Scunthorpe United F.C.
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Scunthorpe United F.C. are an English football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, England.
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History
Scunthorpe United, formerly known as Scunthorpe and Lindsey United, among other names, has existed since 1899, but did not join the football league until 1950. Their first game was against Shrewsbury Town. At this time, their ground was the Old Showground.
Scunthorpe were also the first club in England to build a cantilever stand, four years before Sheffield Wednesday's at Hillsborough.
Over the years, their team has included such celebrated players as Kevin Keegan, Ray Clemence, and even cricketer Ian Botham.
In the 1980s, Scunthorpe United became the first football club in the modern era to move to a new, purpose built stadium: Glanford Park.
In 1992, the club made the third division play-off final, losing out eventually on a penalty shootout to Blackpool.
The club again made the play-off final in 1999, this time beating Leyton Orient 1-0 after a goal from Alex Calvo-Garcia. They were promoted to the Football League Division Two.
Their stay in this division was a short one and they were relegated again at the end of the following season.
They started the 2004/2005 season in Football League Two, but have recently gained a promotion to Football League One after a startling comeback season. The Club was nearly relegated to the Conference National the season before. In the 2004/5 season they led Chelsea, the Premiership champions, 1-0, in the FA Cup 3rd Round, but were denied as they eventually went down 3-1.
Scunthorpe United's official team mascots are the Scunny Bunny and the Scunny Hunny Bunny.
2005-2006 season
Before the current season began, Scunthorpe were predicted to end up among the relegation battlers, having only been promoted to the division the previous season.
Close season signings included ex-Stockport County captain Jim Goodwin and former Celtic striker Tommy Johnson. The Iron also offered permanent deals to utility man Richard Hinds and central midfielder Richie Ryan. Shortly after the season began, Scunthorpe signed teenage striker Billy Sharp from Sheffield United for £100,000. Scunthorpe lost Paul Hayes and Richard Kell to Barnsley during the summer due to the players being out of contract, although due to Hayes' age, an F.A. tribunal set a fee of up to £150,000 for him. Terry Barwick, Wayne Graves and Russell Penn were released by the club.
Scunthorpe United opened the 2005-2006 season away at Brentford F.C., where they lost 2-0. However, after this early setback, things picked up for The Iron, who at a couple of points early in the season occupied first place in the division. Their early season good form hit a peak with an away victory to League One high-fliers Huddersfield Town by four goals to one. Teenage strike partnership Andy Keogh and Billy Sharp made a name for themselves at this time.
However, more recently they have slid down the league table somewhat, due in part to two 5-2 defeats, away at Blackpool and Barnsley. The club took Peter Till, a winger from Birmingham City and Michael Rose, a left-back from Yeovil Town on loan, though the former has now returned to his club, as well as Neil MacKenzie, originally loaned from Macclesfield Town before the move was made permanent in the January transfer window.
The club reached the third round of this season's F.A. Cup, beating Bury and Aldershot Town before losing 3-1 away to the Premiership's Manchester City after being 1-0 ahead. In the League Cup, they beat Tranmere Rovers before losing in the second round 2-0 to Birmingham City at home. In the Football League Trophy they beat Hartlepool United and Halifax Town, before losing in the third round to non-league Hereford United.
Scunthorpe Virtually assured their status as a league one team following 5 wins in 9 games (Gillingham(A), Port Vale(A), Hartlepool(H), Chesterfield(A), and Yeovil(A)) between February 25th and April 14th, they currently sit in mid-table.
Playing Squad
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Records
Attendances
Record Attendance (Old Showground)
- 23,935 v Portsmouth FA Cup 4th rd. 30th Jan 1954
Record Attendance (Glanford Park)
- 8,775 v Rotherham United, Division 4, May 1st 1989
Scores
Record Victory
- 8-1 v Luton Town, Division 3, 24th April 1965
Record Defeat
- 0-8 v Carlisle United, Division 3 (N) 25th November 1952
Transfers
Highest Fees Paid
- Steve Torpey - £175,000, from Bristol City F.C.
- Billy Sharp - £100,000, from Sheffield United F.C.
- Ian Helliwell - £80,000, from York City F.C.
- Jamie Forrester - £50,000, from Grimsby Town F.C.
- Andy Keogh - £50,000, from Leeds United F.C.
Highest Fees Fees Received
- Neil Cox - £350,000, to Aston Villa F.C.
- Chris Hope - £250,000, to Gillingham F.C.
- Richard Hall - £250,000, to Southampton F.C.
- Matt Elliott - £220,000, to Oxford United F.C.
- Paul Hayes - (up to) £150k, to Barnsley F.C.
External links
- http://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk - official site
- http://www.everytimeref.co.uk - Official Supporters Site
- http://www.claretandbluearmy.tk - fan site
- http://www.iron-bru.net - fan site
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