The Iron have accumulated 76 points from their opening 71 league fixtures since their admission into the league in 1950.
The most recent victory came three years ago when United overhauled Coventry City 2-1 at the Ricoh Arena, with goals from Stephen Humphrys and Andy Dales.
The most common scoreline is a 1-1 draw, occuring 15 times, while Scunthorpe have won nineteen of their opening games, with a few of those while two points for a win was still in operation.
United's greatest victory came in 1985 when they beat Torquay United 4-0, while they've only once topped four goals by notching five in a 5-2 win over Bristol City in 1964.
No Scunthorpe player has ever scored a hat-trick on the opening league game of the season, but four have braces - the last coming in 1987.
THE RECORD...
| P | W | D | L | F | A | + / - | Pts |
| 71 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 83 | 100 | -17 | 76 |
HOME RECORD...
| P | W | D | L | F | A | + / - |
| 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 36 | 14 |
THE HISTORY...
| SEASON/DATE | DIV | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2020-21 - Sat Sep 12 | LG 2 | Iron 1-1 Newport County | Loft |
| 2019-20 - Sat Aug 3 | LG 2 | Iron 0-2 Swindon Town | |
| 2018-19 - Sat Aug 4 | LG 1 | Coventry City 1-2 Iron | Humphrys, Dales |
| 2017-18 - Sat Aug 5 | LG 1 | Iron 1-1 AFC Wimbledon | Townsend |
| 2016-17 - Sat Aug 6 | LG 1 | Iron 3-1 Bristol Rovers | Van Veen, Morris, Wootton |
| 2015-16 - Sat Aug 8 | LG 1 | Burton Albion 2-1 Iron | Goode |
| 2014-15 - Sat Aug 9 | LG 1 | Swindon Town 3-1 Iron | Madden |
| 2013-14 - Sat Aug 3 | LG 2 | Iron 2-0 Mansfield Town | Sparrow, Winnall |
| 2012-13 - Sat Aug 18 | LG 1 | Crawley Town 3-0 Iron | |
| 2011-12 - Sat Aug 6 | LG 1 | Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Iron | Nelson |
| 2010-11 - Sat Aug 7 | CHAMP | Reading 1-2 Iron | Thompson, Jones |
| 2009-10 - Sat Aug 8 | CHAMP | Cardiff City 4-0 Iron | |
| 2008-09 - Sat Aug 9 | LG 1 | Iron 1-2 Leeds United | Hooper |
| 2007-08 - Sat Aug 11 | CHAMP | Charlton Athletic 1-1 Iron | Iriekpen |
| 2006-07 - Sat Aug 5 | LG 1 | Bristol City 1-0 Iron | |
| 2005-06 - Sat Aug 6 | LG 1 | Brentford 2-0 Iron | |
| 2004-05 - Sat Aug 7 | LG 2 | Iron 3-1 Rochdale | Taylor, Hayes, Sparrow |
| 2003-04 - Sat Aug 9 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-2 Bristol Rovers | Beagrie |
| 2002-03 - Sat Aug 10 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-1 Wrexham | Calvo-Garcia |
| 2001-02 - Sat Aug 11 | DIV 3 | Kidderminster Harriers 1-0 Iron | |
| 2000-01 - Sat Aug 12 | DIV 3 | Macclesfield Town 0-1 Iron | Hodges |
| 1999-00 - Sat Aug 17 | DIV 2 | Wigan Athletic 3-0 Iron | |
| 1998-99 - Sat Aug 8 | DIV 3 | Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Iron | Forrester |
| 1997-98 - Sat Aug 9 | DIV 3 | Peterborough United 0-1 Iron | Forrester |
| 1996-97 - Sat Aug 17 | DIV 3 | Leyton Orient 0-1 Iron | Clarkson |
| 1995-96 - Sat Aug 12 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-2 Cambridge United | Eyre |
| 1994-95 - Sat Aug 13 | DIV 3 | Barnet 1-2 Iron | Henderson, Juryeff |
| 1993-94 - Sat Aug 14 | DIV 3 | Wigan Athletic 0-2 Iron | Mudd, Smith |
| 1992-93 - Sat Aug 22 | DIV 3 | Halifax Town 0-0 Iron | |
| 1991-92 - Sat Aug 17 | DIV 4 | Gillingham 4-0 Iron | |
| 1990-91 - Sat Aug 25 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Blackpool | Flounders, Hamilton |
| 1989-90 - Sat Aug 19 | DIV 4 | Lincoln City 1-0 Iron | |
| 1988-89 - Sat Aug 27 | DIV 4 | Iron 3-1 Hereford United | Cowling, Daws, Taylor |
| 1987-88 - Sat Aug 15 | DIV 4 | Iron 3-0 Tranmere Rovers | Russell, Flounders (2) |
| 1986-87 - Sat Aug 23 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-2 Northampton Town | Cammack, Hunter |
| 1985-86 - Sat Aug 17 | DIV 4 | Iron 4-0 Torquay United | Graham, Broddle, Cammack, Green |
| 1984-85 - Sat Aug 25 | DIV 4 | Chester City 1-1 Iron | Whitehead |
| 1983-84 - Sat Aug 27 | DIV 3 | Port Vale 0-0 Iron | |
| 1982-83 - Sat Aug 28 | DIV 4 | Hartlepool United 0-0 Iron | |
| 1981-82 - Sat Aug 29 | DIV 4 | Northampton Town 1-1 Iron | Green |
| 1980-81 - Sat Aug 16 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-2 Aldershot | Grimes, Cammack |
| 1979-80 - Sat Aug 18 | DIV 4 | Torquay United 3-0 Iron | |
| 1978-79 - Sat Aug 19 | DIV 4 | Port Vale 2-2 Iron | Wigg, Pilling |
| 1977-78 - Sat Aug 20 | DIV 4 | Southport 1-1 Iron | Lumby |
| 1976-77 - Sat Aug 21 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-1 Rochdale | |
| 1975-76 - Sat Aug 16 | DIV 4 | Darlington 2-0 Iron | |
| 1974-75 - Sat Aug 17 | DIV 4 | Workington 1-1 Iron | Davidson |
| 1973-74 - Sat Aug 25 | DIV 4 | Lincoln City 1-0 Iron | |
| 1972-73 - Sat Aug 12 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-0 Swansea City | Davidson |
| 1971-72 - Sat Aug 14 | DIV 4 | Grimsby Town 4-1 Iron | Fletcher |
| 1970-71 - Sat Aug 15 | DIV 4 | Exeter City 1-1 Iron | Keegan |
| 1969-70 - Sat Aug 9 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-3 Chester City | Rusling, Deere |
| 1968-69 - Sat Aug 10 | DIV 4 | Rochdale 3-2 Iron | Kerr, Deere |
| 1967-68 - Sat Aug 19 | DIV 3 | Peterborough United 1-1 Iron | Barton |
| 1966-67 - Sat Aug 20 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-2 Gillingham | Thomas |
| 1965-66 - Sat Aug 21 | DIV 3 | Hull City 3-2 Iron | Brown, Hutton |
| 1964-65 - Sat Aug 22 | DIV 3 | Iron 5-2 Bristol City | Lawther (2), Sloan (2), Kirkman |
| 1963-64 - Sat Aug 24 | DIV 2 | Swindon Town 3-0 Iron | |
| 1962-63 - Sat Aug 18 | DIV 2 | Iron 2-1 Southampton | Hodgson, Knapp (og) |
| 1961-62 - Sat Aug 19 | DIV 2 | Iron 3-3 Brighton & Hove Albion | Marriott, Godfrey, Thomas |
| 1960-61 - Sat Aug 20 | DIV 2 | Charlton Athletic 1-1 Iron | Thomas |
| 1959-60 - Sat Aug 22 | DIV 2 | Iron 1-1 Bristol City | Brownsword |
| 1958-59 - Sat Aug 23 | DIV 2 | Iron 1-1 Ipswich Town | Davis |
| 1957-58 - Sat Aug 24 | DIV 3 | Chesterfield 1-1 Iron | Marriott |
| 1956-57 - Sat Aug 18 | DIV3N | Iron 1-2 Darlington | Brown |
| 1955-56 - Sat Aug 20 | DIV3N | Bradford Park Avenue 2-0 Iron | |
| 1954-55 - Sat Aug 21 | DIV3N | Iron 2-2 Halifax Town | Haigh (2) |
| 1953-54 - Sat Aug 22 | DIV3N | Grimsby Town 0-1 Iron | Gregory |
| 1952-53 - Sat Aug 23 | DIV3N | Barrow 2-1 Iron | Mynard |
| 1951-52 - Sat Aug 18 | DIV3N | Iron 1-0 Bradford City | Cumner |
| 1950-51 - Sat Aug 19 | DIV3N | Iron 0-0 Shrewsbury Town |
THE SCORELINE FREQUENCY...
| RESULT | FREQUENCY |
| 0-0 | 4 |
| 1-0 | 6 |
| 2-0 | 3 |
| 3-0 | 1 |
| 4-0 | 1 |
| 0-1 | 5 |
| 0-2 | 4 |
| 0-3 | 4 |
| 0-4 | 2 |
| 1-1 | 15 |
| 2-1 | 4 |
| 3-1 | 3 |
| 1-2 | 8 |
| 1-3 | 1 |
| 1-4 | 1 |
| 2-2 | 4 |
| 2-3 | 3 |
| 3-3 | 1 |
| 5-2 | 1 |