On This Day

February 28th

Match Record

Men Senior


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 26 9 7 10 0 0 28 29 34.62% 48.08%
League 20 7 7 6 0 0 20 19 35.00% 52.50%
Non-League 4 1 0 3 0 0 4 8 25.00% 25.00%
National Cup Competitions 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 50.00% 50.00%

All matches played on February 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 28 FEB 2026 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) D1 - 1 12,383
EFL 28 FEB 2017 Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) W3 - 1 R. Ince, J. Obika, R. Branco 6,133
EFL 28 FEB 2015 Crewe Alexandra (Away) Crewe Alexandra (A) D0 - 0 - 4,781
EFL 28 FEB 2012 Burton Albion (Home) Burton Albion (H) W2 - 0 R. Murray, P. Benson 7,261
EFL 28 FEB 2009 Tranmere Rovers (Away) Tranmere Rovers (A) L0 - 1 - 5,153
EFL 28 FEB 1998 Bury (Away) Bury (A) L0 - 1 - 5,002
FAC 28 FEB 1996 Southampton (Away) Southampton (A) L0 - 2 - 13,962
EFL 28 FEB 1989 Leicester City (Home) Leicester City (H) W2 - 1 D. Shearer, T. Jones pen. 7,456
EFL 28 FEB 1987 Middlesbrough (Home) Middlesbrough (H) W1 - 0 S. White 11,341
EFL 28 FEB 1983 Tranmere Rovers (Away) Tranmere Rovers (A) L0 - 2 - 1,521
EFL 28 FEB 1981 Barnsley (Home) Barnsley (H) W2 - 0 B. Hughes, B. Williams pen. 7,819
EFL 28 FEB 1979 Chesterfield (Away) Chesterfield (A) D1 - 1 C. Kamara 3,904
EFL 28 FEB 1978 Bury (Away) Bury (A) D0 - 0 - 4,433
EFL 28 FEB 1976 Grimsby Town (Away) Grimsby Town (A) L0 - 1 - 5,218
EFL 28 FEB 1970 Hull City (Away) Hull City (A) D1 - 1 D. Rogers 10,855
EFL 28 FEB 1967 Grimsby Town (Home) Grimsby Town (H) W3 - 1 J. Trollope, P. Terry, D. Rogers 11,458
EFL 28 FEB 1959 Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) L3 - 4 W. Marshall 2, P. Anderson (o.g.) 13,090
EFL 28 FEB 1953 Watford (Home) Watford (H) D0 - 0 - 8,081
EFL 28 FEB 1948 Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) D0 - 0 - 14,858
EFL 28 FEB 1931 Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) L0 - 4 - 5,057
EFL 28 FEB 1925 Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) W1 - 0 F. Richardson ~8,000
STH 28 FEB 1920 Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) L1 - 3 G. Travers ~7,000
STH 28 FEB 1914 Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) W2 - 1 H. Fleming, B. Tout ~9,500
FAC 28 FEB 1912 West Ham United (Home) West Ham United (H) W4 - 0 V. Glover 2 (2 o.g's), B. Jefferson, F. Wheatcroft 13,328
STH 28 FEB 1903 Brentford (Away) Brentford (A) L0 - 1 - -
WEST 28 FEB 1898 Bristol St. George (Away) Bristol St. George (A) L1 - 3 A. Boggie -

Match Record

Men Reserves


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 12 5 1 6 0 0 24 26 41.67% 45.83%
Non-League 2 1 0 1 0 0 7 7 50.00% 50.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 100.00% 100.00%
Reserve Leagues 9 3 1 5 0 0 12 18 33.33% 38.89%

All matches played on February 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 28 FEB 2001 Reading Reserves (Home) Reading Res. (H) L0 - 2 - -
FC 28 FEB 1990 Fulham Reserves (Away) Fulham Res. (A) W2 - 1 A. Viveash, M. Jones pen. -
FC 28 FEB 1984 Fulham Reserves (Away) Fulham Res. (A) L1 - 3 C. Henry -
FC 28 FEB 1981 Cardiff City Reserves (Away) Cardiff City Res. (A) W2 - 0 D. Round, M. Blackler -
FC 28 FEB 1978 Fulham Reserves (Away) Fulham Res. (A) L1 - 2 G. Gilligan -
FC 28 FEB 1973 Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (Away) Tottenham Hotspur Res. (A) L0 - 4 - -
FC 28 FEB 1967 Northampton Town Reserves (Away) Northampton Town Res. (A) W1 - 0 R. Desmeules -
FC 28 FEB 1959 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Away) Queens Park Rangers Res. (A) L3 - 4 B. Nisbet 2, J. Skull -
STH 28 FEB 1931 Taunton Town (Home) Taunton Town (H) W6 - 1 R. Viggars, B. Jones, P. Whipp, J. Wilkinson, J. McCartney 2 -
STH 28 FEB 1925 Exeter City Reserves (Away) Exeter City Res. (A) L1 - 6 W. Parker pen. -
SEL 28 FEB 1914 Norwich City Reserves (Home) Norwich City Res. (H) D2 - 2 Unknown 2 -
WILTS 28 FEB 1903 Warminster Town (Away) Warminster Town (A) W5 - 1 Adlam (o.g.), R. Haydon 3, A. Bown -

Match Record

Men Development


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 50.00% 50.00%
Non-League 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Leagues 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on February 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 28 FEB 1970 Hazell's (Aylesbury) (Away) Hazell's (A) W2 - 0 B. Bailey, D. Dangerfield -
GNSL 28 FEB 1953 Stag Rovers (Home) Stag Rovers (H) L0 - 4 - -

Match Record

Men Youth


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 13 6 3 4 0 0 19 21 46.15% 57.69%
Youth Leagues 8 3 3 2 0 0 12 13 37.50% 56.25%
County & District Youth Leagues 3 3 0 0 0 0 7 2 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on February 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 28 FEB 2026 Exeter City Under-18 (Home) Exeter City U18 (H) D3 - 3 -
FLYA 28 FEB 2015 Watford Under-18 (Away) Watford U18 (A) L0 - 3 - -
FLYAC 28 FEB 2009 Gillingham Under-18 (Away) Gillingham U18 (A) L0 - 3 - -
FLYA-17 28 FEB 2004 AFC Bournemouth Under-17 (Home) Bournemouth U17 (H) D0 - 0 - -
SECL 28 FEB 1998 Wimbledon Youth (Home) Wimbledon Youth (H) W1 - 0 A. Meechan pen. -
SWCL 28 FEB 1998 Torquay United Youth (Home) Torquay United Youth (H) L0 - 3 - -
SECL 28 FEB 1987 Colchester United Youth (Away) Colchester United Youth (A) W4 - 3 N. Hughes 2, P. Hunt, N. Packer -
SECL 28 FEB 1981 Wimbledon Youth (Home) Wimbledon Youth (H) W3 - 0 R. Baverstock, R. Furley, J. Niblett -
MYL 28 FEB 1973 Birmingham City Youth (Away) Birmingham Youth (A) D1 - 1 D. Syrett -
SBL 28 FEB 1970 Pinehurst YC (Away) Pinehurst (A) W1 - 0 Singh -
FAYC 28 FEB 1961 Chelsea Youth (Home) Chelsea Youth (H) L0 - 3 - 8,398
SBL 28 FEB 1959 Pinehurst YC (Away) Pinehurst (A) W3 - 0 Unknown 3 -
SBL 28 FEB 1959 Ferndale YC (Home) Ferndale YC (H) W3 - 2 B. Pfleger, R. Smart, B. Robinson -

Match Record

Women Senior


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 2 0 2 0 0 10 7 50.00% 50.00%
League 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 100.00% 100.00%
Non-League 3 1 0 2 0 0 9 7 33.33% 33.33%

All matches played on February 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 28 FEB 2016 Larkhall Athletic Ladies (Home) Larkhall Athletic LFC (H) W1 - 0 Unknown 70
W-SWCOMB 28 FEB 2010 Reading Town Ladies (Home) Reading Town LFC (H) W7 - 0 Unknown 7 -
W-SWCOMB 28 FEB 2009 Queens Park Rangers Ladies (Home) Queens Park Rangers LFC (H) L1 - 3 Unknown -
W-SWCOMB 28 FEB 1999 Cheltenham Town Ladies (Away) Cheltenham Town LFC (A) L1 - 4 L. Taylor -

Video Footage


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

Saturday February 28th, 1987
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Today League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 1
Middlesbrough (0) 0
Tuesday February 28th, 1989
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Leicester City (1) 1
Tuesday February 28th, 1989
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Leicester City (1) 1
Wednesday February 28th, 1996
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FA Cup sponsored by Littlewoods
Southampton (0) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Friday February 28th, 2003
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 3
Queens Park Rangers (1) 1
Saturday February 28th, 2009
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Coca-Cola League One
Tranmere Rovers (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday February 28th, 2009
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Coca-Cola League One
Tranmere Rovers (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Tuesday February 28th, 2012
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npower League Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Burton Albion (0) 0
Saturday February 28th, 2015
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Sky Bet League One
Crewe Alexandra (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Sunday February 28th, 2016
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FA Women's Premier League South West Division One
Swindon Town Ladies (1) 1
Larkhall Athletic Ladies (0) 0
Tuesday February 28th, 2017
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 3
Gillingham (1) 1

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from February 28th:

Saturday February 28th, 1931
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Football Pink
TOWN FAIL TO PUT LID ON HATTERS

Football League Division Three (South)
Luton Town (2) 4
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday February 28th, 1948
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Football Pink
SOUTHEND PLAYER BREAKS A LEG AT THE COUNTY GROUND

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Southend United (0) 0
Saturday February 28th, 1953
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Football Pink
LITTLE "BITE" IN EITHER OF ATTACKS

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Watford (0) 0
Saturday February 28th, 1959
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Football Pink
QUICK-SILVER GAULD SHAKES TOWN

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 3
Plymouth Argyle (3) 4
Saturday February 28th, 1970
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Football Pink
ROGERS' GOAL EARNS TOWN VITAL POINT

Football League Division Two
Hull City (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday February 28th, 1976
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Football Pink
EARLY GOAL HAS TOWN REELING

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

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on February 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WPS 28 FEB 2006 Salisbury City (Away) Salisbury (A) L1 - 4
L2 - 4  (Agg.) 		A. Holgate -

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Reserves


All friendly matches played on February 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WC 28 FEB 1891 Trowbridge Town (Neutral) Trowbridge Town (N) W5 - 1 Unknown 5 -