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| Full name | Swindon Spitfires Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Spits | |
| Founded | 1967 | |
| Ground | Watchfield Sports Pavilion, Vale of White Horse[1] | |
| President | Chris Maull | |
| Chairperson | Diane George | |
| League | South West Regional Women's League Division 1 East | |
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Swindon Spitfires Football Club is an English football club from Swindon, Wiltshire. The women's first team are members of the South West Regional Women's Football League Division One East, train at New College, Swindon and play their home matches in nearby Watchfield, Vale of White Horse. Founded in 1967, they are one of the oldest extant women's and girls' football clubs in England.[2] The club also runs a reserve team and several age-group teams in its youth system. In 2011 the club launched an associated men's team, who compete in the local Swindon & District League.
- ^ "New venue proves to be a good host for Spitfires' tournament". Swindon Advertiser. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Swindon duo's girls' football revolution". BBC Sport. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2019.