2017–18 Scunthorpe United F.C. season

The 2017–18 season is Scunthorpe United's 119th season in their existence and their fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Scunthorpe United

2017–18 season
Chairman	Peter Swann
Manager	Graham Alexander (until 24 March) Nick Daws (C) (between 24 March–Present)
Stadium	Glanford Park
League One	5th
FA Cup	Second Round
EFL Cup	Second Round
EFL Trophy	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Josh Morris (11) All: Josh Morris (12)
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Nat.	Place of Birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date Signed	Fee	Contract
Goalkeepers
1	Matt Gilks	GK		Rochdale	40	40	0	Wigan Athletic	1 July 2017	Free	2019
31	Rory Watson	GK			26	7	0	Hull City	31 January 2017	Free	2020
41	Adam Kelsey	GK		Kingston upon Hull	31	0	0	Academy	26 January 2017	Trainee	2019
Defenders
2	Jordan Clarke	RB		Coventry	31	113	3	Coventry City	10 January 2015	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
3	Conor Townsend	LB		Hessle	29	84	4	Hull City	6 January 2016	Free	2018
5	Murray Wallace	CB		Glasgow	30	136	5	Huddersfield Town	2 January 2016	Free	2019
18	Marnick Vermijl	RB		Peer	31	2	0	Preston North End	31 January 2018	Loan	2018
20	Charlie Goode	CB		Watford	27	59	3	Hendon	10 June 2015	Free	2018
21	Cameron Burgess	CB		Aberdeen	27	31	2	Fulham	1 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020
23	Rory McArdle	CB		Sheffield	35	34	0	Bradford City	1 July 2017	Free	2020
33	Lewis Butroid	LB			24	11	0	Academy	26 January 2017	Trainee	2019
Midfielders
4	Andrew Crofts	CM		Chatham	38	6	0	Charlton Athletic	1 September 2017	Undisclosed	2018
6	Funso Ojo	DM		Antwerp	31	40	2	Willem II	18 July 2017	Free	2020
11	Josh Morris	LM		Preston	31	93	32	Bradford City	1 July 2016	Free	2019
12	Neal Bishop	CM		Stockton-on-Tees	41	171	12	Blackpool	19 June 2014	Free	2018
15	Clayton Lewis	AM		Wellington	25	4	1	Auckland City FC	28 September 2017	Free	2018
16	Hakeeb Adelakun	LM		Hackney	26	162	19	Academy	1 July 2012	Trainee	2018
19	Duane Holmes	RM		Columbus	28	85	13	Huddersfield Town	7 July 2016	Free	2018
22	Levi Sutton	CM		Scunthorpe	26	28	0	Academy	1 July 2016	Trainee	2018
24	Ryan Yates	CM		Nottingham	25	9	1	Nottingham Forest	11 January 2018	Loan	2018
26	Cameron McGeehan	CM		Kingston upon Thames	27	7	0	Barnsley	4 January 2018	Loan	2018
Forwards
7	Luke Williams	SS		Middlesbrough	29	52	9	Middlesbrough	2 July 2015	Undisclosed	2018
9	Ivan Toney	CF		Northampton	26	10	4	Newcastle United	11 January 2018	Loan	2018
13	Jonny Margetts	CF		Doncaster	29	4	1	Lincoln City	31 August 2016	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
14	Tom Hopper	CF		Boston	29	125	27	Leicester City	26 June 2015	Free	Undisclosed
17	Lee Novak	CF		Newcastle upon Tyne	34	28	5	Charlton Athletic	31 August 2017	Free	2019
28	Jack Dyche	CF		Leeds	20	0	0	Academy	17 April 2016	Trainee	2018
29	Kyle Wootton	CF		Epworth	26	43	5	Academy	1 August 2014	Trainee	2018
35	Leslie Sackey	CB			18	0	0	Academy	1 July 2017	Trainee	2018
On Loan
8	Sam Mantom	CM		Stourbridge	30	46	3	Walsall	1 July 2016	Free	2019

Statistics

As of 25 March 2018

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Matt Gilks	40	0	35+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Jordan Clarke	22	0	14+3	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Conor Townsend	26	3	17+6	3	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	WAL	Andrew Crofts	6	0	1+3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Murray Wallace	45	1	39+0	1	3+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
6	MF	BEL	Funso Ojo	40	2	35+1	2	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
7	FW	ENG	Luke Williams	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Ivan Toney	10	4	7+3	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF	ENG	Josh Morris	42	12	36+1	11	2+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	1
12	MF	ENG	Neal Bishop	33	1	30+1	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Tom Hopper	39	9	26+7	7	3+0	0	0+1	0	1+1	2
15	MF	NZL	Clayton Lewis	4	1	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
16	MF	ENG	Hakeeb Adelakun	40	4	22+10	3	3+0	1	1+1	0	2+1	0
17	FW	ENG	Lee Novak	27	5	15+11	5	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF	BEL	Marnick Vermijl	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF	USA	Duane Holmes	46	9	28+11	7	2+1	0	1+1	1	1+1	1
20	DF	ENG	Charlie Goode	18	1	10+3	1	1+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
21	DF	AUS	Cameron Burgess	31	2	21+3	2	3+0	0	0+1	0	3+0	0
22	MF	ENG	Levi Sutton	16	0	12+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Rory McArdle	34	0	29+0	0	2+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Ryan Yates	9	1	7+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF	NIR	Cameron McGeehan	7	0	2+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Kyle Wootton	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	GK	ENG	Rory Watson	7	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
33	DF	ENG	Lewis Butroid	10	0	6+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
Player(s) out on loan:
8	MF	ENG	Sam Mantom	11	0	1+6	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
Player(s) who left the club during the season:
9	FW	IRL	Paddy Madden	26	4	15+5	2	1+0	0	2+0	2	2+1	0
10	FW	NED	Kevin van Veen	28	6	13+8	5	0+3	0	1+0	0	3+0	1
18	MF	ENG	Devonte Redmond	6	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	3+0	0
30	FW	WAL	Simon Church	6	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

Goals record

As of 25 March 2018

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	11		LM	Josh Morris	11	0	0	1	12
2	14		CF	Tom Hopper	7	0	0	2	9
	19		LM	Duane Holmes	7	0	1	1	9
4	—		CF	Kevin van Veen	5	0	0	1	6
5	17		CF	Lee Novak	5	0	0	0	5
6	16		LW	Hakeeb Adelakun	3	1	0	0	4
	—		CF	Paddy Madden	2	0	2	0	4
8	3		LB	Conor Townsend	3	0	0	0	4
	9		CF	Ivan Toney	4	0	0	0	4
10	6		DM	Funso Ojo	2	0	0	0	2
	21		CB	Cameron Burgess	2	0	0	0	2
12	5		CB	Murray Wallace	1	0	0	0	1
	12		CM	Neal Bishop	1	0	0	0	1
	15		CM	Clayton Lewis	0	0	0	1	1
	20		CB	Charlie Goode	1	0	0	0	1
	24		CM	Ryan Yates	1	0	0	0	1
Total					54	1	3	6	64

Disciplinary Record

As of 25 March 2018

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
1	12		CM	Neal Bishop	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1
2	14		CF	Tom Hopper	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	19		RM	Duane Holmes	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
4	5		CB	Murray Wallace	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	6		DM	Funso Ojo	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	11		LM	Josh Morris	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
7	16		LW	Hakeeb Adelakun	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0
	—		CF	Kevin van Veen	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
9	1		GK	Matt Gilks	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	3		LB	Conor Townsend	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	22		CM	Levi Sutton	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	—		CF	Paddy Madden	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
13	4		CM	Andrew Crofts	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	20		CB	Charlie Goode	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	21		CB	Cameron Burgess	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	23		CB	Rory McArdle	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18	2		RB	Jordan Clarke	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	7		SS	Luke Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	8		CM	Sam Mantom	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9		CF	Ivan Toney	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	17		CF	Lee Novak	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	18		RB	Marnick Vermijl	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	26		CM	Camerom McGeehan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	30		CF	Simon Church	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	—		CM	Devante Redmond	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					57	1	1	7	0	0	3	0	0	6	0	0	73	1	1

Competitions

Friendlies

As of 26 June 2017, Scunthorpe United have announced six pre-season friendlies against York City,^[1] Luton Town,^[2] North Ferriby United,^[3] Sunderland,^[4] Austria Salzburg.^[5] and SK Strobl.^[6]

North Ferriby United v Scunthorpe United

8 July 2017	North Ferriby United	0–6	Scunthorpe United	North Ferriby
15:00 BST		Report	Townsend   37' Margetts   40' Wootton   54', 77' Burdett   56' Burgess   87'	Stadium: Grange Lane

York City v Scunthorpe United

12 July 2017	York City	2–2	Scunthorpe United	York
19:00 BST	Almond   6' Rankine   48'	Report	Bishop   74' Adelakun   76'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent

Grimsby Town v Scunthorpe United

13 July 2017 Lincolnshire Senior Cup	Grimsby Town	4–0	Scunthorpe United	Cleethorpes
14:00 BST	Yussuf   10' Boyce   38' Cardwell   58' Robinson   70'	Report		Stadium: Blundell Park

SK Strobl v Scunthorpe United

18 July 2017	SK Strobl	0–6	Scunthorpe United	Obertraun, Austria
18:00 CEST		Report	Burgess   5' Mantom   20' Adelakun   32' Morris   54' (pen.) Madden   55' van Veen   67'	Stadium: Bundessport- u Freizeitzentrum Obertraun Referee: Simon Skowronski

Austria Salzburg v Scunthorpe United

21 July 2017	Austria Salzburg	0–6	Scunthorpe United	Salzburg, Austria
18:00 CEST		Report	Adelakun   23', 66' Burgess   27' van Veen   44' Morris   71' Madden   72'	Stadium: My Phone Austria Stadion Referee: Simon Skowronski

Scunthorpe United v Sunderland

26 July 2017	Scunthorpe United	0–0	Sunderland	Scunthorpe
19:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,794

Luton Town v Scunthorpe United

29 July 2017	Luton Town	2–1	Scunthorpe United	Luton
15:00 BST	Collins   22' (pen.) Stacey   80'	Report	Madden   18'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 1,735

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Shrewsbury Town	46	25	12	9	60	39	+21	87	Qualification for League One play-offs^[a]
4	Rotherham United (O, P)	46	24	7	15	73	53	+20	79
5	Scunthorpe United	46	19	17	10	65	50	+15	74
6	Charlton Athletic	46	20	11	15	58	51	+7	71
7	Plymouth Argyle	46	19	11	16	58	59	−1	68

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Result summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	11	6	5	28	17	+11	39	5	4	2	13	8	+5	6	2	3	15	9	+6

Last updated: 4 January 2018.
Source:^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H
Result	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W
Position	12	16	9	6	4	5	11	6	5	5	7	8	12	12	8	5	5	4	3	3	5	5

Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Scunthorpe United v AFC Wimbledon

5 August 2017 1	Scunthorpe United	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Townsend   6'	Report	Abdou   67'   68'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,398 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Rochdale v Scunthorpe United

12 August 2017 2	Rochdale	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Spotland
15:00 BST	Davies   55'	Report	Holmes   63'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,218 Referee: Ross Joyce

Scunthorpe United v Oxford United

19 August 2017 3	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Oxford United	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Morris   83' Hopper   85'	Report	Ruffels   49' Henry   72'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,205 Referee: Darren Handley

Plymouth Argyle v Scunthorpe United

26 August 2017 4	Plymouth Argyle	0–4	Scunthorpe United	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Sarcevic   45+3'	Report	Madden   27', 68'   45+3' Bishop   45+2' Gilks   53' Townsend   56' Ojo   65' Hopper   77' Morris   90+4'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,605 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Bury v Scunthorpe United

2 September 2017 5	Bury	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Bury
15:00 BST	Cameron   45+2'	Report	Wallace   24' Sutton   82' Morris   86'   88'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,055 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Scunthorpe United v Blackpool

9 September 2017 6	Scunthorpe United	0–0	Blackpool	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Wallace   57'	Report	Ryan   38' Vassell   66'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,290 Referee: Andy Haines

Scunthorpe United v Blackburn Rovers

12 September 2017 7	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Scunthorpe
19:45 BST		Report	Antonsson   58' Graham   90+3'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,330 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Doncaster Rovers v Scunthorpe United

17 September 2017 8	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Whiteman   32' Marquis   47'	Report	Novak   10' Bishop   55'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 9,227 Referee: David Webb

Scunthopre United v Portsmouth

23 September 2017 9	Scunthopre United	2–0	Portsmouth	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Novak   12' Holmes   33'	Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,685 Referee: Anthony Blackhouse

Gillingham v Scunthorpe United

26 September 2017 10	Gillingham	0–0	Scunthorpe United	Gillingham
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,002 Referee: Anthony Coggins

Shrewsbury Town v Scunthorpe United

30 September 2017 11	Shrewsbury Town	2–0	Scunthorpe United	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Payne   24' Nolan   35' Morris   87'	Report	Bishop   36' Madden   90+1'	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 5,759 Referee: Graham Horwood

Scunthorpe United v Wigan Athletic

7 October 2017 12	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Morris   28' Murray Wallace   33' van Veen   77' Ojo   90'	Report	Burn   51' Evans   56' Powell   74' Power   77'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,480 Referee: Robert Lewis

Rotherham United v Scunthorpe United

14 October 2017 13	Rotherham United	2–0	Scunthorpe United	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Vaulks   37' Ihiekwe   40' Moore   71' Williams   90'	Report	Townsend   78'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,167 Referee: Darren Bond

Scunthorpe United v Fleetwood Town

17 October 2017 14	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Fleetwood Town	Scunthorpe
19:45 BST	Novak   18'	Report	Bolger   35' Hiwula   85'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,120 Referee: Peter Bankes

Scunthorpe United v Peterborough United

21 October 2017 15	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Peterborough United	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Holmes   30' Bishop   34' Clarke   63' Morris   87' (pen)	Report	Hughes   51' Novak   79' Shepard   84' Bond   87'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,275 Referee: Mark Heywood

Oldham Athletic v Scunthorpe United

28 October 2017 16	Oldham Athletic	2–3	Scunthorpe United	Oldham
15:00 BST	Fané   31' Clarke   45+1' Davies   81'	Report	Hopper   5' Morris   10' Gilks   61' Holmes   83' McArdle   87'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,331 Referee: Scott Oldham

Scunthorpe United v Bristol Rovers

11 November 2017 17	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Ojo   42' Bishop   57'   90+4'	Report	Nichols   57' Leadbitter   87'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,210 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Northampton Town v Scunthorpe United

18 November 2017 18	Northampton Town	0–3	Scunthorpe United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Taylor   55'	Report	Burgess   56' Holmes   58', 74'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,181 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Bradford City v Scunthorpe United

21 November 2017 19	Bradford City	1–2	Scunthorpe United	Bradford
19:45 GMT	Taylor   44'	Report	Wallace   19' Holmes   45+1' Adelakun   69' Bishop   73' Hopper   90+1'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 19,163 Referee: Scott Duncan

Scunthorpe United v Charlton Athletic

25 November 2017 20	Scunthorpe United	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Morris   60', 63' Adelakun   69' Hopper   90+2'	Report	Ngoyo   90+3'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,307 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Walsall v Scunthorpe United

9 December 2017 21	Walsall	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Morris   13'	Report	Holmes   16' Sutton   85'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,865 Referee: Scott Oldham

Scunthorpe United v Milton Keynes Dons

16 December 2017 22	Scunthorpe United	2–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Adelakun   27' van Veen   43' Morris   45+3' Bishop   45+4'	Report	Ebanks-Landell   9' Williams   31' Agard   41' Aneke   66'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,569

Scunthorpe United v Southend United

23 December 2017 23	Scunthorpe United	3–1	Southend United	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	van Veen   32' Townsend   63' Turner   86' (og)	Report	Demetriou   25' Wordsworth   35'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,040

Blackpool v Scunthorpe United

26 December 2017 24	Blackpool	2–3	Scunthorpe United	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Ryan   22' Philliskirk   25' D'Almeida   26' Longstaff   88' Robertson   90+4'	Report	Hopper   2' Holmes   8',   74' Adelakun   46'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,446

Blackburn Rovers v Scunthorpe United

30 December 2017 25	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Scunthorpe United	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Graham   6', 47' Smallwood   75' Dack   84' Bennett   88'	Report	van Veen   12' Hopper   38' Townsend   56'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,784

Scunthorpe United v Bury

1 January 2018 26	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Bury	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Ojo   45' Goode   86' Sutton   90+2'	Report	Reilly   45+3' Bunn   79'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,270

Scunthorpe United v Doncaster Rovers

6 January 2018 P	Scunthorpe United	v	Doncaster Rovers	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Glanford Park
Note: On 8 December, it was announced the home fixture against Doncaster Rovers was rearranged due to FA Cup involvement.^[7]

Portsmouth v Scunthorpe United

13 January 2018 27	Portsmouth	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Lowe   15' Clarke   78' Hawkins   89'	Report	van Veen   53' Bishop   76' Adelakun   82'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,741 Referee:   Charles Breakspear

Scunthorpe United v Gillingham

20 January 2018 28	Scunthorpe United	1–3	Gillingham	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	van Veen   38' Morris   52'	Report	Martin   25' Reilly   41' Eaves   43'   73' Parker   68' Ogilvie   90'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,905 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Scunthorpe United v Doncaster Rovers

23 January 2018 29	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT	Hopper   3' Bishop   30' Wallace   40'	Report	Rowe   24' Beestin   90+6' Beestin   90+7'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 5,193 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Southend United v Scunthorpe United

27 January 2018 30	Southend United	3–2	Scunthorpe United	Southend-on-Sea
	McLaughlin   28' Kightly   37' McLaughlin   53' Turner   90+2'   90+2'	Report	Hopper   12' Burgess   47'   90+1' Goode   52' van Veen   56' Hopper   68'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,723 Referee: Craig Hicks

Fleetwood Town v Scunthorpe United

3 February 2018 31	Fleetwood Town	2–3	Scunthorpe United	Fleetwood Town
	Madden   30' Eastham   42' Hunter   45' O'Connor   45+4' Grant   67' Pond   77'	Report	Morris   25', 42' (pen.) Toney   78'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,901 Referee: Mark Heywood

Scunthorpe United v Rotherham United

10 February 2018 32	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Rotherham United	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Novak   72'   90+5' Holmes   86' Vermijl   76'	Report	Newell   31' Smith   55' Ajayi   70'   80' Emmanuel   90' Forde   90+8'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 6,359 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Peterborough United v Scunthorpe United

13 February 2018 33	Peterborough United	2–2	Scunthorpe United	Peterborough
19:45 GMT	Maddison   2' Morias   45+2'	Report	Toney   34' Yates   60'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 4,397 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Scunthorpe United v Northampton Town

17 February 2018 34	Scunthorpe United	2–2	Northampton Town	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Ojo   31' Wallace  77'	Report	Long   13' O'Toole   57'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,157 Referee: Andrew Madley

Bristol Rovers v Scunthorpe United

24 February 2018 35	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Harrison   90+1'	Report	Hopper   40' McGeehan   51' Gilks   59' Holmes   61'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,346 Referee: Darren Handley

Scunthorpe United v Oldham Athletic

3 March 2018 36	Scunthorpe United	0–2	Oldham Athletic	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Williams   80'	Report	Gerrard   38' McEleney   78' Doyle   82'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,715 Referee: John Busby

Wigan Athletic v Scunthorpe United

10 March 2018 37	Wigan Athletic	3–3	Scunthorpe United	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Dunkley   13' Grigg   43' Roberts   87' Burn   90+2' Bruce   90+2'	Report	Hopper   16',   45+2' Toney   53' Holmes   77'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,438 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Scunthorpe United v Shrewsbury Town

17 March 2018 38	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Shrewsbury Town	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Morris   8' McArdle   62' Toney   75'	Report	Nsiala   8' C. Morris   43' Nolan   51'  84' Payne   59' (pen.)	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,824 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Scunthorpe United v Rochdale

24 March 2018 39	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Toney   51' Ojo   68'	Report	Camps   20' Rathbone   35' Hart   50' Andrew   68'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,789 Referee: John Brooks

Oxford United v Scunthorpe United

30 March 2018 40	Oxford United	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Oxford
12:45 BST	Toney   12'	Report	Henry   56' (pen)	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,479 (268 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

AFC Wimbledon v Scunthorpe United

7 April 2018 41	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST	Nightingale   4' Oshilaja   26'	Report	McArdle   82' Novak   84' Wallace   90'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,055 Referee: Tom Nield

Charlton Athletic v Scunthorpe United

14 April 2018 (2018-04-14) 42	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Charlton
15:00 BST		Report	Toney   31'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 11,877 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Scunthorpe United v Walsall

21 April 2018 43	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Walsall	Scunthorpe
	McArdle   74' Yates   76'	Report	Chambers   66'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,083 Referee: David Webb

Milton Keynes Dons v Scunthorpe United

28 April 2018 44	Milton Keynes Dons	0–2	Scunthorpe United	Milton Keynes
	Williams   50' Aneke   72'	Report	McArdle   20' Toney   35'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 9,578 Referee: John Busby

Scunthorpe United v Plymouth Argyle

1 May 2018 45	Scunthorpe United	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT	Adelakun   32' Holmes   45' Toney   60'	Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,712 Referee: Ben Toner

Scunthorpe United v Bradford City

5 May 2018 46	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Bradford City	Scunthorpe
17:30 GMT	Townsend   59'	Report	Kilgallon   56'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 5,452

League One Play-Offs

Scunthorpe United v Rotherham United

12 May 2018 Semi-Final 1st Leg	Scunthorpe United	2–2	Rotherham United	Scunthorpe
12:30 BST	Ihiekwe   18' (og) Wallace   38' McGeehan   88'	Report	Taylor   17',   55' Wood   40' Palmer   50' Newell   64'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 6,591 Referee: Tim Robinson

Rotherham United v Scunthorpe United

16 May 2018 Semi-Final 2nd Leg	Rotherham United	2–0 (4–2 agg.)	Scunthorpe United	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Wood   45+2' Vaulks   63' Forde   90'	Report	Toney   52' McArdle   53'   77'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,061 Referee: Scott Duncan

FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Scunthorpe United were drawn away to Northampton Town in the first round.^[8] A 0–0 draw meant a replay would be played at Glanford Park.^[9]

Northampton Town v Scunthorpe United

4 November 2017 First round	Northampton Town	0–0	Scunthorpe United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Hoskins   67'	Report	Crofts   23' Holmes   77' van Veen   82'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,820 Referee: Robert Jones

Scunthorpe United v Northampton Town

14 November 2017 First round replay	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Northampton Town	Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT	Adelakun   32' Ojo   80'	Report	McWilliams   57'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 1,880 Referee: Andy Haines

Doncaster Rovers v Scunthorpe United

3 December 2017 Second round	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Doncaster
14:00 GMT	Rowe   16', 67' Whiteman   75' Mandeville   78'   90+2'	Report	Hopper   9' Crofts   13' Church   79'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,251 Referee: Mark Heywood

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Scunthorpe United were drawn at home to Notts County in the first round.^[10] An away trip to Middlesbrough was drawn out for the second round.^[11]

Scunthorpe United v Notts County

8 August 2017 First round	Scunthorpe United	3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Notts County	Scunthorpe
19:45 BST	Madden   69' (pen.),   105+1' Holmes   86'	Report	Grant   22' Brisley   90+2' Yates   117'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 1,874 Referee: David Webb
	Penalties
	Madden   van Veen   Adelakun   Townsend   Redmond   Holmes		Smith   Thompson   Milsom   Brisley   Forte   Toolte

Middlesbrough v Scunthorpe United

22 August 2017 Second round	Middlesbrough	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Fábio   17' Baker