Remembering past matches played by the Iron on April 27...
| On this day fact: Mark Atkins made his debut for the club in a 2-1 away loss at Wrexham in 1985. |
Scunthorpe United were relegated from League One despite beating Swindon On This Day in 2013.
James Collins tapped in his 18th goal of the season to give the visitors the lead before Michael Collins slotted home from eight yards to level.
But Scunthorpe dropped into League Two as Colchester won at Carlisle to finish three points ahead of Brian Laws' side.
Overall playing record for April 27: Played 15, Won 3, Drawn 3, Lost 9, Scored 17, Conceded 24.
The Iron's full record for April 27 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2021 | LG 2 | Newport 4-0 Iron | |
| 2019 | LG 1 | Iron 2-3 Bradford | Novak, Wootton |
| 2013 | LG 1 | Iron 3-1 Swindon | Collins, Duffy, Hawley |
| 1999 | DIV 3 | Halifax 1-0 Iron | |
| 1996 | DIV 3 | Scarborough 1-4 Iron | McFarlane, Clarkson, D'Auria (2) |
| 1991 | DIV 4 | Iron 3-0 Chesterfield | Daws, Flounders (2) |
| 1985 | DIV 4 | Wrexham 2-1 Iron | Cammack |
| 1984 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-1 Millwall | |
| 1974 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-1 Workington | |
| 1968 | DIV 3 | Reading 2-1 Iron | Colquhoun |
| 1965 | DIV 3 | Brentford 4-0 Iron | |
| 1957 | DIV 3N | Iron 0-0 Oldham | |
| 1955 | DIV 3N | Darlington 1-1 Iron | Whitfield |
| 1954 | DIV 3N | Tranmere 1-1 Iron | Jones |
| 1953 | DIV 3N | Iron 1-2 Wrexham | Brown |