As we get ready to visit Oldham Athletic on Boxing Day, we look back at three memorable past encounters and our full record versus the Latics.
IRON VICTORIOUS IN THIS FIXTURE LAST TERM
Oldham Athletic 0-2 Iron
Saturday, November 14th, 2020
The Iron ended a run of defeats by beating Oldham 2-0 at Boundary Park last season.
After losing their previous five games in League Two and eight in all competitions, the Iron triumphed thanks to two second-half strikes.
Oldham went close early on when Dylan Bahamboula dribbled through before seeing an angled strike well saved by Mark Howard.
Scunthorpe replied when defender Jacob Bedeau's looping header was nodded off the line by Danny Rowe, then Abo Eisa forced Oldham goalkeeper Ian Lawlor into a terrific save when he dived to keep out a low, well-struck effort.
Shortly before the interval, Lawlor was superb again as he produced an instinctive stop to keep out Ryan Loft's scissor-kick.
Scunthorpe struck on the hour mark when an unmarked Bedeau controlled Kevin Van Veen's cross before tucking neatly past Lawlor.
Oldham almost levelled with 13 minutes left when Rowe's goal-bound strike was deflected off target by his team-mate, sub Bobby Grant.
Van Veen crashed home from 25 yards with 12 minutes left after latching on to Loft's smart back-heel.
VAN VEEN NETS MEMORABLE GOAL IN 2015
Oldham Athletic 2-4 Iron
Saturday, October 10th, 2015
The Iron earned their first away win of the 2015-16 season as Oldham suffered their first loss under manager David Dunn.
Gary McSheffrey had already hit the post before he poked home Paddy Madden's cross but Liam Kelly soon levelled from close range.
Dominic Poleon restored the visitors' lead before Tommy Rowe's deflected effort made it 2-2 before half-time.
Madden's close-range finish after a blocked header and substitute Kevin van Veen's superb solo effort wrapped up the win.
IRON AND LATICS PLAY TOP OF THE TABLE CRACKER IN 2007
Iron 1-1 Oldham Athletic
Saturday, January 13th, 2007
Oldham's Gary McDonald snatched an equaliser four minutes injury time to cruelly deny nine-man Scunthorpe.
The Iron went ahead against their fellow League One promotion contenders after 54 minutes when Ian Morris' cross was headed into his own net by Oldham's Sean Gregan.
They then had Cliff Byrne sent off after 61 minutes for a foul on Chris Taylor, and Cleveland Taylor went three minutes later for a second yellow card.
Ref Darren Deadman also showed nine yellow cards before McDonald scrambled home the leveller.
FULL RECORD
| SEASON/DATE | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2020-21 - Tue 16 Mar | LG 2 | Iron 1-1 Oldham | Hallam |
| 2020-21 - Sat 14 Nov | LG 2 | Oldham 0-2 Iron | Bedeau, van Veen |
| 2019-20 - Wed 1 Jan | LG 1 | Oldham 0-2 Iron | Eisa, Lund |
| 2019-20 - Tue 17 Sep | LG 1 | Iron 2-2 Oldham | Lund, van Veen |
| 2018-18 - Sat 3 Mar | LG 1 | Iron 0-2 Oldham | |
| 2017-18 - Sat 28 Oct | LG 1 | Oldham 2-3 Iron | Hopper, Morris, Holmes |
| 2016-17 - Sat 19 Nov | LG 1 | Iron 1-0 Oldham | Wiseman |
| 2016-17 - Tue 18 Oct | LG 1 | Oldham 2-0 Iron | |
| 2015-16 - Sat 27 Feb | LG 1 | Iron 1-1 Oldham | Wootton |
| 2015-16 - Sat 10 Oct | LG 1 | Oldham 2-4 Iron | McSheffrey, Rowe, Madden, van Veen |
| 2014-15 - Sat 7 Feb | LG 1 | Iron 0-1 Oldham | |
| 2014-15 - Sat 27 Sep | LG 1 | Oldham 3-2 Iron | Boyce, Fallon |
| 2012-13 - Tue 1 Jan | LG 1 | Iron 2-2 Oldham | Canavan, Duffy |
| 2012-13 - Tue 18 Sep | LG 1 | Oldham 1-1 Iron | Clarke |
| 2011-12 - Tue 6 Mar | LG 1 | Oldham 1-2 Iron | Mirfin, Thompson |
| 2011-12 - Tue 4 Oct | FLT R2 | Iron 0-1 Oldham | |
| 2011-12 - Tue 16 Aug | L1 | Iron 1-2 Oldham | Dagnall |
| 2010-11 - Tue 10 Aug | LG CUP R1 | Iron 2-1 Oldham | Forte, Woolford |
| 2008-09 - Tue 27 Jan | L1 | Iron 2-0 Oldham | McCann, Hooper |
| 2008-09 - Tue 28 Oct | L1 | Oldham 3-0 Iron | |
| 2006-07 - Sat 13 Jan | L1 | Iron 1-1 Oldham | Gregan (og) |
| 2006-07 - Sat 9 Sep | L1 | Oldham 1-0 Iron | |
| 2005-06 - Sat 6 May | L1 | Oldham 1-1 Iron | Sharp |
| 2005-06 - Sat 29 Oct | L1 | Iron 4-2 Oldham | Butler, Sharp 2, Crosby |
| 2003-04 - Tue 12 Aug | LG CUP R1 | Iron 2-1 Oldham | Hayes 2 |
| 1999-00 - Sat 25 Mar | DIV 2 | Iron 1-2 Oldham | Quailey |
| 1999-00 - Sun 26 Dec | DIV 2 | Oldham 1-1 Iron | Hope |
| 1972-73 - Tue 13 Mar | DIV 3 | Iron 0-0 Oldham | |
| 1972-73 - Tue 24 Oct | DIV 3 | Oldham 3-0 Iron | |
| 1970-71 - Tue 6 Oct | DIV 4 | Oldham 1-1 Iron | Davidson |
| 1970-71 - Tue 1 Sep | DIV 4 | Iron 2-3 Oldham | Lindsey, Heath |
| 1969-70 - Sat 27 Dec | DIV 4 | Iron 2-1 Oldham | Davidson, Cassidy |
| 1969-70 - Sat 30 Aug | DIV 4 | Oldham 1-3 Iron | Deere, Davidson, Cassidy |
| 1967-68 - Sat 3 Feb | DIV 3 | Iron 2-0 Oldham | Sloan, Foley |
| 1967-68 - Sat 23 Sep | DIV 3 | Oldham 3-4 Iron | Barton, Sloan 2, Horstead |
| 1966-67 - Tue 15 Nov | DIV 3 | Iron 1-1 Oldham | Colquhoun |
| 1966-67 - Tue 18 Oct | DIV 3 | Oldham 2-0 Iron | |
| 1965-66 - Sat 26 Mar | DIV 3 | Iron 1-1 Oldham | Bedford |
| 1965-66 - Sat 2 Oct | DIV 3 | Oldham 1-3 Iron | Barton, Bedford, Colquhoun |
| 1964-65 - Fri 12 Mar | DIV 3 | Iron 1-1 Oldham | Brown |
| 1964-65 - Sat 31 Oct | DIV 3 | Oldham 2-1 Iron | Lawther |
| 1957-58 - Sat 22 Feb | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 1-1 Oldham | Waldock |
| 1957-58 - Sat 23 Nov | DIV 3 (N) | Oldham 2-1 Iron | Davis |
| 1956-57 - Sat 27 Apr | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 0-0 Oldham | |
| 1956-57 - Sat 20 Apr | DIV 3 (N) | Oldham 1-1 Iron | Fletcher |
| 1955-56 - Sat 24 Dec | DIV 3 (N) | Oldham 2-1 Iron | Jones |
| 1955-56 - Sat 27 Aug | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 2-1 Oldham | Haigh, Callaghan |
| 1954-55 - Mon 11 Apr | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 6-1 Oldham | Brown 2, Hubbard 2, Gregory 2 |
| 1954-55 - Fri 8 Apr | DIV 3 (N) | Oldham 1-1 Iron | Hubbard |
| 1952-53 - Sat 18 Apr | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 1-1 Oldham | Bushby |
| 1952-53 - Sat 29 Nov | DIV 3 (N) | Oldham 0-1 Iron | Daley |
| 1951-52 - Sat 29 Dec | DIV 3 (N) | Oldham 2-0 Iron | |
| 1951-52 - Sat 1 Sep | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 2-2 Oldham | Cumner, Wallace |
| 1950-51 - Tue 12 Sep | DIV 3 (N) | Oldham 3-4 Iron | Gorin 2, Whitfield, Mosby |
| 1950-51 - Wed 6 Sep | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 1-0 Oldham | Whitfield |
Our full record against Oldham Athletic is as follows:
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| Home | 29 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 30 |
| Away | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 41 |
| TOTAL | 55 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 83 | 71 |