Flashback: Swindon Town

As the Iron get ready to visit Swindon Town this Saturday, we look back at some memorable past encounters against the Robins.

SIX OF THE BEST
Iron 6-0 Swindon Town
Monday, March 28th, 2016

Manager Graham Alexander celebrated his first home game in style by guiding Scunthorpe to a thumping victory over Swindon - their biggest win since 2003.

Conor Townsend's strike and a deflected shot by fellow full-back Jordan Clarke put the Iron in control at the break.

A low strike by Hakeeb Adelakun and Tom Hopper's left-foot effort made it 4-0.

And Paddy Madden's 21st goal of the season was followed by a Hopper header to seal a win which takes the hosts to within six points of the play-offs.



FOUR-MIDABLE IRON
Iron 4-1 Swindon Town
Saturday, October 29th, 2016

League One leaders Scunthorpe were in rampant mood as they put four past strugglers Swindon Town.

Duane Holmes made it 2-0 soon after, sweeping his shot under the body of goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux after a flowing move down the right had opened up the Swindon defence.

Any hopes the visitors might have had of getting themselves back into the game disappeared as Scunthorpe struck twice more just before the interval.

In the 43rd minute striker Kevin Van Veen capitalised on a poor back pass by lifting the ball over the advancing Vigouroux before crashing a confident left-foot shot into the net for his eighth goal of the season.

And on the stroke of half-time Madden struck again with his second of the game, netting the rebound after a great run into the box by Van Veen produced an angled shot that crashed back off the woodwork.

Swindon reduced the arrears in the 52nd minute when skipper Nathan Thompson headed home from a left-wing corner from Sean Murray - their first threat of the match.



POINTS SHARED IN SIX GOAL THRILLER
Iron 3-3 Swindon Town
Saturday, November 1st, 2008

A Simon Cox hat-trick restricted League One leaders Scunthorpe to a share of the points 13 years ago.

Cox's angled drive opened the scoring before Grant McCann's free-kick put the home side level.

Goalkeeper Phil Smith kept Swindon in the game with a string of saves before Martyn Woolford fired Scunthorpe ahead.

Cox broke the offside trap for 2-2 but Krystian Pearce's header made it 3-2, only for a Cox penalty to seal a point.



PAST MEETINGS

SEASON - DATE	COMPETITION	RESULT	IRON SCORERS
2021-22 - Sat 7 Aug	LG 2	Iron 1-3 Swindon	Loft
2019-20 - Tue 3 Mar	LG 2	Swindon 2-0 Iron
2019-20 - Sat 3 Aug	LG 2	Iron 0-2 Swindon
2016-17 - Sat 22 Apr	LG 1	Swindon 1-2 Iron	Wallace, Mantom
2016-17 - Sat 29 Oct	LG 1	Iron 4-1 Swindon	Madden 2, Holmes, van Veen
2015-16 - Mon 28 Mar	LG 1	Iron 6-0 Swindon	Townsend, Clarke, Adelakun, Hopper 2, Madden
2014-15 - Sat 14 Feb	LG 1	Iron 3-1 Swindon	Madden, Canavan, van Veen
2012-13 - Sat 27 Apr	LG 1	Iron 3-1 Swindon	Collins, Hawley, Duffy
2012-13 - Sat 20 Oct	LG 1	Swindon 1-1 Iron	Hawley
2008-09 - Sat 21 Feb	LG 1	Swindon 4-2 Iron	Hooper, Lansbury
2008-09 - Sat 1 Nov	LG 1	Iron 3-3 Swindon	McCann, Woolford, Pearce
2005-06 - Mon 17 Apr	LG 1	Iron 1-2 Swindon	Sharp
2005-06 - Sat 22 Oct	LG 1	Swindon 1-1 Iron	Sparrow
1985-86 - Sat 12 Apr	DIV 4	Swindon 1-1 Iron	Hunter
1985-86 - Sat 9 Nov	DIV4	Iron 0-2 Swindon
1984-85 - Fri 29 Mar	DIV 4	Iron 6-2 Swindon	Cammack, Broddle, Brolly, Hill, Graham, Green
1984-85 - Tue 6 Nov	DIV 4	Swindon 0-0 Iron
1982-83 - Mon 2 May	DIV 4	Iron 2-0 Swindon	Cammack, Lester
1982-83 - Mon 3 Jan	DIV 4	Swindon 2-2 Iron	Parkinson, Cammack
1969-70 - Friday 30 Jan	FA Cup R5	Swindon 3-1 Iron	Cassidy
1967-68 - Fri 19 Apr	DIV 3 (old)	Iron 3-1 Swindon	Heath, Kerr 2
1967-68 - Sat 25 Nov	DIV 3 (old)	Swindon 2-0 Iron
1966-67 - Fri 12 May	DIV 3 (old)	Iron 1-2 Swindon	Colquhoun
1966-67 - Sat 22 Apr	DIV 3 (old)	Swindon 2-1 Iron	Sloan
1965-66 - Sat 7 May	DIV 3 (old)	Swindon 0-0 Iron
1965-66 - Sat 11 Dec	DIV 3 (old)	Iron 2-1 Swindon	Bedford 2
1963-64 - Sat 14 Dec	DIV 2 (old)	Iron 3-0 Swindon	Hodgson, Lawther, Woodruff (og)
1963-64 - Sat 24 Aug	DIV 2 (old)	Swindon 3-0 Iron