OTD: April 30

Remembering past matches played by the Iron on April 30...

Former Iron players born on this day: Merfyn Jones (1931), Robert Taylor (1971), Steve Ridley (1983), Michael Collins (1986).

Scunthorpe boosted their promotion hopes with a superb win against Bristol Rovers On This Day in 2005. 

Steve Torpey's glancing header after eight minutes broke the deadlock and he scored another similarly soon after.

Paul Hayes lobbed over Ryan Clarke for his 20th of the season before Disley received his second booking.

Towards the end of the match, Cleveland Taylor took advantage of Rovers' failure to clear when he looped a header into the top corner.

Promotion was secured at Shrewsbury a week later.

Overall playing record for April 30: Played 15, Won 5, Drawn 5, Lost 5, Scored 20, Conceded 19.

The Iron's full record for April 30 is as follows:

YEAR	COMPETITION	RESULT	IRON SCORERS
2022	LG 2	Iron 1-1 Hartlepool	Wilson
2017	LG 1	Iron 3-1 Coventry	van Veen, Bishop, Adelakun
2016	LG 1	Iron 1-0 Port Vale	Madden
2011	CHAMP	Nottm Forest 5-1 Iron	O'Connor
2005	LG 2	Iron 4-0 Bristol R	Torpey (2), Hayes, Taylor
1994	DIV 3	Iron 1-4 Shrewsbury	Juryeff
1988	DIV 4	Swansea 1-1 Iron	Lister
1983	DIV 4	Bury 1-0 Iron
1977	DIV 4	Iron 0-0 Torquay
1974	DIV 4	Iron 1-2 Bury	Keeley
1966	DIV 3	Iron 0-0 Southend
1963	DIV 2	Iron 1-1 Sunderland	Ashurst (og)
1960	DIV 2	Iron 1-2 Brighton	Donnelly
1955	DIV 3N	Carlisle 1-2 Iron	Brown, Brownsword
1951	DIV 3N	Iron 3-0 Stockport	Mosby, Hubbard, White