On This Day

October 21st

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 21st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 29 10 5 14 0 0 42 51 34.48% 43.10%
League 25 7 4 14 0 0 32 51 28.00% 36.00%
Non-League 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 50.00% 75.00%
Wartime League 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 21 OCT 2025 Notts County (Home) Notts County (H) D2 - 2 A. Drinan 2 7,249
EFL 21 OCT 2023 Salford City (Away) Salford (A) D2 - 2 R. Hutton, C. Austin pen. 2,523
EFL 21 OCT 2017 Wycombe Wanderers (Home) Wycombe Wanderers (H) W1 - 0 H. Smith 7,114
EFL 21 OCT 2014 Rochdale (Home) Rochdale (H) L2 - 3 A. Rodgers, M. Smith 6,718
EFL 21 OCT 2008 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W2 - 1 B. Paynter, S. Cox 6,653
EFL 21 OCT 2006 Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A) W2 - 1 F. Onibuje, A. Brown 5,218
EFL 21 OCT 2003 Tranmere Rovers (Away) Tranmere Rovers (A) L0 - 1 - 6,675
EFL 21 OCT 2001 Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H) L0 - 3 - 8,373
EFL 21 OCT 2000 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) L1 - 3 M. Robertson pen. 8,097
EFL 21 OCT 1997 Sunderland (Away) Sunderland (A) D0 - 0 - 27,553
EFL 21 OCT 1995 Crewe Alexandra (Home) Crewe Alexandra (H) W2 - 1 W. Allison, S. Finney pen. 12,633
EFL 21 OCT 1989 Leicester City (Away) Leicester City (A) L1 - 2 A. McLoughlin 8,547
EFL 21 OCT 1986 Port Vale (Away) Port Vale (A) W4 - 3 C. Kamara, S. White, M. Jones, J. Gilligan 3,371
EFL 21 OCT 1980 Charlton Athletic (Home) Charlton Athletic (H) L0 - 3 - 5,672
EFL 21 OCT 1978 Lincoln City (Away) Lincoln City (A) W3 - 0 J. McLaughlin, B. Williams, R. McHale 2,983
EFL 21 OCT 1975 Bury (Away) Bury (A) L0 - 5 - 5,737
EFL 21 OCT 1974 Tranmere Rovers (Away) Tranmere Rovers (A) L0 - 3 - 2,404
EFL 21 OCT 1972 Nottingham Forest (Away) Nottingham Forest (A) D2 - 2 S. Peplow, R. Treacy 8,683
EFL 21 OCT 1970 Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) L0 - 1 - 11,357
LC 21 OCT 1968 Coventry City (Home) Coventry City (H) W3 - 0 D. Rogers, R. Smart, W. Penman 23,828
EFL 21 OCT 1967 Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) L1 - 2 W. Penman 4,907
EFL 21 OCT 1961 Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L3 - 5 E. Hunt 2 (1 pen), K. McPherson 12,893
EFL 21 OCT 1950 Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) L1 - 2 M. Owen 16,783
WAR 21 OCT 1939 Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) W2 - 0 A. Fowler 2 1,824
EFL 21 OCT 1933 Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) L1 - 4 F. Peters 10,943
EFL 21 OCT 1922 Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) L1 - 2 B. Cooke ~9,000
EFL 21 OCT 1920 Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) W1 - 0 B. Denyer ~10,000
STH 21 OCT 1911 New Brompton (Home) New Brompton (H) W5 - 0 B. Tout, H. Fleming 2, A. Bown, F. Wheatcroft -
STH 21 OCT 1905 Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) D0 - 0 - ~6,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 21st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 13 3 3 7 0 0 19 27 23.08% 34.62%
Non-League 4 1 1 2 0 0 7 7 25.00% 37.50%
County & District Leagues 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.00% 50.00%
Reserve Leagues 7 2 1 4 0 0 9 12 28.57% 35.71%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on October 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 21 OCT 1996 Portsmouth Reserves (Home) Portsmouth Res. (H) W2 - 0 T. Wheeldon, K. Watson -
FC 21 OCT 1987 Millwall Reserves (Home) Millwall Res. (H) D1 - 1 J. Kennedy 57
FC 21 OCT 1986 Luton Town Reserves (Home) Luton Town Res. (H) L1 - 3 G. Gillett -
FC 21 OCT 1978 Oxford United Reserves (Home) Oxford United Res. (H) L2 - 3 D. Cunningham, K. Norman -
FC 21 OCT 1972 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Home) Bristol Rovers Res. (H) L0 - 1 - 672
FCLC 21 OCT 1969 Bristol City Reserves (Away) Bristol City Res. (A) L2 - 7 B. Wetson, D. Moss -
FC 21 OCT 1950 Ipswich Town Reserves (Away) Ipswich Town Res. (A) W3 - 1 R. Onslow 2, D. Peebles 4,473
WEST 21 OCT 1933 Portland United (Away) Portland United (A) L1 - 3 H. Timbrell -
WEST 21 OCT 1925 Weymouth (Away) Weymouth (A) W5 - 2 Unknown 5 -
STH 21 OCT 1922 Norwich City Reserves (Away) Norwich City Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -
SEL 21 OCT 1911 Bristol City Reserves (Away) Bristol City Res. (A) L0 - 3 - -
STH 21 OCT 1905 St. Leonard's United (Home) St. Leonard's United (H) D1 - 1 A. Monks -
WILTS 21 OCT 1899 Bradford-on-Avon (Away) Bradford-on-Avon (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 21st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 5 1 1 3 0 0 6 7 20.00% 30.00%
Non-League 4 0 1 3 0 0 2 7 0.00% 12.50%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 21 OCT 1972 Kidlington (Home) Kidlington (H) L1 - 2 S. Donnachie -
HELL 21 OCT 1967 Banbury United Reserves (Away) Banbury Res. (A) L1 - 2 R. Desmeules -
WPL 21 OCT 1961 Purton (Away) Purton (A) W4 - 0 P. Chamberlain, B. McPhee, R. Smart, J. Smith -
HELL 21 OCT 1961 Pressed Steel (Cowley) (Home) Pressed Steel (Cowley) (H) D0 - 0 - -
WEST 21 OCT 1950 Stonehouse (Away) Stonehouse (A) L0 - 3 - -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 21st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 2 3 2 0 0 21 11 28.57% 50.00%
Youth Leagues 4 1 2 1 0 0 15 6 25.00% 50.00%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.00% 0.00%
Youth League Cup Competitions 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.00% 50.00%

All matches played on October 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 21 OCT 2017 Newport County Under-18 (Away) Newport County U18 (A) L1 - 3 E. Dugan -
FLYA 21 OCT 2006 Cheltenham Town Under-18 (Home) Cheltenham Town U18 (H) D2 - 2 S. Doe, M. Carayol -
FLYA-17 21 OCT 2000 Cirencester Town Under-17 (Home) Cirencester Town U17 (H) - - -
FLYA 21 OCT 2000 Cardiff City Under-19 (Away) Cardiff City U19 (A) - - -
SECLC 21 OCT 1995 Oxford United Youth (Away) Oxford United Youth (A) D1 - 1 D. Hunt -
FAYC 21 OCT 1991 Bristol City Under-18 (Home) Bristol City U18 (H) L0 - 4 - -
SECL 21 OCT 1989 Wimbledon Youth (Away) Wimbledon Youth (A) D0 - 0 - -
WSXYL 21 OCT 1963 Bath City Youth (Home) Bath City Youth (H) W12 - 1 D. Peapell, D. Rogers 3, D. Plumb 5, B. Walker 3 -
SBL 21 OCT 1950 Wroughton Juniors (Home) Wroughton Juniors (H) W5 - 0 Unknown 5 -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 21st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0.00% 0.00%
League 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00% 0.00%
Non-League 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on October 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 21 OCT 2018 Chesham United Ladies (Away) Chesham United LFC (A) L0 - 1 - -
W-SWCOMB 21 OCT 2012 Forest Green Rovers Ladies (Home) Forest Green Rovers LFC (H) L0 - 3 - -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on October 21st:

Saturday October 21st, 1989
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Barclays League Division Two
Leicester City (0) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday October 21st, 1995
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Endsleigh League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Crewe Alexandra (0) 1
Saturday October 21st, 1995
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Endsleigh League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Crewe Alexandra (0) 1
Tuesday October 21st, 1997
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Nationwide League Division One
Sunderland (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Sunday October 21st, 2001
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Cardiff City (1) 3
Tuesday October 21st, 2003
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Nationwide League Division Two
Tranmere Rovers (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Tuesday October 21st, 2003
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Nationwide League Division Two
Tranmere Rovers (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 21st, 2006
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Coca-Cola League Two
Shrewsbury Town (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday October 21st, 2006
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Coca-Cola League Two
Shrewsbury Town (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 2
Tuesday October 21st, 2008
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 2
Northampton Town (0) 1
Tuesday October 21st, 2008
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 2
Northampton Town (0) 1
Tuesday October 21st, 2014
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Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (1) 2
Rochdale (0) 3
Saturday October 21st, 2017
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Wycombe Wanderers (0) 0
Saturday October 21st, 2023
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Salford City (1) 2
Swindon Town (1) 2
Tuesday October 21st, 2025
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Notts County (1) 2

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from October 21st:

Saturday October 21st, 1933
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Football Pink
HOW SOUTHEND SPOILT SWINDON'S HOME RECORD

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Southend United (2) 4
Saturday October 21st, 1950
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Football Pink
'MADE' GOAL - INJURED IN THE PROCESS

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Plymouth Argyle (0) 2
Saturday October 21st, 1961
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Football Pink
FIVE IN 15 MIN. GOAL RUSH AT BRISTOL

Football League Division Three
Bristol City (3) 5
Swindon Town (2) 3
Saturday October 21st, 1967
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Football Pink
PENMAN IS THERE FOR THE 'KILL'

Football League Division Three
Colchester United (0) 2
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday October 21st, 1972
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Football Pink
FOREST SCORE TWICE IN LAST THREE MIN.

Football League Division Two
Nottingham Forest (0) 2
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday October 21st, 1978
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Football Pink
TOO HOT FOR POOR LINCOLN

Football League Division Three
Lincoln City (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 3

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on October 21st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 21 OCT 1969 SC Cambuur (Home) Cambuur (H) W4 - 1 C. Jones, P. Noble 2, A. Horsfield 3,754
FRN 21 OCT 1893 71st Highlanders (Home) 71st Highlanders (H) W3 - 2 B. Davies, D. Jones, R. Reynolds ~3,000