Remembering past matches played by the Iron on September 29...
| Former and current Iron players born on this day: Andy Stevenson (1967), Andy Parton (1983), Danny Elliott (1995). |
Paul Hayes hit a stunning goal to sink Colchester as Scunthorpe secured their first away victory of the season On This Day in 2007.
Colchester went behind on 41 minutes when Hayes took a high ball on the edge of the box, flicked it with his left foot and volleyed home with his right.
Overall playing record for September 29: Played 17, Won 3, Drawn 7, Lost 7, Scored 12, Conceded 22.
The Iron's full record for September 29 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2020 | FLT GS | Iron 0-4 Man City U21s | |
| 2018 | LG 1 | Burton 0-0 Iron | |
| 2015 | LG 1 | Iron 0-1 Walsall | |
| 2012 | LG 1 | Portsmouth 2-1 Iron | Clarke |
| 2007 | CHAMP | Colchester 0-1 Iron | Hayes |
| 2001 | DIV 3 | Iron 3-1 Shrewsbury | Thom, Carruthers, Quailey |
| 1990 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-2 Cardiff | |
| 1987 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-0 Stockport | |
| 1981 | DIV 4 | Bury 4-0 Iron | |
| 1976 | DIV 4 | Exeter 2-0 Iron | |
| 1973 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Hartlepool | Houghton |
| 1969 | DIV 4 | Colchester 0-2 Iron | Deere, Heath |
| 1964 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-1 Workington | Scott |
| 1962 | DIV 2 | Sunderland 0-0 Iron | |
| 1961 | DIV 2 | Iron 2-2 Stoke | Thomas, Kaye |
| 1956 | DIV 3N | Iron 0-1 Mansfield | |
| 1951 | DIV 3N | Iron 1-1 Southport | Gray |