On This Day: Barnsley v Swindon Town - 3 April 1912

Picture Meadow Lane in Nottingham bathed in sunlight, 18,000 passionate souls watching anxiously as Barnsley faced Swindon Town in the FA Cup Semi-Final replay. After an epic but goalless first encounter at Stamford Bridge just four days earlier—where both sides barely kept their tempers intact—the Reds had a point to prove.

Southern Press Complaints

The Southern press had piled criticism on Barnsley for so-called "unfair tactics," conveniently ignoring that Swindon had dished out their own fair share of rash tackles.