Remembering past matches played by the Iron on May 4...
| Former Iron players born on this day: Bill Punton (1934). |
Relegated Scunthorpe and Colchester bid farewell to the Championship with a goal-filled draw at Glanford Park On This Day in 2008.
Kevin McLeod's header put the visitors ahead before Jonathan Forte levelled from the edge of the six-yard box.
But Paul Hayes pulled one back with a volley and levelled from close range to rescue a point for the Iron and cap an entertaining encounter.
Overall playing record for May 4: Played 10, Won 3, Drawn 5, Lost 2, Scored 19, Conceded 21.
The Iron's full record for May 4 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2019 | LG 1 | Plymouth 3-2 Iron | Wootton, Morris |
| 2017 | LG 1 PO SF L1 | Millwall 0-0 Iron | |
| 2008 | CHAMP | Iron 3-3 Colchester | Forte, Hayes 2 |
| 1996 | DIV 3 | Iron 3-3 Darlington | Eyre 2, McFarlane |
| 1991 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-1 Darlington | Flounders, Daws |
| 1987 | DIV 4 | Lincoln 1-2 Iron | Flounders 2 |
| 1985 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-2 Mansfield | Cammack 2 |
| 1982 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-2 Bury | Telfer, Cammack |
| 1977 | DIV 4 | Bradford 4-0 Iron | |
| 1963 | DIV 2 | Iron 3-2 Stoke | McGuigan, Kaye, Hodgson |