 On 15 August, Hooper scored twice in a 3–2 win over Derby County.Scunthorpe manager Nigel Adkins said that he thought Hooper was a "massive threat" to the opposition and that he was worried that other teams would try to sign him before the end of the transfer window.On 22 February, captain Cliff Byrne, described Hooper as the kind of striker who could "create something out of nothing".