OTD: August 26

Remembering past matches played by the Iron on August 26...

Former Iron players born on this day: Bill Ormond (1926), Kenny Milne (1979), Mamadou Seck (1979), Devarn Green (1996).

Scunthorpe moved to the top of League One, if only for a few hours, as a result of their narrow win over Southend on this day in 2005.

Scunthorpe's incisive football brought them reward in the 36th minute when Matt Sparrow played the ball into the box from the right, Billy Sharp allowed it to run through and Ian Baraclough tucked away in fine style.

They held out for a 1-0 victory at Glanford Park, and it is one of eight victories on August 26.

12 months on, United had John Mousinho to thank for an inadvertant header past his own 'keeper against Brentford to give them a point at Glanford Park.

Then, in 2017, United won 4-0 against Plymouth Argyle at Home Park, with Paddy Madden (2), Tom Hopper and Josh Morris scoring.

Overall playing record for August 26: Played 21, Won 9, Drawn 6, Lost 6, Scored 29, Conceded 22.

The Iron's full record for August 26 is as follows:

YEAR	COMPETITION	RESULT	IRON SCORERS
2017	LG 1	Plymouth 0-4 Iron	Madden 2, Hopper, Morris
2014	LG CUP R2	Iron 0-1 Reading
2006	LG 1	Iron 1-1 Brentford	Mousinho (og)
2005	LG 1	Iron 1-0 Southend	Baraclough
2003	DIV 3	Mansfield 5-0 Iron
2002	DIV 3	Rushden 2-0 Iron
2000	DIV 3	Rochdale 3-2 Iron	Sheldon, Hodges
1997	LG CUP R1	Iron 2-1 Scarborough	Calvo-Garcia 2
1995	DIV 3	Iron 2-0 Barnet	Thomas (og), McFarlane
1989	DIV 4	Iron 0-1 Rochdale
1987	LG CUP R1	Hartlepool 0-1 Iron	Johnson
1986	LG CUP R1	Iron 2-0 Darlington	Lister, Hill
1985	DIV 4	Iron 1-1 Wrexham	Broddle
1977	DIV 4	Iron 0-0 Bournemouth
1972	DIV 3	Iron 1-1 Wrexham	Deere
1969	DIV 4	Iron 2-0 Bradford PA	Rusling, Keegan
1968	DIV 4	Colchester 0-4 Iron	Kerr 2, Heath, Deere
1964	DIV 3	Gillingham 0-0 Iron
1961	DIV 2	Bury 4-1 Iron	Gibson
1957	DIV 3N	Tranmere 1-4 Iron	Waldock 3, Fletcher
1950	DIV 3N	Mansfield 1-1 Iron	Whitfield