A list of Iron milestones
The records that stand
FIRST FOOTBALL LEAGUE GAME
Division Three North - August 19, 1950 v Shrewsbury Town - D0-0
LINE-UP: Thompson, Barker, Brownsword, Allen, Taylor, McCormick, Mosby, Payne, Gorin, Rees, Boyes.
8-1 v Luton Town - Division Three - April 24, 1965
LINE-UP: Sidebottom, Horstead, Hemstead, Smith, Neale, Lindsey, Bramley (1), Scott, Thomas (5), Mahy (1), Wilson (1).
8-1 v Torquay United - Division Three - October 28, 1995
LINE-UP: Samways, Housham, Wilson, Ford (1), Knill (1), Hope (Nicholson), Thornber, Bullimore (Walsh), McFarlane (4) (Young), Eyre (2), Paterson.
RECORD CUP VICTORY
9-0 v Boston United - FA Cup Round One - November 21, 1953
LINE-UP: Malan, Hubbard, Brownsword, Sharpe, White, Busby, Mosby (1), Haigh (3), Whitfield (2), Gregory (1), Merfyn Jones (2)
RECORD DEFEAT
0-8 v Carlisle United - Division Three North - December 25, 1952
MOST LEAGUE POINTS
(2 for a win) - 66 - Division Three North - 1956/57 and 1957/58
(3 for a win) - 91 - League One - 2006/07
MOST LEAGUE GOALS
88 - Division Three North - 1957/58
HIGHEST LEAGUE SCORER IN A SEASON
Barrie Thomas - 31 goals - Division Two - 1961/62
Interestingly, Thomas had reached this figure by January of the campaign when he was transferred to Newcastle United.
Billy Sharp - 30 goals - League One - 2006/07
Sharp incidentally hit 32 goals for the campaign, but netted one goal in the FA Cup and one in the League Cup.
MOST LEAGUE GOALS IN TOTAL
Steve Cammack - 110 goals - 1979-81, 1981-86
MOST LEAGUE GOALS IN ONE MATCH
5 - Barrie Thomas v Luton Town - Division Three - April 24, 1965
MOST CAPPED PLAYER
Grant McCann - 12 caps - Northern Ireland
MOST LEAGUE APPEARANCES
597 - Jack Brownsword - 1950-65
YOUNGEST PLAYER (IN ALL COMPETITIONS)
16 years, 36 days - Harvey Cribb v Sutton United - February 26, 2022
RECORD TRANSFER FEE RECEIVED
£2.5m - Gary Hooper to Celtic - August 2010
RECORD TRANSFER FEE PAID
£700,000 - Rob Jones from Hibernian - July 2009
Sequences
A look at the sequences through the clubs history...
LONGEST SEQUENCE OF LEAGUE WINS
SEVEN from 27/01/07 to 03/03/07
27/01/07 v Millwall (H) - W3-0
05/02/07 v Bristol City (H) - W1-0
17/02/07 v Rotherham United (H) - W1-0
20/02/07 v Swansea City (A) - W2-0
24/02/07 v Gillingham (H) - W3-1
27/02/07 v Crewe Alexandra (A) - W3-1
03/03/07 v Brentford (A) - W2-0
LONGEST SEQUENCE OF HOME LEAGUE WINS
SEVEN from 28/03/16 to 10/09/16
28/03/16 v Swindon Town (H) - W6-0
09/04/16 v Burton Albion (H) - W1-0
19/04/16 v Bury (H) - W2-1
30/04/16 v Port Vale (H) - W1-0
06/08/16 v Bristol Rovers (H) - W3-1
20/08/16 v Gillingham (H) - W5-0
10/09/16 v Southend United (H) - W4-0
LONGEST SEQUENCE OF LEAGUE DEFEATS
EIGHT from 29/11/97 to 20/01/98
29/11/97 v Brighton & Hove Albion (H) - L0-2
13/12/97 v Scarborough (H) - L1-3
20/12/97 v Darlington (A) - L0-1
26/12/97 v Notts County (H) - L1-2
28/12/97 v Chester City (A) - L0-1
10/01/98 v Peterborough United (H) - L1-3
17/01/98 v Mansfield Town (A) - L0-1
20/01/98 v Macclesfield Town (A) - L0-2
LONGEST SEQUENCE OF LEAGUE DRAWS
SIX from 02/01/84 to 25/02/84
02/01/84 v Brentford (H) - D4-4
21/01/84 v Bolton Wanderers (A) - D0-0
03/02/84 v Southend United (A) - D0-0
10/02/84 v Newport County (H) - D3-3
18/02/84 v Wimbledon (A) - D1-1
25/02/84 v Bristol Rovers (H) - D2-2
LONGEST SEQUENCE OF UNBEATEN MATCHES
TWENTY-EIGHT from 23/11/13 to 21/04/14
23/11/13 v Portsmouth (A) - W2-1
26/11/13 v Rochdale (A) - W4-0
30/11/13 v Torquay United (H) - W3-1
14/12/13 v Wycombe Wanderers (A) - D1-1
21/12/13 v Morecambe (H) - W2-0
26/12/13 v Bury (A) - D2-2
29/12/13 v Oxford United (A) - W2-0
01/01/14 v Rochdale (H) - W3-0
11/01/14 v Mansfield Town (A) - W2-0
18/01/14 v AFC Wimbledon (H) - D0-0
25/01/14 v Dagenham & Redbridge (A) - D3-3
27/01/14 v Fleetwood Town (H) - D0-0
01/02/14 v Hartlepool United (A) - D0-0
08/02/14 v Chesterfield (A) - D1-1
14/02/14 v Accrington Stanley (A) - W3-2
22/02/14 v Portsmouth (H) - W5-1
25/02/14 v Bristol Rovers (H) - D1-1
01/03/14 v Newport County (A) - D2-2
08/03/14 v Northampton Town (H) - D1-1
11/03/14 v Southend United (H) - D2-2
15/03/14 v Plymouth Argyle (A) - W2-0
22/03/14 v Burton Albion (H) - W1-0
25/03/14 v Cheltenham Town (A) - W2-0
29/03/14 v Wycombe Wanderers (H) - D0-0
05/04/14 v Torquay United (A) - W1-0
12/04/14 v Bury (H) - D2-2
18/04/14 v Morecambe (A) - D1-1
21/04/14 v Oxford United (H) - W1-0
LONGEST SEQUENCE OF HOME UNBEATEN MATCHES
TWENTY-SIX from 28/12/15 to 28/01/17
28/12/15 v Rochdale - D1-1
02/01/16 v Wigan Athletic - D1-1
23/01/16 v Colchester United - W3-0
13/02/16 v Southend United - W1-0
27/02/16 v Oldham Athletic - D1-1
05/03/16 v Gillingham - D0-0
08/03/16 v Doncaster Rovers - W2-0
19/03/16 v Chesterfield - D1-1
28/03/16 v Swindon Town - W6-0
09/04/16 v Burton Albion - W1-0
19/04/16 v Bury - W2-1
30/04/16 v Port Vale - W1-0
06/08/16 v Bristol Rovers - W3-1
20/08/16 v Gillingham - W5-0
10/09/16 v Southend United - W4-0
20/09/16 v Charlton Athletic - D0-0
24/09/16 v Sheffield United - D2-2
08/10/16 v Northampton Town - D1-1
15/10/16 v Milton Keynes Dons - W2-1
29/10/16 v Swindon Town - W4-1
19/11/16 v Oldham Athletic - W1-0
26/11/16 v Oxford United - D1-1
17/12/16 v Millwall - W3-0
02/01/17 v Peterborough United - D1-1
07/01/17 v Bury - W3-2
28/01/17 v Port Vale - W3-2
LONGEST SEQUENCE WITHOUT A LEAGUE WIN
FOURTEEN from 22/03/75 to 06/09/75
22/03/75 v Reading (A) - D1-1
28/03/75 v Hartlepool United (A) - L0-1
01/04/75 v Lincoln City (H) - D1-1
05/04/75 v Rotherham United (A) - L2-3
08/04/75 v Southport (A) - L0-1
12/04/75 v Chester City (H) - L1-3
15/04/75 v Brentford (H) - L1-2
19/04/75 v Cambridge United (A) - L0-2
21/04/75 v Mansfield Town (A) - L0-7
26/04/75 v Stockport County (H) - D0-0
16/08/75 v Darlington (A) - L0-2
23/08/75 v Exeter City (H) - L0-1
30/08/75 v Newport County (A) - D0-0
06/09/75 v Huddersfield Town (H) - L0-1
SUCCESSIVE SCORING RUNS
TWENTY-FOUR from 13/01/07 to 01/09/07
13/01/07 v Oldham Athletic (H) - D1-1
16/01/07 v Cheltenham Town (A) - D1-1
20/01/07 v Doncaster Rovers (A) - D2-2
27/01/07 v Millwall (H) - W3-0
05/02/07 v Bristol City (H) - W1-0
17/02/07 v Rotherham United (H) - W1-0
20/02/07 v Swansea City (A) - W2-0
24/02/07 v Gillingham (H) - W3-1
27/02/07 v Crewe Alexandra (A) - W3-1
03/03/07 v Brentford (A) - W2-0
10/03/07 v Nottingham Forest (H) - D1-1
17/03/07 v Brighton & Hove Albion (A) - D1-1
24/03/07 v Leyton Orient (A) - D2-2
31/03/07 v Bradford City (H) - W2-0
06/04/07 v Yeovil Town (H) - W1-0
09/04/07 v Northampton Town (A) - L1-2
14/04/07 v Huddersfield Town (H) - W2-0
21/04/07 v Tranmere Rovers (A) - W2-0
28/04/07 v Blackpool (A) - L1-3
05/05/07 v Carlisle United (H) - W3-0
11/08/07 v Charlton Athletic (A) - D1-1
18/08/07 v Burnley (H) - W2-0
25/08/07 v Bristol City (A) - L1-2
01/09/07 v Sheffield United (H) - W3-2
SUCCESSIVE NON-SCORING RUNS
SEVEN from 19/04/75 to 06/09/75
19/04/75 v Cambridge United (A) - L0-2
21/04/75 v Mansfield Town (A) - L0-7
26/04/75 v Stockport County (H) - D0-0
16/08/75 v Darlington (A) - L0-2
23/08/75 v Exeter City (H) - L0-1
30/08/75 v Newport County (A) - D0-0
06/09/75 v Huddersfield Town (H) - L0-1