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OTD: August 19

Friday, 19 August 2022Scunthorpe United Admin

Remembering past matches played by the Iron on August 19...

Remembering past matches played by the Iron on August 19...

Former Iron players born on this day: Harry Toffolo (1995).

On this day in 1950, the Iron (a new nickname ahead of the season) played their first-ever game in the league along with Shrewsbury Town with both teams sharing a point to get off the mark in Division Three North.

It was a historic day for United, with the team line-up as follows: Thompson, Barker, Brownsword, Allen, Taylor, McCormick, Mosby, Payne, Gorin, Rees, Boyes.

Overall playing record for August 19: Played 12, Won 2, Drawn 4, Lost 6, Scored 11, Conceded 20.

The Iron's full record for August 19 is as follows:

YEAR	COMPETITION	RESULT	IRON SCORERS
2018	LG 1	Sunderland 3-0 Iron
2017	LG 1	Iron 1-0 Oxford	Morris
2014	LG 1	Iron 0-2 Fleetwood
2006	LG 1	Rotherham 2-1 Iron	Sharp
2000	LD3	Iron 2-0 Kidderminster	Torpey, Graves
1995	LD3	Lincoln City 1-0 Iron
1980	DIV 4	Rochdale 4-0 Iron
1978	DIV 4	Port Vale 2-2 Iron	Wigg, Pilling
1967	DIV 3	Peterborough 1-1 Iron	Barton
1961	DIV 2	Iron 3-3 Brighton	Marriott (pen), Godfrey, Thomas
1950	DIV 3N	Iron 0-0 Shrewsbury

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Friday, 19 August 2022