National League Cup group stage matches confirmed

The Iron's four home National League Cup group stages matches have now been confirmed.

The club will has been placed in Group D and will host Sunderland U21s, Newcastle United U21s, Leeds United U21s and Middlesbrough U21s at the Attis Arena, with one fixture a month taking place from August through until November. This will begin with us hosting the Black Cats week commencing Monday, August 11th.

Also in Group D, taking on the Premier League academy sides, are Boston United, FC Halifax Town and Gateshead, although as part of the competition’s format, none of these sides will face United in the group stages.

The top two in Group D after all fixtures have been played will progress forward into the knockout stages, irrespective of whether they’re a National League side or a Premier League academy side.

Full list of group stage fixtures, now confirmed:
Scunthorpe United v Sunderland U21s - Tuesday, August 12th, 7pm kick-off
Scunthorpe United v Leeds United U21s - Tuesday, September 16th, 7pm kick-off
Scunthorpe United v Middlesbrough U21s - Tuesday, October 28th, 7pm kick-off
Scunthorpe United v Newcastle United U21s - Tuesday, December 2nd, 7pm kick-off

As soon as tickets are on sale for each of the games, we will announce.