| 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.The Iron's full record for March 29 is as follows:
| 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 |
