On This Day

April 5th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 5th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 28 11 7 10 0 0 40 36 39.29% 51.79%
League 20 7 6 7 0 0 28 24 35.00% 50.00%
Non-League 8 4 1 3 0 0 12 12 50.00% 56.25%

All matches played on April 5th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 05 APR 2025 Fleetwood Town (Away) Fleetwood Town (A) - - 0
EFL 05 APR 2021 Burton Albion (Away) Burton Albion (A) L1 - 2 J. Payne BCD
EFL 05 APR 2016 Oldham Athletic (Away) Oldham Athletic (A) L0 - 2 - 3,730
EFL 05 APR 2014 Carlisle United (Away) Carlisle United (A) L0 - 1 - 4,055
EFL 05 APR 2010 Tranmere Rovers (Home) Tranmere Rovers (H) W3 - 0 B. Gordon (o.g.), B. Paynter pen., C. Austin 9,495
EFL 05 APR 2008 Oldham Athletic (Home) Oldham Athletic (H) W3 - 0 L. Peacock, S. Cox 2 5,384
EFL 05 APR 2003 Peterborough United (Away) Peterborough United (A) D1 - 1 D. Invincibile 4,310
EFL 05 APR 1999 Huddersfield Town (Away) Huddersfield Town (A) W2 - 1 B. Howe, C. Hay 11,719
EFL 05 APR 1997 Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) D0 - 0 - 6,730
EFL 05 APR 1995 Bolton Wanderers (Home) Bolton (H) L0 - 1 - 8,100
EFL 05 APR 1986 Cambridge United (Away) Cambridge United (A) D1 - 1 C. Gordon 3,128
EFL 05 APR 1980 Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) L1 - 4 C. Kamara 5,442
EFL 05 APR 1975 Huddersfield Town (Home) Huddersfield Town (H) W4 - 1 P. Eastoe 3, D. Moss 7,099
EFL 05 APR 1969 Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A) D1 - 1 S. Harland 7,387
EFL 05 APR 1967 Grimsby Town (Away) Grimsby Town (A) W4 - 3 R. Smart, M. Nurse, D. Rogers, P. Terry 4,743
EFL 05 APR 1958 Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) L1 - 2 R. McCrohan (o.g.) 10,132
EFL 05 APR 1952 Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) L0 - 1 - 7,419
EFL 05 APR 1947 Watford (Away) Watford (A) D1 - 1 B. Lucas 9,935
EFL 05 APR 1930 Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) W3 - 1 F. Dent, L. Roberts, H. Morris 3,208
EFL 05 APR 1926 Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) W2 - 1 D. Rowley 2 10,031
EFL 05 APR 1924 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) D0 - 0 - ~5,060
STH 05 APR 1920 Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) W3 - 1 H. Fleming 2, B. Batty ~10,000
STH 05 APR 1915 Southampton (Away) Southampton (A) L1 - 4 B. Tout pen. ~6,000
STH 05 APR 1913 Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) W3 - 0 B. Jefferson, F. Wheatcroft, B. Tout ~4,000
STH 05 APR 1912 Coventry City (Home) Coventry City (H) D2 - 2 B. Jefferson 2 -
STH 05 APR 1911 Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) W1 - 0 B. Tout pen. ~2,000
STH 05 APR 1904 Fulham (Away) Fulham (A) W2 - 1 J. Pugh 2 ~3,000
STH 05 APR 1902 Reading (Away) Reading (A) L0 - 3 - ~1,600
STH 05 APR 1901 Reading (Away) Reading (A) L0 - 1 - ~4,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 5th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 14 8 1 5 0 0 24 16 57.14% 60.71%
Non-League 6 4 0 2 0 0 14 7 66.67% 66.67%
Reserve Leagues 6 3 1 2 0 0 5 5 50.00% 58.33%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 4 50.00% 50.00%

All matches played on April 5th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 05 APR 2011 Swansea City Reserves (Home) Swansea City Res. (H) W1 - 0 A. Said -
FC 05 APR 1988 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Away) Queens Park Rangers Res. (A) D1 - 1 P. Hunt -
FC 05 APR 1980 Crystal Palace Reserves (Home) Crystal Palace Res. (H) L1 - 2 B. Hamilton -
FC 05 APR 1978 Norwich City Reserves (Away) Norwich City Res. (A) L0 - 2 - -
FC 05 APR 1977 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Away) Queens Park Rangers Res. (A) W1 - 0 M. French -
FC 05 APR 1969 Norwich City Reserves (Home) Norwich City Res. (H) W1 - 0 E. Mascia 925
FCLC 05 APR 1952 Swansea Town Reserves (Home) Swansea Town Res. (H) W3 - 1 J. Thomas, R. Johnson, B. Peart 1,150
FCLC 05 APR 1947 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Reserves (Home) Bournemouth Res. (H) L2 - 3 A. Derrick, A. Stephens 2,986
STH 05 APR 1939 Chelmsford City (Home) Chelmsford (H) W5 - 1 S. Wilcockson, J. Woodman 2, B. Woolhouse, E. Painter -
WEST 05 APR 1933 Bristol City 'A' (Away) Bristol City 'A' (A) W1 - 0 Unknown -
STH 05 APR 1926 Exeter City Reserves (Home) Exeter City Res. (H) W4 - 0 Unknown 4 -
STH 05 APR 1924 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Away) Bristol Rovers Res. (A) L0 - 4 - -
SEL 05 APR 1915 Southampton Reserves (Home) Southampton Res. (H) - - -
WEST 05 APR 1904 Bristol East (Away) Bristol East (A) L0 - 1 - -
WEST 05 APR 1902 Cotham Amateurs (Home) Cotham Amateurs (H) W4 - 1 D. McKendrick, R. Haydon 2, T. Anthony -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 5th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 3 1 0 0 0 20 6 75.00% 87.50%
Non-League 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 5 50.00% 75.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 5th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 05 APR 1969 Thame United (Home) Thame United (H) D3 - 3 P. Collins 2, D. Claypole -
WPL 05 APR 1965 Stonehouse (Home) Stonehouse (H) W3 - 0 E. Hand, D. Binstead, J. Howarth -
WPLSC 05 APR 1958 Chippenham United Reserves (Away) Chippenham United Res. (A) W10 - 1 Crocombe 3, M. Giles 2, F. Stahl 2, D. Corbett, C. Jackson, V. Jack -
WEST 05 APR 1952 Weston-super-Mare (Home) Weston-SM (H) W4 - 2 Bray 2, H. May pen., Tylee -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 5th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 8 4 2 2 0 0 25 14 50.00% 62.50%
Youth Leagues 4 1 2 1 0 0 6 7 25.00% 50.00%
County & District Youth Leagues 2 1 0 1 0 0 10 2 50.00% 50.00%
Youth League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Youth Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 3 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 5th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 05 APR 2025 Milton Keynes Dons Under-18 (Away) MK Dons U18 (A) - - -
FLYA 05 APR 2022 Milton Keynes Dons Under-18 (Home) MK Dons U18 (H) W4 - 3 A. Bell, F. Hubbard, T. Wynn-Davis, S. Taank -
FLYA 05 APR 2008 Cheltenham Town Under-18 (Home) Cheltenham Town U18 (H) D2 - 2 L. Macklin, J. Taylor -
SWCLC 05 APR 1997 Cheltenham Town Youth (Home) Cheltenham Town Youth (H) W4 - 2 C. O'Connell, A. Meechan, M. Simpkins, S. Futcher -
MYL 05 APR 1979 West Bromwich Albion Youth (Home) West Bromwich Albion Youth (H) D0 - 0 - -
MYL 05 APR 1971 Leicester City Youth (Away) Leicester City Youth (A) L0 - 2 - -
SBL 05 APR 1969 Sporting Youth (Away) Sporting Youth (A) L1 - 2 Unknown -
SBLSC 05 APR 1958 Ferndale YC (Home) Ferndale YC (H) W5 - 3 York, A. Puffett, Kift (o.g.), U. Goalkeeper (o.g.), C. Jackson -
SBL 05 APR 1952 Moredon YC (Away) Moredon YC (A) W9 - 0 L. Curtis 3, Guy 3, Roebuck 3 -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on April 5th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 1 0 2 0 0 5 7 33.33% 33.33%
Non-League 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00% 0.00%
Divisional Cup Competitions 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 6 50.00% 50.00%

All matches played on April 5th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-SWCOMB 05 APR 2009 Chesham United Ladies (Home) Chesham United LFC (H) L0 - 1 - -
W-SWCOMBC 05 APR 2008 AFC Bournemouth Ladies (Away) Bournemouth LFC (A) L1 - 4 M. Rich pen. -
W-SRWFLC 05 APR 1998 Southampton Saints Ladies (Home) Southampton Saints LFC (H) W4 - 2 P. Laker 2, N. Lloyd, K. Garwood -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on April 5th:

Friday April 5th, 1985
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Canon League Division Four
Swindon Town (1) 2
Southend United (0) 0
Wednesday April 5th, 1995
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Endsleigh League Division One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Bolton Wanderers (0) 1
Monday April 5th, 1999
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Nationwide League Division One
Huddersfield Town (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday April 5th, 2003
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Nationwide League Division Two
Peterborough United (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday April 5th, 2008
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 3
Oldham Athletic (0) 0
Saturday April 5th, 2008
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 3
Oldham Athletic (0) 0
Monday April 5th, 2010
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (2) 3
Tranmere Rovers (0) 0
Saturday April 5th, 2014
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Sky Bet League One
Carlisle United (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Tuesday April 5th, 2016
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Sky Bet League One
Oldham Athletic (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Monday April 5th, 2021
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Burton Albion (1) 2
Swindon Town (1) 1

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from April 5th:

Saturday April 5th, 1930
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Football Pink
TOWN MAINTAIN THEIR RECENT GOOD FORM

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 3
Walsall (0) 1
Saturday April 5th, 1947
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Football Pink
SWINDON HIT BACK AGAINST WATFORD IN EVEN GAME

Football League Division Three (South)
Watford (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday April 5th, 1952
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Football Pink
POLE THERE TO HEAD IN FROM BAR REBOUND

Football League Division Three (South)
Northampton Town (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 5th, 1958
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Football Pink
'OWN GOAL' RUBS OUT NORWICH PENALTY

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 1
Norwich City (1) 2
Saturday April 5th, 1969
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Football Pink
HARLAND GETS NAME ON THE DIV. 3 LIST

Football League Division Three
Shrewsbury Town (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday April 5th, 1975
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Football Pink
EASTOE BANGS IN A HAT-TRICK

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (3) 4
Huddersfield Town (1) 1

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on April 5th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WPS 05 APR 2005 Chippenham Town (Home) Chippenham Town (H) L4 - 6  (AET) A. Holgate, A. Caton, C. Allen, A. Reeves 500
FRN 05 APR 1905 Wiltshire League XI (Away) Wiltshire League XI (A) W4 - 1 T. Sanderson 2, A. Beadsworth 2 ~2,000
FRN 05 APR 1890 West London (Home) West London (H) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -