Classic Match

On Saturday, March 12, 2005, United ran out at 4-1 winners against Cheltenham Town at Glanford Park in a rousing success on the way to promotion from League Two.

It seems hard to believe that this match was three years ago, and there were a couple of very special goals towards the end.

Midfield man Matt Sparrow broke the deadlock with a tap-in before Jamie Victory's shot levelled the scores.

But a second tap-in from Sparrow put United in the ascendency before the Iron added two superb late strikes.

Richard Kell netted with a driven angled shot from 20 yards out before defender Cliff Byrne (pictured celebrating to the right), of all people, drove home a spectacular volley from range.

Scunthorpe United: Musselwhite, Crosby, Byrne, Ridley, Angus (Williams 67), Sparrow (Taylor 84), Baraclough, Beagrie, Kell, Hayes (Keogh 84), Torpey.
Substitutes not used: Evans, Corden.

Cheltenham Town: Higgs, Victory, Duff, Gill, Caines, Wilson, Finnigan, McCann, Bird (Melligan 60), Gillespie (Odejayi 78), Guinan (Spencer 69).
Substitutes not used: Taylor, Brown.

On These Matchdays

Past results from March 11, the day Scunthorpe face Plymouth Argyle at Glanford Park this season.

1961 DIV2 Swansea Town H L 1-2
1972 DIV4 Bury H W 3-0
1978 DIV4 Reading A L 0-1
1987 DIV4 Northampton Town A L 0-1
1989 DIV4 Burnley A W 1-0
1995 LD3 Bury H W 3-2
2000 LD2 Cambridge United H L 0-3
2003 LD3 Carlisle United A W 2-1

Past results from March 15, the day Scunthorpe visit QPR at Loftus Road this season.

1952 D3N Halifax Town A L 1-2
1958 D3N Southport A W 2-1
1963 DIV2 Cardiff City H D 2-2
1975 DIV4 Shrewsbury Town H W 1-0
1977 DIV4 Exeter City H W 4-1
1980 DIV4 Walsall A D 1-1
1983 DIV4 Aldershot A D 1-1
1986 DIV4 Cambridge United A W 1-0
1994 LD3 Crewe Alexandra H W 2-1
1997 LD3 Exeter City A W 1-0
2003 LD3 Torquay United A D 1-1

Born On This Week

March 11 - Nigel Adkins (1965), Terry Anderson (1944), Terry Cooper (1950), Bjarni Larusson (1976)
March 12 - Matt Bailey (1986), Don Welbourne (1949)
March 13 - Mick Farrell (1959), Martin Phillips (1976)
March 14 - Richard Hall (1972), Paul Rumble (1969), Bobby Smith (1944)
March 15 - Andy Smillie (1941)