| Former and current Iron players born on this day: Andy P Wilson (1947), Richard Money (1955), Martyn Woolford (1985), Nathaniel Wallace (2004). |
Leon Clarke's sixth goal in eight games rescued a point for Scunthorpe at home to Brentford On This Day in 2012.
Harry Forrester's fine solo effort put the visitors ahead, but on-loan Clarke headed in Christian Ribiero's cross to level, before David Mirfin saw red in the dying moments.
Clarke's goal ensured Scunthorpe avoided their fourth successive defeat.
Overall playing record for October 13: Played 13, Won 5, Drawn 4, Lost 4, Scored 19, Conceded 15.
The Iron's full record for October 13 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2018 | LG 1 | Iron 0-2 Peterborough | |
| 2012 | LG 1 | Iron 1-1 Brentford | Clarke |
| 2001 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-2 Luton | |
| 1990 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Gillingham | Hall |
| 1987 | FLT R1 | Iron 2-0 Grimsby | Dixon, Stevenson |
| 1984 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Blackpool | Bell |
| 1979 | DIV 4 | Lincoln 4-0 Iron | |
| 1973 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-0 Newport | |
| 1964 | DIV 3 | Iron 4-0 Walsall | Lawther 2, Scott, Hutton |
| 1962 | DIV 2 | Preston 3-1 Iron | Kaye |
| 1961 | DIV 2 | Iron 5-1 Southampton | Thomas 2, Wilson, Kaye, Davies (og) |
| 1956 | DIV 3N | Iron 3-0 Chester | Brown, McGill, Gill (og) |
| 1951 | DIV 3N | Iron 1-1 Chesterfield | Powell |
