Lea handed Iron contract
Defender earns one-year deal at Glanford Park
Last updated: 25th July 2008
Lea: Impressed Adkins
Scunthorpe have completed the signing of former Manchester United defender Michael Lea.
The 20-year-old has been on trial with the League One club for the past month and impressed manager Nigel Adkins during pre-season training and in recent friendlies against Doncaster and Brigg Town.
The youngster has penned a one-year deal at Glanford Park with the option of a further 12 months should the club wish to extend his stay.
He becomes the Iron's fourth signing of the summer and will be hoping to make an immediate impact in the first team.
He failed to make the grade at Old Trafford despite progressing through the Red Devils' youth ranks, and his only taste of regular competitive action to date came last season during a loan spell at Royal Antwerp.
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 6th December | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 14:30 | Leicester vs Southend |
| 15:00 | Cheltenham vs Crewe |
| 15:00 | Colchester vs Hereford |
| 15:00 | Hartlepool vs Yeovil |
| 15:00 | Huddersfield vs Walsall |
| 15:00 | Millwall vs Bristol Rovers |
| 15:00 | Milton Keynes Dons vs Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 | Northampton vs Leyton Orient |
| 15:00 | Oldham vs Brighton |
| 15:00 | Stockport vs Peterborough |
| 15:00 | Swindon vs Carlisle |
| 15:00 | Tranmere vs Leeds |
| Friday 12th December | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 19:45 | Brighton vs Milton Keynes Dons |
| Saturday 13th December | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 15:00 | Bristol Rovers vs Tranmere |
| 15:00 | Carlisle vs Leicester |
| 15:00 | Crewe vs Swindon |
| 15:00 | Hereford vs Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Leeds vs Colchester |
| 15:00 | Leyton Orient vs Cheltenham |
| 15:00 | Peterborough vs Oldham |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Saturday 29th November | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Walsall 2 - 1 Swindon | |
| Northampton 1 - 2 Colchester | |
| Tuesday 25th November | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Huddersfield 0 - 1 Leyton Orient | |
| Colchester 1 - 0 Yeovil | |
| Stockport 2 - 0 Brighton | |
| Tranmere 2 - 0 Scunthorpe | |
| Northampton 2 - 1 Leeds | |
| Hartlepool 1 - 1 Bristol Rovers | |
| Milton Keynes Dons 3 - 0 Hereford | |
| Cheltenham 0 - 0 Southend | |
| Millwall 1 - 0 Carlisle | |
| Oldham 3 - 2 Walsall | |
| Leicester 2 - 1 Crewe | |
| Swindon 2 - 2 Peterborough | |
| Saturday 22nd November | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Carlisle 1 - 0 Cheltenham | |
| Scunthorpe 1 - 2 Leicester | |
| Peterborough 2 - 1 Colchester | |
| Walsall 0 - 3 Milton Keynes Dons | |
| Bristol Rovers 2 - 2 Swindon | |
| Leeds 4 - 1 Hartlepool | |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester City | 18 | 38 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 18 | 37 |
| 3 | Millwall | 18 | 36 |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 18 | 34 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 18 | 33 |
| 6 | Scunthorpe United | 18 | 33 |
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