OTD: October 3

Monday, 3 October 2022Scunthorpe United FC

Remembering past matches played by the Iron on October 3...

Remembering past matches played by the Iron on October 3...

Former Iron players born on this day: Jimmy Gordon (1955), Ron Green (1956), Max Nicholson (1971), Matt Sparrow (1981), Bondz N’Gala (1989), Jake Eastwood (1996), Luke Matheson (2002).

Paddy Madden's second half strike helped Scunthorpe United win against Fleetwood Town to lift themselves out of the League One bottom four On This Day in 2015.

Fleetwood almost went ahead when Victor Nirennold teed up David Ball but his shot was tipped over by Luke Daniels.

Madden sealed three points for the hosts with his sixth goal of the season as he fired past Chris Maxwell.

Overall playing record for October 3: Played 16, Won 4, Drawn 2, Lost 10, Scored 21, Conceded 33.

The Iron's full record for October 3 is as follows:

YEAR	COMPETITION	RESULT	IRON SCORERS
2020	LG 2	Tranmere 2-0 Iron
2017	FLT GS	Iron 2-1 Grimsby	Hopper 2
2015	LG 1	Iron 1-0 Fleetwood	Madden
2009	CHAMP	Plymouth 2-1 Iron	Hooper
1998	DIV 3	Iron 0-4 Halifax
1992	DIV 3	Chesterfield 1-2 Iron	Goodacre, White
1987	DIV 4	Peterborough 1-1 Iron	Dixon
1984	DIV 4	Peterborough 3-1 Iron	Brolly
1981	DIV 4	Iron 1-3 Bradford	Grimes
1973	DIV 4	Bradford 2-1 Iron	Podd (og)
1970	DIV 4	Iron 1-2 Grimsby	Keegan
1967	DIV 3	Bury 4-3 Iron	Harney, Colquhoun 2
1964	DIV 3	Mansfield 3-2 Iron	Lawther 2
1959	DIV 2	Middlesbrough 3-1 Iron	Thomas
1957	DIV 3N	Iron 2-0 Rochdale	Haigh, Stokes
1953	DIV 3N	Bradford PA 2-2 Iron	Jones, Gregory

Scunthorpe United FC

Monday, 3 October 2022