On This Day

April 15th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 15th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 30 11 9 10 0 0 42 42 36.67% 51.67%
League 25 10 8 7 0 0 39 33 40.00% 56.00%
Non-League 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 7 25.00% 37.50%
Wartime League 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on April 15th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 15 APR 2023 Barrow (Home) Barrow (H) D0 - 0 - 8,080
EFL 15 APR 2022 Harrogate Town (Away) Harrogate Town (A) W4 - 1 L. Barry 2, J. Davison 2 2,933
EFL 15 APR 2006 Milton Keynes Dons (Home) MK Dons (H) L0 - 1 - 7,273
EFL 15 APR 2000 Tranmere Rovers (Home) Tranmere Rovers (H) W3 - 1 C. Griffin, G. Grazioli, W. Gray 4,925
EFL 15 APR 1995 Sheffield United (Away) Sheffield United (A) D2 - 2 T. Gooden, M. Ling 12,217
EFL 15 APR 1989 Watford (Home) Watford (H) D1 - 1 S. White 9,828
EFL 15 APR 1986 Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) W3 - 0 S. Collins (o.g.), B. Wade, C. Gordon 6,426
EFL 15 APR 1980 Rotherham United (Home) Rotherham United (H) W6 - 2 A. Rowland 4, R. Carter, A. Mayes 7,439
EFL 15 APR 1978 Rotherham United (Away) Rotherham United (A) W3 - 1 C. Guthrie, D. Moss, D. Cunningham 3,824
EFL 15 APR 1974 Hull City (Away) Hull City (A) W1 - 0 R. Clarke 5,348
EFL 15 APR 1972 Burnley (Home) Burnley (H) L0 - 1 - 11,574
EFL 15 APR 1969 Crewe Alexandra (Home) Crewe Alexandra (H) W1 - 0 W. Penman 19,897
EFL 15 APR 1967 Workington (Away) Workington (A) W3 - 1 R. Smart, W. Penman, P. Terry 1,611
EFL 15 APR 1963 Peterborough United (Away) Peterborough United (A) L1 - 3 E. Weaver 14,979
EFL 15 APR 1961 Hull City (Away) Hull City (A) D0 - 0 - 5,514
EFL 15 APR 1960 Tranmere Rovers (Away) Tranmere Rovers (A) D2 - 2 K. Mellor, E. Hunt 10,438
EFL 15 APR 1953 Ipswich Town (Away) Ipswich Town (A) D1 - 1 W. Millar 5,478
EFL 15 APR 1950 Ipswich Town (Home) Ipswich Town (H) L0 - 3 - 10,438
EFL 15 APR 1949 Leyton Orient (Away) Leyton Orient (A) D1 - 1 A. Cowie 12,304
EFL 15 APR 1939 Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) L1 - 4 C. Francis 6,716
EFL 15 APR 1938 Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) W2 - 0 T. Chiverton (o.g.), A. Fowler 38,501
EFL 15 APR 1933 Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) W1 - 0 A. Scott 4,642
EFL 15 APR 1929 Merthyr Town (Away) Merthyr Town (A) D0 - 0 - 2,720
EFL 15 APR 1927 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) L3 - 5 B. Jeffries 2, A. Brown 8,988
EFL 15 APR 1922 Watford (Home) Watford (H) L0 - 3 - ~5,100
WAR 15 APR 1916 Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H) L1 - 2 ~1,500
STH 15 APR 1911 Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) W1 - 0 H. Fleming ~12,000
STH 15 APR 1905 Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) L0 - 2 - ~5,000
STH 15 APR 1901 Reading (Home) Reading (H) D0 - 0 - ~200
STH 15 APR 1899 Gravesend United (Away) Gravesend United (A) L1 - 5 J. Kirton ~1,500

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 15th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 21 8 4 9 0 0 48 39 38.10% 47.62%
Non-League 5 2 0 3 0 0 20 9 40.00% 40.00%
Reserve Leagues 16 6 4 6 0 0 28 30 37.50% 50.00%

All matches played on April 15th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 15 APR 2008 AFC Bournemouth Reserves (Home) Bournemouth Res. (H) - - -
FC 15 APR 2002 Crystal Palace Reserves (Home) Crystal Palace Res. (H) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -
FC 15 APR 1998 Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (Away) Tottenham Hotspur Res. (A) L2 - 6 Unknown 2 -
FC 15 APR 1991 Reading Reserves (Home) Reading Res. (H) W1 - 0 M. Ling -
FC 15 APR 1987 Arsenal Reserves (Away) Arsenal Res. (A) W3 - 2 C. Kamara, S. Tobin, G. Caesar (o.g.) -
FC 15 APR 1978 West Ham United Reserves (Home) West Ham United Res. (H) D1 - 1 G. Gilligan -
FC 15 APR 1975 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Home) Plymouth Argyle Res. (H) L3 - 4 I. Farr 2, D. Moss -
FC 15 APR 1972 Southampton Reserves (Away) Southampton Res. (A) D0 - 0 - 1,163
FC 15 APR 1970 Gillingham Reserves (Away) Gillingham Res. (A) D0 - 0 - -
FC 15 APR 1967 West Ham United Reserves (Home) West Ham United Res. (H) W2 - 1 E. Weaver, B. Jones 2,675
FC 15 APR 1964 Charlton Athletic Reserves (Away) Charlton Athletic Res. (A) L1 - 3 W. Shergold 774
FC 15 APR 1961 Reading Reserves (Home) Reading Res. (H) D2 - 2 F. Thompson, K. Colsell 1,232
FC 15 APR 1960 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Home) Bristol Rovers Res. (H) W2 - 0 R. Smart, J. Hoskins 2,727
FC 15 APR 1959 Southampton Reserves (Home) Southampton Res. (H) L1 - 2 B. Woodruff 1,175
FC 15 APR 1950 Watford Reserves (Away) Watford Res. (A) L0 - 3 - -
FC 15 APR 1949 Leyton Orient Reserves (Home) Leyton Orient Res. (H) W5 - 2 G. Williams, C. Whiteside, G. Hunt 2, B. Peart 4,591
STH 15 APR 1939 Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) L1 - 3 A. Barraclough -
WEST 15 APR 1933 Street (Away) Street (A) L0 - 1 - -
STH 15 APR 1927 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Away) Bristol Rovers Res. (A) L0 - 3 - -
SEL 15 APR 1911 Northampton Town Reserves (Home) Northampton Town Res. (H) W3 - 1 Unknown 3 -
STH 15 APR 1905 Brighton and Hove Albion Reserves (Home) Brighton Res. (H) W4 - 2 T. Sanderson 2, G. Oakley, E. Toombs ~1,500
WEST 15 APR 1903 Cotham Amateurs (Away) Cotham Amateurs (A) W15 - 0 Unknown 15 -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 15th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 6 3 1 2 0 0 13 12 50.00% 58.33%
Non-League 4 2 1 1 0 0 9 5 50.00% 62.50%
County & District Leagues 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 7 50.00% 50.00%

All matches played on April 15th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 15 APR 1970 Pinehurst YC (Home) Pinehurst (H) W3 - 0 D. Moss 2, P. Baggaridge -
HELL 15 APR 1967 Newbury Town (Home) Newbury Town (H) D2 - 2 M. Boorman, M. Wilkinson -
WPL 15 APR 1964 Bromham (Away) Bromham (A) L2 - 7 Unknown (o.g.), R. Miller -
WPL 15 APR 1961 Swindon British Railways (Home) Swindon BR (H) W2 - 0 D. Hobbs, K. Morris -
HELL 15 APR 1961 Thatcham (Home) Thatcham (H) L1 - 2 Rosier (o.g.) -
WEST 15 APR 1948 Dorchester Town (Home) Dorchester (H) W3 - 1 Unknown 3 -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 15th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 6 2 0 4 0 0 15 12 33.33% 33.33%
Youth Leagues 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0.00% 0.00%
County & District Youth Leagues 3 2 0 1 0 0 13 7 66.67% 66.67%
County & District Youth Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on April 15th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 15 APR 2006 Swansea City Under-18 (Home) Swansea City U18 (H) L1 - 2 Unknown -
MYL 15 APR 1982 West Bromwich Albion Youth (Home) West Bromwich Albion Youth (H) L0 - 1 - -
SBL 15 APR 1967 Ferndale YC (Home) Ferndale YC (H) L3 - 7 Unknown 3 -
SBL 15 APR 1960 Marlborough Juniors (Home) Marlborough Juniors (H) W6 - 0 Unknown 6 -
SBL 15 APR 1960 Stratton YC (Home) Stratton YC (H) W4 - 0 B. Newman, K. Kilby, B. Pfleger, B. Robinson -
BC 15 APR 1957 Ferndale YC (Neutral) Ferndale YC (N) L1 - 2 B. Richman 525

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 15th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 3 50.00% 75.00%
Non-League 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 3 50.00% 75.00%

All matches played on April 15th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-SWCOMB 15 APR 2007 Frome Town Ladies (Home) Frome Town LFC (H) W2 - 1 Unknown 2 -
W-SWCOMB 15 APR 2001 Portsmouth FC Ladies (Away) Portsmouth FCL (A) D2 - 2 T. Peacock, K. Lemon -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on April 15th:

Saturday April 15th, 1989
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Watford (0) 1
Saturday April 15th, 1995
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Endsleigh League Division One
Sheffield United (0) 2
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday April 15th, 2000
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (2) 3
Tranmere Rovers (1) 1
Saturday April 15th, 2000
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (2) 3
Tranmere Rovers (1) 1
Saturday April 15th, 2006
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Milton Keynes Dons (0) 1
Friday April 15th, 2022
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Harrogate Town (0) 1
Swindon Town (2) 4
Saturday April 15th, 2023
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Barrow (0) 0

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from April 15th:

Saturday April 15th, 1939
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Football Pink
SWINDON'S INEPT DISPLAY AGAINST WALSALL

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 1
Walsall (2) 4
Saturday April 15th, 1950
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Football Pink
TOWN GAVE DRIVER A SECOND CHANCE

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Ipswich Town (2) 3
Saturday April 15th, 1961
...
Football Pink
SWINDON BATTLE GAMELY AT HULL

Football League Division Three
Hull City (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 15th, 1967
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Football Pink
HARDLY ENOUGH TO RAISE A GOOD CHEER

Football League Division Three
Workington (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday April 15th, 1972
...
Football Pink
TOWN FORWARDS GET THE SLOW HAND-CLAP

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Burnley (0) 1
Saturday April 15th, 1978
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Football Pink
GUTHRIE BACK WITH A BANG

Football League Division Three
Rotherham United (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 3

Transfers


Transfers on April 15th:

Date Player Club In/Out Transfer Detail
15 APR 1997 Craig TAYLOR Dorchester Town Dorchester IN £0

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on April 15th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
TEST 15 APR 1987 Taunton Town (Away) Taunton Town (A) W2 - 1 M. Deeks (o.g.), D. Allcock (o.g.) -
FRN 15 APR 1893 London City Ramblers (Home) London City Ramblers (H) W4 - 0 Unknown 4 -