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Selected date: 1 April

1989 Swindon Town
vs. Blackburn Rovers

Swindon struggle to come to terms with Blackburn's offside trap - but after Howard Gayle gives the visitors an unlikely lead thanks to a deflection, Steve Foley finally breaks through to level the game.
1991 West Bromwich Albion
vs. Swindon Town

Paul Rideout gives Swindon the lead at the Hawthorns - but the Baggies come back in the second half to pull two points clear of the relegation zone.
1991 West Bromwich Albion
vs. Swindon Town

Paul Rideout gives Swindon the lead at the Hawthorns - but the Baggies come back in the second half to pull two points clear of the relegation zone.
1995 Reading
vs. Swindon Town

Swindon give a joke of a performance on April Fools' Day - Royals keeper Shaka Hislop responding to plenty of "Shaka, what's the score?" chants, as a Stuart Lovell hat-trick sees off a toothless Town side.
2000 Swindon Town
vs. Manchester City

I missed this match as I was off getting married… and unsurprisingly missed out on a 2-0 home defeat.
2002 Stoke City
vs. Swindon Town

It's now five away games without a goal for the Town, who lose 2-0 for the third consecutive away match.
2013 Doncaster Rovers
vs. Swindon Town

The Town fail to deal with a terrible pitch and a physical opposition - table topping Doncaster putting another dent in the Town's push for promotion.
2013 Doncaster Rovers
vs. Swindon Town

The Town fail to deal with a terrible pitch and a physical opposition - table topping Doncaster putting another dent in the Town's push for promotion.
2013 Doncaster Rovers
vs. Swindon Town

The Town fail to deal with a terrible pitch and a physical opposition - table topping Doncaster putting another dent in the Town's push for promotion.
2017 Fleetwood Town
vs. Swindon Town

Nicky Ajose's late winner gives the Town a second crucial win on the trot - bringing them within three points of safety at the bottom.

1933 DEFENCE SUPERIOR TO ATTACK AT COUNTY GROUND

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 0-0 draw against Queens Park Rangers in the 1932-1933 season.
1939 A GREAT SECOND HALF RALLY BY SWINDON

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 3-2 win against Brighton and Hove Albion in the 1938-1939 season.
1950 PEART SCORES HIS FIRST DIV. 3 GOAL

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 1-1 draw against Notts County in the 1949-1950 season.
1961 TOWN GET OFF TO FLYING START

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 1-3 defeat at Colchester United in the 1960-1961 season.
1966 DON GETS TWO AND GOES TO THE TOP

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 2-0 win at Reading in the 1965-1966 season.
1967 THRILLS BUT FEW FRILLS BY SIDES IN DANGER

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 0-0 draw at Orient in the 1966-1967 season.
1972 NOBLE AND ROGERS TANTALISE POMPEY

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 2-1 win at Portsmouth in the 1971-1972 season.
1977 LATE EQUALISER FROM PROPHETT

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 1-1 draw at Northampton Town in the 1976-1977 season.

	1984: Ben PURKISS
	1936: Roy AGAR
	1918: James CHAMBERS

DATE	PLAYER	IN/OUT	TRANSFER DETAIL
2005	Jamie SLABBER	OUT	Tottenham Hotspur (loan return)
2010	Billy BODIN	IN	(signed professional contract)
2010	Will EVANS	IN	(signed professional contract)

Record on the selected date:

COMPETITION	P	W	D	L	F	A	SR%
All competitions	27	9	6	12	24	35	44.4%
League (inc. playoffs)	20	6	6	8	17	23	45.0%
Non-League	6	3	0	3	6	10	50.0%
Wartime matches	1	0	0	1	1	2	0.0%

All match details from the selected date:

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.
1 APR 2017	LGE	Fleetwood Town (Away)	1 - 0	Ajose	3,128
1 APR 2013	LGE	Doncaster Rovers (Away)	0 - 1	-	8,106
1 APR 2002	LGE	Stoke City (Away)	0 - 2	-	13,530
1 APR 2000	LGE	Manchester City (Home)	0 - 2	-	12,397
1 APR 1995	LGE	Reading (Away)	0 - 3	-	12,565
1 APR 1991	LGE	West Bromwich Albion (Away)	1 - 2	Rideout	10,415
1 APR 1989	LGE	Blackburn Rovers (Home)	1 - 1	Foley	8,220
1 APR 1987	LGE	Chester City (Away)	0 - 2	-	2,626
1 APR 1983	LGE	Wimbledon (Away)	0 - 0	-	3,400
1 APR 1977	LGE	Northampton Town (Away)	1 - 1	Prophett	5,609
1 APR 1975	LGE	Charlton Athletic (Home)	2 - 0	Prophett, Moss	9,816
1 APR 1972	LGE	Portsmouth (Away)	2 - 1	Noble 2	12,157
1 APR 1967	LGE	Orient (Away)	0 - 0	-	7,298
1 APR 1966	LGE	Reading (Away)	2 - 0	Rogers 2	13,916
1 APR 1961	LGE	Colchester United (Away)	1 - 3	Woodruff	3,182
1 APR 1950	LGE	Notts County (Home)	1 - 1	Peart	19,876
1 APR 1939	LGE	Brighton and Hove Albion (Home)	3 - 2	Francis, Morton 2	9,111
1 APR 1933	LGE	Queens Park Rangers (Home)	0 - 0	-	3,848
1 APR 1929	LGE	Fulham (Home)	1 - 2	Thom	6,540
1 APR 1922	LGE	Brighton and Hove Albion (Home)	1 - 0	Fleming	4,500
1 APR 1916	WRL	Portsmouth (Home)	1 - 2	Tout	-
1 APR 1911	SL	Luton Town (Away)	1 - 2	Tout (pen)	5,000
1 APR 1908	SL	New Brompton (Away)	1 - 0	Fleming	2,000
1 APR 1907	SL	Queens Park Rangers (Away)	1 - 6	Wardrope	-
1 APR 1905	SL	Tottenham Hotspur (Home)	2 - 1	Bowell, Chalmers	7,000
1 APR 1902	SL	Bristol Rovers (Away)	0 - 1	-	1,500
1 APR 1899	SL	Bedminster (Away)	1 - 0	W.Richardson	-

Minor competitions and friendly matches played on the selected date:

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.
1 APR 2008	WPS	Chippenham Town (Home)	6 - 1	Ashikodi 3, Mohamed, Joyce, Zaaboub	-
		win 8-1 on aggregate.
1 APR 1893	FRN	Sheffield (Home)	1 - 2	-	-