| Former Iron players born on this day: Christian Sansam (1975). |
Scunthorpe strengthened their promotion challenge with a comfortable victory over managerless Hartlepool in 2008.
Grant McCann gave Scunthorpe the lead in the 32nd minute, direct from a 25-yard free kick.
The home side made it 2-0 early in the second half when Gary Hooper did well under pressure to steer a right-foot shot past keeper Arran Lee-Barrett.
In the 89th minute sub Paul Hayes made it 3-0 when he converted a penalty after Ben May had been pulled down.
Overall playing record for December 26: Played 56, Won 20, Drawn 16, Lost 19, Scored 67, Conceded 81.
The Iron's full record for December 26 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2021 | LG 2 | Oldham 1-3 Iron | Loft 2, Hippolyte |
| 2020 | LG 2 | Iron 2-3 Mansfield | Rawson (og), McAtee |
| 2019 | LG 2 | Iron 0-2 Walsall | |
| 2018 | LG 1 | Iron 0-2 Luton | |
| 2017 | LG 1 | Blackpool 2-3 Iron | Hopper, Holmes, Adelakun |
| 2016 | LG 1 | Bradford 0-0 Iron | |
| 2015 | LG 1 | Doncaster 0-1 Iron | Madden |
| 2014 | LG 1 | Iron 2-1 Rochdale | O'Neil, Madden |
| 2013 | LG 2 | Bury 2-2 Iron | Winnall 2 |
| 2012 | LG 1 | Sheff Utd 3-0 Iron | |
| 2011 | LG 1 | Iron 1-3 Bury | O'Connor |
| 2009 | CHAMP | Middlesbrough 3-0 Iron | |
| 2008 | LG 1 | Iron 3-0 Hartlepool | McCann, Hooper, Hayes |
| 2007 | CHAMP | Preston 0-1 Iron | Paterson |
| 2006 | LG 1 | Iron 1-0 Chesterfield | Sharp |
| 2005 | LG 1 | Iron 2-2 Chesterfield | Baraclough, Johnson |
| 2004 | LG 2 | Chester 1-1 Iron | Torpey |
| 2003 | DIV 3 | Doncaster 1-0 Iron | |
| 2002 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-0 Rushden | |
| 2000 | DIV 3 | Lincoln 1-1 Iron | Ipoua |
| 1999 | DIV 2 | Oldham 1-1 Iron | Hope |
| 1998 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-0 Hartlepool | Forrester |
| 1997 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-2 Notts Co | Hendon (og) |
| 1994 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-0 Lincoln | Juryeff, Eyre |
| 1992 | DIV 3 | Rochdale 2-0 Iron | |
| 1991 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Gillingham | White, Martin |
| 1989 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-2 Grimsby | Daws, Marshall |
| 1988 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Hartlepool | Harle |
| 1987 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Darlington | Flounders |
| 1986 | DIV 4 | Peterborough 1-1 Iron | Russell |
| 1985 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Hartlepool | Matthews |
| 1984 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Stockport | Cammack |
| 1983 | DIV 3 | Hull 1-0 Iron | |
| 1980 | DIV 4 | Mansfield 1-0 Iron | |
| 1979 | DIV 4 | Port Vale 1-0 Iron | |
| 1978 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-1 Grimsby | Kilmore, Grimes |
| 1977 | DIV 4 | Doncaster 1-1 Iron | Wigg |
| 1975 | DIV 4 | Bradford 0-0 Iron | |
| 1974 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Darlington | Davidson |
| 1973 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-1 Doncaster | Pilling, Barker |
| 1972 | DIV 3 | Grimsby 1-0 Iron | |
| 1970 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Brentford | Heath |
| 1969 | DIV 4 | Peterborough 2-2 Iron | Barker, Kerr |
| 1968 | DIV 4 | Halifax 2-0 Iron | |
| 1967 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-1 Oxford | Sloan |
| 1964 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-1 Grimsby | Ratcliffe, Kirkman |
| 1963 | DIV 2 | Man City 8-1 Iron | Lawther |
| 1961 | DIV 2 | Leeds 1-4 Iron | Thomas 4 |
| 1959 | DIV 2 | Iron 3-2 Derby | Middleton 2, Donnelly |
| 1958 | DIV 2 | Iron 3-2 Sunderland | Ashurst (og), Neale, Sharpe |
| 1957 | DIV 3N | Halifax 0-1 Iron | Waldock |
| 1956 | DIV 3N | Iron 1-4 Derby | McGill |
| 1955 | DIV 3N | Bradford 4-3 Iron | Gregory 2, Brown |
| 1953 | DIV 3N | Darlington 3-0 Iron | |
| 1951 | DIV 3N | Iron 1-3 Grimsby | Powell |
| 1950 | DIV 3N | Wrexham 3-1 Iron | Mosby |
