Flashback: Bristol Rovers

As we get ready to host Bristol Rovers on Tuesday, we take a look at three memorable games and the full record versus the Pirates.

THE LAST WIN OVER THE PIRATES
Bristol Rovers 1-2 Iron
Saturday, November 17th, 2018

Matthew Lund netted a 78th-minute winner to give Scunthorpe victory at fellow League One strugglers Bristol Rovers.

The former Rovers loanee burst into the box to net with the aid of a deflection that sent his shot looping over the head of goalkeeper Jack Bonham.

Two minutes earlier Scunthorpe goalkeeper Jak Alnwick capped a superb display by diving to his right to keep out a Chris Lines penalty following a foul on Stefan Payne.

The visitors took a 15th-minute lead when Rovers switched off claiming offside as a chip was played into their box and Lee Novak shot home from close range.

The equaliser came during four minutes of first-half stoppage time, added for an injury to Scunthorpe's Ryan Colclough. Liam Sercombe drilled a right-footed shot past Alnwick from 15 yards following Tom Nichols' cross from the right.

Rovers hit the crossbar in the first half through a Kyle Bennett shot. Nichols and Bennett failed to beat Alnwick one-on-one and the Scunthorpe keeper made an outstanding diving save to deny Sercombe.



IRON START 2016-17 SEASON IN STYLE
Iron 3-1 Bristol Rovers
Saturday, August 6th, 2016

Brilliant second-half goals from Kevin van Veen and Josh Morris helped Scunthorpe come from behind to beat newly-promoted Bristol Rovers 3-1 on the opening day of the League One campaign.

Matty Taylor had given Rovers a first-half lead but Dutch striker Van Veen equalised in the 66th minute with a flashing drive from a tight angle that flew past goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall after the visitors had failed to clear a corner.

And nine minutes from time summer signing Morris popped up with the winner, cracking a blistering shot on the run from just outside the box past a stunned Mildenhall.

It was a real kick in the teeth for hard-working Rovers who had looked comfortable and composed for the opening hour.

They took the lead in the 31st minute from their first chance of the game through last season's 28-goal leading marksman Taylor, who controlled a ball into the box from Chris Lines to sweep an effort past keeper Luke Daniels from 10 yards.

But the visitors could not add to their advantage before cracking under increasing pressure in the second half as Scunthorpe hit back in style.

Substitute Kyle Wootton added the gloss in stoppage time when he broke clear to steer a shot past Mildenhall from the edge of the box.



BIG WIN IN FINAL HOME GAME OF 2004-05 PROMOTION SEASON
Iron 4-0 Bristol Rovers
Saturday, April 30th, 2005

Scunthorpe boosted their promotion hopes with a superb win against Bristol Rovers On This Day in 2005. 

Steve Torpey's glancing header after eight minutes broke the deadlock and he scored another similarly soon after.

Paul Hayes lobbed over Ryan Clarke for his 20th of the season before Disley received his second booking.

Towards the end of the match, Cleveland Taylor took advantage of Rovers' failure to clear when he looped a header into the top corner.

Promotion from League Two was secured at Shrewsbury a week later.



FULL RECORD

SEASON/DATE	COMPETITION	RESULT	IRON SCORERS
2018-19 - Sat 9 Mar	LG 1	Iron 0-1 Bristol R
2018-19 - Sat 17 Nov	LG 1	Bristol R 1-2 Iron	Novak, Lund
2017-18 - Sat 24 Feb	LG 1	Bristol R 1-1 Iron	Holmes
2017-18 - Sat 11 Nov	LG 1	Iron 1-0 Bristol R	Bishop
2016-17 - Sat 25 Feb	LG 1	Bristol R 1-1 Iron	Lockyer (og)
2016-17 - Sat 6 Aug	LG 1	Iron 3-1 Bristol R	van Veen, Morris, Wootton
2013-14 - Tue 25 Feb	LG 1	Iron 1-1 Bristol R	Winnall
2013-14 - Sat 10 Aug	LG 1	Bristol R 0-0 Iron
2008-09 - Sat 14 Feb	LG 1	Iron 0-2 Bristol R
2008-09 - Fri 14 Nov	LG 1	Bristol R 1-2 Iron	McCann, Iriekpen
2004-05 - Sat 30 Apr	LG 2	Iron 4-0 Bristol R	Torpey 2, Hayes, Taylor
2004-05 - Sat 20 Nov	LG 2	Bristol R 0-3 Iron	Hayes 2, Torpey
2003-04 - Sat 10 Jan	DIV 3	Bristol R 1-0 Iron
2003-04 - Sat 9 Aug	DIV 3	Iron 1-2 Bristol R	Beagrie
2002-03 - Sat 18 Jan	DIV 3	Bristol R 2-1 Iron	Carruthers
2002-03 - Sat 31 Aug	DIV 3	Iron 2-2 Bristol R	Dawson, Carruthers
2001-02 - Sat 12 Jan	DIV 3	Bristol R 1-1 Iron	Calvo-Garcia
2001-02 - Sat 18 Aug	DIV 3	Iron 1-2 Bristol R	Quailey
1999-00 - Sat 12 Feb	DIV 2	Bristol R 1-1 Iron	Hope
1999-00 - Sat 4 Sep	DIV 2	Iron 0-2 Bristol R
1983-84 - Sat 25 Feb	DIV 3	Iron 2-2 Bristol R	Cammack, O'Berg
1983-84 - Sat 22 Oct	DIV 3	Bristol R 4-1 Iron	Pointon
1972-73 - Sat 7 Apr	DIV 3	Iron 0-2 Bristol R
1972-73 - Sat 2 Dec	DIV 3	Bristol R 5-1 Iron	Fletcher
1967-68 - Sat 10 Feb	DIV 3	Bristol R 4-0 Iron
1967-68 - Sat 30 Sep	DIV 3	Iron 1-1 Bristol R	Sloan
1966-67 - Mon 24 Apr	DIV 3	Iron 3-1 Bristol R	Barton 2, Coatsworth
1966-67 - Mon 24 Oct	DIV 3	Bristol R 1-1 Iron	Thomas
1965-66 - Tue 29 Mar	DIV 3	Bristol R 2-0 Iron
1965-66 - Sat 16 Oct	DIV 3	Iron 3-0 Bristol R	Goodwin, Barton, Bedford
1964-65 - Sat 20 Mar	DIV 3	Bristol R 2-0 Iron
1964-65 - Sat 7 Nov	DIV 3	Iron 1-1 Bristol R	Lindsey
1961-62 - Mon 18 Sep	DIV 2	Bristol R 2-1 Iron	Thomas
1961-62 - Tue 5 Sep	DIV 2	Iron 2-1 Bristol R	Godfrey, Thomas
1960-61 - Sat 21 Jan	DIV 2	Bristol R 3-3 Iron	Thomas 2, Marriott
1960-61 - Sat 10 Sep	DIV 2	Iron 2-1 Bristol R	Thomas 2
1959-60 - Sat 5 Mar	DIV 2	Iron 3-4 Bristol R	Thomas 2, Donnelly
1959-60 - Sat 17 Oct	DIV 2	Bristol R 1-1 Iron	Donnelly
1958-59 - Sat 3 Jan	DIV 2	Iron 0-0 Bristol R
1958-59 - Sat 30 Aug	DIV 2	Bristol R 4-0 Iron

Our full record against Bristol Rovers is as follows: 

	P	W	D	L	F	A
Home	20	7	6	7	30	26
Away	20	3	8	9	20	37
TOTAL	40	10	14	16	50	63