10 things you didn't think you'd know about -

Scunthorpe
1 Ironstone beds were discovered and developed in north Lincolnshire during mid to late 19th century and produced pig-iron. Thus giving rise to that celebrated nickname, er...
2 The place grew up from Ashby, Brumby and Crosby, which is obviously ABC for some of the earliest football in this area.
3 A certain Vicar of Frodingham started Scunthorpe Town and merged with other clubs to form United. Therefore his was possibly a kind of reform church.
4 In 1910, Scunthorpe & Lindsey Utd played at the Old Show Ground and lasted as a professional duo until that aging double act eventually parted company. They finally got to be top of the bill for third division north in 1958, so then separated.
5 As members of the Midlands League, Scunthorpe had money worries and one event raised funds by raffling a pig. It ran wild on the pitch to become something of a seasoned mascot, at least one ticket holder appreciated.
6 Utd took thirty years to reach Football League status. It might take another big score and ten points for yet more promotions.
7 Their wooden stands burned down twice over the years. Replaced at last by modern steel construction - who could have thought that one up?
8 In 1988 Safeway grabbed the Old Show Ground and Glanford quickly got lucky. So much for present day Planning Permission Guidelines, as interpreted by green factions of a post retail park and road building era.
9 Iron play in claret and blue again having dumped their fiery all red, when local steel mills lost their burning ingots in industrial decline.
10 future Championship roll out? It's another flite of fancy and one of those local pig things.