On This Day

December 2nd

Born On This Day

1995
Nikola VASILJ
1984
Adam BIRCHALL
1947
Tom JENKINS
1946
Dave CLARK

Match Record

Men Senior


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 16 7 3 6 0 0 22 22 43.75% 53.12%
League 7 4 2 1 0 0 11 7 57.14% 71.43%
Non-League 4 1 0 3 0 0 3 6 25.00% 25.00%
Wartime League 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0.00% 50.00%
National Cup Competitions 4 2 0 2 0 0 5 6 50.00% 50.00%

All matches played on December 2nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLT 02 DEC 2025 Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) - - -
FAC 02 DEC 2018 Woking (Home) Woking (H) L0 - 1 - 3,654
FAC 02 DEC 2017 Stevenage (Away) Stevenage (A) L2 - 5 A. Linganzi, M. Taylor 1,883
FAC 02 DEC 2006 Morecambe (Home) Morecambe (H) W1 - 0 C. Roberts pen. 5,942
EFL 02 DEC 2000 Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) W1 - 0 G. Alexander 5,816
FAC 02 DEC 1995 Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H) W2 - 0 W. Allison, S. Finney 8,274
EFL 02 DEC 1989 Sunderland (Away) Sunderland (A) D2 - 2 A. McLoughlin, D. Shearer 15,849
EFL 02 DEC 1984 Darlington (Away) Darlington (A) L0 - 1 - 6,099
EFL 02 DEC 1967 Oldham Athletic (Away) Oldham Athletic (A) W2 - 0 D. Rogers, P. Terry 6,968
EFL 02 DEC 1961 Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) D2 - 2 C. Jackson, B. Atkins 4,506
EFL 02 DEC 1950 Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H) W1 - 0 J. Simner 13,079
WAR 02 DEC 1939 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) D3 - 3 F. Cox, H. Bowl, B. Lucas pen. 3,512
EFL 02 DEC 1933 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Home) Bournemouth (H) W3 - 2 F. Peters 2, G. Farrow (o.g.) 7,019
STH 02 DEC 1914 Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) L1 - 2 B. Jefferson -
STH 02 DEC 1911 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) W2 - 0 B. Jefferson, H. Fleming ~7,000
STH 02 DEC 1905 Southampton (Away) Southampton (A) L0 - 2 - ~5,000
STH 02 DEC 1899 Tottenham Hotspur (Home) Tottenham (H) L0 - 2 - ~4,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 10 1 2 7 0 0 10 22 10.00% 20.00%
Non-League 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 3 33.33% 33.33%
County & District Leagues 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.00% 0.00%
Reserve Leagues 5 0 2 3 0 0 5 13 0.00% 20.00%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on December 2nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 02 DEC 2008 Exeter City Reserves (Home) Exeter City Res. (H) - - -
FC 02 DEC 1998 Reading Reserves (Home) Reading Res. (H) - - -
FC 02 DEC 1987 Oxford United Reserves (Home) Oxford United Res. (H) L1 - 3 B. Wade 55
FC 02 DEC 1986 Watford Reserves (Home) Watford Res. (H) L0 - 3 - -
FC 02 DEC 1978 Crystal Palace Reserves (Home) Crystal Palace Res. (H) D2 - 2 G. Gilligan, A. Rowland -
FC 02 DEC 1972 Chelsea Reserves (Away) Chelsea Res. (A) D2 - 2 T. Tinson, K. Stroud 148
FCLC 02 DEC 1967 Arsenal Reserves (Home) Arsenal Res. (H) L1 - 2 B. Walker 1,265
FC 02 DEC 1950 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Reserves (Away) Bournemouth Res. (A) L0 - 3 - -
WEST 02 DEC 1933 Paulton Rovers (Away) Paulton Rovers (A) W1 - 0 Unknown -
STH 02 DEC 1922 Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) L0 - 1 - -
STH 02 DEC 1905 Southampton Reserves (Home) Southampton Res. (H) L1 - 2 H. Abbott ~1,500
WILTS 02 DEC 1899 Melksham (Away) Melksham (A) L2 - 4 Unknown 2 -

Match Record

Men Development


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 2 1 1 0 0 14 8 50.00% 62.50%
Non-League 3 1 1 1 0 0 10 6 33.33% 50.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on December 2nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 02 DEC 1972 Burnham (Away) Burnham (A) L2 - 5 S. Walkey, G. Turner -
HELL 02 DEC 1967 Wallingford Town (Away) Wallingford (A) D1 - 1 I. Melrose -
WPL 02 DEC 1961 Chippenham Town Reserves (Away) Chippenham Town Res. (A) W4 - 2 D. Corbett 2, G. Dougan, K. McPherson -
HELL 02 DEC 1961 Stokenchurch (Home) Stokenchurch (H) W7 - 0 K. Colsell, G. Tizard 4, W. Shergold 2 -

Match Record

Men Youth


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 8 4 1 3 0 1 18 16 50.00% 54.69%
Youth Leagues 3 2 0 1 0 0 6 5 66.67% 66.67%
County & District Youth Leagues 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 4 50.00% 50.00%
National Cup Competitions 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 7 0.00% 18.75%
Youth League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on December 2nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYAC 02 DEC 2023 Portsmouth Under-18 (Away) Portsmouth U18 (A) D2 - 2
L2 - 4  (Pens.) 		J. Brown, M. Obodo -
FAYC 02 DEC 2008 Crystal Palace Under-18 (Home) Crystal Palace U18 (H) L1 - 5 L. Macklin 388
SECL 02 DEC 1995 Brentford Youth (Away) Brentford Youth (A) L1 - 2 I. Harvey -
ACYLC 02 DEC 1991 Tring Town Youth (?) Tring Town Youth (?) W4 - 0 J. Phillips 2, D. Jordan 2 -
SECL 02 DEC 1989 Bristol Rovers Youth (Away) Bristol Rovers Youth (A) W3 - 2 L. Dixon 2, M. Lea -
MYL 02 DEC 1975 Birmingham City Youth (Home) Birmingham Youth (H) W2 - 1 G. Gilligan, D. Brinkworth -
SBL 02 DEC 1967 Pewsey Vale Youth (Home) Pewsey Vale Youth (H) W3 - 1 Unknown 3 -
SBL 02 DEC 1950 Aldbourne Juniors (Away) Aldbourne Juniors (A) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -

Match Record

Women Senior


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 6 33.33% 54.17%
League 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.00% 0.00%
Non-League 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0.00% 62.50%

All matches played on December 2nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 02 DEC 2018 Chesham United Ladies (Home) Chesham United LFC (H) L0 - 5 - 23
W-SWCOMB 02 DEC 2012 Newquay Ladies (Home) Newquay Ladies (H) W2 - 0 Unknown 2 -
W-FAC 02 DEC 2007 Plymouth Argyle Ladies (Home) Plymouth Argyle LFC (H) D1 - 1  (AET)
W7 - 6  (Pens.) 		K. Jones -

Video Footage


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

Saturday December 2nd, 1989
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Barclays League Division Two
Sunderland (0) 2
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday December 2nd, 1995
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FA Cup sponsored by Littlewoods
Swindon Town (0) 2
Cardiff City (0) 0
Saturday December 2nd, 2000
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Nationwide League Division Two
Northampton Town (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday December 2nd, 2006
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FA Cup sponsored by E.ON
Swindon Town (0) 1
Morecambe (0) 0
Saturday December 2nd, 2017
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Emirates FA Cup
Stevenage (3) 5
Swindon Town (2) 2
Sunday December 2nd, 2018
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Emirates FA Cup
Swindon Town (0) 0
Woking (0) 1
Sunday December 2nd, 2018
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Emirates FA Cup
Swindon Town (0) 0
Woking (0) 1

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from December 2nd:

Saturday December 2nd, 1933
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Football Pink
LEAGUE POINTS GAINED BY SWINDON AFTER A STERN FIGHT

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (2) 3
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (0) 2
Saturday December 2nd, 1950
...
Football Pink
SPECTACULAR GOALKEEPERS

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Bristol City (0) 0
Saturday December 2nd, 1961
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Football Pink
ATKINS IS SOON ON SCORING CHART

Football League Division Three
Newport County (1) 2
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday December 2nd, 1967
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Football Pink
SWINDON WIN AWAY AT THE 12TH. ATTEMPT

Football League Division Three
Oldham Athletic (0) 0
Swindon Town (2) 2

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on December 2nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WPS 02 DEC 2006 Salisbury City (Neutral) Salisbury (N) W4 - 2
W5 - 2  (Agg.) 		B. Sturrock 2, L. Henry, D. Stroud -
FRN 02 DEC 1882 St. Mark's Young Men's Friendly Society (Home) St. Mark's YMFS (H) L0 - 4 - -