Remembering past matches played by the Iron on February 27...
| Former Iron players born on this day: Ron Jones (1926), Mike Norris (1957), Ian Morris (1987). |
Scunthorpe grabbed a late equaliser as they drew 1-1 with Oldham at home in 2016.
United came closest in a quiet first half, as Paddy Madden's close-range header crashed off the bar.
Daniel Lafferty put Oldham in front when he fired low into the far corner from Carl Winchester's pass.
Kyle Wootton came to the rescue for the Iron, steering his shot in from a tight angle past Joel Coleman just two minutes from full-time.
Overall playing record for February 27: Played 14, Won 2, Drawn 3, Lost 9, Scored 14, Conceded 23.
The Iron's full record for February 27 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2021 | LG 2 | Iron 0-2 Cheltenham | |
| 2016 | LG 1 | Iron 1-1 Oldham | Wootton |
| 2010 | CHAMP | Coventry 2-1 Iron | McCann |
| 2007 | LG 1 | Crewe 1-3 Iron | Sharp 2, Beckford |
| 2001 | DIV 3 | Cheltenham 1-0 Iron | |
| 1999 | DIV 3 | Mansfield 2-1 Iron | Forrester |
| 1996 | DIV 3 | Gillingham 0-0 Iron | |
| 1993 | DIV 3 | York 5-1 Iron | Farrell |
| 1988 | DIV 4 | Iron 5-0 Peterborough | Shearer, Flounders 3, Gunn og |
| 1981 | DIV 4 | Stockport 2-0 Iron | |
| 1976 | DIV 4 | Northampton 2-1 Iron | O'Connor |
| 1971 | DIV 4 | Notts Co 3-0 Iron | |
| 1960 | DIV 2 | Ipswich 1-0 Iron | |
| 1954 | DIV 3N | Iron 1-1 Rochdale | Brown |