On This Day

October 10th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 10th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 22 8 3 11 0 0 26 38 36.36% 43.18%
League 16 8 2 6 0 0 24 21 50.00% 56.25%
Non-League 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 9 0.00% 16.67%
National Cup Competitions 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.00% 0.00%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on October 10th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 10 OCT 2026 Crewe Alexandra (Home) Crewe Alexandra (H) - - -
FLT 10 OCT 2023 Reading (Away) Reading (A) L0 - 5 - 6,121
EFL 10 OCT 2020 AFC Wimbledon (Home) Wimbledon (H) L0 - 1 - BCD
EFL 10 OCT 2015 Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) L1 - 2 M. Bostwick (o.g.) 7,025
EFL 10 OCT 2009 Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) D1 - 1 S. Cuthbert 7,222
EFL 10 OCT 1992 Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) L1 - 3 S. White 12,442
EFL 10 OCT 1987 Oldham Athletic (Home) Oldham Athletic (H) W2 - 0 D. Bamber, S. White 8,160
EFL 10 OCT 1982 Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H) W3 - 0 P. Rideout pen., A. Rowland 2 4,473
EFL 10 OCT 1981 Carlisle United (Home) Carlisle United (H) W2 - 1 P. Rideout, B. Hughes 5,265
EFL 10 OCT 1979 Reading (Away) Reading (A) L1 - 2 A. Rowland 9,884
LC 10 OCT 1978 Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) L0 - 2  (AET) - 7,764
LC 10 OCT 1973 Chesterfield (Away) Chesterfield (A) L0 - 1 - 4,639
EFL 10 OCT 1970 Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) W1 - 0 A. Horsfield 17,465
EFL 10 OCT 1964 Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) L2 - 3 K. Skeen, E. Hunt pen. 25,216
EFL 10 OCT 1961 Grimsby Town (Away) Grimsby Town (A) W1 - 0 R. Hunt 8,930
EFL 10 OCT 1959 Southampton (Away) Southampton (A) L1 - 5 J. Gauld 15,467
EFL 10 OCT 1953 Leyton Orient (Home) Leyton Orient (H) W2 - 1 M. Bull, K. Lambert 12,617
EFL 10 OCT 1936 Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) W3 - 0 A. Fowler, J. Cookson 2 8,748
EFL 10 OCT 1931 Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) W2 - 1 H. Morris 2 5,650
EFL 10 OCT 1925 Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) D1 - 1 J. Clark 9,877
STH 10 OCT 1914 Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) L0 - 4 - ~8,000
STH 10 OCT 1908 Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) L0 - 3 - ~6,000
STH 10 OCT 1903 Fulham (Home) Fulham (H) D2 - 2 J. Pugh 2 ~5,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 10th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 20 4 4 12 0 0 31 54 20.00% 30.00%
Non-League 3 1 0 2 0 0 8 13 33.33% 33.33%
Reserve Leagues 16 3 4 9 0 0 22 37 18.75% 31.25%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on October 10th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 10 OCT 2006 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Home) Plymouth Argyle Res. (H) L1 - 2 L. Hopper -
FC 10 OCT 2005 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Away) Bristol Rovers Res. (A) W3 - 2 C. Roberts 2, L. Jutkiewicz -
FC 10 OCT 2001 Cheltenham Town Reserves (Away) Cheltenham Town Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -
FC 10 OCT 1994 Ipswich Town Reserves (Home) Ipswich Town Res. (H) D1 - 1 J. Laidlaw -
FC 10 OCT 1990 Portsmouth Reserves (Home) Portsmouth Res. (H) D2 - 2 Unknown 2 -
FC 10 OCT 1989 Queens Park Rangers Reserves (Home) Queens Park Rangers Res. (H) L1 - 2 R. Walker -
FC 10 OCT 1985 Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (Home) Tottenham Hotspur Res. (H) L1 - 3 T. Evans -
FC 10 OCT 1981 Leicester City Reserves (Away) Leicester City Res. (A) L2 - 4 H. Pritchard, C. Moores -
FC 10 OCT 1972 Swansea City Reserves (Away) Swansea City Res. (A) L0 - 2 - -
FC 10 OCT 1970 Arsenal Reserves (Away) Arsenal Res. (A) L0 - 7 - -
FC 10 OCT 1964 Southampton Reserves (Home) Southampton Res. (H) L1 - 2 K. East 2,093
FC 10 OCT 1961 Watford Reserves (Home) Watford Res. (H) L1 - 3 B. McPhee 1,113
FC 10 OCT 1959 Colchester United Reserves (Home) Colchester United Res. (H) W3 - 1 M. Woolford 2, M. Summerbee 2,150
FCLC 10 OCT 1954 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Reserves (Away) Bournemouth Res. (A) L1 - 4 Hughes (o.g.) -
FC 10 OCT 1946 Norwich City Reserves (Away) Norwich City Res. (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -
WEST 10 OCT 1936 Paulton Rovers (Away) Paulton Rovers (A) W5 - 3 Macklen 2, F. Woolford, S. Ashman, B. Storey -
STH 10 OCT 1925 Pontypridd (Home) Pontypridd (H) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -
SEL 10 OCT 1914 Gillingham Reserves (Home) Gillingham Res. (H) D2 - 2 Unknown 2 -
SEL 10 OCT 1908 Brighton and Hove Albion Reserves (Home) Brighton Res. (H) W3 - 2 F. Fenton, J. Lavery, W. Bishop -
STH 10 OCT 1903 Fulham Reserves (Away) Fulham Res. (A) L1 - 7 B. Colvin ~3,000

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 10th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 6 2 1 3 0 0 14 17 33.33% 41.67%
Non-League 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 8 0.00% 16.67%
County & District Leagues 3 2 0 1 0 0 12 9 66.67% 66.67%

All matches played on October 10th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 10 OCT 1970 Amersham Town (Home) Amersham Town (H) L1 - 3 T. Tinson -
HELL 10 OCT 1964 Hillingdon Borough Reserves (Home) Hillingdon Res. (H) D1 - 1 R. Miller -
WPL 10 OCT 1959 Swindon British Railways (Away) Swindon BR (A) L2 - 3 K. Davies, B. Atkins -
HELL 10 OCT 1959 Bicester Town (Home) Bicester Town (H) L0 - 4 - -
GNSL 10 OCT 1953 Frampton United (Away) Frampton United (A) W6 - 3 Unknown 6 -
SADL 10 OCT 1936 Stanford-in-the-Vale (Home) Stanford-in-the-Vale (H) W4 - 3 G. Walker 2, Goddard, Weaver -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 10th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 11 5 2 4 0 0 19 17 45.45% 54.55%
Youth Leagues 9 4 2 3 0 0 17 16 44.44% 55.56%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 100.00% 100.00%
Youth League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on October 10th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 10 OCT 2026 Plymouth Argyle Under-18 (Home) Plymouth Argyle U18 (H) - - -
FLYA 10 OCT 2020 Oxford United Under-18 (Away) Oxford United U18 (A) D1 - 1 C. Francis -
FLYA 10 OCT 2015 Newport County Under-18 (Home) Newport County U18 (H) W3 - 1 J. Young 2, N. Marks -
FLYA 10 OCT 2009 Exeter City Under-18 (Home) Exeter City U18 (H) W2 - 1 Unknown 2 -
SECL 10 OCT 1998 Leyton Orient Youth (Home) Leyton Orient Youth (H) L0 - 2 - -
SECL 10 OCT 1992 Oxford United Youth (Away) Oxford United Youth (A) L1 - 4 R. French pen. -
ACYL 10 OCT 1988 Thatcham Town Youth (Away) Thatcham Town Youth (A) D1 - 1 N. Quinn -
SECL 10 OCT 1987 Luton Town Youth (Home) Luton Town Youth (H) W3 - 1 T. Hammersley, N. Summerbee, F. Simpson -
SECL 10 OCT 1981 Southend United Youth (Home) Southend United Youth (H) W6 - 2 J. Niblett, S. Barnes 2, N. Evans 2, Unknown (o.g.) -
MYC 10 OCT 1980 Bristol City Under-18 (Away) Bristol City U18 (A) L0 - 1 - -
MYL 10 OCT 1973 Birmingham City Youth (Away) Birmingham Youth (A) L0 - 3 - -
SBL 10 OCT 1959 Ferndale YC (Away) Ferndale YC (A) W2 - 0 D. Findlay, T. Cousins -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 10th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 6 1 0 5 0 0 16 27 16.67% 16.67%
Non-League 3 1 0 2 0 0 12 14 33.33% 33.33%
National Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0.00% 0.00%
Divisional Cup Competitions 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on October 10th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NLC 10 OCT 2021 Oxford United Women (Away) Oxford United WFC (A) L0 - 5 - -
W-SWCOMBC 10 OCT 2010 Southampton Saints Ladies (Away) Southampton Saints LFC (A) L2 - 3  (AET) K. Reeves, C. Reid -
W-SWCOMB 10 OCT 2009 Chesham United Ladies (Home) Chesham United LFC (H) L1 - 7 Unknown -
W-SWCOMB 10 OCT 2004 Keynsham Town Ladies (Away) Keynsham Town LFC (A) L3 - 5 C. Reid, M. Rich 2 -
W-FAC 10 OCT 1999 Bristol Rovers Women (Home) Bristol Rovers WFC (H) L2 - 5 L. Taylor, H. Ashman -
W-SRWFL 10 OCT 1993 Reading Royals Ladies (Home) Reading Royals LFC (H) W8 - 2 C. Wheeler, R. Circus 2, K. Garwood 4, J. Hume -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on October 10th:

Saturday October 10th, 1981
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Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 2
Carlisle United (1) 1
Saturday October 10th, 1987
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 2
Oldham Athletic (0) 0
Saturday October 10th, 1992
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Barclays League Division One
Portsmouth (2) 3
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday October 10th, 2009
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (1) 1
Millwall (0) 1
Saturday October 10th, 2015
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Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Peterborough United (1) 2
Saturday October 10th, 2020
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 0
AFC Wimbledon (1) 1
Tuesday October 10th, 2023
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EFL Trophy
Reading (2) 5
Swindon Town (0) 0

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from October 10th:

Saturday October 10th, 1931
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Football Pink
TOWN'S UNLUCKY SPELL COMES TO AN END

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Bristol Rovers (1) 1
Saturday October 10th, 1936
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SWINDON BEAT GILLINGHAM IN MODERATE GAME

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (2) 3
Gillingham (0) 0
Saturday October 10th, 1953
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Football Pink
THREE GOALS IN HECTIC SIX-MIN. SPELL

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 2
Leyton Orient (0) 1
Saturday October 10th, 1959
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REEVES'S SPECIAL PUT SAINTS ON TOP

Football League Division Three
Southampton (2) 5
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday October 10th, 1964
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Football Pink
TOWN TWICE COME FROM BEHIND AGAINST CITY

Football League Division Two
Coventry City (2) 3
Swindon Town (2) 2
Saturday October 10th, 1970
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Football Pink
HORSFIELD'S HEADER GIVES TOWN POINTS

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Queens Park Rangers (0) 0

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on October 10th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 10 OCT 2017 Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) W10 - 1 Unknown 10 BCD
FRN 10 OCT 1993 St. Peter (Away) St. Peter (A) W6 - 2 A. Mutch 2, S. White 2, C. Hamon, Le Blancq (o.g.) 750
FRN 10 OCT 1989 Shortwood United (Away) Shortwood United (A) W8 - 2 S. White 3 (1 pen), T. Jones 2, D. Shearer, P. Bodin, Unknown (o.g.) -
FRN 10 OCT 1896 Wellingborough (Home) Wellingborough (H) W2 - 1 J. Munro pen., D. Skea ~1,800