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💰Scunthorpe United's Takeover(s) | Money in Football

Added 2023-10-05 15:29:09 +0000 UTC

After 3 relegations in 5 years The Iron had fallen to National League North having been in The Championship as little as 12 years ago. It's a familiar tale of a club who fell into financial difficulty and has over the last few years struggled to survive with the situation becoming desperate over the last few weeks.

Until yesterday, not long after owner David Hilton had said he would cease funding for the club, a second takeover of the club in this calendar year was completed.

Will everything be okay now?

And we detail the shady ownership of former owners Peter Swann and David Hilton... or at least we think it's David Hilton....