OTD: March 29

Former and current Iron players born on this day: Lyle Taylor (1990), Reagan Ogle (1999).

Scunthorpe moved out of the League One relegation zone with victory over Leyton Orient, who slipped further away from the play-off places in 2013.

Striker Akpo Sodje fired a low shot in to the bottom corner to give the Iron an early lead.

They doubled their advantage when Niall Canavan nodded home from Mark Duffy's cross for his sixth goal of the season.

Orient got themselves back into the game through Kevin Lisbie's header but failed to find an equaliser.

Overall playing record for March 29: Played 15, Won 5, Drawn 4, Lost 6, Scored 16, Conceded 22.   

 

YEAR	COMPETITION	RESULT	IRON SCORERS
2014	LG 2	Iron 0-0 Wycombe
2013	LG 1	Iron 2-1 Leyton Orient	Sodje, Canavan
2008	CHAMP	Leicester 1-0 Iron
2003	DIV 3	Cambridge 1-1 Iron	Hayes
1997	DIV 3	Iron 1-2 Leyton Orient	Forrester
1994	DIV 3	Hereford 1-2 Iron	Carmichael, Juryeff
1985	DIV 4	Iron 6-2 Swindon	Cammack, Broddle, Brolly, Hill, Graham, Green
1980	DIV 4	Wigan 3-1 Iron	Cammack
1976	DIV 4	Stockport 0-0 Iron
1969	DIV 4	Bradford 3-0 Iron
1968	DIV 3	Stockport 4-1 Iron
1966	DIV 3	Bristol Rovers 2-0 Iron
1963	DIV 2	Iron 1-1 Middlesbrough	Gibson
1958	DIV 3N	Barrow 0-1 Iron	Davies
1952	DIV 3N	Rochdale 1-2 Iron	Ottewell, Wallace