On This Day

March 27th

Born On This Day

2003
Ruby SCAHILL
1999
Callum GUNNER
1935
Les WILLIAMS
1899
Louis PAGE
1882
Tommy DAVIES
1880
Jack STANLEY

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 27th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 22 7 5 10 0 0 26 34 31.82% 43.18%
League 17 4 5 8 0 0 16 24 23.53% 38.24%
Non-League 4 3 0 1 0 0 9 7 75.00% 75.00%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on March 27th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 27 MAR 2010 Hartlepool United (Away) Hartlepool United (A) W1 - 0 C. Austin 3,536
EFL 27 MAR 2004 Barnsley (Home) Barnsley (H) D1 - 1 S. Parkin 7,305
EFL 27 MAR 2001 Reading (Home) Reading (H) L0 - 1 - 9,673
EFL 27 MAR 1993 Brentford (Away) Brentford (A) D0 - 0 - 10,197
EFL 27 MAR 1989 Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) L1 - 4 T. Jones 8,487
EFL 27 MAR 1988 Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) D2 - 2 S. White, T. Parkin 12,915
FLT 27 MAR 1984 Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) L1 - 3 G. Nelson 2,112
EFL 27 MAR 1979 Bury (Away) Bury (A) W1 - 0 A. Rowland 3,557
EFL 27 MAR 1978 Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H) W3 - 2 D. Moss 3 9,517
EFL 27 MAR 1976 Mansfield Town (Home) Mansfield Town (H) L0 - 2 - 6,789
EFL 27 MAR 1971 Blackburn Rovers (Home) Blackburn (H) W3 - 0 J. Butler, T. Gough, C. Jones 11,299
EFL 27 MAR 1967 Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) L0 - 1 - 9,924
EFL 27 MAR 1964 Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H) L1 - 2 F. Large 22,096
EFL 27 MAR 1959 Doncaster Rovers (Away) Doncaster Rovers (A) L0 - 2 - 6,435
EFL 27 MAR 1954 Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) D0 - 0 - 7,523
EFL 27 MAR 1948 Ipswich Town (Home) Ipswich Town (H) L0 - 1 - 14,440
EFL 27 MAR 1937 Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) L2 - 5 J. Cookson, A. Fowler 4,842
EFL 27 MAR 1926 Aberdare Athletic (Away) Aberdare (A) D1 - 1 D. Bew 5,087
STH 27 MAR 1920 Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) W1 - 0 T. Bolland ~5,000
STH 27 MAR 1915 Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) W5 - 2 B. Tout pen., T. Scanlan, B. Batty, A. Bown 2 -
STH 27 MAR 1909 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L1 - 5 F. Fenton ~8,000
STH 27 MAR 1897 Sheppey United (Home) Sheppey United (H) W2 - 0 G. Palmer, M. Jones ~3,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 27th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 17 6 3 8 0 0 30 31 35.29% 44.12%
Non-League 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 100.00% 100.00%
Reserve Leagues 15 5 3 7 0 0 26 29 33.33% 43.33%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on March 27th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 27 MAR 2002 Portsmouth Reserves (Home) Portsmouth Res. (H) D0 - 0 - -
FC 27 MAR 1996 Millwall Reserves (Home) Millwall Res. (H) L1 - 3 D. Hunt -
FC 27 MAR 1993 Southampton Reserves (Away) Southampton Res. (A) L0 - 2 - -
FC 27 MAR 1986 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Away) Bristol Rovers Res. (A) L2 - 3 D. Hockaday, D. Moss -
FC 27 MAR 1982 Reading Reserves (Home) Reading Res. (H) W4 - 1 C. Moores 2, J. Quinn, M. Graham -
FC 27 MAR 1979 Birmingham City Reserves (Home) Birmingham Res. (H) D0 - 0 - -
FC 27 MAR 1978 Arsenal Reserves (Away) Arsenal Res. (A) L0 - 4 - -
FC 27 MAR 1976 Bristol City Reserves (Away) Bristol City Res. (A) L0 - 2 - -
FC 27 MAR 1969 Leicester City Reserves (Away) Leicester City Res. (A) L0 - 2 - -
FC 27 MAR 1967 Peterborough United Reserves (Home) Peterborough United Res. (H) D2 - 2 M. Wilkinson, K. Skeen 1,608
FC 27 MAR 1965 Watford Reserves (Away) Watford Res. (A) W2 - 0 K. East, B. Walker 1,598
FC 27 MAR 1959 Mansfield Town Reserves (Home) Mansfield Town Res. (H) W5 - 0 B. Edwards, J. Stephens, K. Morris 2, B. Roost 2,708
FC 27 MAR 1954 Brighton and Hove Albion Reserves (Home) Brighton Res. (H) W2 - 0 K. Lambert, R. Johnson 1,529
FCLC 27 MAR 1948 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Reserves (Away) Bournemouth Res. (A) L0 - 2 - -
STH 27 MAR 1926 Bath City (Home) Bath City (H) W4 - 0 Unknown 4 -
SEL 27 MAR 1915 Chelsea Reserves (Away) Chelsea Res. (A) L0 - 10 - -
SEL 27 MAR 1909 Croydon Common (Home) Croydon Common (H) W8 - 0 H. O'Neil 2, J. Lavery 2, M. Lochhead, B. Boland, Unknown, G. Dibsdall pen. -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 27th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 8 2 1 5 0 0 13 16 25.00% 31.25%
Non-League 5 1 1 3 0 0 6 9 20.00% 30.00%
County & District Leagues 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 4 50.00% 50.00%
County & District Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on March 27th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 27 MAR 1974 Walcot (Home) Walcot (H) L0 - 2 - -
HELL 27 MAR 1971 Wantage Town (Home) Wantage Town (H) W3 - 1 K. Stroud 2, D. Dangerfield -
HELL 27 MAR 1967 Lambourn Sports (Away) Lambourn Sports (A) L1 - 3 J. Smith -
WPL 27 MAR 1965 Devizes Town (Away) Devizes Town (A) L1 - 4 D. Plumb -
HELL 27 MAR 1965 Amersham Town (Home) Amersham Town (H) D2 - 2 D. Binstead, R. Miller -
WPLCC 27 MAR 1959 Chippenham Town Reserves (Home) Chippenham Town Res. (H) L2 - 3 E. Hunt, R. Sampson -
GNSL 27 MAR 1954 Rodborough Old Boys (Away) Rodborough Old Boys (A) W4 - 0 Unknown, Taylor, Unknown, Taylor -
WEST 27 MAR 1948 Hoffman Athletic (Away) Hoffman Athletic (A) L0 - 1 - -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 27th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 2 3 2 0 0 11 9 28.57% 50.00%
Youth Leagues 5 1 3 1 0 0 6 6 20.00% 50.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0.00% 0.00%
County & District Youth Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on March 27th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FAYC 27 MAR 2021 Ipswich Town Under-18 (Away) Ipswich Town U18 (A) L1 - 3 G. Cowmeadow -
FLYA 27 MAR 2010 AFC Bournemouth Under-18 (Away) Bournemouth U18 (A) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -
FLYA 27 MAR 2004 Torquay United Under-19 (Away) Torquay United U19 (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -
SECL 27 MAR 1993 Bristol Rovers Youth (Home) Bristol Rovers Youth (H) D1 - 1 S. Luwero -
SECL 27 MAR 1982 Bristol Rovers Youth (Home) Bristol Rovers Youth (H) D1 - 1 C. Gallo -
MYL 27 MAR 1973 Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth (Away) Wolves Youth (A) W1 - 0 P. Fiocca -
GC 27 MAR 1954 Old Headlandians (Away) Old Headlandians (A) W4 - 0 D. Furber 3, J. Gresham -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 27th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 2 0 1 0 0 7 3 66.67% 66.67%
League 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 100.00% 100.00%
Non-League 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on March 27th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 27 MAR 2022 Poole Town Ladies (Away) Poole Town LFC (A) W3 - 0 R. Bourne-Hallett, A. Colston, T. Taylor 15
W-NATL 27 MAR 2016 Exeter City Ladies (Home) Exeter City LFC (H) W3 - 0 M. Attenborough, E. Maynard, M. Vella 43
W-SWCOMB 27 MAR 2011 Chesham United Ladies (Away) Chesham United LFC (A) L1 - 3 Unknown -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on March 27th:

Sunday March 27th, 1988
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Crystal Palace (0) 2
Monday March 27th, 1989
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Barclays League Division Two
Plymouth Argyle (3) 4
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday March 27th, 1993
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Barclays League Division One
Brentford (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Tuesday March 27th, 2001
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Reading (0) 1
Saturday March 27th, 2004
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Barnsley (1) 1
Saturday March 27th, 2010
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Coca-Cola League One
Hartlepool United (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 1
Sunday March 27th, 2016
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FA Women's Premier League South West Division One
Swindon Town Ladies (3) 3
Exeter City Ladies (0) 0

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from March 27th:

Saturday March 27th, 1937
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Football Pink
STILL WAITING FOR THAT FIRST AWAY WIN

Football League Division Three (South)
Walsall (1) 5
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday March 27th, 1948
...
Football Pink
IPSWICH TAKE REVENGE FOR F.A. CUP DEFEAT BY SWINDON

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Ipswich Town (1) 1
Saturday March 27th, 1954
...
Football Pink
PENALTY ESCAPE FOR TOWN AT COVENTRY

Football League Division Three (South)
Coventry City (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday March 27th, 1965
...
Football Pink
BROWN EQUALISES WHILE MORGAN IS OFF HAVING SIX STITCHES IN A HEAD WOUND

Football League Division Two
Bolton Wanderers (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday March 27th, 1971
...
Football Pink
SWINDON WIN POINTS BUT LOSE SUPPORTERS

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 3
Blackburn Rovers (0) 0
Saturday March 27th, 1976
...
Football Pink
CLARKE PUTS A NAIL IN COFFIN

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

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on March 27th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
BENE 27 MAR 1957 Wiltshire Premier League XI (Home) Wilts Premier League XI (H) - - -

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Reserves


All friendly matches played on March 27th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WC 27 MAR 1897 Trowbridge Town (Neutral) Trowbridge Town (N) D1 - 1 Jago ~1,500