On This Day

February 21st

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 21st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 20 9 4 7 0 0 28 24 45.00% 55.00%
League 15 6 4 5 0 0 19 18 40.00% 53.33%
Non-League 3 3 0 0 0 0 9 1 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00% 0.00%
Non-League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on February 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 21 FEB 2026 Crewe Alexandra (Home) Crewe Alexandra (H) - - -
EFL 21 FEB 2015 Crawley Town (Home) Crawley Town (H) L1 - 2 A. Williams 7,692
EFL 21 FEB 2012 Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) W2 - 1 A. Connell 2 7,990
EFL 21 FEB 2009 Scunthorpe United (Home) Scunthorpe United (H) W4 - 2 M. Timlin, A. Wright (o.g.), H. Robson-Kanu, L. Peacock 6,852
EFL 21 FEB 2004 Chesterfield (Home) Chesterfield (H) W2 - 0 S. O'Hanlon, S. Parkin 6,814
EFL 21 FEB 1998 Manchester City (Home) Man City (H) L1 - 3 S. Cowe 12,280
EFL 21 FEB 1996 Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) D2 - 2 W. Allison, T. Gooden pen. 8,814
EFL 21 FEB 1987 Rotherham United (Away) Rotherham United (A) W2 - 1 J. Quinn, D. Bamber 3,004
EFL 21 FEB 1981 Huddersfield Town (Away) Huddersfield Town (A) W2 - 0 C. Kamara 2 10,655
EFL 21 FEB 1977 Tranmere Rovers (Away) Tranmere Rovers (A) W1 - 0 T. Anderson 2,648
EFL 21 FEB 1976 Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) L0 - 3 - 7,477
FAC 21 FEB 1970 Leeds United (Home) Leeds United (H) L0 - 2 - 27,500
EFL 21 FEB 1959 Notts County (Away) Notts County (A) L0 - 1 - 10,575
EFL 21 FEB 1953 Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A) L1 - 2 T. Ryder pen. 8,556
EFL 21 FEB 1948 Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) D0 - 0 - 14,683
EFL 21 FEB 1931 Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) D1 - 1 T. Dixon (o.g.) 4,994
EFL 21 FEB 1925 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Away) Bournemouth (A) D0 - 0 - ~5,000
STH 21 FEB 1920 Swansea Town (Home) Swansea Town (H) W3 - 1 G. Travers, D. Rogers, B. Davies ~7,000
STH 21 FEB 1914 Watford (Home) Watford (H) W3 - 0 A. Bown 2, B. Tout pen. -
SCC 21 FEB 1910 Brighton and Hove Albion (Neutral) Brighton (N) L0 - 3 - ~7,000
STH 21 FEB 1903 Watford (Home) Watford (H) W3 - 0 F. Becton 2 (1 pen), C. Bannister -

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 21st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 10 2 1 7 0 0 17 27 20.00% 25.00%
Non-League 3 1 0 2 0 0 4 4 33.33% 33.33%
Reserve Leagues 6 1 1 4 0 0 9 17 16.67% 25.00%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on February 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 21 FEB 2006 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Home) Bristol Rovers Res. (H) L0 - 5 - -
FC 21 FEB 2001 Northampton Town Reserves (Away) Northampton Town Res. (A) L1 - 2 Unknown -
FC 21 FEB 1981 Reading Reserves (Home) Reading Res. (H) W3 - 1 J. Bond 2, G. Cockerill -
FC 21 FEB 1976 Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (Away) Tottenham Hotspur Res. (A) L1 - 4 C. Gardner -
FC 21 FEB 1959 Notts County Reserves (Home) Notts County Res. (H) L2 - 3 J. Skull 2 2,016
FCLC 21 FEB 1953 Cardiff City Reserves (Home) Cardiff City Res. (H) L4 - 6 R. Sampson, G. Williams, J. Bain, R. Johnson 1,938
STH 21 FEB 1931 Newport County Reserves (Away) Newport County Res. (A) W4 - 1 J. McCartney, G. Guyan, B. Jones, P. Whipp -
STH 21 FEB 1925 Mid Rhondda United (Home) Mid Rhondda United (H) L0 - 1 - -
WEST 21 FEB 1920 Swansea Town Reserves (Away) Swansea Town Res. (A) L0 - 2 - -
SEL 21 FEB 1914 Watford Reserves (Away) Watford Res. (A) D2 - 2 Unknown 2 -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 21st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 0 2 2 0 0 8 10 0.00% 25.00%
Non-League 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 4 0.00% 50.00%
County & District Leagues 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on February 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 21 FEB 1970 Pinehurst YC (Away) Pinehurst (A) D1 - 1 C. Porter -
WPL 21 FEB 1959 Pinehurst YC (Home) Pinehurst (H) L2 - 3 E. Hunt, R. Tilley -
GNSL 21 FEB 1953 Frampton United (Away) Frampton United (A) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -
WEST 21 FEB 1948 Stonehouse (Away) Stonehouse (A) D3 - 3 James, R. Packer, Rayer -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 21st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 11 5 1 5 0 0 18 17 45.45% 50.00%
Youth Leagues 9 3 1 5 0 0 12 16 33.33% 38.89%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Youth Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on February 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 21 FEB 2026 Exeter City Under-18 (Away) Exeter City U18 (A) - - -
FLYA 21 FEB 2025 Plymouth Argyle Under-18 (Home) Plymouth Argyle U18 (H) W2 - 1 D. González, L. Hutt -
FLYA 21 FEB 2022 Exeter City Under-18 (Away) Exeter City U18 (A) L1 - 6 T. Wynn-Davis -
FLYA 21 FEB 2015 Stevenage Under-18 (Home) Stevenage U18 (H) D2 - 2 J. English 2 -
FLYA 21 FEB 2009 AFC Bournemouth Under-18 (Home) Bournemouth U18 (H) W2 - 0 A. Westall pen., J. Taylor -
FLYA-17 21 FEB 2004 Yeovil Town Under-17 (Away) Yeovil Town U17 (A) L1 - 3 Unknown -
SECL 21 FEB 1998 Wycombe Wanderers Youth (Away) Wycombe Wanderers Youth (A) L0 - 1 - -
SWCL 21 FEB 1998 Yeovil Town Youth (Away) Yeovil Town Youth (A) L0 - 1 - -
ACYL 21 FEB 1990 Wokingham Town Youth (Away) Wokingham Town Youth (A) W3 - 0 R. Spence 2, C. Goble -
SECL 21 FEB 1981 Oxford United Youth (Home) Oxford United Youth (H) L1 - 2 N. Evans -
BRC 21 FEB 1959 Westcott YC (Away) Westcott YC (A) W3 - 1 B. Robinson 2, Unknown (o.g.) -
SBL 21 FEB 1953 Pinehurst YC (Away) Pinehurst (A) W3 - 0 B. Compton 2, A. Elliott -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on February 21st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 2 0 1 0 0 7 7 66.67% 66.67%
League 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 100.00% 100.00%
Non-League 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 7 50.00% 50.00%

All matches played on February 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 21 FEB 2016 Shanklin Ladies (Away) Shanklin LFC (A) W2 - 0 M. Vella 2 30
W-SWCOMB 21 FEB 2010 Plymouth Argyle Ladies (Home) Plymouth Argyle LFC (H) L0 - 5 - -
W-SWCOMB 21 FEB 1999 Denham United Ladies (Home) Denham United LFC (H) W5 - 2 K. Reeves, N. Lloyd 2, N. Wyness, P. Laker -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on February 21st:

Saturday February 21st, 1970
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Football Association Challenge Cup
Swindon Town (0) 0
Leeds United (2) 2
Saturday February 21st, 1987
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Today League Division Three
Rotherham United (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 2
Wednesday February 21st, 1996
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Endsleigh League Division Two
Swindon Town (2) 2
Brentford (2) 2
Saturday February 21st, 1998
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Manchester City (1) 3
Saturday February 21st, 2004
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Chesterfield (0) 0
Saturday February 21st, 2009
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 4
Scunthorpe United (2) 2
Saturday February 21st, 2009
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 4
Scunthorpe United (2) 2
Tuesday February 21st, 2012
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npower League Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Shrewsbury Town (1) 1
Saturday February 21st, 2015
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Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Crawley Town (1) 2

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from February 21st:

Saturday February 21st, 1931
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Football Pink
MANY THRILLS IN THE SWINDON AND SOUTHEND MATCH

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 1
Southend United (1) 1
Saturday February 21st, 1948
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Football Pink
HONOURS FOR DEFENDERS IN SWINDON v RANGERS CLASH

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Queens Park Rangers (0) 0
Saturday February 21st, 1953
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Football Pink
BRANDON 'SPECIALS' ARE SAVED BY THE BAR

Football League Division Three (South)
Shrewsbury Town (1) 2
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday February 21st, 1959
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Football Pink
DEFENDERS STAND OFF & MAKE IT EASY

Football League Division Three
Notts County (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday February 21st, 1970
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Football Pink
CLARKE POUNCES AND TOWN TAKE CUP K.O.

Football Association Challenge Cup
Swindon Town (0) 0
Leeds United (2) 2
Saturday February 21st, 1976
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Football Pink
SMASH 'N GRAB RAID BY POSH

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 0
Peterborough United (2) 3

Transfers


Transfers on February 21st:

Date Player Club In/Out Transfer Detail
21 FEB 1922 Edgar DAWE Swindon Corinthians Swindon Corinthians IN pro
21 FEB 2003 - 18 MAR 2003 Jon BESWETHERICK Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday IN loan

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on February 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 21 FEB 1891 93rd Highlanders (Home) 93rd Highlanders (H) L1 - 5 Unknown ~6,500

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Reserves


All friendly matches played on February 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WC 21 FEB 1903 Chippenham United (Away) Chippenham United (A) L1 - 2 Unknown -