| Former Iron players born on this day: Jordan Thewlis (1992). |
Paddy Madden scored twice as Scunthorpe beat 10-man Chesterfield On This Day in 2015.
Madden opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 56th minute after Spireites defender Dan Jones brought down Gary McSheffrey.
Jones was sent off for the challenge and it got worse for the home side when McSheffrey fired in a 20-yard strike.
Chesterfield's Jay O'Shea smashed a free-kick against the crossbar before Madden made it 3-0 in the 79th minute.
Overall playing record for October 24: Played 16, Won 7, Drawn 3, Lost 6, Scored 27, Conceded 26.
The Iron's full record for October 24 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2020 | LG 2 | Exeter 3-1 Iron | Rowe |
| 2015 | LG 1 | Chesterfield 0-3 Iron | Madden 2, McSheffrey |
| 2009 | CHAMP | Peterborough 3-0 Iron | |
| 2000 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-0 Shrewsbury | Ipoua, Dawson |
| 1998 | DIV 3 | Iron 4-3 Rotherham | Wilcox, Eyre, Knill (og), Logan |
| 1992 | DIV 3 | Iron 3-1 Colchester | Daws, Martin, Helliwell |
| 1987 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-1 Cardiff | Ford (og), Taylor |
| 1981 | DIV 4 | Wigan 2-1 Iron | De Vries |
| 1972 | DIV 3 | Oldham 3-0 Iron | |
| 1970 | DIV 4 | Crewe 3-1 Iron | Davidson |
| 1967 | DIV 3 | Iron 3-1 Bury | Sloan, Horstead, Barton |
| 1966 | DIV 3 | Bristol R 1-1 Iron | Thomas |
| 1964 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-0 Exeter | |
| 1960 | DIV 2 | Swansea 2-2 Iron | Bonson 2 |
| 1959 | DIV 2 | Iron 3-1 Swansea | Marriott, Donnelly, Middleton |
| 1953 | DIV 3N | Mansfield 2-1 Iron | Brownsword |
