Lincoln City F.C.

Lincoln City
Full name Lincoln City Football Club
Nickname(s) The Imps / The Red Imps
Founded 1884
Ground Sincil Bank
Lincoln
(Capacity: 10,127)
Chairman Steff Wright
Manager Flag of England Peter Jackson
League League Two
2007–08 League Two, 15th
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Lincoln City F.C. is an English football team currently playing in Football League Two (the fourth tier of the English football league system).

The team play at the 10,127 capacity Sincil Bank in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, and are nicknamed the Imps after the legend of the Lincoln Imp. 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.

Contents

History

Brief history

Picture of The Lincolnshire Echo Stand at Sincil Bank.

Formed in 1822 as an amateur association, Lincoln turned professional in the 1891–92 season. Originally they played at the John O'Gaunts ground, however, in 1895 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 Taylor).

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.[1][2][3] 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".[4]

Their most recent championship was the Conference, in the 1987–88 season. This season saw the club set an all-time record attendance (which has only just been beaten by Oxford United) 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 Championship). 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 Cup 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 Cup 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 Fulham at Craven Cottage, being denied a result in the very last minute of extra time by a Brian McBride 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 Alexander 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 Scampton during World War II, and are therefore at the heart of the city's history.

Even though the Dambusters tune does feature heavily with Lincoln they do not have a song or chant for them alone. Except for the few lines " take my hand, take my whole life too, I cant help falling in love with you" from the Elvis Presley song "Cant help falling in love with you", But this song is used slightly by other teams around the country as well.

Timeline

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.[5] 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 City when the Bradford Fire 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 Colin Murphy 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.

The Lincolnshire derby, between Lincoln City and local rivals Boston United, being played at Sincil Bank.

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 Alan Buckley 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 Bournemouth. 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 Town 2–1 on aggregate over two legs but lost in the final against Southend United 2–0 after extra time.

Lincoln fans do a card display before a match against Swindon.

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 Town 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 new era

After speculation that he would take up the vacant managerial role at Peterborough United, 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 Deehan as Director of Football. When John Deehan was the Director of Football, the club has enjoyed a close link with Premiership outfit Aston Villa. As well as Villa hosting a behind closed-doors friendly with City earlier in the 2006–07 season, Paul Green has made a permanent move to the club, whilst Robert Olejnik has been loaned out. Deehan also brought in Ryan Amoo, a youth player who he worked with at Villa.

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 Hobbs, who now plays for European giants Liverpool, and Scott Loach, who now plays for Championship side Watford, are evidence of this. Players such as Lee Frecklington and Owain Warlow who are still playing for the club, have also been cited as hot-prospects for the future, the former receiving interest from a number of Premiership clubs and a call-up for the Ireland B international squad, and the latter receiving a call-up for the Wales U-21 international squad. Other young talent who were not products of the clubs youth academy, yet were snapped up at a young age, have been seen in the likes of Jeff Hughes, Lee Beevers, Ryan Amoo and Paul Green, emphasising the clubs desire to bring future success through new talent and hot prospects and not just proven players.

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. However, the average attendance for the 2006–07 campaign was the largest following for thirty years, as the club hardcore is increasing with the ever increasing population of the local catchment area.

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 Schofield and John Deehan were sacked, and replaced with former Huddersfield Town manager Peter Jackson. Under Jackson and Onuora, the team has experienced a series of better results, sending the team to mid table finish.

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Burch
Beevers
Kovacs
Sinclair
Green
N'Guessan
Kerr
Frecklington
Pătulea
John-Lewis
Oakes

Common Lincoln City line-up during the 2008–09 campaign.

Managerial history

Name Nat From To Record
P W D L F A Win %
Alf Martin Flag of England --/--/1896 --/--/1897 - - - - - - -
James West Flag of England --/--/1897 --/--/1900 - - - - - - -
David Calderhead Flag of Scotland 01/08/1900 01/08/1907 256 89 53 114 - - 34.77%
John Henry Strawson Flag of England 01/08/1907 31/05/1914 195 52 40 103 - - 26.67%
George Fraser Flag of England 01/08/1919 31/03/1921 46 10 10 26 - - 21.74%
David Calderhead, Jnr. Flag of England 01/04/1921 31/05/1924 118 37 28 53 - - 31.36%
Horace Henshall Flag of England 01/08/1924 01/05/1927 132 51 28 53 - - 38.64%
Harry Parkes Flag of England 01/05/1927 01/05/1936 395 187 78 130 - - 47.34%
Joe McClelland Flag of England 01/05/1936 01/01/1946 140 61 27 52 - - 43.57%
Bill Anderson Flag of England 01/01/1946 01/01/1965 855 307 189 359 - - 35.91%
Con Moulson Flag of Ireland 01/01/1965 01/03/1965 8 0 0 8 - - 00.00%
Roy Chapman Flag of England 01/03/1965 31/05/1966 65 15 13 37 - - 23.08%
Ron Gray Flag of England 01/08/1966 01/07/1970 184 60 55 69 - - 32.61%
Bert Loxley Flag of England 01/07/1970 01/03/1971 32 12 4 16 - - 37.50%
David Herd Flag of England 01/03/1971 06/12/1972 82 30 30 22 - - 36.59%
Graham Taylor Flag of England 06/12/1972 20/06/1977 211 97 61 53 - - 45.97%
George Kerr Flag of England 01/06/1977 01/12/1977 18 5 4 9 - - 27.78%
Willie Bell Flag of England 21/12/1977 23/10/1978 40 11 13 16 - - 27.50%
Colin Murphy Flag of England 06/11/1978 01/05/1985 309 121 88 100 - - 39.16%
John Pickering Flag of England 01/07/1985 20/12/1985 24 4 6 14 - - 16.67%
George Kerr Flag of England 20/12/1985 07/03/1987 61 17 17 27 - - 27.87%
Peter Daniel Flag of England 07/03/1987 01/05/1987 12 2 5 5 - - 16.67%
Colin Murphy Flag of England 26/05/1987 20/05/1990 103 39 26 38 - - 37.86%
Allan Clarke Flag of England 03/06/1990 30/11/1990 18 3 6 9 - - 16.67%
Steve Thompson Flag of England 01/11/1990 31/05/1993 128 48 36 44 - - 37.50%
Keith Alexander Flag of Saint Lucia 01/08/1993 16/05/1994 48 13 13 22 - - 27.08%
Sam Ellis Flag of England 01/08/1994 04/09/1995 56 21 12 23 - - 37.50%
Steve Wicks Flag of England 04/09/1995 16/10/1995 7 0 2 5 - - 00.00%
John Beck Flag of England 16/10/1995 06/03/1997 78 27 23 28 - - 34.62%
Shane Westley Flag of England 07/03/1997 11/11/1998 82 30 24 28 - - 36.59%
John Reames Flag of England 11/11/1998 01/06/2000 87 30 21 36 - - 34.48%
Phil Stant Flag of England 01/06/2000 27/02/2001 38 12 10 16 - - 31.58%
Alan Buckley Flag of England 28/02/2001 25/04/2002 69 16 24 29 - - 23.19%
Keith Alexander Flag of Saint Lucia 05/05/2002 24/05/2006 213 81 69 63 - - 38.03%
John Schofield
John Deehan
Flag of England
Flag of England
15/06/2006 15/10/2007 51 21 12 18 - - 41.18%
Grant Brown Flag of England 15/10/2007 30/10/2007 2 0 1 1 - - 00.00%
Peter Jackson Flag of England 30/10/2007 Present 22 11 1 10 36 32 50.00%
Iffy Onuora
Grant Brown
(In Jackson's absence)
Flag of Scotland
Flag of England
01/03/2008 till jackson's return 11 5 0 6 16 24 45.45%

Crest and colours

2006/07 Home strip.
2006/07 Away strip.

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 Uhlsport to Umbro. The home shirt retains the traditional red and white stripes.

Honours[6]

League

Cup

Other

Highest finishes

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 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 Cup/Anglo-Scottish Cup and the arrival of the current competition, this was the competition that took place (the Football League Group Trophy) 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.
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.

Records[7]

Attendances

League

Cup

Appearances

Overall

League

Cup

Scorers

Overall (league)

Overall (cup)

In one season (overall)

In one season (league)

In one season (cup)

Transfer fees (top 5)

Received

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[8]

Victories

League

Cup

Players

Youngest player

Oldest player

International appearances whilst at the club[7]

Name Representing country Caps Versus
Gareth McAuley Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 5 Flag of Germany Germany (June 2005)
Flag of Portugal Portugal (November 2005)
Flag of Estonia Estonia (March 2006)
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay (May 2006)
Flag of Romania Romania (May 2006)
George Moulson Flag of Ireland Republic of Ireland 3 Flag of Portugal Portugal (May 1948)
Flag of Spain Spain (May 1948)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland (December 1948)
David Pugh Flag of Wales Wales 3 Flag of Scotland Scotland (February 1900)
Flag of Scotland Scotland (March 1901)
Flag of England England (March 1901)
Con Moulson Flag of Ireland Republic of Ireland 2 Flag of Hungary Hungary (May 1936)
Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg (May 1936)
Dean Walling Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts and Nevis 2 Flag of the British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands (April 1998)
Flag of Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (April 1998)
Jeff Hughes Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay (May 2006)
Flag of Romania Romania (May 2006)
Arthur Fitzsimons Flag of Ireland Republic of Ireland 1 Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (May 1959)
David Felgate Flag of Wales Wales 1 Flag of Romania Romania (October 1983)

Note: Italics denote that the player came on as a substitute.

Notable players and managers

In the PFA Fans' Favourites survey published by the Professional Footballers' Association in December 2007, Andy Graver was listed as the all-time favourite player amongst Lincoln City fans.

Name Nat Description
Ainsworth, Gareth Flag of England Now playing for Queens Park Rangers
Was sold to Port Vale 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 Flag of England Also played for West Bromwich Albion, Queens Park Rangers,Nottingham Forest and Coventry City
Black, Kingsley Flag of Northern Ireland Also played for Nottingham Forest,Sheffield United and Grimsby Town
Branfoot, Ian Flag of England Later Fulham, Southampton and Reading manager
Carbon, Matt Flag of England Also played for Derby County and West Bromwich Albion
Cort, Carl Flag of England Currently at Leicester City with past spells at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wimbledon and Newcastle United
Croft, Gary Flag of England Also played for Ipswich and Blackburn as well as Grimsby Town
Played a minor role in the 2007/8 season for the Imps after a season of injury
Eaden, Nicky Flag of 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 Flag of England Television presenter and ex-Millwall, Wimbledon, Norwich City and Aston Villa thug
Played at Lincoln as a trainee
Forrester, Jamie Flag of England Also played for Leeds United, AJ Auxerre and FC Utrecht
Helped City reach the 2005/06 League Two play-off semi-finals with a bagful of appearances and goals as a loanee, and 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 Flag of England Also played for Manchester United
Grobbelaar, Bruce Flag of Zimbabwe Also played for Liverpool
Saw out his latter days at Lincoln
Harford, Mick Flag of England Also played for Newcastle United, Birmingham City and Chelsea
Harford, Ray Flag of England Later Blackburn Rovers, Queens Park Rangers and West Bromwich Albion manager
Hobbs, Jack Flag of 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, Darren Flag of England Currently at San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer with past spells at Manchester City and Newcastle United amongst others
Was an early product of City's youth set-up and was sold to Newcastle United
Hughes, Jeff Flag of Northern Ireland 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, Steve Flag of England Later England and Middlesbrough manager
McGlen, Billy Flag of England Also played for Manchester United
Megson, Gary Flag of England Also played for Everton, Newcastle United and Manchester City
Moses, Adie Flag of England Also played for Barnsley
Neale, Phil, OBE Flag of England Also played for England cricket
Nicholson, Shane Flag of England Yongest ever League player and a former Derby County, West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield United player
Redfearn, Neil Flag of England Also played for Bolton Wanderers, Barnsley, Wigan Athletic and Charlton Athletic
Savage, Robert Flag of England Also played for Liverpool and Manchester United
Sinclair, Frank Flag of Jamaica Also played for Chelsea and Leicester City
Won the FA Cup and League cup with Chelsea and Leicester respectively.
Taylor, Graham Flag of 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, Fred Flag of England Also played cricket for England
Williams, Paul Flag of England Also played for Derby County, Coventry City and Southampton
Woodcock, Tony Flag of England 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 is currently in his 10th year, and has been portrayed by Gary Hutchinson for the entire ten years.

In 2003 Poacher finished 12th in the Mascot Grand National, representing his best finish.

Rivals

Despite sharing the city with Lincoln United, 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 Moorlands. Other county rivals in the past have been Gainsborough Trinity and Grantham Town, but in recent times Lincoln have been in a higher league than these clubs.

Current squad

Coaching staff

Role Nationality Name
Manager Flag of England Peter Jackson
Assistant Manager Flag of Scotland Iffy Onuora
First-Team Coach/Youth Team Manager Flag of England Grant Brown
Player/Coach Flag of Jamaica Frank Sinclair
Fitness Coach/First Team Physio Flag of England Michael Wait
Head of Youth Flag of England Tom Spall
Youth Team Physio Flag of England Kevin Oxby
Chief Scout Flag of England Kieran Scarff

First team

As of 03 August 2008.[9]
No. Position Player
1 Flag of England GK Robert Burch
2 Flag of England DF Paul Green
3 Flag of England MF Aaron Brown
4 Flag of Hungary DF János Kovács
5 Flag of Wales DF Lee Beevers
6 Flag of Jamaica DF Frank Sinclair
7 Flag of England MF Stefan Oakes
8 Flag of Ireland MF Lee Frecklington
9 Flag of Wales FW Kevin Gall (on loan from Carlisle United)
11 Flag of England MF Scott Kerr (captain)
12 Flag of France MF Dany N'Guessan
No. Position Player
13 Flag of England GK Ayden Duffy
14 Flag of England FW Lenell John-Lewis
15 Flag of England FW Ben Wright
16 Flag of England DF Daniel Hone
17 Flag of Scotland FW David Graham
18 Flag of England MF Martin Pembleton
19 Flag of England MF Shane Clarke
20 Flag of Wales MF Owain Warlow
21 Flag of England MF Gary King
22 Flag of England FW Sam Mullarkey
23 Flag of Romania FW Adrian Pătulea

See also

External links

Notes

  1. Steve Pearce (1997). "Shoot, The ultimate stats and facts guide to English League Football, p.56", Boxtree. 
  2. "The Official Football League Website", The Football League. 
  3. "The Official Lincoln City Website", Premium TV. 
  4. Brian Halford (2000). "Past Imperfect, The Story of Lincoln City F.C., p.144", The Parrs Wood Press. 
  5. Steve Pearce (1997). "Shoot, The ultimate stats and facts guide to English League Football, p.130", Boxtree. 
  6. http://www.redimps.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Honours/0,,10440,00.html
  7. 7.0 7.1 http://www.redimps.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Records/0,,10440,00.html
  8. "Gordon Deal depends on Jamaica", BBC. 
  9. "2008/09 Squad List". Lincoln City FC (2008-07-23). Retrieved on 2008-07-23.