2012–13 Lincoln City F.C. season

League data

Results

Squad statistics

References

League table

Results summary

Conference National

FA Cup

FA Trophy

Lincolnshire Senior Cup

Appearances and goals

Goalscorers

Disciplinary record

Squad at the end of the season

Players sold or loaned throughout the season

Lincoln City

2012–13 season

Chairman

Bob Dorrian

Manager

David Holdsworth
(sacked 17 February)
Grant Brown
(caretaker until 27 February)
Gary Simpson

Stadium

Sincil Bank

Conference National

16th

FA Cup

2nd Round
(eliminated by Mansfield Town)

FA Trophy

1st Round
(eliminated by Tamworth)

Lincolnshire Senior Cup

Runners-up
(eliminated by Grimsby Town)

Top goalscorer

League: Jamie Taylor (13)
All: Jamie Taylor (16)

Highest home attendance

5,702 vs. Grimsby Town, 26 December 2012

Lowest home attendance

1,379 vs. Wrexham, 12 March 2013

Average home league attendance

2,234
(in all competitions)

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2012–13 season was Lincoln City's second consecutive season in the Conference National, since their relegation from League Two.


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mansfield Town (C) (P)	46	30	5	11	92	52	+40	95	Promotion to 2013–14 League Two
2	Kidderminster Harriers	46	28	9	9	82	40	+42	93	Qualification to Conference National Playoffs
3	Newport County (P)	46	25	10	11	85	60	+25	85
4	Grimsby Town	46	23	14	9	70	38	+32	83
5	Wrexham	46	22	14	10	74	45	+29	80
6	Hereford United	46	19	13	14	73	63	+10	70
7	Luton Town	46	18	13	15	70	62	+8	67
8	Dartford	46	19	9	18	67	63	+4	66
9	Braintree Town	46	19	9	18	63	72	−9	66
10	Forest Green Rovers	46	18	11	17	63	49	+14	65
11	Macclesfield Town	46	17	12	17	65	70	−5	63
12	Woking	46	18	8	20	73	81	−8	62
13	Alfreton Town	46	16	12	18	69	74	−5	60
14	Cambridge United	46	15	14	17	68	69	−1	59
15	Nuneaton Town	46	14	15	17	55	63	−8	57
16	Lincoln City	46	15	11	20	66	73	−7	56
17	Gateshead	46	13	16	17	58	61	−3	55
18	Hyde	46	16	7	23	63	75	−12	55
19	Tamworth	46	15	10	21	55	69	−14	55
20	Southport	46	14	12	20	72	86	−14	54
21	Stockport County (R)	46	13	11	22	57	80	−23	50	Relegation to 2013–14 Conference North/South
22	Barrow (R)	46	11	13	22	45	83	−38	46
23	Ebbsfleet United (R)	46	8	15	23	55	89	−34	39
24	AFC Telford United (R)	46	6	17	23	52	79	−27	35

Updated to games played on 20 April 2013.
Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	15	11	20	66	73	−7	56	9	5	9	34	36	−2	6	6	11	32	37	−5

Last updated: 21 April 2012.
Source: BBC Football

Main article: 2012–13 Football Conference

2 14 August 2012	Cambridge United	2–1	Lincoln City	Cambridge
19:45	Elliott 3' Moke 81'		Boyce 39'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,546 Referee: Rob Whitton

3 18 August 2012	Newport County	2–1	Lincoln City	Newport
15:00	O'Connor 7', 27'		Taylor 51'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Lee Swabey

4 25 August 2012	Lincoln City	2–3	Macclesfield Town	Lincoln
15:00	Taylor 31' Boyce 89'		Fairhurst 12' Barnes-Homer 77' Holroyd 87'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,009 Referee: Ross Joyce

5 27 August 2012	Gateshead	1–1	Lincoln City	Gateshead
15:00	Marwood 45'		Robinson 89'	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 803 Referee: Peter Bankes

6 1 September 2012	Lincoln City	1–1	Ebbsfleet United	Lincoln
15:00	Nicolau 3'		Bellamy 62'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,682 Referee: Jason Whiteley

7 4 September 2012	Lincoln City	1–2	Alfreton Town	Lincoln
19:45	Nicolau 27'		Wilson 64' Kempson 80'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,566 Referee: Chris Knowles

8 8 September 2012	AFC Telford United	1–1	Lincoln City	Telford
15:00	Trainer 87'		Oliver 43'	Stadium: New Bucks Head Attendance: 1,794 Referee: Darren Handley

9 15 September 2012	Lincoln City	3–2	Hyde	Lincoln
15:00	Larkin 43' (pen.), 67' (pen.) Oliver 88'		Spencer 64' (pen.) Jevons 70'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,745 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

11 25 September 2012	Lincoln City	2–1	Nuneaton Town	Lincoln
19:45	Nicolau 75' Miller 83'		Armson 3'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,579 Referee: Chris Knowles

13 6 October 2012	Lincoln City	1–2	Luton Town	Lincoln
15:00	Taylor 59'		Farman 27' (o.g.) Shaw 47'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,970 Referee: Ross Joyce

15 13 October 2012	Wrexham	2–4	Lincoln City	Wrexham
15:00	Colbeck 79' Clarke 90'		Nicolau 20' Taylor 56' Robinson 69' Larkin 88'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 3,809 Referee: Brett Huxtable

16 27 October 2012	Lincoln City	3–3	Stockport County	Lincoln
15:00	Taylor 30', 90' Nutter 65'		Fagbola 47' Hobson 62' Turnbull 75'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,873 Referee: John Hopkins

18 10 November 2012	Barrow	1–2	Lincoln City	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00	Baker 85' (pen.)		Power 40' Oliver 65'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 987 Referee: Peter Bankes

19 17 November 2012	Lincoln City	3–2	Hereford United	Lincoln
15:00	Taylor 45' Heath 70' (o.g.) Larkin 81' (pen.)		Bowman 55' Evans 82'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,243 Referee: Mike Bull

21 8 December 2012	Dartford	2–4	Lincoln City	Dartford
15:00	Crawford 50', 72'		Gray 7' Larkin 24', 32', 45'	Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 1,466 Referee: Justin Amey

22 26 December 2012	Lincoln City	1–4	Grimsby Town	Lincoln
12:30	Power 53' (pen.)		Cook 37' Boyce 43' (o.g.) Disley 58' Colbeck 66'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5,702 Referee: Peter Bankes

23 29 December 2012	Lincoln City	1–1	Gateshead	Lincoln
15:00	Robinson 63'		Gillies 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,906 Referee: Rob Whitton

24 1 January 2013	Grimsby Town	1–1	Lincoln City	Cleethorpes
15:00	Miller 22'		Power 9'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,405 Referee: Karl Evans

25 5 January 2013	Ebbsfleet United	1–1	Lincoln City	Northfleet
15:00	Phipp 36'		Robinson 90'	Stadium: Stonebridge Road Attendance: 889 Referee: Graham Horwood

26 8 January 2013	Southport	4–2	Lincoln City	Southport
19:45	Grand 18', 25' Owens 32' Ledsham 77'		Taylor 37' Oliver 80'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 815 Referee: Ross Joyce

27 12 January 2013	Lincoln City	2–4	Newport County	Lincoln
15:00	Oliver 44' Bush 78'		O'Connor 22', 37' Willmott 40', 45'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,970 Referee: Darren Handley

28 26 January 2013	Lincoln City	1–2	Forest Green Rovers	Lincoln
15:00	Smith 85' (pen.)		Bush 8' (o.g.) Stokes 45'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,665 Referee: Charles Breakspear

29 9 February 2013	Lincoln City	2–1	Dartford	Lincoln
15:00	Oliver 6' Larkin 89' (pen.)		Noble 76'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,789 Referee: Ross Joyce

31 16 February 2013	Hereford United	3–2	Lincoln City	Hereford
15:00	Stam 13' Sharp 57', 61'		Musa 9' (o.g.) Power 37' (pen.)	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,914 Referee: Paul Rees

34 2 March 2013	Woking	1–1	Lincoln City	Woking
15:00	Johnson 2'		Oliver 25'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 1,766 Referee: Adam Bromley

35 5 March 2013	Macclesfield Town	2–1	Lincoln City	Macclesfield
19:45	Garner 47' (o.g.) Barnes-Homer 55'		Power 22' (pen.)	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,557 Referee: Jason Whiteley

37 12 March 2013	Lincoln City	1–2	Wrexham	Lincoln
19:45	Westwood 33' (o.g.)		Ormerod 61' Adebola 65'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,379 Referee: Wayne Barratt

39 23 March 2013	Lincoln City	3–2	AFC Telford United	Lincoln
15:00	Jordan 12' Taylor 77', 88'		Jones 39' Leslie 53'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,724 Referee: Ben Toner

45 13 April 2013	Lincoln City	2–1	Tamworth	Lincoln
15:00	Taylor 67' Power 83' (pen.)		Gray 7' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,174 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

46 20 April 2013	Hyde	1–5	Lincoln City	Hyde
15:00	Ashworth 50'		Power 27' (pen.) Fofana 45' Oliver 48', 62', 85'	Stadium: Ewen Fields Referee: Darren Handley

1R 3 November 2012	Lincoln City	1–1	Walsall	Lincoln
15:00	Taylor 45'		Bowerman 86'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,032 Referee: Scott Duncan

1RR 13 November 2012	Walsall	2–3	Lincoln City	Walsall
19:45	Taundry 81' Paterson 120'		Power 50' Oliver 102', 117'	Stadium: Banks' Stadium Attendance: 1,762 Referee: Graham Scott

2R 1 December 2012	Lincoln City	3–3	Mansfield Town	Lincoln
13:00	Power 45', 65' Taylor 47'		Green 21' Briscoe 53' Rhead 90'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 4,127 Referee: Mark Haywood

2RR 11 December 2012	Mansfield Town	2–1	Lincoln City	Mansfield
19:45	Farman 15' (o.g.) Briscoe 76'		Smith 41'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 5,304 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Main article: 2012–13 FA Trophy

1R 24 November 2012	Tamworth	3–1	Lincoln City	Tamworth
15:00	Kelly 71', 85', 90'		Power 40'	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 726 Referee: Richard Martin

F 31 July 2012	Lincoln City	1–1 (4 - 5 p)	Grimsby Town	Lincoln
19:45	Nicolau 77'		Miller 38'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,469
		Penalties
	Taylor Oliver Miller Sheridan Cunningham		Hatton Soares Colbeck Southwell Elding	\|

Lincolnshire Senior Cup match does not affect squad statistics, as it is deemed to be a friendly match

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Conference		FA Cup		FA Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Paul Farman	47	0	39+1	0	6+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF		Tony Diagne	7	2	7+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF		Todd Jordan	12	1	10+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF		Andrew Boyce	47	4	41+0	4	6+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF		Scott Garner	16	0	12+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF		Adam Smith	37	2	19+11	1	6+0	1	1+0	0
8	MF		Alan Power	43	12	34+3	8	5+0	3	1+0	1
10	FW		Jamie Taylor	47	16	33+8	13	6+0	3	0+0	0
12	MF		Jake Sheridan	44	2	30+9	1	5+0	1	0+0	0
14	FW		Vadaine Oliver	43	13	22+15	11	0+5	2	0+1	0
15	DF		Daniel Gray	40	1	31+4	1	5+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF		Nicky Nicolau	29	4	18+8	4	1+1	0	0+1	0
18	MF		Jake Jones	13	0	7+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	DF		Tom Miller	45	1	38+0	1	6+0	0	1+0	0
23	FW		Craig Hobson	12	1	5+7	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF		Nat Brown	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	DF		Peter Gilbert	20	0	14+0	0	5+0	0	1+0	0
31	GK		David Preece	8	0	7+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	MF		Paul Turnbull	15	0	14+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	FW		Gomez Dali	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	MF		Mamadou Fofana	33	1	25+2	1	5+0	0	1+0	0
39	FW		Conner Robinson	18	4	5+11	4	1+1	0	0+0	0

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Conference		FA Cup		FA Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
35	MF		Luke Daley	5	0	4+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	FW		Mark McCammon	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	DF		Graham Hutchison	7	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF		Aristide Bassele	3	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
35	MF		David Morgan	10	0	6+2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
38	FW		Adam Boyd	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
3	DF		John Nutter	15	1	12+0	1	1+2	0	0+0	0
18	MF		Peter Bore	11	0	5+2	0	2+1	0	1+0	0
2	DF		Paul Robson	12	0	10+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
17	FW		Bradley Barraclough	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Chris Bush	3	1	2+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF		Jake Thomson	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF		Gary Mills	24	0	17+1	0	6+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF		Conal Platt	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	FW		Colin Larkin	31	8	13+14	8	0+3	0	1+0	0
9	FW		Robert Duffy	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Top scorer Jamie Taylor

Place	Position	Name	Conference	FA Cup	FA Trophy	Total
1	FW	Jamie Taylor	13	3	0	16
2	FW	Vadaine Oliver	11	2	0	13
3	MF	Alan Power	8	3	1	12
4	FW	Colin Larkin	8	0	0	8
5	DF	Andrew Boyce	4	0	0	4
=	MF	Nicky Nicolau	4	0	0	4
=	FW	Conner Robinson	4	0	0	4
8	MF	Tony Diagne	2	0	0	2
=	MF	Jake Sheridan	1	1	0	2
=	MF	Adam Smith	1	1	0	2
11	DF	Chris Bush	1	0	0	1
=	MF	Mamadou Fofana	1	0	0	1
=	DF	Dan Gray	1	0	0	1
=	FW	Craig Hobson	1	0	0	1
=	MF	Todd Jordan	1	0	0	1
=	DF	Tom Miller	1	0	0	1
=	DF	John Nutter	1	0	0	1
		Own Goals	3	0	0	3
		TOTALS	66	10	1	77

Place	Nation	Position	Name
Place	Nation	Position	Name	Conference		FA Cup		FA Trophy		Total
1		MF	Jake Sheridan	9	1	0	0	0	0	9	1
2		DF	Andrew Boyce	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
3		DF	Tom Miller	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
4		FW	Vadaine Oliver	5	1	1	0	0	0	6	1
5		FW	Jamie Taylor	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
6		DF	Dan Gray	4	1	1	0	0	0	5	1
7		MF	Mamadou Fofana	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
=		MF	Jake Jones	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
=		MF	Alan Power	4	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
10		MF	Adam Smith	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
11		DF	Scott Garner	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
12		DF	Peter Gilbert	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
=		MF	Gary Mills	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1
=		MF	David Morgan	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	1
15		MF	Nicky Nicolau	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
16		DF	Tony Diagne	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
=		GK	Paul Farman	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
=		FW	Craig Hobson	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
=		MF	Todd Jordan	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
=		GK	David Preece	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
=		DF	Paul Robson	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
=		DF	Jake Thomson	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
=		MF	Paul Turnbull	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
24		FW	Gomez Dali	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
25		FW	Bradley Barraclough	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
=		DF	Peter Bore	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
=		FW	Colin Larkin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
=		DF	John Nutter	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	94	7	7	1	1	0	102	8

1 11 August 2012

Lincoln City

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Taylor 39'

Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,112
Referee: Karl Evans

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