The Iron completed a domestic early-season double over Tranmere Rovers with a strike which came barely seconds from the full time whistle.

Doug Fletcher converted a Jack Marriott cross in arguably the best move of the entire game, handing United both the points in a deserved win.

It brought the side to a total of seven points from a possible eight, with four of those won against Tranmere. Scunthorpe were less convincing that their 4-1 victory at Prenton Park barely two weeks earlier, but nonetheless ground out the result to maintain their very strong start to the campaign.

SCUNTHORPE UNITED 1-0 TRANMERE ROVERS
Fletcher, 90    

MATCH INFORMATION...

SCUNTHORPE XI: Hardwick, Horstead, Brownsword, Marshall, Heward, Bushby, Marriott, Waldock, Fletcher, Haigh, Jones
TRANMERE XI: Harris, Bell, Moore, Heydon, Millington, Charlton, McDevitt, Williams, Dodd, Crossan, Eglington.
REFEREE: Mr A Holland (Barnsley)
ATTENDANCE: 10,480

MATCH REPORT...

ONLY 30 SECONDS TO GO, UNITED SNATCH WINNER BUT HOME CROWD WAS DISAPPOINTED

Scan reproduced thanks to permission from the Scunthorpe Telegraph.

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