On This Day

October 4th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 4th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 24 14 4 6 1 0 46 23 58.33% 71.35%
League 15 9 1 5 0 0 25 16 60.00% 63.33%
Non-League 4 3 1 0 0 0 9 3 75.00% 87.50%
National Cup Competitions 3 1 1 1 0 0 10 3 33.33% 83.33%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 50.00% 81.25%

All matches played on October 4th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 04 OCT 2025 Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) W1 - 0 O. Palmer 4,565
EFL 04 OCT 2022 Newport County (Home) Newport County (H) W1 - 0 L. Jephcott 9,325
FLT 04 OCT 2016 Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H) D0 - 0
W3 - 1  (Pens.) 		- 2,698
EFL 04 OCT 2014 Leyton Orient (Away) Leyton Orient (A) W2 - 1 M. Smith, N. Byrne 5,472
FLT 04 OCT 2011 Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) W2 - 1 J. Jervis 2 2,627
EFL 04 OCT 2003 Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L1 - 2 T. Mooney 14,294
EFL 04 OCT 1997 Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) W4 - 2 C. Hay 3, C. Taylor 8,048
LC 04 OCT 1995 Blackburn Rovers (Away) Blackburn (A) L0 - 2
L2 - 5  (Agg.) 		- 16,924
EFL 04 OCT 1980 Chester (Home) Chester (H) L1 - 2 A. Mayes 5,577
EFL 04 OCT 1977 Bradford City (Home) Bradford (H) L0 - 1 - 7,569
EFL 04 OCT 1975 Rotherham United (Away) Rotherham United (A) W2 - 0 T. Anderson, D. Moss pen. 4,731
EFL 04 OCT 1969 Bolton Wanderers (Away) Bolton (A) W1 - 0 A. Horsfield 9,064
EFL 04 OCT 1967 Reading (Away) Reading (A) L1 - 2 D. Rogers 18,028
LC 04 OCT 1966 Doncaster Rovers (Away) Doncaster Rovers (A) D1 - 1 J. Butler 9,190
EFL 04 OCT 1958 Notts County (Home) Notts County (H) W3 - 1 B. Edwards 2, A. Micklewright 13,478
EFL 04 OCT 1952 Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) D2 - 2 M. Betteridge 2 8,143
EFL 04 OCT 1947 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) W2 - 0 M. Owen 2 25,092
EFL 04 OCT 1930 Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) L0 - 2 - 8,714
EFL 04 OCT 1924 Luton Town (Home) Luton Town (H) W4 - 1 B. Denyer, F. Richardson, A. Ruddlesdin, B. Davies 7,886
STH 04 OCT 1919 Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) W5 - 2 B. Davies 2, B. Tout pen., B. Jefferson, H. Fleming ~7,000
STH 04 OCT 1913 Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) W1 - 0 F. Wheatcroft -
STH 04 OCT 1909 Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) D1 - 1 H. Fleming ~4,000
STH 04 OCT 1902 Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) W2 - 0 A. Edwards 2 -
FAC 04 OCT 1890 Maidenhead (Home) Maidenhead (H) W9 - 0 R. Reynolds 3, J. Thomas, B. Skinner 2, D. Jones 2, F. Everitt -

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 4th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 14 3 2 9 0 0 18 39 21.43% 28.57%
Non-League 3 1 0 2 0 0 3 5 33.33% 33.33%
Reserve Leagues 11 2 2 7 0 0 15 34 18.18% 27.27%

All matches played on October 4th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 04 OCT 1991 Norwich City Reserves (Away) Norwich City Res. (A) L0 - 3 - -
FC 04 OCT 1983 Ipswich Town Reserves (Home) Ipswich Town Res. (H) D2 - 2 J. Quinn, M. Hughes -
FC 04 OCT 1980 Norwich City Reserves (Away) Norwich City Res. (A) L0 - 2 - -
FC 04 OCT 1977 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Away) Queens Park Rangers Res. (A) L1 - 8 G. Gilligan -
FC 04 OCT 1975 West Ham United Reserves (Home) West Ham United Res. (H) L2 - 9 I. Farr 2 -
FC 04 OCT 1969 Reading Reserves (Home) Reading Res. (H) L1 - 2 D. Dangerfield 1,138
FC 04 OCT 1961 Aldershot Reserves (Away) Aldershot Res. (A) L1 - 2 T. Gardiner -
FC 04 OCT 1958 Notts County Reserves (Away) Notts County Res. (A) D2 - 2 C. Jackson, Stone (o.g.) -
FC 04 OCT 1952 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Away) Bristol Rovers Res. (A) W2 - 1 R. Johnson, B. Thomas -
FC 04 OCT 1947 Leyton Orient Reserves (Home) Leyton Orient Res. (H) W3 - 0 L. Onslow, Grundy (o.g.), A. Stephens 4,962
WEST 04 OCT 1933 Bristol City 'A' (Away) Bristol City 'A' (A) W2 - 1 G. Hayes, F. Fisher -
FC 04 OCT 1930 Norwich City Reserves (Home) Norwich City Res. (H) L1 - 3 B. Jones 1,500
WEST 04 OCT 1926 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Home) Bristol Rovers Res. (H) L0 - 2 - -
STH 04 OCT 1924 Mid Rhondda United (Away) Mid Rhondda United (A) L1 - 2 D. Rogers -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 4th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 1 1 1 0 0 9 9 33.33% 50.00%
Non-League 2 1 0 1 0 0 6 6 50.00% 50.00%
County & District Leagues 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0.00% 50.00%

All matches played on October 4th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 04 OCT 1969 Bicester Town (Away) Bicester Town (A) L2 - 3 P. Baggaridge 2 -
GNSL 04 OCT 1952 Frampton United (Home) Frampton United (H) D3 - 3 Cook (o.g.), Doughty (o.g.), Walker pen. -
WEST 04 OCT 1947 National Smelting Company (Away) National Smelting Company (A) W4 - 3 J. Corbett 2, Lane, R. Packer -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 4th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 10 7 1 2 0 0 21 10 70.00% 75.00%
Youth Leagues 5 3 1 1 0 0 10 4 60.00% 70.00%
County & District Youth Leagues 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 3 2 0 1 0 0 6 5 66.67% 66.67%

All matches played on October 4th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
PDLC 04 OCT 2025 Cardiff City Under-18 (Away) Cardiff City U18 (A) L1 - 5 K. Larkins -
FLYAC 04 OCT 2008 AFC Bournemouth Under-18 (Away) Bournemouth U18 (A) W3 - 0 J. Taylor, M. Hartmann, K. Hammonds -
FLYA 04 OCT 2003 Swansea City Under-19 (Home) Swansea City U19 (H) W3 - 0 Unknown 3 -
SECL 04 OCT 1997 Bristol Rovers Youth (Away) Bristol Rovers Youth (A) D1 - 1 J. Mills -
SECL 04 OCT 1986 Brentford Youth (Home) Brentford Youth (H) L2 - 3 N. Hughes 2 -
SECL 04 OCT 1980 Crystal Palace Youth (Home) Crystal Palace Youth (H) W2 - 0
*Expunged 		P. Batty, P. Short -
SBL 04 OCT 1969 Wootton Bassett YA (Away) Wootton Bassett YA (A) W4 - 1 Unknown 4 -
WSXYL 04 OCT 1962 Weymouth Youth (Away) Weymouth Youth (A) W2 - 0
*Expunged 		K. Colsell, D. Plumb -
FAYC 04 OCT 1961 Swansea Town Youth (Away) Swansea Town Youth (A) W2 - 0 K. Colsell, D. Rogers -
SBL 04 OCT 1952 RAF Yatesbury Boy Entrants (Away) RAF Yatesbury BE (A) W1 - 0 L. Curtis -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 4th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 1 1 1 0 0 7 7 33.33% 50.00%
League 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.00% 0.00%
Non-League 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0.00% 50.00%
Divisional Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 4th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 04 OCT 2026 AFC Wimbledon Women (Home) AFC Wimbledon Women (H) - - -
W-NATL 04 OCT 2018 Keynsham Town Ladies (Home) Keynsham Town LFC (H) L0 - 5 - 39
W-NLC 04 OCT 2015 Larkhall Athletic Ladies (Home) Larkhall Athletic LFC (H) W5 - 0 B. Westlake, A. Picton 2, M. Attenborough 2 -
W-SWCOMB 04 OCT 1998 Portsmouth FC Ladies (Away) Portsmouth FCL (A) D2 - 2 N. Lloyd, K. Reeves -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on October 4th:

Wednesday October 4th, 1995
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Coca-Cola Cup
Blackburn Rovers (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 4th, 1997
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (0) 4
Port Vale (1) 2
Saturday October 4th, 2003
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Nationwide League Division Two
Bristol City (0) 2
Swindon Town (1) 1
Tuesday October 4th, 2011
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Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Exeter City (0) 1
Swindon Town (2) 2
Saturday October 4th, 2014
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Sky Bet League One
Leyton Orient (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 2
Tuesday October 4th, 2016
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Checkatrade Trophy
Swindon Town (0) 0
Oxford United (0) 0
Tuesday October 4th, 2022
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Newport County (0) 0
Saturday October 4th, 2025
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Newport County (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 1

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from October 4th:

Saturday October 4th, 1930
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Football Pink
CANARIES KNOCK ROBINS OFF THEIR PERCH

Football League Division Three (South)
Norwich City (0) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 4th, 1947
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OWEN SPECIALS SHOCKED RANGERS IN ROUSING BATTLE

Football League Division Three (South)
Queens Park Rangers (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday October 4th, 1952
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SHREWSBURY SHOW TOWN WAY TO SCORE

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Shrewsbury Town (2) 2
Saturday October 4th, 1958
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INSIDE MEN MAKE IT THREE IN ROW

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (2) 3
Notts County (0) 1
Saturday October 4th, 1969
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HORSFIELD SNAPS UP THE TOWN'S WINNER

Football League Division Two
Bolton Wanderers (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday October 4th, 1975
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NO PLACE LIKE HOME - DANNY

Football League Division Three
Rotherham United (0) 0
Swindon Town (2) 2