On This Day

Match Record

Men Senior

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 2nd:

All matches played on April 2nd:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
EFL	02 APR 2022	Rochdale (Away) Rochdale (A)	D0 - 0	-	2,779
EFL	02 APR 2021	Blackpool (Home) Blackpool (H)	L0 - 2	-	BCD
EFL	02 APR 2018	Crawley Town (Away) Crawley Town (A)	D1 - 1	M. Richards	5,008
EFL	02 APR 2016	Fleetwood Town (Home) Fleetwood Town (H)	D1 - 1	N. Ajose	6,311
EFL	02 APR 2011	Hartlepool United (Home) Hartlepool United (H)	D1 - 1	M. Ritchie	7,146
EFL	02 APR 2005	Hartlepool United (Away) Hartlepool United (A)	L0 - 3	-	4,936
PREM	02 APR 1994	Arsenal (Away) Arsenal (A)	D1 - 1	P. Bodin pen.	31,635
EFL	02 APR 1988	Leicester City (Home) Leicester City (H)	W3 - 2	J. Quinn 2, B. Barnes	9,450
EFL	02 APR 1963	Bradford (Park Avenue) (Home) Bradford (PA) (H)	W2 - 1	J. Smith, J. Stevens	14,568
EFL	02 APR 1960	Brentford (Away) Brentford (A)	L1 - 2	E. Hunt	8,550
EFL	02 APR 1956	Southend United (Home) Southend United (H)	D1 - 1	M. Owen	8,728
EFL	02 APR 1955	Brentford (Home) Brentford (H)	D1 - 1	M. Owen	5,924
EFL	02 APR 1949	Ipswich Town (Away) Ipswich Town (A)	L2 - 4	T. Dawson, M. Jones	12,908
EFL	02 APR 1938	Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H)	W2 - 0	B. Morton, B. Lucas	8,797
D3SC	02 APR 1936	Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A)	L2 - 3 L2 - 5  (Agg.)	F. Peters, D. McPhail	2,077
EFL	02 APR 1934	Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A)	D2 - 2	C. Blakemore, T. Armstrong	7,059
EFL	02 APR 1932	Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A)	L2 - 3	H. Morris 2	11,167
EFL	02 APR 1927	Aberdare Athletic (Home) Aberdare (H)	W3 - 2	B. Denyer, B. Jeffries 2	4,629
EFL	02 APR 1926	Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H)	W2 - 1	B. Davies, B. Denyer	7,389
EFL	02 APR 1924	Southend United (Home) Southend United (H)	W3 - 0	C. Daniel, C. Crossley, D. Bew	~3,100
EFL	02 APR 1923	Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H)	W3 - 0	B. Wareing, J. Johnson pen., H. Fleming	~7,000
EFL	02 APR 1921	Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H)	W2 - 0	A. Metcalf, T. Weston pen.	~8,000
STH	02 APR 1920	Brentford (Away) Brentford (A)	L0 - 2	-	~9,000
STH	02 APR 1915	Southampton (Home) Southampton (H)	W2 - 0	B. Batty, T. Scanlan	~4,000
STH	02 APR 1910	Luton Town (Home) Luton Town (H)	D0 - 0	-	-
STH	02 APR 1904	Reading (Away) Reading (A)	D1 - 1	L. Lean	~7,500
STH	02 APR 1898	Sheppey United (Away) Sheppey United (A)	L1 - 3	T. Wilson	~1,200

Match Record

Men Reserves

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 2nd:

All matches played on April 2nd:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FC	02 APR 2003	Cheltenham Town Reserves (Home) Cheltenham Town Res. (H)	L0 - 6	-	-
FC	02 APR 1980	Ipswich Town Reserves (Away) Ipswich Town Res. (A)	L1 - 2	M. Blackler	-
FC	02 APR 1977	Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Home) Plymouth Argyle Res. (H)	W2 - 0	M. French, Hurn (o.g.)	-
FC	02 APR 1974	Ipswich Town Reserves (Home) Ipswich Town Res. (H)	L0 - 1	-	170
FCLC	02 APR 1970	Cardiff City Reserves (Home) Cardiff City Res. (H)	W2 - 0	D. Down, C. Jones	702
FC	02 APR 1962	Chelsea Reserves (Away) Chelsea Res. (A)	W4 - 0	R. Smart, M. Summerbee, B. Woodruff 2	-
FC	02 APR 1960	Reading Reserves (Home) Reading Res. (H)	W2 - 1	C. Jackson 2	1,967
FCLC	02 APR 1949	Bristol Rovers Reserves (Home) Bristol Rovers Res. (H)	W1 - 0	P. Jackson	3,610
WEST	02 APR 1934	Poole Town (Home) Poole Town (H)	W4 - 1	Unknown 4	-
STH	02 APR 1932	Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Home) Plymouth Argyle Res. (H)	L1 - 3	F. Laycock	1,400
WEST	02 APR 1927	Bristol City Reserves (Away) Bristol City Res. (A)	W3 - 2	Unknown 3	-
STH	02 APR 1926	Exeter City Reserves (Away) Exeter City Res. (A)	L0 - 4	-	-
WEST	02 APR 1921	Yeovil and Petters United (Away) Yeovil & Petters Utd (A)	L1 - 2	Unknown	-
WEST	02 APR 1920	Horfield United (Home) Horfield United (H)	W2 - 1	Unknown 2	-
STH	02 APR 1904	Reading Reserves (Home) Reading Res. (H)	W5 - 0	T. Sanderson 4, E. Toombs	-

Match Record

Men Development

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 2nd:

All matches played on April 2nd:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
WPL	02 APR 1966	Frome Town Reserves (Away) Frome Town Res. (A)	L0 - 1	-	-
HELL	02 APR 1966	Hillingdon Borough Reserves (Home) Hillingdon Res. (H)	W5 - 1	J. Lawton 3, D. Tabor, B. Griffin	-
GNSL	02 APR 1955	Dursley Town (Home) Dursley Town (H)	L1 - 5	Winslow	-
WEST	02 APR 1952	Ilfracombe Town (Home) Ilfracombe Town (H)	D2 - 2	Unknown 2	-
WEST	02 APR 1949	Trowbridge Town Reserves (Home) Trowbridge Town Res. (H)	D1 - 1	J. Corbett	-
SADL	02 APR 1938	Watchfield (?) Watchfield (?)	L1 - 2	Unknown	-

Match Record

Men Youth

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 2nd:

All matches played on April 2nd:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FLYA	02 APR 2016	Yeovil Town Under-18 (Home) Yeovil Town U18 (H)	L0 - 2	-	-
FLYA	02 APR 2013	Hereford United Under-18 (Away) Hereford United U18 (A)	D1 - 1	Unknown	-
FLYA	02 APR 2005	Luton Town Under-18 (Home) Luton Town U18 (H)	W3 - 0	Unknown 3	-
SECL	02 APR 1988	Northampton Town Youth (Away) Northampton Town Youth (A)	W2 - 1	G. Marshall, A. Viveash	-
WSXYL	02 APR 1968	Plymouth Argyle Youth (Home) Plymouth Argyle Youth (H)	W4 - 1	E. Mascia 3, D. Dangerfield	-
WSXYL	02 APR 1966	Plymouth Argyle Youth (Home) Plymouth Argyle Youth (H)	L2 - 3	V. Perry, K. Walega	-
SBL	02 APR 1960	West Swindon YC (Home) West Swindon YC (H)	W7 - 1	D. Findlay, W. Shergold 2, R. Smart, Unknown 3	-

Match Record

Women Senior

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 2nd:

All matches played on April 2nd:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
W-NATL	02 APR 2023	Southampton Women's FC (Home) Southampton WFC (H)	L1 - 5	H. Diaz-Butcher pen.	520
W-SWCOMB	02 APR 2006	Queens Park Rangers Ladies (Away) Queens Park Rangers LFC (A)	L0 - 3	-	-

Video Footage

All available video footage from matches played on April 2nd:

Saturday April 2nd, 1994

FA Carling Premiership
Arsenal (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1

Saturday April 2nd, 2005

Coca-Cola League One
Hartlepool United (1) 3
Swindon Town (0) 0

Saturday April 2nd, 2011

npower League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Hartlepool United (1) 1

Saturday April 2nd, 2016

Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Fleetwood Town (1) 1

Monday April 2nd, 2018

EFL Sky Bet League Two
Crawley Town (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1

Friday April 2nd, 2021

EFL Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Blackpool (1) 2

Saturday April 2nd, 2022

EFL Sky Bet League Two
Rochdale (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0

Newspaper Reports

All available media reports from April 2nd:

Saturday April 2nd, 1932

Football Pink

TOWN LOSE BY ODD GOAL IN FIVE AT COVENTRY

Football League Division Three (South)
Coventry City (2) 3
Swindon Town (0) 2

Saturday April 2nd, 1938

Football Pink

MORTON'S FIRST LEAGUE GOAL AT COUNTY GROUND

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 2
Cardiff City (0) 0

Saturday April 2nd, 1949

Football Pink

TWO GOALS IN MIN. SHOCK ROUSED SWINDON

Football League Division Three (South)
Ipswich Town (2) 4
Swindon Town (0) 2

Saturday April 2nd, 1955

Football Pink

OWEN STRIKES FOR TOWN IN 90 SECONDS

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Brentford (0) 1

Saturday April 2nd, 1960

Football Pink

HUNT ON TARGET AT GRIFFIN PARK

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

Saturday April 2nd, 1966

Football Pink

DON GETS TWO AND GOES TO THE TOP

Football League Division Three
Reading (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 2

Saturday April 2nd, 1977

Football Pink

LATE EQUALISER FROM PROPHETT

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

Transfers

Transfers on April 2nd:

Date	Player	Club	In/Out	Transfer Detail
02 APR 1897	Dave McKENDRICK	Swindon Wanderers Swindon Wanderers	IN	amateur

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior

All friendly matches played on April 2nd:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
WPS	02 APR 1992	Trowbridge Town (Away) Trowbridge Town (A)	W3 - 1	S. Close 2, M. Phillips	-
FRN	02 APR 1951	Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H)	W2 - 1	W. Millar 2	3,171
FRN	02 APR 1892	London City Ramblers (Home) London City Ramblers (H)	W3 - 1	Unknown 3	-
FRN	02 APR 1888	West London (Home) West London (H)	L1 - 3	D. Jones	-