Preview: FC Halifax Town (A)

The Iron travel to The Shay on Wednesday night for the clash against FC Halifax Town, which will be shown live on BT Sport.

TICKET & COACH TRAVEL NEWS

Click here for ticket details ahead of Wednesday, January 25th’s (7.30pm kick-off) clash against FC Halifax Town.

There will be no ticket purchases in advance of the game as The Shay is a pay on the day only stadium.

FC Halifax Town have also made us aware that entry is CASH ONLY at the turnstiles. Supporters can pay card in main reception, but cash is heavily advised to aid convenience getting into the ground.

Away coach travel will be running to FC Halifax Town, with the coach departing at the following times:

4.30pm - Hornsby bus depot
4.35pm - Ashby Broadway
4.45pm - Museum and Baths Hall
5.00pm - Glanford Park

You can purchase your coach tickets in advance online at www.sufctickets.com.

PRE-MATCH VIEWS

Michael Nelson (click here to read | click here to watch on Iron Player).

Colin Daniel (click here to read | click here to watch on Iron Player).

IRON TEAM NEWS

Striker Caolan Lavery has left the club after his short-term contract came to an end on Sunday.

Fin Shrimpton continues to be ruled out following a damaged ankle ligament, whilst Marcus Carver (groin) is set for a lengthy spell on the side lines following three injectionswhich he has taken in recent weeks.

Liam Feeney will travel with the group to FC Halifax Town, with a look to seeing if he can make the squad on the day, after training recently.

THE OPPOSITION

The Shaymen have suffered four consecutive postponements in the past week, meaning Chris Millington’s side haven’t played since their 1-0 defeat away at Torquay on January 7th.

The West Yorkshire-based side currently sit in 15th position, with Millington’s side registering nine wins from 25 games so far this season, and also go into the fixture seven games unbeaten on home turf.

FC Halifax Town were dumped out of the National League play-offs last season after Chesterfield left The Shay with a 2-1 win in May 2022.

Manager Pete Wild left Town in favour of a move to Barrow following play-off disappointment, which saw then assistant manager Chris Millington step up to lead The Shaymen in their 2022/23 campaign.

A stop-start season in regards to form has seen back-to-back wins recorded just once so far, with Millington’s side beating both Chesterfield and Dorking Wanderers at home in the space of four days at the beginning of December.

For more information on our hosts, click here.

THE OFFICIALS

The referee will be Lewis Smith, assisted by Michael D’Aguilar and Jacob Lehane. The fourth official will be Michael Crusham.

MATCHDAY DETAILS

Away supporters will be located in the East Stand of The Shay Stadium, entering and purchasing a ticket through turnstiles 14-17, which can be found as supporters approach the stadium from Hunger Hill.

Parking is not available at the stadium, with alternative options including utilising street parking down several streets which surround the ground or utilising car parks which can be found within the town centre. 

Hot and cold food and drink can be found within the away segregation of the East Stand, where Iron supporters will be situated.

NATIONAL LEAGUE TV

The game against FC Halifax Town will be available to stream internationally only, with BT Sport commentary set to be offered alongside the viewing.

Domestic viewing will be available via BT Sport’s subscription channel only due to their live showing of the game in England.

International supporters can subscribe here to start streaming National Division matches, including prior full match replays, which are hosted and can be watched, on National League TV for free.

To help the Iron profit, you need to nominate 'Scunthorpe United' as your club in the sign-up process.

FULL RECORD

Our full record against FC Halifax Town is as follows: 

SEASON/DATE	COMPETITION	RESULT	IRON SCORERS
2022-23 - Mon Aug 29	NAT LG	Iron 0-2 Halifax
2005-06 - Tue Dec 13	FLT R2	Halifax 1-3 Iron	Sharp, Keogh, Johnson
2001-02 - Sat Jan 26	DIV 3	Iron 4-0 Halifax	Thom, Torpey 2, Calvo-Garcia
2001-02 - Fri Oct 5	DIV 3	Halifax 0-0 Iron
2000-01 - Sat Mar 10	DIV 3	Halifax 3-4 Iron	Jackson, Calvo-Garcia, Harsley, Quailey
2000-01 - Sat Oct 7	DIV 3	Iron 1-0 Halifax	Ipoua
1998-99 - Tue Apr 27	DIV 3	Halifax 1-0 Iron
1998-99 - Sat Oct 3	DIV 3	Iron 0-4 Halifax
1992-93 - Sat Jan 30	DIV 3	Iron 4-1 Halifax	Helliwell 2, Martin, Buckley
1992-93 - Sat Aug 22	DIV 3	Halifax 0-0 Iron
1991-92 - Tue Mar 3	DIV 4	Iron 1-0 Halifax	Buckley
1991-92 - Sat Jan 18	DIV 4	Halifax 1-4 Iron	White 3, Hamilton
1990-91 - Sat Mar 23	DIV 4	Iron 4-4 Halifax	Flounders, Taylor, Humphries, Lillis
1990-91 - Sat Oct 6	DIV 4	Halifax 0-0 Iron
1989-90 - Sat Mar 3	DIV 4	Halifax 0-1 Iron	Daws
1989-90 - Sat Jan 6	DIV 4	Iron 1-1 Halifax	Taylor
1988-89 - Sat Mar 25	DIV 4	Iron 0-0 Halifax
1988-89 - Mon Jan 2	DIV 4	Halifax 5-1 Iron	Hamilton
1987-88 - Sat Mar 12	DIV 4	Halifax 2-2 Iron	Harle, Lister
1987-88 - Sat Oct 10	DIV 4	Iron 1-0 Halifax	Johnson
1986-87 - Fri Apr 3	DIV 4	Halifax 1-1 Iron	Lister
1986-87 - Sun Nov 9	DIV 4	Iron 2-1 Halifax	Johnson, Lister
1985-86 - Sun Dec 22	DIV 4	Iron 3-3 Halifax	Hawley 3
1985-86 - Sat Nov 16	FAC R1	Halifax 1-3 Iron	Hill, Broddle, Lister
1985-86 - Fri Aug 23	DIV 4	Halifax 2-1 Iron	Cammack
1984-85 - Fri Feb 1	DIV 4	Halifax 1-2 Iron	Whitehead, Broddle
1984-85 - Fri Sep 28	DIV 4	Iron 4-0 Halifax	Broddle, Cowling, Broddle, Matthews
1982-83 - Fri Apr 1	DIV 4	Iron 2-0 Halifax	Lester, Cammack
1982-83 - Tue Dec 28	DIV 4	Halifax 3-1 Iron	Parkinson
1981-82 - Sat Apr 24	DIV 4	Iron 0-0 Halifax
1981-82 - Sat Nov 28	DIV 4	Halifax 1-2 Iron	Cowling, Moss
1980-81 - Sat Feb 7	DIV 4	Iron 2-2 Halifax	Stewart, Grimes
1980-81 - Sat Sep 13	DIV 4	Halifax 1-0 Iron
1979-80 - Tue Apr 8	DIV 4	Halifax 2-2 Iron	Oates, Cammack
1979-80 - Fri Dec 21	DIV 4	Iron 1-0 Halifax	Cammack
1978-79 - Fri May 18	DIV 4	Halifax 2-3 Iron	Couch, Grimes, Gibson
1978-79 - Mon Apr 16	DIV 4	Iron 1-0 Halifax	Earl
1977-78 - Tue Mar 28	DIV 4	Halifax 2-2 Iron	Lumby, Grimes
1977-78 - Sat Oct 29	DIV 4	Iron 2-0 Halifax	Lumby, Keeley
1976-77 - Sat Mar 19	DIV 4	Iron 2-1 Halifax	Lumby, Keeley
1976-77 - Sat Oct 9	DIV 4	Halifax 0-1 Iron	Wiggington
1972-73 - Sat Dec 9	FAC R2	Iron 3-2 Halifax	Heath, Fletcher, Barker
1972-73 - Sat Jan 27	DIV 3	Halifax 1-0 Iron
1972-73 - Fri Sep 8	DIV 3	Iron 0-3 Halifax
1968-69 - Thu Dec 26	DIV 4	Halifax 2-0 Iron
1968-69 - Fri Oct 4	DIV 4	Iron 0-1 Halifax
1967-68 - Tue Jan 30	FAC R2	Halifax 1-0 Iron
1957-58 - Thu Dec 26	DIV 3 (N)	Halifax 0-1 Iron	Waldock
1957-58 - Thu Oct 31	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 1-1 Halifax	Davies
1956-57 - Sat Jan 19	DIV 3 (N)	Halifax 1-0 Iron
1956-57 - Sat Sep 15	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 6-1 Halifax	Luke 2, Jones 2, Fletcher, Brown
1955-56 - Sat Apr 28	DIV 3 (N)	Halifax 0-3 Iron	Haigh, Gregory, Brown
1955-56 - Wed Sep 21	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 1-0 Halifax	Davies
1954-55 - Sat Dec 18	DIV 3 (N)	Halifax 3-1 Irob	McGill
1954-55 - Sat Aug 21	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 2-2 Halifax	Haigh 2
1953-54 - Sat Apr 17	DIV 3 (N)	Halifax 0-3 Iron	Brown 2, Haigh
1953-54 - Sat Nov 28	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 3-2 Halifax	Haigh, Brownsword, Bushby
1952-53 - Sat Apr 4	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 1-1 Halifax	Whitfield
1952-53 - Sat Nov 15	DIV 3 (N)	Halifax 2-1 Iron	White
1951-52 - Sat Mar 15	DIV 3 (N)	Halifax 2-1 Iron	Whitfield
1951-52 - Sat Oct 27	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 2-1 Halifax
1950-51 - Sat Mar 10	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 2-2 Halifax	Mosby, Cumner
1950-51 - Sat Oct 21	DIV 3 (N)	Halifax 3-3 Iron	Mulholland, Cumner, Rees
1948-49 - Mon Dec 6	FAC R1 R	Iron 1-0 Halifax	Barker
1948-49 - Sat Nov 27	FAC R1	Halifax 0-0 Iron

Our full record against Halifax is as follows: 

	IRON WINS	DRAWS	HALIFAX WINS
FL TROPHY	1	0	0
FA CUP	3	1	1
LEAGUE	26	18	15
TOTAL	30	19	16