On This Day

Match Record

Men Senior

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 5th:

All matches played on March 5th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
EFL	05 MAR 2022	Bradford City (Away) Bradford (A)	W2 - 1	H. McKirdy, J. Payne pen.	15,008
EFL	05 MAR 2011	Walsall (Home) Walsall (H)	D0 - 0	-	10,489
EFL	05 MAR 2005	AFC Bournemouth (Home) Bournemouth (H)	L0 - 3	-	8,275
EFL	05 MAR 2002	Brentford (Away) Brentford (A)	L0 - 2	-	5,644
EFL	05 MAR 1996	Peterborough United (Away) Peterborough United (A)	W2 - 0	W. Allison, S. Finney	4,196
PREM	05 MAR 1994	West Ham United (Home) West Ham United (H)	D1 - 1	J. Fjørtoft	15,929
EFL	05 MAR 1991	Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H)	D0 - 0	-	9,058
EFL	05 MAR 1985	Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H)	W2 - 0	C. Gordon 2	2,696
EFL	05 MAR 1983	Mansfield Town (Away) Mansfield Town (A)	L0 - 1	-	2,101
EFL	05 MAR 1977	Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A)	D2 - 2	D. Moss, R. McHale	4,994
EFL	05 MAR 1969	Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A)	L0 - 2	-	6,104
EFL	05 MAR 1966	Brentford (Away) Brentford (A)	W1 - 0	R. Smart	9,900
EFL	05 MAR 1960	Reading (Away) Reading (A)	L0 - 3	-	11,690
EFL	05 MAR 1955	Walsall (Home) Walsall (H)	D2 - 2	D. Gibson, H. Williams	5,148
EFL	05 MAR 1949	Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A)	D1 - 1	M. Owen	13,366
EFL	05 MAR 1938	Mansfield Town (Home) Mansfield Town (H)	D3 - 3	K. Wise, A. Fowler, E. Jones pen.	7,728
EFL	05 MAR 1932	Fulham (Away) Fulham (A)	D2 - 2	G. Lawley 2	17,555
EFL	05 MAR 1927	Charlton Athletic (Home) Charlton Athletic (H)	W2 - 0	C. Flood, H. Morris	6,300
EFL	05 MAR 1921	Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A)	L2 - 3	H. Fleming, B. Jefferson	~10,000
FAC	05 MAR 1910	Manchester City (Home) Man City (H)	W2 - 0	B. Jefferson, A. Bown	14,429
STH	05 MAR 1904	Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A)	L0 - 1	-	~5,500
STH	05 MAR 1898	Southampton (Home) Southampton (H)	L0 - 2	-	~5,000

Match Record

Men Reserves

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 5th:

All matches played on March 5th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FC	05 MAR 2003	AFC Bournemouth Reserves (Away) Bournemouth Res. (A)	W1 - 0	M. Draycott	-
FCLC	05 MAR 1997	Bristol City Reserves (Home) Bristol City Res. (H)	W2 - 1	A. Finlayson 2	-
FC	05 MAR 1996	Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Away) Queens Park Rangers Res. (A)	L0 - 2	-	-
FC	05 MAR 1992	Ipswich Town Reserves (Home) Ipswich Town Res. (H)	D0 - 0	-	-
FC	05 MAR 1988	Arsenal Reserves (Home) Arsenal Res. (H)	W3 - 2	P. Bodin, S. White 2	-
FC	05 MAR 1985	Ipswich Town Reserves (Away) Ipswich Town Res. (A)	L0 - 3	-	-
FC	05 MAR 1977	Norwich City Reserves (Home) Norwich City Res. (H)	D1 - 1	G. Gilligan	-
FC	05 MAR 1960	Crystal Palace Reserves (Home) Crystal Palace Res. (H)	W1 - 0	C. Jackson	1,758
FC	05 MAR 1955	Leyton Orient Reserves (Away) Leyton Orient Res. (A)	L0 - 2	-	-
FCLC	05 MAR 1949	Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Home) Plymouth Argyle Res. (H)	W1 - 0	J. Baynham	2,615
STH	05 MAR 1932	Ebbw Vale (Home) Ebbw Vale (H)	W3 - 2	F. Laycock, J. Jackson, H. Timbrell	1,211
WEST	05 MAR 1927	Bath City (Away) Bath City (A)	L1 - 3	Unknown	-
STH	05 MAR 1924	Barry (Away) Barry (A)	W1 - 0	H. O'Neill	-
WEST	05 MAR 1921	Douglas (Home) Douglas (H)	W4 - 0	Unknown 4	-
STH	05 MAR 1904	Southall (Home) Southall (H)	W2 - 1	A. Bown, R. Haydon	-

Match Record

Men Development

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 5th:

All matches played on March 5th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
HLC	05 MAR 1966	Oxford United 'A' (Home) Oxford United 'A' (H)	W5 - 1	B. Walker, J. Lawton 2, J. Giles, D. Clark	-
WPL	05 MAR 1966	Wootton Bassett Town (Home) Wootton Bassett Town (H)	W5 - 1	M. Ackling 2, K. Walega, K. Skeen, M. Wilkinson	-
WPL	05 MAR 1960	Calne and Harris United (Home) Calne & Harris Utd (H)	L2 - 5	T. Cousins, J. Skull	-
SADL	05 MAR 1938	Stanford-in-the-Vale (Home) Stanford-in-the-Vale (H)	W2 - 0	D. Burge, Dodds	-

Match Record

Men Youth

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 5th:

All matches played on March 5th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FLYA	05 MAR 2024	Luton Town Under-18 (Away) Luton Town U18 (A)	L1 - 4	Unknown	-
FLYA	05 MAR 2022	Luton Town Under-18 (Home) Luton Town U18 (H)	L0 - 6	-	-
FLYA	05 MAR 2011	Hereford United Under-18 (Away) Hereford United U18 (A)	W3 - 2	Unknown 3	-
SWCL	05 MAR 1997	Plymouth Argyle Youth (Home) Plymouth Argyle Youth (H)	L1 - 2	S. Davis	-
SECL	05 MAR 1994	Reading Youth (Away) Reading Youth (A)	D0 - 0	-	-
ACYLC	05 MAR 1990	Reading Youth (Home) Reading Youth (H)	L1 - 2	R. Spence	-
SECL	05 MAR 1988	Bristol City Under-18 (Home) Bristol City U18 (H)	W4 - 2	A. Viveash 2, P. Hunt, N. Summerbee	-
WSXYL	05 MAR 1964	Poole Town Youth (Away) Poole Town Youth (A)	W5 - 0	Unknown 5	-
SADL	05 MAR 1955	Buscot Park (Home) Buscot Park (H)	D2 - 2	J. Gresham, Anderson	-

Match Record

Women Senior

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 5th:

All matches played on March 5th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
W-NATL	05 MAR 2023	AFC St. Austell Ladies (Away) AFC St. Austell Ladies (A)	W1 - 0	A. Colston	72
W-SWCOMB	05 MAR 2006	Newton Abbot Ladies (Away) Newton Abbot LFC (A)	W3 - 2	Unknown 3	-
W-SWCOMBC	05 MAR 2000	Saltash Pilgrims Ladies (Away) Saltash Pilgrims LFC (A)	W3 - 2	P. Laker, K. Reeves, L. Taylor	-

Video Footage

All available video footage from matches played on March 5th:

Tuesday March 5th, 1985

Canon League Division Four
Swindon Town (0) 2
Exeter City (0) 0

Tuesday March 5th, 1991

Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Oxford United (0) 0

Saturday March 5th, 1994

FA Carling Premiership
Swindon Town (0) 1
West Ham United (0) 1

Tuesday March 5th, 1996

Endsleigh League Division Two
Peterborough United (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 2

Tuesday March 5th, 2002

Nationwide League Division Two
Brentford (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0

Saturday March 5th, 2005

Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
AFC Bournemouth (1) 3

Saturday March 5th, 2011

npower League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Walsall (0) 0

Saturday March 5th, 2022

EFL Sky Bet League Two
Bradford City (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 2

Newspaper Reports

All available media reports from March 5th:

Saturday March 5th, 1932

Football Pink

SWINDON'S BEST AWAY PERFORMANCE OF THE SEASON

Football League Division Three (South)
Fulham (0) 2
Swindon Town (0) 2

Saturday March 5th, 1938

Football Pink

SWINDON FALL AWAY IN THE SECOND HALF

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (3) 3
Mansfield Town (1) 3

Saturday March 5th, 1949

Football Pink

LIVE-WIRE OWEN SURPRISED WARREN

Football League Division Three (South)
Bristol Rovers (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1

Saturday March 5th, 1955

Football Pink

BURTON HELPED OFF 13 MIN. FROM THE END

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

Saturday March 5th, 1960

Football Pink

PENALTY PUTS SWINDON BEHIND IN DERBY

Football League Division Three
Reading (0) 3
Swindon Town (0) 0

Saturday March 5th, 1977

Football Pink

McHALE GRABS A LATE EQUALISER

Football League Division Three
Gillingham (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 2

Transfers

Transfers on March 5th:

Date	Player	Club	In/Out	Transfer Detail
05 MAR 1896	Alec BOGGIE	Burton Swifts Burton Swifts	IN
05 MAR 1954	Alan BEARDS	Bolton Wanderers Bolton	IN
05 MAR 1964	Frank LARGE	Northampton Town Northampton Town	IN	£0
05 MAR 1976	Don ROGERS	Queens Park Rangers Q.P.R.	IN	exchange
05 MAR 2005 - 01 MAY 2005	Leigh HENRY	Bath City Bath City	OUT	loan
05 MAR 2020 - 22 APR 2020	Will HENRY	Hungerford Town Hungerford Town	OUT	loan
05 MAR 2023	Charlie ROWLANDS	Forest Green Rovers Women Forest Green Rovers WFC	IN

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior

All friendly matches played on March 5th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FRN	05 MAR 1962	Brønshøj BK (Home) Brønshøj (H)	W2 - 0	B. Atkins 2	3,779
FRN	05 MAR 1956	Hereford United (Away) Hereford United (A)	D2 - 2	M. Owen, J. Brennan	1,997
FRN	05 MAR 1892	Newbury Town (Home) Newbury Town (H)	W6 - 2	Unknown 6	-