On This Day

October 31st

Match Record

Men Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 31st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 23 12 4 7 0 0 43 25 52.17% 60.87%
League 18 8 3 7 0 0 25 24 44.44% 52.78%
Non-League 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 1 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 2 1 1 0 0 0 9 0 50.00% 75.00%
EFL Minor Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 31st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
EFL 31 OCT 2026 Rotherham United (Home) Rotherham United (H) - - -
EFL 31 OCT 2020 Hull City (Home) Hull City (H) W2 - 1 P. Caddis, J. Grant BCD
FLT 31 OCT 2017 Wycombe Wanderers (Home) Wycombe Wanderers (H) W1 - 0 M. Preston 1,236
EFL 31 OCT 2015 Wigan Athletic (Away) Wigan Athletic (A) L0 - 1 - 8,466
EFL 31 OCT 2009 Tranmere Rovers (Away) Tranmere Rovers (A) W4 - 1 B. Paynter 2, A. McNamee, S. Ferry 5,811
EFL 31 OCT 2000 Cambridge United (Home) Cambridge (H) W3 - 1 D. Invincibile 2, K. O'Halloran 3,452
EFL 31 OCT 1998 Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) W3 - 1 M. Walters 2 (1 pen), I. Onuora 8,500
EFL 31 OCT 1997 Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) W1 - 0 C. Hay 8,707
EFL 31 OCT 1995 AFC Bournemouth (Away) Bournemouth (A) D0 - 0 - 6,352
EFL 31 OCT 1992 Barnsley (Home) Barnsley (H) W1 - 0 C. Maskell pen. 7,784
LC 31 OCT 1990 Sheffield Wednesday (Away) Sheffield Wednesday (A) D0 - 0 - 13,900
EFL 31 OCT 1987 Manchester City (Home) Man City (H) L3 - 4 B. Barnes, D. Bamber, S. Foley 11,536
EFL 31 OCT 1981 Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) L0 - 1 - 8,410
EFL 31 OCT 1975 Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) L0 - 3 - 4,258
EFL 31 OCT 1970 Birmingham City (Away) Birmingham (A) L1 - 2 P. Noble 18,502
EFL 31 OCT 1964 Ipswich Town (Home) Ipswich Town (H) W3 - 1 B. Atkins, M. McNeil (o.g.), M. Summerbee 14,101
EFL 31 OCT 1959 Halifax Town (Home) Halifax Town (H) D1 - 1 B. Edwards 11,312
EFL 31 OCT 1953 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Away) Bournemouth (A) L0 - 4 - 7,621
EFL 31 OCT 1936 Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) L0 - 2 - 3,857
EFL 31 OCT 1931 Thames (Away) Thames (A) D1 - 1 H. Morris 2,300
EFL 31 OCT 1925 Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) W2 - 0 F. Richardson, J. Johnson 6,658
STH 31 OCT 1914 Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) W4 - 0 B. Tout, B. Jefferson, B. Denyer, A. Bown ~4,000
STH 31 OCT 1908 Luton Town (Home) Luton Town (H) W4 - 1 F. Heppinstall, A. Bown, J. Lavery, H. Fleming ~5,000
FAC 31 OCT 1903 Poole (Home) Poole (H) W9 - 0 J. Pugh 3, T. Green 2, T. Bullock 3, J. Cowley ~1,500

Match Record

Men Reserves


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 31st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 13 4 3 6 0 0 24 23 30.77% 42.31%
Non-League 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 50.00% 75.00%
Reserve Leagues 11 3 2 6 0 0 19 22 27.27% 36.36%

All matches played on October 31st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FC 31 OCT 1996 Bristol City Reserves (Away) Bristol City Res. (A) L2 - 3 T. Gooden, S. Finney -
FC 31 OCT 1994 Luton Town Reserves (Home) Luton Town Res. (H) L1 - 2 Unknown (o.g.) -
FC 31 OCT 1990 Ipswich Town Reserves (Home) Ipswich Town Res. (H) W3 - 1 P. Trollope, R. Spence, P. Hunt -
FC 31 OCT 1989 Luton Town Reserves (Home) Luton Town Res. (H) W2 - 0 S. Foley, J. Cornwell 169
FC 31 OCT 1985 Luton Town Reserves (Home) Luton Town Res. (H) L1 - 5 M. Gardiner -
FC 31 OCT 1981 Bristol Rovers Reserves (Home) Bristol Rovers Res. (H) L2 - 3 K. Beamish, H. Pritchard -
FC 31 OCT 1970 Birmingham City Reserves (Home) Birmingham Res. (H) D2 - 2 C. Porter 2 956
FC 31 OCT 1959 Crystal Palace Reserves (Away) Crystal Palace Res. (A) W3 - 1 J. Richards, M. Woolford, D. Layne -
FC 31 OCT 1953 Watford Reserves (Home) Watford Res. (H) L1 - 2 M. Page 1,685
WEST 31 OCT 1936 Street (Home) Street (H) W4 - 0 F. Woolford, J. Bradley 2, B. Storey 2,200
STH 31 OCT 1925 Yeovil and Petters United (Away) Yeovil & Petters Utd (A) D1 - 1 C. Daniel -
SEL 31 OCT 1914 Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (Away) Tottenham Hotspur Res. (A) L1 - 2 Unknown -
SEL 31 OCT 1908 Luton Town Reserves (Away) Luton Town Res. (A) D1 - 1 M. Lochhead -

Match Record

Men Development


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 31st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 8 3 1 4 0 0 27 21 37.50% 43.75%
Non-League 3 1 0 2 0 0 6 7 33.33% 33.33%
County & District Leagues 4 2 1 1 0 0 20 11 50.00% 62.50%
Reserve Leagues 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0.00% 0.00%

All matches played on October 31st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYAC 31 OCT 2026 Northampton Town Under-18 (Away) Northampton Town U18 (A) - - -
CENT 31 OCT 2016 AFC Wimbledon Development (Away) AFC Wimbledon Dev. (A) L1 - 3 J. Stewart -
HELL 31 OCT 1970 Wallingford Town (Home) Wallingford (H) L1 - 2 D. Scotford -
WPL 31 OCT 1964 Radstock Town (Away) Radstock Town (A) L3 - 5 K. East 3 -
HELL 31 OCT 1964 Witney Town (Home) Witney Town (H) L2 - 4 K. Wrintmore, V. Perry -
WPL 31 OCT 1959 Devizes Town (Away) Devizes Town (A) D2 - 2 D. Corbett 2 -
HELL 31 OCT 1959 Kidlington (Home) Kidlington (H) W3 - 1 B. Gillespie, J. Skull, A. Wyatt -
GNSL 31 OCT 1953 Lydney Town (Home) Lydney Town (H) W9 - 2 P. Sims 5, Brown 2, A. Keene, D. Tilley -
SADL 31 OCT 1936 Central Hall (Away) Central Hall (A) W6 - 2 Unknown 6 -

Match Record

Men Youth


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 31st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 15 10 1 4 0 0 42 16 66.67% 70.00%
Youth Leagues 6 3 1 2 0 0 10 8 50.00% 58.33%
County & District Youth Leagues 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 100.00% 100.00%
National Cup Competitions 4 3 0 1 0 0 12 4 75.00% 75.00%
Youth League Cup Competitions 3 2 0 1 0 0 7 4 66.67% 66.67%
County & District Youth Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 31st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FLYA 31 OCT 2020 Yeovil Town Under-18 (Home) Yeovil Town U18 (H) L2 - 3 J. Bunch, J. Bryan -
FLYAC 31 OCT 2015 AFC Wimbledon Under-18 (Away) AFC Wimbledon U18 (A) W2 - 1 Unknown, T. Ouldridge -
FAYC 31 OCT 2012 Sholing Under-18 (Home) Sholing U18 (H) W6 - 1 C. Waldon 2, C. da Costa, A. Ferguson, C. McCormack, M. Francis 190
FLYA 31 OCT 2009 Yeovil Town Under-18 (Home) Yeovil Town U18 (H) W3 - 1 Unknown 3 -
SECL 31 OCT 1998 Colchester United Youth (Away) Colchester United Youth (A) W2 - 1 Unknown 2 -
SWCL 31 OCT 1998 Swansea City Youth (Away) Swansea City Youth (A) - - -
SJFC 31 OCT 1995 Watford Youth (Away) Watford Youth (A) L2 - 3 M. Coupe 2 -
SECL 31 OCT 1992 Crystal Palace Youth (Home) Crystal Palace Youth (H) W1 - 0 Unknown -
MYC 31 OCT 1988 Peterborough United Youth (Away) Peterborough United Youth (A) W3 - 0 M. Lea, P. Hunt 2 -
SECLC 31 OCT 1987 Charlton Athletic Under-18 (Home) Charlton Athletic U18 (H) W2 - 1 N. Packer pen., F. Simpson -
SECL 31 OCT 1981 West Ham United Youth (Away) West Ham United Youth (A) D1 - 1 S. Barnes -
FAYC 31 OCT 1978 Oxford United Youth (Home) Oxford United Youth (H) L0 - 2 - -
MYL 31 OCT 1977 Northampton Town Youth (Away) Northampton Town Youth (A) L1 - 2 S. Durbridge -
FAYC 31 OCT 1973 Cheltenham Town Youth (Away) Cheltenham Town Youth (A) W4 - 0 G. Chalklin, S. Walkey pen., D. Syrett, G. Turner -
BRC 31 OCT 1959 Collingbourne United Boys (Home) Collingbourne United Boys (H) W3 - 0 R. Smart 2, Unknown -
SBL 31 OCT 1953 Sanford YC (Away) Sanford YC (A) W10 - 0 J. Gresham, D. Furber 3, Reed, G. Auger 2, J. Gingell, P. Ing, Unknown -

Match Record

Women Senior


Swindon Town's record in competitive matches played on October 31st:

Competition P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches 4 2 1 1 0 0 19 6 50.00% 62.50%
Non-League 3 1 1 1 0 0 15 6 33.33% 50.00%
National Cup Competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 100.00% 100.00%

All matches played on October 31st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
W-SWCOMB 31 OCT 2010 Southampton Saints Ladies (Home) Southampton Saints LFC (H) D2 - 2 Unknown 2 -
W-FAC 31 OCT 2004 Bath City Ladies (Away) Bath City LFC (A) W4 - 0 C. Moreton, C. Reid 2, K. Reeves -
W-SWCOMB 31 OCT 1999 Bristol Rovers Women (Home) Bristol Rovers WFC (H) L0 - 4 - -
W-SRWFL 31 OCT 1993 Aylesbury United Ladies Reserves (Away) Aylesbury United LFC Res. (A) W13 - 0 J. Hume 3, D. McIvor 2, S. Townsend, K. Garwood 3, T. Mackeddie 2, D. Wright, M. Griguoli -

Video Footage


All available video footage from matches played on October 31st:

Saturday October 31st, 1987
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Barclays League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 3
Manchester City (2) 4
Wednesday October 31st, 1990
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Rumbelows Cup
Sheffield Wednesday (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 31st, 1992
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Barclays League Division One
Swindon Town (1) 1
Barnsley (0) 0
Tuesday October 31st, 1995
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Endsleigh League Division Two
AFC Bournemouth (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Friday October 31st, 1997
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Nationwide League Division One
Portsmouth (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 1
Friday October 31st, 1997
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Nationwide League Division One
Portsmouth (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 1
Friday October 31st, 1997
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Nationwide League Division One
Portsmouth (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 1
Friday October 30th, 1998
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (1) 3
Queens Park Rangers (1) 1
Saturday October 31st, 1998
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (1) 3
Queens Park Rangers (1) 1
Saturday October 31st, 1998
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Nationwide League Division One
Swindon Town (1) 3
Queens Park Rangers (1) 1
Saturday October 31st, 2009
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Coca-Cola League One
Tranmere Rovers (0) 1
Swindon Town (2) 4
Saturday October 31st, 2015
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Sky Bet League One
Wigan Athletic (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Tuesday October 31st, 2017
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Checkatrade Trophy
Swindon Town (0) 1
Wycombe Wanderers (0) 0
Saturday October 31st, 2020
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EFL Sky Bet League One
Swindon Town (1) 2
Hull City (1) 1

Newspaper Reports


All available media reports from October 31st:

Saturday October 31st, 1931
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Football Pink
TOWN'S STRUGGLE TO IMPROVE THEIR LEAGUE POSITION

Football League Division Three (South)
Thames (0) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday October 31st, 1936
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Football Pink
SUNSHINE AT TORQUAY, BUT SEASIDE AIR WASN'T A TONIC FOR TOWN

Football League Division Three (South)
Torquay United (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 31st, 1953
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Football Pink
EASY FOR WINGER WHEN 'KEEPER COLLIDES

Football League Division Three (South)
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (1) 4
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday October 31st, 1959
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Football Pink
FIRST POINT AFTER RUN OF FIVE DEFEATS

Football League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 1
Halifax Town (0) 1
Saturday October 31st, 1964
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Football Pink
TOWN HIT BACK FOR EASY WIN

Football League Division Two
Swindon Town (2) 3
Ipswich Town (0) 1
Saturday October 31st, 1970
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Football Pink
LAST MIN. GOAL PUTS PAID TO TOWN'S HOPES

Football League Division Two
Birmingham City (0) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday November 1st, 1975
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Football Pink
BOSS WADES INTO 'ALL AT SEA' TOWN

Football League Division Three
Southend United (2) 3
Swindon Town (0) 0

Friendlies & Minor Competitions

Men Senior


All friendly matches played on October 31st:

Comp. Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FRN 31 OCT 1896 Burton Wanderers (Home) Burton Wanderers (H) W5 - 4 J. Murray, D. Skea, J. Munro 2, G. Richardson ~2,000
FRN 31 OCT 1891 St. Mary's (Home) St. Mary's (H) W5 - 1 Unknown 5 ~1,000