Remembering past matches played by the Iron on April 25...
| Former Iron players born on this day: Peter Barley (1936), Nigel Pepper (1968), Nicky Banger (1971). On this day fact: Joe Neenan made his debut for the club in a 3-0 home win over Northampton in 1980. |
Our last win On This Day came in 2015 when we defeated Gillingham 2-1 at home.
Gary McSheffrey's winner secured League One survival for Scunthorpe in a match held up for 27 minutes because of torrential rain.
Hakeeb Adelakun made it 1-1 with a shot on the turn, before McSheffrey took on Paddy Madden's pass to score.
Referee Andy Haines took the players off as the pitch became waterlogged, with Gills keeper Glenn Morris saving well from Madden after the restart.
Overall playing record for April 25: Played 13, Won 4, Drawn 4, Lost 5, Scored 18, Conceded 20.
The Iron's full record for April 25 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2015 | LG 1 | Iron 2-1 Gillingham | Adelakun, McSheffrey |
| 2011 | CHAMP | Iron 1-2 Millwall | O'Connor |
| 1998 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-1 Exeter | D'Auria, Harsley |
| 1992 | DIV 4 | Hereford 1-2 Iron | Helliwell (2) |
| 1987 | DIV 4 | Exeter 0-0 Iron | |
| 1980 | DIV 4 | Iron 3-0 Northampton | Stewart, Cammack (2) |
| 1978 | DIV 4 | Swansea 3-1 Iron | Oates |
| 1972 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Southend | Kirk |
| 1968 | DIV 3 | Torquay 2-1 Iron | Heath |
| 1964 | DIV 2 | Huddersfield 3-2 Iron | Ellis (2) |
| 1961 | DIV 2 | Leeds 2-2 Iron | Godfrey, Thorpe |
| 1959 | DIV 2 | Iron 0-3 Huddersfield | |
| 1953 | DIV 3N | Bradford PA 1-1 Iron | Brown |
