When Lincoln City and Cardiff City Battled For Promotion, And a Slip Up At Exeter City Cost Us
Lincoln City travelled to Exeter City on April 12th 1997, knowing their promotion hopes were hanging by a thread. I often do these matches of […]
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Remembering Another Lincoln City Top of the Table Clash
First against second this weekend in a game that might have a big say in the League One title race. Promotion is at the forefront […]
Looking Back: Lincoln City Put Three Past Cardiff In Wales
A long wait for a win finally ended on a grey 1997 afternoon in South Wales, as Lincoln City ground out a scrappy but important […]
Lincoln City and Ninian Park, Cardiff City
Following a meeting at the home of a lithographic artist named Bartley Wilson Cardiff City were founded in 1899 as Riverside AFC as a way […]
To Hull and Back – The Evolution of Murphy’s Imps
Lincoln City and Hull City used to be quite a rivalry, but fans haven’t seen us play each other in a stadium since 2004. It […]
Five Reasons So Many Lincoln City Fans Are Always Pessimistic
The first ‘you’re going up’ message I got was from my nephew, sometime before Christmas. Since then, a handful of people outside the fanbase have […]
Remembering a Big City Cup Win Against Blackpool: The Last For 19 Years!
Blackpool have been a regular opponent for the Imps, but at the turn of the century, that was not the case. In January 2001, when […]
The Forgotten Lincoln City Premier League Export
We all love it when a former Imp goes on to play in the Premier League. We marvel at loan signings, such as Brennan Johnson […]
When Did Lincoln City Last Win Promotion From The Third Division?
I keep hearing talk of the Championship, and how it will mean a return to the level we last graced in 1961. What is prudent […]
Memory Match: City Defeated In Seven-Goal Thriller At Mansfield Town
Wednesday 26th December 1973 Mansfield Town 4 Lincoln City 3 (Football League Division Four) After Lincoln City narrowly missed out on promotion at the end […]
The Worst Lincoln City Managers Of All Time
We seem to be on a decent run with managers, although I’m sure the Mark Kennedy and Michael Appleton argument will see everyone think we’ve […]
Champions v Relegation Strugglers: Lincoln City Stun Northampton Town in 1987
Lincoln City produced one of the most improbable performances of their season on Sunday, 26 April 1987, derailing Northampton Town’s Fourth Division title party at […]
Looking Back: Northampton Beaten By Odd Goal In 7, While Aussie International Turns City Down
Seven goals, a long-awaited first home win, and a transfer saga involving an Australian international, this was classic early nineties Lincoln City. Looking back more […]
Beating Bolton Wanderers On Valentine’s Day – It’s Happened Before
Lincoln City’s Valentine’s Day fixtures form a scattered but revealing thread through the club’s history, and we do have history against Bolton Wanderers on the […]
Looking Back: Bolton Wanderers, The FA Cup and Sky TV
My first memories of City playing Bolton Wanderers are from 1993, when we entertained them on Sky TV in the FA Cup. It was an […]
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