On This Day

March 2nd

Born On This Day

2002
Julia TEASDALE
2001
Ryan CASSIDY
1925
Harry LUNN
1918
Joseph COX

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 2nd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 21 7 5 9 0 0 37 35 33.33% 45.24%
League 15 6 4 5 0 0 26 20 40.00% 53.33%
Non-League 4 1 1 2 0 0 9 8 25.00% 37.50%
Wartime League 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.00% 0.00%
Wartime Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on March 2nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 02 MAR 2024 Harrogate Town (Home) Harrogate Town (H) D1 - 1 C. Austin 7,687
EFL 02 MAR 2021 Sunderland (Away) Sunderland (A) L0 - 1 - BCD
EFL 02 MAR 2019 Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H) W3 - 0 C. Carroll, L. Woolfenden, K. Bennett 6,082
EFL 02 MAR 2013 Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) W2 - 1 A. Williams, D. Ward 14,280
EFL 02 MAR 2002 Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) W3 - 0 A. Gurney, M. Heywood, A. Willis 5,867
EFL 02 MAR 1996 Wycombe Wanderers (Away) Wycombe Wanderers (A) W2 - 1 T. Gooden, P. Thorne 6,457
EFL 02 MAR 1991 Blackburn Rovers (Away) Blackburn (A) L1 - 2 S. White 6,506
EFL 02 MAR 1974 Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H) D1 - 1 R. Compton 5,126
EFL 02 MAR 1973 Burnley (Home) Burnley (H) L0 - 1 - 12,485
EFL 02 MAR 1968 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Away) Bournemouth (A) L1 - 2 P. Terry 7,469
EFL 02 MAR 1963 Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H) W3 - 2 E. Hunt pen., M. Summerbee, J. Smith 16,778
EFL 02 MAR 1962 Reading (Away) Reading (A) D1 - 1 E. Hunt 14,155
EFL 02 MAR 1957 Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) L2 - 3 J. Richards, B. Edwards 5,244
D3SSC 02 MAR 1946 Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) L1 - 5 A. Derrick 4,000
WAR 02 MAR 1940 Swansea Town (Away) Swansea Town (A) L1 - 2 A. Fowler 3,000
EFL 02 MAR 1935 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W5 - 3 F. Peters, T. Armstrong 2 (1 pen), A. Fowler, N. Newberry 5,661
EFL 02 MAR 1929 Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) D1 - 1 A. Archer 6,363
STH 02 MAR 1912 Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) L0 - 1 - ~6,000
STH 02 MAR 1907 Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) L0 - 2 - ~6,000
STH 02 MAR 1901 Kettering (Home) Kettering (H) D2 - 2 T. Davies, J. Kirton -
STH 02 MAR 1895 Ilford (Home) Ilford (H) W7 - 3 R. Reynolds 2, W. Richardson pen., D. Jones 3, G. Kemp -

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 2nd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 12 4 3 5 0 0 13 17 33.33% 45.83%
Non-League 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 50.00% 75.00%
County & District Leagues 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00% 0.00%
Reserve Leagues 8 2 2 4 0 0 6 11 25.00% 37.50%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on March 2nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 02 MAR 2005 Bristol City Reserves (Away) Bristol City Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -
FC 02 MAR 1994 Portsmouth Reserves (Away) Portsmouth Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -
FCLC 02 MAR 1992 Oxford United Reserves (Away) Oxford United Res. (A) W3 - 2 N. Lorenzo 2, R. Green -
FC 02 MAR 1977 Arsenal Reserves (Home) Arsenal Res. (H) D0 - 0 - -
FC 02 MAR 1974 Chelsea Reserves (Away) Chelsea Res. (A) L0 - 3 - 100
FC 02 MAR 1971 Swansea City Reserves (Away) Swansea City Res. (A) L1 - 4 D. Down -
FC 02 MAR 1968 Northampton Town Reserves (Home) Northampton Town Res. (H) W2 - 0 J. Giles, B. Bailey 826
FC 02 MAR 1965 Millwall Reserves (Away) Millwall Res. (A) D2 - 2 D. Peapell 2 -
FC 02 MAR 1957 Swansea Town Reserves (Home) Swansea Town Res. (H) W1 - 0 F. O'Mahony 2,565
WEST 02 MAR 1935 Welton Rovers (Away) Welton Rovers (A) D2 - 2 R. Jack, F. Fisher pen. -
STH 02 MAR 1929 Barry (Home) Barry (H) W2 - 0 C. Daniel, Mercer -
SADL 02 MAR 1895 Even Swindon United (Home) Even Swindon United (H) L0 - 2 - -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 2nd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 2 0 2 0 0 15 6 50.00% 50.00%
Non-League 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 50.00% 50.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on March 2nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 02 MAR 1974 Long Wittenham Athletic (Away) Long Wittenham Athletic (A) L0 - 1 - -
HELL 02 MAR 1968 Amersham Town (Home) Amersham Town (H) W3 - 2 M. Grubb 3 -
WPL 02 MAR 1963 Chippenham Town Reserves (Away) Chippenham Town Res. (A) W11 - 0 R. Smart 4, D. Plumb 4, K. Colsell 2, D. Rogers -
WPLSC 02 MAR 1957 Corsham Town (Home) Corsham Town (H) L1 - 3 Jones -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 2nd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 10 4 0 6 0 0 13 15 40.00% 40.00%
Youth Leagues 7 2 0 5 0 0 6 9 28.57% 28.57%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.00% 0.00%
Youth League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on March 2nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 02 MAR 2024 Leyton Orient Under-18 (Away) Leyton Orient U18 (A) L0 - 4 - -
FLYA 02 MAR 2019 Luton Town Under-18 (Home) Luton Town U18 (H) W4 - 0 H. Parsons 2, L. Haines, M. Whitfield -
FLYA-17 02 MAR 2002 Exeter City Under-17 (Away) Exeter City U17 (A) - - -
FLYA 02 MAR 2002 Oxford United Under-19 (Away) Oxford United U19 (A) L0 - 1 - -
SECL 02 MAR 1996 Oxford United Youth (Home) Oxford United Youth (H) L0 - 1 - -
ACYLC 02 MAR 1992 Wycombe Wanderers Youth (Home) Wycombe Wanderers Youth (H) W1 - 0 R. French pen. -
SECL 02 MAR 1991 Oxford United Youth (Away) Oxford United Youth (A) L0 - 1 - -
SECL 02 MAR 1985 West Ham United Youth (Away) West Ham United Youth (A) - - -
FAYC 02 MAR 1977 West Bromwich Albion Youth (Home) West Bromwich Albion Youth (H) L0 - 4 - -
MYL 02 MAR 1972 Coventry City Youth (Away) Coventry City Youth (A) L0 - 1 - -
WSXYL 02 MAR 1965 Bristol Rovers Youth (Away) Bristol Rovers Youth (A) W2 - 1 D. Plumb, B. Walker -
SBL 02 MAR 1957 Marlborough Juniors (Away) Marlborough Juniors (A) W6 - 2 D. Hobbs 2, J. Siderfin, D. Jukes, B. Richman, Unknown -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 2nd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 2 0 2 0 0 7 13 50.00% 50.00%
Non-League 3 1 0 2 0 0 5 12 33.33% 33.33%
Divisional Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on March 2nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-SWCOMB 02 MAR 2014 Exeter City Ladies (Home) Exeter City LFC (H) L1 - 2 Unknown -
W-SWCOMBC 02 MAR 2008 Luton Town Ladies (Away) Luton Town LFC (A) W2 - 1 M. Rich 2 -
W-SWCOMB 02 MAR 2003 Reading Royals Ladies (Away) Reading Royals LFC (A) L3 - 10 Unknown 3 -
W-SWCOMB 02 MAR 2003 Reading Ladies (Home) Reading LFC (H) W1 - 0 C. Wheeler -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on March 2nd:

Saturday March 2nd, 1996
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Endsleigh League Division Two
Wycombe Wanderers (0) 1
Swindon Town (2) 2
Saturday March 2nd, 2002
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (2) 3
Port Vale (0) 0
Saturday March 2nd, 2013
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npower League One
Coventry City (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 2
Saturday March 2nd, 2019
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (2) 3
Colchester United (0) 0
Tuesday March 2nd, 2021
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Sunderland (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday March 2nd, 2024
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Harrogate Town (0) 1

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from March 2nd:

Sunday February 3rd, 1929
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TOWN DRAW AGAIN

Football League Division Three (South)
Norwich City (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday March 2nd, 1935
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DRAMATIC INCIDENT AT THE COUNTY GROUND

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 5
Northampton Town (2) 3
Saturday March 2nd, 1957
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TOWN WASTE A PENALTY IN LAST MINUTES

Football League Division Three (South)
Exeter City (2) 3
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday March 9th, 1957
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TOWN'S FATE IS SEALED IN FIRST 13 MIN.

Football League Division Three (South)
Exeter City (2) 3
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday March 3rd, 1962
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SWINDON EXTEND UNDEFEATED RUN TO 11 MATCHES

Football League Division Three
Reading (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday March 2nd, 1963
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TOWN STAGE GREAT RECOVERY

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 3
Bristol City (1) 2
Saturday March 2nd, 1968
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DEFENSIVE BLUNDERS ARE COSTLY

Football League Division Three
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (0) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday March 3rd, 1973
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ANOTHER BLOW - TOWN FAIL TO REPLY TO BURNLEY'S QUICK GOAL

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Burnley (1) 1
Saturday March 2nd, 1974
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COMPTON'S GOAL EARNS A DRAW

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Cardiff City (1) 1

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on March 2nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 02 MAR 1889 St. George (Away) St. George (A) W3 - 0 D. Jones 2, T. Bennett -

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Reserves


All friendly matches played on March 2nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WC 02 MAR 1889 Swindon Temperance (Home) Swindon Temperance (H) L1 - 5 Unknown -