The Iron completed a domestic early-season double over Tranmere Rovers with a strike which came barely seconds from the full time whistle.
Doug Fletcher converted a Jack Marriott cross in arguably the best move of the entire game, handing United both the points in a deserved win.
It brought the side to a total of seven points from a possible eight, with four of those won against Tranmere. Scunthorpe were less convincing that their 4-1 victory at Prenton Park barely two weeks earlier, but nonetheless ground out the result to maintain their very strong start to the campaign.
| SCUNTHORPE UNITED | 1-0 | TRANMERE ROVERS |
| Fletcher, 90 |
MATCH INFORMATION...
| SCUNTHORPE XI: | Hardwick, Horstead, Brownsword, Marshall, Heward, Bushby, Marriott, Waldock, Fletcher, Haigh, Jones |
| TRANMERE XI: | Harris, Bell, Moore, Heydon, Millington, Charlton, McDevitt, Williams, Dodd, Crossan, Eglington. |
| REFEREE: | Mr A Holland (Barnsley) |
| ATTENDANCE: | 10,480 |
MATCH REPORT...
ONLY 30 SECONDS TO GO, UNITED SNATCH WINNER BUT HOME CROWD WAS DISAPPOINTED
Scan reproduced thanks to permission from the Scunthorpe Telegraph.