On This Day

October 28th

Born On This Day

1972
Robert SPENCE
1971
Liam DIXON
1968
Pete LANGO
1938
Bobby JONES
1890
Fred HAWLEY

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 28th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 20 6 5 9 0 0 31 32 30.00% 42.50%
League 13 4 3 6 0 0 19 21 30.77% 42.31%
Non-League 3 1 1 1 0 0 6 5 33.33% 50.00%
Wartime League 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 0.00% 25.00%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on October 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLT 28 OCT 2025 West Ham United Under-21 (Home) West Ham United U21 (H) L2 - 3 P. Glatzel 2,096
EFL 28 OCT 2023 Milton Keynes Dons (Away) MK Dons (A) L2 - 3 J. Young, F. Blake-Tracy 7,821
EFL 28 OCT 2017 Port Vale (Away) Port Vale (A) W3 - 0 M. Taylor, P. Mullin, K. Gordon 5,071
EFL 28 OCT 2014 Chesterfield (Away) Chesterfield (A) W3 - 0 Y. Kasim, N. Byrne, A. Williams 6,144
EFL 28 OCT 2006 Lincoln City (Home) Lincoln City (H) L0 - 1 - 7,685
EFL 28 OCT 2000 Notts County (Away) Notts County (A) L2 - 3 D. Invincibile 2 5,402
EFL 28 OCT 1995 Notts County (Away) Notts County (A) W3 - 1 S. Taylor 2, P. Bodin 8,725
LC 28 OCT 1987 Watford (Home) Watford (H) D1 - 1 J. Quinn pen. 13,833
EFL 28 OCT 1978 Carlisle United (Away) Carlisle United (A) L0 - 2 - 5,141
EFL 28 OCT 1972 Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) D2 - 2 R. Treacy, D. Moss 10,286
EFL 28 OCT 1967 Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) D0 - 0 - 12,227
EFL 28 OCT 1961 Bradford (Park Avenue) (Home) Bradford (PA) (H) W3 - 2 R. Hunt 2, K. McPherson 9,400
EFL 28 OCT 1950 Ipswich Town (Away) Ipswich Town (A) L1 - 4 J. Bain 12,944
WAR 28 OCT 1939 Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) W2 - 0 H. Bowl, A. Fowler 2,260
EFL 28 OCT 1933 Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) L0 - 3 - 11,523
EFL 28 OCT 1922 Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) D0 - 0 - 9,504
STH 28 OCT 1911 Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) W4 - 1 H. Fleming 2, S. Lamb, F. Wheatcroft ~5,000
STH 28 OCT 1905 Luton Town (Home) Luton Town (H) D1 - 1 A. Dean pen. ~4,000
WEST 28 OCT 1901 Millwall Athletic (Away) Millwall Athletic (A) L1 - 3 A. Edwards ~1,500
FAC 28 OCT 1899 Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) L1 - 2 J. Coupar ~10,000

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 28th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 8 4 0 4 0 0 18 14 50.00% 50.00%
Non-League 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 100.00% 100.00%
Reserve Leagues 5 1 0 4 0 0 7 12 20.00% 20.00%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 28 OCT 1998 Peterborough United Reserves (Home) Peterborough United Res. (H) - - -
FC 28 OCT 1992 Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (Home) Tottenham Hotspur Res. (H) W2 - 1 A. Berkley, S. Close -
FC 28 OCT 1972 Leicester City Reserves (Away) Leicester City Res. (A) L0 - 3 - -
FC 28 OCT 1964 Reading Reserves (Away) Reading Res. (A) L1 - 2 K. East -
FCLC 28 OCT 1954 Cardiff City Reserves (Home) Cardiff City Res. (H) W2 - 1 M. Page, G. Williams 1,940
FC 28 OCT 1950 Bristol City Reserves (Home) Bristol City Res. (H) L2 - 3 G. Paterson, H. Lunn 3,025
STH 28 OCT 1922 Norwich City Reserves (Home) Norwich City Res. (H) W3 - 1 Unknown 3 -
SEL 28 OCT 1911 Fulham Reserves (Home) Fulham Res. (H) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -
WILTS 28 OCT 1899 Trowbridge Town (Home) Trowbridge Town (H) W6 - 0 G. Oakley, C. Smithson 2, H. Major, T. Davies 2 -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 28th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 4 0 0 0 0 14 6 100.00% 100.00%
Non-League 3 3 0 0 0 0 12 5 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 28 OCT 1972 MG Athletic (Away) MG Athletic (A) W2 - 1 J. Gilligan, S. Walkey -
HELL 28 OCT 1967 Waddesdon (Home) Waddesdon (H) W7 - 2 R. Desmeules 2, J. Smith 3, E. Mascia, K. King -
WPL 28 OCT 1961 Radstock Town (Home) Radstock Town (H) W2 - 1 K. Colsell, W. Shergold -
HELL 28 OCT 1961 Hazell's (Aylesbury) (Away) Hazell's (A) W3 - 2 T. Powell, M. Reynolds, F. Thompson -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 28th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 9 3 0 6 0 0 20 18 33.33% 33.33%
Youth Leagues 5 2 0 3 0 0 8 9 40.00% 40.00%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 2 100.00% 100.00%
Youth League Cup Competitions 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on October 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 28 OCT 2023 Portsmouth Under-18 (Away) Portsmouth U18 (A) L1 - 2 A. Stewart -
FLYA 28 OCT 2017 Yeovil Town Under-18 (Home) Yeovil Town U18 (H) W3 - 2 J. Edwards 2, L. Haines -
FLYA 28 OCT 2006 Oxford United Under-18 (Away) Oxford United U18 (A) L1 - 2 S. Doe -
FLYA-17 28 OCT 2000 Cardiff City Under-17 (Away) Cardiff City U17 (A) - - -
FLYA 28 OCT 2000 Plymouth Argyle Under-19 (Home) Plymouth Argyle U19 (H) L2 - 3 C. Collins, M. Fenwick -
SECLC 28 OCT 1995 Oxford United Youth (Away) Oxford United Youth (A) L1 - 3  (AET) S. Woodman -
MYC 28 OCT 1991 Port Vale Youth (Home) Port Vale Youth (H) L2 - 3 A. Thomson, Unknown -
SECL 28 OCT 1989 Brighton and Hove Albion Youth (Home) Brighton Youth (H) W1 - 0 L. Dixon -
MYC 28 OCT 1985 West Bromwich Albion Youth (Away) West Bromwich Albion Youth (A) L0 - 1 - -
SBL 28 OCT 1967 Pinehurst YC (Away) Pinehurst (A) W9 - 2 Bell 5, I. Lewis, N. Dudden 2, Pearce -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 28th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 2 100.00% 100.00%
League 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.00% 100.00%
Non-League 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 28 OCT 2025 Bristol Rovers Women (Away) Bristol Rovers WFC (A) W2 - 1 L. Liggett, T. Macdonald 484
W-SWCOMB 28 OCT 2012 Newquay Ladies (Away) Newquay Ladies (A) W3 - 1 Unknown 3 -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on October 28th:

Wednesday October 28th, 1987
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Littlewoods Challenge Cup
Swindon Town (1) 1
Watford (1) 1
Saturday October 28th, 1995
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Endsleigh League Division Two
Notts County (1) 1
Swindon Town (2) 3
Saturday October 28th, 1995
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Endsleigh League Division Two
Notts County (1) 1
Swindon Town (2) 3
Saturday October 28th, 2000
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Nationwide League Division Two
Notts County (2) 3
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday October 28th, 2006
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Coca-Cola League Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Lincoln City (0) 1
Saturday October 28th, 2006
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Coca-Cola League Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Lincoln City (0) 1
Tuesday October 28th, 2014
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Sky Bet League One
Chesterfield (0) 0
Swindon Town (2) 3
Saturday October 28th, 2017
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Port Vale (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 3
Saturday October 28th, 2023
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Milton Keynes Dons (1) 3
Swindon Town (0) 2
Tuesday October 28th, 2025
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Vertu Trophy
Swindon Town (0) 2
West Ham United Under-21 (2) 3
Tuesday October 28th, 2025
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FA Women's National League South West Division One
Bristol Rovers Women (0) 1
Swindon Town Women (1) 2

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from October 28th:

Saturday October 28th, 1933
...
Football Pink
TOWN FIGHT HARD AT BRISTOL BUT TO NO AVAIL

Football League Division Three (South)
Bristol Rovers (2) 3
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 28th, 1950
...
Football Pink
TWO DOWN IN 15 MINUTES

Football League Division Three (South)
Ipswich Town (2) 4
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday October 28th, 1961
...
Football Pink
BRILLIANT RECOVERY BY SWINDON

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 3
Bradford (Park Avenue) (2) 2
Saturday October 28th, 1967
...
Football Pink
THRILLS GALORE AND LUCK AIDS DEFENCES

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 0
Peterborough United (0) 0
Saturday October 28th, 1972
...
Football Pink
SWINDON TURN TIDE AFTER QUICK SHOCKS

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Brighton and Hove Albion (2) 2
Saturday October 28th, 1978
...
Football Pink
TOWN FOILED BY STAND-IN

Football League Division Three
Carlisle United (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on October 28th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
TEST 28 OCT 1963 Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) D2 - 2 Unknown 2 2,651
FRN 28 OCT 1954 Southern Command (Home) Southern Command (H) - - -
MINOR 28 OCT 1896 Upton Park (Home) Upton Park (H) W7 - 0 J. Murray 4, D. Skea, M. Jones, J. Hallam -
FRN 28 OCT 1893 1st Royal Lancasters (Home) 1st Royal Lancasters (H) W5 - 3 D. Jones, C. Rennie, Brown (o.g.), R. Reynolds, A. Andrews -