Lincoln City F.C. is an
EnglishEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
football team which play in
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, the fourth tier of the
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.
The team play at the 10,127 capacity
Sincil BankSincil Bank is the stadium of Lincoln City F.C.. The club has played at the ground since 1894. Previously, City played at the John O'Gaunts ground after the club's inception in 1884...
in
LincolnLincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of around 101,000 - the 2001 census gave the entire urban area of Lincoln a population of 120,779...
,
LincolnshireLincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, and the East Riding of Yorkshire. It also borders Northamptonshire for just 19 metres, England's shortest county boundary...
, and are nicknamed the Imps after the legend of the
Lincoln ImpThe Lincoln Imp is the symbol of the City of Lincoln, the county town of Lincolnshire, England.According to a 14th-century legend two mischievous creatures called imps were sent by Satan to do evil work on Earth. After causing mayhem in Northern England, the two imps headed to Lincoln Cathedral...
. More recently, they have also been known as the Red Imps. Traditionally they play in red and white striped shirts with black shorts and red and white socks.
Brief history
Formed in 1884 as an amateur association, Lincoln turned professional in the 1891–92 season. Originally they played at the John O'Gaunts ground, however, in
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they moved to their current ground, Sincil Bank.
Their championship honours include three
Division 3 (North) championships in 1931–32, 1947–48 and 1951–52, a
Division 4 (now League Two) championship in 1975–76 (when they were managed by future England manager
Graham TaylorGraham Taylor OBE is a football manager and a former player. He is best known as the manager of the England national football team, as well as being manager of Watford, a club he took from the Fourth Division to the First in the space of five years, then from bottom of the second division to the...
).
It was the 1975–76 season where the club broke the record for most points for a whole season when 2 instead of 3 points were awarded for a win with 74 points in total (this was and still is the record amount of points achieved under the 2 point system); the record of winning the most games (32) and losing the fewest (4), was also set. City also become the first club in nearly a decade to score over 100 league goals (111 in total). They also won 21 out of 23 home league games in this season (the other 2 were drawn) and also won 11 games away from home, another impressive bout from the club. It was the season where, Graham Taylor recalls, "teams were petrified of coming to Sincil Bank".
Their most recent championship was the
ConferenceConference National is the top division of the Football Conference. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
, in the 1987–88 season. This season saw the club set an all-time record attendance (which has only just been beaten by
Oxford UnitedOxford United Football Club is an English association football team that plays in the Conference National. The club has been a non-league side since its relegation from League Two in 2005–06...
) for a Conference match, attracting 9,432 spectators in a game against Wycombe Wanderers, on 2 May 1988, the last game of the season. The game also decided the championship, as Lincoln had not occupied the top-spot at any point in the season prior to this 2–0 victory.
Their highest ever position achieved came in the 1901–02 season, where they reached 5th position in the English
Division 2 (now known as the
ChampionshipThe Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League.The Football League Championship was introduced for the 2004–05 season,...
). The last season that the club spent in this division was in 1960–61, they have never returned since. No team has played as many seasons in the Football League (Lincoln are now in their 102nd League season) without ever reaching the top tier.
Lincoln's record in major cup competitions has left a lot to be desired. Their best feat in the
FA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association. The name "FA Cup" usually refers to the English men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held...
has been the Last-16 three times, the last time being over 100 years ago in the 1901–02 season; and their best performance in the
League CupThe Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Carling Cup, is an English football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
came in 1967–68 when they reached the Fourth Round after losing 0–3 at home to Derby County in a replay. In the Second Round of the 2005–06 League Cup, Lincoln narrowly lost 5–4 (aet) to Premiership outfit
FulhamFulham Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they celebrated their 125th anniversary in 2004, and are in the top tier of English football, the Premier League...
at Craven Cottage, being denied a result in the very last minute of extra time by a
Brian McBrideBrian McBride is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-High School and College:...
goal. This was after an impressive 5–1 home victory against Championship side Crewe Alexandra.
In very recent history, the club have also been in the chase for promotion from the fourth tier via the play-offs five times, twice reaching the finals (2002–03 & 2004–05) and three times getting knocked out in the semi-finals (2003–04, 2005–06 & 2006–07), each time under the guidance of
Keith AlexanderKeith Alexander is a football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of League Two side Macclesfield Town...
with the exception of the 2006–07 play-offs. The failure to succeed in five successive play-off competitions is a record.
The last time Lincoln were in a higher league than League Two was in the 1998–99 season where they played in the
Division 2 (now League One), after they had gained automatic promotion via third position the previous season.
The world-famous "Dambusters" theme is normally played when Lincoln score at Sincil Bank and supporters of the club can often be heard singing the tune and doing the flying motions when this happens. This is because The Dambusters were based just outside of Lincoln, being formed at the nearby
RAF ScamptonRAF Scampton is a Royal Air Force station situated north of Lincoln in England, near the village of Scampton, on the site of an old World War I landing field. As an aeronautical authority, it is assigned an airline code .-World War I:...
during
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, and are therefore at the heart of the city's history.
Early years
Having formed officially as an amateur association in 1884 after the disbanding of Lincoln Rovers (formerly Lincoln Recreation), football in the city of Lincoln had in fact been prominent since the 1860s (although not strictly connected to the modern day club).
The first game Lincoln played as an amateur team at the John O'Gaunts Ground, a ground that wealthy local brewer Robert Dawber provided and rented out to the club, was an emphatic 9–1 victory over local rivals Sleaford, on 4 October 1884. George Hallam set two records for the club that day. He scored the first ever goal for the club, and also the first ever hat-trick. Their first competitive game at home also ended in an emphatic manner, beating Boston Excelsior 11–0, with Edwin Teesdale scoring four goals. It was at this time initially, where, before the club gained entry into the Football League and professional status, the County Cup was their main priority. They got their hands on it for the first time in the 1886–87 season with a 2–0 replay victory over neighbours Grimsby Town (the initial match had finished 2–2).
Lincoln then soon helped to form what was then the Second Division in 1892–93 season as there was an increasing amount of clubs wanting to join the Football League. Their first game in the Football League was a 4–2 away defeat to Sheffield United on 3 September 1892. Their first home game was also against Sheffield United, this time, however, Lincoln won 1–0.
The first game at Sincil Bank in 1895, after moving from the John O'Gaunts Ground due to Dawber's death, was a 0–0 friendly draw with local rivals, Gainsborough Trinity. The first competitive fixture at the ground was against Arsenal, the game ended 1–1.
Up until the 1920s Lincoln spent most of their time swinging between the Second Division and the more localised leagues, the Midland and also the Central league. After then, however, in the 1921–22 season, Lincoln, along with several other clubs from the Central and Midland leagues, founded the Third Division (North). The newly founded league and the Second Division would take turns in becoming Lincoln's home up until the early 1960s where they would drop a further division to the Fourth Division in the 1962–63 season.
The 1980s to 2005–06
In 1982 and again in 1983, Lincoln narrowly missed out on promotion to the Second Division.
In 1985, Lincoln were the opposition at
Bradford CityBradford City Association Football Club is an English football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two. The club plays home games at Valley Parade, named the Coral Windows Stadium under sponsorship naming rights...
when the
Bradford fireThe Bradford City Fire Disaster occurred on Saturday May 11, 1985 when a flash fire consumed one side of the Valley Parade football stadium in Bradford, England....
claimed the lives of 56 spectators — two of them, Bill Stacey and Jim West, were Lincoln fans, and subsequently these fans had the Stacey West stand named after them.
Lincoln were relegated on the last day of the following season, and the year after that they became the first team to suffer automatic relegation from the Football League. This was a dramatic decline for a club who had almost reached the Second Division four years earlier and has been linked to the trauma arising from the disaster.
They regained their Football League place automatically via promotion as champions of the Conference (beforehand it was done by re-election) at the first attempt with a long ball game devised by eccentric manager
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and have held on to it ever since.
On 8 September 1990, Lincoln were the opposition when David Longhurst suffered a fatal heart attack during the first half of a game against York City at Bootham Crescent. The game was abandoned at half-time.
Recently they have spent most of their time in the former Division 3 (now League Two) with one season spent in Division 2 (now League One) in the 1998–99 season.
In 2002–03, with the departure of manager
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his assistant, Keith Alexander, was put in charge and given the task of keeping the team in the football league, he proved the many pundits and fans who believed that Lincoln would be relegated and sent out of business due to financial irregularities wrong. With a team made up of cheap ex-non-league players and the lower paid members of the previous seasons squad he managed to take them to the play-off final which they lost 5–2 to
BournemouthA.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....
. The team were rewarded with a civil reception in Lincoln, and an open-top bus ride through Lincoln, an event usually preserved for the winners of such competitions, but was awarded to the team because of the massive achievement.
In 2003–04 Alexander again confounded the critics by coaching the Imps to another play-off position, this time losing to eventual winners Huddersfield Town in the semi-finals. Alexander, one of the very few black managers in the Football League, had a very serious brain injury (a cerebral aneurysm) halfway through the season, but made a full recovery.
In the 2004–05 season they again qualified for the play-offs, for a third year running, and in the Semi-Finals Lincoln beat
Macclesfield TownMacclesfield Town Football Club are an English football team. The club were formed in 1874 and are based in the small town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play their home games at the 6,355-capacity Moss Rose stadium...
2–1 on aggregate over two legs but lost in the final against
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2–0 after extra time.
In the 2005–06 season Lincoln City again reached the play-offs after many fans and critics believed that they would finish in the mid-table after losing many of their first team regulars from the previous 3 campaigns. In January both Alexander and former Assistant Manager, Gary Simpson, were put on gardening leave by the board. Alexander was soon after reinstated, however, Simpson was never to return. Shortly after, over a disagreement with other board members over the way the club was being run and certain personnel, two prominent board members, Ray Trew and Keith Roe departed from the club. Lincoln brushed this saga to the side though, and finished 7th in League 2 after only losing 3 games since the new year. Lincoln were to face local neighbours
Grimsby TownGrimsby Town Football Club are an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club is located at Blundell Park in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, part of the conurbation of Grimsby Borough in North East Lincolnshire, on the Humber estuary.Despite recently...
in the play-offs, a side they had beaten 5–0 at Sincil Bank earlier in the season. However, once again it was not to be, as Lincoln lost 3–1 on aggregate to become the first team ever to lose four consecutive play-off competitions.
The Schofield/Deehan Era
After speculation that he would take up the vacant managerial role at
Peterborough UnitedPeterborough United Football Club was formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead F.C....
, Keith Alexander left his position as manager of Lincoln City by mutual consent on 24 May 2006 stating that he could take the club no further, and shortly after on 15 June John Schofield was appointed his successor, with
John DeehanJohn Matthew Deehan , is a former football player who in recent years has had several spells in coaching and management. He is currently the Chief Scout at Norwich City.-As a player:...
as
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. When John Deehan was the Director of Football, the club enjoyed a close link with
PremiershipThe Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
outfit
Aston VillaAston Villa Football Club is an English professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, who play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of Football League in 1888...
.
As well as Villa hosting a behind closed-doors friendly with City earlier in the 2006–07 season,
Paul GreenPaul Green is an English football player who currently plays for Lincoln City mainly as a right back.-Aston Villa:Green started his career as a professional at Aston Villa progressing from the youth ranks...
, a promising youngster, made a permanent move to the club, whilst goalkeeper
Robert OlejnikRobert Olejnik is an Austrian professional footballer currently playing with Scottish Premier League side Falkirk, he signed from Aston Villa.- Career :...
featured several times on the substitute bench during his loan spell at City. Deehan also brought in
Ryan AmooRyan Lee Amoo , is an English footballer currently playing for Thurnby Rangers.A utility player by nature, Amoo has demonstrated that playing in the defensive line and in particular anywhere across the middle of the pitch as his strong points, most notably on the right.-Career:Amoo began his career...
, a youth player who he worked with at Villa, who has since left the club since his contract expired.
For the fifth year in a row, under a different manager, however, Lincoln City reached the League Two play-offs after finishing 5th in the league (the highest position that they have qualified for the play-offs in). Once again, however, they lost, this time to Bristol Rovers in the Semi-Finals courtesy of a 2–1 defeat away and a 3–5 defeat at home. The failure to succeed in five successive Play-Off competitions is a record for any club.
Lord of the Imps
The team started the 2007–08 campaign poorly, managing just two wins before a winless streak that lasted from 25 August to 24 November. During this winless streak the Managerial team of
John SchofieldJohn McAllister Schofield was an American soldier who held major commands during the American Civil War. He later served as U.S. Secretary of War and commanding general of the United States Army.-Early life:...
and
John DeehanJohn Matthew Deehan , is a former football player who in recent years has had several spells in coaching and management. He is currently the Chief Scout at Norwich City.-As a player:...
were sacked, and replaced with former Huddersfield Town manager Peter Jackson. Jackson quickly earned the nickname "Lord of the Imps" due to his shared name with
Peter JacksonPeter Robert Jackson, CNZM is a New Zealand filmmaker, producer and screenwriter, best known for The Lord of the Rings trilogy adapted from the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien...
the director who made the Lord of the Rings films. Peter Jackson parted company with the club on September 2 2009 due to poor home from in the previous season and a poor start to the 2009/10 season.
The Chris Sutton era
On the 28th of September 2009, the Lincoln hotseat was handed to former
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,
Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire.The club was established in 1875, becoming a founding member of The Football League in 1888. It is one of only three clubs to have been both a founder member of the Football League...
and
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striker
Chris SuttonChristopher Roy "Chris" Sutton is an English football manager and former player.In his career, Sutton played for Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Celtic, Birmingham City and Aston Villa. Sutton scored over 150 career goals in over 400 league appearances spanning 16 years in the English...
. His Assistant was named as
Ian PearceIan Anthony Pearce is a former English footballer who played as a defender, spending the majority of his career in the English Premier League. He is currently plays for, and is the assistant manager of, Lincoln City.-Early career:Pearce started his career at Oxted & District FC then moved to...
, another former Premiership player. The club had been managed by coach
Simon ClarkSimon Clark is a horror novel writer from Doncaster, England. One of his most notable works is the novel The Night of the Triffids.Clark has been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel, World Fantasy Award for Best Novella and British Fantasy Award...
following the sacking of Peter Jackson and his assistant
Iffy OnuoraIfem "Iffy" Onuora is a coach and ex-professional footballer born in Scotland of Nigerian descent. His last job was assistant manager at Lincoln City and acted as manager during the absence, due to illness, of Peter Jackson.-Playing career:Ifem Onuora was a journeyman striker who got his...
. It was announced that Sutton would take the reigns from Clark on Wednesday 30th September, leaving Clark to carry on his first team games for the clash with
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on the day before.
Aspirations
In recent years, the club have produced arguably one of the most successful youth academies in the lower leagues of English football.
Players such as
Jack HobbsJack Hobbs is a professional English football player, currently playing for Leicester City as a defender.-Lincoln City:...
, who now plays for
LeicesterLeicester City Football Club , are an English professional football club based at the Walkers Stadium in Leicester. They play in the Football League Championship, having been promoted as champions from Football League One in the 2008–09 season.The club were founded in 1884 as Leicester Fosse,...
,
Scott LoachScott James Loach is an English footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Watford and has had loan spells with non-league Stafford Rangers and League Two sides Morecambe and Bradford City.-Early career:...
, who now plays for Championship side
WatfordWatford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. They play in the Championship. The club was founded in 1881, first playing at Cassio Road ground, before moving to Vicarage Road in 1922, where they remain to this day. Since 1997, they have shared the...
and England Under 21's,
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has signed for Championship side
PeterboroughPeterborough United Football Club was formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead F.C....
.
Crest and colours
Crest
Up until recently the club's logo was very simple in design, with the historic City's heraldic shield having "L C F C" inside it and a marquee displaying the club's name below it. Since, however, Lincoln have opted to go with a more modern and stylish design, with the club's mascot and nickname replacing what was originally there.
Colours
Traditionally the colours and design of the Lincoln City strip have been a red and white striped shirt along with black shorts and red socks. This has varied, however, as in the late 1960s and early 70s, the club opted to field a predominantly red strip with white shorts, and also in the 2000–01 season where the shirt was quartered red and white with white shorts. Their away kit has never retained any single pattern or design, and has varied vastly throughout the seasons.
In the 2006–07 season, Lincoln have retained their traditional home kit colours and style, and have a predominantly black away strip with red side stripes, also with red shorts and black socks. This has been the away strip of choice for two seasons now. Their current sponsors are Starglaze (home) and Haart (away), with their kit manufacturer being Uhlsport. Dennis Horton & Son, also sponsor Lincoln, with their logo appearing at the top centre on the reverse of their home kit.
A brand new set of kits was introduced for the 2007–08 season due to the club changing kit supplier from
UhlsportUhlsport is a manufacturer of football equipment. Based in Germany and founded in 1948, the company's products include goalkeeper gloves, football boots, shin pads, footballs, training clothes, and kits....
to
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. The home shirt retains the traditional red and white stripes.
Coaching staff
| Role |
Nationality |
Name |
| Manager |
England |
Chris Sutton Christopher Roy "Chris" Sutton is an English football manager and former player.In his career, Sutton played for Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Celtic, Birmingham City and Aston Villa. Sutton scored over 150 career goals in over 400 league appearances spanning 16 years in the English...
|
| Player/Assistant Manager |
England |
Ian Pearce Ian Anthony Pearce is a former English footballer who played as a defender, spending the majority of his career in the English Premier League. He is currently plays for, and is the assistant manager of, Lincoln City.-Early career:Pearce started his career at Oxted & District FC then moved to...
|
| First-Team Coach |
England |
Simon Clark Simon Clark is a retired English footballer and currently employed as First-Team Coach of English League Two side Lincoln City. He was appointed Caretaker Manager of the Imps in September 2009 following the dismissal of Manager Peter Jackson and his Assistant Iffy Onuora.He was born in Boston on...
|
| Youth Team Manager |
England |
Grant Brown Grant Ashley Brown is an English former footballer. He is presently assistant Head of Youth at Lincoln City....
|
| Fitness Coach/First Team Physio |
England |
Michael Wait |
| Head of Youth |
England |
Tom Spall |
| Youth Team Physio |
England |
Kevin Oxby |
| Chief Scout |
England |
Kieran Scarff |
| Player/Goalkeeping Coach |
England |
Paul Musselwhite Paul Stephen Musselwhite is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lincoln City, where he is also the club's Goalkeeping Coach....
|
First team
- As of 3 October 2009.
Managerial history
| Name |
Nat |
From |
To |
Record |
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Win % |
|---|
| Alf Martin |
England |
--/--/1896 |
--/--/1897 |
| James West James West was the second full-time secretary of Newton Heath . He oversaw the collapse and eventual bankruptcy of Newton Heath, followed by the club's re-birth as Manchester United on 28 April 1902....
|
England |
--/--/1897 |
--/--/1900 |
| David Calderhead David Calderhead was a Scottish footballer who later became a manager, notably of Chelsea.-Playing career:...
|
Scotland |
01/08/1900 |
01/08/1907 |
256 |
89 |
53 |
114 |
| 34.77% |
| John Henry Strawson |
England |
01/08/1907 |
31/05/1914 |
195 |
52 |
40 |
103 |
| 26.67% |
| George Fraser |
England |
01/08/1919 |
31/03/1921 |
46 |
10 |
10 |
26 |
| 21.74% |
| David Calderhead, Jnr. |
England |
01/04/1921 |
31/05/1924 |
118 |
37 |
28 |
53 |
| 31.36% |
| Horace Henshall |
England |
01/08/1924 |
01/05/1927 |
132 |
51 |
28 |
53 |
| 38.64% |
| Harry Parkes Harold Arnold 'Harry' Parkes was an English footballer and the manager of various football clubs in the 1920s and 1930s.-Playing career:...
|
England |
01/05/1927 |
01/05/1936 |
395 |
187 |
78 |
130 |
| 47.34% |
| Joe McClelland Joseph Bentley McClelland Joe McClelland was the first manager of Halifax Town football club. He was present on the 24 May 1911 when a meeting at the Saddle Hotel in Halifax brought about the birth of the club...
|
England |
01/05/1936 |
01/01/1946 |
140 |
61 |
27 |
52 |
| 43.57% |
| Bill Anderson |
England |
01/01/1946 |
01/01/1965 |
855 |
307 |
189 |
359 |
| 35.91% |
| Con Moulson Cornelius "Con" Moulson was an Irish footballer and manager. Most of his playing career was spent in his native Ireland, but he did have a spell in the English leagues, most notably for Lincoln City between 1932 and 1937...
|
Ireland |
01/01/1965 |
01/03/1965 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| 00.00% |
Roy ChapmanRoy Chapman was an English professional footballer and manager, born in Birmingham. He was the father of former Arsenal and Leeds United striker Lee Chapman.-Playing career:...
|
England |
01/03/1965 |
31/05/1966 |
65 |
15 |
13 |
37 |
| 23.08% |
| Ron Gray |
England |
01/08/1966 |
01/07/1970 |
184 |
60 |
55 |
69 |
| 32.61% |
| Bert Loxley Herbert "Bert" Loxley was an English footballer and manager. As a player, Loxley spent the majority of his career at Notts County, where he played more than 250 first-team games as a wing-half. Loxley made his debut for the Magpies during the 1954-55 season...
|
England |
01/07/1970 |
01/03/1971 |
32 |
12 |
4 |
16 |
| 37.50% |
| David Herd David George Herd , is a Scottish former football player, the son of former Manchester City player Alec Herd and the nephew of Scottish international Sandy Herd...
|
England |
01/03/1971 |
06/12/1972 |
82 |
30 |
30 |
22 |
| 36.59% |
| Graham Taylor Graham Taylor OBE is a football manager and a former player. He is best known as the manager of the England national football team, as well as being manager of Watford, a club he took from the Fourth Division to the First in the space of five years, then from bottom of the second division to the...
|
England |
06/12/1972 |
20/06/1977 |
211 |
97 |
61 |
53 |
| 45.97% |
| George Kerr George Adams McDonald Kerr is an Scottish former footballer and manager.As a player, he played for Barnsley, Bury, Oxford United and Scunthorpe United....
|
England |
01/06/1977 |
01/12/1977 |
18 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
| 27.78% |
| Willie Bell William John "Willie" Bell is a Scottish former footballer and manager. He played as a left back.Bell was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire. He played for Queen's Park in the Scottish Football League and for Leeds United, Leicester City and Brighton & Hove Albion in the English Football League. He...
|
England |
21/12/1977 |
23/10/1978 |
40 |
11 |
13 |
16 |
| 27.50% |
| Colin Murphy Colin Murphy is a former amateur footballer and professional manager who has taken charge of numerous clubs during a long management career, including Derby County, Lincoln City, Stockport County, Southend United, Shelbourne, Notts County, Cork City and the Vietnam national side.-Early...
|
England |
06/11/1978 |
01/05/1985 |
309 |
121 |
88 |
100 |
| 39.16% |
| John Pickering -Playing career:Born in Stockton-on-Tees, John was raised in Thornaby-on-Tees where he attended Arthur Head School. He served his apprenticeship with Newcastle United but failed to make the first team and moved on to join Halifax Town in September 1965 for a fee of £1,250. A tough and...
|
England |
01/07/1985 |
20/12/1985 |
24 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
| 16.67% |
| George Kerr George Adams McDonald Kerr is an Scottish former footballer and manager.As a player, he played for Barnsley, Bury, Oxford United and Scunthorpe United....
|
England |
20/12/1985 |
07/03/1987 |
61 |
17 |
17 |
27 |
| 27.87% |
Peter DanielPeter William Daniel is an English former professional football player and now club manager. He is currently manager of non-league side Winterton Rangers.-Career:...
|
England |
07/03/1987 |
01/05/1987 |
12 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
| 16.67% |
| Colin Murphy Colin Murphy is a former amateur footballer and professional manager who has taken charge of numerous clubs during a long management career, including Derby County, Lincoln City, Stockport County, Southend United, Shelbourne, Notts County, Cork City and the Vietnam national side.-Early...
|
England |
26/05/1987 |
20/05/1990 |
103 |
39 |
26 |
38 |
| 37.86% |
| Allan Clarke Allan John Clarke , nicknamed "Sniffer", was one of English football's greatest goalscorers who shot to fame in the much-admired and feared Leeds United team of the late 1960s and early 1970s....
|
England |
03/06/1990 |
30/11/1990 |
18 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
| 16.67% |
| Steve Thompson |
England |
01/11/1990 |
31/05/1993 |
128 |
48 |
36 |
44 |
| 37.50% |
| Keith Alexander Keith Alexander is a football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of League Two side Macclesfield Town...
|
Saint Lucia |
01/08/1993 |
16/05/1994 |
48 |
13 |
13 |
22 |
| 27.08% |
| Sam Ellis Samuel "Sam" Ellis is an English football coach and former player. He is currently assistant manager of .-Career:...
|
England |
01/08/1994 |
04/09/1995 |
56 |
21 |
12 |
23 |
| 37.50% |
| Steve Wicks Steve Wicks in Reading, Berkshire was an English football defender. He was a tall, solid imposing player who played centre half. He most notably played for Chelsea, Derby County and Queens Park Rangers in the 1970s and 1980s...
|
England |
04/09/1995 |
16/10/1995 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
| 00.00% |
| John Beck John Alexander Beck is an English professional footballer and manager. As a player he made nearly 500 league appearances between 1972 and 1988...
|
England |
16/10/1995 |
06/03/1998 |
130 |
48 |
42 |
40 |
| 36.92% |
| Shane Westley Shane Lee Mark Westley is an English former professional footballer and coach.A defender, Westley began his career at Charlton Athletic in 1983 but he made his big breakthrough with Southend United, for whom he made 142 appearances, twice winning promotion out of the Division Four...
|
England |
07/03/1998 |
11/11/1998 |
30 |
9 |
5 |
16 |
| 30.00% |
| John Reames Keith John Reames was an English football manager and administrator who was chairman of Lincoln City from 1985 to 2000, and remains to date their longest serving chairman; he also managed the club from 1998 to 2000...
|
England |
11/11/1998 |
01/06/2000 |
87 |
30 |
21 |
36 |
| 34.48% |
| Phil Stant Philip Richard "Phil" Stant was a professional footballer who played as a striker notably for Cardiff City and Lincoln City...
|
England |
01/06/2000 |
27/02/2001 |
38 |
12 |
10 |
16 |
| 31.58% |
Alan BuckleyAlan Peter Buckley is an English football manager. He was manager of League Two side Grimsby Town until his dismissal in September 2008...
|
England |
28/02/2001 |
25/04/2002 |
69 |
16 |
24 |
29 |
| 23.19% |
| Keith Alexander Keith Alexander is a football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of League Two side Macclesfield Town...
|
Saint Lucia |
05/05/2002 |
24/05/2006 |
213 |
81 |
69 |
63 |
| 38.03% |
| John Schofield John David Schofield is an English football manager and former player. He was manager of Lincoln City between May 2006 and October 2007 and was assistant manager of Walsall before leaving, following a brief stint as caretaker manager...
John DeehanJohn Matthew Deehan , is a former football player who in recent years has had several spells in coaching and management. He is currently the Chief Scout at Norwich City.-As a player:...
|
England
England |
15/06/2006 |
15/10/2007 |
51 |
21 |
12 |
18 |
| 41.18% |
| Grant Brown Grant Ashley Brown is an English former footballer. He is presently assistant Head of Youth at Lincoln City....
|
England |
15/10/2007 |
30/10/2007 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 00.00% |
| Peter Jackson |
England |
30/10/2007 |
02/09/2009 |
22 |
11 |
1 |
10 |
36 |
32 |
50.00% |
| Iffy Onuora Ifem "Iffy" Onuora is a coach and ex-professional footballer born in Scotland of Nigerian descent. His last job was assistant manager at Lincoln City and acted as manager during the absence, due to illness, of Peter Jackson.-Playing career:Ifem Onuora was a journeyman striker who got his...
Grant BrownGrant Ashley Brown is an English former footballer. He is presently assistant Head of Youth at Lincoln City....
(In Jackson's absence) |
Scotland
England |
01/03/2008 |
Summer 2008 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
24 |
45.45% |
| Chris Sutton Christopher Roy "Chris" Sutton is an English football manager and former player.In his career, Sutton played for Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Celtic, Birmingham City and Aston Villa. Sutton scored over 150 career goals in over 400 league appearances spanning 16 years in the English...
|
England |
28/09/2009 |
- |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100.00% |
League
- Division 3 (North)
The Third Division North of The Football League was a level in English association football, which ran parallel to Third Division South from 1921 to 1958....
- Winners (3): 1931–32, 1947–48, 1951–52
- Runners-up (3): 1927–28, 1930–31, 1936–37
- League Two
- Winners (1): 1975–761
- Runners-up (1): 1980–811
- Third-placed (1): 1997–982
- Play-off finalists (2): 2002–032, 2004–05
- Play-off semi-finalists (3): 2003–042, 2005–06, 2006–07
- Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
- Midland League / Central League
The Central League , is a football league in England for reserve teams of Football League clubs in the Midlands and North of England....
- Winners (4): 1889–90, 1908–09, 1911–126, 1920–21
- Third-placed (1): 1890–91
Cup
- Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy is the generic name of an association football competition for clubs in the two lower divisions of The Football League and, in some seasons, the leading sides in the Conference National...
- Runners-up (1): 19833
- (Northern Section) Finalists (1): 2000–01
The Football League Trophy 2000–01, known as the LDV Vans Trophy 2000–01 for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division. The winners were Port Vale F.C...
- Conference Championship Shield
Other
- Lincolnshire Senior Cup
The Lincolnshire Senior County Cup is a football competition for senior football clubs in Lincolnshire organised by the Lincolnshire FA....
4
- Winners (34): 1886–87, 1890–91, 1891–92, 1893–94, 1907–08, 1909–10, 1911–12, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2006–07
- Runners-Up (?):
- Shared (3):1955–56, 1963–64, 1965–66
- Pontin's Reserve League Cup
- Fred Green Memorial Trophy7
- Midland League
- Runners-up (1): 1932–33
- Third-placed (1): 1928–29
Highest finishes
- Highest league finishes
- Overall
- 5th in the Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League.The Football League Championship was introduced for the 2004–05 season,...
(1): 1901–025
- By league
- 5th in the Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League.The Football League Championship was introduced for the 2004–05 season,...
(1): 1901–025
- 4th in League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
(1): 1981–822
- 1st in Division Three (North) (3): 1931–32, 1947–48, 1951–52
- 1st in League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
(1): 1975–761
- 1st in the Conference
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
(1): 1987–88
- FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association. The name "FA Cup" usually refers to the English men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held...
- Last 16 (3): 1886–87, 1889–90 and 1901–02
- League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Carling Cup, is an English football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
- Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy is the generic name of an association football competition for clubs in the two lower divisions of The Football League and, in some seasons, the leading sides in the Conference National...
- FA Trophy
The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams...
- Quarter-finalists (1): 1987–88
Notes:
- 1 Then known as Division 4.
- 2 Then known as Division 3.
- 3 This final has not been officially recognised in the current Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy is the generic name of an association football competition for clubs in the two lower divisions of The Football League and, in some seasons, the leading sides in the Conference National...
records, and consequently the club have not been credited as runners-up in the history books of this competition. This is due to the fact that in between the abandonment of the Texaco CupThe Texaco Cup was an association football competition that involved clubs from England, Ireland and Scotland which had not qualified for European competitions. Irish clubs withdrew from the competition after 1971-72 due to political pressure, and in 1973-74 and 1974-75 competed in a separate...
/Anglo-Scottish CupThe Anglo-Scottish Cup was a tournament arranged for teams in English and Scottish football leagues during the summer for several years during the 1970s...
and the arrival of the current competition, this was the competition that took place (the Football League Group TrophyThe Football League Group Cup was a shortlived football competition which first took place prior to and during the 1981-82 season. For Football League clubs it was seen as a replacement for the Texaco Cup/Anglo-Scottish Cup, which had been discontinued due to the withdrawal of Scottish League clubs...
) but has not been considered an "official" replacement/transition between the trophies.
- 4 Most results of the Lincolnshire Senior Cup not available after 1996–97 due to outdated source book, therefore need updating; also a "runners-up" and accurate "shared" honours list needs compiling.
- 5 Then known as Division 2
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992-93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
.
- 6 The club did not actually come 1st place, they came 13th, but were champions on the basis of re-election.
- 7 Competition contested every year from 2007 against local rivals, Lincoln United.
League
- 5 March 1949 v. Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town Football Club are an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club is located at Blundell Park in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, part of the conurbation of Grimsby Borough in North East Lincolnshire, on the Humber estuary.Despite recently...
— 23,146 (The Football LeagueThe Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
)
- 2 May 1988 v. Wycombe Wanderers — 9,432 (Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
)
- 15 May 2004 v. Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
— 9,202 (All-Seated Stadium)
- 2 May 1998 v. Brighton & Hove Albion— 9,890 (All-Seated Stadium) (The Football League
The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
)
Cup
- 30 January 1954 v. Preston North End
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the second tier of English league football, The Championship...
— 23,027 (FA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association. The name "FA Cup" usually refers to the English men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held...
)
- 15 November 1967 v. Derby County
Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based in Derby, England, currently playing in the Football League Championship. The club is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only eleven clubs to have competed in...
— 23,196 (League CupThe Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Carling Cup, is an English football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
)
- 13 March 2001 v. Port Vale
Port Vale Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent...
— 4,831 (League TrophyThe Football League Trophy is the generic name of an association football competition for clubs in the two lower divisions of The Football League and, in some seasons, the leading sides in the Conference National...
)
Cup
- Grant Brown — 62 (61 + 1 sub) (All Cups)
- George Fraser — 27 (FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association. The name "FA Cup" usually refers to the English men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held...
)
- Gordon Hobson — 23 (League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Carling Cup, is an English football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
)
- Dave Smith — 23 (22 + 1 sub) (League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Carling Cup, is an English football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
)
- Grant Brown — 22 (21 + 1 sub) (League Trophy
The Football League Trophy is the generic name of an association football competition for clubs in the two lower divisions of The Football League and, in some seasons, the leading sides in the Conference National...
)
Overall (cup)
- Billy Dinsale — 14 (1926–31) (FA Cup)
- Tony Cunningham — 8 (1979–83) (League Cup)
- George Shipley — 8 (1979–85) (League Cup)
- Lee Thorpe — 7 (1997–2002) (League Trophy)
In one season (league)
- Allan Hall — 41 (1931–32) (The Football League)
- Phil Brown — 16 (1987–88) (Conference National)
In one season (cup)
- Billy Gillespie — 5 (1896–97) (FA Cup)
- Mick Harford — 5 (1980–81) (League Cup)
- Lee Thorpe — 6 (2000–01) (League Trophy)
Paid
Dean WallingDean Walling is an English-born Kittian professional footballer who is now retired. He often played at centre-back.He currently runs Deano's Pro Soccer Academy where he trains young children.-External links:* at...
— £75,000 to
Carlisle UnitedCarlisle United F.C. are an English football team based in Carlisle, Cumbria. The club are currently plying their trade in League One - tier 3 of the English football pyramid.-Carlisle United is born:...
, 1997
Tony BattersbyTony Battersby is a footballer who plays as a striker for Bedford Town. Battersby is one of football's journeymen and has played for many clubs both league and non-league....
— £75,000 to
BuryBury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team play in League Two. The club's nickname is the shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s born in Rochdale.-Formation of the club...
, 1998
Grant BrownGrant Ashley Brown is an English former footballer. He is presently assistant Head of Youth at Lincoln City....
— £63,000 to
Leicester CityLeicester City Football Club , are an English professional football club based at the Walkers Stadium in Leicester. They play in the Football League Championship, having been promoted as champions from Football League One in the 2008–09 season.The club were founded in 1884 as Leicester Fosse,...
, 1989 Gordon Hobson — £60,000 to
SouthamptonSouthampton Football Club are a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. The club were relegated from the Championship in 2009, and play in League One in the 2009–10 season...
, 1989
Lee BeeversLee Beevers is a Welsh footballer, currently playing for Colchester United in the English Football League One.-Playing career:Before joining Lincoln he played for Ipswich Town and local rivals Boston United....
— £50,000 to
Boston UnitedBoston United Football Club are a football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They are members of the Northern Premier League after being demoted for financial reasons. They are currently managed by Rob Scott and Paul Hurst who were appointed on 14 May 2009 as successors to Steve Welsh...
, 2004
Received
Jack HobbsJack Hobbs is a professional English football player, currently playing for Leicester City as a defender.-Lincoln City:...
— >£750,000
2 from
LiverpoolLiverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and has won more trophies than any other English club...
, 2005
Gavin GordonGavin Kenyatta Gordon is an English footballer currently without a club.-Career:A youth player at Hull City, Gordon became the second youngest player to ever play for them when he came on as a substitute against Coventry City in the Football League Cup...
— £550,000
3 from
Cardiff CityCardiff City Football Club is a football team based in Cardiff, Wales. Cardiff are currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City play their home games at the Cardiff City Stadium. Until May 2009, Cardiff played at Ninian Park....
, 2000
Gareth AinsworthGareth Ainsworth is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a midfielder, where he has also had two spells as caretaker manager.-Playing career:...
— £500,000
1 from
Port ValePort Vale Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent...
, 1997
Darren HuckerbyDarren Huckerby is a former English footballer who played as a forward.-Early career:Huckerby started playing professionally for Lincoln City, being purchased by Newcastle United in November 1995...
— £400,000 from
Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United Football Club is an English football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, they play in the Football League Championship. And are renowned for having a very good fan base...
, 1995
Matt CarbonMatt Carbon is an English football player who plays at centre back. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, he played for . Prior to that, he played for the New Zealand Knights in the Hyundai A-League in Australia...
— £385,000 from Derby, 1996
Notes:
- 1 official club record
- 2 unofficial club record
- 3 fee based on appearances for Cardiff; due to complexities, the precise fee cannot be determined
League
- 11–1 v. Crewe Alexandra (Home), The Football League, 29/09/1951
- 2–8 v. Rotherham Town (Away), The Football League, 02/12/1893
- 7–1 v. Rochdale (Home), The Football League, 21/10/2006
- 5–0 v. Altrincham (Home), Conference National, 26/03/1988
- 0–5 v. Barnet (Away), The Football League, 14/10/2006
- 5–0 v. Grimsby (Home), The Football League 25/03/2006
Cup
- 9–0 v. Boston Town (Home), FA Cup, 25/10/1890
- 0–13 v. Peterborough United (Away), FA Cup, 12/10/1895
- 5–0 v. Hull City (Home), League Cup, 09/09/1980
- 0–3 v. Doncaster Rovers (Away), League Cup, 18/08/1992
- 4–0 v. Hartlepool United (Home), League Trophy, 06/02/1985
- 0–3 v. Hartlepool United (Away), League Trophy, 26/01/1999
Youngest player
Jack Hobbs — 16 years and 149 days v. Bristol Rovers, 15/01/2005, The Football League Shane Nicholson — 16 years and 112 days v. Charlton Athletic, 23/09/1986, League Cup
Oldest player
Albert IremongerAlbert Iremonger was a county-class cricketer, goalkeeper and brother of England international cricketer James Iremonger.-Early life:Albert Iremonger was born in Wilford, Nottinghamshire on 15 June 1884...
— 42 years and 312 days v. Doncaster Rovers, 23/04/1927, The Football League
International appearances whilst at the club
| Name |
Representing country |
Caps |
Versus |
Gareth McAuleyGareth McAuley is a Northern Irish footballer currently playing for Ipswich Town.-Career:Coming from Glenoe outside of Larne and nicknamed "Big G", Gareth began his career at Linfield and spent some time in early 2000 on loan at Ballyclare Comrades. After four years at Linfield, he moved to...
|
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland |
5 |
Germany Germany (June 2005)
Portugal Portugal (November 2005)
Estonia Estonia (March 2006)
Uruguay Uruguay (May 2006)
Romania Romania (May 2006) |
| George Moulson George Moulson was an Irish professional football player.He played three times for the Republic of Ireland national football team and also played at club level for Lincoln City, Grimsby Town and Peterborough United.A goalkeeper, Moulson made his international debut in a 2-0 defeat to Portugal on...
|
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland |
3 |
Portugal Portugal (May 1948)
Spain Spain (May 1948)
Switzerland Switzerland (December 1948) |
| David Pugh David Pugh, may refer to:*David Pugh , Conservative MP for Montgomery Boroughs 1832–1833, 1847–1861*David Pugh , Liberal MP for Carmarthenshire 1857–1868, East Carmarthenshire 1885–1890...
|
Wales Wales |
3 |
Scotland Scotland (February 1900)
Scotland Scotland (March 1901)
England England (March 1901) |
| Con Moulson Cornelius "Con" Moulson was an Irish footballer and manager. Most of his playing career was spent in his native Ireland, but he did have a spell in the English leagues, most notably for Lincoln City between 1932 and 1937...
|
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland |
2 |
Hungary Hungary (May 1936)
Luxembourg Luxembourg (May 1936) |
| Dean Walling Dean Walling is an English-born Kittian professional footballer who is now retired. He often played at centre-back.He currently runs Deano's Pro Soccer Academy where he trains young children.-External links:* at...
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts and Nevis |
2 |
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands (April 1998)
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (April 1998) |
| Jeff Hughes Jeff Hughes is a Northern Irish footballer who currently plays as a defender for Bristol Rovers of League One...
|
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland |
2 |
Uruguay Uruguay (May 2006)
Romania Romania (May 2006) |
| Arthur Fitzsimons Arthur Fitzsimons is an Irish former professional football player. An inside forward he started his career at Shelbourne F.C. in 1946....
|
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland |
1 |
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (May 1959) |
| David Felgate David Felgate is a charismatic former Welsh football goalkeeper. Due to his stature, many supporters affectionately nicknamed him "the fat goalie". Felgate had a long professional career from 1978 to 1995, making a total of 612 Football League appearances...
|
Wales Wales |
1 |
Romania Romania (October 1983) |
Note: Italics denote that the player came on as a substitute.
Notable players and managers
In the
PFA Fans' FavouritesThe PFA Fans' Favourites is a list of football players produced as part of the celebrations of the centenary of the Professional Footballers' Association in 2007. There is one entry for each Football League club's favourite player...
survey published by the
Professional Footballers' AssociationThe Professional Footballers' Association is the association for professional footballers in the United Kingdom. It is the world's oldest professional sportsman's association and has 4,000 members.-Association Footballers' Union :...
in December 2007, Andy Graver was listed as the all-time favourite player amongst Lincoln City fans.
| Name |
Nat |
Description |
Ainsworth, GarethGareth Ainsworth is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a midfielder, where he has also had two spells as caretaker manager.-Playing career:...
|
England |
Now playing for Queens Park Rangers QPR may refer to:*Queens Park Rangers F.C., an English football club*Quality-Price Ratio, a terminology of wine evaluation*Question, Persuade, and Refer, a protocol for suicide prevention developed by the QPR Institute, an organization based in Spokane, Washington, United States....
Was sold to Port ValePort Vale Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent...
for a then club record (and still official) fee of £500,000 and was voted 4th in Lincoln City's 100 League Legends |
| Bannister, Gary Gary Bannister is a former English professional footballer who played for Coventry City , Sheffield Wednesday, Queens Park Rangers, West Bromwich Albion, Nottingham Forest, Stoke City, Lincoln City and Darlington...
|
England |
Also played for West Bromwich Albion, Queens Park Rangers QPR may refer to:*Queens Park Rangers F.C., an English football club*Quality-Price Ratio, a terminology of wine evaluation*Question, Persuade, and Refer, a protocol for suicide prevention developed by the QPR Institute, an organization based in Spokane, Washington, United States....
, Nottingham Forest and Coventry CityCoventry City Football Club , otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are an association football club based in Coventry, England. Coventry City were founding members of the Premier League in 1992....
|
Black, KingsleyKingsley Terence Black is an English-born Northern Irish former professional footballer. He most notably played for Luton Town, Nottingham Forest and Grimsby Town.-Luton Town:...
|
Northern Ireland |
Also played for Nottingham Forest,Sheffield United and Grimsby Town |
Branfoot, IanIan Grant Branfoot is an English former footballer and manager.He played as a defender, and after starting at Gateshead joined Sheffield Wednesday making his Football League debut in 1965. After 42 senior appearances for the club he left in 1969-70 for Doncaster Rovers...
|
England |
Later Fulham, Southampton and Reading manager |
Carbon, MattMatt Carbon is an English football player who plays at centre back. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, he played for . Prior to that, he played for the New Zealand Knights in the Hyundai A-League in Australia...
|
England |
Also played for Derby County and West Bromwich Albion |
| Cort, Carl Carl Edward Richard Cort is an English footballer who plays as a forward. In August 2009 he signed for League 1 Brentford on a free transfer....
|
England |
Currently at Leicester City with past spells at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wimbledon and Newcastle United |
Croft, GaryGary Croft is a retired English football player. He is most famous nationwide for being the first footballer to play whilst wearing an electronic tag, when playing for Ipswich Town....
|
England |
Also played for Ipswich and Blackburn as well as Grimsby Town
Played a minor role in the 2007–08 season for the Imps after a season of injury |
| Eaden, Nicky Nicholas Jeremy "Nicky" Eaden is an English association football defender currently playing for Kettering Town in the English Conference North...
|
England |
Also played for Barnsley, Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic
Helped the club reach their fifth successive League Two play-off campaign in the 2006–07 season |
| Fashanu, John John "Fash" Fashanu is a British television presenter and ex-footballer of Nigerian and Guyanese descent. In his former career, he was a centre-forward.-Early life:...
|
England |
Television presenter and ex-Millwall, Wimbledon, Norwich City and Aston Villa player.
Played at Lincoln as a trainee |
| Forrester, Jamie Jamie Mark Forrester is an English professional footballer currently playing for Lincoln United. He has represented the English national team at both Youth and Schoolboy levels...
|
England |
Also played for Leeds United, AJ Auxerre Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise, or AJ Auxerre, is a French football team, founded in 1905, playing in the town of Auxerre in Burgundy...
and FC Utrecht
Helped City reach the 2005–06 League Two play-off semi-finals, while on loan.
Finished as top-scorer for Lincoln as a permanent signing in the 2006–07 campaign which also lead to a play-off semi-final defeat |
| Greaves, Ian Ian Denzil Greaves was an English football player and manager. He was born in Crompton, Lancashire. He won a League Championship medal and an FA Cup runners-up medal while playing fullback for Manchester United between 1953 and 1960. But for injury, he would have probably been involved in the...
|
England |
Also played for Manchester United |
Grobbelaar, BruceBruce David Grobbelaar is a former Rhodesian-Zimbabwean-British football goalkeeper. He played for a number of clubs, most notably Liverpool F.C...
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Also played for Liverpool
Saw out his latter days at Lincoln |
Harford, MickMichael Gordon "Mick" Harford , is an English former football player turned manager, most recently of Luton Town.-Playing career:...
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England |
Also played for Newcastle United, Birmingham City and Chelsea |
| Harford, Ray Raymond Thomas Harford was an English footballer, better known for his successes as a coach and manager than as a player. He is considered to have been one of the top coaches of his generation.-Playing career:...
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England |
Later Blackburn Rovers, Queens Park Rangers and West Bromwich Albion manager |
Hobbs, JackJack Hobbs is a professional English football player, currently playing for Leicester City as a defender.-Lincoln City:...
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England |
Signed for Liverpool at the end of the 2004–05 season and is tipped as a future England international
Youngest ever player to play for Lincoln first team |
Huckerby, DarrenDarren Huckerby is a former English footballer who played as a forward.-Early career:Huckerby started playing professionally for Lincoln City, being purchased by Newcastle United in November 1995...
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England |
Currently at San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer, previously of Manchester CityManchester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Manchester. The team is currently a member of the Premier League.The first known competitive fixture was played in November 1880, when the side was known as St...
, Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United Football Club is an English football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, they play in the Football League Championship. And are renowned for having a very good fan base...
, etc.
Was an early product of City's youth set-up and was sold to Newcastle United |
| Hughes, Jeff Jeff Hughes is a Northern Irish footballer who currently plays as a defender for Bristol Rovers of League One...
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Northern Ireland international, now playing for Bristol Rovers
Helped to guide the club to two unsuccessful League Two play-off campaigns and was then sold to Crystal Palace |
McClaren, SteveStephen "Steve" McClaren is an English football manager and former player. He is currently manager of Dutch side FC Twente. He managed the Premier League side Middlesbrough with whom he won the League Cup in 2004 and finished runners-up in the UEFA Cup in 2006...
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England |
Later England and Middlesbrough manager |
| McGlen, Billy William "Billy" McGlen was an English football half back.Billy served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, and was spotted by Manchester United scouts whilst playing football for his division.On returning to the UK in 1946, he signed as a professional with Manchester United, the second...
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England |
Also played for Manchester United |
| Megson, Gary Gary John Megson is an English former football player and the current manager of Bolton Wanderers Football Club....
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England |
Also played for Everton, Newcastle United and Manchester City |
| Moses, Adie Adrian Paul "Adie" Moses is an English professional footballer who plays for Gainsnborough Trinity as a defender. He made over 300 appearances in the Premiership and the Football League between 1993 and 2008, and has represented England at Under-21 level.-Career:Moses joined Barnsley as a junior...
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Also played for Barnsley |
| Neale, Phil Phillip Anthony Neale OBE, born at Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, on 5 June 1954, was a cricketer who played for Worcestershire and captained the team to success in the County Championship in 1988 and 1989...
, OBEThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions...
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England |
Also played for England cricket |
Nicholson, ShaneShane Michael Nicholson is an English retired professional footballer who played as a left back. He is now the rehabilitation and fitness coach at Chesterfield, after he announced his retirement from professional football in 2007.In his 21-year career Nicholson played for 8 clubs, played in 523...
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England |
Yongest ever League player and a former Derby County, West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield United player |
| Redfearn, Neil Neil David Redfearn is an English footballer and manager, who plays for Salford City and is under-18s coach at Leeds United. He has played 790 matches in the Football League, the fifth highest total of all-time, and more than a thousand first-team games overall in a career that has spanned 24 years...
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England |
Also played for Bolton Wanderers, Barnsley, Wigan Athletic and Charlton Athletic |
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England |
Also played for Liverpool and Manchester United |
Sinclair, FrankFrank Mohammed Sinclair is an English-born Jamaican footballer, who plays for Wrexham in the Conference National.-Chelsea:...
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Also played for Chelsea and Leicester City
Won the FA Cup and League cup with Chelsea and Leicester respectively. |
| Taylor, Graham Graham Taylor OBE is a football manager and a former player. He is best known as the manager of the England national football team, as well as being manager of Watford, a club he took from the Fourth Division to the First in the space of five years, then from bottom of the second division to the...
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England |
Later England, Watford, Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers manager
Guided Lincoln to their most successful ever league campaign by winning Division Four (now League Two) in 1975–76 |
Trueman, FredFrederick Sewards Trueman OBE was an English cricketer, regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers in history...
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Also played cricket for England |
| Williams, Paul Paul Darren Williams born Burton upon Trent, England 26 March 1971 is a professional footballer who was an unused substitute for Southampton in the 2003 FA Cup final who also played for long periods for Coventry City and Derby County....
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England |
Also played for Derby County, Coventry City and Southampton |
| Woodcock, Tony Anthony Stewart "Tony" Woodcock is a retired English international footballer who played professionally in both England and Germany as a striker.-Career:...
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Also played for England, 1. FC Köln, Nottingham Forest and Arsenal |
Note: Names in bold are still at the club.
Mascot
The Lincoln City mascot is called Poacher The Imp, after the old song 'The Lincolnshire Poacher'. He has been portrayed by Gary Hutchinson since he was first introduced to Imps fans in July 1999. In 2003, Poacher finished 12th in the
Mascot Grand NationalThe Mascot Grand National is an annual race over hurdles between the mascots of various football and other sports teams. It is held at Huntingdon Racecourse in The Stukeleys near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England....
, representing his best finish. However following claims that the event at Huntingdon allows professional atheletes to compete in the guise of mascots, Poacher has decided to boycott the event in the future.
Rivals
- Boston United
Boston United Football Club are a football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They are members of the Northern Premier League after being demoted for financial reasons. They are currently managed by Rob Scott and Paul Hurst who were appointed on 14 May 2009 as successors to Steve Welsh...
— Lincoln's nearest rivals locally. Rivalry intensified when Boston returned to the Football League in the early 2000s but since then they have been relegated or demoted several times and are now three divisions below Lincoln.
- Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town Football Club are an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club is located at Blundell Park in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, part of the conurbation of Grimsby Borough in North East Lincolnshire, on the Humber estuary.Despite recently...
— Rivals from North Lincolnshire, who historically have spent time in higher divisions than Lincoln, however, in recent times have shared the same division.
- Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United Football Club are an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire.Nicknamed The Iron, they play in the Football League Championship...
— Also rivals from North Lincolnshire. Scunthorpe have spent the majority of time in lower or the same division as Lincoln, however, recent success has seen them rise two tiers higher.
- Hull City
Hull City Association Football Club is an English football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. In 2007–08 they achieved promotion to the top flight of English football for the first time in their history, by winning the Championship play-off final at Wembley...
— Rivalry intensfied when Hull dropped to the same division as Lincoln for a number of seasons but has since died down again due to Hull being promoted to the Premiership
- Peterborough United
Peterborough United Football Club was formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead F.C....
— Never a traditional rivalry, but have slight geographical similarities; Peterborough have since been promoted.
Despite sharing the city with
Lincoln UnitedLincoln United F.C. is an English football team which plays in the Northern Premier League. The club is based in Lincoln. 'The Whites', as they are commonly known, play at the Ashby Avenue ground, which backs on to Hartsholme Country Park.-History:...
, the two are not usually considered rivals, as United are much lower in the League system than City and the clubs never play each other except for friendlies, which usually take place in every pre-season. This is the same situation regarding
Lincoln MoorlandsLincoln Moorlands Railway F.C. are a football club based in Lincoln, England. Their predecessors, Lincoln Moorlands F.C. were established in 1989 and joined the Central Midlands League in the same year. In the 2008-09 season, they are members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division...
. Other county rivals in the past have been
Gainsborough TrinityGainsborough Trinity Football Club are an English football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.Between 1896 and 1912 they were members of the Football League. They are currently in the Conference North, and play their home matches at The Northolme, which has a capacity of 4,304...
and
Grantham TownGrantham Town F.C. is a football club, based in Grantham, Lincolnshire, currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South. They are nicknamed The Gingerbreads and they play their home matches at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium . They were established in August 1874...
, but in recent times Lincoln have been in a higher league than these clubs.
See also
- List of Lincoln City players and managers
- Lincoln City seasons
- League :- Summary :-External links:* at...
- Lincoln City F.C. season 2007-08
During the 2007–08 season Lincoln City F.C. played in Football League Two after finishing last season in fifth place in the Football League Two and losing another play-off semi-final the previous season. It marked Lincoln's 101st season in the Football League, becoming one of only 26 clubs to have...
- Lincoln City L.F.C.
Lincoln City Ladies Football Club is an English women's football club affiliated with Lincoln City F.C.. The club is currently known as OOH Lincoln Ladies as a result of a sponsorship deal. They currently play in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division...
, the affiliated women's team
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