On This Day

October 17th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 17th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 25 8 6 11 0 0 36 41 32.00% 44.00%
League 18 5 4 9 0 0 24 31 27.78% 38.89%
Non-League 4 3 1 0 0 0 11 3 75.00% 87.50%
National Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.00% 0.00%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0.00% 25.00%

All matches played on October 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 17 OCT 2026 Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) - - -
EFL 17 OCT 2020 Sunderland (Home) Sunderland (H) L0 - 2 - BCD
EFL 17 OCT 2017 Lincoln City (Home) Lincoln City (H) L0 - 1 - 5,684
EFL 17 OCT 2015 Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) L0 - 2 - 8,524
EFL 17 OCT 2009 Hartlepool United (Home) Hartlepool United (H) L0 - 2 - 7,096
FLT 17 OCT 2006 Wycombe Wanderers (Away) Wycombe Wanderers (A) L0 - 1 - 1,583
EFL 17 OCT 2000 Swansea City (Away) Swansea City (A) D0 - 0 - 6,331
EFL 17 OCT 1998 Ipswich Town (Away) Ipswich Town (A) L0 - 1 - 13,212
FLT 17 OCT 1995 Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) D1 - 1 M. Ling 1,135
EFL 17 OCT 1992 Notts County (Home) Notts County (H) W5 - 1 M. Ling, D. Mitchell, N. Summerbee, K. Horlock, J. Moncur 7,589
EFL 17 OCT 1989 Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H) W3 - 0 C. Calderwood, S. White 2 10,741
EFL 17 OCT 1983 Tranmere Rovers (Away) Tranmere Rovers (A) L1 - 2 A. Mayes 2,543
EFL 17 OCT 1981 Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) W4 - 1 A. Rowland 2, C. Henry, P. Rideout 8,779
EFL 17 OCT 1978 Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) W3 - 1 C. Bates 2, R. Carter 4,352
EFL 17 OCT 1964 Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H) D3 - 3 K. Skeen, M. Summerbee, P. Leggett 15,737
LC 17 OCT 1962 Notts County (Away) Notts County (A) L0 - 5 - 7,012
EFL 17 OCT 1961 Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) D0 - 0 - 11,314
EFL 17 OCT 1959 Reading (Home) Reading (H) L0 - 4 - 14,706
EFL 17 OCT 1953 Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) L1 - 6 M. Bull 9,612
EFL 17 OCT 1936 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) D1 - 1 J. Cookson 12,405
EFL 17 OCT 1931 Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) L0 - 3 - 10,430
EFL 17 OCT 1925 Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) W3 - 1 T. Weston pen., J. Clark 2 7,564
STH 17 OCT 1914 Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) W2 - 1 H. Fleming 2 ~5,000
STH 17 OCT 1908 Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) W4 - 0 H. Fleming 2, A. Bown, J. Hogan ~7,000
STH 17 OCT 1903 Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) D1 - 1 L. Lean ~3,500
STH 17 OCT 1896 Reading (Home) Reading (H) W4 - 1 R. Cox, D. Skea 2, J. Murray 5,144

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 17th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 13 10 1 2 0 0 29 9 76.92% 80.77%
Non-League 3 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 100.00% 100.00%
Reserve Leagues 10 7 1 2 0 0 21 9 70.00% 75.00%

All matches played on October 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 17 OCT 1994 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Away) Bristol Rovers Res. (A) W1 - 0 A. Mutch -
FC 17 OCT 1990 Norwich City Reserves (Home) Norwich City Res. (H) W1 - 0 N. Summerbee -
FC 17 OCT 1981 Luton Town Reserves (Home) Luton Town Res. (H) W3 - 0 S. Abbley, K. Beamish, K. Stroud -
FC 17 OCT 1970 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Home) Queens Park Rangers Res. (H) D1 - 1 D. Down 1,203
FC 17 OCT 1964 Southend United Reserves (Away) Southend United Res. (A) W5 - 1 D. Peapell 3, E. Hand, J. Howarth -
FC 17 OCT 1959 Brentford Reserves (Away) Brentford Res. (A) W2 - 0 M. Woolford, M. Summerbee -
FC 17 OCT 1954 Watford Reserves (Home) Watford Res. (H) W1 - 0 P. Fleming 1,949
FC 17 OCT 1953 Brentford Reserves (Home) Brentford Res. (H) W4 - 0 R. Johnson, R. Sampson 3 2,508
WEST 17 OCT 1936 Portland United (Home) Portland United (H) W1 - 0 B. Shanks 950
STH 17 OCT 1925 Bath City (Away) Bath City (A) W3 - 0 J. Thompson, G. Purcell, T. Adey -
SEL 17 OCT 1914 Brighton and Hove Albion Reserves (Away) Brighton Res. (A) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -
SEL 17 OCT 1908 Crystal Palace Reserves (Away) Crystal Palace Res. (A) L1 - 4 Unknown -
WEST 17 OCT 1903 Trowbridge Town (Home) Trowbridge Town (H) W4 - 0 A. Bown 2, D. Cowan, T. Bullock -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 17th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 3 2 2 0 0 22 22 42.86% 57.14%
Non-League 3 2 0 1 0 0 7 11 66.67% 66.67%
County & District Leagues 4 1 2 1 0 0 15 11 25.00% 50.00%

All matches played on October 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 17 OCT 1970 Newbury Town (Away) Newbury Town (A) W3 - 1 D. Gleed 3 -
WPL 17 OCT 1964 Clandown (Home) Clandown (H) L0 - 4 - -
HELL 17 OCT 1964 Oxford United 'A' (Away) Oxford United 'A' (A) L0 - 9 - -
WPL 17 OCT 1959 Warminster Town (Home) Warminster Town (H) D2 - 2 W. Gardiner, B. Pearce -
HELL 17 OCT 1959 Thame United (Away) Thame United (A) W4 - 1 K. Davies, T. Wall, D. Corbett 2 -
GNSL 17 OCT 1953 Cam Bulldogs (Home) Cam Bulldogs (H) D5 - 5 C. Dean 2, A. Keene 2, Archer -
SADL 17 OCT 1936 Central Hall (Home) Central Hall (H) W8 - 0 Unknown 8 -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 17th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 9 4 3 2 0 0 26 9 44.44% 61.11%
Youth Leagues 7 2 3 2 0 0 13 7 28.57% 50.00%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 1 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Youth Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 17 OCT 2026 Luton Town Under-18 (Home) Luton Town U18 (H) - - -
FLYA 17 OCT 2020 Newport County Under-18 (Home) Newport County U18 (H) D2 - 2 H. Parsons 2 -
FLYA 17 OCT 2015 Cheltenham Town Under-18 (Home) Cheltenham Town U18 (H) D0 - 0 - -
FLYA 17 OCT 2012 Hereford United Under-18 (Home) Hereford United U18 (H) W7 - 0 Unknown 7 -
FLYA 17 OCT 2009 Cheltenham Town Under-18 (Away) Cheltenham Town U18 (A) L0 - 2 - -
SECL 17 OCT 1998 Portsmouth Youth (Away) Portsmouth Youth (A) W2 - 0 Unknown 2 -
SWCL 17 OCT 1998 Torquay United Youth (Away) Torquay United Youth (A) - - -
SECL 17 OCT 1992 Southampton Youth (Home) Southampton Youth (H) D1 - 1 D. Jordan -
SECL 17 OCT 1987 Southampton Youth (Home) Southampton Youth (H) L1 - 2 J. Kennedy -
SBL 17 OCT 1959 Moredon YC (Home) Moredon YC (H) W9 - 1 K. Skeen 2, T. Cousins 4, Unknown 3 -
GC 17 OCT 1959 Christ Church Juniors (Away) Christ Church (A) W4 - 1 Unknown 4 -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 17th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 5 3 1 1 0 0 34 16 60.00% 70.00%
Non-League 4 2 1 1 0 0 19 16 50.00% 62.50%
County & District Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-WC 17 OCT 2021 Marlborough Town Ladies (Away) Marlborough Town LFC (A) W15 - 0 Unknown 15 -
W-SWCOMB 17 OCT 2010 Cullompton Rangers Ladies (Home) Cullompton Rangers LFC (H) D1 - 1 Unknown -
W-SWCOMB 17 OCT 2009 Yeovil Town Ladies (Away) Yeovil LFC (A) L0 - 13 - -
W-SWCOMB 17 OCT 1999 Bath City Ladies (Home) Bath City LFC (H) W14 - 0 K. Lemon, L. Taylor 4, K. Reeves 4, P. Laker 3, N. Lloyd 2 -
W-SRWFL 17 OCT 1993 Corsham Town Ladies (Home) Corsham Town LFC (H) W4 - 2 J. Hume 2, K. Garwood, R. Circus -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on October 17th:

Saturday October 17th, 1981
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Football League Division Three
Bristol Rovers (0) 1
Swindon Town (2) 4
Tuesday October 17th, 1989
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (2) 3
Oxford United (0) 0
Tuesday October 17th, 1989
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (2) 3
Oxford United (0) 0
Tuesday October 17th, 1989
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (2) 3
Oxford United (0) 0
Saturday October 17th, 1992
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Barclays League Division One
Swindon Town (2) 5
Notts County (0) 1
Tuesday October 17th, 1995
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Auto Windscreens Shield
Torquay United (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday October 17th, 1998
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Nationwide League Division One
Ipswich Town (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 17th, 2009
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Hartlepool United (2) 2
Saturday October 17th, 2015
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Sky Bet League One
Millwall (2) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Tuesday October 17th, 2017
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Lincoln City (0) 1
Saturday October 17th, 2020
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Sunderland (1) 2

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from October 17th:

Saturday October 17th, 1931
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Football Pink
LEAGUE LEADERS DO NOT HAVE IT ALL THEIR OWN WAY

Football League Division Three (South)
Southend United (1) 3
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 17th, 1936
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Football Pink
TOWN COME THROUGH BIG TEST WITH FLYING COLOURS

Football League Division Three (South)
Queens Park Rangers (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday October 17th, 1959
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Football Pink
HOLES CARVED IN THE TOWN DEFENCE

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 0
Reading (1) 4
Saturday October 17th, 1964
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Football Pink
INJURY TO 'MAC' HITS THE TOWN

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (2) 3
Cardiff City (0) 3
Saturday October 17th, 1970
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Football Pink
SWINDON FAIL TO SURVIVE AN EARLY SHOCK

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Millwall (1) 1

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on October 17th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
BENE 17 OCT 1904 Southampton (Away) Southampton (A) L0 - 6 - -
FRN 17 OCT 1891 Cameronians (Home) Cameronians (H) W5 - 0 Unknown 5 -