On This Day

March 18th

Born On This Day

1989
Tara LOFTS
1984
Gary ROBERTS
1952
David MOSS
1940
Tony GOUGH
1931
Dave GIBSON

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 18th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 21 5 9 7 0 0 26 27 23.81% 45.24%
League 17 4 8 5 0 0 23 24 23.53% 47.06%
Non-League 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0.00% 16.67%
Wartime League 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on March 18th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 18 MAR 2023 Rochdale (Away) Rochdale (A) D4 - 4 C. Austin 4 2,611
EFL 18 MAR 2017 Bradford City (Away) Bradford (A) L1 - 2 N. Ajose 17,916
EFL 18 MAR 2006 Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) L0 - 1 - 3,767
EFL 18 MAR 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Home) Wolves (H) L1 - 2 A. Williams 8,748
EFL 18 MAR 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Home) Wolves (H) D0 - 0 - 7,770
EFL 18 MAR 1989 AFC Bournemouth (Away) Bournemouth (A) W3 - 2 S. Foley 2, T. Jones 9,752
EFL 18 MAR 1984 Crewe Alexandra (Home) Crewe Alexandra (H) W1 - 0 D. Hockaday 2,960
EFL 18 MAR 1975 Bury (Away) Bury (A) D0 - 0 - 3,615
EFL 18 MAR 1972 Charlton Athletic (Away) Charlton Athletic (A) L1 - 3 P. Noble 7,433
EFL 18 MAR 1967 Swansea Town (Away) Swansea Town (A) D2 - 2 J. Butler, R. Smart 5,816
EFL 18 MAR 1961 Barnsley (Away) Barnsley (A) L1 - 2 E. Hunt 7,545
EFL 18 MAR 1953 Leyton Orient (Home) Leyton Orient (H) D1 - 1 M. Owen 2,980
EFL 18 MAR 1950 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) W1 - 0 H. Kaye 11,955
EFL 18 MAR 1948 Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) D0 - 0 - 6,241
EFL 18 MAR 1939 Reading (Home) Reading (H) W4 - 2 S. Wilcockson, A. Barraclough, B. Morton, E. Jones 12,441
EFL 18 MAR 1933 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) D1 - 1 E. Munnings 4,276
EFL 18 MAR 1922 Aberdare Athletic (Home) Aberdare (H) D2 - 2 J. Maconnachie pen., J. Johnson ~7,000
WAR 18 MAR 1916 Southampton (Home) Southampton (H) W3 - 1 T. Bolland, Henderson, B. Jefferson -
STH 18 MAR 1911 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L0 - 1 - -
STH 18 MAR 1905 Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) D0 - 0 - -
STH 18 MAR 1899 Reading (Away) Reading (A) L0 - 1 - ~5,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 18th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 13 5 2 6 0 0 16 18 38.46% 46.15%
Non-League 4 2 0 2 0 0 6 5 50.00% 50.00%
Reserve Leagues 8 3 2 3 0 0 10 11 37.50% 50.00%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on March 18th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 18 MAR 2008 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Home) Bristol Rovers Res. (H) - - -
FC 18 MAR 1996 Charlton Athletic Reserves (Home) Charlton Athletic Res. (H) W2 - 0 S. Woodman, G. Thorne -
FC 18 MAR 1987 Southampton Reserves (Home) Southampton Res. (H) W3 - 2 D. Bamber 2, N. Hughes -
FC 18 MAR 1986 Southampton Reserves (Home) Southampton Res. (H) L1 - 3 B. Wade -
FC 18 MAR 1975 Ipswich Town Reserves (Home) Ipswich Town Res. (H) L0 - 2 - -
FC 18 MAR 1972 Cardiff City Reserves (Home) Cardiff City Res. (H) L0 - 1 - 1,151
FC 18 MAR 1970 Norwich City Reserves (Away) Norwich City Res. (A) D2 - 2 C. Porter 2 804
FC 18 MAR 1967 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Home) Plymouth Argyle Res. (H) D1 - 1 Rogers (o.g.) 1,666
FC 18 MAR 1961 Colchester United Reserves (Home) Colchester United Res. (H) W1 - 0 P. Chamberlain 1,161
FCLC 18 MAR 1950 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Reserves (Away) Bournemouth Res. (A) L0 - 2 - -
STH 18 MAR 1939 Chelmsford City (Away) Chelmsford (A) L1 - 3 A. Fowler 4,609
WEST 18 MAR 1933 Welton Rovers (Away) Welton Rovers (A) W3 - 0 Unknown 3 -
STH 18 MAR 1922 Boscombe (Away) Boscombe (A) L0 - 1 - -
WEST 18 MAR 1905 Bristol East (Away) Bristol East (A) W2 - 1 E. Toombs, T. Sanderson -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 18th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 5 1 1 3 0 0 6 11 20.00% 30.00%
Non-League 4 1 1 2 0 0 6 9 25.00% 37.50%
County & District Leagues 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on March 18th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 18 MAR 1972 Lambourn Sports (Home) Lambourn Sports (H) W3 - 1 G. Broom, C. Gardner, N. Gibson -
HELL 18 MAR 1967 Waddesdon (Home) Waddesdon (H) D2 - 2 I. Melrose, B. Bailey -
WPL 18 MAR 1961 Frome Town (Home) Frome Town (H) L0 - 2 - -
HELL 18 MAR 1961 Kidlington (Away) Kidlington (A) L1 - 3 T. Powell -
WEST 18 MAR 1950 National Smelting Company (Away) National Smelting Company (A) L0 - 3 - -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 18th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 8 4 1 3 0 0 11 11 50.00% 56.25%
Youth Leagues 7 3 1 3 0 0 10 11 42.86% 50.00%
County & District Youth Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on March 18th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 18 MAR 2025 Cheltenham Town Under-18 (Home) Cheltenham Town U18 (H) L1 - 2 H. Gray -
FLYA 18 MAR 2023 AFC Wimbledon Under-18 (Home) AFC Wimbledon U18 (H) W4 - 3 J. McGregor 2, A. Kanu 2 -
FLYA 18 MAR 2017 Plymouth Argyle Under-18 (Home) Plymouth Argyle U18 (H) D2 - 2 S. Twine 2 -
FLYA 18 MAR 2014 Bristol Rovers Under-18 (Home) Bristol Rovers U18 (H) L0 - 1 - -
FLYA 18 MAR 2006 Yeovil Town Under-18 (Home) Yeovil Town U18 (H) L1 - 3 Unknown -
SECL 18 MAR 1995 Bristol Rovers Youth (Away) Bristol Rovers Youth (A) W1 - 0 S. Medcroft -
SECL 18 MAR 1989 Crystal Palace Youth (Home) Crystal Palace Youth (H) W1 - 0 P. Hunt -
WSXYL 18 MAR 1968 Bristol Rovers Youth (Home) Bristol Rovers Youth (H) - - -
SBL 18 MAR 1967 Swindon North End Juniors (Home) Swindon North End Juniors (H) - - -
BC 18 MAR 1961 Ferndale YC (Away) Ferndale YC (A) W1 - 0 K. Taylor -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 18th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 1 100.00% 100.00%
Non-League 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on March 18th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-WC 18 MAR 2012 Swindon Supermarine Ladies (Away) Supermarine LFC (A) - - -
W-SWCOMB 18 MAR 2012 Havant and Waterlooville Ladies (Home) Havant & Waterlooville LFC (H) W4 - 1 Unknown 4 -
W-SWCOMB 18 MAR 2007 Frome Town Ladies (Away) Frome Town LFC (A) W2 - 0 M. Rich, L. Coe -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on March 18th:

Sunday March 18th, 1984
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Canon League Division Four
Swindon Town (1) 1
Crewe Alexandra (0) 0
Saturday March 18th, 1989
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Barclays League Division Two
AFC Bournemouth (0) 2
Swindon Town (2) 3
Saturday March 18th, 1989
...
Barclays League Division Two
AFC Bournemouth (0) 2
Swindon Town (2) 3
Wednesday March 18th, 1998
...
Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) 0
Saturday March 18th, 2006
...
Coca-Cola League One
Colchester United (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday March 18th, 2017
...
EFL Sky Bet League One
Bradford City (0) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday March 18th, 2023
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Rochdale (2) 4
Swindon Town (2) 4

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from March 18th:

Saturday March 18th, 1933
...
Football Pink
GREAT STRUGGLE FOR POINTS AT COUNTY GROUND

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Bristol Rovers (0) 1
Saturday March 18th, 1950
...
Football Pink
LAMBDEN & CO. GAVE BURTON BUSY TIME

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 1
Bristol Rovers (0) 0
Saturday March 18th, 1961
...
Football Pink
SMILLIE HAS THE TOWN IN TANGLE

Football League Division Three
Barnsley (2) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday March 18th, 1972
...
Football Pink
WENT'S TWO SPECIALS CANCEL TOWN'S LEAD

Football League Division Two
Charlton Athletic (0) 3
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday March 18th, 1978
...
Football Pink
SWINDON FLUFF THE CHANCES AND TOSS AWAY HOME POINT

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

Transfers


Transfers on March 18th:

Date Player Club In/Out Transfer Detail
18 MAR 1981 Martin BLACKLER Avebury Avebury IN pro
18 MAR 1991 Tony FINNIGAN Hull City Hull City IN transfer
18 MAR 2005 - 18 APR 2005 Andy NICHOLAS Chester City Chester OUT loan

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on March 18th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WPS 18 MAR 1992 Calne Town (Away) Calne Town (A) W4 - 1 P. Hunt, M. Phillips 2, S. Luwero -
WPS 18 MAR 1991 Westbury United (Home) Westbury United (H) W10 - 0 N. Summerbee 4, P. Hunt 3 (1 pen), P. Trollope, M. Phillips, D. Hall -