On This Day

October 16th

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 21 7 7 7 0 0 30 24 33.33% 50.00%
League 17 5 6 6 0 0 22 21 29.41% 47.06%
Non-League 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 2 50.00% 75.00%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on October 16th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 16 OCT 2021 Rochdale (Home) Rochdale (H) D2 - 2 B. Gladwin, J. Williams 9,310
EFL 16 OCT 2010 Peterborough United (Away) Peterborough United (A) L4 - 5 D. Ball 2, M. Ritchie, C. Austin pen. 7,077
EFL 16 OCT 2004 Oldham Athletic (Home) Oldham Athletic (H) W1 - 0 C. Roberts 5,522
FLT 16 OCT 2001 Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) L0 - 1 - 1,521
EFL 16 OCT 1999 Fulham (Away) Fulham (A) L0 - 1 - 13,715
EFL 16 OCT 1996 Huddersfield Town (Home) Huddersfield Town (H) W6 - 0 M. Walters, P. Thorne 3, W. Allison, K. Horlock 7,724
PREM 16 OCT 1993 Everton (Home) Everton (H) D1 - 1 S. Taylor 14,437
EFL 16 OCT 1988 Leeds United (Home) Leeds United (H) D0 - 0 - 9,234
EFL 16 OCT 1982 Bury (Away) Bury (A) D0 - 0 - 2,497
EFL 16 OCT 1976 Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) L0 - 2 - 5,529
EFL 16 OCT 1971 Blackpool (Home) Blackpool (H) W1 - 0 R. Thomas 10,346
EFL 16 OCT 1970 Hull City (Away) Hull City (A) L0 - 2 - 20,958
LC 16 OCT 1968 Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) D2 - 2 D. Rogers, R. Smart 23,588
EFL 16 OCT 1965 Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) L0 - 1 - 13,907
LC 16 OCT 1963 Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) W3 - 0 D. Rogers, B. Atkins, M. Summerbee 12,046
EFL 16 OCT 1954 Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) W2 - 1 M. Owen, R. Onslow 9,010
EFL 16 OCT 1948 Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) L1 - 3 M. Owen 7,727
EFL 16 OCT 1937 Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) W1 - 0 J. Musgrave 9,219
EFL 16 OCT 1926 Charlton Athletic (Away) Charlton Athletic (A) D2 - 2 H. Morris 2 7,863
EFL 16 OCT 1920 Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) D1 - 1 H. Fleming 11,974
STH 16 OCT 1909 Croydon Common (Away) Croydon Common (A) W3 - 0 H. Fleming, F. Wheatcroft 2 ~5,500

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 11 4 1 6 0 0 16 17 36.36% 40.91%
Non-League 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 0.00% 0.00%
Reserve Leagues 7 3 1 3 0 0 11 10 42.86% 50.00%
Reserve League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 16th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 16 OCT 2007 Exeter City Reserves (Home) Exeter City Res. (H) W3 - 1 B. Corr, A. Nicholas, B. Sturrock -
FC 16 OCT 2002 Norwich City Reserves (Away) Norwich City Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -
FC 16 OCT 1995 Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (Home) Tottenham Hotspur Res. (H) L1 - 2 A. Mutch -
FCLC 16 OCT 1991 Hereford United Reserves (Away) Hereford United Res. (A) W2 - 0 S. Close 2 -
FC 16 OCT 1985 Millwall Reserves (Away) Millwall Res. (A) L2 - 5 M. Gardiner, C. Henry -
FC 16 OCT 1984 Fulham Reserves (Away) Fulham Res. (A) D0 - 0 - -
FC 16 OCT 1948 Watford Reserves (Home) Watford Res. (H) W3 - 1 G. Paterson 2, R. Onslow 3,183
STH 16 OCT 1937 Yeovil and Petters United (Away) Yeovil & Petters Utd (A) L1 - 2 B. Richardson pen. -
STH 16 OCT 1926 Ebbw Vale (Home) Ebbw Vale (H) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -
WEST 16 OCT 1920 Pontypridd (Away) Pontypridd (A) L0 - 2 - -
SEL 16 OCT 1909 Croydon Common Reserves (Home) Croydon Common Res. (H) W2 - 0 F. Fenton, A. Bown -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 6 3 1 2 0 0 14 14 50.00% 58.33%
Non-League 3 1 1 1 0 0 5 6 33.33% 50.00%
County & District Leagues 3 2 0 1 0 0 9 8 66.67% 66.67%

All matches played on October 16th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 16 OCT 1971 Long Wittenham Athletic (Home) Long Wittenham Athletic (H) W4 - 0 D. Moss 2, T. Tinson, D. Dangerfield -
WPL 16 OCT 1965 Devizes Town (Away) Devizes Town (A) W4 - 1 K. Wrintmore 2, K. Skeen 2 -
HELL 16 OCT 1965 Amersham Town (Home) Amersham Town (H) L0 - 5 - -
GNSL 16 OCT 1954 Chalford (Away) Chalford (A) W5 - 2 K. Davies 2, C. Dean, A. Hobbs, K. Knox -
WEST 16 OCT 1948 Bristol Aeroplane Company (Away) Bristol Aeroplane Company (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -
SADL 16 OCT 1937 Army Vocational Training Centre (Chiseldon) (Away) AVTC Chiseldon (A) L0 - 5 - -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 9 5 1 3 0 0 17 14 55.56% 61.11%
County & District Leagues 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0.00% 0.00%
Youth Leagues 7 4 1 2 0 0 14 11 57.14% 64.29%
Youth League Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 16th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 16 OCT 2010 AFC Bournemouth Under-18 (Home) Bournemouth U18 (H) W4 - 1 Unknown 4 -
FLYA 16 OCT 2004 Plymouth Argyle Under-18 (Home) Plymouth Argyle U18 (H) W1 - 0 Unknown -
SWCL 16 OCT 1999 Bath City Youth (Home) Bath City Youth (H) L0 - 3 - -
FLYA 16 OCT 1999 Cardiff City Under-19 (Away) Cardiff City U19 (A) L2 - 4 D. Jeffrey 2 -
SECL 16 OCT 1993 Bristol Rovers Youth (Home) Bristol Rovers Youth (H) W3 - 0 J. Phillips, A. Kearns, M. Walter -
ACYL 16 OCT 1989 Wokingham Town Youth (Home) Wokingham Town Youth (H) W1 - 0 R. Spence pen. -
MYC 16 OCT 1986 Derby County Youth (Away) Derby County Youth (A) W2 - 0 D. Mundee, N. Hughes pen. -
SECL 16 OCT 1982 Reading Youth (Home) Reading Youth (H) D3 - 3 Unknown 3 -
SADL 16 OCT 1954 Swindon British Railways Bodymakers (Home) Swindon British Railways Bodymakers (H) L1 - 3 Unknown -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 16th:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 5 2 1 2 0 0 16 12 40.00% 50.00%
League 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 100.00% 100.00%
Non-League 3 0 1 2 0 0 7 11 0.00% 16.67%
National Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 16th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 16 OCT 2016 Queens Park Rangers Ladies (Away) Queens Park Rangers LFC (A) W7 - 0 A. Watham 3, S. Hallsworth 2, S. Abi-Elias, E. Maynard 28
W-SWCOMB 16 OCT 2011 Gloucester City Ladies (Away) Gloucester City Ladies (A) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -
W-SWCOMB 16 OCT 2008 Forest Green Rovers Ladies (Home) Forest Green Rovers LFC (H) L2 - 5 L. Painter, H. Huckin -
W-SWCOMB 16 OCT 2005 Forest Green Rovers Ladies (Away) Forest Green Rovers LFC (A) D3 - 3 Unknown 3 -
W-FAC 16 OCT 1994 Southampton Women's FC (Home) Southampton WFC (H) W2 - 1  (AET) K. Garwood 2 -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on October 16th:

Sunday October 16th, 1988
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Leeds United (0) 0
Saturday October 16th, 1993
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FA Carling Premiership
Swindon Town (0) 1
Everton (1) 1
Wednesday October 16th, 1996
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (4) 6
Huddersfield Town (0) 0
Saturday October 16th, 1999
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Nationwide League Division One
Fulham (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 16th, 2004
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Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (1) 1
Oldham Athletic (0) 0
Saturday October 16th, 2010
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npower League One
Peterborough United (3) 5
Swindon Town (3) 4
Saturday October 16th, 2010
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npower League One
Peterborough United (3) 5
Swindon Town (3) 4
Saturday October 16th, 2021
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (1) 2
Rochdale (0) 2

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from October 16th:

Saturday October 16th, 1937
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Football Pink
SWINDON GAIN THE VERDICT --- BUT ONLY JUST

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 1
Torquay United (0) 0
Saturday October 16th, 1948
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Football Pink
OWN-GOAL TRAGEDY AFTER AN EARLY LEAD

Football League Division Three (South)
Torquay United (1) 3
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday October 16th, 1954
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Football Pink
AN OBJECT LESSON IN CHANCE-TAKING

Football League Division Three (South)
Walsall (0) 1
Swindon Town (2) 2
Saturday October 16th, 1971
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Football Pink
A GOAL AT LONG LAST… FROM A FULL-BACK!

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Blackpool (0) 0
Saturday October 16th, 1976
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Football Pink
SWINDON SUFFER MIDLAND MAUL

Football League Division Three
Walsall (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on October 16th:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WPS 16 OCT 1974 Trowbridge Town (Away) Trowbridge Town (A) W5 - 0 H. MacLean 3, D. Syrett, D. Moss -
FRN 16 OCT 1915 Southampton (Home) Southampton (H) W4 - 2 B. Jefferson, D. Smith, S. Simms 2 ~1,000
FRN 16 OCT 1897 Warmley (Away) Warmley (A) W3 - 1 J. Almond 2, T. Wylie ~2,000