| Former Iron players born on this day: Roy Taylor (1933), Gary Powell (1969). On this day fact: Ray Clemence made his debut for the Iron in a 1-1 home draw against Swansea in 1966. |
Overall playing record for April 2: Played 17, Won 5, Drawn 6, Lost 6, Scored 16, Conceded 22.
The Iron's full record for April 2 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2022 | NAT LG | Forest Green 1-0 Iron | |
| 2021 | LG 2 | Iron 0-0 Crawley | |
| 2016 | LG 1 | Bradford 1-0 Iron | |
| 2011 | CHAMP | Norwich 6-0 Iron | |
| 2010 | CHAMP | Iron 2-4 Blackpool | McCann, Hooper |
| 2005 | LG 2 | Iron 0-0 Macclesfield | |
| 2004 | DIV 3 | Southend 4-2 Iron | Sparrow, Taylor |
| 1996 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-1 Hartlepool | Ford, Bradley |
| 1994 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-0 Lincoln | Alexander, Goodacre |
| 1988 | DIV 4 | Scarborough 0-0 Iron | |
| 1985 | DIV 4 | Colchester 1-1 Iron | Broddle |
| 1982 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-1 Colchester | Moss, Telfer |
| 1977 | DIV 4 | Colchester 1-1 Iron | Lumby |
| 1966 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-1 Swansea | Thomas |
| 1960 | DIV 2 | Iron 1-0 Portsmouth | Donnelly |
| 1956 | DIV 3N | Iron 0-1 Grimsby | |
| 1955 | DIV 3N | Gateshead 0-1 Iron | Brown |
