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OTD: January 28

28 January 2023

Remembering past matches played by the Iron on January 28...

Former and current Iron players born on this day: David Brown (1957), John Borland (1977), Michael Clunan (1994), Lewis Spence (1996).

Tom Hopper came off the bench to fire Scunthorpe back to the top of the League One table with a 71st-minute winner in their 3-2 victory at home to Port Vale in 2017.

They twice had to come from behind. Vale came close to snatching a 26th-minute lead when striker JJ Hooper rifled a 25-yard effort just inches over.

Hooper was involved again when Vale did open the scoring in the 38th minute.

His low angled shot from the right was well pushed away by home keeper Luke Daniels, but straight into the path of Tyler Walker who produced a clinical finish.

Scunthorpe, with their new-look strike force of Craig Davies and Ivan Toney both making their full debuts, looked out of sorts.

But they came storming out in the second half and were back on level terms in the 49th minute when Josh Morris crashed home his 19th goal of the season from the penalty spot after a needless foul in the box on Davies by centre-back Remie Streete.

But Vale stood firm and were back in front in the 59th minute when slack marking in the Scunthorpe defence allowed Hooper to find room in the box to steer home his shot from a low right-wing cross.

Three minutes later and Scunthorpe were back level again when a flick-on from Davies saw Toney net a debut goal with a measured lob from the edge of the box beyond the outstretched reach of keeper Jak Alnwick.

And they edged in front for the first time in the 71st minute when substitute Hopper raced in at the edge of the six-yard box to crack home a glorious low left-wing cross from full-back Harry Toffolo for what proved to be the winner.

Overall playing record for January 28: Played 14, Won 4, Drawn 6, Lost 4, Scored 15, Conceded 14. 

The Iron's full record for January 28 is as follows:
YEAR COMPETITION RESULT IRON SCORERS
2020 LG 2 Northampton 3-0 Iron  
2017 LG 1 Iron 3-2 Port Vale Morris, Toney, Hopper
2001 FAC R4 Bolton 5-1 Iron Calvo-Garcia
1997 FLT R1 Iron 1-1 Notts Co Hope
1995 DIV 3 Hartlepool 1-4 Iron Knill, Young, Thornber, Eyre
1989 DIV 4 Iron 4-2 York Smith (og). Brown, Daws 2
1977 DIV 4 Newport 0-0 Iron  
1969 DIV 4 Iron 0-1 Workington  
1967 DIV 3 Bournemouth 0-0 Iron  
1961 FAC R4 Iron 1-4 Norwich Bakes
1956 FAC R4 Liverpool 3-3 Iron Davies 2, Gregory 

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