace Reserves (Home) Crystal Palace Res. (H)	W3 - 2	M. Evans 3	2,114
FC	20 AUG 1949	West Ham United Reserves (Away) West Ham United Res. (A)	L2 - 3	J. Simner, R. Onslow	-

Match Record

Men Development

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 20th:

All matches played on August 20th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
HELL	20 AUG 1969	Chippenham Town (Away) Chippenham Town (A)	L1 - 3	B. Wetson	-
HELL	20 AUG 1966	Thame United (Home) Thame United (H)	L1 - 2	M. Ackling	-
HELL	20 AUG 1960	Hazell's (Aylesbury) (Home) Hazell's (H)	W5 - 3	D. Hobbs 4, W. Gardiner	-
WEST	20 AUG 1949	Bridgwater Town (Away) Bridgwater (A)	W4 - 2	M. Gilbert 3, K. Glass	-

Match Record

Men Youth

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 20th:

All matches played on August 20th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FLYA	20 AUG 2022	Oxford United Under-18 (Home) Oxford United U18 (H)	L0 - 3	-	-
FLYA	20 AUG 2016	Exeter City Under-18 (Away) Exeter City U18 (A)	L0 - 3	-	-
FLYA	20 AUG 2011	Yeovil Town Under-18 (Away) Yeovil Town U18 (A)	W3 - 0	Unknown 3	-
FLYA	20 AUG 2005	Newport County Under-18 (Home) Newport County U18 (H)	D0 - 0	-	-
SECL	20 AUG 1994	Bristol Rovers Youth (Home) Bristol Rovers Youth (H)	W5 - 2	S. Wimble, J. Fraser, J. Laidlaw, Unknown (o.g.), S. Medcroft	-
SBL	20 AUG 1960	Gorse Hill United Juniors (Home) Gorse Hill United Juniors (H)	W6 - 1	K. Taylor 2, M. Reynolds, J. Westlake, K. Morgan 2	-

Match Record

Women Senior

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on August 20th:

All matches played on August 20th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
W-NATL	20 AUG 2023	Abingdon United Women (Home) Abingdon WFC (H)	W4 - 2	A. Colston 2, H. Diaz-Butcher, T. Macdonald	158
W-NATL	20 AUG 2017	Coventry United Ladies (Home) Coventry United LFC (H)	L0 - 8	-	73

Video Footage

All available video footage from matches played on August 20th:

Thursday August 20th, 1970

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (2) 2
Sunderland (0) 0

Tuesday August 20th, 1991

Rumbelows Cup
Swindon Town (2) 2
West Bromwich Albion (0) 0

Saturday August 20th, 1994

Endsleigh League Division One
Tranmere Rovers (1) 3
Swindon Town (2) 2

Friday August 26th, 1994

Endsleigh League Division One
Tranmere Rovers (1) 3
Swindon Town (2) 2

Tuesday August 20th, 1996

Coca-Cola Cup
Swindon Town (1) 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) 0

Tuesday August 20th, 1996

Coca-Cola Cup
Swindon Town (1) 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) 0

Saturday August 20th, 2005

Coca-Cola League One
Blackpool (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0

Saturday August 20th, 2016

EFL Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Port Vale (0) 0

Sunday August 20th, 2017

FA Women's Premier League Southern Division
Swindon Town Ladies (0) 0
Coventry United Ladies (4) 8

Tuesday August 20th, 2019

EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Northampton Town (0) 1

Saturday August 20th, 2022

EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (1) 3
Rochdale (0) 0

Sunday August 20th, 2023

FA Women's National League South West Division One
Swindon Town Women (3) 4
Abingdon United Women (1) 2

Newspaper Reports

All available media reports from August 20th:

Saturday August 20th, 1949

Football Pink

TOWN BEAT OLD RIVALS IN ROUSING GAME

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Reading (0) 0

Saturday August 20th, 1955

Football Pink

'SAINTS' BEWARE! TOWN TRAIN ON STEAKS

Football League Division Three (South)
Southampton (1) 2
Swindon Town (1) 1

Saturday August 20th, 1960

Football Pink

HUNT'S PENALTY KICK WAS SIZZLER

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

Saturday August 20th, 1966

Football Pink

WEAVER STRIKES FOR TOWN IN 3 MINUTES

Football League Division Three
Brighton and Hove Albion (0) 2
Swindon Town (1) 2

Saturday August 20th, 1977

Football Pink

KAMARA CRACKS HOME A BEAUTY

Football League Division Three
Sheffield Wednesday (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1

Transfers

Transfers on August 20th:

Date	Player	Club	In/Out	Transfer Detail
20 AUG 1920	Freddy HINTON	Bolton Wanderers Bolton	OUT	£0
20 AUG 1931	Benny JONES	Rochdale Rochdale	OUT
Aug 1934	Harry TOPPING	Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers	OUT
20 AUG 1948	Johnnie BAYNHAM	Leyton Orient Leyton Orient	IN	exchange
20 AUG 1952	Arthur 'Connor' RADFORD	Frickley Colliery Frickley Colliery	IN	£0
20 AUG 1962	Mick TEAGUE	Bristol City Bristol City	OUT
20 AUG 1964	Graham FRENCH	Watford Watford	OUT	£0
20 AUG 1965	Ken KEYWORTH	Coventry City Coventry City	IN	£0
20 AUG 1965	Mike SUMMERBEE	Manchester City Man City	OUT	£0
20 AUG 1999 - 30 SEP 1999	Steve MILDENHALL	Salisbury City Salisbury	OUT	loan
20 AUG 1999	Craig TAYLOR	Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle	OUT	undisclosed
20 AUG 2004 - 19 SEP 2004	Darius HENDERSON	Gillingham Gillingham	IN	loan
20 AUG 2007	Mauro ALMEIDA	Accrington Stanley Accrington	IN	unattached

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior

All friendly matches played on August 20th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FRN	20 AUG 2020	Abbey Hey (Away) Abbey Hey (A)	W5 - 0	S. Ireland 2, H. Hope 2, T. Nichols	BCD
FRN	20 AUG 1988	Cardiff City (Away) Cardiff City (A)	-	-	-
FRN	20 AUG 1986	RAF Hullavington (Away) RAF Hullavington (A)	W14 - 0	Unknown 14	-
FRN	20 AUG 1983	Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H)	D0 - 0	-	1,000
FRN	20 AUG 1982	Cardiff City (Away) Cardiff City (A)	L1 - 4	P. Rideout	500
FRN	20 AUG 1973	Port Vale (Away) Port Vale (A)	L1 - 3	D. Syrett	1,023
BENE	20 AUG 1938	Newport County (Away) Newport County (A)	D3 - 3	B. Morton, B. Lucas, A. Barraclough	-
TRIAL	20 AUG 1910	Swindon Town Reserves (Home) Swindon Res. (H)	L0 - 1	-	-