Born On This Day
Match Record
Men Senior
Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 15th:
| Competition | P | W | D | L | Penalties | F | A | Win % | SR% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | |||||||||
| All matches | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 55.00% | 65.00% |
| League | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 47.06% | 58.82% |
| Non-League | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| National Cup Competitions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
All matches played on March 15th:
Match Record
Men Reserves
Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 15th:
| Competition | P | W | D | L | Penalties | F | A | Win % | SR% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | |||||||||
| All matches | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 31.25% | 44.53% |
| Non-League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 33.33% | 33.33% |
| Reserve Leagues | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 33.33% | 45.83% |
| Reserve League Cup Competitions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% | 62.50% |
All matches played on March 15th:
Match Record
Men Development
Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 15th:
| Competition | P | W | D | L | Penalties | F | A | Win % | SR% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | |||||||||
| All matches | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Non-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
All matches played on March 15th:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST | 15 MAR 1952 | 
Minehead (Home)
Minehead (H)
|
L1 - 3 | NagyM. | - |
| WEST | 15 MAR 1947 | 
Douglas (Home)
Douglas (H)
|
- | - | - |
Match Record
Men Youth
Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 15th:
| Competition | P | W | D | L | Penalties | F | A | Win % | SR% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | |||||||||
| All matches | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 62.50% | 68.75% |
| Youth Leagues | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 60.00% | 70.00% |
| Youth League Cup Competitions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| County & District Youth Cup Competitions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
All matches played on March 15th:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLYA | 15 MAR 2025 | 
Oxford United Under-18 (Home)
Oxford United U18 (H)
|
L0 - 6 | - | - |
| FLYA | 15 MAR 2008 | 
Exeter City Under-18 (Home)
Exeter City U18 (H)
|
W3 - 0 | D. Wallington, B. Joyce, J. Taylor | - |
| SECL | 15 MAR 1997 | 
Wimbledon Youth (Home)
Wimbledon Youth (H)
|
D0 - 0 | - | - |
| SWCLC | 15 MAR 1997 | 
Cardiff City Youth (Away)
Cardiff City Youth (A)
|
L1 - 4 | Unknown | - |
| WCYFL | 15 MAR 1995 | 
Melksham Town Youth (Away)
Melksham Town Youth (A)
|
- | - | - |
| ACYL | 15 MAR 1993 | 
Thatcham Town Youth (Home)
Thatcham Town Youth (H)
|
W2 - 1 | M. Walter 2 | - |
| ACDLC | 15 MAR 1989 | 
Basingstoke Town Youth (Away)
Basingstoke Youth (A)
|
- | - | - |
| SECL | 15 MAR 1986 | 
Crystal Palace Youth (Home)
Crystal Palace Youth (H)
|
W3 - 0 | D. Barnett, N. Hughes 2 (1 pen) | - |
| SBLSC | 15 MAR 1958 | 
Ferndale YC (Away)
Ferndale YC (A)
|
W4 - 0 | Unknown 4 | - |
| WYC | 15 MAR 1958 | 
Westbury United Youth (Away)
Westbury United Youth (A)
|
W4 - 1 | Unknown 4 | - |
Match Record
Women Senior
Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 15th:
| Competition | P | W | D | L | Penalties | F | A | Win % | SR% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | |||||||||
| All matches | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 66.67% | 83.33% |
| League | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50.00% | 75.00% |
| Non-League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
All matches played on March 15th:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W-NATL | 15 MAR 2026 | 
Abingdon United Women (Home)
Abingdon WFC (H)
|
W5 - 0 | A. Colston 2, L. Liggett, B. Haynes 2 | 161 |
| W-NATL | 15 MAR 2015 | 
Shanklin Ladies (Away)
Shanklin LFC (A)
|
D0 - 0 | - | - |
| W-SRWFL | 15 MAR 1998 | 
Southampton Women's FC (Away)
Southampton WFC (A)
|
W5 - 2 | L. Taylor 2, N. Lloyd 2, A. Wiseman | - |
Video Footage
All available video footage from matches played on March 15th:
Newspaper Reports
All available media reports from March 15th:
Saturday March 15th, 1947
Football Pink
GROUNDSMEN SWEEP TOUCHLINES AS TEAMS BATTLE IN THE SNOWFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 1
Crystal Palace (0) 0
Saturday March 15th, 1952
Football Pink
IPSWICH GAIN REVENGE FOR BIG DEFEATFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 1
Ipswich Town (1) 2
Saturday March 15th, 1958
Football Pink
MILLIGAN GOES OFF & SWINDON CASH INFootball League Division Three (South)
Colchester United (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 1st, 1969
Charles Buchan's Football Monthly
IT WILL BE ARSENAL'S THIS TIMEFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
WILLIAMS - FROM THE PITS IN YORKSHIRE TO A CUP FINAL DREAMFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
SWINDON'S GOLDEN GOALS ON THE WAY TO WEMBLEY - AND TWO THAT GOT AWAY!Football League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
THE PLAYER SWINDON WOULDN'T SELL FOR £100,000!Football League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
TWELVE YEARS SPAN SWINDON'S TRIUMPHANT RISE TO GLORYFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
LAST LINE OF DEFENCE FOR THE MEN FROM SWINDONFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
THREE MORE OF THE DIVISION 3 MEN TO WATCHFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
ARSENAL HEAD FOR EUROPE - AND THE START OF A NEW ERAFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
WEMBLEY '68 - A DEFEAT ARSENAL PLAN TO AVENGEFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
GUNNERS DETERMINED TO MAKE NO WEMBLEY SLIPS THIS YEARFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
SEMI-FINAL ACTION AS ARSENAL MEET SPURSFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
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Monday March 10th, 1969
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Evening News
SWINDON'S JOHN PLAYS A HOME GAME …WHILE FRANK BECOMES A SPECTATORFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Monday March 10th, 1969
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
THRILLS THAT MARKED THE ROAD TO WEMBLEYFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
POWER-DRIVE: THAT CLIFF-HANGER OF A SEMI-FINALFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
THE GUNNERS: WHEN THE GLORY FADED AT HIGHBURYFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
WOUNDED PRIDE OF A FALLEN CLUB MAKES SWINDON'S JOB MUCH HARDERFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
ARSENAL HAUNTED BY QPR'S WIN OVER WEST BROMFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
THE WINNING TEAM FROM VAUXHALL!Football League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
THE GOAL THAT EARNED SWINDON A PLAY-OFFFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
DON HEATH IS A PLAYER WITH AN EXTRA INCENTIVEFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
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Goal
BOBBY'S GOING TO MAKE IT A MATCH FOR ARSENAL TO REMEMBERFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 15th, 1969
Guardian
LOGIC SUGGESTS ARSENAL AND ADMIRATION SWINDON TOWNFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Sunday March 16th, 1969
Sunday March 16th, 1969
Sunday March 16th, 1969
Sunday Mirror
SWINDON SHOOT DOWN THE MIGHTY GUNNERSFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Sunday March 16th, 1969
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Monday March 17th, 1969
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Monday March 17th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT GAMEFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Monday March 17th, 1969
Monday March 17th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
SWINDON TURNS OUT IN FORCE TO SAY 'WELL DONE'Football League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Monday March 17th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
THE MOMENT THAT MADE IT ALL WORTH WHILEFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Monday March 17th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
THE GOALS THAT BROUGHT THE CUP TO SWINDONFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Monday March 17th, 1969
Monday March 17th, 1969
Monday March 17th, 1969
Guardian
RESILIENCE OF SWINDON TELLS IN EXTRA TIMEFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 22nd, 1969
Saturday March 15th, 1975
Football Pink
DANNY'S HOPES HIT BY GARNERFootball League Division Three
Watford (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Transfers
Transfers on March 15th:
| Date | Player | Club | In/Out | Transfer Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 MAR 1923 | Fred HAWLEY | 
Bristol City
Bristol City |
OUT | transfer |
| 15 MAR 1924 | Arnold BROADHEAD | 
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton |
IN | |
| 15 MAR 1946 | Albert YOUNG | 
Arsenal
Arsenal |
IN | guest |
| 15 MAR 1974 | Peter EASTOE | 
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves |
IN | £0 |
| 15 MAR 1996 | Andy MUTCH | 
Stockport County
Stockport County |
OUT | free |
| 15 MAR 2015 - 24 APR 2015 | Josh COOKE | 
Staines Town
Staines Town |
OUT | loan |
| 15 MAR 2023 - 2022/3 | George COWMEADOW | 
Swindon Supermarine
Supermarine |
OUT | loan |
| 15 MAR 2024 - 24 APR 2024 | Brooklyn GENESINI | 
Yeovil Town
Yeovil Town |
OUT | loan |
Friendlies & Minor Competitions
Men Senior
All friendly matches played on March 15th:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPS | 15 MAR 1961 | 
Salisbury (Home)
Salisbury (H)
|
D3 - 3 | F. Jones 2, M. Woolford | 2,625 |
| FRN | 15 MAR 1906 | 
Lincolnshire Regiment (Away)
Lincolnshire Regiment (A)
|
W5 - 1 | Unknown 5 | - |
| FRN | 15 MAR 1890 | 
Bath (Home)
Bath (H)
|
W3 - 2 | D. Jones 2, J. Thomas | ~850 |