Iron to face Cleethorpes Town in a bid to retain Lincolnshire Senior Cup

The Iron will take on the Owls in the final of the Lincolnshire Senior Cup on Tuesday, March 25th (7.45pm kick-off) in a bid to retain the competition and win it for the second year in a row.

For the second season in a row, United will challenge for the accolade at the LNER Stadium, the home of Lincoln City.

Ticketing details for the match are yet to be confirmed.

Scunthorpe progressed to the final of the competition after seeing off Grimsby Town in the quarter-final, coming from a goal down to beat the Mariners 3-1 courtesy of a brace from Carlton Ubaezuonu and a first goal for Luke Williams since returning to the club, and receiving a bye to the final due to the withdrawal of Spalding United.

Last season, current first team manager Andy Butler captained the side to lift the accolade at the same venue as this season's final, as the Iron came from 2-0 down to beat Spalding United 3-2, with Danny Elliott scoring a hat-trick on the night to turn the outcome on its head.

Meanwhile, Cleethorpes Town has been forced to progress through each round of the competition, first beating local rivals Grimsby Borough 3-2 in Round One, before brushing aside Lincoln City in the quarter-finals, scoring four without reply.

Last night, in the semi-finals, the Owls took a 1-0 lead into the interval against Stamford, but were soon 3-1 down in the second half. A string of changes to bring first team players onto the pitch saw former Iron academy product Curtis Bateson score a brace to bring the tie level once more, with the momentum seeing them win the shootout 4-3. The final will be the first encounter of the competition that Cleethorpes will play away from their home ground.

As soon as we have further details of the final, we will announce.