Preview: Chesterfield (H)

The Iron return to Glanford Park for festive football on Boxing Day as we host Chesterfield following Izusu FA Trophy action in midweek.

TICKET & HOSPITALITY NEWS

Click here for ticket details ahead of Monday, December 26th’s (3pm kick-off) clash against Chesterfield.

Please note this is a category A fixture, as determined before the start of the season. You can find information regarding that difference by clicking here.

Iron Chief Operating Officer Lee Turnbull will be taking part in a Question-and-Answer session in the restaurant ahead of the match against the Spireites, having represented both clubs as a player.

You can find matchday hospitality ticketing/pricing details by clicking here.

PRE-MATCH VIEWS

Michael Nelson (click here to read | click here to watch on Iron Player).

Alfie Beestin (click here to read | click here to watch on Iron Player).

IRON TEAM NEWS

Speaking ahead of the game, Iron interim manager Michael Nelson said: “Pretty much everyone came out of the game (against Wrexham last week) fine, a couple of knocks and bumps but not too bad.

Andrew Boyce returned to training following illness which saw him withdraw from the squad to face Wrexham, with Marcus Carver too likely to be available for selection by Nelson.

Defender Reagan Ogle is to be assessed ahead of the Boxing Day game.

Liam Feeney and Kgosi Nthle (hamstrings) continue to miss out through their respective injuries.

THE OPPOSITION

The Spireites were knocked out of the Isuzu FA Trophy last week losing 3-1 to Pitching In Southern Central Premier League side Coalville Town, who famously knocked out Notts County in the Emirates FA Cup too.

The side from Derbyshire currently sit in 3rd position, with Paul Cook’s side registering 13 wins from 21 games so far this season.

Cook joined up with the Spireites this February following the suspension and subsequent departure of previous manager James Rowe.

Clinching a play-off spot by a point, Cook’s side edged a 2-1 victory away at FC Halifax Town’s The Shay before succumbing to a 3-1 defeat away at Solihull Moors in the semi-final.

For more information on our visitors, click here.

THE OFFICIALS

The referee will be Scott Simpson, assisted by Alan Hull and Danny Jarvis. The fourth official will be Samuel Clayton.

Simpson has overseen six National League fixtures this season, none of which featured the Iron, brandishing 17 yellow cards and a singular red.

MATCHDAY DETAILS

The ticket office and club shop open from 11am on the day, with the Iron Bar opening shortly after around 11.30am.

The car park will open at midday, where a £1 saving can be made (before 9am on matchday) by purchasing your spot in advance here.

Please note there will be no Boxing Day buses in operation by Stagecoach in Scunthorpe on matchday, and with an increased away following, the car park could become busier than usual.r

We welcome back familiar vendor Phat Pateez Grill, who will be selling a range of hot-food outside the ground.

Additionally, turnstiles are also open an hour-and-a-half before kick-off for fans wishing to enter the stadium.

NATIONAL LEAGUE TV

The Vanarama National League were delighted to announce a two-week trial phase of its new streaming service National League TV earlier in the month.

With the platform officially completing the ‘beta’ phase, matchday passes have now increased in price moving forward.

Fans can subscribe here and start streaming National Division matches now, including the Iron’s clash against Chesterfield this Boxing Day.

To help the Iron profit, you need to nominate 'Scunthorpe United' as your club in the sign-up process.

This game is available to stream both domestically and internationally for this fixture, with BBC Radio Humberside commentary set to be provided.

FULL RECORD

Our full record against Chesterfield is as follows: 

SEASON/DATE	COMPETITION	RESULT	IRON SCORERS
2016-17 - Mon 17 Apr	LG 1	Iron 3-1 Chesterfield	McGinn (og), Toney 2
2016-17 - Sat 22 Oct	LG 1	Chesterfield 0-3 Iron	Morris, van Veen, Mantom
2015-16 - Sat 19 Mar	LG 1	Iron 1-1 Chesterfield	Madden
2015-16 - Sat 24 Oct	LG 1	Chesterfield 0-3 Iron	Madden 2, McSheffrey
2014-15 - Tue 17 Feb	LG 1	Iron 2-0 Chesterfield	Canavan, Madden
2014-15 - Tue 13 Jan	FAC R3 R	Chesterfield 2-0 Iron
2014-15 - Tue 6 Jan	FAC R3	Iron 2-2 Chesterfield	Davey, Taylor
2014-15 - Sat 13 Sep	LG 1	Chesterfield 4-1 Iron	Madden
2014-15 - Tue 2 Sep	FLT R1	Iron 2-0 Chesterfield	McAllister, McSheffrey
2013-14 - Sat 8 Feb	LG 2	Iron 1-1 Chesterfield	Winnall
2013-14 - Sat 2 Nov	LG 2	Chesterfield 1-1 Iron	Waterfall
2011-12 - Sat 31 Mar	LG 1	Chesterfield 1-4 Iron	Robertson 2, Walker, Barcham
2011-12 - Sat 31 Dec	LG 1	Iron 2-2 Chesterfield	Canavan, Ryan
2009-10 - Tue 11 Aug	LG CUP R1	Iron 2-1 Chesterfield	Sparrow, Hayes
2006-07 - Tue 26 Dec	LG 1	Iron 1-0 Chesterfield	Sharp
2006-07 - Wed 27 Sep	LG 1	Chesterfield 0-1 Iron	Sharp
2005-06 - Sat 18 Mar	LG 1	Chesterfield 1-2 Iron	Hinds, Crosby
2005-06 - Mon 26 Dec	LG 1	Iron 2-2 Chesterfield	Baraclough, Johnson
2004-05 - Sat 13 Nov	FAC R1	Iron 2-0 Chesterfield	Hayes, Baraclough
2000-01 - Sat 13 Jan	DIV 3	Chesterfield 1-0 Iron
2000-01 - Mon 28 Aug	DIV 3	Iron 1-1 Chesterfield	Torpey
1999-00 - Tue 25 Jan	FLT AREA QF	Iron 1-2 Chesterfield	Stamp
1999-00 - Sat 23 Oct	DIV 2	Chesterfield 1-1 Iron	Fickling
1999-00 - Sat 25 Sep	DIV 2	Iron 0-0 Chesterfield
1994-95 - Sat 18 Feb	DIV 3	Iron 0-1 Chesterfield
1994-95 - Sat 14 Jan	DIV 3	Chesterfield 3-1 Iron	Bullimore
1994-95 - Tue 8 Nov	FLT R2	Chesterfield 1-1 Iron	Bullimore
1993-94 - Mon 4 Apr	DIV 3	Chesterfield 1-1 Iron	Alexander
1993-94 - Tue 28 Dec	DIV 3	Iron 2-2 Chesterfield	Carmichael, Mudd
1992-93 - Sat 6 Mar	DIV 3	Iron 0-1 Chesterfield
1992-93 - Sat 3 Oct	DIV 3	Chesterfield 1-3 Iron	Goodacre, White
1991-92 - Tue 31 Mar	DIV 4	Iron 2-0 Chesterfield	Helliwell, Hamilton
1991-92 - Sat 14 Sep	DIV 4	Chesterfield 0-1 Iron	Humphries
1990-91 - Sat 27 Apr	DIV 4	Iron 3-0 Chesterfield	Daws, Flounders 2
1990-91 - Tue 18 Dec	FLT R2	Iron 3-1 Chesterfield	Lillis, Taylor
1990-91 - Tue 23 Oct	DIV 4	Chesterfield 1-0 Iron
1989-90 - Tue 1 May	DIV 4	Chesterfield 1-1 Iron	Daws
1989-90 - Sat 30 Dec	DIV 4	Iron 0-1 Chesterfield
1984-85 - Sat 26 Jan	DIV 4	Chesterfield 1-0 Iron
1984-85 - Sat 15 Sep	DIV 4	Iron 2-4 Chesterfield	Broddle, Cowling
1972-73 - Sat 14 Apr	DIV 3	Chesterfield 2-1 Iron	Warnock
1972-73 - Tue 20 Mar	DIV 3	Iron 0-1 Chesterfield
1969-70 - Sat 31 Jan	DIV 4	Chesterfield 2-1 Iron	Cassidy
1969-70 - Sat 4 Oct	DIV 4	Iron 1-2 Chesterfield	Cassidy
1968-69 - Tue 15 Apr	DIV 4	Iron 0-1 Chesterfield
1968-69 - Tue 8 Apr	DIV 4	Chesterfield 1-2 Iron	Heath, Kerr
1957-58 - Sat 21 Dec	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 1-1 Chesterfield	Fletcher
1957-58 - Sat 24 Aug	DIV 3 (N)	Chesterfield 1-1 Iron	Marriott
1956-57 - Sat 16 Feb	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 5-1 Chesterfield	Waldock 3, Fletcher, McGill
1956-57 - Sat 6 Oct	DIV 3 (N)	Chesterfield 1-0 Iron
1955-56 - Sat 14 Apr	DIV 3 (N)	Chesterfield 2-0 Iron
1955-56 - Sat 3 Dec	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 2-0 Chesterfield	Jones, Brownsword
1954-55 - Sat 16 Apr	DIV 3 (N)	Chesterfield 2-0 Iron
1954-55 - Sat 27 Nov	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 2-1 Chesterfield	Brown, Brownsword
1953-54 - Sat 3 Apr	DIV 3 (N)	Chesterfield 1-0 Iron
1953-54 - Sat 14 Nov	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 2-1 Chesterfield	Whitfield, Brownsword
1952-53 - Sat 14 Mar	DIV 3 (N)	Chesterfield 1-1 Iron	Whitfield
1952-53 - Sat 25 Oct	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 1-0 Chesterfield	Daley
1951-52 - Sat 1 Mar	DIV 3 (N)	Chesterfield 3-0 Iron
1951-52 - Sat 13 Oct	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 1-1 Chesterfield	Powell