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{{Short description|Association football club in Lincoln, England}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Lincoln City
| image = Lincoln City FC 2024 crest.svg
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| fullname = Lincoln City Football Club
| current = 2025–26 Lincoln City F.C. season
| nickname = The Imps
| founded = {{Start date and age|1884|df=yes}}
| ground = [[Sincil Bank]]
| capacity = 10,669<ref>{{cite news |title=Fan-led projects lead to change in capacity |work=Lincoln City FC |url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2023/july/fan-led-projects-lead-to-change-in-capacity/ |access-date=18 July 2023 |archive-date=18 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718110950/https://www.weareimps.com/news/2023/july/fan-led-projects-lead-to-change-in-capacity/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| chairman = Clive Nates<ref>{{cite news |title=Lincoln City appoint new chairman |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44390673 |access-date=6 June 2018 |archive-date=3 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703230549/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44390673 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| manager = [[Michael Skubala]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| league = {{English football updater|LincolnC}}
| season = {{English football updater|LincolnC2}}
| position = {{English football updater|LincolnC3}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.weareimps.com}}
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'''Lincoln City Football Club''' is a professional [[association football]] club based in the city of [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]], [[Lincolnshire]], England. The team competes in {{English football updater|LincolnC}}, the third level of the [[English football league system]].

Nicknamed the "Imps" after the legend of the [[Lincoln Imp]], they have played at 10,669-capacity [[Sincil Bank]] since their move from [[John O'Gaunts]] in 1895. Traditionally they play in red and white striped shirts with black shorts and red and white socks. They hold [[Lincolnshire derby|rivalries with other Lincolnshire clubs]], particularly [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] and [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]]. Founded in 1884, Lincoln won the [[Midland Football League (1889)|Midland League]] in 1889–90, their first full season playing league football. They moved on from the [[Football Alliance]] to become founder members of the [[Football League Second Division]] in 1892, remaining there until they failed re-election in 1908. They won immediate re-election after winning the next year's Midland League, and would repeat this feat after failing re-election again in 1911 and 1920. Founder members of the [[Football League Third Division North]] in 1921, they won promotion as champions in 1931–32, but were relegated two seasons later. Crowned Third Division North champions again in 1947–48, they were relegated the next year, but would remain in the second tier for nine seasons after again winning the Third Division North title in 1951–52. Two successive relegations left them in the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] by 1962, where they would remain until [[Graham Taylor]]'s title winning campaign of 1975–76.

Relegated in 1978–79, they secured promotion again two years later in the 1980-81 but suffered a double relegation to find themselves in the [[National League (division)|Conference]] by 1987. Lincoln made an immediate recovery however, regaining their Football League status with the Conference title in 1987–88. They were promoted again in 1997–98, but were relegated the next season. They reached the play-offs in five consecutive seasons, from 2002 to 2007, losing in the final twice (2002–03 and 2004–05) and the semi-finals three times, which is a competition record. However they exited the division at the other end when they were returned to the Conference after relegation at the end of the 2010–11 campaign. A six-season stay in non-League was ended when Cowley brothers Nicky and [[Danny Cowley|Danny]] led the club to the National League title in 2016–17, as well as a run to the quarter-finals of the [[FA Cup]] – this made them the first non-League side to reach that stage in 103 years. They won the [[EFL Trophy]] in [[2018 EFL Trophy Final|2018]] and the [[EFL League Two|League Two]] title in 2018–19. But Lincoln City have stayed in EFL League One since.

==History==
{{Main|History of Lincoln City F.C.}}
[[File:Lincoln City FC League Performance.svg|thumb|300px|right|Chart of table positions of Lincoln City in the Football League]]

Football in the city of Lincoln had been prominent since the 1860s although not strictly connected to the modern day club. After the disbanding of Lincoln Rovers (formerly Lincoln Recreation) in 1884, Lincoln City FC was formed as an amateur football association, and the first game Lincoln played was an emphatic 9–1 victory over local rivals Sleaford, on 4 October 1884. Originally they played at the [[John O'Gaunts]] ground, provided by wealthy local brewer Robert Dawber.

Lincoln turned professional in the [[1891–92 in English football|1891–92]] season, and soon helped to form what was then the Second Division in 1892–93 season, as an increasing number of clubs wished 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.<ref>{{cite news | title=Shoot, ''The ultimate stats and facts guide to English League Football'', p.130 | author=Steve Pearce | publisher=Boxtree | year=1997}}</ref> Their first home game was also against Sheffield United, this time, however, Lincoln won 1–0. Due to Dawber's death in 1895, Lincoln moved from the John O'Gaunts Ground to [[Sincil Bank]]. On 2 September 1899, Lincoln became only the third club to be represented by a Black player in an English Football League game when John Walker made his debut for them in a home game against Middlesbrough.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hern |first1=Bill |last2=Gleave |first2=David |title=Football's Black Pioneers |date=2020 |publisher=Conker Editions |location=Leicester |isbn=9781999900854 |pages=168–169}}</ref>

[[File:Lincoln City - tifo.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Lincoln fans do a card display before a match against Swindon]]

They failed re-election to the Football League in 1908. They won immediate re-election after winning the next year's Midland League, and would repeat this feat after failing re-election again in 1911 and 1920. Founder members of the [[Football League Third Division North]] in 1921, they won promotion as champions in 1931–32, but were relegated two seasons later. Crowned Third Division North champions again in 1947–48, they were relegated the next year, but would remain in the second tier for nine seasons after again winning the Third Division North title in 1951–52. Two successive relegations left them in the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] by 1962, where they would remain until [[Graham Taylor]]'s title winning campaign of 1975–76. The next  would oscillate between the Third and Fourth division for the next 10 years, missing out on promotion to the Second Division in 1982 and 1983.

Lincoln were relegated to the Fourth Division at the end of the [[1985–86 in English football#Third Division|1985–86 season]], and the year after that they became the first team to suffer automatic relegation from the Football League. They regained their Football League place automatically via promotion as champions of the Conference at the first attempt. In the [[1997–98 in English football#Third Division|1997–98 season]], Lincoln were promoted from the Third Division (previously the Fourth Division), but were immediately relegated back on the [[1998-99 in English football#Division Two|next season]]. On 3 May 2002 Lincoln entered into administration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10440~215261,00.html |title=City go into administration |publisher=Lincoln City FC |date=3 May 2002 |access-date=4 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307210735/http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10440~215261%2C00.html |archive-date= 7 March 2012
}}</ref> Lincoln City were relegated again from League Two on the last day of the end of the [[2010–11 Football League Two|2010–11]] season after a home defeat to [[Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/may/09/lincoln-city-aldershot-town-league-two |title=Aldershot knock freefalling Lincoln City into a Blue Square hat |author=Grahame Lloyd |work=The Guardian |date=9 May 2011 |access-date=19 November 2022}}</ref>

In the [[2016–17 National League|2016–17]] season, Lincoln City under [[Danny Cowley]] were promoted as champions back to the Football League.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/apr/22/lincoln-city-promoted-football-league |title=Lincoln City return to Football League with victory against Macclesfield |work=The Guardian |date=22 April 2017 |access-date=19 November 2022}}</ref> In the [[2016–17 FA Cup]], Lincoln beat [[EFL Championship|Championship]] side [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]], and Championship leaders [[Brighton and Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton and Hove Albion]] before defeating top flight side [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] [[Burnley 0–1 Lincoln City (2017)|1–0]] to reach the quarter-final, the first time a non-League club had progressed to the last eight since [[1913–14 FA Cup|1913–14]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38940052|title=Burnley 0–1 Lincoln City|date=18 February 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-date=10 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710122819/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38940052|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/feb/18/burnley-lincoln-city-fa-cup-match-report|title= Lincoln City topple Burnley as Sean Raggett seals historic FA Cup shock|date=18 January 2017|work=Guardian|access-date=21 February 2017}}</ref> In the quarter-finals, they were defeated 5–0 at eventual Cup champions [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39162720|title=Arsenal 5–0 Lincoln City|date=11 March 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-date=22 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422235109/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39162720|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the [[2017–18 Lincoln City F.C. season|2017–18]] season, Lincoln won the [[EFL Trophy]] by beating [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] 1–0 in the [[2018 EFL Trophy final|final]] in their first visit to [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42969057 |title=Checkatrade Trophy: Lincoln beat Chelsea U21s to reach final |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 February 2018 |access-date=19 November 2022 |archive-date=19 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119213201/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42969057 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/apr/08/lincoln-city-shrewsbury-town-checkatrade-trophy-match-report|title=Lincoln City lift Checkatrade Trophy after narrow win over Shrewsbury|date=8 April 2018|work=Guardian|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-date=8 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408183514/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/apr/08/lincoln-city-shrewsbury-town-checkatrade-trophy-match-report|url-status=live}}</ref> After an unsuccessful play-off campaign in their first season back in the EFL,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44063762|title=Exeter City 3–1 Lincoln City (Agg 3-1)|date=17 May 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=22 April 2019|archive-date=4 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504073915/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44063762|url-status=live}}</ref> Lincoln were promoted as champions at the end of the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47930553|title=Lincoln City 0–0 Tranmere Rovers|date=22 April 2019|work=BBC Sport|access-date=22 April 2019|archive-date=28 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428171815/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47930553|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 5 April 2019, Lincoln announced that Nettleham Ladies FC would be rebranded as Lincoln City Women from 1 June.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2019/april/190405-lincolncitywomen|title=Lincoln City Welcome Women's Football Team|website=www.redimps.co.uk|access-date=24 April 2019|archive-date=22 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422173214/https://www.redimps.co.uk/news/2019/april/190405-lincolncitywomen/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 9 September 2019, manager [[Danny Cowley]] announced his departure to join Championship side [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]], having guided Lincoln to two promotions in his previous three seasons alongside brother and assistant manager Nicky.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whiley |first=Mark |date=2019-09-09 |title=Recap as the Cowleys leave City for Huddersfield |url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lincoln-city-live-danny-cowley-3298533 |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=LincolnshireLive |language=en |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927173235/https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lincoln-city-live-danny-cowley-3298533 |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Football League matches were suspended on 13 March 2020 with Lincoln in 15th place. Clubs voted to end the season in June 2020 with final league positions decided on a [[points per game]] basis with Lincoln subsequently being placed in 16th.

In the [[2020–21 Lincoln City F.C. season|2020–21]] season, Lincoln finished the season in 5th place, qualifying for the play-offs. After defeating [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] in the semi-finals, the first match fans could attend since the start of the pandemic, Lincoln lost the [[2021 EFL League One play-off final|play-off final]] to [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57082259 |title=Lincoln City 2–0 Sunderland |author=Owen Phillips |publisher=BBC Sport |date=19 May 2021 |access-date=18 November 2022 |archive-date=18 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118150852/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57082259 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57125196 |title=Sunderland 2–1 Lincoln City |publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 May 2021 |access-date=18 November 2022 |archive-date=18 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118152357/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57125196 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57216464 |title=Blackpool 2–1 Lincoln City |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 May 2021 |access-date=18 November 2022 |archive-date=30 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530220033/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57216464 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Stadium==
{{Main|Sincil Bank}}
[[File:Lincsechostand.JPG|thumb|300px|right|The Lincolnshire Echo Stand at Lincoln's Ground, Sincil Bank]]
The club have played at [[Sincil Bank]] since 1895. Previously, Lincoln City had played at the nearby [[John O'Gaunts]] ground since the club's 1884 inception. Sincil Bank has an overall capacity of 10,669<ref name=os>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/news/article/lincoln-city-2916060.aspx|title=10 Things You Never Knew About The Imps|date=22 January 2016 |publisher=Wrexham Football Club |access-date=5 May 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315155642/http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/SincilBankStadium/0%2C%2C10440~1060866%2C00.html |archive-date=15 March 2010  }}</ref> and is colloquially known to fans as "The Bank". Former Lincoln City chairman [[John Reames]] re-purchased the ground from the local council in 2000 at a cost of £175,000; the club had sold it in 1982 for £225,000 to fend off the threat of eviction, arranging a 125-year lease.

Sincil Bank hosted [[England national under-16 football team|England U16]]'s 2–0 win over the [[Scotland national under-16 football team|Scotland U16]] team in the [[2008 Victory Shield|Victory Shield]] on 28 November 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nav.thefa.com/sitecore/content/TheFA/Home/England/mens-u16s/News/2009/U16vScotland_match_REPORT |title=Lions win Victory Shield |date=28 November 2008 |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=19 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716233117/http://nav.thefa.com/sitecore/content/TheFA/Home/England/mens-u16s/News/2009/U16vScotland_match_REPORT |archive-date=16 July 2011  }}</ref> [[Martin Peters]] paraded the [[FIFA World Cup Trophy]] at the ground in March 2010 as part of its global tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/8541519.stm|title=Football World Cup trophy to be shown at Lincoln City|date=28 February 2010|publisher=BBC|access-date=19 July 2010|archive-date=16 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716041039/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lincolnshire/8541519.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[FA WSL]] club [[Lincoln Ladies F.C.|Lincoln Ladies]] played home games at Sincil Bank in their [[2011 FA WSL|2011 season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/nov/30/lincoln-women-football-super-league|title=OOH Lincoln declare intention to join women's Super League in 2011|date=30 November 2009|work=The Guardian|access-date=19 July 2010|author=Tony Leighton|archive-date=3 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403141118/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/nov/30/lincoln-women-football-super-league|url-status=live}}</ref> The Ladies' club had previously hosted [[Arsenal L.F.C.|Arsenal Ladies]] there in an [[FA Women's Cup]] semi-final in March 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire/content/articles/2008/03/11/ladies_streaming_feature.shtml|title=Lincoln City Ladies v Arsenal Ladies|publisher=BBC Lincolnshire|access-date=9 March 2010|archive-date=7 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207023334/http://www.bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire/content/articles/2008/03/11/ladies_streaming_feature.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Rivals==
[[File:Lincoln v Boston 002.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The [[Lincolnshire]] derby, between Lincoln City and local rivals [[Boston United F.C|Boston United]], being played at Sincil Bank]]

{{Main|Lincolnshire derby}}

Lincoln City is one of three professional football clubs in [[Lincolnshire]].  Lincoln City's main rivals are [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] and [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]], which at various points fans have considered one bigger than the other.  Other prominent Lincolnshire rivals of the past include [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]] and [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]], however, meetings between the clubs are limited nowadays.

Nottinghamshire clubs [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] and [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] are also considered rivals, and [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]], [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] and [[York City F.C.|York City]] are clubs that have had some sort of rivalry with The Imps in the past.  [[Lincoln United F.C.|Lincoln United]], the other football club based in Lincoln, are further down the footballing pyramid and are not a considered rival.

==Badge and colours==

===Badge===

Lincoln City currently sport a "traditional" [[Lincoln Imp]] badge, synonymous with the success of the 1970s and 1980s. The badge was returned in 2014, with general manager John Vickers billing it the start of a "new era".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-26856675 |title=Lincoln City marks anniversary with red Imp return |publisher=BBC News |date=2 April 2014 |access-date=4 March 2016 |archive-date=14 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614075321/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-26856675 |url-status=live }}</ref> Between the two spells the club used two badges, the first of which being the city's heraldic shield with the letters "L.C.F.C" inscribed onto it. This badge was used until 2001, when the club used a similar design; however, it featured a yellow imp in the centre, with the nickname of "The Imps" written across.

===Colours===
Traditionally, the colours and design of the Lincoln City strip are a red and white striped shirt along with black shorts and red socks. This varied 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 when the shirt was quartered red and white with white shorts. Currently, the home kit is largely red with white pinstriping down the length of the shirt, as well as black and white accents around the collar and cuff of the shirt. The shorts of the kit are also largely black, sporting red accents, and the socks red with black and white accents. Their away kit has never retained any single pattern or design, and areas varied vastly throughout the seasons, but is currently black across the shirt, shorts and socks with red accents on the edges of each piece. In recent years, the club have also released a third kit. Currently, the kit is green in colour, with a chevron pattern across it. This kit features white accents on the shirt, and white shorts with green accents.

===Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors===
The following tables detail the kit suppliers and sponsors of Lincoln City by year:<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Lincoln_City/Lincoln_City.htm |title=Lincoln City - Historical Football Kits |publisher=Historical Football Kits |date=2 September 2021 |access-date=21 October 2021 |archive-date=24 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024222518/http://historicalkits.co.uk/Lincoln_City/Lincoln_City.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>{{clear right}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Period
!Kit Supplier
!Shirt Front Sponsor
|-
|1973–1978
|[[Umbro]]
|
|-
|1978–1982
| rowspan="2" |[[Adidas]]
|
|-
|1982–1983
|J. Arthur Bowers
|-
|1983–1985
|Lowfields
| rowspan="3" |F&T Tyres
|-
|1985–1987
|Osca
|-
|1987–1989
| rowspan="2" |Spall
|-
|1989–1990
|[[Wheel Horse]]
|-
|1990–1991
| rowspan="3" |Matchwinner
|Pickford
|-
|1991–1992
|Findalls
|-
|1992–1994
| rowspan="3" |[[Lincolnshire Echo]]
|-
|1994–1997
|[[Admiral Sportswear|Admiral]]
|-
|1997–1998
| rowspan="2" |Super League
|-
|1998–1999
| rowspan="3" |[[Alstom]]
|-
|1999–2001
|AVEC
|-
|2001–2003
| rowspan="2" |Imps Sport
|-
|2003–2004
|[[Siemens]]
|-
|2004–2006
|Lincoln City Collection
|The Community Solutions Group
|-
|2006–2007
|[[Uhlsport]]
| rowspan="2" |Starglaze
|-
|2007–2010
| rowspan="2" |[[Umbro]]
|-
|2010–2011
|[[GoCar Tours|GoCar]]
|-
|2011–2013
| rowspan="2" |[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|TSM
|-
|2013–2015
| rowspan="2" |[[Bishop Grosseteste University]]
|-
|2015–2018
| rowspan="6" |[[Erreà]]
|-
|2018–2019
|NSUK Asbestos Surveys
|-
|2019–2020
|SR Hire
|-
|2020–2021
|Peregrine Holdings<ref group="notes">Peregrine Capital is a South African company co-founded by club Chairman Clive Nates</ref>
|-
|2021–2022<ref group="notes">For the 2021–2022 Season the Imps had five different shirt sponsors for the home kit, who featured throughout the season</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Karran |first=Ellis |date=2021-05-17 |title=Lincoln City unveil first of five shirt sponsors for next season |work=The Lincolnite |url=https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2021/06/lincoln-city-unveil-first-of-five-shirt-sponsors-for-next-season/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701080850/https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2021/06/lincoln-city-unveil-first-of-five-shirt-sponsors-for-next-season/ |archive-date=2023-07-01}}</ref>
|[[Virgin Wines]] (Home 1/5) <br /> Light Source (Home 2/5) <br /> [[Buildbase]] (Home 3/5) <br /> [[University of Lincoln]] (Home 4/5) <br /> Branston Ltd (Home 5/5) <br /> SRP Hire (Away)
|-
|2022–2023
| rowspan="2" |Branston Ltd
|-
|2023–present
|Oxen
|}

==Current squad==

===First team===
{{updated|26 June 2025|}} <ref>{{cite web|title = First Team|url = https://www.weareimps.com/squad/122|publisher = Lincoln City F.C|access-date = 6 June 2024|archive-date = 6 June 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240606083209/https://www.weareimps.com/squad/122|url-status = live}}</ref>

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{{fs player|no=11|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Ethan Hamilton]]}}
{{fs player|no=12|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=[[Erik Ring (footballer)|Erik Ring]]}}
{{fs player|no=14|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Conor McGrandles]]}}
{{fs player|no=16|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=[[Dom Jefferies]]}}
{{fs player|no=18|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=[[Ben House]]}}
{{fs player|no=21|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Jamie Pardington]]}}
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{{fs player|no=22|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Tom Hamer]]}}
{{fs player|no=25|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=[[James Collins (footballer, born 1990)|James Collins]]}}
{{fs player|no=26|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=[[Oisin Gallagher]]}}
{{fs player|no=27|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Jovon Makama]]}}
{{fs player|no=28|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=[[Jack Moylan]]}}
{{fs player|no=29|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Rob Street]]}}
{{fs player|no=31|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Zach Jeacock]]}}
{{fs player|no=34|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Freddie Draper]]}}
{{fs player|no=35|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[MJ Kamson-Kamara]]}}
{{fs player|no=36|nat=USA|pos=FW |name=[[Zane Okoro]]}}
{{fs player|no=39|nat=ENG|pos=DF |name=Charlie Parks}}
{{fs player|no=–|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Sonny Bradley]]}}
{{fs player|no=–|nat=ENG|pos=MF |name=Gbolahan Okewoye}}
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====Out on loan====
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===Under 18s squad===
{{updated|13 May 2025|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lincoln City Under 18's|url=https://www.weareimps.com/squad/786|access-date=6 June 2024|archive-date=6 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606083208/https://www.weareimps.com/squad/786|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
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{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=GK |name=Jaden Taylor}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF |name=Orin Aldridge}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF |name=Charlie Carlisle}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF |name=Lewy Oliver}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF |name=Noah Simmons}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=MF |name=Josh Blant}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=MF |name=Kian Sagoo}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=MF |name=Leo Vout}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=FW |name=Josh Kennealey}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=FW |name=Daniel Vanderpuye}}
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==Club management==
===Board members===
{{updated|10 December 2024|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.weareimps.com/club/board-members-and-key-investors |title=Board Member and Key Investors |publisher=Lincoln City FC |access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!Role
!Name
|-
|'''Chairman'''
|Clive Nates
|-
|'''Vice Chairman'''
|Jay Wright
|-
|'''Director'''
|Roger Bates
|-
|'''Director'''
|Sunil Hindocha
|-
|'''Director'''
|Harvey Jabara
|-
|'''Director'''
|Herman Kok
|-
|'''Director'''
|Greg Levine
|-
|'''Director'''
|David Lowes
|-
|'''Director'''
|Sean Melnick
|-
|'''Director'''
|Graham Rossini
|-
|'''Chief Executive and Board Safeguarding Champion'''
|Liam Scully
|-
|'''Director - Gold Trust Members'''
|Amanda-Jane Slater
|-
|'''Supporter elected director'''
|Phil Scrafton
|-
|'''Director'''
|Stephen Tointon
|-
|'''Director'''
|Chris Travers
|-
|'''Director of Football'''
|[[Jez George]]
|-
|'''Strategic Advisor'''
|[[Landon Donovan]]
|-
|}

===First team staff===
{{updated|26 June 2025|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.weareimps.com/teams/first-team/first-team-staff-profiles|title=First Team Management |publisher=Lincoln City FC |access-date=19 November 2022 |archive-date=19 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119213202/https://www.weareimps.com/Teams/management/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!Role
!Name
|-
|'''Head Coach'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Skubala]]
|-
|'''Assistant Head Coach'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Cohen (footballer)|Chris Cohen]]
|-
|'''Assistant Head Coach'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tom Shaw (footballer)|Tom Shaw]]
|-
|'''Goalkeeping Coach'''
|{{flagicon|England}} Scott Fry
|-
|'''Head of Medical'''
|{{flagicon|England}} Kieran Walker
|-
|'''First Team Physiotherapist'''
|{{flagicon|England}} Elliott Howell
|-
|'''First Team Physiotherapist'''
|{{flagicon|England}} Harry Rossington
|-
|'''Head of sports science'''
|{{flagicon|England}} Josh Snowden
|-
|'''Lead Sports Therapist'''
|{{flagicon|England}} Tom Hallas
|-
|'''Kit Manager'''
|{{flagicon|England}} Terry Bourne
|-
|'''Head of talent ID'''
|{{flagicon|England}} Joe Hutchinson
|-
|}

===Academy staff===
{{updated|20 December 2024|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.weareimps.com/staff/u18s%20management|title=U18 Management |publisher=Lincoln City FC |access-date=10 December 2022}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!Role
!Name
|-
|'''Head of academy coaching'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Calum Oakenfold
|-
|'''PDP lead coach'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sam Tillen]]
|-
|'''Academy school boy coach'''
|{{flagicon|England}} Adam Pilgrim
|-
|'''Player care manager'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Marshall Dixon
|-
|'''Assistant youth development phase lead coach'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Isaac Rice (footballer)|Isaac Rice]]
|-
|'''Lead youth development phase coach'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Fred Wright
|-
|'''Assistant foundation phase lead coach'''
|{{flagicon|England}} Iona Lawson
|-
|'''Designated safeguarding and welfare officer'''
|{{flagicon|England}} Mark Johnson
|-
|'''Sport science lead (intern)'''
|{{flagicon|England}} Jack Parker
|-
|'''Academy sport psychologist'''
|{{flagicon|England}} Trish Jackson
|-
|}

===Managerial history===
{{updated|3 May 2025|}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Name
!rowspan="2"|Nat.
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="7"|Record
|-
!P!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
| align="left" |John Strawson
|{{flagicon|England}}
| align="left" |September 1892
| align="left" |February 1896
|97
|31
|11
|55
|31.96%
|-
| align="left" |Alf Martin
|{{flagicon|England}}
| align="left" |1896
| align="left" |March 1897
||35||9||11||24||25.71%
|-
| align="left" |[[James West (football manager)|James West]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
| align="left" |1897
| align="left" |1900
||106||34||22||50||32.08%
|-
|align=left|[[David Calderhead]]
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|align=left|1 August 1900
|align=left|1 August 1907
||256||89||53||114||34.77%
|-
|align=left|John Henry Strawson
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1 August 1907
|align=left|31 May 1914
||195||52||40||103||26.67%
|-
|align=left|[[George Fraser (footballer)|George Fraser]]
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|align=left|1 August 1919
|align=left|31 May 1921
||46||10||10||26||21.74%
|-
|align=left|[[David Calderhead Jr.]]
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|align=left|1 April 1921
|align=left|31 May 1924
||118||37||28||53||31.36%
|-
|align=left|[[Horace Henshall]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1 August 1924
|align=left|1 May 1927
||132||51||28||53||38.64%
|-
|align=left|[[Harry Parkes (football manager)|Harry Parkes]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1 May 1927
|align=left|1 May 1936
||395||187||78||130||47.34%
|-
|align=left|[[Joe McClelland]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1 May 1936
|align=left|1 January 1946
||140||61||27||52||43.57%
|-
|align=left|[[Bill Anderson (English footballer)|Bill Anderson]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1 January 1946
|align=left|1 January 1965
||855||307||189||359||35.91%
|-
|align=left|[[Con Moulson]]
|{{flagicon|Ireland}}
|align=left|1 January 1965
|align=left|1 March 1965
||8||0||0||8|||00.00%
|-
|align=left|[[Roy Chapman (football manager)|Roy Chapman]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1 March 1965
|align=left|31 May 1966
||65||15||13||37|||23.08%
|-
|align=left|[[Ron Gray (footballer)|Ron Gray]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1 August 1966
|align=left|1 July 1970
||184||60||55||69||32.61%
|-
|align=left|[[Bert Loxley]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1 July 1970
|align=left|1 March 1971
||32||12||4||16||37.50%
|-
|align=left|[[David Herd (footballer)|David Herd]]
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|align=left|1 March 1971
|align=left|6 December 1972
||82||30||30||22||36.59%
|-
|align=left|[[Graham Taylor (football manager)|Graham Taylor]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|6 December 1972
|align=left|20 June 1977
||211||97||61||53||45.97%
|-
|align=left|[[George Kerr (footballer)|George Kerr]]
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|align=left|20 June 1977
|align=left|1 December 1977
||18||5||4||9||27.78%
|-
|align=left|[[Willie Bell]]
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|align=left|21 December 1977
|align=left|23 October 1978
||40||11||13||16||27.50%
|-
|align=left|[[Colin Murphy (footballer, born 1950)|Colin Murphy]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|6 November 1978
|align=left|1 May 1985
||309||121||88||100||39.16%
|-
|align=left|[[John Pickering (football manager)|John Pickering]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1 July 1985
|align=left|20 December 1985
||24||4||6||14||16.67%
|-
|align=left|[[George Kerr (footballer)|George Kerr]]
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|align=left|20 December 1985
|align=left|7 March 1987
||61||17||17||27||27.87%
|-
|align=left|[[Peter Daniel (English footballer)|Peter Daniel]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|7 March 1987
|align=left|1 May 1987
||12||2||5||5||16.67%
|-
|align=left|[[Colin Murphy (footballer, born 1950)|Colin Murphy]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|26 May 1987
|align=left|20 May 1990
||103||39||26||38||37.86%
|-
|align=left|[[Allan Clarke (footballer)|Allan Clarke]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|3 June 1990
|align=left|30 November 1990
||18||3||6||9||16.67%
|-
|align=left|[[Steve Thompson (footballer, born 1955)|Steve Thompson]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1 November 1990
|align=left|31 May 1993
||128||48||36||44||37.50%
|-
|align=left|[[Keith Alexander (footballer)|Keith Alexander]]
|{{flagicon|Saint Lucia}}
|align=left|1 August 1993
|align=left|16 May 1994
||48||13||13||22||27.08%
|-
|align=left|[[Sam Ellis (footballer)|Sam Ellis]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1 August 1994
|align=left|4 September 1995
||56||21||12||23|||37.50%
|-
|align=left|[[Steve Wicks]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|4 September 1995
|align=left|16 October 1995
||7||0||2||5||00.00%
|-
|align=left|[[John Beck (footballer)|John Beck]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|16 October 1995
|align=left|6 March 1998
||130||48||42||40||36.92%
|-
|align=left|[[Shane Westley]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|7 March 1998
|align=left|11 November 1998
||30||9||5||16||30.00%
|-
|align=left|[[John Reames]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|11 November 1998
|align=left|1 June 2000
||87||30||21||36||34.48%
|-
|align=left|[[Phil Stant]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1 June 2000
|align=left|27 February 2001
||38||12||10||16||31.58%
|-
|align=left|[[Alan Buckley]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|28 February 2001
|align=left|25 April 2002
||69||16||24||29||23.19%
|-
|align=left|[[Keith Alexander (footballer)|Keith Alexander]]
|{{flagicon|Saint Lucia}}
|align=left|5 May 2002
|align=left|24 May 2006
||213||81||69||63||38.03%
|-
|align=left|[[John Schofield (football coach)|John Schofield]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|15 June 2006
|align=left|15 October 2007
||51||21||12||18||41.18%
|-
|align=left|[[Peter Jackson (footballer, born 1961)|Peter Jackson]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|30 October 2007
|align=left|2 September 2009
||92||32||21||39||34.78%
|-
|align=left|[[Chris Sutton]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|28 September 2009
|align=left|28 September 2010
||51||14||14||23|||28.00%
|-
|align=left|[[Steve Tilson]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|15 October 2010
|align=left|10 October 2011
||37||11||7||19|||29.73%
|-
|align=left|[[David Holdsworth]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|31 October 2011
|align=left|17 February 2013
||71||21||19||31|||29.57%
|-
|align=left|[[Gary Simpson (footballer, born 1961)|Gary Simpson]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|27 February 2013
|align=left|3 November 2014
||58||23||15||20|||39.65%
|-
|align=left|[[Chris Moyses]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|3 November 2014
|align=left|12 May 2016
||64||22||15||27|||34.38%
|-
|align=left|[[Danny Cowley]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|12 May 2016
|align=left|9 September 2019
|176||95||42||39|||53.98%
|-
|align=left|[[Michael Appleton]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|23 September 2019
|align=left|30 April 2022
|143||55||33||55|||38.5%
|-
|align=left|[[Mark Kennedy (footballer, born 1976)|Mark Kennedy]]
|{{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}}
|align=left|12 May 2022
|align=left|18 October 2023
|73||25||27||21|||34.2%
|-
|align=left|[[Michael Skubala]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|13 November 2023
|align=left|''current''
|86||35||22||29|||40.7%
|-
|}

==Honours==
Lincoln City's honours include:<ref>{{cite news |title=Club History - Club Honours |publisher=Lincoln City FC |url=https://www.weareimps.com/club/club-history/ |access-date=19 November 2022 |archive-date=19 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119213203/https://www.weareimps.com/club/club-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''League'''
*[[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]] (level 3)
**Champions: [[1931–32 Football League|1931–32]], [[1947–48 Football League|1947–48]], [[1951–52 Football League|1951–52]]
**Runners up: [[1927–28 Football League|1927–28]], [[1930–31 Football League|1930–31]], [[1936–37 Football League|1936–37]]
*[[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] / [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] / [[EFL League Two|League Two]] (level 4)
**Champions: [[1975–76 Football League|1975–76]], [[2018–19 EFL League Two|2018–19]]
**Runners-up: [[1980–81 Football League|1980–81]]
**Promoted: [[1997–98 Football League|1997–98]]
*[[Football Conference]] / [[National League (division)|National League]] (level 5)
**Champions: [[1987–88 Football Conference|1987–88]], [[2016–17 National League|2016–17]]
*[[Midland Football League (1889)|Midland League]] / [[Central League (England)|Central League]]
**Champions: 1889–90, 1908–09, 1911–12<sup>5</sup>, 1920–21
**Runners-up: 1932–33

'''Cup'''
*[[EFL Trophy|Football League Trophy / EFL Trophy]]
**Winners: [[2017–18 EFL Trophy|2017–18]]
**Runners-up: [[1982–83 Football League Trophy|1982–83]]
*Conference Championship Shield
**Winners: 1988

'''Minor'''
*[[Lincolnshire Senior Cup]]
**Winners (38): 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, 1955–56<sup>6</sup>, 1961–62, 1963–64<sup>6</sup>, 1965–66<sup>6</sup>, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2013–14
**Runners-up (32): 1892–93, 1894–95, 1896–97, 1900–01, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1908–09, 1912–13, 1920–21, 1922–23, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1932–33, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1954–55, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1985–86, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15
*Pontin's Reserve League Cup
**Winners: 2006–07
*Fred Green Memorial Trophy<sup>3</sup>
**Winners: 2006–07
*John Reames Memorial Trophy
**Winners: 2013–14

===Club records===
*Highest league finish: 5th in [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] (level 2), [[1901–02 in English football|1901–02]]<ref name="Lincoln City">{{cite news |title=Lincoln City |publisher=European Football Statistics |url=http://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/league/linc.htm |access-date=19 November 2022 |archive-date=29 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029231219/http://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/league/linc.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Best [[FA Cup]] performance: Quarter-finals, [[2016–17 FA Cup|2016–17]]<ref name="Lincoln City" />
*Best [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] performance: Fourth round, [[1967–68 Football League Cup|1967–68]], [[2022–23 EFL Cup|2022–23]]<ref name="Lincoln City" />
*Record league attendance: 23,146 vs. [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]], 5 March 1949
*Record cup attendance: 23,196 vs. [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], 15 November 1967 
*Record transfer fee paid: [[Dean Walling]]&nbsp;– £75,000 to [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]], 1997, [[Tony Battersby]]&nbsp;– £75,000 to [[Bury F.C.|Bury]], 1998. [[John Akinde]] is believed to have cost more, but the fee was never disclosed.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lincoln City sign Akinde from Barnet|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44743933|access-date=18 September 2020|archive-date=24 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524150921/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44743933|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Record transfer fee received: [[Jack Hobbs (footballer)|Jack Hobbs]]&nbsp;– >£750,000<sup>2</sup> from [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], 2005
*Record league victory: 11–1 v. [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]] (''Home''), Football League, 29 September 1951
*Record appearances: [[Grant Brown]]&nbsp;– 469
*Record goal scorer: [[Andy Graver]]&nbsp;– 143 (1950–55, 1958–61)
*Record goals in one season: [[Allan Hall (footballer)|Allan Hall]]&nbsp;– 45 (1931–32)
*Youngest player: [[Shane Nicholson (footballer)|Shane Nicholson]]&nbsp;– 16 years and 112 days v. Charlton Athletic, 23 September 1986, League Cup
*Oldest player: [[Albert Iremonger]]&nbsp;– 42 years and 312 days v. Doncaster Rovers, 23 April 1927, Football League

;Source<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.redimps.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10440,00.html The Lincoln City FC Archive] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008212824/http://www.redimps.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0%2C%2C10440%2C00.html |date=8 October 2007 }} Lincoln City FC, 26 March 2009</ref>

==Notes==

{{Reflist|group=notes}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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