Scunthorpe 3 Swindon 3 

Cox the hat-trick hero as Town earn a point

 

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RESULT: Scunthorpe 3 Swindon 3

Scunthorpe scorers: G McCann 27, M Woolford 50, K Pearce 58

Swindon scorer: S Cox 15,52,78

Hat-trick for Cox: Simon Cox scores his second hat-trick of the season

Simon Cox's second hat-trick of the season helped Swindon secure a richly deserved point at table topping Scunthorpe.

The inform striker gave Town the lead after 15 minutes but they were unable to keep Scunny at bay for long, as Grant McCann levelled things up just before the half hour mark.

A Martyn Woolford goal just after the break looked to have handed the home side the advantage, but only two minutes later Cox was on hand to level thing up once again.

However, back came Scunthorpe and just before the hour mark centre-back Krystian Pearce headed home McCann's free kick to restore their lead.

But a never-say-die Town made it 3-3 when Cox completed his treble from the spot after partner Billy Paynter had been floored in the area.

And then in the dying moments, it was Town who had the chance to clinch all three points but Lee Peacock's late effort went narrowly wide.

With 7 points from their last three games Maurice Malpas's men look to have turned a corner and are heading in the right direction.

The League One Table:

1 Scunthorpe 15 11 30
2 Leeds 15 9 29
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3 Millwall 15 4 29
4 MK Dons 15 12 28
5 Leicester 14 12 28
6 Peterborough 15 11 26
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7 Oldham 15 9 25
8 Stockport 15 7 25
9 Southend 15 1 25
10 Hartlepool 15 4 23
11 Tranmere 15 2 23
12 Walsall 14 2 21
13 Bristol Rovers 15 5 20
14 Brighton 15 0 19
15 Northampton 14 0 17
16 Huddersfield 15 -6 17
17 Swindon 14 -4 16
18 Colchester 14 -2 15
19 Yeovil 14 -8 15
20 Carlisle 15 -10 14
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21 Leyton Orient 15 -11 13
22 Cheltenham 15 -18 11
23 Crewe 15 -15 9
24 Hereford 15 -15 9

NEXT LEAGUE GAME:

Leicester (h)
Saturday 15 November 2008, 3.00pm
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