TICKET & HOSPITALITY NEWS
Click here for ticket details ahead of Saturday, April 1st’s (3pm kick-off) clash against Torquay.
Former Iron fan favourite Paul Harsley will be the special guest taking part in a Question-and-Answer session in the restaurant ahead of the match, with a sold-out restaurant set to dine with United.
PRE-MATCH VIEWS
Jimmy Dean (click here to read | click here to watch on Iron Player).
Dean Rance (click here to read | click here to watch on Iron Player).
IRON TEAM NEWS
Winger Sean Shields is described as ‘very doubtful’ by manager Jimmy Dean following his substitution against York on Tuesday night.
Midfielder Fin Shrimpton is a doubt too following a knock sustained in midweek, however Shrimpton did make it through Friday’s training session after missing Thursday’s.
Alfie Beestin (hamstring), Marcus Carver (groin) and Aaron Chapman remain out through their respective injuries.
THE OPPOSITION
The Gulls and Scunthorpe share a points total towards the foot of the National League table, with Torquay just a place above the Iron on goal difference having one less game played.
The side from Devon currently sit in 22nd place, on 34 points, after registering eight wins and 10 draws from 39 games so far this season.
Torquay took victory away at Boreham Wood during the week, Asa Hall’s 32nd minute goal the eventual winner at the LV Bet Stadium.
Despite an underwhelming campaign in the National League, Gary Johnson’s side made it to the fifth round in the Isuzu FA Trophy this season, beating Chippenham Town and Taunton Town before defeat at home to Barnet.
For more information on our visitors, click here.
THE OFFICIALS
The referee will be Paul Marsden, assisted by Adam Nichol and Danny Guest. The fourth official will be Oliver Mackey.
MATCHDAY DETAILS
The ticket office and club shop open from 11am on the day, with the Iron Bar opening shortly after around 11.30am where Manchester City vs Liverpool will be shown live.
The car park opens at midday, where a £1 saving can be made (before 9am on matchday) by purchasing your spot in advance here.
Additionally, turnstiles are also open an hour-and-a-half before kick-off for fans wishing to enter the stadium.
NATIONAL LEAGUE TV
The game against Torquay will be available to stream internationally only following the conclusion of the international break, with BBC Radio Humberside commentary set to be provided.
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 Torquay is as follows:
| SEASON/DATE | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2022-23 - Sat Oct 1 | NAT LG | Torquay 1-1 Iron | Beestin |
| 2013-14 - Sat Apr 5 | LG 2 | Torquay 0-1 Iron | Winnall |
| 2013-14 - Sat Nov 30 | LG 2 | Iron 3-1 Torquay | Winnall, O'Connor (og), Adelakun |
| 2003-04 - Tue Feb 24 | LG 2 | Torquay 1-0 Iron | |
| 2003-04 - Sat Aug 30 | LG 2 | Iron 2-1 Torquay | MacLean, Calvo-Garcia |
| 2002-03 - Sat Mar 15 | DIV 3 | Torquay 1-1 Iron | Sparrow |
| 2002-03 - Sat Oct 26 | DIV 3 | Iron 5-1 Torquay | Carruthers, Torpey 3, McCombe |
| 2001-02 - Tue Mar 5 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-0 Torquay | Quailey |
| 2001-02 - Tue Sep 25 | DIV 3 | Torquay 0-0 Iron | |
| 2000-01 - Sat Mar 3 | DIV 3 | Torquay 0-2 Iron | Sparrow 2 |
| 2000-01 - Sat Sep 30 | DIV 3 | Iron 3-0 Torquay | Ipoua 2, Dawson |
| 1998-99 - Sat Feb 6 | DIV 3 | Torquay 1-0 Iron | |
| 1998-99 - Sat Sep 5 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-0 Torquay | Hope, Gayle |
| 1997-98 - Sat Mar 28 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-0 Torquay | Hope, Calvo-Garcia |
| 1997-98 - Sat Nov 22 | DIV 3 | Torquay 2-4 Iron | Calvo-Garcia 2, D'Auria, Wilcox |
| 1996-97 - Sat Mar 22 | DIV 3 | Torquay 1-2 Iron | Forrester, Jones |
| 1996-97 - Sat Aug 24 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-0 Torquay | Clarkson |
| 1995-96 - Sat Apr 6 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-0 Torquay | Ford |
| 1995-96 - Sat Oct 28 | DIV 3 | Torquay 1-8 Iron | Eyre 2, Knill, Ford, McFarlane 4 |
| 1994-95 - Sat Jan 21 | DIV 3 | Iron 3-2 Torquay | Eyre, Smith, Carmichael |
| 1994-95 - Sat Nov 5 | DIV 3 | Torquay 1-1 Iron | Juryeff |
| 1993-94 - Sat Feb 5 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-3 Torquay | Carmichael |
| 1993-94 - Sat Oct 23 | DIV 3 | Torquay 1-1 Iron | Toman |
| 1992-93 - Sat Mar 27 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-2 Torquay | Alexander, Elliott |
| 1992-93 - Sat Nov 21 | DIV 3 | Torquay 0-1 Iron | Helliwell |
| 1990-91 - Sat Feb 2 | DIV 4 | Iron 3-0 Torquay | Cowling, Cox, Flounders |
| 1990-91 - Tue Sep 18 | DIV 4 | Torquay 1-1 Iron | Lillis |
| 1989-90 - Sat Mar 10 | DIV 4 | Torquay 0-3 Iron | Daws, Flounders, Lillis |
| 1989-90 - Tue Sep 26 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Torquay | Flounders, Lillis |
| 1988-89 - Fri Apr 28 | DIV 4 | Torquay 0-2 Iron | Daws, Hodkinson |
| 1988-89 - Sat Nov 26 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Torquay | Daws |
| 1987-88 - Wed May 18 | DIV 4 P/O SF | Iron 1-1 Torquay | Lister |
| 1987-88 - Sun May 15 | DIV 4 P/O SF | Torquay 2-1 Iron | Flounders |
| 1987-88 - Sat May 7 | DIV 4 | Torquay 1-2 Iron | Flounders, Richardson |
| 1987-88 - Fri Dec 18 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-3 Torquay | Impey (og), Russell |
| 1986-87 - Sat Mar 14 | DIV 4 | Torquay 2-2 Iron | Johnson, Flounders |
| 1986-87 - Fri Oct 17 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Torquay | McLean, Johnson |
| 1985-86 - Sat Jan 18 | DIV 4 | Torquay 1-0 Iron | |
| 1985-86 - Sat Aug 17 | DIV 4 | Iron 4-0 Torquay | Graham, Broddle, Cammack, Green |
| 1984-85 - Tue Mar 5 | DIV 4 | Torquay 0-0 Iron | |
| 1984-85 - Tue Oct 23 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Torquay | Broddle 2 |
| 1982-83 - Sat Mar 12 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Torquay | Hunter 2 |
| 1982-83 - Sat Oct 30 | DIV 4 | Torquay 1-1 Iron | Cammack |
| 1981-82 - Sat Feb 6 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-2 Torquay | |
| 1981-82 - Sat Sep 12 | DIV 4 | Torquay 1-0 Iron | |
| 1980-81 - Wed Feb 4 | DIV 4 | Torquay 2-1 Iron | Green |
| 1980-81 - Sat Oct 25 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-2 Torquay | |
| 1979-80 - Sat Nov 3 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Torquay | Cammack |
| 1979-80 - Sat Aug 18 | DIV 4 | Torquay 3-0 Iron | |
| 1978-79 - Sat Apr 28 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-2 Torquay | Kilmore, Earl |
| 1978-79 - Sat Dec 9 | DIV 4 | Torquay 0-1 Iron | Kilmore |
| 1977-78 - Sat Mar 18 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-1 Torquay | |
| 1977-78 - Sat Oct 22 | DIV 4 | Torquay 4-2 Iron | Lumby, Green (og) |
| 1976-77 - Sat Apr 30 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-0 Torquay | |
| 1976-77 - Sat Nov 27 | DIV 4 | Torquay 1-3 Iron | O'Connor 3 |
| 1975-76 - Sat Jan 17 | DIV 4 | Torquay 1-0 Iron | |
| 1975-76 - Sat Sep 20 | DIV 4 | Iron 3-1 Torquay | Collier, Woodward 2 |
| 1974-75 - Sat Mar 8 | DIV 4 | Torquay 1-1 Iron | Warnock |
| 1974-75 - Tue Sep 24 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-2 Torquay | |
| 1973-74 - Sat Apr 13 | DIV 4 | Iron 0-0 Torquay | |
| 1973-74 - Sat Nov 17 | DIV 4 | Torquay 1-1 Iron | Davidson |
| 1967-68 - Fri May 3 | DIV 3 | Iron 2-0 Torquay | Rusling, Blyth |
| 1967-68 - Thu Apr 25 | DIV 3 | Torquay 2-1 Iron | Heath |
| 1966-67 - Fri Mar 17 | DIV 3 | Iron 3-1 Torquay | Coatsworth, Smith (og), Sloan |
| 1966-67 - Sat Oct 22 | DIV 3 | Torquay 1-1 Iron | Colquhoun |
Our full record against Torquay United is as follows:
| IRON WINS | DRAWS | TORQUAY WINS | |
| LEAGUE | 31 | 17 | 15 |
| CUP | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 31 | 18 | 16 |
