Remembering past matches played by the Iron on September 21...
| Former Iron players born on this day: Barrie Ratcliffe (1941), David Verity (1949), Vince Duffy (1962), Kevin Rapley (1977), Darryn Stamp (1978), James Horsfield (1995), Ike Ugbo (1998). |
Etienne Esajas scored the only goal as Scunthorpe overcame Plymouth Argyle for a hard-earned win at home On This Day in 2013.
The highlight of a quiet first half came courtesy of a header from Iron's Niall Canavan which was tipped over by Luke McCormick.
Plymouth started the second half stronger, but Reuben Reid had a goal disallowed for offside.
Scunthorpe finally broke the deadlock when Esajas pounced from close range after Sam Winnall's shot was blocked.
Overall playing record for September 21: Played 14, Won 6, Drawn 2, Lost 6, Scored 17, Conceded 19.
The Iron's full record for September 21 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2019 | LG 2 | Walsall 1-0 Iron | |
| 2013 | LG 1 | Iron 1-0 Plymouth | Esajas |
| 2002 | DIV 3 | Macclesfield 2-3 Iron | Carruthers, Torpey 2 |
| 1996 | DIV 3 | Chester 1-0 Iron | |
| 1991 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Crewe | Hamilton |
| 1985 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-3 Mansfield | |
| 1974 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Hartlepool | Roberts |
| 1973 | DIV 4 | Northampton 2-0 Iron | |
| 1968 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-1 Exeter | Deere, Foley |
| 1963 | DIV 2 | Iron 1-1 Portsmouth | Hodgson |
| 1960 | DIV 2 | Middlesbrough 1-3 Iron | Thomas 2, Bonson |
| 1957 | DIV 3N | Workington 3-2 Iron | Haigh, Fletcher |
| 1955 | DIV 3N | Iron 1-0 Halifax | Davies |
| 1953 | DIV 3N | Hartlepools 2-3 Iron | McGill, Jones |