OTD: March 21

Former and current Iron players born on this day: Joe Turner (1931), Jon O’Donnell (1954), Shaun Constable (1968), Brian Quailey (1978), Dan Gallimore (2003).

Leading scorer Gary Hooper steered promotion-chasing Scunthorpe to their second successive home victory with a win over 10-man Brighton in March 2009.

Matt Sparrow and then Hooper both hit the crossbar for the Iron before the latter drilled home a right-foot shot.

Brighton were reduced to 10 men when centre-back Matt Heath was sent-off for dragging down Hooper in the box.

Midfielder Grant McCann stepped up to fire the penalty past goalkeeper Mikkel Andersen to seal the victory.

Overall playing record for March 21: Played 11, Won 5, Drawn 3, Lost 3, Scored 14, Conceded 16.   

 

YEAR	COMPETITION	RESULT	IRON SCORERS
2015	LG 1	Rochdale 3-1 Iron	van Veen
2009	LG 1	Iron 2-0 Brighton	Hooper, McCann
2000	DIV 2	Iron 0-0 Brentford
1998	DIV 3	Iron 1-1 Rotherham	Eyre
1992	DIV 4	Rotherham 5-0 Iron
1990	DIV 4	Maidstone 1-1 Iron	Flounders
1987	DIV 4	Iron 3-2 Swansea	Johnson, Flounders, Lister
1980	DIV 4	Stockport 1-2 Iron	Stewart, Partridge
1970	DIV 4	Swansea 2-1 Iron	Barker
1959	DIV 2	Barnsley 0-1 Iron	Harburn
1953	DIV 3N	Iron 2-1 Workington	Bushby 2