On This Day

October 23rd

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 23rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 26 8 6 12 0 0 38 41 30.77% 42.31%
League 18 5 6 7 0 0 28 25 27.78% 44.44%
Non-League 3 1 0 2 0 0 4 8 33.33% 33.33%
National Cup Competitions 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 50.00% 50.00%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 50.00% 50.00%
Non-League Cup Competitions 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on October 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 23 OCT 2021 Bradford City (Home) Bradford (H) L1 - 3 J. Payne pen. 9,461
EFL 23 OCT 2018 Cambridge United (Home) Cambridge (H) L0 - 2 - 5,824
EFL 23 OCT 2012 Crewe Alexandra (Away) Crewe Alexandra (A) L1 - 2 R. De Vita 4,010
EFL 23 OCT 2010 Leyton Orient (Home) Leyton Orient (H) D2 - 2 C. Austin, M. Rose 8,384
EFL 23 OCT 2004 Barnsley (Away) Barnsley (A) D2 - 2 S. Igoe, C. Roberts 8,837
EFL 23 OCT 1999 Sheffield United (Home) Sheffield United (H) D2 - 2 C. Hay 2 5,504
LC 23 OCT 1996 Manchester United (Away) Man Utd (A) L1 - 2 P. Thorne 49,305
PREM 23 OCT 1993 Tottenham Hotspur (Away) Tottenham (A) D1 - 1 P. Bodin pen. 31,394
FMC 23 OCT 1991 Chelsea (Away) Chelsea (A) L0 - 1 - 5,784
EFL 23 OCT 1982 Mansfield Town (Home) Mansfield Town (H) W4 - 0 P. Rideout, L. Barnard, A. Rowland, H. Pritchard 3,917
EFL 23 OCT 1979 Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) W2 - 1 A. Mayes, A. Rowland 6,514
EFL 23 OCT 1976 Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W5 - 1 T. Anderson 2 (2 pens), D. Moss, J. McLaughlin, D. Syrett 7,285
EFL 23 OCT 1973 Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L0 - 1 - 14,474
EFL 23 OCT 1971 Sheffield Wednesday (Away) Sheffield Wednesday (A) L0 - 1 - 19,993
EFL 23 OCT 1965 Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) W3 - 0 D. Rogers, D. Brown, R. Smart 12,628
EFL 23 OCT 1954 Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H) D2 - 2 M. Owen, B. Hunter 19,880
EFL 23 OCT 1948 Watford (Home) Watford (H) W1 - 0 T. Harris (o.g.) 14,663
EFL 23 OCT 1937 Mansfield Town (Away) Mansfield Town (A) L0 - 2 - 5,264
D3SC 23 OCT 1935 Notts County (Home) Notts County (H) W4 - 3 F. Peters 3, A. Fowler 1,814
EFL 23 OCT 1926 Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H) D2 - 2 D. Hughes (o.g.), A. Wall 20,057
EFL 23 OCT 1920 Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) L0 - 1 - ~9,000
SCC 23 OCT 1913 Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) L0 - 2 - ~1,000
STH 23 OCT 1909 Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) W4 - 0 H. Fleming, A. McCulloch, B. Jefferson, T. Bolland ~5,000
WEST 23 OCT 1901 Southampton (Home) Southampton (H) L0 - 3 - ~500
STH 23 OCT 1897 Millwall Athletic (Home) Millwall Athletic (H) L0 - 5 - ~3,100
FAC 23 OCT 1886 Watford Rovers (Away) Watford Rovers (A) W1 - 0 D. Jones -

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 23rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 13 5 1 7 0 0 27 29 38.46% 42.31%
Non-League 2 1 0 1 0 0 9 6 50.00% 50.00%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 100.00% 100.00%
Reserve Leagues 10 3 1 6 0 0 13 21 30.00% 35.00%

All matches played on October 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 23 OCT 1989 Millwall Reserves (Away) Millwall Res. (A) L0 - 3 - -
FC 23 OCT 1986 Chelsea Reserves (Home) Chelsea Res. (H) L0 - 5 - -
FC 23 OCT 1984 Reading Reserves (Home) Reading Res. (H) L1 - 4 J. Reynolds -
FC 23 OCT 1979 Crystal Palace Reserves (Away) Crystal Palace Res. (A) L0 - 1 - -
FC 23 OCT 1976 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Away) Plymouth Argyle Res. (A) D0 - 0 - 652
FC 23 OCT 1971 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Home) Plymouth Argyle Res. (H) W4 - 1 D. Moss, C. Porter 2, S. Peplow 1,284
FC 23 OCT 1962 Coventry City Reserves (Home) Coventry City Res. (H) W2 - 0 D. Rogers, E. Weaver 1,369
FC 23 OCT 1954 Brentford Reserves (Home) Brentford Res. (H) W3 - 1 R. Johnson, R. Sampson, A. Duckworth 1,848
FC 23 OCT 1948 Swansea Town Reserves (Away) Swansea Town Res. (A) L2 - 4 G. Williams 2 1,000
STH 23 OCT 1926 Bristol City Reserves (Away) Bristol City Res. (A) L4 - 6 Unknown 4 -
WEST 23 OCT 1920 Exeter City Reserves (Home) Exeter City Res. (H) W5 - 0 Unknown 5 -
SEL 23 OCT 1909 Fulham Reserves (Away) Fulham Res. (A) L1 - 2 J. Lavery -
WILTS 23 OCT 1897 Chippenham United (Away) Chippenham United (A) W5 - 2 Unknown 5 -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 23rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 3 0 1 0 0 13 9 75.00% 75.00%
Non-League 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 3 100.00% 100.00%
County & District Leagues 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 6 50.00% 50.00%

All matches played on October 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
HELL 23 OCT 1971 Ernest Turner Sports (Home) Ernest Turner Sports (H) W4 - 2 Chapman (o.g.), F. Sperti 2, N. Gibson -
WPL 23 OCT 1965 Chippenham Town Reserves (Home) Chippenham Town Res. (H) L1 - 4 T. Hallett -
HELL 23 OCT 1965 Hillingdon Borough Reserves (Away) Hillingdon Res. (A) W4 - 1 K. Wrintmore 2, B. Walker, M. Ackling -
GNSL 23 OCT 1954 Forest Green Rovers (Home) Forest Green (H) W4 - 2 K. Davies 2, A. Duckworth, K. Morgan -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 23rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 13 7 3 3 0 0 31 16 53.85% 65.38%
County & District Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 100.00% 100.00%
Youth Leagues 5 3 1 1 0 0 16 6 60.00% 70.00%
National Cup Competitions 3 1 1 1 0 0 6 3 33.33% 50.00%
Youth League Cup Competitions 4 2 1 1 0 0 5 5 50.00% 62.50%

All matches played on October 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 23 OCT 2021 Oxford United Under-18 (Away) Oxford United U18 (A) W2 - 0 M. Dabre, H. Parsons -
FLYA 23 OCT 2010 Swansea City Under-18 (Away) Swansea City U18 (A) L2 - 3 Unknown 2 -
FAYC 23 OCT 2002 Salisbury City Under-18 (Home) Salisbury City U18 (H) W4 - 0 Unknown 4 -
SWCL 23 OCT 1999 Bristol Rovers Youth (Away) Bristol Rovers Youth (A) W4 - 0 Unknown 4 -
FLYAC 23 OCT 1999 Plymouth Argyle Under-19 (Away) Plymouth Argyle U19 (A) D1 - 1 Unknown -
MYC 23 OCT 1995 Leicester City Youth (Home) Leicester City Youth (H) D1 - 1 S. Wimble -
MYC 23 OCT 1995 Leicester City Youth (Away) Leicester City Youth (A) L2 - 4 Unknown 2 -
SECLC 23 OCT 1993 Watford Youth (Home) Watford Youth (H) W1 - 0 D. Elsey -
SECL 23 OCT 1982 Southend United Youth (Home) Southend United Youth (H) D1 - 1 Unknown -
MYC 23 OCT 1980 Leicester City Youth (Away) Leicester City Youth (A) W1 - 0 R. Long -
MYL 23 OCT 1975 Leicester City Youth (Away) Leicester City Youth (A) W7 - 2 I. Farr 4, M. Thompson, T. Jones, G. Gilligan -
FAYC 23 OCT 1974 Bognor Regis Town Youth (Away) Bognor Regis Youth (A) L1 - 2 J. Gilligan -
SADL 23 OCT 1954 Swindon British Railways Bodymakers (Away) Swindon British Railways Bodymakers (A) W4 - 2 Unknown 4 -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 23rd:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 6 33.33% 33.33%
League 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00% 0.00%
Non-League 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.00% 0.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-NATL 23 OCT 2016 C&K Basildon Ladies (Away) C&K Basildon LFC (A) L0 - 2 - 80
W-SWCOMB 23 OCT 2011 Yeovil Town Ladies (Away) Yeovil LFC (A) L1 - 4 Unknown -
W-FAC 23 OCT 2005 Yeovil Town Ladies (Home) Yeovil LFC (H) W1 - 0 Unknown -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on October 23rd:

Wednesday October 23rd, 1991
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Zenith Data Systems Cup
Chelsea (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 23rd, 1993
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FA Carling Premiership
Tottenham Hotspur (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Wednesday October 23rd, 1996
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Coca-Cola Cup
Manchester United (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday October 23rd, 1999
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (2) 2
Sheffield United (0) 2
Saturday October 23rd, 2004
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Coca-Cola League One
Barnsley (1) 2
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday October 23rd, 2010
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npower League One
Swindon Town (0) 2
Leyton Orient (0) 2
Tuesday October 23rd, 2012
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npower League One
Crewe Alexandra (2) 2
Swindon Town (1) 1
Tuesday October 23rd, 2018
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Cambridge United (2) 2
Saturday October 23rd, 2021
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EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 1
Bradford City (2) 3

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from October 23rd:

Saturday October 23rd, 1937
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Football Pink
SWINDON'S BIG HANDICAP: COOKSON BREAKS DOWN AGAIN

Football League Division Three (South)
Mansfield Town (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 23rd, 1948
...
Football Pink
DEFENSIVE SLIP PUTS SWINDON IN LEAD

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Watford (0) 0
Saturday October 23rd, 1954
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Football Pink
OWEN-HUNTER MOVES SHAKE CITY

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (2) 2
Bristol City (0) 2
Saturday October 23rd, 1971
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Football Pink
EIGHT MEN BACK BUT SWINDON STILL LOSE

Football League Division Two
Sheffield Wednesday (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 23rd, 1976
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Football Pink
TOWN CLOBBER THE COBBLERS

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (2) 5
Northampton Town (0) 1

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on October 23rd:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
WPS 23 OCT 1988 Devizes Town (Away) Devizes Town (A) W5 - 0 A. McLoughlin, R. MacLaren, F. Simpson, P. Coyne, N. Summerbee -
FRN 23 OCT 1915 Footballers' Battalion (Home) Footballers' Battalion (H) L1 - 2 B. Silto pen. -