OTD: April 17

Remembering past matches played by the Iron on April 17 in the past...

Former Iron players born on this day: Barry Lindsey (1944), Ian Walton (1958). On this day facts: John Eyre scored his final goal for the club, in the 3-2 away win at Hull City in 1999. Gary Hooper notched his second, and final, hat-trick for the Iron in the 3-0 home win over Bristol City in 2010.

The Iron defeated Chesterfield 3-1 at home in April 2017.

They took the lead in the 21st minute via Paul McGinn's own goal. He headed into his own net after Josh Morris' corner had been flicked on at the near post by Neal Bishop.

Scunthorpe added a second goal eight minutes before the break, Ivan Toney leaping to beat goalkeeper Thorsten Stuckmann to Bishop's looping cross and nod home.

Toney bagged his second from close range in the 73rd minute. Tom Anderson then headed in a consolation goal in stoppage time.

Overall playing record for April 17: Played 16, Won 7, Drawn 2, Lost 7, Scored 28, Conceded 23.

The Iron's full record for April 17 is as follows:

YEAR	COMPETITION	RESULT	IRON SCORERS
2021	LG 2	Forest Green 3-2 Iron	McGahey, Eisa
2017	LG 1	Iron 3-1 Chesterfield	McGinn (og), Toney (2)
2010	CHAMP	Iron 3-0 Bristol City	Hooper (3)
2006	LG 1	Iron 1-2 Swindon	Sharp
2004	DIV 3	Huddersfield 3-2 Iron	Sodje (og), MacLean
1999	DIV 3	Hull 2-3 Iron	Forrester, Eyre, Stamp
1995	DIV 3	Lincoln 3-3 Iron	Turnbull, Gregory, Nicholson
1993	DIV 3	Iron 1-3 Darlington	Goodacre
1991	DIV 4	Lincoln 1-2 Iron	Flounders (2)
1990	DIV 4	Grimsby 2-1 Iron	Flounders
1987	DIV 4	Hartlepool 1-2 Iron	Harle, Flounders
1984	DIV 3	Iron 1-1 Port Vale	Bell
1982	DIV 4	Port Vale 2-1 Iron	Cammack
1976	DIV 4	Iron 2-0 Bradford	Green, O'Connor
1971	DIV 4	Iron 0-1 Newport
1958	DIV 3N	Iron 1-0 Barrow	Stokes
1954	DIV 3N	Halifax 0-3 Iron	Brown (2), Haigh