On This Day

October 12th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 12th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 22 8 5 9 0 0 29 33 36.36% 50.00%
League 15 6 3 6 0 0 21 20 40.00% 50.00%
Non-League 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 8 0.00% 16.67%
National Cup Competitions 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 4 33.33% 66.67%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 12th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 12 OCT 2024 Cheltenham Town (Away) Cheltenham Town (A) W3 - 2 G. Cox, W. Wright, J. McGregor 5,561
FLT 12 OCT 2021 Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) W3 - 1 M. Gillesphey (o.g.), J. Mitchell-Lawson, H. McKirdy 1,556
EFL 12 OCT 2019 Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) D1 - 1 E. Doyle 9,548
EFL 12 OCT 2013 Rotherham United (Away) Rotherham United (A) W4 - 0 A. Pritchard, M. Luongo, N. Ajose, D. N'Guessan 8,103
EFL 12 OCT 2002 Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H) D2 - 2 A. Gurney, Ã. Sabin 4,152
EFL 12 OCT 1996 Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H) W1 - 0 K. Horlock 10,811
EFL 12 OCT 1991 Derby County (Home) Derby County (H) L1 - 2 M. Hazard pen. 11,883
LC 12 OCT 1988 Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) L0 - 2
L1 - 4  (Agg.) 		- 6,015
EFL 12 OCT 1985 Burnley (Away) Burnley (A) W2 - 0 C. Gordon, P. Coyne 2,979
EFL 12 OCT 1974 Halifax Town (Away) Halifax Town (A) D0 - 0 - 1,730
EFL 12 OCT 1968 Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) W3 - 1 J. Smith, D. Rogers, J. Butler 7,355
EFL 12 OCT 1963 Preston North End (Away) Preston North End (A) L0 - 1 - 21,243
LC 12 OCT 1960 Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) D1 - 1 C. Jackson 10,350
EFL 12 OCT 1959 Accrington Stanley (Away) Accrington (A) L1 - 3 J. Gauld 9,000
EFL 12 OCT 1957 Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) L1 - 4 A. Micklewright 14,943
EFL 12 OCT 1946 Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) L0 - 2 - 11,275
EFL 12 OCT 1935 Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) L0 - 1 - 12,136
EFL 12 OCT 1929 Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) W2 - 1 J. Eddleston, H. Morris 6,058
STH 12 OCT 1912 Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) D0 - 0 - -
STH 12 OCT 1907 Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) L1 - 4 G. Rushton ~8,000
STH 12 OCT 1901 Reading (Home) Reading (H) L0 - 4 - ~3,000
FAC 12 OCT 1895 Trowbridge Town (Away) Trowbridge Town (A) W3 - 1 M. Sutherland, A. Hames 2 ~2,500

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 12th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 2 0 2 0 0 8 13 50.00% 50.00%
Non-League 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 8 50.00% 50.00%
County & District Leagues 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 5 50.00% 50.00%

All matches played on October 12th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 12 OCT 1968 Wallingford Town (Home) Wallingford (H) L1 - 6 I. Lewis -
WPL 12 OCT 1963 Devizes Town (Away) Devizes Town (A) L2 - 4 D. Plumb, J. James -
HELL 12 OCT 1963 Morris Motors (Home) Morris Motors (H) W3 - 2 K. Wrintmore, D. Lewis, Howe -
WPL 12 OCT 1957 Frome Town Reserves (Away) Frome Town Res. (A) W2 - 1 Nesbit, F. Stahl -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 12th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 16 5 4 7 0 0 46 30 31.25% 43.75%
Youth Leagues 13 2 4 7 0 0 25 29 15.38% 30.77%
County & District Youth Leagues 2 2 0 0 0 0 18 0 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 12th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYAC 12 OCT 2024 Forest Green Rovers Under-18 (Away) Forest Green Rovers U18 (A) W3 - 1 M. Obodo, L. Hutt, O. Foye -
FLYA 12 OCT 2013 Bristol Rovers Under-18 (Away) Bristol Rovers U18 (A) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -
FLYA-17 12 OCT 2002 AFC Bournemouth Under-17 (Away) Bournemouth U17 (A) L0 - 3 - -
FLYA 12 OCT 2002 Cardiff City Under-19 (Away) Cardiff City U19 (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -
SECL 12 OCT 1996 Luton Town Youth (Home) Luton Town Youth (H) D2 - 2 A. Finlayson 2 -
SWCL 12 OCT 1996 Swansea City Youth (Home) Swansea City Youth (H) D1 - 1 C. O'Connell pen. -
ACYL 12 OCT 1992 Kintbury Rangers Youth (Home) Kintbury Rangers Youth (H) W11 - 0 A. Kearns, S. Medcroft, J. Phillips 4, M. Short 4, J. Fraser -
SECL 12 OCT 1991 Reading Youth (Home) Reading Youth (H) L0 - 4 - -
SECL 12 OCT 1985 Wimbledon Youth (Home) Wimbledon Youth (H) W2 - 0 N. Hughes, S. Lee pen. -
MYL 12 OCT 1978 Derby County Youth (Away) Derby County Youth (A) L2 - 4 G. Gilligan, M. Page -
MYL 12 OCT 1977 Coventry City Youth (Away) Coventry City Youth (A) L0 - 4 - -
MYL 12 OCT 1976 Northampton Town Youth (Home) Northampton Town Youth (H) L2 - 4 P. Collicutt, G. Gilligan -
MYL 12 OCT 1972 West Bromwich Albion Youth (Home) West Bromwich Albion Youth (H) D1 - 1 S. Donnachie -
MYL 12 OCT 1971 Coventry City Youth (Home) Coventry City Youth (H) L1 - 2 S. Walkey pen. -
SBL 12 OCT 1957 Westcott YC (Home) Westcott YC (H) W5 - 0 J. Siderfin, T. Wall 2, Unknown 2 -
SBL 12 OCT 1957 Pinehurst YC (Away) Pinehurst (A) W13 - 0 Unknown 7, C. Jackson 2, K. Kilby, J. Sainsbury 3 -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 12th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 3 0 1 0 0 11 9 75.00% 75.00%
League 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.00% 100.00%
Non-League 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 6 50.00% 50.00%
Divisional Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 12th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 12 OCT 2025 Bournemouth Sports Women (Home) Bournemouth Sports WFC (H) W2 - 1 S. King, G. Viveash 454
W-NLP 12 OCT 2014 Crystal Palace Ladies (Away) Crystal Palace LFC (A) W4 - 2 B. Thompson 3, M. Attenborough -
W-SWCOMB 12 OCT 2003 Reading Ladies (Home) Reading LFC (H) W3 - 1 M. Rich 2, J. Webster -
W-SRWFL 12 OCT 1997 Reading Royals Ladies (Away) Reading Royals LFC (A) L2 - 5 N. Lloyd 2 -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on October 12th:

Saturday October 12th, 1991
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Derby County (1) 2
Saturday October 12th, 1996
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Oxford United (0) 0
Saturday October 12th, 2002
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Nationwide League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Colchester United (1) 2
Saturday October 12th, 2013
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Sky Bet League One
Rotherham United (0) 0
Swindon Town (2) 4
Saturday October 12th, 2019
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Plymouth Argyle (0) 1
Tuesday October 12th, 2021
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Papa John's Trophy
Plymouth Argyle (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday October 12th, 2024
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Cheltenham Town (0) 2
Swindon Town (2) 3
Sunday October 12th, 2025
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FA Women's National League South West Division One
Swindon Town Women (1) 2
Bournemouth Sports Women (0) 1

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from October 12th:

Saturday October 12th, 1929
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Football Pink
TOWN LEAVE IT LATE: WINNING GOAL IN LAST 5 MINUTES

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 2
Torquay United (1) 1
Saturday October 12th, 1935
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Football Pink
FIRST-MINUTE GOAL BEATS SWINDON AT MILLWALL

Football League Division Three (South)
Millwall (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 12th, 1957
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Football Pink
SWINDON KNOCKED OFF PERCH AT SELHURST

Football League Division Three (South)
Crystal Palace (4) 4
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday October 12th, 1963
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Football Pink
TURNER KO LEADS TO N. END GOAL

Football League Division Two
Preston North End (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 12th, 1968
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Football Pink
SWINDON'S SECOND AWAY WIN IN A WEEK

Football League Division Three
Brighton and Hove Albion (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday October 12th, 1974
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Football Pink
AN AWAY POINT FOR THE TOWN

Football League Division Three
Halifax Town (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on October 12th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 12 OCT 1889 Reading Albions (Away) Reading Albions (A) W4 - 1 T. Bennett 2, J. Thomas, Unknown -