On This Day

October 6th

Born On This Day

1988
Stephen DARBY
1969
Scott LEITCH
1934
Frank WHYTE
1903
Tom DEVLIN

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 6th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 23 10 5 8 1 0 44 31 43.48% 54.89%
League 13 6 3 4 0 0 25 17 46.15% 57.69%
Non-League 4 1 1 2 0 0 7 5 25.00% 37.50%
Wartime League 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 2 100.00% 100.00%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 3 0 1 2 1 0 4 7 0.00% 20.83%

All matches played on October 6th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLT 06 OCT 2020 Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) L3 - 4 T. Smith 2, M. Palmer BCD
EFL 06 OCT 2018 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) D1 - 1 M. Taylor 6,138
FLT 06 OCT 2015 Oxford United (Away) Oxford United (A) L0 - 2 - 9,013
EFL 06 OCT 2012 Bury (Away) Bury (A) W1 - 0 J. Collins 2,608
FLT 06 OCT 2009 Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) D1 - 1
W4 - 3  (Pens.) 		A. McNamee 2,006
EFL 06 OCT 2007 Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) W5 - 0 J. McGovern, S. Cox 2, B. Paynter 2 6,345
LC 06 OCT 1992 Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) W3 - 2
W9 - 2  (Agg.) 		G. Hoddle, S. White, D. Mitchell 3,293
EFL 06 OCT 1990 Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) D3 - 3 A. McLoughlin 2, S. White 7,940
EFL 06 OCT 1979 Hull City (Home) Hull City (H) D0 - 0 - 7,451
EFL 06 OCT 1978 Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) L2 - 3 P. Gilchrist, C. Bates 3,324
EFL 06 OCT 1973 Middlesbrough (Home) Middlesbrough (H) L0 - 1 - 6,787
LC 06 OCT 1970 Liverpool (Home) Liverpool (H) W2 - 0 D. Rogers 2 23,992
EFL 06 OCT 1962 Watford (Home) Watford (H) W3 - 1 A. Darcy, J. Smith 2 13,988
EFL 06 OCT 1956 Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) W3 - 2 G. Pembery, J. Richards, D. Gibson 7,572
EFL 06 OCT 1951 Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) L0 - 2 - 11,825
WAR 06 OCT 1945 Reading (Home) Reading (H) W3 - 0 B. Lucas pen., B. Godwin, A. Rosenthal 13,786
EFL 06 OCT 1934 Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) L0 - 2 - 7,801
EFL 06 OCT 1928 Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) W4 - 2 R. Viggars, H. Morris, B. Weale 2 5,823
EFL 06 OCT 1923 Merthyr Town (Home) Merthyr Town (H) W3 - 0 D. Rogers, C. Daniel 2 6,614
STH 06 OCT 1906 Luton Town (Home) Luton Town (H) W4 - 0 D. Coates, T. Birtles 2, T. Murphy ~5,000
STH 06 OCT 1900 West Ham United (Home) West Ham United (H) L0 - 1 - ~2,500
WEST 06 OCT 1897 Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) D3 - 3 J. Bell, G. Morris 2 ~1,500
STH 06 OCT 1894 Ilford (Away) Ilford (A) L0 - 1 - ~2,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 6th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 11 2 5 4 0 0 18 19 18.18% 40.91%
Non-League 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 3 50.00% 75.00%
County & District Leagues 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 4 50.00% 50.00%
Reserve Leagues 6 0 3 3 0 0 5 11 0.00% 25.00%
Non-League Cup Competitions 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.00% 50.00%

All matches played on October 6th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 06 OCT 1990 Ipswich Town Reserves (Away) Ipswich Town Res. (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -
FC 06 OCT 1979 Leicester City Reserves (Away) Leicester City Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -
FC 06 OCT 1973 Southampton Reserves (Away) Southampton Res. (A) D2 - 2 M. McGovern 2 582
FC 06 OCT 1956 Northampton Town Reserves (Away) Northampton Town Res. (A) L0 - 3 - -
FC 06 OCT 1951 Arsenal Reserves (Away) Arsenal Res. (A) D2 - 2 B. Peart 2 -
FC 06 OCT 1948 Northampton Town Reserves (Away) Northampton Town Res. (A) L0 - 2 - -
SLC 06 OCT 1937 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Home) Plymouth Argyle Res. (H) D1 - 1 O. Tole 700
WEST 06 OCT 1934 Portland United (Home) Portland United (H) W5 - 1 F. Fisher 2, C. Butcher, F. Follit, T. Armstrong 1,851
STH 06 OCT 1928 Torquay United Reserves (Home) Torquay United Res. (H) D2 - 2 Brown (o.g.), C. Daniel -
WILTS 06 OCT 1900 Trowbridge Town (Away) Trowbridge Town (A) W3 - 1 T. Davies 2, Tadd (o.g.) ~600
SADL 06 OCT 1894 Even Swindon United (Away) Even Swindon United (A) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 6th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 1 0 3 0 0 10 18 25.00% 25.00%
Non-League 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 9 0.00% 0.00%
County & District Leagues 2 1 0 1 0 0 6 9 50.00% 50.00%

All matches played on October 6th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
NWC 06 OCT 2026 Southend United Under-21 (Away) Southend U21 (A) - - -
HELL 06 OCT 1973 Morris Motors (Home) Morris Motors (H) L4 - 5 G. Turner, S. Walkey 2, S. Newman -
WPL 06 OCT 1962 Warminster Town (Home) Warminster Town (H) W3 - 1 P. Chamberlain, R. Smart, J. Stevens -
WPL 06 OCT 1956 Warminster Town (Away) Warminster Town (A) L3 - 8 Unknown 3 -
WEST 06 OCT 1951 Chippenham Town Reserves (Away) Chippenham Town Res. (A) L0 - 4 - -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 6th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 11 8 0 3 0 0 36 27 72.73% 72.73%
Youth Leagues 8 5 0 3 0 0 25 23 62.50% 62.50%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Youth Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 3 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 6th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 06 OCT 2018 Portsmouth Under-18 (Away) Portsmouth U18 (A) W5 - 4 J. Bancroft, R. Wells, T. Atik, L. Haines, M. Giamattei -
FLYAC 06 OCT 2007 Southend United Under-18 (Away) Southend United U18 (A) W2 - 1 Unknown, K. Hammonds -
FLYA 06 OCT 2001 Torquay United Under-19 (Away) Torquay United U19 (A) W4 - 2 Unknown 4 -
FLYA-17 06 OCT 2001 AFC Bournemouth Under-17 (Away) Bournemouth U17 (A) W2 - 1 Unknown 2 -
SECL 06 OCT 1990 Colchester United Youth (Home) Colchester United Youth (H) L1 - 3 N. Matthews -
SECL 06 OCT 1984 Tottenham Hotspur Youth (Home) Tottenham Hotspur Youth (H) L1 - 6 S. Prowse -
SECL 06 OCT 1979 Charlton Athletic Under-18 (Away) Charlton Athletic U18 (A) W5 - 0 D. Round, M. Rustell, P. Rideout 2, I. Swatton -
MYL 06 OCT 1971 West Bromwich Albion Youth (Away) West Bromwich Albion Youth (A) L1 - 3 T. Tinson -
WSXYL 06 OCT 1961 Bristol City Under-18 (Home) Bristol City U18 (H) W6 - 4 W. Shergold 3, M. Reynolds, W. Harber, K. Colsell 713
BC 06 OCT 1956 Marlborough-Swindon Camp Club (Home) Marlborough-Swindon Camp Club (H) W5 - 3 J. Siderfin, D. Parsloe, T. Wall, Benwell, Unknown (o.g.) -
SBL 06 OCT 1951 Ferndale YC (Away) Ferndale YC (A) W4 - 0 '. Caine, Roebuck 2, L. Curtis -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 6th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 7 2 1 4 0 0 13 15 28.57% 35.71%
League 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 0.00% 25.00%
Non-League 4 2 0 2 0 0 10 7 50.00% 50.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on October 6th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 06 OCT 2024 Bristol Rovers Women (Away) Bristol Rovers WFC (A) D1 - 1 L. Davies 360
W-FAC 06 OCT 2019 AFC Bournemouth Women (Home) Bournemouth WFC (H) L2 - 3 H. Diaz-Butcher, E. Olds -
W-NATL 06 OCT 2016 Cardiff City Ladies (Home) Cardiff City LFC (H) L0 - 4 - 69
W-SWCOMB 06 OCT 2013 Plymouth Argyle Ladies (Away) Plymouth Argyle LFC (A) L1 - 2 Unknown -
W-SWCOMB 06 OCT 2007 Yeovil Town Ladies (Home) Yeovil LFC (H) L0 - 2 - -
W-SWCOMB 06 OCT 2002 Newton Abbot Ladies (Home) Newton Abbot LFC (H) W5 - 2 L. Bailey 3, M. Rich 2 -
W-SRWFL 06 OCT 1996 Binfield Ladies (Home) Binfield LFC (H) W4 - 1 Unknown (o.g.), K. Reeves, N. Lloyd, P. Laker -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on October 6th:

Saturday October 6th, 1990
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Barclays League Division Two
Brighton and Hove Albion (3) 3
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday October 6th, 1990
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Barclays League Division Two
Brighton and Hove Albion (3) 3
Swindon Town (1) 3
Tuesday October 6th, 1992
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Coca-Cola Cup
Swindon Town (3) 3
Torquay United (0) 2
Saturday October 6th, 2007
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (2) 5
Gillingham (0) 0
Tuesday October 6th, 2009
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Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Exeter City (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday October 6th, 2012
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npower League One
Bury (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 1
Tuesday October 6th, 2015
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Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Oxford United (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 6th, 2018
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Northampton Town (0) 1
Tuesday October 6th, 2020
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EFL Trophy
Swindon Town (0) 3
Exeter City (2) 4

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from October 6th:

Saturday October 6th, 1934
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Football Pink
HOW THE HATTERS PUT THE LID ON SWINDON

Football League Division Three (South)
Luton Town (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 6th, 1951
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POSTS SAVE TOWN BEFORE BRIGHTON SCORE

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Brighton and Hove Albion (0) 2
Saturday October 6th, 1962
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TOWN STAGE GREAT RECOVERY

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 3
Watford (1) 1
Saturday October 6th, 1973
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MURDOCH SCOTCHES SWINDON'S HOPES

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Middlesbrough (0) 1
Saturday October 7th, 1978
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TOWN FADE AFTER LEADING BY TWO AT THE INTERVAL

Football League Division Three
Colchester United (0) 3
Swindon Town (2) 2

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on October 6th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 06 OCT 1953 Worcester City (Away) Worcester City (A) D1 - 1 H. Lunn -
FRN 06 OCT 1888 Clevedon (Home) Clevedon (H) D2 - 2 Unknown [scrimmage], S. Thomas -