On This Day

October 1st

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 1st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 25 9 8 8 1 0 44 37 36.00% 52.50%
League 21 6 7 8 0 0 30 34 28.57% 45.24%
Non-League 3 3 0 0 0 0 11 0 100.00% 100.00%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0.00% 62.50%

All matches played on October 1st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 01 OCT 2024 Tranmere Rovers (Away) Tranmere Rovers (A) D1 - 1 C. Merrie (o.g.) 5,120
EFL 01 OCT 2022 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) L1 - 2 J. Williams 9,789
EFL 01 OCT 2016 Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A) D1 - 1 J. Goddard 5,103
EFL 01 OCT 2005 Milton Keynes Dons (Away) MK Dons (A) L1 - 3 R. Fallon 5,536
EFL 01 OCT 2003 Luton Town (Home) Luton Town (H) D2 - 2 J. Milner, B. Howard 7,573
EFL 01 OCT 1994 Barnsley (Away) Barnsley (A) L1 - 2 S. Taylor 3,911
FMC 01 OCT 1991 Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H) D3 - 3  (AET)
W4 - 3  (Pens.) 		S. White 2, R. MacLaren 5,868
EFL 01 OCT 1988 Watford (Away) Watford (A) W3 - 2 D. Shearer, B. Barnes, T. Jones 11,657
EFL 01 OCT 1985 Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) W2 - 1 C. Gordon, C. Calderwood 3,118
EFL 01 OCT 1983 Rochdale (Home) Rochdale (H) W2 - 1 A. Mayes, J. Quinn 2,626
EFL 01 OCT 1980 Oxford United (Away) Oxford United (A) D0 - 0 - 6,071
EFL 01 OCT 1966 Doncaster Rovers (Home) Doncaster Rovers (H) L0 - 1 - 7,780
EFL 01 OCT 1963 Charlton Athletic (Home) Charlton Athletic (H) D2 - 2 D. Rogers, M. Summerbee 19,132
EFL 01 OCT 1960 Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) W6 - 0 B. Woodruff 3, E. Hunt, D. Corbett, M. Summerbee 11,960
EFL 01 OCT 1958 Bradford City (Away) Bradford (A) W2 - 1 J. Kelly 2 8,279
EFL 01 OCT 1955 Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) L0 - 6 - 17,202
EFL 01 OCT 1952 Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) L1 - 2 M. Betteridge 4,279
EFL 01 OCT 1949 Newport County (Home) Newport County (H) D1 - 1 H. Lunn 15,284
EFL 01 OCT 1938 Port Vale (Away) Port Vale (A) L0 - 2 - 10,082
EFL 01 OCT 1932 Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) L1 - 2 H. Scott 8,076
EFL 01 OCT 1927 Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) D2 - 2 H. Morris 2 6,792
EFL 01 OCT 1921 Swansea Town (Home) Swansea Town (H) W1 - 0 H. Fleming ~9,000
STH 01 OCT 1910 Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) W4 - 0 A. Bown 3, S. Lamb -
STH 01 OCT 1904 Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) W4 - 0 E. Toombs, J. Chalmers, B. Kirby, L. Lean ~5,000
WEST 01 OCT 1898 Southampton (Home) Southampton (H) W3 - 0 J. Sharples, G. Morris 2 ~3,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 1st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 9 2 1 6 0 0 13 23 22.22% 27.78%
Non-League 4 1 1 2 0 0 7 10 25.00% 37.50%
Reserve Leagues 5 1 0 4 0 0 6 13 20.00% 20.00%

All matches played on October 1st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 01 OCT 2008 Swansea City Reserves (Away) Swansea City Res. (A) - - -
FC 01 OCT 1997 Portsmouth Reserves (Away) Portsmouth Res. (A) W2 - 0 C. Hay, S. Finney -
FC 01 OCT 1984 Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (Away) Tottenham Hotspur Res. (A) L1 - 5 Unknown -
FC 01 OCT 1966 Peterborough United Reserves (Away) Peterborough United Res. (A) L2 - 3 D. Fry, J. Lawton -
FC 01 OCT 1955 Coventry City Reserves (Home) Coventry City Res. (H) L0 - 3 - 1,169
FC 01 OCT 1949 Southampton Reserves (Away) Southampton Res. (A) L1 - 2 A. Wheeler -
STH 01 OCT 1938 Guildford City (Home) Guildford City (H) L0 - 4 - 1,927
WEST 01 OCT 1932 Bristol City 'A' (Home) Bristol City 'A' (H) W5 - 0 G. Hayes, H. Timbrell 3, C. Quinn 983
STH 01 OCT 1927 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Away) Plymouth Argyle Res. (A) L1 - 5 C. Daniel -
WEST 01 OCT 1904 Warmley (Away) Warmley (A) D1 - 1
*Expunged 		F. Wheatcroft -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 1st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 1 1 2 0 0 6 13 25.00% 37.50%
Non-League 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 12 0.00% 16.67%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 1st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 01 OCT 1966 Chipping Norton Town (Home) Chipping Norton Town (H) L1 - 4 Williams (o.g.) -
WPL 01 OCT 1960 Devizes Town (Away) Devizes Town (A) W3 - 1 Hopper (o.g.), J. Watson, F. Thompson -
HELL 01 OCT 1960 Amersham Town (Away) Amersham Town (A) D1 - 1 T. Gardiner -
WEST 01 OCT 1949 Chippenham Town Reserves (Home) Chippenham Town Res. (H) L1 - 7 K. Glass -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 1st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 9 4 3 2 0 0 19 14 44.44% 61.11%
Youth Leagues 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 6 25.00% 50.00%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0.00% 50.00%
Youth League Cup Competitions 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 50.00% 50.00%
County & District Youth Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 3 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 1st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 01 OCT 2022 Portsmouth Under-18 (Away) Portsmouth U18 (A) L0 - 3 - -
FLYA 01 OCT 2011 Oxford United Under-18 (Home) Oxford United U18 (H) D1 - 1 Unknown -
FLYAC 01 OCT 2005 Gillingham Under-18 (Away) Gillingham U18 (A) D2 - 2 Unknown 2 -
SJFC 01 OCT 1990 Colchester United Youth (Away) Colchester United Youth (A) L0 - 1 - -
SECL 01 OCT 1988 Brentford Youth (Home) Brentford Youth (H) W2 - 1 N. Summerbee, P. Hunt -
SECLC 01 OCT 1983 Luton Town Youth (Away) Luton Town Youth (A) W5 - 1 M. Gardiner 2, S. Lee 2, M. Payne -
MYL 01 OCT 1970 Coventry City Youth (Home) Coventry City Youth (H) D1 - 1 K. Stroud -
BC 01 OCT 1960 Faringdon Town Minors (Away) Faringdon Town Minors (A) W6 - 3 Unknown 6 -
SBL 01 OCT 1955 Malmesbury Colts (Away) Malmesbury Colts (A) W2 - 1
*Expunged 		J. Hurst, Goldfinch -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 1st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 6 4 0 2 0 0 21 13 66.67% 66.67%
League 2 1 0 1 0 0 7 9 50.00% 50.00%
Non-League 3 3 0 0 0 0 14 1 100.00% 100.00%
Divisional Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on October 1st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NLC 01 OCT 2023 Rugby Borough Women (Away) Rugby Borough WFC (A) L0 - 3 - -
W-NATL 01 OCT 2020 Cheltenham Town Ladies (Home) Cheltenham Town LFC (H) W3 - 2
*Expunged 		M. Attenborough, E. Skinner, J. Graham 60
W-NATL 01 OCT 2017 Chichester City Ladies (Home) Chichester City LFC (H) L4 - 7 A. Picton, M. Mugford, A. Martin, S. Barrett 39
W-SWCOMB 01 OCT 2006 AFC Bournemouth Ladies (Home) Bournemouth LFC (H) W1 - 0 A. Hazzard -
W-SWCOMB 01 OCT 2000 Denham United Ladies (Away) Denham United LFC (A) W5 - 1 T. Peacock, L. Taylor, K. Reeves, P. Laker 2 -
W-SRWFL 01 OCT 1995 Basingstoke Town Ladies (Away) Basingstoke LFC (A) W8 - 0 N. Lloyd 4, K. Garwood 2, K. Reeves, D. Martin -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on October 1st:

Saturday October 1st, 1983
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Canon League Division Four
Swindon Town (1) 2
Rochdale (0) 1
Saturday October 1st, 1983
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Friendlies
Calne Town (0) 0
Swindon Town (2) 5
Saturday October 1st, 1988
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Barclays League Division Two
Watford (1) 2
Swindon Town (2) 3
Tuesday October 1st, 1991
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Zenith Data Systems Cup
Swindon Town (0) 3
Oxford United (0) 3
Tuesday October 1st, 1991
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Zenith Data Systems Cup
Swindon Town (0) 3
Oxford United (0) 3
Saturday October 1st, 1994
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Endsleigh League Division One
Barnsley (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1
Wednesday October 1st, 2003
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Luton Town (0) 2
Wednesday October 1st, 2003
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Luton Town (0) 2
Saturday October 1st, 2005
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Coca-Cola League One
Milton Keynes Dons (0) 3
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday October 1st, 2016
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Shrewsbury Town (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday October 1st, 2022
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Northampton Town (0) 2
Tuesday October 1st, 2024
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Tranmere Rovers (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from October 1st:

Saturday October 1st, 1932
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Football Pink
SWINDON HOLD COVENTRY TO A GOAL

Football League Division Three (South)
Coventry City (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday October 1st, 1938
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Football Pink
SWINDON DEPOSED FROM THEIR HIGH ESTATE

Football League Division Three (South)
Port Vale (0) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 1st, 1949
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Football Pink
OWEN'S ARTISTRY BAFFLED NEWPORT

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Newport County (0) 1
Saturday October 1st, 1955
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Football Pink
FIRST MINUTE GOAL SHOCK FOR TOWN

Football League Division Three (South)
Coventry City (1) 6
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 1st, 1960
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Football Pink
WOODRUFF SETS OFF GOAL SPREE

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (2) 6
Port Vale (0) 0
Saturday October 1st, 1977
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Football Pink
TOWN HIT FIVE PAST THE LEADERS

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 5
Shrewsbury Town (0) 0

Transfers


Transfers on October 1st:

Date Player Club In/Out Transfer Detail
Oct 1887 Robbie REYNOLDS Swindon Wanderers Swindon Wanderers IN amateur
Oct 1896 Bob FULTON Southbroom Southbroom OUT
Oct 1897 Morris OWEN London Welsh London Welsh OUT
Oct 1900 Bill DAY Swindon Town Workmen's Club Swindon Town Workmen's Club IN amateur
Oct 1900 Albie EDWARDS Shepherd's Bush Shepherd's Bush OUT
Oct 1900 Jack FULTON Swindon Thistle Swindon Thistle OUT
01 OCT 1902 Davie COWAN Fulham Fulham OUT
Oct 1902 Billy SELBY Wootton Bassett Town Wootton Bassett Town OUT
1903/4 Tom RODWAY GWR Clerks GWR Clerks IN
01 OCT 1904 David POPPITT Donnington Wood Donnington Wood IN
Oct 1908 Teddy LONG Portsmouth Portsmouth OUT
Oct 1912 Teddy HORNBY Aston Villa Aston Villa OUT amateur
01 OCT 1913 Jack ING Swindon Victoria Swindon Vics IN amateur
Oct 1919 George BENFIELD Portsmouth Portsmouth IN amateur
1921/2 Charlie 'Sonny' WILLIAMS Swindon Corinthians Swindon Corinthians OUT
01 OCT 1927 William CHIVERS Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Bournemouth OUT released
Oct 1929 Len BOOTS Bath City Bath City OUT amateur
Oct 1930 Cyril SULLIVAN Garrard Athletic Garrard Athletic IN amateur
Oct 1939 Tom EMANUEL Southampton Southampton IN guest
Oct 1945 Ray BARLOW West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion IN guest
Oct 1945 Jack BRINTON Derby County Derby County IN guest
Oct 1945 Norman LOW Newport County Newport County IN guest
Oct 1945 George SKINNER Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham IN guest
1946/7 James THIRKHILL Wootton Bassett Town Wootton Bassett Town IN
Oct 1947 Ken ONSLOW Bath City Bath City OUT
Oct 1956 Garth HUDSON Portsmouth Portsmouth IN
01 OCT 1966 Rod DESMEULES Hungerford Town Hungerford Town IN pro
Oct 1968 Peter MATCHWICK Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town OUT amateur
Oct 1971 Keith ALLEN Worcester City Worcester City OUT
1979/0 David WOOD Andover Andover OUT
Oct 1990 Tony CLARKE VS Rugby VS Rugby OUT
Oct 2001 Damien LYNCH Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest OUT
Oct 2006 Paul SMITH AFC Sudbury AFC Sudbury OUT
2009 Jamie TAYLOR Odd Down Odd Down OUT
01 OCT 2015 Josh COOKE Gloucester City Gloucester City OUT loan
01 OCT 2018 Reice CHARLES-COOK SønderjyskE SønderjyskE OUT
Oct 2020 - Nov 2020 Massimo GIAMATTEI Hungerford Town Hungerford Town OUT loan

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on October 1st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 01 OCT 1892 London City Ramblers (Away) London City Ramblers (A) W4 - 1 Unknown 4 -
FRN 01 OCT 1887 Swindon and District (Home) Swindon and District (H) W6 - 0 Unknown 6 -