| Former Iron players born on this day: Martin Bakes (1937), Mike Danzey (1971). |
Scunthorpe earned a first victory under caretaker manager Russ Wilcox as John McAtee's first-half strike gave them a 1-0 win against Cheltenham in 2020.
The Iron forward gambled on a ball upfield from Levi Sutton before showing great composure to knock it around goalkeeper Owen Evans and roll home in the 17th minute.
It was one of few real chances at either end of the pitch in a game in which defences were largely on top.
Overall playing record for February 8: Played 11, Won 4, Drawn 2, Lost 5, Scored 12, Conceded 16.
The Iron's full record for February 8 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2022 | LG 2 | Iron 1-0 Walsall | Rowe |
| 2020 | LG 2 | Iron 1-0 Cheltenham | McAtee |
| 2014 | LG 2 | Iron 1-1 Chesterfield | Winnall |
| 2003 | DIV 3 | Boston 1-0 Iron | |
| 1997 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-2 Mansfield | |
| 1992 | DIV 4 | Mansfield 1-3 Iron | Alexander, Hamilton, White |
| 1985 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-1 Darlington | |
| 1977 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-2 Barnsley | Pilling |
| 1975 | DIV 4 | Crewe 1-1 Iron | Davidson |
| 1964 | DIV 2 | Iron 4-3 Rotherham | Lindsey, Wilson, Sloan, Madden (og) |
| 1954 | FAC R4 Rep2 | Portsmouth 4-0 Iron |
