On This Day

April 2nd

Born On This Day

1987
Lee HOLMES
1985
Barry CORR
1902
Rollo JACK

Match Record

Men Senior


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 27 9 10 8 0 0 39 37 33.33% 55.56%
League 21 8 8 5 0 0 33 28 38.10% 57.14%
Non-League 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 6 20.00% 40.00%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 2nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 02 APR 2026 Cambridge United (Away) Cambridge United (A) - - -
EFL 02 APR 2022 Rochdale (Away) Rochdale (A) D0 - 0 - 2,779
EFL 02 APR 2021 Blackpool (Home) Blackpool (H) L0 - 2 - BCD
EFL 02 APR 2018 Crawley Town (Away) Crawley Town (A) D1 - 1 M. Richards 5,008
EFL 02 APR 2016 Fleetwood Town (Home) Fleetwood Town (H) D1 - 1 N. Ajose 6,311
EFL 02 APR 2011 Hartlepool United (Home) Hartlepool United (H) D1 - 1 M. Ritchie 7,146
EFL 02 APR 2005 Hartlepool United (Away) Hartlepool United (A) L0 - 3 - 4,936
PREM 02 APR 1994 Arsenal (Away) Arsenal (A) D1 - 1 P. Bodin pen. 31,635
EFL 02 APR 1988 Leicester City (Home) Leicester City (H) W3 - 2 J. Quinn 2, B. Barnes 9,450
EFL 02 APR 1963 Bradford (Park Avenue) (Home) Bradford (PA) (H) W2 - 1 J. Smith, J. Stevens 14,568
EFL 02 APR 1960 Brentford (Away) Brentford (A) L1 - 2 E. Hunt 8,550
EFL 02 APR 1956 Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) D1 - 1 M. Owen 8,728
EFL 02 APR 1955 Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) D1 - 1 M. Owen 5,924
EFL 02 APR 1949 Ipswich Town (Away) Ipswich Town (A) L2 - 4 T. Dawson, M. Jones 12,908
EFL 02 APR 1938 Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H) W2 - 0 B. Morton, B. Lucas 8,797
D3SC 02 APR 1936 Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) L2 - 3
L2 - 5  (Agg.) 		F. Peters, D. McPhail 2,077
EFL 02 APR 1934 Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) D2 - 2 C. Blakemore, T. Armstrong 7,059
EFL 02 APR 1932 Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) L2 - 3 H. Morris 2 11,167
EFL 02 APR 1927 Aberdare Athletic (Home) Aberdare (H) W3 - 2 B. Denyer, B. Jeffries 2 4,629
EFL 02 APR 1926 Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) W2 - 1 B. Davies, B. Denyer 7,389
EFL 02 APR 1924 Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) W3 - 0 C. Daniel, C. Crossley, D. Bew ~3,100
EFL 02 APR 1923 Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) W3 - 0 B. Wareing, J. Johnson pen., H. Fleming ~7,000
EFL 02 APR 1921 Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) W2 - 0 A. Metcalf, T. Weston pen. ~8,000
STH 02 APR 1920 Brentford (Away) Brentford (A) L0 - 2 - ~9,000
STH 02 APR 1915 Southampton (Home) Southampton (H) W2 - 0 B. Batty, T. Scanlan ~4,000
STH 02 APR 1910 Luton Town (Home) Luton Town (H) D0 - 0 - -
STH 02 APR 1904 Reading (Away) Reading (A) D1 - 1 L. Lean ~7,500
STH 02 APR 1898 Sheppey United (Away) Sheppey United (A) L1 - 3 T. Wilson ~1,200

Match Record

Men Reserves


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 15 9 0 6 0 0 28 23 60.00% 60.00%
Non-League 7 4 0 3 0 0 16 13 57.14% 57.14%
Reserve Leagues 6 3 0 3 0 0 9 10 50.00% 50.00%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 2nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 02 APR 2003 Cheltenham Town Reserves (Home) Cheltenham Town Res. (H) L0 - 6 - -
FC 02 APR 1980 Ipswich Town Reserves (Away) Ipswich Town Res. (A) L1 - 2 M. Blackler -
FC 02 APR 1977 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Home) Plymouth Argyle Res. (H) W2 - 0 M. French, Hurn (o.g.) -
FC 02 APR 1974 Ipswich Town Reserves (Home) Ipswich Town Res. (H) L0 - 1 - 170
FCLC 02 APR 1970 Cardiff City Reserves (Home) Cardiff City Res. (H) W2 - 0 D. Down, C. Jones 702
FC 02 APR 1962 Chelsea Reserves (Away) Chelsea Res. (A) W4 - 0 R. Smart, M. Summerbee, B. Woodruff 2 -
FC 02 APR 1960 Reading Reserves (Home) Reading Res. (H) W2 - 1 C. Jackson 2 1,967
FCLC 02 APR 1949 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Home) Bristol Rovers Res. (H) W1 - 0 P. Jackson 3,610
WEST 02 APR 1934 Poole Town (Home) Poole Town (H) W4 - 1 Unknown 4 -
STH 02 APR 1932 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Home) Plymouth Argyle Res. (H) L1 - 3 F. Laycock 1,400
WEST 02 APR 1927 Bristol City Reserves (Away) Bristol City Res. (A) W3 - 2 Unknown 3 -
STH 02 APR 1926 Exeter City Reserves (Away) Exeter City Res. (A) L0 - 4 - -
WEST 02 APR 1921 Yeovil and Petters United (Away) Yeovil & Petters Utd (A) L1 - 2 Unknown -
WEST 02 APR 1920 Horfield United (Home) Horfield United (H) W2 - 1 Unknown 2 -
STH 02 APR 1904 Reading Reserves (Home) Reading Res. (H) W5 - 0 T. Sanderson 4, E. Toombs -

Match Record

Men Development


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 6 1 2 3 0 0 10 12 16.67% 33.33%
Non-League 3 1 2 0 0 0 8 4 33.33% 66.67%
County & District Leagues 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 8 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on April 2nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WPL 02 APR 1966 Frome Town Reserves (Away) Frome Town Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -
HELL 02 APR 1966 Hillingdon Borough Reserves (Home) Hillingdon Res. (H) W5 - 1 J. Lawton 3, D. Tabor, B. Griffin -
GNSL 02 APR 1955 Dursley Town (Home) Dursley Town (H) L1 - 5 Winslow -
WEST 02 APR 1952 Ilfracombe Town (Home) Ilfracombe Town (H) D2 - 2 Unknown 2 -
WEST 02 APR 1949 Trowbridge Town Reserves (Home) Trowbridge Town Res. (H) D1 - 1 J. Corbett -
SADL 02 APR 1938 Watchfield (?) Watchfield (?) L1 - 2 Unknown -

Match Record

Men Youth


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 4 1 2 0 0 19 9 57.14% 64.29%
Youth Leagues 6 3 1 2 0 0 12 8 50.00% 58.33%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on April 2nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 02 APR 2016 Yeovil Town Under-18 (Home) Yeovil Town U18 (H) L0 - 2 - -
FLYA 02 APR 2013 Hereford United Under-18 (Away) Hereford United U18 (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -
FLYA 02 APR 2005 Luton Town Under-18 (Home) Luton Town U18 (H) W3 - 0 Unknown 3 -
SECL 02 APR 1988 Northampton Town Youth (Away) Northampton Town Youth (A) W2 - 1 G. Marshall, A. Viveash -
WSXYL 02 APR 1968 Plymouth Argyle Youth (Home) Plymouth Argyle Youth (H) W4 - 1 E. Mascia 3, D. Dangerfield -
WSXYL 02 APR 1966 Plymouth Argyle Youth (Home) Plymouth Argyle Youth (H) L2 - 3 V. Perry, K. Walega -
SBL 02 APR 1960 West Swindon YC (Home) West Swindon YC (H) W7 - 1 D. Findlay, W. Shergold 2, R. Smart, Unknown 3 -

Match Record

Women Senior


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

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 1 0 2 0 0 4 10 33.33% 33.33%
League 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0.00% 0.00%
Non-League 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 5 50.00% 50.00%

All matches played on April 2nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 02 APR 2023 Southampton Women's FC (Home) Southampton WFC (H) L1 - 5 H. Diaz-Butcher pen. 520
W-SWCOMB 02 APR 2006 Queens Park Rangers Ladies (Away) Queens Park Rangers LFC (A) L0 - 3 - -
W-SRWFL 02 APR 1995 Reading Royals Ladies (Home) Reading Royals LFC (H) W3 - 2 J. Hume 2, K. Garwood -

Video Footage


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

Saturday April 2nd, 1994
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FA Carling Premiership
Arsenal (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday April 2nd, 2005
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Coca-Cola League One
Hartlepool United (1) 3
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday April 2nd, 2011
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npower League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Hartlepool United (1) 1
Saturday April 2nd, 2016
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Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Fleetwood Town (1) 1
Monday April 2nd, 2018
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Crawley Town (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Friday April 2nd, 2021
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Blackpool (1) 2
Saturday April 2nd, 2022
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Rochdale (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from April 2nd:

Saturday April 2nd, 1932
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Football Pink
TOWN LOSE BY ODD GOAL IN FIVE AT COVENTRY

Football League Division Three (South)
Coventry City (2) 3
Swindon Town (0) 2
Saturday April 2nd, 1938
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MORTON'S FIRST LEAGUE GOAL AT COUNTY GROUND

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 2
Cardiff City (0) 0
Saturday April 2nd, 1949
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TWO GOALS IN MIN. SHOCK ROUSED SWINDON

Football League Division Three (South)
Ipswich Town (2) 4
Swindon Town (0) 2
Saturday April 2nd, 1955
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OWEN STRIKES FOR TOWN IN 90 SECONDS

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Brentford (0) 1
Saturday April 2nd, 1960
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HUNT ON TARGET AT GRIFFIN PARK

Football League Division Three
Brentford (0) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday April 2nd, 1966
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DON GETS TWO AND GOES TO THE TOP

Football League Division Three
Reading (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 2
Saturday April 2nd, 1977
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LATE EQUALISER FROM PROPHETT

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

Transfers


Transfers on April 2nd:

Date Player Club In/Out Transfer Detail
02 APR 1897 Dave McKENDRICK Swindon Wanderers Swindon Wanderers IN amateur

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on April 2nd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WPS 02 APR 1992 Trowbridge Town (Away) Trowbridge Town (A) W3 - 1 S. Close 2, M. Phillips -
FRN 02 APR 1951 Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H) W2 - 1 W. Millar 2 3,171
FRN 02 APR 1892 London City Ramblers (Home) London City Ramblers (H) W3 - 1 Unknown 3 -
FRN 02 APR 1888 West London (Home) West London (H) L1 - 3 D. Jones -