Remembering past matches played by the Iron on October 3...
| Former Iron players born on this day: Jimmy Gordon (1955), Ron Green (1956), Max Nicholson (1971), Matt Sparrow (1981), Bondz N’Gala (1989), Jake Eastwood (1996). |
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.
Overall playing record for October 3: Played 15, Won 4, Drawn 2, Lost 9, Scored 21, Conceded 31.
The Iron's full record for October 3 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2017 | FLT GS | Iron 2-1 Grimsby | Hopper 2 |
| 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 |