The Iron to take on Spalding United in pre-season encounter

Scunthorpe United can confirm that they will be taking former manager Jimmy Dean’s Spalding United side in a pre-season friendly on Saturday, July 18th 2026 (kick-off at 3PM)

With Spalding coming off the back of a promotion-winning play-off campaign under Dean, the encounter will mark the fifth time that the Lincolnshire-based clubs have faced one another, with the previous encounters coming in the Lincolnshire Cup.

The previous meeting between the clubs was set to take place at Sir Halley Stewart Field, on February 4th, 2025. However, the Tulips were unable to field a side for the senior cup semi-final, forcing them to withdraw from the competition and, in the process, granting the Iron a bye to the final at Lincoln City's LNER Stadium.

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PRE-SEASON FIXTURES CONFIRMED...

Tue, July 7th – Brigg Town (A) - 7pm
Sat, July 11th – App Frod (A) - 3pm
Sat, July 18th – Spalding United (A) - 3pm
Tue, July 28th – North Ferriby (A) - 7pm