On This Day

April 28th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 28th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 23 9 8 6 0 0 27 23 39.13% 56.52%
League 22 9 7 6 0 0 26 22 40.91% 56.82%
Non-League 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.00% 50.00%

All matches played on April 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 28 APR 2018 Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) D0 - 0 - 3,687
EFL 28 APR 2015 Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) D1 - 1 B. Gladwin 4,395
EFL 28 APR 2012 Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) W5 - 0 M. Ritchie, P. Benson 2, A. Flint, A. Connell 12,864
EFL 28 APR 2007 Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) L0 - 1 - 9,902
EFL 28 APR 2001 Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) W2 - 1 G. Alexander, D. Invincibile 8,145
EFL 28 APR 1990 Middlesbrough (Home) Middlesbrough (H) D1 - 1 S. Foley 9,532
EFL 28 APR 1987 Notts County (Away) Notts County (A) W3 - 2 D. Bamber, C. Calderwood, B. Wade 6,354
EFL 28 APR 1985 Darlington (Home) Darlington (H) W1 - 0 A. Mayes 4,752
EFL 28 APR 1979 Hull City (Away) Hull City (A) D1 - 1 A. Rowland 4,980
EFL 28 APR 1971 Watford (Away) Watford (A) W2 - 1 S. Peplow, A. Horsfield 10,793
EFL 28 APR 1967 Oldham Athletic (Away) Oldham Athletic (A) L0 - 1 - 5,605
EFL 28 APR 1962 Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) W2 - 0 C. Jackson 2 5,764
EFL 28 APR 1961 Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) D1 - 1 E. Hunt 7,973
EFL 28 APR 1956 Aldershot (Away) Aldershot (A) D1 - 1 M. Owen 3,972
EFL 28 APR 1954 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) D0 - 0 - 5,195
EFL 28 APR 1952 Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) W2 - 0 M. Owen, J. Bain 4,835
EFL 28 APR 1951 Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) W2 - 0 B. Peart 2 3,915
EFL 28 APR 1948 Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) L0 - 3 - 8,362
EFL 28 APR 1937 Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) W2 - 1 A. Fowler 2 3,537
EFL 28 APR 1934 Watford (Away) Watford (A) L0 - 4 - 3,179
EFL 28 APR 1928 Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) L0 - 1 - 4,899
EFL 28 APR 1923 Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) L0 - 2 - ~6,000
STH 28 APR 1906 Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) D1 - 1 B. Lyon ~3,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 28th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 16 8 1 7 0 0 23 25 50.00% 53.12%
Non-League 4 3 0 1 0 0 6 3 75.00% 75.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.00% 100.00%
Reserve Leagues 11 4 1 6 0 0 15 21 36.36% 40.91%

All matches played on April 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 28 APR 2004 AFC Bournemouth Reserves (Home) Bournemouth Res. (H) D0 - 0 - -
FC 28 APR 1993 Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (Away) Tottenham Hotspur Res. (A) L1 - 3 C. Hamon -
FC 28 APR 1988 Oxford United Reserves (Away) Oxford United Res. (A) W2 - 1 L. Barnard, P. Bodin -
FC 28 APR 1979 Bristol City Reserves (Home) Bristol City Res. (H) L1 - 5 M. Page -
FC 28 APR 1975 Birmingham City Reserves (Home) Birmingham Res. (H) L0 - 1 - -
FC 28 APR 1973 Norwich City Reserves (Away) Norwich City Res. (A) L1 - 3 R. Howell -
FC 28 APR 1970 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Reserves (Home) Bournemouth Res. (H) L0 - 3 - 223
FC 28 APR 1965 Brighton and Hove Albion Reserves (Away) Brighton Res. (A) W1 - 0 K. East 891
FC 28 APR 1962 Charlton Athletic Reserves (Home) Charlton Athletic Res. (H) L3 - 4 B. McPhee 2, D. Rogers 908
FC 28 APR 1958 Fulham Reserves (Away) Fulham Res. (A) W1 - 0 B. Woodruff -
FC 28 APR 1956 Birmingham City Reserves (Home) Birmingham Res. (H) W5 - 1 J. Richards 4, R. Onslow 952
WEST 28 APR 1934 Welton Rovers (Home) Welton Rovers (H) W3 - 0 H. Bowl 3 846
STH 28 APR 1928 Barry (Away) Barry (A) L1 - 3 R. Viggars -
WEST 28 APR 1926 Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) W1 - 0 Unknown -
STH 28 APR 1923 Southend United Reserves (Home) Southend United Res. (H) W1 - 0 Unknown -
WILTS 28 APR 1897 Swindon Victoria (Home) Swindon Vics (H) W2 - 1 G. Palmer 2 -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 28th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 5 1 1 3 0 0 9 16 20.00% 30.00%
Non-League 3 0 1 2 0 0 4 12 0.00% 16.67%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 100.00% 100.00%
Non-League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on April 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HLC 28 APR 1973 Waddesdon (Away) Waddesdon (A) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -
HELL 28 APR 1962 Abingdon Town (Home) Abingdon Town (H) L0 - 6 - -
HELL 28 APR 1960 Hungerford Town (Away) Hungerford Town (A) D2 - 2 M. Woolford, T. Wall -
GNSL 28 APR 1955 Wotton Rovers (Away) Wotton Rovers (A) W3 - 1 Unknown 3 -
WEST 28 APR 1951 Welton Rovers (Home) Welton Rovers (H) L2 - 4 Unknown 2 -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 28th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 5 2 0 3 0 0 6 14 40.00% 40.00%
Youth Leagues 3 2 0 1 0 0 5 6 66.67% 66.67%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00% 0.00%
Youth League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on April 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 28 APR 2018 Exeter City Under-18 (Away) Exeter City U18 (A) L0 - 4 - -
ACYL 28 APR 2000 Oxford United Under-19 (Home) Oxford United U19 (H) - - -
SECL 28 APR 1997 AFC Bournemouth Youth (Away) Bournemouth Youth (A) - - -
ACYL 28 APR 1993 Thatcham Town Youth (Away) Thatcham Town Youth (A) W4 - 2 B. Worrall 2, J. Fraser 2 -
SECL 28 APR 1984 Bristol Rovers Youth (Home) Bristol Rovers Youth (H) - - -
MYL 28 APR 1982 Birmingham City Youth (Away) Birmingham Youth (A) W1 - 0 S. Barnes -
MYC 28 APR 1977 Derby County Youth (Away) Derby County Youth (A) L1 - 6 D. Brinkworth -
WSXYL 28 APR 1964 Poole Town Youth (Home) Poole Town Youth (H) - - -
SBL 28 APR 1953 Pinehurst YC (Home) Pinehurst (H) L0 - 2 - -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on April 28th:

Sunday April 28th, 1985
...
Canon League Division Four
Swindon Town (0) 1
Darlington (0) 0
Saturday April 28th, 1990
...
Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Middlesbrough (1) 1
Saturday April 28th, 2001
...
Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Peterborough United (0) 1
Saturday April 28th, 2007
...
Coca-Cola League Two
Bristol Rovers (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 28th, 2007
...
Coca-Cola League Two
Bristol Rovers (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 28th, 2012
...
npower League Two
Swindon Town (1) 5
Port Vale (0) 0
Tuesday April 28th, 2015
...
Sky Bet League One
Colchester United (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday April 28th, 2018
...
EFL Sky Bet League Two
Colchester United (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from April 28th:

Saturday April 28th, 1934
...
Football Pink
TOWN CRASH IN A STORM AT WATFORD

Football League Division Three (South)
Watford (2) 4
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 28th, 1956
...
Football Pink
RISEBOROUGH PROMINENT ON HIS RETURN

Football League Division Three (South)
Aldershot (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday April 28th, 1962
...
Football Pink
JACKSON'S SNIPING GAINS BONUS

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

Transfers


Transfers on April 28th:

Date Player Club In/Out Transfer Detail
28 APR 1911 Jack LEE Swindon Victoria Swindon Vics IN amateur
28 APR 1914 Bertie DENYER West Ham United West Ham United IN £0
28 APR 2009 Danny WALLINGTON Tuffley Rovers Tuffley Rovers OUT released

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on April 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WPS 28 APR 1976 Trowbridge Town (Away) Trowbridge Town (A) D0 - 0 - -
FRN 28 APR 1970 Bridgwater Town (Away) Bridgwater (A) W3 - 0 D. Rogers, J. Smith, W. Penman -
FRN 28 APR 1894 London Welsh (Home) London Welsh (H) W4 - 1 A. Andrews 3, B. Griffin -