Remembering past matches played by the Iron on January 31...
| Former Iron players born on this day: Ian Davidson (1947), Gareth Sheldon (1980), Akpo Sodje (1981). |
Tom Hopper scored twice as Scunthorpe won 4-1 at Leyton Orient On This Day in 2015.
Liam O'Neil put the Iron ahead with a curling shot past Gary Woods, who was beaten again when he flapped at Gary McSheffrey's ball into the box.
But Hopper completed the win 10 minutes from time after O'Neil's sublime pass.
Overall playing record for January 31: Played 8, Won 5, Drawn 0, Lost 3, Scored 18, Conceded 7.
The Iron's full record for January 31 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2015 | LG 1 | Orient 1-4 Iron | O'Neil, McSheffrey, Hopper (2) |
| 2009 | LG 1 | Millwall 1-2 Iron | Hooper (2) |
| 1987 | DIV 4 | Iron 6-0 Tranmere | Hunter, Lister, De Mange, Johnson, Broddle (2) |
| 1986 | DIV 4 | Tranmere 2-1 Iron | Hawley |
| 1981 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Bradford | Cammack |
| 1970 | DIV 4 | Chesterfield 2-1 Iron | Cassidy |
| 1959 | DIV 2 | Iron 2-0 Orient | Harburn, Waldock |
| 1953 | DIV 3N | Iron 1-2 Port Vale | Mosby |