Scunthorpe United will travel to face Alfreton Town on Tuesday, July 15th (7.30pm kick-off) as part of their pre-season preparations.
Billy Heath's side has proved to be stern opposition for the Iron over the past two seasons in the Vanarama National League North, with a direct approach which has tested United's resolve in a quartet of recent fixtures.
The most recent meeting came at the Impact Arena in March when Carlton Ubaezuonu and Kian Scales both netted in a memorable and pivotal 2-0 away win, while the reverse fixture at the Attis Arena was a stale and uneventful goalless draw.
Back in 2023-24, the draw came in Derbyshire when Scales was dismissed after four minutes, giving the Iron a mammoth task, but Scunthorpe twice led through Danny Whitehall and Danny Elliott, but were pegged back on both occasions.
In contrast, the encounter on home soil ended in a 1-0 win, with Will Evans netting a last minute winner.
Prior to that match, the two sides met in the FA Cup in November 2008, which resulted in a 4-0 win for Scunthorpe; Ben May, Gary Hooper (two) and Sam Togwell scoring on the day.
Tickets for the encounter can be purchased by clicking here. Please ensure you buy tickets labelled "away fans". For away supporters, entry to the ground is via the Alma Street entrance.
Scunthorpe United can confirm that next week’s scheduled trip to face Crowle Colts will now no longer take place.
The club were made aware of the ongoing work on their playing surface, and having reviewed the pitch at Windsor Park, it was agreed that the likelihood would be that the surface might not be suitable to fulfil the fixture following the recent warm weather which has had a detrimental impact on the fantastic work a number of volunteers had undertaken throughout the close season. We understand Crowle went to great lengths to get the pitch in the best shape possible, but unfortunately the recent high temperatures and lack of rainfall has had a huge impact on this.
We know that Crowle Colts and many supporters may be disappointed by this news, but both clubs agreed that it was in the best interests to cancel the fixture, and the Iron will therefore be playing an alternative fixture on this day, which will be announced in due course.
We would like to thank everyone associated with Crowle Colts for their understanding and communication throughout this process, and wish them all the very best for their first season in the Northern Counties East Football League.
Crowle Colts has advised on the information with regards to refunds for any supporters who had pre-purchased tickets.
Details as below have been published via their own club statement:
"In spite of the financial impact, the Club is offering the following options to supporters who have purchased tickets for the Scunthorpe United fixture:
Full Refund – Ticket price will be refunded in full
Partial Refund – Purchaser can stipulate a percentage of the ticket price they want refunding
Transfer – The ticket can be transferred to another home fixture in the 2025-26 season; anyone taking this option will receive a FREE drink up to the value of £3* (*not applicable to Under 16’s tickets)
Requests must be made via: crowlecoltstickets@gmail.com by 17:00, 15/07/2025 and not through any other channels.
After the above deadline, all purchases will be deemed as “Transfer” as above."
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Supporters are able to purchase tickets directly from the Iron ahead of our pre-season visit to Cleethorpes Town on Saturday, July 12th, 2pm kick-off.
In a repeat of last season’s Lincolnshire Senior Cup final, the Iron will head to the Linden Club in mid-July to take on the Owls once more.
United triumphed to retain the county’s senior competition back in March at Lincoln City’s LNER Stadium, overhauling the side on penalties following a 3-3 draw in normal time, which saw Mark Beck and Carlton Ubaezuonu all find the net before Maison Campbell proved to be the hero from spot kicks as the Iron won 3-0 to lift the trophy for the second consecutive year.
Cleethorpes, meanwhile, are preparing for life in a higher division themselves after emerging as Champions in the Northern Premier League East Division following a massively successful campaign last time out. They will be looking to continue their momentum into this year as they compete in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.
Amongst the team for the Owls is Aaron Braithwaite, who was on dual registration with both sides last season, along with former academy products Dan Gallimore and Curtis Bateson.
Adults will be £10 for the game, with concessions £6 and under-16s £4, and can be purchased directly from the Iron's ticket office, or via sufctickets.com. Please note, all tickets purchased online must be collected from the Attis Arena by 4pm on Friday, July 11th.