Remembering past matches played by the Iron on December 1...
| Former and current Iron players born on this day: Neil Warnock (1948), Dennis Leman (1954), Sam Goodacre (1970), Billy Kee (1990), Cameron Wilson (2002). |
In 2020, Scunthorpe claimed a comfortable 5-2 League Two victory at Harrogate to match their best run of consecutive away league wins since 1997.
Abo Eisa netted a brace after claiming an assist for Emmanuel Onariase's opening goal for the visitors, which was cancelled out by Jack Muldoon's eighth goal of the season for the hosts.
Striker Ryan Loft and substitute Aaron Jarvis also went on to score as Neil Cox's men wrapped up a third-straight victory on the road despite Connor Hall's stoppage-time reply.
Overall playing record for December 1: Played 8, Won 2, Drawn 3, Lost 3, Scored 11, Conceded 14.
The Iron's full record for December 1 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2020 | LG 2 | Harrogate 2-5 Iron | Onariase, Eisa 2, Loft, Jarvis |
| 2007 | CHAMP | Plymouth 3-0 Iron | |
| 2001 | DIV 3 | Carlisle 3-0 Iron | |
| 1993 | FLT R2 | Iron 2-0 Scarborough | Carmichael 2 |
| 1990 | DIV 4 | York 2-2 Iron | Hall, Powell |
| 1967 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-3 Reading | Colquhoun |
| 1956 | DIV 3N | Hartlepool 0-0 Iron | |
| 1951 | DIV 3N | Stockport 1-1 Iron | Wallace |