Iron withdraw from Crowle Colts pre-season encounter

Scunthorpe United can confirm that next week’s scheduled trip to face Crowle Colts will now no longer take place.

The club were made aware of the ongoing work on their playing surface, and having reviewed the pitch at Windsor Park, it was agreed that the likelihood would be that the surface might not be suitable to fulfil the fixture following the recent warm weather which has had a detrimental impact on the fantastic work a number of volunteers had undertaken throughout the close season. We understand Crowle went to great lengths to get the pitch in the best shape possible, but unfortunately the recent high temperatures and lack of rainfall has had a huge impact on this.

We know that Crowle Colts and many supporters may be disappointed by this news, but both clubs agreed that it was in the best interests to cancel the fixture, and the Iron will therefore be playing an alternative fixture on this day, which will be announced in due course. 

We would like to thank everyone associated with Crowle Colts for their understanding and communication throughout this process, and wish them all the very best for their first season in the Northern Counties East Football League. 

Crowle Colts has advised on the information with regards to refunds for any supporters who had pre-purchased tickets.

Details as below have been published via their own club statement:

"In spite of the financial impact, the Club is offering the following options to supporters who have purchased tickets for the Scunthorpe United fixture:

Full Refund – Ticket price will be refunded in full

Partial Refund – Purchaser can stipulate a percentage of the ticket price they want refunding

Transfer – The ticket can be transferred to another home fixture in the 2025-26 season; anyone taking this option will receive a FREE drink up to the value of £3* (*not applicable to Under 16’s tickets)

Requests must be made via: [email protected] by 17:00, 15/07/2025 and not through any other channels.

After the above deadline, all purchases will be deemed as “Transfer” as above."