On This Day

October 8th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 8th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 27 8 5 14 0 0 36 48 29.63% 40.74%
League 17 3 4 10 0 0 19 34 17.65% 29.41%
Non-League 3 1 0 2 0 0 5 7 33.33% 33.33%
National Cup Competitions 4 2 1 1 0 0 6 3 50.00% 75.00%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 3 2 0 1 0 0 6 4 66.67% 66.67%

All matches played on October 8th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLT 08 OCT 2024 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) W4 - 0 P. Glatzel 2, J. McGregor, B. Ameen 1,306
EFL 08 OCT 2022 Stevenage (Away) Stevenage (A) L0 - 2 - 4,087
FLT 08 OCT 2019 Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) L0 - 3 - -
EFL 08 OCT 2016 Bolton Wanderers (Home) Bolton (H) L0 - 1 - 7,023
FLT 08 OCT 2013 Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) W2 - 1 J. Barthram, N. Ajose 4,211
EFL 08 OCT 2011 Hereford United (Home) Hereford United (H) D3 - 3 R. De Vita, M. Kerrouche, S. Ferry 7,456
EFL 08 OCT 2005 Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) L1 - 2 R. Fallon 4,531
EFL 08 OCT 2000 Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H) W2 - 1 A. Reeves, G. Grazioli 7,975
EFL 08 OCT 1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Home) Wolves (H) W3 - 2 P. Bodin, K. Scott, J. Beauchamp 14,036
LC 08 OCT 1991 Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) W3 - 1
W5 - 3  (Agg.) 		D. Shearer 2, S. White 7,137
LC 08 OCT 1986 Southampton (Home) Southampton (H) D0 - 0
L0 - 3  (Agg.) 		- 9,453
LC 08 OCT 1985 Sunderland (Home) Sunderland (H) W3 - 1  (AET)
W5 - 4  (Agg.) 		A. Rowland, B. Wade 2 9,111
EFL 08 OCT 1983 Crewe Alexandra (Away) Crewe Alexandra (A) L0 - 2 - 2,111
EFL 08 OCT 1977 Lincoln City (Away) Lincoln City (A) L1 - 3 C. Guthrie 4,852
EFL 08 OCT 1966 Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) D2 - 2 W. Penman 2 7,985
EFL 08 OCT 1960 Notts County (Away) Notts County (A) L0 - 1 - 11,483
EFL 08 OCT 1955 Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) L0 - 1 - 6,783
EFL 08 OCT 1949 Watford (Home) Watford (H) L0 - 1 - 14,298
EFL 08 OCT 1938 Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) D2 - 2 A. Fowler, B. Morton 12,268
EFL 08 OCT 1932 Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) D0 - 0 - 6,659
EFL 08 OCT 1930 Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) L0 - 1 - 3,716
EFL 08 OCT 1927 Merthyr Town (Away) Merthyr Town (A) L2 - 8 H. Morris, L. Roberts 5,418
EFL 08 OCT 1921 Newport County (Home) Newport County (H) W3 - 2 B. Batty, T. Phillipson, T. Weston pen. ~9,000
STH 08 OCT 1910 Southampton (Away) Southampton (A) W4 - 0 H. Fleming 2, B. Jefferson 2 ~10,000
STH 08 OCT 1904 West Ham United (Away) West Ham United (A) L0 - 2 - ~6,000
STH 08 OCT 1898 New Brompton (Away) New Brompton (A) L1 - 5 G. Morris ~4,000
FAC 08 OCT 1887 Old Brightonians (Away) Old Brightonians (A) L0 - 1 - -

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 8th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 16 8 4 4 0 0 43 32 50.00% 62.50%
Non-League 6 2 1 3 0 0 16 17 33.33% 41.67%
Reserve Leagues 10 6 3 1 0 0 27 15 60.00% 75.00%

All matches played on October 8th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 08 OCT 1997 Wimbledon Reserves (Away) Wimbledon Res. (A) L0 - 3 - -
FC 08 OCT 1977 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Home) Bristol Rovers Res. (H) W4 - 3 D. Brinkworth, D. Moss 2, R. Lewis -
FCLC 08 OCT 1968 Arsenal Reserves (Home) Arsenal Res. (H) - - -
FC 08 OCT 1966 Nottingham Forest Reserves (Away) Nottingham Forest Res. (A) W3 - 2 V. Perry, M. Wilkinson, K. East 808
FC 08 OCT 1963 Watford Reserves (Home) Watford Res. (H) W4 - 0 A. Darcy, M. Summerbee, P. Leggett, W. Shergold 1,681
FC 08 OCT 1960 Mansfield Town Reserves (Home) Mansfield Town Res. (H) W4 - 2 D. Layne 2, W. Marshall 2 1,053
FC 08 OCT 1955 Southend United Reserves (Away) Southend United Res. (A) W1 - 0 Young (o.g.) -
FC 08 OCT 1952 Luton Town Reserves (Home) Luton Town Res. (H) D2 - 2 Unknown 2 888
FC 08 OCT 1949 Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (Away) Tottenham Hotspur Res. (A) D1 - 1 T. Dawson -
FC 08 OCT 1947 Crystal Palace Reserves (Home) Crystal Palace Res. (H) D1 - 1 Unknown 3,071
STH 08 OCT 1938 Yeovil and Petters United (Away) Yeovil & Petters Utd (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -
WEST 08 OCT 1932 Bristol St. George (Away) Bristol St. George (A) L2 - 5 L. Walklett, Unknown pen. -
STH 08 OCT 1931 Yeovil and Petters United (Away) Yeovil & Petters Utd (A) L2 - 6 L. Tuck 2 -
STH 08 OCT 1927 Barry (Home) Barry (H) W4 - 0 Unknown 4 -
STH 08 OCT 1921 Bristol City Reserves (Away) Bristol City Res. (A) L3 - 4 B. Cooke 2, J. Maconnachie pen. ~2,600
SEL 08 OCT 1910 Tunbridge Wells Rangers (Home) Tunbridge Wells Rangers (H) W7 - 1 J. Burkinshaw 2, W. Smith 3, G. Rushton, J. Bailey -
STH 08 OCT 1904 West Ham United Reserves (Home) West Ham United Res. (H) W4 - 1 F. Wheatcroft 2, J. Poppitt, A. Bown -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 8th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 1 2 1 0 0 8 6 25.00% 50.00%
Non-League 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 2 50.00% 75.00%
County & District Leagues 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 0.00% 25.00%

All matches played on October 8th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 08 OCT 1966 Marston United (Home) Marston United (H) D1 - 1 J. Smith -
WPL 08 OCT 1960 Paulton Rovers (Away) Paulton Rovers (A) L0 - 2 - -
HELL 08 OCT 1960 Kidlington (Home) Kidlington (H) W5 - 1 T. Gardiner 4, D. Nicholls -
GNSL 08 OCT 1955 Lydney Town (Away) Lydney Town (A) D2 - 2 D. Gaylor 2 -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 8th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 10 2 1 7 0 0 14 25 20.00% 25.00%
Youth Leagues 8 2 1 5 0 0 11 19 25.00% 31.25%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.00% 0.00%
Youth League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on October 8th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 08 OCT 2022 Cheltenham Town Under-18 (Away) Cheltenham Town U18 (A) W2 - 1 A. Kanu 2 -
FLYA 08 OCT 2016 Bristol Rovers Under-18 (Away) Bristol Rovers U18 (A) L1 - 3 J. Edwards -
FLYA 08 OCT 2005 Oxford United Under-18 (Away) Oxford United U18 (A) W2 - 1 Unknown 2 -
SECL 08 OCT 1994 AFC Bournemouth Youth (Away) Bournemouth Youth (A) L1 - 2 J. Holloway -
ACYLC 08 OCT 1990 Slough Town Youth (Away) Slough Town Youth (A) L2 - 4 R. Boden 2 -
SECL 08 OCT 1988 Brighton and Hove Albion Youth (Home) Brighton Youth (H) D2 - 2 P. Hunt pen., N. Summerbee -
SECL 08 OCT 1983 Wimbledon Youth (Home) Wimbledon Youth (H) L2 - 5 M. Hughes, M. Payne -
MYL 08 OCT 1974 West Bromwich Albion Youth (Away) West Bromwich Albion Youth (A) L0 - 3 - -
MYL 08 OCT 1970 Northampton Town Youth (Away) Northampton Town Youth (A) L1 - 2 Unknown -
SBL 08 OCT 1955 Ferndale YC (Away) Ferndale YC (A) L1 - 2
*Expunged 		Sherwood -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 8th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 2 1 1 0 0 8 8 50.00% 62.50%
League 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 5 50.00% 50.00%
Non-League 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 3 50.00% 75.00%

All matches played on October 8th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 08 OCT 2023 Bridgwater United Women (Home) Bridgwater WFC (H) W3 - 0 G. Clifford, A. Colston, E. Evans 316
W-NATL 08 OCT 2017 West Ham United Ladies (Away) West Ham United LFC (A) L0 - 5 - 256
W-SWCOMB 08 OCT 2000 Yeovil Town Ladies (Home) Yeovil LFC (H) D1 - 1 T. Peacock -
W-SRWFL 08 OCT 1995 Gosport Borough Ladies (Home) Gosport Borough LFC (H) W4 - 2 K. Garwood 3, N. Lloyd -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on October 8th:

Tuesday October 8th, 1991
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Rumbelows Cup
Swindon Town (0) 3
Millwall (1) 1
Saturday October 8th, 1994
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Endsleigh League Division One
Swindon Town (2) 3
Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) 2
Saturday October 8th, 1994
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Endsleigh League Division One
Swindon Town (2) 3
Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) 2
Saturday October 8th, 1994
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Endsleigh League Division One
Swindon Town (2) 3
Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) 2
Saturday October 8th, 2005
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (1) 1
Port Vale (1) 2
Saturday October 8th, 2011
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npower League Two
Swindon Town (2) 3
Hereford United (0) 3
Tuesday October 8th, 2013
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Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Swindon Town (1) 2
Plymouth Argyle (1) 1
Saturday October 8th, 2016
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
Bolton Wanderers (0) 1
Tuesday October 8th, 2019
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Leasing.com Trophy
Swindon Town (0) 0
Plymouth Argyle (2) 3
Saturday October 8th, 2022
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Stevenage (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Sunday October 8th, 2023
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FA Women's National League South West Division One
Swindon Town Women (2) 3
Bridgwater United Women (0) 0
Tuesday October 8th, 2024
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Bristol Street Motors Trophy
Swindon Town (4) 4
Bristol Rovers (0) 0

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from October 8th:

Saturday October 8th, 1932
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Football Pink
SWINDON TOWN HOLD LEAGUE LEADERS IN CHECK

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Brentford (0) 0
Saturday October 8th, 1938
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Football Pink
SWINDON AND RANGERS IN A GREAT BATTLE

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Queens Park Rangers (0) 2
Saturday October 8th, 1949
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Football Pink
FREAK GOAL PUT SWINDON BEHIND

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Watford (1) 1
Saturday October 8th, 1955
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Football Pink
FOX STEADIES DEFENCE, ATTACK FAILS

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Exeter City (0) 1
Saturday October 8th, 1960
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Football Pink
OVERHEAD SHOT HAS BURTON BEATEN

Football League Division Three
Notts County (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 8th, 1977
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Football Pink
TOWN FLOP AWAY AGAIN

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

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on October 8th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 08 OCT 1951 Reading (Home) Reading (H) L0 - 1 - 3,317
FRN 08 OCT 1900 Millwall Athletic (Away) Millwall Athletic (A) L2 - 6 Unknown 2 -
FRN 08 OCT 1892 London Welsh (Home) London Welsh (H) W4 - 0 Unknown 4 -