Remembering past matches played by the Iron on April 20...
| Former Iron players born on this day: Harry Lamb (1928), Gary Marshall (1964). |
A stunning late comeback by the Iron saw them earn the point they needed to ensure their Championship survival On This Day in 2010.
Reading dominated early on but the Iron hit the bar through Martyn Woolford's volley and Grant McCann's free-kick.
But with eight minutes left, Gary Hooper hooked home after Garry Thompson had his shot parried and Matt Sparrow's deflected shot earned the Iron a draw.
Overall playing record for April 20: Played 17, Won 7, Drawn 6, Lost 4, Scored 21, Conceded 19.
The Iron's full record for April 20 is as follows:
| YEAR | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2021 | LG 2 | Mansfield 3-0 Iron | |
| 2013 | LG 1 | MK Dons 0-1 Iron | Hawley |
| 2010 | CHAMP | Iron 2-2 Reading | Hooper, Sparrow |
| 2002 | DIV 3 | Iron 1-0 York | Carruthers |
| 1996 | DIV 3 | Rochdale 1-1 Iron | Clarkson |
| 1993 | DIV 3 | Crewe 1-0 Iron | |
| 1992 | DIV 4 | Iron 3-1 Wrexham | Joyce, Hamilton, Buckley |
| 1991 | DIV 4 | Scarborough 3-1 Iron | Flounders |
| 1987 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Peterborough | Hill, Gage (og) |
| 1982 | DIV 4 | Rochdale 1-1 Iron | Telfer |
| 1981 | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Mansfield | O'Berg, Cammack |
| 1976 | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Barnsley | O'Connor |
| 1974 | DIV 4 | Mansfield 2-2 Iron | Roberts, Andrews |
| 1965 | DIV 3 | Iron 0-2 Watford | |
| 1963 | DIV 2 | Walsall 1-1 Iron | Wilson |
| 1962 | DIV 2 | Iron 2-1 Preston | Hodgson (2) |
| 1957 | DIV 3N | Oldham 1-1 Iron | Fletcher |