OTD: August 18

Wednesday, 17 August 2022Scunthorpe United Admin

Remembering past matches played by the Iron on August 18...

Remembering past matches played by the Iron on August 18...

Former Iron players born on this day: Dick White (1931), Jack Hobbs (1988).

Victory for the Iron on this day in 2007 gave them their first three points in the second tier of English football for 43 years.

Burnley were the victims at Glanford Park with both goals coming after the half time interval in the 2-0 win.

Martin Paterson converted Paul Hayes' cutback to put the Iron in front while Jim Goodwin scored with a right-foot strike from the edge of the area.

Burnley had started well, with David Unsworth heading wide, while Joe Murphy saved a Michael Duff header.

Murphy then made a good save late on to save Chris McCann's 30-yard-strike.

Overall playing record for August 18: Played 12, Won 4, Drawn 2, Lost 6, Scored 13, Conceded 18.

The Iron's full record for August 18 is as follows:

YEAR	COMPETITION	RESULT	IRON SCORERS
2012	LG 1	Crawley 3-0 Iron
2009	CHAMP	Iron 0-2 Middlesbrough
2007	CHAMP	Iron 2-0 Burnley	Paterson, Goodwin
2001	DIV 3	Iron 1-2 Bristol Rovers	Quailey
1998	LG CUP R1	Iron 1-1 Blackpool	Forrester
1992	LG CUP R1	Darlington 1-1 Iron	Helliwell
1987	LG CUP R1	Iron 3-1 Hartlepool	Hill, Nicol, Russell
1979	DIV 4	Torquay 3-0 Iron
1972	DIV 3	Tranmere 2-1 Iron	Kirk
1962	DIV 2	Iron 2-1 Southampton	Hodgson, Knapp (og)
1956	DIV 3N	Iron 1-2 Darlington	Brown
1951	DIV 3N	Iron 1-0 Bradford City	Cumner

Scunthorpe United Admin

Wednesday, 17 August 2022