Remembering past matches played by the Iron on October 3...
Paddy Madden's second half strike helped Scunthorpe United win against Fleetwood Town to lift themselves out of the League One bottom four On This Day in 2015.
Fleetwood almost went ahead when Victor Nirennold teed up David Ball but his shot was tipped over by Luke Daniels.
Madden sealed three points for the hosts with his sixth goal of the season as he fired past Chris Maxwell.
Overall playing record for October 3: Played 14, Won 3, Drawn 2, Lost 9, Scored 19, Conceded 30.
The Iron's full record for October 3 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2015 | LG 1 | Iron 1-0 Fleetwood | Madden |
| 2009 | CHAMP | Plymouth 2-1 Iron | Hooper |
| 1998 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-4 Halifax | |
| 1992 | DIV 3 | Chesterfield 1-2 Iron | Goodacre, White |
| 1987 | DIV 4 | Peterborough 1-1 Iron | Dixon |
| 1984 | DIV 4 | Peterborough 3-1 Iron | Brolly |
| 1981 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-3 Bradford | Grimes |
| 1973 | DIV 4 | Bradford 2-1 Iron | Podd (og) |
| 1970 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-2 Grimsby | Keegan |
| 1967 | DIV 3 | Bury 4-3 Iron | Harney, Colquhoun 2 |
| 1964 | DIV 3 | Mansfield 3-2 Iron | Lawther 2 |
| 1959 | DIV 2 | Middlesbrough 3-1 Iron | Thomas |
| 1957 | DIV 3N | Iron 2-0 Rochdale | Haigh, Stokes |
| 1953 | DIV 3N | Bradford PA 2-2 Iron | Jones, Gregory |