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Scunthorpe United 1-0 Brackley Town: Iron win ushers in bright new era

Unity has been the buzz word at Scunthorpe on the back of another rollercoaster week for Iron fans – and there was a show on and off the pitch as the Iron saw off Brackley Town.

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 October 2023

By Chris Sumpter

SCUNTHORPE U 1
Butterfield 60

BRACKLEY T 0

WINNER: Scunthorpe’s Jacob Butterfield celebrates his goal with his team-mates
PICTURE: Luke Broughton

UNITY has been the buzz word at Scunthorpe on the back of another rollercoaster week for Iron fans.
Around 500 fans gathered for a pre-game march to the ground but rather than being an opportunity to raise awareness of a club teetering perilously close to oblivion this time last week, it ended up being very much a walk of celebration – lauding new ownership, under local businesswoman Michelle Harness and the start of a new e...

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