On This Day

April 30th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 30th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 28 10 6 12 0 0 44 43 35.71% 46.43%
League 23 5 6 12 0 0 22 41 21.74% 34.78%
Non-League 5 5 0 0 0 0 22 2 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 30th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 30 APR 2022 Barrow (Home) Barrow (H) W2 - 1 J. Davison, L. Reed 13,355
EFL 30 APR 2017 Charlton Athletic (Away) Charlton Athletic (A) L0 - 3 - 11,132
EFL 30 APR 2016 Rochdale (Away) Rochdale (A) D2 - 2 J. Obika, N. Thompson 2,806
EFL 30 APR 2011 Oldham Athletic (Home) Oldham Athletic (H) L0 - 2 - 7,420
EFL 30 APR 2005 Huddersfield Town (Away) Huddersfield Town (A) L0 - 4 - 13,559
EFL 30 APR 1996 Bradford City (Away) Bradford (A) D1 - 1 W. Allison 9,812
PREM 30 APR 1994 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) W3 - 1 S. Taylor, J. Fjørtoft, N. Summerbee 9,875
EFL 30 APR 1988 Leeds United (Home) Leeds United (H) L1 - 2 J. Quinn 8,299
EFL 30 APR 1983 Stockport County (Home) Stockport County (H) W2 - 0 H. Pritchard, J. Quinn 2,669
EFL 30 APR 1977 Mansfield Town (Home) Mansfield Town (H) L0 - 1 - 5,788
EFL 30 APR 1966 Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) L0 - 1 - 10,733
EFL 30 APR 1963 Carlisle United (Home) Carlisle United (H) W2 - 0 J. Stevens, E. Hunt 14,221
EFL 30 APR 1962 Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) W1 - 0 C. Jackson 7,331
EFL 30 APR 1960 Port Vale (Away) Port Vale (A) L1 - 6 J. Gauld 5,512
EFL 30 APR 1955 Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) D0 - 0 - 6,011
EFL 30 APR 1952 Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) L1 - 2 J. Bain 4,772
EFL 30 APR 1949 Reading (Away) Reading (A) D0 - 0 - 18,936
EFL 30 APR 1938 Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) D1 - 1 J. Bradley 5,028
EFL 30 APR 1932 Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) L1 - 4 H. Keeling 5,058
EFL 30 APR 1928 Charlton Athletic (Away) Charlton Athletic (A) L1 - 3 C. Daniel 2,900
EFL 30 APR 1927 Coventry City (Home) Coventry City (H) D2 - 2 H. Morris 2 4,839
EFL 30 APR 1924 Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) L1 - 4 C. Daniel ~18,000
EFL 30 APR 1921 Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) L0 - 1 - ~7,000
STH 30 APR 1910 West Ham United (Home) West Ham United (H) W5 - 0 B. Silto, A. Bown 2, H. Fleming, F. Wheatcroft ~4,000
UTD 30 APR 1906 Southern United (Home) Southern United (H) W10 - 0 A. Capes 2, B. Lyon 3, A. Dean 2, B. Tout 2, O. Bowell -
STH 30 APR 1904 West Ham United (Away) West Ham United (A) W1 - 0 E. Toombs ~3,000
STH 30 APR 1902 Fulham (Neutral) Fulham (N) W3 - 1 F. Becton 2, D. Cowan -
STH 30 APR 1900 Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) W3 - 1 J. Sharples 2, B. Smith ~1,500

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 30th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 17 5 6 6 0 0 30 38 29.41% 47.06%
Non-League 3 1 0 2 0 0 6 10 33.33% 33.33%
County & District Leagues 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 0.00% 50.00%
Reserve Leagues 13 4 5 4 0 0 20 24 30.77% 50.00%

All matches played on April 30th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 30 APR 2007 Exeter City Reserves (Home) Exeter City Res. (H) D1 - 1 C. Allen -
FC 30 APR 2003 Portsmouth Reserves (Away) Portsmouth Res. (A) L0 - 4 - -
FC 30 APR 1997 Swansea City Reserves (Away) Swansea City Res. (A) - - -
FC 30 APR 1993 Arsenal Reserves (Home) Arsenal Res. (H) D0 - 0 - -
FC 30 APR 1991 Wimbledon Reserves (Away) Wimbledon Res. (A) - - -
FC 30 APR 1987 Fulham Reserves (Away) Fulham Res. (A) D3 - 3 D. Mundee, F. Simpson, N. Hughes -
FC 30 APR 1983 Brighton and Hove Albion Reserves (Away) Brighton Res. (A) L0 - 2 - -
FC 30 APR 1979 Leicester City Reserves (Away) Leicester City Res. (A) W1 - 0 R. Lewis -
FC 30 APR 1977 Arsenal Reserves (Away) Arsenal Res. (A) L1 - 4 G. Gilligan 501
FC 30 APR 1974 AFC Bournemouth Reserves (Home) Bournemouth Res. (H) W3 - 2 R. Clarke 2, Falconer (o.g.) 203
FC 30 APR 1973 Bristol City Reserves (Home) Bristol City Res. (H) W3 - 1 D. Moss 2, R. Compton 161
FC 30 APR 1968 Northampton Town Reserves (Away) Northampton Town Res. (A) W4 - 1 S. Harland 3, P. Noble 447
FC 30 APR 1966 Nottingham Forest Reserves (Home) Nottingham Forest Res. (H) D1 - 1 T. Henderson 1,820
FC 30 APR 1954 Aldershot Reserves (Home) Aldershot Res. (H) - - -
FC 30 APR 1949 Swansea Town Reserves (Home) Swansea Town Res. (H) L2 - 4 R. Onslow, G. Paterson 2,295
STH 30 APR 1938 Dartford (Away) Dartford (A) L1 - 3 C. Woods -
STH 30 APR 1934 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Away) Bristol Rovers Res. (A) L0 - 5 - -
SEL 30 APR 1909 Sittingbourne (Away) Sittingbourne (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -
WEST 30 APR 1904 Radstock Town (Home) Radstock Town (H) W5 - 2 G. Jones 2, A. Bown 2, R. Haydon ~1,000
SADL 30 APR 1895 Swindon St. Mark's (Away) Swindon St. Mark's (A) D4 - 4 T. Haggard 2, E. Bowne 2 ~500

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 30th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 6 5 0 1 0 0 20 3 83.33% 83.33%
Non-League 5 4 0 1 0 0 17 2 80.00% 80.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 30th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 30 APR 1973 Oxford University Press (Home) Oxford University Press (H) W7 - 0 S. Walkey 3, G. Broom, T. Tinson, Unknown 2 (2 o.g's) -
HELL 30 APR 1966 Witney Town (Home) Witney Town (H) W4 - 1 B. Griffin 2, J. Butler, B. Jeffrey -
HELL 30 APR 1960 Abingdon Town (Home) Abingdon Town (H) W1 - 0 A. Bates -
GNSL 30 APR 1955 Chalford (Home) Chalford (H) W3 - 1 C. Dean, K. Knox, W. Millar -
WEST 30 APR 1952 Peasedown Miners Welfare (Away) Peasedown MW (A) L0 - 1 - -
WEST 30 APR 1951 Chipping Sodbury (Home) Chipping Sodbury (H) W5 - 0 J. Clifford 3, J. Simner 2 -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 30th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 8 1 4 3 0 0 12 17 12.50% 50.00%
Youth Leagues 5 0 3 2 0 0 7 12 0.00% 30.00%
County & District Youth Leagues 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 50.00% 75.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 30th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 30 APR 2022 Newport County Under-18 (Away) Newport County U18 (A) D2 - 2 T. Wynn-Davis, Unknown -
FLYA 30 APR 2011 Swansea City Under-18 (Home) Swansea City U18 (H) D2 - 2 Unknown 2 -
FLYA 30 APR 2004 Exeter City Under-18 (Home) Exeter City U18 (H) D2 - 2 Unknown 2 -
SECL 30 APR 1994 Crystal Palace Youth (Home) Crystal Palace Youth (H) L1 - 4 D. Elsey pen. -
MYL 30 APR 1975 Leicester City Youth (Home) Leicester City Youth (H) L0 - 2 - -
WSXYL 30 APR 1964 Bristol City Under-18 (Home) Bristol City U18 (H) - - -
FAYC 30 APR 1964 Manchester United Youth (Away) Manchester United Youth (A) L1 - 4
L2 - 5  (Agg.) 		B. Walker 25,563
SBL 30 APR 1960 Stratton YC (Away) Stratton YC (A) W4 - 1 Unknown 4 -
SBL 30 APR 1960 Sanford YC (Away) Sanford YC (A) - - -
SBL 30 APR 1953 Gorse Hill CC (Away) Gorse Hill CC (A) D0 - 0 - -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 30th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 2 0 1 0 0 5 7 66.67% 66.67%
League 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.00% 0.00%
Non-League 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 100.00% 100.00%
Divisional Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 30th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 30 APR 2023 Exeter City Women (Away) Exeter City WFC (A) L0 - 4 - 413
W-SWCOMB 30 APR 2008 Forest Green Rovers Ladies (Home) Forest Green Rovers LFC (H) W3 - 2 Unknown 3 -
W-SWCOMBC 30 APR 2006 Launton Ladies (Away) Launton LFC (A) W2 - 1 Unknown 2 -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on April 30th:

Saturday April 30th, 1994
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FA Carling Premiership
Queens Park Rangers (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 3
Tuesday April 30th, 1996
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Endsleigh League Division Two
Bradford City (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday April 30th, 2005
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Coca-Cola League One
Huddersfield Town (0) 4
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 30th, 2011
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npower League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Oldham Athletic (1) 2
Saturday April 30th, 2016
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Sky Bet League One
Rochdale (1) 2
Swindon Town (2) 2
Sunday April 30th, 2017
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Charlton Athletic (2) 3
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 30th, 2022
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Barrow (0) 1

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from April 30th:

Saturday April 30th, 1932
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Football Pink
TALE OF WOE CONTINUED: ANOTHER SWINDON DEFEAT

Football League Division Three (South)
Northampton Town (2) 4
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday April 30th, 1938
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Football Pink
TWO "FREAK" GOALS AT THE COUNTY GROUND

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 1
Southend United (0) 1
Saturday April 30th, 1949
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Football Pink
MIRACLE SAVES IN GAME OF MANY THRILLS

Football League Division Three (South)
Reading (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 30th, 1955
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Football Pink
SIXTH GOALLESS DRAW OF THE SEASON

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Torquay United (0) 0
Saturday April 30th, 1960
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Football Pink
TOWN CRASH TO THEIR HEAVIEST DEFEAT

Football League Division Three
Port Vale (4) 6
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday April 30th, 1966
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Football Pink
SWINDON GO UNDER BY A LATE GOAL AT HOVE

Football League Division Three
Brighton and Hove Albion (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 30th, 1977
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Football Pink
TOWN FAIL TO STOP THE ROT

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

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on April 30th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 30 APR 1990 AFC St. Austell (Away) AFC St. Austell (A) - - -
FRN 30 APR 1897 Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) L0 - 4 - -
FRN 30 APR 1892 Clapton (Home) Clapton (H) W4 - 1 Unknown 4 -