| Former Iron players born on this day: Steve Earl (1956), Alex Morfaw (1987). |
Sam Winnall netted for the Iron on this day in 2013, but Scunthorpe couldn't hang on for all three points.
The striker put United ahead inside two minutes, while Justin Edinburgh's side went close to levelling early in the second half when Lee Minshull's header was tipped away by Iron keeper Sam Slocombe.
Newport deservedly levelled when defender Hughes hammered the ball home from a corner.
Overall playing record for August 31: Played 13, Won 3, Drawn 5, Lost 5, Scored 18, Conceded 18.
The Iron's full record for August 31 is as follows:
The Iron's full record for August 31 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2019 | LG 2 | Iron 0-1 Carlisle | |
| 2013 | LG 2 | Iron 1-1 Newport | Winnall |
| 2002 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-2 Bristol R | Dawson, Carruthers |
| 1998 | DIV 3 | Swansea 1-2 Iron | Eyre, Forrester |
| 1996 | DIV 3 | Brighton 1-1 Iron | Eyre |
| 1993 | DIV 3 | Walsall 0-0 Iron | |
| 1991 | DIV 4 | Blackpool 2-1 Iron | Buckley |
| 1987 | DIV 4 | Wolves 4-1 Iron | Flounders |
| 1985 | DIV 4 | Peterborough 1-0 Iron | |
| 1984 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-2 Colchester | Cammack, Cowling |
| 1974 | DIV 4 | Bradford 3-0 Iron | |
| 1957 | DIV 3N | Iron 5-0 Darlington | Marriott 2, Waldock 2, Fletcher |
| 1955 | DIV 3N | Iron 3-0 Mansfield | Gregory 2, Plummer og |
