| Former and current Iron players born on this day: Paul O’Riley (1950), Ben Richards-Everton (1991), Harrison Poulter (2004). |
Grant McCann's brace helped Scunthorpe to their first league win in five games with a 3-1 win over Sheffield United On This Day in 2009.
His first was a superb dipping 30-yard volley into the top corner to put the Iron ahead while Marcus Williams blazed over from McCann's pass.
Ched Evans drove a 20-yard free-kick into the bottom corner to level.
But Paul Hayes poked the home side back in front from Gary Hooper's pull-back and McCann rifled in a third after Josh Wright's effort came back off the post.
Overall playing record for October 17: Played 20, Won 9, Drawn 6, Lost 5, Scored 32, Conceded 27.
The Iron's full record for October 17 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2020 | LG 2 | Iron 0-5 Cambridge | |
| 2017 | LG 1 | Iron 1-1 Fleetwood | Novak |
| 2015 | LG 1 | Iron 2-1 Shrewsbury | Laird, Madden |
| 2009 | CHAMP | Iron 3-1 Sheff Utd | McCann 2, Hayes |
| 2006 | FLT R1 | Bradford 1-2 Iron | Foy, Goodwin |
| 2003 | DIV 3 | Northampton 1-1 Iron | Kell |
| 2000 | DIV 3 | Plymouth 1-0 Iron | |
| 1998 | DIV 3 | Exeter 2-2 Iron | Forrester, Hope |
| 1995 | FLT R1 | Iron 4-0 Bury | McFarlane 2, Matthewson og, Eyre |
| 1992 | DIV 3 | Barnet 3-0 Iron | |
| 1989 | DIV 4 | Carlisle 0-1 Iron | Lillis |
| 1987 | DIV 4 | Hereford 2-3 Iron | Reeves 3 |
| 1986 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Torquay | McLean, Johnson |
| 1981 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-2 Hereford | Grimes, Moss |
| 1980 | DIV 4 | Southend 2-0 Iron | |
| 1978 | DIV 4 | Hartlepool 1-1 Iron | Kilmore |
| 1970 | DIV 4 | Iron 3-0 Exeter | Keegan, Cassidy 2 |
| 1964 | DIV 3 | Bournemouth 2-1 Iron | Horstead |
| 1959 | DIV 2 | Bristol R 1-1 Iron | Donnelly |
| 1953 | DIV 3N | Iron 3-1 Wrexham | Whitfield 2, Gregory |
