Harry Anderson
What to say about young Harry Anderson? It’s easy to forget he came in on loan as a jewel from Peterborough’s youth setup, looking to help us to the National League title. Who would have thought the youngster who came on as we lost 1-0 at Dagenham would go on to lift three trophies with the club and become our longest-serving player in the process?
Harry had two spells at Lincoln in the 2016/17 season, and it was hard to work out which one was more productive. Certainly, when he first arrived, he added a different dimension to our attack; he brought a goal threat from the opposite wing to Nathan Arnold and gave us real options going forward. Goals at Wrexham and Bromley were vital in the early stages of that superb unbeaten run, but his all-round displays were eye-catching. Barry Fry came to watch his player a couple of times, and each time he put on a real display for his parent club before returning.
He made his second Lincoln debut as a 73rd-minute sub for Terry Hawkridge as we beat Forest Green 3-1 at the Bank, and just a couple of matches later, he was back amongst the goals. He grabbed two in a week, one that beat Chester 1-0 and a second to pull us level in the vital match at home to Torquay. He helped us to the title, no doubt about that.
There was joy when he signed a permanent deal with us in the summer of 2017, and he went on to amass more than 200 appearances for City, lifting two more trophies, and remaining as the only National League winner to also play in the 2021 play-off final. Legend.
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