On This Day

September 23rd

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 23rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 28 12 4 12 0 0 45 56 42.86% 46.43%
League 20 8 4 8 0 0 31 40 40.00% 50.00%
Non-League 3 2 0 1 0 0 5 4 66.67% 66.67%
National Cup Competitions 4 1 0 3 0 0 7 11 25.00% 0.00%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on September 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 23 SEP 2023 Morecambe (Away) Morecambe (A) D2 - 2 D. Kemp, C. Austin pen. 3,737
FLT 23 SEP 2014 Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) W2 - 1 J. Obika, A. Williams 1,822
EFL 23 SEP 2006 Notts County (Away) Notts County (A) D1 - 1 F. Onibuje 6,079
EFL 23 SEP 2000 Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) W3 - 2 D. Duke, M. Williams 2 4,933
EFL 23 SEP 1995 Rotherham United (Home) Rotherham United (H) W1 - 0 T. Gooden 8,473
LC 23 SEP 1992 Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) W6 - 0 C. Maskell, D. Mitchell 2, M. Ling, S. Taylor, S. White 3,560
EFL 23 SEP 1989 Leeds United (Away) Leeds United (A) L0 - 4 - 21,694
LC 23 SEP 1986 Southampton (Away) Southampton (A) L0 - 3 - 10,826
EFL 23 SEP 1983 Stockport County (Away) Stockport County (A) W3 - 1 A. Mayes 2 (1 pen), A. Rowland 2,244
LC 23 SEP 1980 Liverpool (Away) Liverpool (A) L0 - 5 - 16,566
EFL 23 SEP 1978 Blackpool (Home) Blackpool (H) L0 - 1 - 6,607
EFL 23 SEP 1972 Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) D1 - 1 D. Rogers 9,431
EFL 23 SEP 1967 Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) L2 - 3 S. Harland, D. Rogers 9,132
LC 23 SEP 1964 Swansea Town (Away) Swansea Town (A) L1 - 3 K. Skeen 6,500
EFL 23 SEP 1961 Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) W2 - 1 E. Hunt, R. Hunt 9,263
EFL 23 SEP 1959 Wrexham (Home) Wrexham (H) W4 - 1 J. Richards, J. Gauld, J. Hoskins, A. Darcy 10,233
EFL 23 SEP 1953 Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) L1 - 3 M. Bull 8,162
EFL 23 SEP 1950 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W1 - 0 M. Owen 13,708
EFL 23 SEP 1948 Notts County (Away) Notts County (A) W2 - 1 M. Jones pen., J. Baynham 19,527
EFL 23 SEP 1946 Cardiff City (Away) Cardiff City (A) L0 - 5 - 19,172
EFL 23 SEP 1936 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) W4 - 1 J. Cookson 3, A. Fowler 8,551
EFL 23 SEP 1933 Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) L1 - 5 F. Peters 12,388
EFL 23 SEP 1929 Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) L0 - 4 - 4,314
EFL 23 SEP 1925 Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) D1 - 1 S. Furniss 5,888
EFL 23 SEP 1922 Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) L2 - 3 J. Johnson, B. Wareing ~8,000
STH 23 SEP 1911 Southampton (Home) Southampton (H) W2 - 1 F. Wheatcroft, A. Bown ~7,000
STH 23 SEP 1905 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) L1 - 2 A. Dean pen. ~5,000
STH 23 SEP 1899 Millwall Athletic (Home) Millwall Athletic (H) W2 - 1 J. Sharples, N. Logan ~4,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 23rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 13 3 4 6 0 0 13 19 23.08% 38.46%
Non-League 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 50.00% 75.00%
County & District Leagues 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0.00% 50.00%
Reserve Leagues 9 2 2 5 0 0 8 14 22.22% 33.33%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on September 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 23 SEP 1998 Luton Town Reserves (Home) Luton Town Res. (H) L0 - 1 - -
FC 23 SEP 1987 Ipswich Town Reserves (Away) Ipswich Town Res. (A) L0 - 2 - -
FC 23 SEP 1975 Fulham Reserves (Home) Fulham Res. (H) W1 - 0 J. Gilligan -
FC 23 SEP 1972 Bristol City Reserves (Away) Bristol City Res. (A) D1 - 1 D. Syrett -
FC 23 SEP 1967 Arsenal Reserves (Home) Arsenal Res. (H) L0 - 1 - 1,763
FC 23 SEP 1956 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Home) Queens Park Rangers Res. (H) L1 - 2 Unknown 1,962
FCLC 23 SEP 1953 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Home) Plymouth Argyle Res. (H) L0 - 1 - 1,329
FC 23 SEP 1948 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Away) Queens Park Rangers Res. (A) L2 - 5 B. Peart 2 -
WEST 23 SEP 1936 Poole Town (Away) Poole Town (A) W2 - 1 Unknown 2 -
STH 23 SEP 1922 Luton Town Reserves (Home) Luton Town Res. (H) D1 - 1 H. Bentley pen. -
SEL 23 SEP 1911 Croydon Common (Away) Croydon Common (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -
SEL 23 SEP 1908 Fulham Reserves (Home) Fulham Res. (H) W2 - 1 B. Innes, J. Lavery -
WILTS 23 SEP 1899 Trowbridge Town (Away) Trowbridge Town (A) D2 - 2 H. Gardner, G. Plaister -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 23rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 5 3 0 2 0 0 15 10 60.00% 60.00%
Non-League 4 3 0 1 0 0 14 8 75.00% 75.00%
County & District Leagues 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on September 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 23 SEP 1972 Oxford University Press (Away) Oxford University Press (A) W2 - 1 J. Rose 2 -
HELL 23 SEP 1967 Didcot Town (Away) Didcot Town (A) W3 - 0 Hannigan, J. Smith 2 -
WPL 23 SEP 1961 Wootton Bassett Town (Away) Wootton Bassett Town (A) L1 - 2 B. McPhee -
HELL 23 SEP 1961 Witney Town (Home) Witney Town (H) W6 - 2 K. Colsell 3, W. Harber, W. Shergold, A. Darcy 600
WEST 23 SEP 1950 Chipping Sodbury (Away) Chipping Sodbury (A) L3 - 5 G. Paterson, R. Huntley, J. Clifford -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 23rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 10 4 0 6 0 0 17 23 40.00% 40.00%
Youth Leagues 7 3 0 4 0 0 12 16 42.86% 42.86%
National Cup Competitions 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 0.00% 0.00%
Youth League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on September 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 23 SEP 2023 Forest Green Rovers Under-18 (Away) Forest Green Rovers U18 (A) W3 - 1 H. Gray, M. Obodo 2 -
FLYAC 23 SEP 2022 AFC Wimbledon Under-18 (Away) AFC Wimbledon U18 (A) L2 - 4 Unknown 2 -
FLYAC 23 SEP 2020 Oxford United Under-18 (Away) Oxford United U18 (A) L0 - 2 - -
FLYA 23 SEP 2006 Plymouth Argyle Under-18 (Home) Plymouth Argyle U18 (H) W4 - 0 Unknown 4 -
FLYA-17 23 SEP 2000 Swansea City Under-17 (Home) Swansea City U17 (H) L2 - 4 Unknown 2 -
FLYA 23 SEP 2000 Swansea City Under-19 (Away) Swansea City U19 (A) L0 - 1 - -
SJFC 23 SEP 1996 Barnet Youth (Home) Barnet Youth (H) W3 - 1 S. Davis, T. Wheeldon, S. Campbell -
SECL 23 SEP 1995 Crystal Palace Youth (Home) Crystal Palace Youth (H) L0 - 4 - -
SECL 23 SEP 1989 Aldershot Youth (Away) Aldershot Youth (A) W3 - 2 W. O'Sullivan, M. Phillips, S. Payne (o.g.) -
MYL 23 SEP 1970 West Bromwich Albion Youth (Away) West Bromwich Albion Youth (A) L0 - 4 - -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on September 23rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 3 0 1 0 0 17 15 75.00% 75.00%
League 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 2 100.00% 100.00%
Non-League 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 5 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on September 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-FAC 23 SEP 2018 Keynsham Town Ladies (Home) Keynsham Town LFC (H) L0 - 8 - -
W-NATL 23 SEP 2015 Swindon Spitfires Women (Home) Swindon Spitfires WFC (H) W9 - 2
*Expunged 		B. Westlake 3, S. Uzzell, A. Picton 2, A. Smith, M. Attenborough, E. Maynard -
W-SWCOMB 23 SEP 2012 Forest Green Rovers Ladies (Away) Forest Green Rovers LFC (A) W4 - 3 Unknown 4 -
W-SWCOMB 23 SEP 2001 Reading Ladies (Away) Reading LFC (A) W4 - 2 Unknown 4 -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on September 23rd:

Saturday September 23rd, 1989
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Barclays League Division Two
Leeds United (2) 4
Swindon Town (0) 0
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Barclays League Division Two
Leeds United (2) 4
Swindon Town (0) 0
Wednesday September 23rd, 1992
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Coca-Cola Cup
Torquay United (0) 0
Swindon Town (3) 6
Saturday September 23rd, 1995
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Endsleigh League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Rotherham United (0) 0
Saturday September 23rd, 1995
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Endsleigh League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Rotherham United (0) 0
Saturday September 23rd, 2000
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Nationwide League Division Two
Luton Town (2) 2
Swindon Town (2) 3
Saturday September 23rd, 2006
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Coca-Cola League Two
Notts County (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday September 23rd, 2006
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Coca-Cola League Two
Notts County (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Tuesday September 23rd, 2014
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Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Newport County (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 2
Wednesday September 23rd, 2015
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FA Women's Premier League South West Division One
Swindon Town Ladies (6) 9
Swindon Spitfires Women (1) 2
Saturday September 23rd, 2023
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Morecambe (1) 2
Swindon Town (1) 2

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from September 23rd:

Saturday September 23rd, 1933
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Football Pink
CHANGED CONDITIONS BRING ABOUT AMAZING RESULTS

Football League Division Three (South)
Coventry City (3) 5
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday September 23rd, 1950
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Football Pink
OWEN CELEBRATES HIS RETURN

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Northampton Town (0) 0
Saturday September 23rd, 1961
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Football Pink
TOWN HIT WINNING TRAIL AT LAST

Football League Division Three
Northampton Town (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 2
Saturday September 23rd, 1967
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Football Pink
TOWN SLIP AFTER FINE RECOVERY

Football League Division Three
Walsall (2) 3
Swindon Town (0) 2
Saturday September 23rd, 1972
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Football Pink
STRUGGLE FOR POINT BEFORE LOW CROWD

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Portsmouth (1) 1
Saturday September 23rd, 1978
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Football Pink
TOWN SLUMP TO LAST-GASP GOAL

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

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on September 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 23 SEP 1893 Wolverton London and North Western Railway (Home) Wolverton LNWR (H) W5 - 1 B. Davies 3, A. Andrews, D. Jones -