On This Day

March 31st

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 31st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 22 7 8 7 0 0 35 35 31.82% 50.00%
League 19 6 8 5 0 0 30 28 31.58% 52.63%
Non-League 3 1 0 2 0 0 5 7 33.33% 33.33%

All matches played on March 31st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 31 MAR 2020 Mansfield Town (Away) Mansfield Town (A) - - -
EFL 31 MAR 2012 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) D0 - 0 - 9,645
EFL 31 MAR 2007 Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) W2 - 1 B. Corr, C. Roberts 7,335
EFL 31 MAR 2001 Rotherham United (Away) Rotherham United (A) L3 - 4 G. Alexander 2, I. Woan 7,106
EFL 31 MAR 1997 Oldham Athletic (Away) Oldham Athletic (A) L1 - 5 S. Cowe 5,699
EFL 31 MAR 1990 Leicester City (Home) Leicester City (H) D1 - 1 T. Spearing (o.g.) 8,561
EFL 31 MAR 1986 Aldershot (Home) Aldershot (H) W4 - 1 D. Bamber 2, C. Henry, C. Gordon 8,437
EFL 31 MAR 1985 Hartlepool United (Home) Hartlepool United (H) W2 - 1 C. Gordon, P. Coyne 2,215
EFL 31 MAR 1979 Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) D2 - 2 A. Mayes, R. Carter 9,460
EFL 31 MAR 1978 Tranmere Rovers (Away) Tranmere Rovers (A) D1 - 1 C. Guthrie 2,812
EFL 31 MAR 1975 AFC Bournemouth (Away) Bournemouth (A) D1 - 1 P. Eastoe 6,215
EFL 31 MAR 1973 Middlesbrough (Home) Middlesbrough (H) W1 - 0 R. Treacy 7,063
EFL 31 MAR 1972 Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L0 - 1 - 21,496
EFL 31 MAR 1970 Birmingham City (Home) Birmingham (H) W4 - 1 J. Butler, D. Rogers 2 (1 pen), A. Horsfield 20,835
EFL 31 MAR 1961 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L1 - 3 B. Woodruff 14,308
EFL 31 MAR 1956 Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) D1 - 1 D. Gibson 7,378
EFL 31 MAR 1951 Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) D1 - 1 H. Lunn 7,413
EFL 31 MAR 1934 Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) D2 - 2 C. Blakemore, F. Fisher 5,214
EFL 31 MAR 1928 Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) W3 - 0 H. Morris, J. Eddleston, B. Denyer 2,999
EFL 31 MAR 1923 Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) L0 - 2 - ~10,000
STH 31 MAR 1906 Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) L0 - 3 - ~5,000
STH 31 MAR 1900 Thames Ironworks (Home) Thames Ironworks (H) W3 - 1 B. Smith 2, T. Anthony ~2,000
WEST 31 MAR 1899 Southampton (Away) Southampton (A) L2 - 3 J. Sharples, T. Anthony ~2,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 31st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 16 11 1 4 0 0 49 29 68.75% 71.88%
Non-League 4 3 0 1 0 0 21 8 75.00% 75.00%
Reserve Leagues 10 8 0 2 0 0 25 14 80.00% 80.00%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 7 0.00% 25.00%

All matches played on March 31st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 31 MAR 1999 Chelsea Reserves (Home) Chelsea Res. (H) - - -
FC 31 MAR 1998 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Home) Queens Park Rangers Res. (H) W1 - 0 A. Meechan -
FC 31 MAR 1988 Portsmouth Reserves (Home) Portsmouth Res. (H) W4 - 2 S. White 2, P. Hunt 2 -
FC 31 MAR 1987 Portsmouth Reserves (Away) Portsmouth Res. (A) W4 - 1 C. Maskell 4 -
FC 31 MAR 1984 Reading Reserves (Home) Reading Res. (H) W5 - 1 M. Gardiner 2, A. Mayes 2, M. Stock -
FC 31 MAR 1979 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Home) Queens Park Rangers Res. (H) L1 - 6 C. Henry -
FC 31 MAR 1977 West Ham United Reserves (Home) West Ham United Res. (H) L1 - 2 G. Gilligan -
FC 31 MAR 1961 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Home) Queens Park Rangers Res. (H) W2 - 0 F. Jones, P. Chamberlain 1,713
FC 31 MAR 1959 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Home) Plymouth Argyle Res. (H) W2 - 0 A. Micklewright, B. Woodruff 968
FC 31 MAR 1956 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Reserves (Home) Bournemouth Res. (H) W2 - 1 Hall (o.g.), R. Clayton 792
FC 31 MAR 1954 Bristol City Reserves (Home) Bristol City Res. (H) W3 - 1 R. Johnson, J. Bain, M. Bull 911
FCLC 31 MAR 1951 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Reserves (Away) Bournemouth Res. (A) L1 - 5 Unknown -
FCLC 31 MAR 1948 Northampton Town Reserves (Home) Northampton Town Res. (H) D2 - 2 Unknown 2 2,035
STH 31 MAR 1928 Exeter City Reserves (Away) Exeter City Res. (A) L3 - 6 Unknown 3 -
STH 31 MAR 1923 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Home) Bristol Rovers Res. (H) W5 - 2 Unknown 5 -
STH 31 MAR 1906 Grays United (Home) Grays United (H) W7 - 0 D. Coates 3, H. Oakden, Keene 2, B. Hindle -
WEST 31 MAR 1902 St. George (Home) St. George (H) W6 - 0 Unknown 6 -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 31st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 6 4 1 1 0 0 13 7 66.67% 58.33%
Non-League 3 2 0 1 0 0 7 3 66.67% 66.67%
County & District Leagues 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 4 50.00% 75.00%
Non-League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 100.00% 0.00%

All matches played on March 31st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HLC 31 MAR 1973 Waddesdon (Home) Waddesdon (H) W1 - 0 R. Compton -
HELL 31 MAR 1971 Pinehurst YC (Away) Pinehurst (A) W2 - 0 D. Dangerfield, B. Bailey -
WPL 31 MAR 1962 Frome Town (Away) Frome Town (A) D2 - 2 B. McPhee, D. Rogers -
HELL 31 MAR 1962 Oxford United 'A' (Home) Oxford United 'A' (H) W3 - 0 G. Dougan 2, D. Tabor -
WPL 31 MAR 1961 Radstock Town (Home) Radstock Town (H) W3 - 2 D. Hobbs, K. Colsell, T. Gardiner -
WEST 31 MAR 1951 Chippenham Town Reserves (Away) Chippenham Town Res. (A) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 31st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 5 1 2 2 0 0 6 7 20.00% 40.00%
Youth Leagues 5 1 2 2 0 0 6 7 20.00% 40.00%

All matches played on March 31st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 31 MAR 2018 AFC Bournemouth Under-18 (Away) Bournemouth U18 (A) L2 - 3 E. Dugan, L. Haines -
FLYA 31 MAR 2012 AFC Bournemouth Under-18 (Home) Bournemouth U18 (H) D2 - 2 Unknown 2 -
FLYA 31 MAR 2007 Hereford United Under-18 (Home) Hereford United U18 (H) D1 - 1 Unknown -
SECL 31 MAR 1989 Crystal Palace Youth (Home) Crystal Palace Youth (H) L0 - 1 - -
MYL 31 MAR 1977 Bristol City Under-18 (Away) Bristol City U18 (A) W1 - 0 D. Walters -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on March 31st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 5 1 1 3 0 0 11 14 20.00% 30.00%
League 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.00% 0.00%
Non-League 3 1 1 1 0 0 11 11 33.33% 50.00%

All matches played on March 31st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 31 MAR 2024 Moneyfields Women (Home) Moneyfields WFC (H) L0 - 1 - 91
W-NATL 31 MAR 2019 Buckland Athletic Ladies (Away) Buckland Athletic LFC (A) L0 - 2 - 30
W-SWCOMB 31 MAR 2013 Exeter City Ladies (Away) Exeter City LFC (A) W4 - 2 Unknown 4 -
W-SWCOMB 31 MAR 2002 Yeovil Town Ladies (Home) Yeovil LFC (H) D4 - 4 Unknown 4 -
W-SRWFL 31 MAR 1996 Reading Royals Ladies (Home) Reading Royals LFC (H) L3 - 5 P. Laker pen., J. Hume, S. Privett -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on March 31st:

Sunday March 31st, 1985
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Canon League Division Four
Swindon Town (0) 2
Hartlepool United (1) 1
Saturday March 31st, 1990
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Leicester City (1) 1
Monday March 31st, 1997
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Nationwide League Division One
Oldham Athletic (2) 5
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday March 31st, 2007
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Coca-Cola League Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Shrewsbury Town (1) 1
Saturday March 31st, 2007
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Coca-Cola League Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Shrewsbury Town (1) 1
Saturday March 31st, 2012
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npower League Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Bristol Rovers (0) 0
Sunday March 31st, 2013
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South West Combination Women's Football League
Exeter City Ladies 2
Swindon Town Ladies 4
Tuesday March 31st, 2015
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Football League Youth Alliance - Merit League One (South)
Milton Keynes Dons Under-18 (4) 5
Swindon Town Under-18 (1) 3
Sunday March 31st, 2024
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FA Women's National League South West Division One
Swindon Town Women (0) 0
Moneyfields Women (0) 1

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from March 31st:

Saturday March 31st, 1934
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Football Pink
THE TOWN SNATCH A POINT AT ST. JAMES'S PARK

Football League Division Three (South)
Exeter City (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 2
Saturday March 31st, 1956
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Football Pink
'KEEPER 'FOUND' GIBSON & WINGER OBLIGED

Football League Division Three (South)
Millwall (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday March 31st, 1962
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Football Pink
ATKINS SCORES TWICE IN FINE WIN AT SHREWSBURY

Football League Division Three
Shrewsbury Town (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 31st, 1973
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Football Pink
TREACY SNATCHES A LAST-MINUTE GOAL

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Middlesbrough (0) 0
Saturday April 1st, 1978
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Football Pink
TOWN KEEP PROMOTION HOPES ALIVE

Football League Division Three
Tranmere Rovers (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on March 31st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
MINOR 31 MAR 1952 Yeovil Town (Home) Yeovil Town (H) W7 - 1 M. Owen 2, H. Lunn 2, R. Sampson, M. Betteridge, H. May 2,904
FRN 31 MAR 1894 New Brompton (Home) New Brompton (H) W2 - 0 A. Andrews, J. Hayward -
FRN 31 MAR 1888 Mr. C. Lacy-Sweet's XI (Home) Mr. C. Lacy-Sweet's XI (H) W3 - 1 J. Thomas, H. Thomas, D. Horsington ~1,000

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Reserves


All friendly matches played on March 31st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WC 31 MAR 1900 Chippenham Town (Away) Chippenham Town (A) L1 - 5 H. Griffin -