Remembering past matches played by the Iron on September 4...
| Former Iron players born on this day: Micky Ash (1943). |
The Iron won their first four fixtures on this day in history, with all four of those games being played at the Old Show Ground.
Southport, Swansea Town, Newcastle United and Shrewsbury Town all came to North Lincolnshire and left with no points as United edged to victory on all four occasions in the ten-year period.
Overall playing record for September 4: Played 15, Won 5, Drawn 5, Lost 6, Scored 14, Conceded 19.
The Iron's full record for September 4 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2021 | LG 2 | Northampton 2-0 Iron | |
| 2018 | FLT R1 GS | Iron 0-0 Wolves (Iron win 4-2 on pens) |
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| 2012 | FLT R1 | Iron 1-2 Notts Co | Duffy |
| 2004 | LG 2 | Darlington 0-0 Iron | |
| 1999 | DIV 2 | Iron 0-2 Bristol R | |
| 1993 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-2 Hereford | Thompstone |
| 1990 | LG CUP R1 | Iron 1-1 Carlisle | Lillis |
| 1982 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Aldershot | Hunter |
| 1971 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-0 Doncaster | |
| 1967 | DIV 3 | Bournemouth 1-0 Iron | |
| 1965 | DIV 3 | Exeter 4-0 Iron | |
| 1964 | DIV 3 | Iron 3-2 Shrewsbury | Lawther, Sloan, Ratcliffe |
| 1962 | DIV 2 | Iron 2-1 Newcastle | Wilson, McGuigan |
| 1958 | DIV 2 | Iron 3-1 Swansea Town | Davis 2, Waldock |
| 1954 | DIV 3N | Iron 2-0 Southport | Brown 2 |