The A420 derby is a football match played between Oxford United and Swindon Town. It takes its name from A420 road, a primary road between both cities, which are only 30 miles (48 km) apart.[1]
Location | Southern England |
---|---|
Teams | Oxford United Swindon Town |
First meeting | Swindon Town 0–0 Oxford United (21 August 1965) (1965–66 Third Division) |
Latest meeting | Swindon Town 1–2 Oxford United (9 March 2021) (2020–21 League One) |
Stadiums | Kassam Stadium (Oxford United) County Ground (Swindon Town) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 62 |
Most wins | Swindon Town (25) |
Most player appearances | John Trollope (25) |
Top scorer | Steve White (6) |
All-time record | Swindon Town: 25 Draw: 20 Oxford United: 17 |
Although the clubs played friendly matches throughout the 1950s,[2] the rivalry began when Oxford United replaced the bankrupt Accrington Stanley in the Football League.[3] The rivalry was at its peak in the 1970s since both the teams were in the same divisions for the majority of the decade.[1][4]
Occasionally, the derby has been marred by violence, especially during the 1970s,[2] when football hooliganism was at its peak.[1] The most notable incident occurred on 4 May 1982, when a smoke bomb was thrown onto the pitch by a Swindon Town fan with the score tied at 2–2. The match referee in confusion continued the game on a foggy pitch and Swindon scored the winning goal, the match ending 3–2 in Swindon's favour. After the final whistle, the referee was struck by a coin thrown by an Oxford fan and chaos ensued.[1][2]
The teams have played 62 matches in all competitions, Swindon winning 24, Oxford 17 and remaining 20 having been drawn.[5] Even though Swindon have won more derby matches than Oxford, the latter have an unbeaten streak of 18 years, spanning from 2002 to 2020.[4]
Head-to-head
editStatistics
editCompetition | Oxford United wins | Draws | Swindon Town wins | Oxford United goals | Swindon Town goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
League | 13 | 19 | 22 | 53 | 69 |
FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Football League Trophy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Anglo-Italian Cup | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Total | 17 | 20 | 24 | 60 | 75 |
List of matches
edit# | Season | Date | Competition | Stadium | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Attendance | H2H |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1965–66 | 21 August 1965 | Division 3 | County Ground | Swindon | 0–0 | Oxford | 20,596 | 0 |
2 | 29 January 1966 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 0–3 | Swindon | 16,174 | +1 | ||
3 | 1966–67 | 10 December 1966 | Division 3 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 0–0 | Swindon | 10,117 | +1 |
4 | 6 May 1967 | County Ground | Swindon | 3–0 | Oxford | 14,156 | +2 | ||
5 | 1967–68 | 12 April 1968 | Division 3 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 0–0 | Swindon | 18,012 | +2 |
6 | 16 April 1968 | County Ground | Swindon | 1–1 | Oxford | 16,588 | +2 | ||
7 | 1969–70 | 13 September 1969 | Division 2 | County Ground | Swindon | 0–0 | Oxford | – | +2 |
8 | 24 September 1969 | League Cup | Manor Ground | Oxford | 1–0 | Swindon | – | +1 | |
9 | 13 December 1969 | Division 2 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 0–0 | Swindon | – | +1 | |
10 | 1970–71 | 21 November 1970 | Division 2 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 0–0 | Swindon | – | +1 |
11 | 20 February 1971 | County Ground | Swindon | 3–0 | Oxford | – | +2 | ||
12 | 1971–72 | 6 November 1971 | Division 2 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 1–1 | Swindon | – | +2 |
13 | 26 February 1972 | County Ground | Swindon | 4–0 | Oxford | – | +3 | ||
14 | 1972–73 | 16 December 1972 | Division 2 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 1–0 | Swindon | – | +2 |
15 | 24 February 1973 | County Ground | Swindon | 1–3 | Oxford | – | +1 | ||
16 | 1973–74 | 20 October 1973 | Division 2 | County Ground | Swindon | 1–0 | Oxford | – | +2 |
17 | 17 March 1974 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 1–1 | Swindon | – | +2 | ||
18 | 1976–77 | 27 December 1976 | Division 3 | County Ground | Swindon | 1–0 | Oxford | – | +3 |
19 | 8 April 1977 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 0–0 | Swindon | – | +3 | ||
20 | 1977–78 | 26 December 1977 | Division 3 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 3–3 | Swindon | – | +3 |
21 | 27 March 1978 | County Ground | Swindon | 3–2 | Oxford | – | +4 | ||
22 | 1978–79 | 16 April 1979 | Division 3 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 0–1 | Swindon | – | +5 |
23 | 2 May 1979 | County Ground | Swindon | 2–0 | Oxford | – | +6 | ||
24 | 1979–80 | 6 February 1980 | Division 3 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 2–2 | Swindon | 7,558 | +6 |
25 | 7 April 1980 | County Ground | Swindon | 1–1 | Oxford | 10,342 | +6 | ||
26 | 1980–81 | 16 September 1980 | Division 3 | County Ground | Swindon | 1–0 | Oxford | 7,709 | +7 |
27 | 1 October 1980 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 0–0 | Swindon | 6,071 | +7 | ||
28 | 1981–82 | 7 April 1982 | Division 3 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 5–0 | Swindon | 7,354 | +6 |
29 | 4 May 1982 | County Ground | Swindon | 3–2 | Oxford | 7,880 | +7 | ||
30 | 1983–84 | 22 February 1984 | League Trophy | Manor Ground | Oxford | 1–0 | Swindon | 4,774 | +6 |
31 | 1988–89 | 5 October 1988 | Division 2 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 1–1 | Swindon | 9,398 | +6 |
32 | 5 February 1989 | County Ground | Swindon | 3–0 | Oxford | 10,227 | +7 | ||
33 | 1989–90 | 17 October 1989 | Division 2 | County Ground | Swindon | 3–0 | Oxford | 10,741 | +8 |
34 | 24 March 1990 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 2–2 | Swindon | 8,382 | +8 | ||
35 | 1990–91 | 22 September 1990 | Division 2 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 2–4 | Swindon | 7,961 | +9 |
36 | 5 March 1991 | County Ground | Swindon | 0–0 | Oxford | 9,058 | +9 | ||
37 | 1991–92 | 1 October 1991 | Full Members' Cup | County Ground | Swindon | 3–3 | Oxford | 5,868 | +9 |
38 | 28 January 1992 | Division 2 | County Ground | Swindon | 2–1 | Oxford | 8,926 | +10 | |
39 | 7 March 1992 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 5–3 | Swindon | 7,795 | +9 | ||
40 | 1992–93 | 1 September 1992 | Anglo-Italian Cup | Manor Ground | Oxford | 1–3 | Oxford | 4,069 | +10 |
41 | 20 September 1992 | Division 1 | County Ground | Swindon | 2–2 | Oxford | 7,717 | +10 | |
42 | 9 January 1993 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 0–1 | Swindon | 9,146 | +11 | ||
43 | 1995–96 | 30 August 1995 | Division 2 | County Ground | Swindon | 1–1 | Oxford | 13,556 | +11 |
44 | 19 March 1996 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 3–0 | Swindon | 8,585 | +10 | ||
45 | 1996–97 | 12 October 1996 | Division 1 | County Ground | Swindon | 1–0 | Oxford | 11,251 | +11 |
46 | 19 April 1997 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 2–0 | Swindon | 8,166 | +10 | ||
47 | 1997–98 | 6 December 1997 | Division 1 | County Ground | Swindon | 4–1 | Oxford | 11,408 | +11 |
48 | 11 April 1998 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 2–1 | Swindon | 8,066 | +10 | ||
49 | 1998–99 | 9 September 1998 | Division 1 | County Ground | Swindon | 4–1 | Oxford | 8,305 | +11 |
50 | 13 February 1999 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 2–0 | Swindon | 8,179 | +10 | ||
51 | 2000–01 | 8 October 2000 | Division 2 | County Ground | Swindon | 2–1 | Oxford | 7,975 | +11 |
52 | 10 March 2001 | Manor Ground | Oxford | 0–2 | Swindon | 7,480 | +12 | ||
53 | 2002–03 | 8 December 2002 | FA Cup | Kassam Stadium | Oxford | 1–0 | Swindon | 11,465 | +11 |
54 | 2011–12 | 21 August 2011 | League Two | County Ground | Swindon | 1–2 | Oxford | 12,113 | +10 |
55 | 3 March 2012 | Kassam Stadium | Oxford | 2–0 | Swindon | 11,825 | +9 | ||
56 | 2012–13 | 5 September 2012 | League Trophy | Kassam Stadium | Oxford | 1–0 | Swindon | 11,465 | +8 |
57 | 2015–16 | 6 October 2015 | League Trophy | Kassam Stadium | Oxford | 2–0 | Swindon | 9,013 | +7 |
58 | 2016–17 | 10 September 2016 | League One | Kassam Stadium | Oxford | 2–0 | Swindon | 11,042 | +6 |
59 | 4 October 2016 | League Trophy | County Ground | Swindon | 0–0 | Oxford | 2,698 | +6 | |
60 | 5 February 2017 | League One | County Ground | Swindon | 1–2 | Oxford | 10,658 | +5 | |
61 | 2020–21 | 28 November 2020 | League One | Kassam Stadium | Oxford | 1–2 | Swindon | 0[a] | +6 |
62 | 9 March 2021 | County Ground | Swindon | 1–2 | Oxford | 0[b] | +5 |
Statistics
editRecords
edit- Widest winning margin: 5 goals – Oxford United 5–0 Swindon Town (7 April 1982, 1981–82 Third Division)
- Highest scoring match: 8 goals – Oxford United 5–3 Swindon Town (7 March 1992, 1991–92 Second Division)
- Longest winning streak: 6 matches – Oxford United (8 December 2002 – 10 September 2016)
- Longest unbeaten streak: 12 matches – Swindon Town (20 October 1973 – 1 October 1980)
- Highest attendance:
- Swindon Town: 20,596 – Swindon Town 0–0 Oxford United (21 August 1965, 1965–66 Third Division)
- Oxford United: 18,012 – Oxford United 0–0 Swindon Town (12 April 1968, 1967–68 Third Division)
Goal scoring
editNation | Player | Club(s) | Goals[3] | Years |
---|---|---|---|---|
Steve White | Swindon Town | 6 | 1986–1994 | |
Peter Foley | Oxford United | 5 | 1974–1983 | |
Roy Carter | Swindon Town | 4 | 1977–1983 | |
David Moss | Swindon Town | 4 0 |
1971–1978 1985–1986 | |
Arthur Horsfield | Swindon Town | 3 | 1969–1972 | |
Joey Beauchamp | Oxford United Swindon Town Oxford United |
3 0 0 |
1989–1994 1994–1995 1995–2002 | |
George Ndah | Swindon Town | 3 | 1997–1999 | |
Jim Magilton | Oxford United | 3 | 1990–1994 |
Appearances
editNation | Player | Club(s) | Apps.[3] | Years |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Trollope | Swindon Town | 25 | 1986–1994 | |
Colin Clarke | Oxford United | 16 | 1965–1978 | |
Joey Beauchamp | Oxford United Swindon Town Oxford United |
15 0 0 |
1989–1994 1994–1995 1995–2002 | |
John Shuker | Oxford United | 15 | 1962–1977 | |
Jimmy Allan | Swindon Town | 14 | 1971–1984 | |
Joe Butler | Swindon Town | 14 | 1965–1976 | |
Fraser Digby | Swindon Town | 14 | 1986–1998 | |
Don Rogers | Swindon Town | 14 | 1962–1972 1976–1977 | |
Graham Atkinson | Oxford United | 14 | 1962–1974 |
Crossing the divide
editList of players that played for both teams.[3]
Player | Oxford United career | Swindon Town career | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Span | League apps |
League goals |
Span | League apps |
League goals | |
Owen Medlock | 1959–1963 | 110 | 0 | 1959 | 3 | 0 |
Ken Skeen | 1967–1974 | 270 | 40 | 1964–1967 | 14 | 4 |
Jim Barron | 1966–1970 | 152 | 0 | 1974–1977 | 79 | 0 |
Mark Jones | 1979–1986 | 129 | 7 | 1986–1990 | 40 | 9 |
Alan Judge | 1984–1991 2003–2004 |
80 2 |
0 0 |
2002–2003 | 0 | 0 |
Joey Beauchamp | 1989–1994 1995–2002 |
124 238 |
20 43 |
1994–1995 | 45 | 3 |
Kevin Dearden | 1989 | 0 | 0 | 1990 | 1 | 0 |
Adi Viveash | 2002–2003 | 11 | 0 | 1989–1995 2003–2004 |
54 15 |
3 0 |
Marcus Phillips | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1992–1995 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Ricketts | 2000–2003 | 45 | 1 | 2015 | 9 | 0 |
Éric Sabin | 2005–2006 | 29 | 7 | 2001–2003 | 73 | 9 |
Dominic Foley | 2003 | 6 | 0 | 2002 | 7 | 1 |
Brian Howard | 2014 | 7 | 0 | 2003–2005 | 70 | 9 |
Tommy Mooney | 2004–2005 | 45 | 19 | 2003–2004 | 42 | 15 |
Lee Holmes | 2012 | 7 | 0 | 2004–2005 2012 |
15 10 |
1 1 |
Patrick Collins | 2007–2008 | 2 | 0 | 2005 | 13 | 0 |
Jamie Slabber | 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2005 | 9 | 0 |
Alex Rhodes | 2009 | 4 | 0 | 2006 | 4 | 0 |
Paul Evans | 2008–2009 | 3 | 0 | 2006–2007 | 15 | 3 |
Danny Rose | 2007 2007–2008 2007–2008 |
22 19 82 |
1 0 6 |
2019–2020 | 29 | 1 |
Ben Purkiss | 2010–2012 | 23 | 0 | 2017–2018 | 41 | 0 |
Mehdi Kerrouche | 2012 | 4 | 0 | 2011–2012 | 13 | 6 |
Cristian Montaño | 2012 | 9 | 2 | 2011 | 4 | 1 |
Jonathan Obika | 2017–2019 | 46 | 8 | 2011 | 5 | 0 |
Daniel Boateng | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2012–2013 | 2 | 0 |
Lee Cox | 2012–2013 | 14 | 0 | 2012–2014 | 12 | 1 |
Canice Carroll | 2015–2018 | 16 | 1 | 2019 | 17 | 1 |
Wes Thomas | 2016–2018 | 50 | 13 | 2015–2016 | 6 | 2 |
Jérémy Balmy | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 2015–2016 | 12 | 0 |
Jack Payne | 2018–2019 | 28 | 3 | 2020–2022 | 78 | 17 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Spafford, Nathan (2 December 2021). "Why do Oxford and Swindon Town hate each other?". football365.com. Football365. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c Hassan, Nabil; Lee, Sam (2 March 2012). "Oxford United v Swindon Town rivalry explained". bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "OXFORD UNITED". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Swindon Town FC. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ a b Ventham, Dale (23 October 2020). "Oxford United And Swindon Town – The A420 Derby". lastwordonsports.com. Last Word on Sports. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Oxford United / Swindon Town Derby Games". englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk. English Football League Tables. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ a b "Oxford United football club: record v Swindon Town". 11v11.com. 11v11. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
External links
edit- Oxford United v Swindon Town rivalry explained at bbc.com
- Why do Oxford and Swindon Town hate each other? at football365.com