Match Record
Complete record for all Swindon Town senior matches against Arsenal:
| Competition | P | W | D | L | Penalties | F | A | Win % | SR% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | |||||||||
| All matches | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 33.33% | 50.00% |
| League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.00% | 25.00% |
| National Cup Competitions | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 42.86% | 57.14% |
Other matches between sides representing Swindon Town and Arsenal:
Swindon Town Senior vs. Arsenal Development2Men's Reserves Matches89Swindon Town Reserves vs. Arsenal Development2Men's Youth Matches3
Biggest Victories and Defeats
Biggest victories in each competition:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LC | 15 MAR 1969 | 
Arsenal (Neutral)
Arsenal (N)
|
W3 - 1 (AET) | R. Smart, D. Rogers 2 | 98,189 |
| FAC | 04 FEB 1911 | 
Woolwich Arsenal (Home)
Woolwich Arsenal (H)
|
W1 - 0 | B. Jefferson | 14,861 |
Biggest defeats in each competition:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PREM | 27 DEC 1993 | 
Arsenal (Home)
Arsenal (H)
|
L0 - 4 | - | 17,214 |
| FAC | 15 JAN 1972 |
Arsenal (Home)
Arsenal (H)
|
L0 - 2 | - | 31,668 |
Highest and Lowest Attendances
Highest attendances at each venue:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LC | 15 MAR 1969 |
Arsenal (Neutral)
Arsenal (N)
|
W3 - 1 (AET) | R. Smart, D. Rogers 2 | 98,189 |
| FAC | 20 FEB 1929 | 
Arsenal (Away)
Arsenal (A)
|
L0 - 1 | - | 49,382 |
| FAC | 15 JAN 1972 |
Arsenal (Home)
Arsenal (H)
|
L0 - 2 | - | 31,668 |
Lowest attendances at each venue:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PREM | 02 APR 1994 |
Arsenal (Away)
Arsenal (A)
|
D1 - 1 | P. Bodin pen. | 31,635 |
| LC | 15 MAR 1969 |
Arsenal (Neutral)
Arsenal (N)
|
W3 - 1 (AET) | R. Smart, D. Rogers 2 | 98,189 |
All Matches
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PREM | 02 APR 1994 |
Arsenal (Away)
Arsenal (A)
|
D1 - 1 | P. Bodin pen. | 31,635 |
| PREM | 27 DEC 1993 |
Arsenal (Home)
Arsenal (H)
|
L0 - 4 | - | 17,214 |
| LC | 11 DEC 1979 | 
Arsenal (Home)
Arsenal (H)
|
W4 - 3 (AET) | S. Walford (o.g.), A. Mayes, J. Hollins (o.g.), A. Rowland | 21,795 |
| LC | 04 DEC 1979 |
Arsenal (Away)
Arsenal (A)
|
D1 - 1 | B. Tucker | 38,024 |
| FAC | 15 JAN 1972 |
Arsenal (Home)
Arsenal (H)
|
L0 - 2 | - | 31,668 |
| LC | 15 MAR 1969 |
Arsenal (Neutral)
Arsenal (N)
|
W3 - 1 (AET) | R. Smart, D. Rogers 2 | 98,189 |
| FAC | 20 FEB 1929 |
Arsenal (Away)
Arsenal (A)
|
L0 - 1 | - | 49,382 |
| FAC | 16 FEB 1929 |
Arsenal (Home)
Arsenal (H)
|
D0 - 0 | - | 16,692 |
| FAC | 04 FEB 1911 |
Woolwich Arsenal (Home)
Woolwich Arsenal (H)
|
W1 - 0 | B. Jefferson | 14,861 |
Players
Most appearances for Swindon Town against Arsenal:
| Player | Apps |
|---|---|
| Jimmy ALLAN | 2 |
| Archie ARCHER | 2 |
| Danny BEW | 2 |
| Paul BODIN | 2 |
| Frank BURROWS | 2 |
Most goals scored for Swindon Town against Arsenal:
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Don ROGERS | 2 |
| Billy TUCKER | 1 |
| Bob JEFFERSON | 1 |
| Roger SMART | 1 |
| Paul BODIN | 1 |
Most appearances for Arsenal against Swindon Town:
| Player | Apps |
|---|---|
| Tony ADAMS | 2 |
| George ARMSTRONG | 2 |
| Alf BAKER | 2 |
| Jimmy BRAIN | 2 |
| John DEVINE | 2 |
Most goals scored for Arsenal against Swindon Town:
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Kevin CAMPBELL | 3 |
| Liam BRADY | 2 |
| Alan BALL | 1 |
| Bobby GOULD | 1 |
| Alan SMITH | 1 |
Players who represented both clubs:
Video Footage
All available video footage for Swindon Town's matches against Arsenal:
Newspaper Reports
All available media reports for Swindon Town's matches against Arsenal:
Saturday February 16th, 1929
Football Pink
TOWN AND ARSENAL TO FIGHT CUP BATTLE OVER AGAINFootball Association Challenge Cup
Swindon Town (0) 0
Arsenal (0) 0
Saturday March 1st, 1969
Charles Buchan's Football Monthly
IT WILL BE ARSENAL'S THIS TIMEFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
WILLIAMS - FROM THE PITS IN YORKSHIRE TO A CUP FINAL DREAMFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
SWINDON'S GOLDEN GOALS ON THE WAY TO WEMBLEY - AND TWO THAT GOT AWAY!Football League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
THE PLAYER SWINDON WOULDN'T SELL FOR £100,000!Football League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
TWELVE YEARS SPAN SWINDON'S TRIUMPHANT RISE TO GLORYFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
LAST LINE OF DEFENCE FOR THE MEN FROM SWINDONFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
THREE MORE OF THE DIVISION 3 MEN TO WATCHFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
ARSENAL HEAD FOR EUROPE - AND THE START OF A NEW ERAFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
WEMBLEY '68 - A DEFEAT ARSENAL PLAN TO AVENGEFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
GUNNERS DETERMINED TO MAKE NO WEMBLEY SLIPS THIS YEARFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
Evening Post
SEMI-FINAL ACTION AS ARSENAL MEET SPURSFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 8th, 1969
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Monday March 10th, 1969
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Evening News
SWINDON'S JOHN PLAYS A HOME GAME …WHILE FRANK BECOMES A SPECTATORFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Monday March 10th, 1969
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
THRILLS THAT MARKED THE ROAD TO WEMBLEYFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
POWER-DRIVE: THAT CLIFF-HANGER OF A SEMI-FINALFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
THE GUNNERS: WHEN THE GLORY FADED AT HIGHBURYFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
WOUNDED PRIDE OF A FALLEN CLUB MAKES SWINDON'S JOB MUCH HARDERFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
ARSENAL HAUNTED BY QPR'S WIN OVER WEST BROMFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
THE WINNING TEAM FROM VAUXHALL!Football League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
THE GOAL THAT EARNED SWINDON A PLAY-OFFFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
DON HEATH IS A PLAYER WITH AN EXTRA INCENTIVEFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Tuesday March 11th, 1969
Saturday March 15th, 1969
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Goal
BOBBY'S GOING TO MAKE IT A MATCH FOR ARSENAL TO REMEMBERFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 15th, 1969
Guardian
LOGIC SUGGESTS ARSENAL AND ADMIRATION SWINDON TOWNFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Sunday March 16th, 1969
Sunday March 16th, 1969
Sunday March 16th, 1969
Sunday Mirror
SWINDON SHOOT DOWN THE MIGHTY GUNNERSFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Sunday March 16th, 1969
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Monday March 17th, 1969
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Monday March 17th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT GAMEFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Monday March 17th, 1969
Monday March 17th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
SWINDON TURNS OUT IN FORCE TO SAY 'WELL DONE'Football League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Monday March 17th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
THE MOMENT THAT MADE IT ALL WORTH WHILEFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Monday March 17th, 1969
Evening Advertiser
THE GOALS THAT BROUGHT THE CUP TO SWINDONFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Monday March 17th, 1969
Monday March 17th, 1969
Monday March 17th, 1969
Guardian
RESILIENCE OF SWINDON TELLS IN EXTRA TIMEFootball League Cup
Arsenal (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 22nd, 1969
Saturday January 15th, 1972
Football Pink
TOWN MAKE ARSENAL FIGHT FOR REVENGEFootball Association Challenge Cup
Swindon Town (0) 0
Arsenal (1) 2
Transfers
Transfers between Swindon Town and Arsenal:
| Date | Player | In/Out | Transfer Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | Dick HORSINGTON | OUT | |
| Sep 1889 | Harry OFFER | OUT | |
| 1890 | Tom BENNETT | OUT | |
| 18 MAY 1903 | George WOLFE | IN | |
| 30 AUG 1909 | Frank HEPPINSTALL | OUT | |
| 28 MAY 1914 | Matt THOMSON | IN | £0 |
| Sep 1945 | Stan MORGAN | IN | guest |
| 15 MAR 1946 | Albert YOUNG | IN | guest |
| 19 JUN 1946 | Albert YOUNG | IN | |
| 19 NOV 1949 | Norman UPRICHARD | IN | £0 |
| 14 AUG 1952 | Ralph PROUTON | IN | |
| 02 JUL 1953 | Don TILLEY | IN | |
| 27 MAR 1959 | David HEAD | OUT | transfer |
| 11 MAY 1960 | Jeff WATSON | IN | pro |
| 03 DEC 1963 | Bernard GRIFFIN | IN | pro |
| 01 JUL 1987 | Nicky HAMMOND | IN | free |
| 24 AUG 2001 - 25 NOV 2001 | Jo KUFFOUR | IN | loan |
| 20 JAN 2012 - 06 MAR 2012 | Daniel BOATENG | IN | loan |
| 01 JUL 2015 | Brandon ORMONDE-OTTEWILL | IN | unattached |
| 03 JUL 2019 - 30 AUG 2019 | Daniel BALLARD | IN | loan |
| 17 AUG 2020 - 01 FEB 2021 | Matt SMITH | IN | loan |
Friendlies and Minor Competitions
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRN | 1972 |
Arsenal (Home)
Arsenal (H)
|
- | - | - |
| FRN | 02 AUG 1969 |
Arsenal (Away)
Arsenal (A)
|
L0 - 3 | - | - |
| FRN | 12 FEB 1949 |
Arsenal (Home)
Arsenal (H)
|
L1 - 4 | M. Owen | 23,374 |
| FRN | 14 OCT 1939 |
Arsenal (Home)
Arsenal (H)
|
L0 - 7 | - | ~11,000 |
| FRN | 19 DEC 1914 |
The Arsenal (Away)
The Arsenal (A)
|
W2 - 1 | F. Wheatcroft, H. Fleming | - |
| FRN | 23 DEC 1899 | 
Woolwich Arsenal (Away)
Woolwich Arsenal (A)
|
L1 - 2
*Abandoned | Unknown | - |