On This Day

March 12th

Match Record

Men Senior


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 30 11 5 14 0 0 43 53 36.67% 45.00%
League 25 8 5 12 0 0 34 45 32.00% 42.00%
Non-League 4 3 0 1 0 0 8 5 75.00% 75.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on March 12th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 12 MAR 2024 Accrington Stanley (Home) Accrington (H) L1 - 2 A. Drinan 6,085
EFL 12 MAR 2022 Oldham Athletic (Home) Oldham Athletic (H) W1 - 0 D. Conroy 11,390
EFL 12 MAR 2019 Stevenage (Away) Stevenage (A) L0 - 2 - 2,194
EFL 12 MAR 2016 Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) D2 - 2 N. Ajose pen., M. Doughty 8,623
EFL 12 MAR 2013 Brentford (Away) Brentford (A) L1 - 2 S. Ferry 5,867
EFL 12 MAR 2011 Dagenham and Redbridge (Home) Dagenham & Redbridge (H) D1 - 1 M. Grella 7,864
EFL 12 MAR 2005 Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) L1 - 3 M. Proctor 8,173
EFL 12 MAR 2003 Cheltenham Town (Home) Cheltenham Town (H) L0 - 3 - 5,583
PREM 12 MAR 1994 Newcastle United (Away) Newcastle United (A) L1 - 7 J. Moncur 32,219
EFL 12 MAR 1991 Oldham Athletic (Home) Oldham Athletic (H) D2 - 2 D. Shearer, C. Calderwood 8,193
EFL 12 MAR 1988 Oldham Athletic (Away) Oldham Athletic (A) L3 - 4 J. Quinn, P. Bodin, C. Henry 5,193
EFL 12 MAR 1985 Bury (Home) Bury (H) W1 - 0 P. Coyne pen. 3,147
EFL 12 MAR 1983 Chester (Home) Chester (H) L2 - 3 A. Rowland, P. Rideout 3,238
EFL 12 MAR 1982 Doncaster Rovers (Away) Doncaster Rovers (A) D0 - 0 - 3,532
EFL 12 MAR 1973 Carlisle United (Home) Carlisle United (H) W2 - 0 P. Noble, D. Moss 7,942
EFL 12 MAR 1968 Orient (Home) Orient (H) W4 - 0 D. Rogers, J. Trollope, S. Harland, T. Taylor (o.g.) 14,184
EFL 12 MAR 1966 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Away) Bournemouth (A) L0 - 1 - 7,699
EFL 12 MAR 1960 Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) W4 - 2 D. Layne 3, E. Hunt 7,595
EFL 12 MAR 1956 Brentford (Away) Brentford (A) W2 - 1 B. Edwards, M. Owen 7,250
EFL 12 MAR 1955 Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L0 - 3 - 24,186
EFL 12 MAR 1949 Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) D1 - 1 M. Jones 11,673
EFL 12 MAR 1938 Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) W2 - 1 B. Morton, E. Jones pen. 7,019
EFL 12 MAR 1932 Thames (Home) Thames (H) W2 - 0 T. Dransfield pen., J. Eddleston 3,764
EFL 12 MAR 1927 Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L0 - 2 - 31,417
FAC 12 MAR 1924 Burnley (Away) Burnley (A) L1 - 3 J. Johnson 34,089
EFL 12 MAR 1921 Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) L1 - 3 B. Denyer ~12,000
STH 12 MAR 1914 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L2 - 4 T. Bolland, B. Jefferson -
STH 12 MAR 1910 New Brompton (Home) New Brompton (H) W4 - 1 J. Lavery, F. Wheatcroft, A. Bown, H. Fleming -
STH 12 MAR 1904 West Ham United (Home) West Ham United (H) W1 - 0 A. Beadsworth ~3,000
WEST 12 MAR 1898 Trowbridge Town (Away) Trowbridge Town (A) W1 - 0 G. Morris -

Match Record

Men Reserves


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 10 4 4 2 0 0 13 13 40.00% 60.00%
Non-League 4 2 1 1 0 0 7 8 50.00% 62.50%
Reserve Leagues 5 2 2 1 0 0 5 4 40.00% 60.00%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.00% 50.00%

All matches played on March 12th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 12 MAR 1997 Norwich City Reserves (Home) Norwich City Res. (H) L0 - 1 - -
FC 12 MAR 1985 Millwall Reserves (Home) Millwall Res. (H) - - -
FC 12 MAR 1966 Peterborough United Reserves (Home) Peterborough United Res. (H) W2 - 1 J. Giles, J. Lawton 1,816
FC 12 MAR 1962 Fulham Reserves (Away) Fulham Res. (A) D1 - 1 M. Summerbee -
FC 12 MAR 1960 Norwich City Reserves (Away) Norwich City Res. (A) W2 - 1 J. Skull, J. Hoskins -
FC 12 MAR 1955 Crystal Palace Reserves (Home) Crystal Palace Res. (H) D0 - 0 - 844
FCLC 12 MAR 1952 Portsmouth Reserves (Home) Portsmouth Res. (H) D1 - 1 Unknown 561
STH 12 MAR 1938 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Home) Bristol Rovers Res. (H) W3 - 0 C. Woods 2, J. Cookson 1,433
STH 12 MAR 1932 Barry (Away) Barry (A) L2 - 7 N. Hammond, H. Timbrell -
STH 12 MAR 1927 Bristol City Reserves (Home) Bristol City Res. (H) D1 - 1 Unknown -
WEST 12 MAR 1921 Cardiff Corinthians (Away) Cardiff Corinthians (A) W1 - 0 Unknown -

Match Record

Men Development


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 1 0 6 0 0 10 22 14.29% 14.29%
Non-League 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0.00% 0.00%
County & District Leagues 4 1 0 3 0 0 10 14 25.00% 25.00%
Non-League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on March 12th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HLC 12 MAR 1966 Didcot Town (Away) Didcot Town (A) L0 - 3 - -
WPL 12 MAR 1966 Melksham Town (Home) Melksham Town (H) W3 - 0 D. Clark, M. Wilkinson, M. Ackling -
WPL 12 MAR 1960 Wootton Bassett Town (Away) Wootton Bassett Town (A) L0 - 3 - -
HELL 12 MAR 1960 Pressed Steel (Cowley) (Home) Pressed Steel (Cowley) (H) L0 - 2 - -
GNSL 12 MAR 1955 Charlton Kings (Home) Charlton Kings (H) L3 - 6 D. Gaylor, D. Jefferies, Kent -
WEST 12 MAR 1949 Stonehouse (Home) Stonehouse (H) L0 - 3 - -
SADL 12 MAR 1938 Cricklade Road Primitives (Home) Cricklade Road Prims (H) L4 - 5 Unknown 4 -

Match Record

Men Youth


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 8 4 2 2 0 0 18 12 50.00% 62.50%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 100.00% 100.00%
Youth Leagues 5 1 2 2 0 0 7 9 20.00% 40.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Youth Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on March 12th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 12 MAR 2016 Stevenage Under-18 (Away) Stevenage U18 (A) L0 - 2 - -
FLYAC 12 MAR 2005 Wycombe Wanderers Under-18 (Home) Wycombe Wanderers U18 (H) W2 - 1 Unknown 2 -
SECL 12 MAR 1994 Brentford Youth (Away) Brentford Youth (A) D2 - 2 M. Walter, J. Fraser -
ACYL 12 MAR 1990 Hungerford Town Youth (Home) Hungerford Town Youth (H) L1 - 2 R. Spence -
SECL 12 MAR 1988 Tottenham Hotspur Youth (Home) Tottenham Hotspur Youth (H) D2 - 2 N. Pollard, P. Hunt pen. -
SECL 12 MAR 1983 Brighton and Hove Albion Youth (Home) Brighton Youth (H) W2 - 1 Unknown 2 -
BRC 12 MAR 1960 Marlborough Juniors (Home) Marlborough Juniors (H) W4 - 0 C. Walsh, Unknown 3 -
SADL 12 MAR 1955 Wanborough (Away) Wanborough (A) W5 - 2 Unknown 5 -

Match Record

Women Senior


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 5 3 1 1 0 0 15 10 60.00% 70.00%
League 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 3 50.00% 75.00%
Non-League 3 2 0 1 0 0 11 7 66.67% 66.67%

All matches played on March 12th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 12 MAR 2023 Chichester and Selsey Ladies (Home) Chichester & Selsey Ladies (H) W2 - 1 A. Colston, E. Evans 45
W-NATL 12 MAR 2017 West Ham United Ladies (Away) West Ham United LFC (A) D2 - 2 G. Walters 2 (1 pen) 76
W-SWCOMB 12 MAR 2006 Keynsham Town Ladies (Home) Keynsham Town LFC (H) L0 - 7 - -
W-SWCOMB 12 MAR 2000 Newport Strikers Ladies (Home) Newport Strikers LFC (H) W2 - 0 P. Laker 2 (1 pen) -
W-SRWFL 12 MAR 1995 Portsmouth Ladies Reserves (Home) Portsmouth FC Ladies Res. (H) W9 - 0 P. Laker 3, K. Garwood 3, C. Wheeler, J. Hume 2 (1 pen) -

Video Footage


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

Tuesday March 12th, 1985
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Canon League Division Four
Swindon Town (0) 1
Bury (0) 0
Tuesday March 12th, 1991
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Oldham Athletic (0) 2
Saturday March 12th, 1994
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FA Carling Premiership
Newcastle United (2) 7
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday March 12th, 1994
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FA Carling Premiership
Newcastle United (2) 7
Swindon Town (0) 1
Wednesday March 12th, 2003
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Cheltenham Town (2) 3
Saturday March 12th, 2005
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Coca-Cola League One
Luton Town (2) 3
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday March 12th, 2011
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npower League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Dagenham and Redbridge (1) 1
Tuesday March 12th, 2013
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npower League One
Brentford (0) 2
Swindon Town (1) 1
Tuesday March 12th, 2013
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npower League One
Brentford (0) 2
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday March 12th, 2016
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Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 2
Millwall (2) 2
Tuesday March 12th, 2019
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Stevenage (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday March 12th, 2022
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Oldham Athletic (0) 0
Tuesday March 12th, 2024
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Accrington Stanley (0) 2

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from March 12th:

Saturday March 12th, 1932
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Football Pink
WHIPPERS-IN PUT UP GOOD FIGHT

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Thames (0) 0
Saturday March 12th, 1938
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Football Pink
RARE AND REFRESHING EXPERIENCE FOR SWINDON

Football League Division Three (South)
Bristol Rovers (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 2
Saturday March 12th, 1949
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Football Pink
JONES SCORED WHILE TORQUAY APPEALED

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Torquay United (0) 1
Saturday March 12th, 1955
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Football Pink
TOWN DISPUTE PENALTY & ATYEO MISSES

Football League Division Three (South)
Bristol City (1) 3
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday March 12th, 1960
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Football Pink
LAYNE FLASHES BACK INTO PICTURE

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 4
Shrewsbury Town (2) 2
Saturday March 12th, 1966
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Football Pink
STRIKING POWER IS MISSING FROM BOTH SIDES

Football League Division Three
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday March 12th, 1977
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Football Pink
A RESCUE ACT BY MOSS ON NIGHT OF BLUNDERS

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 2
Reading (2) 2

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on March 12th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WC 12 MAR 1892 Swindon Town Reserves (Home) Swindon Res. (H) W13 - 0 Unknown 13 -
FRN 12 MAR 1881 Mr T. Price's XI (Away) Mr T. Price's XI (A) W2 - 1 Unknown 2 -

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Reserves


All friendly matches played on March 12th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WC 12 MAR 1904 Melksham (Away) Melksham (A) W2 - 1  (AET) R. Haydon, A. Bown -