From Adams Park to European Football: Where Danny Cowley’s Last Lincoln City Squad Ended Up

Jack Payne

Jack Payne arrived from Huddersfield in the summer of 2019 and played behind Walker at Adams Park. His stay at Sincil Bank lasted just one season and 30 appearances in all competitions as he fell out of favour under Appleton. He moved to Swindon Town in 2020, spent two seasons there and then joined Charlton Athletic, who later loaned him to MK Dons.

Payne signed for Colchester United in 2024, where he was reunited with Danny and Nicky Cowley. He’s still playing for them in League Two and was on the scoresheet against Walsall at the end of October. The strike was shortlisted for Colchester’s Goal of the Month.