Lincoln United F.C.

Lincoln United
Full name Lincoln United Football Club
Nickname(s) The Amateurs, Whites
Founded 1938 (as Lincoln Amateurs)
Ground Ashby Avenue, Lincoln
Ground Capacity 2,200
Chairman Malcolm Cowling
Manager Dave Frecklington
League Northern Premier League
Division One South
2014–15 Northern Premier League
Division One South, 9th
Website Club home page

Lincoln United F.C. is an English football team which plays in the Northern Premier League
Division One South 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

Lincoln United Football Club began life as Lincoln Amateurs in 1938 and were admitted to the Lincoln League. In 1951, they signed a professional player from Nottingham Forest, which meant that they could no longer qualify as amateurs. After a brainstorming session between the players following an away match in Sleaford, they came up with the name Lincoln United.

They joined the Yorkshire Football League in 1967, and won the Second Division title in their opening campaign. They won the Yorkshire League on two occasions; 1970–71 and 1973-74.[1] They joined the Northern Counties East Football League (NCEL) when it formed in 1982, winning Division One South before leaving for the Central Midlands Football League (CMFL) in 1986.

Their spell in the CMFL lasted six seasons, the last of which saw United win the Supreme Division title and promotion back to the NCEL. They won the NCEL Division 1 title at the first time of asking in 1993, and just two years later they became champions of the NCEL Premier Division, gaining promotion to the Northern Premier League (NPL).

They remained in NPL Division One until winning promotion to the Premier Division in 2004. They spent four seasons at this level, with their 14th-place finish of 2005 their highest league finish in the clubs history.

Following a disappointing season that saw the departure of manager John Ramshaw and the failed appointment of Mark Shaw, the Whites were relegated to the Northern Premier League Division One South in 2008, where they still (2015/16) remain.

They reached the first round proper of the FA Cup in seasons 1991–92 and 1997–98.

Stadium

Lincoln United play at Ashby Avenue currently styled as The Sunhat Villas & Resorts Stadium through a sponsorship deal.

The ground is also home to Lincoln City Under 18s

Current Squad


Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Ben Townsend
England DF Sean Wright
England DF Jordan Lemon
England DF Stuart Reddington
England DF Callum Ward
England MF Joshua Parker
England DF Michael Jacklin
England MF Matthew Cotton
England MF Danny Brooks
England MF Tom Batchelor
England MF Chris Hall
England MF Jack McGovern
England MF Kallum Smith
England MF Andy Toyne
England FW Andy Hutchinson
England FW Ben Fairclough
England FW Jake Gibson
England FW Paul Grimes

Honours

League

Records

FA Cup

References

External links

Coordinates: 53°12′38.72″N 0°35′07.22″W / 53.2107556°N 0.5853389°W / 53.2107556; -0.5853389

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