Scunthorpe United 3-1 Sheffield United: result and report

Championship · Saturday 17 October 2009

Result

Scunthorpe United 3-1 Sheffield United

Championship · Saturday 17 October 2009, 11:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Scunthorpe United 3-1 Sheffield United: match report

Scunthorpe United won against Sheffield United 3-1 in the Championship on Saturday 17 October 2009. The half-time score was 1-0.

Grant McCann opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Scunthorpe United's goals came from Grant McCann (22'), Paul Hayes (53') and Grant McCann (59'). Sheffield United scored through Ched Evans (51').

Discipline: Scunthorpe United received 2 yellow cards; Sheffield United received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Scunthorpe United were 19th on 11 points from 11 and Sheffield United 6th on 17 points from 11. Scunthorpe United went on to finish that season 21st with 52 points, and Sheffield United 8th with 65.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Scunthorpe United win, 1 draw and 0 for Sheffield United.

Going into the match Scunthorpe United's last five read L-L-D-D-W and Sheffield United's D-D-L-W-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Goal · Grant McCannScunthorpe United · 1-0
  • 35'Yellow card · Stephen QuinnSheffield United
  • 36'Yellow card · M. O'ConnorScunthorpe United
  • 50'Yellow card · David MirfinScunthorpe United
  • 51'Goal · Ched EvansSheffield United · 1-1
  • 53'Goal · Paul HayesScunthorpe United · 2-1
  • 59'Goal · Grant McCannScunthorpe United · 3-1

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Scunthorpe United 1, draws 1, Sheffield United 0.

Team news

Sheffield United expected line-up

Paddy Kenny, Phil Jagielka, Claude Davis, Chris Armstrong, Robert Kozluk, Keith Gillespie, Rob Hulse, Chris Morgan, Mikele Leigertwood, Michael Tonge