Looking Back At: Jim Smith
We lost a former Imp in Jim Smith last week and our regular historian Malcolm Johnson has penned one of his ‘Looking Back’ articles in […]
From the archives
Looking Back At: 1971/72
1971-72 The previous season had ended with City having to make their fourth plea for re-election to the Football League in nine seasons, with former […]
Looking Back At: Imps v Tranmere 1966
Saturday 5th November 1966 Lincoln City 2 Tranmere Rovers 0 (Football League Division Four) After having to seek re-election to the Football League in both […]
Looking Back At: Frankie McMahon
Frankie McMahon Date of birth: 4.1.50, Born: Belfast Height: 5ft 10in, Position: Midfield City appearances: League: 54(2), 2 goals, FA Cup: 3, League Cup: 3 Total: 60(2), […]
Looking Back At: 1970/71
The dark days of the 1960s had seen successive relegations from the Second to the Fourth Divisions followed by four applications for re-election to the […]
Looking Back At: Gillingham v Imps October 1976
Saturday 16th October 1976 Gillingham 0 Lincoln City 1 (Football League Division Three) Following their record-breaking Fourth Division championship season Lincoln City had started life […]
Looking Back At: 1969/70
Despite having put the days of struggle earlier in the decade behind them the Imps had failed to sustain a hoped-for promotion challenge the previous […]
November 10th – The 125th anniversary of a big Lincoln City moment
Prior to the 1881/82 season, there was no provision in the Laws of The Game for a player to ordered off the pitch presumably because […]
Looking Back At: 1967/68
Firstly, before we get into another of Malcolm’s excellent articles on the late sixties, an apology from me. This series was meant to run concurrently, […]
Forgotten Grounds: The Imps and Plough Lane, Wimbledon
Although AFC Wimbledon may be considered by most if not all of their supporters as having previously played at the Plough Lane ground, technically the […]
Looking Back At: 1968/69 season
Another dive into the annals of history with our very own Imps’ oracle, Malcolm Johnson. For the first time in four years, the summer of […]
October 1998 – How does our start compare to last time at this level?
I thought it might be interesting to see how this season compares to the last time we were at this level – 1998/99. There were […]
Looking back at: Harry Godbold
Harry Godbold Date of birth: 31.1.39 Born: Springwell, County Durham Height: 5ft 9in Position: Left winger City appearances: League: 22(1), 3 goals, League Cup: 1, […]
The Story of Lincoln City’s First Ever Penalty (probably)
There have been several amendments to the Laws of the Game introduced for this season including the change that the goalkeeper only needs to have […]
Looking back at: 1966/67
Following the excitement of England’s World Cup win in the summer of 1966 attention turned to more mundane matters with Lincoln City having again topped […]
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