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.
| 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) |
Squad
| No. | Name | Pos. | Nat. | Place of Birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date Signed | Fee | Contract | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Matt Gilks | GK |  | Rochdale | 41 | 40 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 1 July 2017 | Free | 2019 | ||
| 31 | Rory Watson | GK |  | 28 | 7 | 0 | Hull City | 31 January 2017 | Free | 2020 | |||
| 41 | Adam Kelsey | GK | | Kingston upon Hull | 32 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 26 January 2017 | Trainee | 2019 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Jordan Clarke | RB | | Coventry | 32 | 113 | 3 | Coventry City | 10 January 2015 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | ||
| 3 | Conor Townsend | LB | | Hessle | 31 | 84 | 4 | Hull City | 6 January 2016 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 5 | Murray Wallace | CB | | Glasgow | 31 | 136 | 5 | Huddersfield Town | 2 January 2016 | Free | 2019 | ||
| 18 | Marnick Vermijl | RB |  | Peer | 32 | 2 | 0 | Preston North End | 31 January 2018 | Loan | 2018 | ||
| 20 | Charlie Goode | CB | | Watford | 28 | 59 | 3 | Hendon | 10 June 2015 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 21 | Cameron Burgess | CB |  | Aberdeen | 28 | 31 | 2 | Fulham | 1 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 | ||
| 23 | Rory McArdle | CB | | Sheffield | 37 | 34 | 0 | Bradford City | 1 July 2017 | Free | 2020 | ||
| 33 | Lewis Butroid | LB | | 25 | 11 | 0 | Academy | 26 January 2017 | Trainee | 2019 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Andrew Crofts | CM |  | Chatham | 39 | 6 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 1 September 2017 | Undisclosed | 2018 | ||
| 6 | Funso Ojo | DM | | Antwerp | 32 | 40 | 2 | Willem II | 18 July 2017 | Free | 2020 | ||
| 11 | Josh Morris | LM | | Preston | 32 | 93 | 32 | Bradford City | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2019 | ||
| 12 | Neal Bishop | CM | | Stockton-on-Tees | 42 | 171 | 12 | Blackpool | 19 June 2014 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 15 | Clayton Lewis | AM |  | Wellington | 27 | 4 | 1 | Auckland City FC | 28 September 2017 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 16 | Hakeeb Adelakun | LM | | Hackney | 27 | 162 | 19 | Academy | 1 July 2012 | Trainee | 2018 | ||
| 19 | Duane Holmes | RM |  | Columbus | 29 | 85 | 13 | Huddersfield Town | 7 July 2016 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 22 | Levi Sutton | CM | | Scunthorpe | 28 | 28 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2016 | Trainee | 2018 | ||
| 24 | Ryan Yates | CM | | Nottingham | 26 | 9 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 11 January 2018 | Loan | 2018 | ||
| 26 | Cameron McGeehan | CM |  | Kingston upon Thames | 29 | 7 | 0 | Barnsley | 4 January 2018 | Loan | 2018 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Luke Williams | SS | | Middlesbrough | 30 | 52 | 9 | Middlesbrough | 2 July 2015 | Undisclosed | 2018 | ||
| 9 | Ivan Toney | CF | | Northampton | 28 | 10 | 4 | Newcastle United | 11 January 2018 | Loan | 2018 | ||
| 13 | Jonny Margetts | CF | | Doncaster | 30 | 4 | 1 | Lincoln City | 31 August 2016 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | ||
| 14 | Tom Hopper | CF | | Boston | 30 | 125 | 27 | Leicester City | 26 June 2015 | Free | Undisclosed | ||
| 17 | Lee Novak | CF | | Newcastle upon Tyne | 35 | 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 | 27 | 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 | 32 | 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, Luton Town, North Ferriby United, Sunderland, Austria Salzburg. and SK Strobl.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 26 July 2017 | Scunthorpe United | 0–0 | Sunderland | Scunthorpe |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,794 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
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
Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 26 September 2017 10 | Gillingham | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United | Gillingham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,002 Referee: Anthony Coggins |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 14 April 2018 42 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Scunthorpe United | Charlton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Toney 31' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 11,877 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
| 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 |
| 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. A 0–0 draw meant a replay would be played at Glanford Park.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. An away trip to Middlesbrough was drawn out for the second round.
| 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 | ||||
| 22 August 2017 Second round | Middlesbrough | 3–0 | Scunthorpe United | Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 BST | Fábio 17' Baker 30'Fletcher 55' | Report | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 12,679 Referee: Andy Madley |
EFL Trophy
On 12 July 2017, Scunthorpe were drawn against Doncaster Rovers, Grimsby Town and Sunderland U23s in Northern Group H. After winning the group, Scunthorpe were handed a home tie against Leicester City U21s in the second round.
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Scunthorpe United (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Doncaster Rovers (A) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 | |
| 3 | L2 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
| 4 | ACA | Sunderland U21s | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2017. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round
(A) Advances to a further round
| 29 August 2017 Group Game 1 | Scunthorpe United | 3–1 | Sunderland U21s | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 BST | van Veen 3' Holmes 45+4' 86'Adelakun 82'Morris 90' | Report | Love 62' Greenwood 65' | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 1,127 |
| 3 October 2017 Group Game 2 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 BST | Madden 20' Hopper 43', 80'Redmond 50'van Veen 90+2' | Report | Jaiyesimi 32' | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 1,987 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 31 October 2017 Group Game 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Scunthorpe United | Doncaster |
| 19:30 GMT | Mandeville 37' | Report | Lewis 55' Hopper 76'Adelakun 83' | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 1,717 Referee: Ben Toner |
| Penalties | ||||
Mason  Beestin  Fletcher Mandeville Ben Khémis | van Veen Madden Lewis Adelakun Goode | |||
| 5 December 2017 Second round | Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Leicester City U21s | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 GMT | Madden 28' van Veen 45+1'Sutton 90+3' | Report | Thomas 3' Hughes 12'Choudhury 45'Muskwe 90' | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 824 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | CB | | Cameron Burgess | Fulham | Undisclosed | |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | | Matt Gilks | Wigan Athletic | Free | |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | | Rory McArdle | Bradford City | Free | |
| 18 July 2017 | CM | | Funso Ojo | Willem II | Free | |
| 31 August 2017 | CF | | Lee Novak | Charlton Athletic | Free | |
| 1 September 2017 | CM | | Andrew Crofts | Charlton Athletic | Free | |
| 3 October 2017 | CM | | Clayton Lewis | Auckland City | Free | |
| 21 October 2017 | CF | | Simon Church | Roda JC | Free |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | GK | | Joe Anyon | Chesterfield | Released | |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | | Luke Daniels | Brentford | Free | |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | | Craig Davies | Oldham Athletic | Free | |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | | Stephen Dawson | Bury | Free | |
| 1 July 2017 | LB | | Scott Laird | Forest Green Rovers | Mutual consent | |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | | David Mirfin | Mansfield Town | Released | |
| 1 July 2017 | DM | | Jamie Ness | Plymouth Argyle | Released | |
| 1 July 2017 | RB |  | Scott Wiseman | Chesterfield | Released | |
| 10 July 2017 | AM | | Dominic Vose | Whitehawk | Mutual consent | |
| 14 December 2017 | CF | | Noel Burdett | Free agent | Mutual consent | |
| 2 January 2018 | CF | | Paddy Madden | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed | |
| 19 January 2018 | CF | | Simon Church | Plymouth Argyle | Free | |
| 31 January 2018 | CF | | Kevin van Veen | Northampton Town | Undisclosed |
Loans in
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2017 | CM | | Devonte Redmond | Manchester United | 1 January 2018 | |
| 4 January 2018 | CM | | Cameron McGeehan | Barnsley | 30 June 2018 | |
| 11 January 2018 | CF | | Ivan Toney | Newcastle United | 30 June 2018 | |
| 11 January 2018 | LM | | Ryan Yates | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2018 | |
| 31 January 2018 | RB | | Marnick Vermijl | Preston North End | 30 June 2018 |
Loans out
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2017 | LM | | Jack Dyche | Ashton United | January 2018 | |
| 9 August 2017 | DF | | Leslie Sackey | Sheffield | 20 October 2017 | |
| 31 August 2017 | CF | | Kyle Wootton | Stevenage | January 2018 | |
| 1 September 2017 | CF | | Noel Burdett | Harrogate Town | 20 October 2017 | |
| 20 October 2017 | DF | | Leslie Sackey | Basingstoke Town | 19 November 2017 | |
| 26 October 2017 | CF | | Noel Burdett | Matlock Town | 1 January 2018 | |
| 31 January 2018 | CM | | Sam Mantom | Southend United | 30 June 2018 |
References
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