On This Day

Match Record

Men Senior

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 20th:

All matches played on October 20th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
EFL	20 OCT 2026	Barnet (Away) Barnet (A)	-	-	-
EFL	20 OCT 2020	Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A)	L1 - 2	T. Smith pen.	BCD
EFL	20 OCT 2018	Mansfield Town (Home) Mansfield Town (H)	D0 - 0	-	6,208
EFL	20 OCT 2015	Oldham Athletic (Home) Oldham Athletic (H)	L1 - 2	N. Ajose	6,430
EFL	20 OCT 2012	Scunthorpe United (Home) Scunthorpe United (H)	D1 - 1	J. Collins	7,388
EFL	20 OCT 2007	Tranmere Rovers (Home) Tranmere Rovers (H)	W1 - 0	B. Corr	6,430
EFL	20 OCT 1998	Birmingham City (Away) Birmingham (A)	D1 - 1	T. Gooden	19,485
EFL	20 OCT 1990	West Ham United (Home) West Ham United (H)	L0 - 1	-	13,658
EFL	20 OCT 1987	Stoke City (Home) Stoke City (H)	W3 - 0	J. Quinn, S. White 2	9,160
EFL	20 OCT 1984	Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H)	L0 - 1	-	2,861
EFL	20 OCT 1982	Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A)	D1 - 1	P. Rideout	2,979
EFL	20 OCT 1981	Walsall (Away) Walsall (A)	L0 - 5	-	6,010
EFL	20 OCT 1979	Southend United (Home) Southend United (H)	W1 - 0	A. Mayes	6,207
EFL	20 OCT 1973	Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H)	W1 - 0	R. Legg	7,537
EFL	20 OCT 1962	Reading (Home) Reading (H)	D1 - 1	E. Hunt	16,345
EFL	20 OCT 1956	Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H)	L3 - 5	M. Owen, B. Edwards 2	8,441
EFL	20 OCT 1951	Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H)	W2 - 1	J. Bain, M. Betteridge	8,041
WAR	20 OCT 1945	Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A)	L0 - 2	-	11,500
EFL	20 OCT 1934	Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A)	L2 - 4	H. Bowl, F. Peters	7,033
EFL	20 OCT 1928	Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H)	L1 - 2	L. Roberts	6,403
EFL	20 OCT 1923	Reading (Home) Reading (H)	W1 - 0	J. Johnson pen.	~7,000
STH	20 OCT 1906	Brentford (Home) Brentford (H)	W2 - 0	T. Birtles, D. Coates	-
STH	20 OCT 1900	New Brompton (Home) New Brompton (H)	L2 - 3	T. Anthony 2	~2,000
WEST	20 OCT 1897	Eastleigh Athletic (Away) Eastleigh Athletic (A)	L0 - 2	-	~200

Match Record

Men Reserves

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 20th:

All matches played on October 20th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FC	20 OCT 2009	Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Home) Plymouth Argyle Res. (H)	W3 - 2	M. Timlin, C. Austin 2	-
FC	20 OCT 1991	Charlton Athletic Reserves (Home) Charlton Athletic Res. (H)	-	-	-
FC	20 OCT 1979	Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (Away) Tottenham Hotspur Res. (A)	L0 - 4	-	-
FC	20 OCT 1970	Swansea City Reserves (Home) Swansea City Res. (H)	L0 - 1	-	492
FC	20 OCT 1956	Swansea Town Reserves (Away) Swansea Town Res. (A)	D2 - 2	M. Gemmell, J. Miller	-
FC	20 OCT 1951	Portsmouth Reserves (Away) Portsmouth Res. (A)	L2 - 7	B. Godwin 2	-
STH	20 OCT 1937	Aldershot Reserves (Away) Aldershot Res. (A)	L0 - 1	-	-
WEST	20 OCT 1934	Warminster Town (Home) Warminster Town (H)	W7 - 2	Inman (o.g.), F. Fisher 3, B. Flanagan 2, C. Butcher	1,942
STH	20 OCT 1928	Bristol City Reserves (Away) Bristol City Res. (A)	L1 - 3	Unknown	-
WEST	20 OCT 1926	Exeter City Reserves (Home) Exeter City Res. (H)	L0 - 2	-	-

Match Record

Men Development

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 20th:

All matches played on October 20th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
HELL	20 OCT 1973	Oxford City Reserves (Home) Oxford City Res. (H)	L1 - 2	T. Tinson	-
WPL	20 OCT 1962	Clandown (Home) Clandown (H)	W6 - 0	D. Rogers, P. Leggett, K. Mellor 2, E. Weaver 2	-
WPL	20 OCT 1956	Spencer Moulton (Away) Spencer Moulton (A)	L2 - 4	K. Davies, A. Micklewright	-
WEST	20 OCT 1951	Radstock Town (Home) Radstock Town (H)	L0 - 4	-	-

Match Record

Men Youth

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 20th:

All matches played on October 20th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FLYA	20 OCT 2018	Oxford United Under-18 (Home) Oxford United U18 (H)	W2 - 1	R. Wells, R. Graham	-
FLYAC	20 OCT 2012	AFC Bournemouth Under-18 (Home) Bournemouth U18 (H)	L0 - 3	-	-
FLYAC	20 OCT 2007	Colchester United Under-18 (Away) Colchester United U18 (A)	W1 - 0	Unknown	-
FLYAC	20 OCT 2001	Cardiff City Under-19 (Home) Cardiff City U19 (H)	W2 - 0 W4 - 2  (Agg.)	Unknown 2	-
FLYA-17	20 OCT 2001	Swansea City Under-17 (Away) Swansea City U17 (A)	W2 - 1	Unknown 2	-
SECL	20 OCT 1990	Reading Youth (Home) Reading Youth (H)	D0 - 0	-	-
SECL	20 OCT 1984	Brentford Youth (Home) Brentford Youth (H)	L0 - 5	-	-
FAYC	20 OCT 1983	Trowbridge Town Youth (Away) Trowbridge Town Youth (A)	W4 - 0	R. Emms, M. Gardiner, G. Fullbrook, Unknown (o.g.)	-
SECL	20 OCT 1979	Cambridge United Youth (Away) Cambridge United Youth (A)	D1 - 1	I. Swatton	-
MYC	20 OCT 1976	Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth (Away) Wolves Youth (A)	W2 - 1	G. Gilligan, D. Brinkworth	-
MYL	20 OCT 1971	Peterborough United Youth (Away) Peterborough United Youth (A)	L1 - 4	T. Tinson	-
SBL	20 OCT 1951	Highworth Town Youth (Away) Highworth Town Youth (A)	W11 - 0	Parker 6, B. Smith 2, Guy 2, '. Caine	-

Match Record

Women Senior

Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 20th:

All matches played on October 20th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
W-NATL	20 OCT 2024	Portishead Town Ladies (Home) Portishead Town LFC (H)	W4 - 2	P. Dearlove, A. Colston 2, T. Macdonald	53
W-SWCOMB	20 OCT 2013	Shanklin Ladies (Home) Shanklin LFC (H)	W5 - 0	C. Collings, B. Thompson, M. Rich 2, L. McGlone	-
W-SRWFL	20 OCT 1996	Southampton Women's FC (Away) Southampton WFC (A)	L0 - 7	-	-

Video Footage

All available video footage from matches played on October 20th:

Saturday October 20th, 1984

Canon League Division Four
Swindon Town (0) 0
Port Vale (0) 1

Tuesday October 20th, 1987

Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 3
Stoke City (0) 0

Saturday October 20th, 1990

Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
West Ham United (0) 1

Tuesday October 20th, 1998

Nationwide League Division One
Birmingham City (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1

Saturday October 20th, 2007

Coca-Cola League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Tranmere Rovers (0) 0

Saturday October 20th, 2012

npower League One
Swindon Town (1) 1
Scunthorpe United (0) 1

Saturday October 20th, 2012

npower League One
Swindon Town (1) 1
Scunthorpe United (0) 1

Tuesday October 20th, 2015

Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (0) 1
Oldham Athletic (1) 2

Saturday October 20th, 2018

EFL Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 0
Mansfield Town (0) 0

Tuesday October 20th, 2020

EFL Sky Bet League One
Northampton Town (2) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1

Newspaper Reports

All available media reports from October 20th:

Saturday October 20th, 1934

Football Pink

SWINDON TOWN'S FADE-OUT AT NORTHAMPTON

Football League Division Three (South)
Northampton Town (2) 4
Swindon Town (1) 2

Saturday October 20th, 1951

Football Pink

EDDS' EFFORT SHAKES TOWN TO ACTION

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

Saturday October 20th, 1956

Football Pink

PEG-BOARD NEEDED AT COUNTY GROUND

Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (3) 3
Exeter City (5) 5

Saturday October 20th, 1962

Football Pink

ALL SWINDON BUT NO PUNCH

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 1
Reading (0) 1

Saturday October 20th, 1973

Football Pink

FIRST WIN IN TEN MATCHES FOR TOWN

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Oxford United (0) 0

Transfers

Transfers on October 20th:

Date	Player	Club	In/Out	Transfer Detail
Oct 1894	Percy MILLS	Reading Reading	OUT	amateur
20 OCT 1899	Jack HALLAM	Gorse Hill Swifts Gorse Hill Swifts	OUT
20 OCT 1902	Fred 'Tich' HEMMINGS	Chippenham Town Chippenham Town	IN	amateur
20 OCT 1933	George HICKS	Rotherham United Rotherham United	OUT	released
20 OCT 1983	Simon GIBSON	Chelsea Chelsea	IN	loan
20 OCT 1989	Peter COYNE	Colne Dynamoes Colne Dynamoes	OUT
20 OCT 1989	Andy PETTERSON	Luton Town Luton Town	IN	loan
20 OCT 1997 - 19 NOV 1997	Phil KING	Blackpool Blackpool	OUT	loan
20 OCT 2006	Lee SALTER	Trowbridge Town Trowbridge Town	OUT

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior

All friendly matches played on October 20th:

Comp.	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Att.
FRN	20 OCT 1894	1st Scots Guards (Home) 1st Scots Guards (H)	L2 - 4	C. Hamlin, W. Richardson	-