Remembering past matches played by the Iron on September 7...
| Former Iron players born on this day: Monty Brown (1943), Darius Henderson (1981), Peter Till (1985). |
Niall Canavan was the scorer on this day in 2013 as the Iron claimed a point away at Northampton Town.
It was the Iron who made the brighter start in the game, with Canavan failing to beat Matt Duke from six yards after Matt Sparrow's pinpoint free-kick.
But he soon broke the deadlock in the 67th-minute, rising well to head home Hawkridge's deep corner.
The hosts equalised in the 87th minute, Clive Platt poking home after Scunthorpe failed to deal with Lee Collins' pass.
Overall playing record for September 7: Played 15, Won 5, Drawn 3, Lost 7, Scored 17, Conceded 23.
The Iron's full record for September 7 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2019 | LG 2 | Mansfield 2-0 Iron | |
| 2013 | LG 2 | Northampton 1-1 Iron | Canavan |
| 2002 | DIV 3 | Lincoln 1-0 Iron | |
| 1997 | DIV 3 | Notts Co 2-1 Iron | Strodder og |
| 1996 | DIV 3 | Wigan 3-0 Iron | |
| 1991 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Maidstone | Hill, Daws |
| 1986 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-1 Crewe | Johnson, Hunter |
| 1983 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-0 Oxford | |
| 1982 | DIV 4 | Iron 3-0 Stockport | Telfer 2, Cowling |
| 1974 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-1 Reading | |
| 1966 | DIV 3 | Grimsby 7-1 Iron | Bedford |
| 1963 | DIV 2 | Norwich 2-1 Iron | Lawther |
| 1957 | DIV 3N | Gateshead 1-2 Iron | Waldock, Fletcher |
| 1955 | DIV 3N | Iron 1-1 Wrexham | Brown |
| 1953 | DIV 3N | Workington 1-3 Iron | Whitfield 2, Haigh |