Remembering past matches played by the Iron on May 8...
| Former Iron players born on this day: Barry Horstead (1935), John Hawley (1954), Paul O’Berg (1958). |
The Iron were 2-0 winners at Sheffield United On This Day in 2016.
Tom Hopper put the Iron ahead as he slid Paddy Madden's deflected effort past keeper George Long from 15 yards.
Madden fired past Long after half-time as Scunthorpe kept pushing but they ended the season in seventh place.
Overall playing record for May 8: Played 8, Won 2, Drawn 2, Lost 4, Scored 6, Conceded 8.
The Iron's full record for May 8 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2021 | LG 2 | Iron 0-1 Stevenage | |
| 2016 | LG 1 | Sheff Utd 0-2 Iron | Hopper, Madden |
| 2009 | LG1 PO SF1 | Iron 1-1 MK Dons | Woolford |
| 2004 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-1 Darlington | |
| 1999 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-1 Darlington | |
| 1993 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-3 Cardiff | |
| 1982 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Darlington | Cammack |
| 1979 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Wimbledon | Kilmore, Earl |
