@lincolncityhistory.bsky.social
Stats, facts and general pieces on the history of Lincoln City Football Club. Senior games relates to all peacetime 1st team League games and national Cup competitions. All stats are done in good faith but if you spot any errors please get in touch Gary
@lincolncityfc.bsky.social have now beaten Doncaster Rovers 30 times at home in the Football League. They join Stockport on 30 defeats here with only Hartlepool (33) and Darlington (31) having lost more at Sincil Bank in the FL. See the image for trivia about opposition own goals in the FL for City
November 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
@lincolncityfc.bsky.social have now beaten Doncaster Rovers 30 times at home in the Football League. They join Stockport on 30 defeats here with only Hartlepool (33) and Darlington (31) having lost more at Sincil Bank in the FL. See the image for trivia about opposition own goals in the FL for City
Remembering the 17 Lincoln City players who have died on military service
14 made a first team appearance, nine in the Football League, one in the Midland League and four in war time competitions whilst three were professionals but hadn't yet appeared in the first team.
14 made a first team appearance, nine in the Football League, one in the Midland League and four in war time competitions whilst three were professionals but hadn't yet appeared in the first team.
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Remembering the 17 Lincoln City players who have died on military service
14 made a first team appearance, nine in the Football League, one in the Midland League and four in war time competitions whilst three were professionals but hadn't yet appeared in the first team.
14 made a first team appearance, nine in the Football League, one in the Midland League and four in war time competitions whilst three were professionals but hadn't yet appeared in the first team.
With @lincolncityfc.bsky.social finally being picked for the awful Thursday night 8pm slot by Sky it will be the 60th time the Imps have played a 1st team League/Play Off/ Cup (exc Lincs Cup) game on Thursday and just the 10th (from times traced) that we will kick off at 8pm or later.
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
With @lincolncityfc.bsky.social finally being picked for the awful Thursday night 8pm slot by Sky it will be the 60th time the Imps have played a 1st team League/Play Off/ Cup (exc Lincs Cup) game on Thursday and just the 10th (from times traced) that we will kick off at 8pm or later.
Player welfare is, rightly, number one priority in 2025 but it hasn't always been so with numerous instances in the past where the treatment of injured players seems incredible today. November 5th 1927 was one such occasion for Len Hill the @lincolncityfc.bsky.social goalkeeper.
November 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Player welfare is, rightly, number one priority in 2025 but it hasn't always been so with numerous instances in the past where the treatment of injured players seems incredible today. November 5th 1927 was one such occasion for Len Hill the @lincolncityfc.bsky.social goalkeeper.
George Wickens reached 50 Football League starts for @lincolncityfc.bsky.social and fittingly marked the small milestone with a clean sheet. He joins a select group of 28 Imps to have started a FL regular season match in goal on at least 50 occasions. Names on ALT
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October 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
George Wickens reached 50 Football League starts for @lincolncityfc.bsky.social and fittingly marked the small milestone with a clean sheet. He joins a select group of 28 Imps to have started a FL regular season match in goal on at least 50 occasions. Names on ALT
📷 @bubstgway.bsky.social
📷 @bubstgway.bsky.social
2nd defeat in London on our last visit, unless we get a Cup tie in the capital, this season for @lincolncityfc.bsky.social City's record in London isn't great with both the win and loss % being considerably different in visits to London compared to the average in all Football League away games
October 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
2nd defeat in London on our last visit, unless we get a Cup tie in the capital, this season for @lincolncityfc.bsky.social City's record in London isn't great with both the win and loss % being considerably different in visits to London compared to the average in all Football League away games
If at the end of a season you have scored the fewest goals in the division you will most likely have finished nearer the bottom than the top. 6th in the table is the highest any team scoring the least goals has finished and it has happened 3 times in the FL Derby 1901/02 and Watford 1949/50 are 2
October 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
If at the end of a season you have scored the fewest goals in the division you will most likely have finished nearer the bottom than the top. 6th in the table is the highest any team scoring the least goals has finished and it has happened 3 times in the FL Derby 1901/02 and Watford 1949/50 are 2
Pleased to have been involved with this project. On sale Saturday from the Red Imps Community Trust pod Hopefully the first of many issues
October 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Pleased to have been involved with this project. On sale Saturday from the Red Imps Community Trust pod Hopefully the first of many issues
The away draw in the FA Cup means @lincolncityfc.bsky.social face five consecutive away games after this Saturday's visit of Stevenage. The club record is seven consecutive away games which has happened on two previous occasions.
October 14, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The away draw in the FA Cup means @lincolncityfc.bsky.social face five consecutive away games after this Saturday's visit of Stevenage. The club record is seven consecutive away games which has happened on two previous occasions.
1/2 Kevin McDonald's winning goal for Exeter City @lincolncityfc.bsky.social was the 7100th FL goal scored against the Imps. City have played 2372 home FL games and lost just 12 to a last minute winner (from goal times traced) with McDonald's being the latest time traced.
October 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
1/2 Kevin McDonald's winning goal for Exeter City @lincolncityfc.bsky.social was the 7100th FL goal scored against the Imps. City have played 2372 home FL games and lost just 12 to a last minute winner (from goal times traced) with McDonald's being the latest time traced.
Happy Lincolnshire Day
Winning the Lincolnshire Cup was one of the main motives behind the formation of @lincolncityfc.bsky.social in 1884 and three years later City won the cup for the first time beating Grimsby Town 2-0 in a replay at Gainsborough Trinity's Northolme ground.
Winning the Lincolnshire Cup was one of the main motives behind the formation of @lincolncityfc.bsky.social in 1884 and three years later City won the cup for the first time beating Grimsby Town 2-0 in a replay at Gainsborough Trinity's Northolme ground.
October 1, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Happy Lincolnshire Day
Winning the Lincolnshire Cup was one of the main motives behind the formation of @lincolncityfc.bsky.social in 1884 and three years later City won the cup for the first time beating Grimsby Town 2-0 in a replay at Gainsborough Trinity's Northolme ground.
Winning the Lincolnshire Cup was one of the main motives behind the formation of @lincolncityfc.bsky.social in 1884 and three years later City won the cup for the first time beating Grimsby Town 2-0 in a replay at Gainsborough Trinity's Northolme ground.
@lincolncityfc.bsky.social 3-0 win at Peterborough was the club's biggest ever at London Road. It came 18 years 278 days since City's last win there. A long time but compared to some gaps between away wins not long at all! Records are for Football League matches only
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September 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
@lincolncityfc.bsky.social 3-0 win at Peterborough was the club's biggest ever at London Road. It came 18 years 278 days since City's last win there. A long time but compared to some gaps between away wins not long at all! Records are for Football League matches only
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📷 @bubstgway.bsky.social
Tonight sees @lincolncityfc.bsky.social play Chelsea for the first time in a senior competitive match since 1911 City are producing a programme for the match so hopefully it will include some historical content on the few previous meetings between the two clubs. If not a brief history is below
September 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Tonight sees @lincolncityfc.bsky.social play Chelsea for the first time in a senior competitive match since 1911 City are producing a programme for the match so hopefully it will include some historical content on the few previous meetings between the two clubs. If not a brief history is below
Some trivia from yesterday's excellent @lincolncityfc.bsky.social 3-1 victory against Luton Town
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September 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Some trivia from yesterday's excellent @lincolncityfc.bsky.social 3-1 victory against Luton Town
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Just the 31st Football League meeting between @lincolncityfc.bsky.social and @lutontown.co.uk today. In 4741 previous FL games Lincoln have had just one 8-1 win, one 9-3 defeat and five 4-4 draws. Luton have been the opponents on three of those occasions!
@hattersheritage.bsky.social
@hattersheritage.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Just the 31st Football League meeting between @lincolncityfc.bsky.social and @lutontown.co.uk today. In 4741 previous FL games Lincoln have had just one 8-1 win, one 9-3 defeat and five 4-4 draws. Luton have been the opponents on three of those occasions!
@hattersheritage.bsky.social
@hattersheritage.bsky.social
@lincolncityfc.bsky.social 1-0 win at Burton saw Adam Jackson make his 200th Football League start (136 for Lincoln, 28 for Hartlepool, 36 for Barnsley) and Sonny Bradley become the latest Imp to score for City on their birthday
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📷 @bubstgway.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
@lincolncityfc.bsky.social 1-0 win at Burton saw Adam Jackson make his 200th Football League start (136 for Lincoln, 28 for Hartlepool, 36 for Barnsley) and Sonny Bradley become the latest Imp to score for City on their birthday
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📷 @bubstgway.bsky.social
OTD in 1927 @lincolncityfc.bsky.social all time record goalscorer Andy Graver was born in Craghead, County Durham. Sold to Leicester in 1954 for a club record fee received of £27000 he returned a year later for a club record fee paid of £14000! He died in 2014
September 12, 2025 at 6:45 AM
OTD in 1927 @lincolncityfc.bsky.social all time record goalscorer Andy Graver was born in Craghead, County Durham. Sold to Leicester in 1954 for a club record fee received of £27000 he returned a year later for a club record fee paid of £14000! He died in 2014
Whilst James Collins 200th EFL goal rightly got all the headlines it wasn't the only milestone reached at Sincil Bank yesterday as @lincolncityfc.bsky.social also reached one with the 2-2 draw. Details below along with a couple of other bits of trivia
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September 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Whilst James Collins 200th EFL goal rightly got all the headlines it wasn't the only milestone reached at Sincil Bank yesterday as @lincolncityfc.bsky.social also reached one with the 2-2 draw. Details below along with a couple of other bits of trivia
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📷 @bubstgway.bsky.social
1/2 By scoring his 200th Football League goal James Collins has joined the select band of 129 players to have reached that milestone (in Football League and Premier League) since 1888.
September 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
1/2 By scoring his 200th Football League goal James Collins has joined the select band of 129 players to have reached that milestone (in Football League and Premier League) since 1888.
Sad to see Lincoln City Women’s first game of the season on Sunday has been postponed. No reason given but lack of players as they were advertising as recently as Tuesday for them would seem the likely reason.
September 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Sad to see Lincoln City Women’s first game of the season on Sunday has been postponed. No reason given but lack of players as they were advertising as recently as Tuesday for them would seem the likely reason.
After the sad news last week regarding the passing of Ron Harbertson and Steve Thompson it's nice to be able to bring some better news regarding former @lincolncityfc.bsky.social players Thanks to the help of Canadian soccer experts Christian Hesle (thecnsl.com) and Les Jones
Canadian National Soccer League History
Canadian National Soccer League History
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September 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
After the sad news last week regarding the passing of Ron Harbertson and Steve Thompson it's nice to be able to bring some better news regarding former @lincolncityfc.bsky.social players Thanks to the help of Canadian soccer experts Christian Hesle (thecnsl.com) and Les Jones
Busy day for incomings but first chance I've had to recognise a departing Imp's career. Possibly a move that took many by surprise as it hadn't been splashed all over social media for days. A throwback to the days when you only found out about moves in the Echo!
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📷 @bubstgway.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Busy day for incomings but first chance I've had to recognise a departing Imp's career. Possibly a move that took many by surprise as it hadn't been splashed all over social media for days. A throwback to the days when you only found out about moves in the Echo!
📷 @bubstgway.bsky.social
📷 @bubstgway.bsky.social
Another sad loss to the @lincolncityfc.bsky.social family. I was very lucky to spend time in his company at Sincil Bank and at various away games when we bumped into each other at services. City Legend Full Stop
August 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Another sad loss to the @lincolncityfc.bsky.social family. I was very lucky to spend time in his company at Sincil Bank and at various away games when we bumped into each other at services. City Legend Full Stop
Sad to hear of the passing of Ron Harbertson Signed from Darlington in March 1958 with City manager Bill Anderson scaling the walls at Feethams in the early hours of Saturday morning to retrieve his boots so he could make his debut that afternoon at Anfield!
August 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Sad to hear of the passing of Ron Harbertson Signed from Darlington in March 1958 with City manager Bill Anderson scaling the walls at Feethams in the early hours of Saturday morning to retrieve his boots so he could make his debut that afternoon at Anfield!
@lincolncityfc.bsky.social have scored 19 away Football League goals reportedly inside the first 60 seconds. The ten quickest where the actual second the goal was scored was reported in the press, usually the Lincolnshire Echo, are below but in most cases cannot be accurately confirmed.
August 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
@lincolncityfc.bsky.social have scored 19 away Football League goals reportedly inside the first 60 seconds. The ten quickest where the actual second the goal was scored was reported in the press, usually the Lincolnshire Echo, are below but in most cases cannot be accurately confirmed.