On This Day

March 3rd

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 3rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 21 9 4 8 0 0 35 34 42.86% 52.38%
League 18 8 4 6 0 0 31 26 44.44% 55.56%
Non-League 3 1 0 2 0 0 4 8 33.33% 33.33%

All matches played on March 3rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 03 MAR 2020 Scunthorpe United (Home) Scunthorpe United (H) W2 - 0 E. Doyle 2 7,583
EFL 03 MAR 2015 Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) L0 - 3 - 7,025
EFL 03 MAR 2012 Oxford United (Away) Oxford United (A) L0 - 2 - 11,825
EFL 03 MAR 2009 Cheltenham Town (Home) Cheltenham Town (H) D2 - 2 H. Robson-Kanu, K. Amankwaah 6,293
EFL 03 MAR 2007 Stockport County (Away) Stockport County (A) L0 - 3 - 6,594
EFL 03 MAR 2004 Tranmere Rovers (Home) Tranmere Rovers (H) W2 - 0 S. Parkin 2 6,928
EFL 03 MAR 2001 Wigan Athletic (Away) Wigan Athletic (A) D0 - 0 - 6,563
EFL 03 MAR 1999 Tranmere Rovers (Home) Tranmere Rovers (H) L2 - 3 G. Ndah, A. Reeves 5,726
EFL 03 MAR 1990 Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) W3 - 0 C. Calderwood, S. White, D. Shearer 8,314
EFL 03 MAR 1987 York City (Away) York City (A) W3 - 0 J. Quinn 2, D. Bamber 2,561
EFL 03 MAR 1984 Tranmere Rovers (Home) Tranmere Rovers (H) D1 - 1 G. Nelson 2,595
EFL 03 MAR 1979 Lincoln City (Home) Lincoln City (H) W6 - 0 A. Rowland 2, A. Mayes, R. McHale, C. Bates, I. Miller 6,649
EFL 03 MAR 1970 Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) W3 - 1 P. Noble 2, C. Jones 19,497
EFL 03 MAR 1956 Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) L0 - 5 - 6,836
EFL 03 MAR 1951 Reading (Home) Reading (H) D1 - 1 H. Lunn 21,485
EFL 03 MAR 1934 Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) L1 - 4 T. Armstrong 5,869
EFL 03 MAR 1928 Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) W3 - 0 H. Morris 2, L. Roberts 11,716
EFL 03 MAR 1923 Charlton Athletic (Home) Charlton Athletic (H) W2 - 1 B. Wareing, D. Rogers ~8,000
STH 03 MAR 1906 Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) L0 - 4 - ~5,000
STH 03 MAR 1902 Wellingborough (Away) Wellingborough (A) L0 - 4 - -
STH 03 MAR 1900 Brighton United (Home) Brighton United (H) W4 - 0
*Expunged 		G. Henderson pen., J. Coupar, A. Green, J. Sharples -

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 3rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 4 0 3 0 0 15 10 57.14% 57.14%
Non-League 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 1 100.00% 100.00%
Reserve Leagues 4 2 0 2 0 0 7 6 50.00% 50.00%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on March 3rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 03 MAR 1979 Oxford United Reserves (Away) Oxford United Res. (A) L1 - 2 P. Dornan -
FC 03 MAR 1966 Shrewsbury Town Reserves (Away) Shrewsbury Town Res. (A) W2 - 0 K. Skeen, J. Giles -
FC 03 MAR 1964 Southend United Reserves (Home) Southend United Res. (H) L2 - 3 D. Rogers, E. Hunt 2,233
FC 03 MAR 1956 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Home) Plymouth Argyle Res. (H) W2 - 1 B. Farr, T. Batchelor 995
FCLC 03 MAR 1951 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Away) Plymouth Argyle Res. (A) L0 - 3 - 5,186
WEST 03 MAR 1934 Warminster Town (Home) Warminster Town (H) W4 - 0 A. Haddleton 2, H. Bowl, Unknown (o.g.) 2,003
STH 03 MAR 1906 Wycombe Wanderers (Home) Wycombe Wanderers (H) W4 - 1 F. Martin, A. Monks 2, H. Walker -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 3rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 1 1 2 0 0 7 10 25.00% 37.50%
Non-League 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 7 0.00% 25.00%
County & District Leagues 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00% 0.00%
Non-League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on March 3rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HLC 03 MAR 1973 Hazell's (Aylesbury) (Home) Hazell's (H) W4 - 1 R. Howell 2, S. Peplow, J. Gilligan -
WPL 03 MAR 1962 Radstock Town (Away) Radstock Town (A) L0 - 2 - -
HELL 03 MAR 1962 Pressed Steel (Cowley) (Away) Pressed Steel (Cowley) (A) D2 - 2 G. Dougan, B. McPhee -
WEST 03 MAR 1951 Welton Rovers (Away) Welton Rovers (A) L1 - 5 J. Clifford -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 3rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 6 1 0 5 0 0 5 12 16.67% 16.67%
Youth Leagues 3 1 0 2 0 0 4 4 33.33% 33.33%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0.00% 0.00%
National Cup Competitions 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on March 3rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYAC 03 MAR 2016 Luton Town Under-18 (Away) Luton Town U18 (A) L0 - 2 - -
FLYA 03 MAR 2012 Plymouth Argyle Under-18 (Away) Plymouth Argyle U18 (A) L1 - 2 Unknown -
FAYC 03 MAR 2004 Crewe Alexandra Under-18 (Away) Crewe Alexandra U18 (A) L0 - 3 - 500
SECL 03 MAR 1989 Bristol City Under-18 (Home) Bristol City U18 (H) L0 - 2 - -
SECL 03 MAR 1984 Oxford United Youth (Home) Oxford United Youth (H) W3 - 0 M. Hughes, M. Gardiner, M. Payne -
SBL 03 MAR 1951 Ferndale YC (Home) Ferndale YC (H) L1 - 3 R. Green -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 3rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 3 0 0 0 0 20 5 100.00% 100.00%
Non-League 2 2 0 0 0 0 16 3 100.00% 100.00%
Divisional Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on March 3rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-SWCOMBC 03 MAR 2013 Oxford United Ladies (Away) Oxford United LFC (A) W4 - 2 Unknown 4 -
W-SWCOMB 03 MAR 2002 Newton Abbot Ladies (Away) Newton Abbot LFC (A) W4 - 3 Unknown 4 -
W-SRWFL 03 MAR 1996 Leighton Linslade Ladies (Home) Leighton Linslade LFC (H) W12 - 0 V. McCann, J. Hume, D. Martin, N. Lloyd 3, N. Wyness, K. Garwood 4, T. Mackeddie -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on March 3rd:

Saturday March 3rd, 1984
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Canon League Division Four
Swindon Town (1) 1
Tranmere Rovers (1) 1
Saturday March 3rd, 1990
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (3) 3
Port Vale (0) 0
Saturday March 3rd, 1990
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (3) 3
Port Vale (0) 0
Saturday March 3rd, 2001
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Nationwide League Division Two
Wigan Athletic (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday March 3rd, 2001
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Nationwide League Division Two
Wigan Athletic (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Wednesday March 3rd, 2004
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Tranmere Rovers (0) 0
Saturday March 3rd, 2007
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Coca-Cola League Two
Stockport County (1) 3
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday March 3rd, 2007
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Coca-Cola League Two
Stockport County (1) 3
Swindon Town (0) 0
Tuesday March 3rd, 2009
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (1) 2
Cheltenham Town (1) 2
Tuesday March 3rd, 2009
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (1) 2
Cheltenham Town (1) 2
Saturday March 3rd, 2012
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npower League Two
Oxford United (2) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Tuesday March 3rd, 2015
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Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Gillingham (1) 3
Tuesday March 3rd, 2020
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Scunthorpe United (0) 0

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from March 3rd:

Saturday March 3rd, 1934
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Football Pink
SWINDON FLATTER ONLY TO DECEIVE

Football League Division Three (South)
Southend United (0) 4
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday March 3rd, 1951
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Football Pink
TIMELY GOALLINE SAVES BY RIVAL PIVOTS

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Reading (1) 1
Saturday March 3rd, 1956
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Football Pink
FREE-KICK HOODOO FOR SWINDON DEFENCE

Football League Division Three (South)
Colchester United (3) 5
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday March 3rd, 1962
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Football Pink
SWINDON EXTEND UNDEFEATED RUN TO 11 MATCHES

Football League Division Three
Reading (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday March 3rd, 1973
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Football Pink
ANOTHER BLOW - TOWN FAIL TO REPLY TO BURNLEY'S QUICK GOAL

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Burnley (1) 1

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on March 3rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
BENE 03 MAR 1957 Wiltshire Premier League XI (Home) Wilts Premier League XI (H) - - -
FRN 03 MAR 1894 15th Royal Artillery (Home) 15th Royal Artillery (H) W1 - 0 A. Andrews -
WC 03 MAR 1888 St. Mark's Young Men's Friendly Society (Home) St. Mark's YMFS (H) W1 - 0 D. Horsington -

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Reserves


All friendly matches played on March 3rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WC 03 MAR 1900 Bradford-on-Avon (Away) Bradford-on-Avon (A) W3 - 1  (AET) Unknown 3 -