On This Day

April 12th

Born On This Day

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 12th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 30 13 8 9 0 0 49 54 43.33% 56.67%
League 25 10 8 7 0 0 41 42 40.00% 56.00%
Non-League 5 3 0 2 0 0 8 12 60.00% 60.00%

All matches played on April 12th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 12 APR 2025 Bradford City (Home) Bradford (H) W5 - 4 N. Byrne (o.g.), K. Tshimanga, H. Smith 2, J. Shepherd (o.g.) 8,051
EFL 12 APR 2014 Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) W1 - 0 L. Thompson 9,342
EFL 12 APR 2010 Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) D1 - 1 M. Taylor (o.g.) 8,753
EFL 12 APR 2004 Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) W3 - 0 R. Fallon 2, M. Hewlett 7,008
EFL 12 APR 2003 Huddersfield Town (Home) Huddersfield Town (H) L0 - 1 - 4,760
EFL 12 APR 1997 Ipswich Town (Home) Ipswich Town (H) L0 - 4 - 8,591
EFL 12 APR 1993 Birmingham City (Away) Birmingham (A) W6 - 4 S. Taylor, C. Maskell 2, D. Mitchell 3 17,903
EFL 12 APR 1992 Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) D1 - 1 S. Taylor 6,905
EFL 12 APR 1988 Hull City (Away) Hull City (A) W4 - 1 J. Quinn 2 (1 pen), D. Bamber 2 4,583
EFL 12 APR 1986 Scunthorpe United (Home) Scunthorpe United (H) D1 - 1 D. Bamber 6,783
EFL 12 APR 1980 Carlisle United (Away) Carlisle United (A) L1 - 2 B. Tucker 3,472
EFL 12 APR 1977 Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) L0 - 5 - 18,501
EFL 12 APR 1971 Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) W2 - 0 S. Peplow 2 10,987
EFL 12 APR 1969 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) D2 - 2 D. Rogers 2 (1 pen) 20,401
EFL 12 APR 1968 Oxford United (Away) Oxford United (A) D0 - 0 - 17,751
EFL 12 APR 1966 Oldham Athletic (Away) Oldham Athletic (A) D1 - 1 K. East 10,344
EFL 12 APR 1963 Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) L2 - 3 E. Hunt 2 23,239
EFL 12 APR 1962 Notts County (Away) Notts County (A) W1 - 0 E. Hunt 5,369
EFL 12 APR 1961 Hull City (Home) Hull City (H) D1 - 1 E. Hunt pen. 10,875
EFL 12 APR 1958 Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) W1 - 0 A. Micklewright 11,986
EFL 12 APR 1956 Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) L0 - 1 - 2,346
EFL 12 APR 1952 Reading (Home) Reading (H) W2 - 0 W. Millar, M. Owen 17,984
EFL 12 APR 1947 Ipswich Town (Home) Ipswich Town (H) W2 - 1 B. Lucas, M. Owen 13,209
EFL 12 APR 1930 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L3 - 8 H. Morris 2, W. Dickinson pen. 7,534
EFL 12 APR 1924 Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) D1 - 1 B. Davies ~5,000
STH 12 APR 1913 Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) W3 - 1 A. Bown, F. Wheatcroft 2 ~4,000
STH 12 APR 1909 Coventry City (Home) Coventry City (H) W2 - 1 H. Fleming, J. Lavery ~10,000
STH 12 APR 1905 Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) W2 - 1 A. Beadsworth 2 ~3,000
STH 12 APR 1902 New Brompton (Away) New Brompton (A) L0 - 5 - ~2,000
WEST 12 APR 1898 Warmley (Away) Warmley (A) L1 - 4 G. Morris ~1,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 12th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 16 6 3 7 0 0 21 22 37.50% 46.88%
Non-League 3 3 0 0 0 0 8 3 100.00% 100.00%
Reserve Leagues 12 3 3 6 0 0 12 16 25.00% 37.50%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on April 12th:

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 12th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 6 4 1 1 0 0 18 14 66.67% 75.00%
Non-League 3 1 1 1 0 0 5 11 33.33% 50.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 100.00% 100.00%
Non-League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 12th:

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 12th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 15 10 4 1 0 0 45 15 66.67% 80.00%
Youth Leagues 11 7 3 1 0 0 27 13 63.64% 77.27%
County & District Youth Leagues 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 50.00% 75.00%
Youth League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Youth Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 12th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 12 APR 2025 Bromley Under-18 (Home) Bromley U18 (H) W1 - 0 G. Alston -
FLYA 12 APR 2022 Bristol Rovers Under-18 (Away) Bristol Rovers U18 (A) W2 - 1 J. McGregor, A. Dworzak -
FLYA 12 APR 2014 Torquay United Under-18 (Home) Torquay United U18 (H) W3 - 2 Unknown 3 -
FLYA 12 APR 2003 Peterborough United Under-19 (Home) Peterborough United U19 (H) D1 - 1 Unknown -
SECL 12 APR 1997 Barnet Youth (Home) Barnet Youth (H) W5 - 4 A. Finlayson 3, I. McSherry, M. Coupe -
SWCLC 12 APR 1997 Cirencester Town Youth (Home) Cirencester Town Youth (H) W5 - 2 A. Meechan 2, C. Tuck, S. Futcher, R. Hulbert -
ACYL 12 APR 1989 Slough Town Youth (Home) Slough Town Youth (H) W5 - 1 R. Walker, L. Dixon, M. Churchward, M. Macari 2 -
SECL 12 APR 1986 Southend United Youth (Away) Southend United Youth (A) D1 - 1 D. Casserly -
MYL 12 APR 1979 Birmingham City Youth (Home) Birmingham Youth (H) D1 - 1 M. Page pen. -
MYL 12 APR 1976 Northampton Town Youth (Home) Northampton Town Youth (H) W4 - 0 G. Gilligan, I. Farr 2, T. Brinkworth -
MYL 12 APR 1972 Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth (Home) Wolves Youth (H) W3 - 0 C. Gardner 2, S. Scarrott pen. -
SBL 12 APR 1969 West Swindon YC (Away) West Swindon YC (A) D0 - 0 - -
WSXYL 12 APR 1966 Bristol City Under-18 (Home) Bristol City U18 (H) L1 - 2 V. Perry -
BRC 12 APR 1960 Sanford YC (Neutral) Sanford YC (N) W6 - 0 Unknown 6 -
SBLSC 12 APR 1958 Westcott YC (Away) Westcott YC (A) - - -
SBL 12 APR 1952 Westcott YC (Home) Westcott YC (H) W7 - 0 B. Smith, Guy 2, L. Curtis 3, A. Goddard pen. -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 12th:

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

All matches played on April 12th:

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on April 12th:

Tuesday April 12th, 1988
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Barclays League Division Two
Hull City (1) 1
Swindon Town (2) 4
Sunday April 12th, 1992
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Barclays League Division Two
Bristol Rovers (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Monday April 12th, 1993
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Barclays League Division One
Birmingham City (2) 4
Swindon Town (1) 6
Monday April 12th, 1993
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Barclays League Division One
Birmingham City (2) 4
Swindon Town (1) 6
Monday April 12th, 1993
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Barclays League Division One
Birmingham City (2) 4
Swindon Town (1) 6
Saturday April 12th, 2003
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Huddersfield Town (0) 1
Monday April 12th, 2004
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Nationwide League Division Two
Luton Town (0) 0
Swindon Town (3) 3
Monday April 12th, 2004
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Nationwide League Division Two
Luton Town (0) 0
Swindon Town (3) 3
Monday April 12th, 2010
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Monday April 12th, 2010
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Saturday April 12th, 2014
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Saturday April 12th, 2025
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Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from April 12th:

Saturday April 12th, 1930
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Football Pink
TOWN'S DEFENCE PULVERISED AT SHEPHERD'S BUSH

Football League Division Three (South)
Queens Park Rangers (3) 8
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday April 12th, 1947
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Football Pink
IPSWICH SCORE HOTLY-DISPUTED GOAL AT COUNTY GROUND

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Ipswich Town (0) 1
Saturday April 12th, 1952
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Football Pink
MILLAR CELEBRATES HIS RETURN TO SIDE

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 2
Reading (0) 0
Saturday April 12th, 1958
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Football Pink
ANDY'S LATE GOAL IS THE WINNER

Football League Division Three (South)
Coventry City (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday April 12th, 1969
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Football Pink
TWO FOR DON BUT TOWN DROP POINT

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 2
Bristol Rovers (1) 2
Saturday April 12th, 1975
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Football Pink
FINAL DIVISION 2 HOPES DISAPPEAR AT SOUTHEND

Football League Division Three
Southend United (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on April 12th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WPS 12 APR 1961 Salisbury (Away) Salisbury (A) L0 - 3 - -
FRN 12 APR 1890 Clapton (Home) Clapton (H) W2 - 1 Unknown 2 -

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Reserves


All friendly matches played on April 12th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WC 12 APR 1902 Chippenham Town (Neutral) Chippenham Town (N) L1 - 2 D. Cowan ~1,800