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Imps History
By Nathan Jackson October 18 2006
How far have the Imps made it in all the Cups? How well have we done in the leagues, find out here in one of the most compact databases of important information based on Lincoln City's history. Find out just how shocking our cup records really are, trust me, they're bad.

Please note, that anything you see on this website, unless stated otherwise is completely my own work and any other website you see with exact (or close) replicas of what is on here is taken from here.

PROMOTIONS AND RELEGATIONS

Lincoln have achieved promotion in the following years

  • 1931/2 to the English Second Division
  • 1947/8 to the English Second Division
  • 1951/2 to the English Second Division
  • 1975/6 to the English Third Division (as champions)
  • 1980/1 to the English Third Division
  • 1986/7 to the English Fourth Division (as champions)
  • 1997/8 to the Nationwide League Divison 2

Lincoln have been relegated in the following years

  • 1907/8 but were re-elected to the league
  • 1910/11 but were re-elected to the league
  • 1919/20 but were re-elected to the league
  • 1933/34 to the English Third Division (North)
  • 1948/49 to the English Third Division (North)
  • 1960/61 to the English Third Division
  • 1961/62 to the English Fourth Division
  • 1978/79 to the English Fourth Division
  • 1985/86 to the Today Fourth Division
  • 1986/87 to the Nationwide Conference
  • 1998/99 to the Nationwide League Division 3

Lincoln have reached the playoffs in the following years

  • 2002/3 (lost to Bournemouth 5-2 in the final)
  • 2003/4 (lost to Huddersfield 4-3 on aggregate in the semi finals)
  • 2004/5 (lost to Southend 2-0 in the final after extra time)
  • 2005/6 (lost to Grimsby Town 3-1 on aggregate in the semi finals)
  • 2006/7 (lost to Bristol Rovers 7-4 on aggregate in the semi finals)
  • CUP PROGRESSION

    Lincoln have been elimated from the FA CUP in the following rounds

    • 1st Round - 40 times
    • 2nd Round - 23 times
    • 3rd Round - 27 times
    • 4th Round - 3 times
    • 5th Round - 3 times

    Lincoln have been elimated from the League Cup in the following rounds

    • 1st Round - 26 times
    • 2nd Round - 11 times
    • 3rd Round - 3 times

    Lincoln have been elimated from the Associate Members Cup at the following stages

    • 1st Round - 7 times 
    • 2nd Round - Twice
    • Quarter Finals - Once
    • Semi Finals - None
    • Northern Region final - Once

    MANAGERS (10 MOST RECENT ONLY)

    • Steve Wicks (September 1995 - October 1995)
    • John Beck (October 1995 - March 1998)

    • Shane Westley (March 1998 - November 1998) - Won City promotion to Division 2
    • John Reames (November 1998 - May 2000) - Got City relegated back to Division 3
    • Alan Buckley (March 2001 - May 2002)
    • Keith Alexander (May 1993-94 and May 2002-May 2006)
    • John Schofield (June 2006 - October 2007)
    • Peter Jackson (November 2007 - Present)HATRICKS SINCE 1990
      • Tony Lormer - 4 in the 6-2 win over Carlisle in 1990/1
      • Tony Lormer - 3 in the 4-2 win over Scunthorpe in 1991/2
      • Gareth Ainsworth - 3 in the 3-3 draw with Scarborough in 1997/8
      • Lee Thorpe - 3 in the 3-2 win over Morecambe in the Associate Members Cup in 2000/1
      • Simon Yeo - 3 in the 4-2 win over Grimsby Town in 2004/5
      • Jamie Forrester - 4 in the 4-2 win over Mansfield Town in 2006/7
      • Jamie Forrester - 3 in the 5-0 win over Barnet in 2006/7
      • Jamie Forrester - 3 in the 7-1 win over Rochdale in 2006/7

      TRANSFER FEES

      The Top 5 fees Lincoln have recieved for players are

    • Jack Hobbs to Liverpool for a deal potentially worth £750,000
    • Gavin Gordon to Cardiff for £550,000
    • Gareth Ainsworth to Port Vale for £500,000
    • Darren Huckerby to Newcastle United for £400,000
    • Matt Dickins to Blackburn for £250,000

      The Top 5 fees Lincoln have paid for players are

      Tony Battersby from Bury for £75,000

      Dean Walling from Carlisle for £75,000

      Grant Brown from Leicester for £63,000

      Gordon Hobson from Southampton for £60,000

      Lee Beevers from Boston United for £50,000*

      *The Lee Beevers fee is only reported to be around that area.

       

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