Scunthorpe United F.C.

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Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1899 and turned professional after joining the Midland League in 1912. Crowned league champions in the 1926–27 and 1938–39 seasons, they were elected into the Football League in 1950. They went on to secure promotion as champions of the Third Division North in 1957–58 and spent six seasons in the Second Division, before they were relegated in 1964, then again to the Fourth Division in 1968. The club spent 34 of the next 37 seasons in the Fourth Division, securing promotions to the Third Division in 1971–72, 1982–83, and 1998–99. The appointment of Brian Laws as manager saw the club promoted to League One at the end of the 2004–05 season, and his successor, Nigel Adkins, led the club to the League One title in 2006–07. Scunthorpe spent one season...

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