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''For the second season, see: [[A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila]]''
{{current sport-related|mini=1|Lincoln City F.C. season 2008-09}}
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'''''A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[reality television]] [[dating game show]] similar to the TV show ''[[The Bachelor (TV series)|The Bachelor]]''.<ref name="MoviewebArticle">Movieweb.com [http://www.movieweb.com/tv/news/57/22557.php "MTV Orders 10 Episodes of A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila"] MovieWeb article on Tila Tequila's MTV Show. Retrieved [[October 10]] [[2007]].</ref> It premiered on [[October 9]] [[2007]] on [[MTV]] starring [[Tila Tequila]].<ref name="OfficialSite">MTV.com [http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/tila_tequila/series.jhtml "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila"] A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila's official website including show description. Retrieved [[October 5]], [[2007]].</ref> The series is a [[bisexual]]-themed reality dating show where 16 [[Heterosexuality|straight]] males and 16 [[lesbian]] female contestants live in Tila's house and compete for her attention and affection. The contestants were not aware of Tila's bisexuality until the end of the first episode, after ten contestants had been eliminated. The remaining contestants, both male and female, then shared the same bedroom for the rest of the series.<ref name=Episode3">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/tila_tequila_1/episode/episode.jhtml?episodeId=125856#bio|publisher=MTV|title="A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila: Under The Covers Episode Summary|accessdate=2008-05-20}}</ref> The ten episode series is produced by 495 Productions and MTV.<ref name="TilaTequilaShow">Jon, Lafayette [http://www.tvweek.com/news/2007/09/mtv_greenlights_tila_tequila_d.php "MTV Greenlights Tila Tequila Dating Show, Debuts Oct. 9"] TVWeek article on Tila Tequila's MTV Show. Retrieved [[September 6]], [[2007]].</ref> [[A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila|A Shot at Love II]] premiered on [[April 22]], [[2008]].<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://blog.vh1.com/2008-01-02/tila-tequila-takes-another-shot-at-love/ Tila Tequila Takes Another Shot at Love | Blog Archive | Vh1 Blog<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117978257.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 MTV gives Tila Tequila another shot - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/NYW06202012008-1.htm</ref>
'''Lincoln City F.C.''' are an [[England|English]] [[association football|football]] team currently playing in [[Football League Two]] (the fourth tier of the [[English football league system]]).


==Ratings==
The team play at the 10,127 capacity [[Sincil Bank]] in [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]], [[Lincolnshire]], and are nicknamed the Imps after the legend of the [[Lincoln Imp]]. More recently, they have also been known as the Red Imps. Traditionally they play in red and white striped shirts with black shorts and red and white socks.
The show debuted at No. 1 in its time period across all of cable in the network's target [[demographic]] of persons 18-34, averaging a 2.0 rating, and became MTV's second highest-rated series premiere for the year so far, behind ''[[Life of Ryan]]'' ([[August 27]] [[2007]]) and tied with ''[[Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County]]'' ([[August 15]] [[2007]]).<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3id8ea7dfed326f4631e89116a328f4d6d Hollywood Reporter]</ref>


The finale ended with 6.2 million viewers, making it MTV's most watched series telecast.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i791a7e20e195349cde44be1f94c72467 Hollywood Reporter]</ref>
== History ==
=== Brief history ===


==Criticism and controversy==
[[Image:Lincsechostand.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Picture of The Lincolnshire Echo Stand at Sincil Bank.]]
The show was at the heart of a heated online debate between Tila Tequila and conservative Christians after an article appeared on ''[[The Christian Post]]'' on [[September 13]] [[2007]].<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070913/29285.htm
''MTV to Air Bisexual Dating Reality Series'' By Nathan Black; Christian Post Reporter; September 13, 2007</ref> After seeing the article, Tequila wrote an impassioned response in her blog on [[September 28]] [[2007]], criticizing churches for "bashing" the gay community while thanking God for saving her life.<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/article/20071002/29546.htm
''MySpace 'Queen' Tila Tequila: I Made Amends with God'' By Nathan Black; Christian Post Reporter; October 2 2007</ref> Other oppositions to the show have come from the Culture and Media Institute,<ref>Knight, Robert. [http://www.cultureandmediainstitute.org/articles/2007/20071011112047.aspx Tila Tequila: the Latest in MTV Sexploitation ]. Culture and Media Institute: October 11, 2007.</ref><ref>Knight, Robert. [http://www.cultureandmediainstitute.org/articles/2007/20071022170421.aspx An Army of Three? Army Recruiting Goes Astray]. Culture and Media Institute: October 22, 2007.</ref> [[Media Research Center]]<ref>{{cite web | last = Bozell | first = L. Brent III | authorlink = L. Brent Bozell III | title = Tila Tequila, MTV's Latest Poison | publisher = [[Media Research Center]] | date= 2007-11-30 | url= http://www.mediaresearch.org/BozellColumns/entertainmentcolumn/2007/col20071130.asp| accessdate = 2007-12-01 }}</ref> and [[Parents Television Council]], which has named two episodes of the show the "Worst Cable Content of the Week".<ref>[http://childoftv.blogspot.com/2007/12/who-does-ptc-hate-this-week-december-6.html I Am A Child Of Television: Who Does The PTC Hate THIS Week? – December 6, 2007<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/cable/archives.asp Worst Cable Content of the Week<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


Several news outlets released an article accusing Tequila of having a steady boyfriend, claiming that the show is a sham,<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,314116,00.html FOXNews.com - Report: 'Bisexual' MTV Star Tila Tequila Is Straight - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and that she is not bisexual. They cite ''[[New York Post]]'s'' Page Six article.<ref>[http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Tila_Tequila_Possibly_Outed_As_Straight_11213.html Tila Tequila Possibly Outed As... Straight<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,314116,00.html Fox News]</ref><ref>[http://www.actressarchives.com/news.php?id=8816 Tila Tequila News | Tila Tequila Outted As a Fake Bisexual<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> However, Tequila denied these rumors on her official website, stating:
Formed in 1822 as an amateur association, Lincoln turned professional in the [[1891–92 in English football|1891–92]] season. Originally they played at the John O'Gaunts ground, however, in [[1895 in football (soccer)|1895]] they moved to their current ground, Sincil Bank.


{{cquote|First of all, let me just say that whomever they are getting their 'sources' from needs to be fired real fast! I find it absolutely absurd that they would even make such an ignorant statement such as 'She's made out with some girls in her past, as all girls have, but she is not bi at all.' ... That is such an absurd stereotype to place on all women and it just shows people how ignorant people can be!<ref>[http://www.tilashotspot.com/web/tila/ce/news/1395181/ Tila's Hot Spot]</ref>}}
Their championship honours include three [[List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors|Division 3 (North)]] championships in [[1931–32 in English football|1931–32]], [[1947–48 in English football|1947–48]] and [[1951–52 in English football|1951–52]], a [[List of winners of English Football League Two and predecessors|Division 4]] (now [[League Two]]) championship in [[1975–76 in English football|1975–76]] (when they were managed by future [[England national team|England]] manager [[Graham Taylor (football manager)|Graham Taylor]]).


On [[December 30]] [[2007]], the winning contestant of the season, Bobby Banhart, posted a message on [[MySpace]] claiming:
It was the [[1975–76 in English football|1975–76]] season where the club broke the record for most points for a whole season when 2 instead of 3 points were awarded for a win with 74 points in total (this was and still is the record amount of points achieved under the 2 point system); the record of winning the most games (32) and losing the fewest (4), was also set.<ref>{{cite news | title=Shoot, ''The ultimate stats and facts guide to English League Football'', p.56 | author=Steve Pearce | publisher=Boxtree | date=[[1997]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordWins/0,,10794,00.html | title=The Official Football League Website | publisher=The Football League}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.redimps.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HistoryDetail/0,,10440~546463,00.html | title=The Official Lincoln City Website | publisher=Premium TV}}</ref> City also become the first club in nearly a decade to score over 100 league goals (111 in total). They also won 21 out of 23 home league games in this season (the other 2 were drawn) and also won 11 games away from home, another impressive bout from the club. It was the season where, Graham Taylor recalls, "teams were petrified of coming to Sincil Bank".<ref>{{cite news | title=Past Imperfect, ''The Story of Lincoln City F.C.'', p.144 | author=Brian Halford | publisher=The Parrs Wood Press | date=2000}}</ref>


{{cquote|She never called me after the last show and no one would give me her number.<ref>Chicago Tribune, 1/3/08, Section 1, page 14 "As 'Shot' misses, Tequila aims anew"</ref>}}
Their most recent championship was the [[Conference National|Conference]], in the [[1987–88 in English football|1987–88]] season. This season saw the club set an all-time record attendance (which has only just been beaten by [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]]) for a Conference match, attracting 9,432 spectators in a game against [[Wycombe Wanderers]], on [[2 May]] [[1988 in football (soccer)|1988]], the last game of the season. The game also decided the championship, as Lincoln had not occupied the top-spot at any point in the season prior to this 2–0 victory.


Bobby's full message:
Their highest ever position achieved came in the [[1901–02 in English football|1901–02]] season, where they reached 5th position in the English [[List of winners of English Football League Championship and predecessors|Division 2]] (now known as the [[Football League Championship|Championship]]). The last season that the club spent in this division was in 1960–61, they have never returned since. No team has played as many seasons in the Football League (Lincoln are now in their 102nd League season) without ever reaching the top tier.
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{{cquote|well everyone wants to know so here it is she never called me after the last show and no one would give me her number so pretty much I feel like and ass but we are not 2gather u cant have a realationship bye urself ya know so now you all know and sometimes no matter how bad you want things to work out they dont and theres nothing you can do i tryed… thank you all.{{sic}} <ref>[http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2008/01/tila-tequila-breaks-up-with-bobby-banhart/ Tila Tequila Breaks Up With Bobby Banhart - The Hollywood Gossip<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>}}
Lincoln's record in major cup competitions has left a lot to be desired. Their best feat in the [[FA Cup]] has been the Last-16 three times, the last time being over 100 years ago in the 1901–02 season; and their best performance in the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] came in 1967–68 when they reached the Fourth Round after losing 0&ndash;3 at home to [[Derby County]] in a replay. In the Second Round of the 2005–06 League Cup, Lincoln narrowly lost 5–4 (aet) to Premiership outfit [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] at Craven Cottage, being denied a result in the very last minute of extra time by a [[Brian McBride]] goal. This was after an impressive 5–1 home victory against Championship side [[Crewe Alexandra]].


Tila offered her own reasoning for why they broke up:
In very recent history, the club have also been in the chase for promotion from the fourth tier via the play-offs five times, twice reaching the finals (2002–03 & 2004–05) and three times getting knocked out in the semi-finals (2003–04, 2005–06 & 2006–07), each time under the guidance of [[Keith Alexander (footballer)|Keith Alexander]] with the exception of the 2006–07 play-offs. The failure to succeed in five successive play-off competitions is a record.
{{cquote|We couldn’t see each other for 2 months after [the finale], and we only talked on the phone. Just naturally, people kind of move on with their lives. We tried our best to keep in touch and keep it going, but after a while, all of this camera stuff, he just couldn’t handle it.{{sic}} <ref>[http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2008/01/tila_tequila_the_real_reason_l.php ExtraTV.com | Tila Tequila: The Real Reason Love Ended in Heartache<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>}}


==Spin-offs, supplements, season 2 and 3==
The last time Lincoln were in a higher league than League Two was in the 1998–99 season where they played in the [[List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors|Division 2]] (now [[League One]]), after they had gained automatic promotion via third position the previous season.
*''[[A Shot at Love: The Hangover]]'' is a supplementary show that shows clips and interviews guests as a recap to the show. It premiered on [[November 13]], [[2007]] on [[MTV]] starring [[Ryan Stout]]. The show's debut averaged a 2.85 rating.


*''[[A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila]]'' - The second season premiered on [[April 22]] [[2008]] at 10pm, and follows the same bisexual-bachelorette formula. The premiere date was announced on Tila Tequila's Spring Break Fantasy Couple. It is set in a [[Hollywood Hills]] mansion (the same one as the second season of [[Rock of Love]]). It was planned to be aired after ''[[That's Amoré! (TV series)|That's Amore!]]''<ref name="shotatlovecasting">[http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/ Shot At Love Casting!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Tequila announced at her Masquerade party, Tila Tequila's New Year's Eve Masquerade, that MTV greenlit her for a second season. During the Masquerade, she revealed that she and Bobby parted ways, which prompted suspicion that she would be the bachelorette during season two of ''A Shot at Love.'' News articles confirmed this. <ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref name=autogenerated2 />
The world-famous "Dambusters" theme is normally played when Lincoln score at Sincil Bank and supporters of the club can often be heard singing the tune and doing the flying motions when this happens. This is because [[617 Squadron|The Dambusters]] were based just outside of Lincoln, being formed at the nearby [[RAF Scampton]] during [[World War II]], and are therefore at the heart of the city's history.


*''A Shot at Love 3'' - The third season was announced, and Tequila stated that she would not be the bachelorette. The third season is currently casting.
Even though the [[Dambusters]] tune does feature heavily with Lincoln they do not have a song or chant for them alone. Except for the few lines " take my hand, take my whole life too, I cant help falling in love with you" from the [[Elvis Presley]] song "Cant help falling in love with you", But this song is used slightly by other teams around the country as well.


=== Timeline ===
====Early years====


*''[[That's Amore! (TV series)|That's Amore!]]'' - Due to his immense popularity, Domenico Nesci had the third spin-off. Also featured was former contestant Ashley, as Domenico's [[consigliere]] on the show, which Domenico officially announced on the reunion. It premiered on [[MTV]] on [[March 2]], [[2008]] at 10/9c. <ref>[http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Mtv-Finds-Amore/800029636 TVGuide]</ref>
Having formed officially as an amateur association in 1884 after the disbanding of Lincoln Rovers (formerly Lincoln Recreation), football in the city of Lincoln had in fact been prominent since the 1860s (although not strictly connected to the modern day club).
Casting for both shows was handled by [[Doron Ofir Casting]]<ref>[http://tv.hollyscoop.com/a-shot-at-love-with-tila-tequila/mtv-gives-domeico-nessi-his-own-show_128.aspx Hollyscoop]</ref><ref name="shotatlovecasting" />


==Episodes==
The first game Lincoln played as an amateur team at the John O'Gaunts Ground, a ground that wealthy local brewer Robert Dawber provided and rented out to the club, was an emphatic 9–1 victory over local rivals Sleaford, on [[4 October]] [[1884]]. George Hallam set two records for the club that day. He scored the first ever goal for the club, and also the first ever hat-trick. Their first competitive game at home also ended in an emphatic manner, beating Boston Excelsior 11–0, with Edwin Teesdale scoring four goals. It was at this time initially, where, before the club gained entry into the Football League and professional status, the County Cup was their main priority. They got their hands on it for the first time in the 1886–87 season with a 2–0 replay victory over neighbours Grimsby Town (the initial match had finished 2–2).
*Ep. 1 ''Surprise! I Like Boys and Girls'' <small>(''May The Best Sex Win''-title on DVD and iTunes)</small> (originally aired [[October 9]] [[2007]])
*Ep. 2 ''Can't We All Just Get Along?'' <small>(''Fight For Love''-title on DVD and iTunes)</small> (originally aired [[October 16]] [[2007]])
*Ep. 3 ''Under the Covers'' (originally aired [[October 23]] [[2007]])
*Ep. 4 ''A Broken Heart'' (originally aired [[October 30]] [[2007]])
*Ep. 5 ''I Always Get What I Want'' (originally aired [[November 6]] [[2007]])
*Ep. 6 ''The Cat Fight'' (originally aired [[November 13]] [[2007]])
*Ep. 7 ''A Second Chance?'' (originally aired [[November 20]] [[2007]])
*Ep. 8 ''Welcome To The Family'' (originally aired [[November 27]] [[2007]])
*Ep. 9 ''Three's A Crowd'' (originally aired [[December 4]] [[2007]])
*Special: ''One Shot Too Many'' (originally aired [[December 11]] [[2007]])
:<small>In the week after Episode 9 aired and the week before Episode 10 aired, there was a special episode titled ''One Shot Too Many''. Instead of being a regular episode, it was flashbacks and never before seen footage of events of the previous weeks of the show.</small>
*Ep. 10 ''I Choose...''<small>(''This Is Real''-title on DVD and iTunes)</small> (originally aired [[December 18]], [[2007]])
*Special: ''The Final Round'' (originally aired [[December 23]], [[2007]])<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/tila_tequila/series.jhtml MTV.com: Tila Tequila series]</ref>


==Contestants==
Lincoln then soon helped to form what was then the Second Division in 1892–93 season as there was an increasing amount of clubs wanting to join the Football League. Their first game in the Football League was a 4&ndash;2 away defeat to Sheffield United on [[3 September]] [[1892]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Shoot, ''The ultimate stats and facts guide to English League Football'', p.130 | author=Steve Pearce | publisher=Boxtree | date=1997}}</ref> Their first home game was also against Sheffield United, this time, however, Lincoln won 1–0.
The following table lists the roster of contestants for each episode, ordered based on Tila's call-out order.<ref name="CastList">MTV.com[http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/tila_tequila/cast.jhtml "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila Cast"] A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila's official list of contestants. Retrieved [[October 5]], [[2007]].</ref><ref name="Ep101 summary">MTV.com [http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/tila_tequila/episode/episode.jhtml?episodeId=122556 "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila Episode May The Best Sex Win"] "May The Best Sex Win" episode official summary. Retrieved [[October 10]], [[2007]].</ref><!--
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The first game at Sincil Bank in 1895, after moving from the John O'Gaunts Ground due to Dawber's death, was a 0&ndash;0 friendly draw with local rivals, Gainsborough Trinity. The first competitive fixture at the ground was against Arsenal, the game ended 1&ndash;1.

Up until the 1920s Lincoln spent most of their time swinging between the Second Division and the more localised leagues, the Midland and also the Central league. After then, however, in the 1921–22 season, Lincoln, along with several other clubs from the Central and Midland leagues, founded the Third Division (North). The newly founded league and the Second Division would take turns in becoming Lincoln's home up until the early 1960s where they would drop a further division to the Fourth Division in the 1962–63 season.

====The 1980s to 2005–06====
In 1982 and again in 1983, Lincoln narrowly missed out on promotion to the Second Division.

In 1985, Lincoln were the opposition at [[Bradford City F.C.|Bradford City]] when the [[Bradford City disaster|Bradford Fire]] claimed the lives of 56 spectators &mdash; two of them, Bill Stacey and Jim West, were Lincoln fans, and subsequently these fans had the Stacey West stand named after them.

Lincoln were relegated on the last day of the [[1985–86 in English football|following season]], and the year after that they became the first team to suffer automatic relegation from the Football League. This was a dramatic decline for a club who had almost reached the Second Division four years earlier and has been linked to the trauma arising from the disaster.

They regained their Football League place automatically via promotion as champions of the Conference (beforehand it was done by re-election) at the first attempt with a long ball game devised by eccentric manager [[Colin Murphy]] and have held on to it ever since.

On [[8 September]] [[1990]], Lincoln were the opposition when David Longhurst suffered a fatal heart attack during the first half of a game against [[York City]] at Bootham Crescent. The game was abandoned at half-time.

[[Image:Lincoln v Boston 002.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The [[Lincolnshire]] derby, between Lincoln City and local rivals [[Boston United F.C|Boston United]], being played at Sincil Bank.]]

Recently they have spent most of their time in the former Division 3 (now League Two) with one season spent in Division 2 (now League One) in the 1998–99 season.

In [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03]], with the departure of manager [[Alan Buckley]] his assistant, Keith Alexander, was put in charge and given the task of keeping the team in the football league, he proved the many pundits and fans who believed that Lincoln would be relegated and sent out of business due to financial irregularities wrong. With a team made up of cheap ex-non-league players and the lower paid members of the previous seasons squad he managed to take them to the play-off final which they lost 5–2 to [[A.F.C. Bournemouth|Bournemouth]]. The team were rewarded with a civil reception in Lincoln, and an open-top bus ride through Lincoln, an event usually preserved for the winners of such competitions, but was awarded to the team because of the massive achievement.

In [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]] Alexander again confounded the critics by coaching the Imps to another play-off position, this time losing to eventual winners [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] in the semi-finals. Alexander, one of the very few black managers in the Football League, had a very serious brain injury (a cerebral aneurysm) halfway through the season, but made a full recovery.

In the [[2004–05 in English football|2004–05]] season they again qualified for the play-offs, for a third year running, and in the Semi-Finals Lincoln beat [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]] 2&ndash;1 on aggregate over two legs but lost in the final against [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] 2&ndash;0 after extra time.

[[Image:IMG 0520.JPG|thumb|300px|left|Lincoln fans do a card display before a match against Swindon.]]

In the [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06]] season Lincoln City again reached the play-offs after many fans and critics believed that they would finish in the mid-table after losing many of their first team regulars from the previous 3 campaigns. In January both Alexander and former Assistant Manager, Gary Simpson, were put on gardening leave by the board. Alexander was soon after reinstated, however, Simpson was never to return. Shortly after, over a disagreement with other board members over the way the club was being run and certain personnel, two prominent board members, Ray Trew and Keith Roe departed from the club. Lincoln brushed this saga to the side though, and finished 7th in League 2 after only losing 3 games since the new year. Lincoln were to face local neighbours [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] in the play-offs, a side they had beaten 5–0 at Sincil Bank earlier in the season. However, once again it was not to be, as Lincoln lost 3–1 on aggregate to become the first team ever to lose four consecutive play-off competitions.

====The new era====

After speculation that he would take up the vacant managerial role at [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]], Keith Alexander left his position as manager of Lincoln City by mutual consent on [[May 24]], [[2006]] stating that he could take the club no further, and shortly after on [[June 15]] John Schofield was appointed his successor, with [[John Deehan]] as [[Director of Football]]. When John Deehan was the Director of Football, the club has enjoyed a close link with [[FA Premier League|Premiership]] outfit [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]. As well as Villa hosting a behind closed-doors friendly with City earlier in the 2006/07 season, [[Paul Green (footballer)|Paul Green]] has made a permanent move to the club, whilst [[Robert Olejnik]] has been loaned out. Deehan also brought in [[Ryan Amoo]], a youth player who he worked with at Villa.

In recent years, the club have produced arguably one of the most successful youth academies in the lower leagues of English football. Players such as [[Jack Hobbs (footballer)|Jack Hobbs]], who now plays for European giants [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], and [[Scott Loach]], who now plays for Championship side [[Watford F.C.|Watford]], are evidence of this. Players such as [[Lee Frecklington]] and [[Owain Warlow]] who are still playing for the club, have also been cited as hot-prospects for the future, the former receiving interest from a number of Premiership clubs and a call-up for the Ireland B international squad, and the latter receiving a call-up for the Wales U-21 international squad. Other young talent who were not products of the clubs youth academy, yet were snapped up at a young age, have been seen in the likes of [[Jeff Hughes (footballer)|Jeff Hughes]], [[Lee Beevers]], [[Ryan Amoo]] and [[Paul Green (footballer)|Paul Green]], emphasising the clubs desire to bring future success through new talent and hot prospects and not just proven players.

For the fifth year in a row, under a different manager, however, Lincoln City reached the League Two play-offs after finishing 5th in the league (the highest position that they have qualified for the play-offs in). Once again, however, they lost, this time to [[Bristol Rovers]] in the Semi-Finals courtesy of a 2&ndash;1 defeat away and a 3&ndash;5 defeat at home. The failure to succeed in five successive play-off competitions is a record for any club. However, the average attendance for the 2006/2007 campaign was the largest following for thirty years, as the club hardcore is increasing with the ever increasing population of the local catchment area.

The team started the 2007/2008 campaign poorly, managing just two wins before a winless streak that lasted from [[August 25]] to November 24th. During this winless streak the Managerial team of [[John Schofield]] and [[John Deehan]] were sacked, and replaced with former [[Huddersfield Town]] manager [[Peter Jackson (footballer born 1961)|Peter Jackson]]. Under Jackson and Onuora, the team has experienced a series of better results, sending the team to mid table finish.

{| table class="infobox" width="180px"
|-
|-
! # !!Contestants !! Ep 1 !! Ep 2 !! Ep 3 !! Ep 4 !! Ep 5 !! Ep 6 !! Ep 7 !! Ep 8 !! Ep 9 !! Ep 10
|<div style="position: relative;">
[[Image:Soccer.Field Transparant.png|175px]]
{{Image label|x=0.22|y=0.05|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Green">[[Alan Marriott|Marriott]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.05|y=0.21|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">[[Ryan Amoo|Amoo]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.16|y=0.16|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">[[Nat Brown|Brown]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.28|y=0.16|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">[[Adie Moses (footballer)|Moses]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.40|y=0.21|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">[[Paul Green|Green]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.05|y=0.43|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">[[Dany N'Guessan|N'Guessan]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.14|y=0.36|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">[[Scott Kerr|Kerr]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.32|y=0.36|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">[[Lee Frecklington|Frecklington]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.15|y=0.54|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">[[Jamie Forrester|Forrester]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.30|y=0.54|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">[[Ben Wright (footballer)|Wright]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.40|y=0.43|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">[[Louis Dodds|Dodds]]</font>}}
</div>
Common Lincoln City line-up during the 2007/08 campaign.
|}



=== Managerial history ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
|-
! 1
!rowspan="2"|Name
| Alex || Alex || Alex || Ashli || style="background-color:#FFF380;"| Ryan || Dani || Amanda || Amanda || Bobby || Dani ||style="background-color:lightgreen"| Bobby
!rowspan="2"|Nat
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="7"|Record
|-
|-
! 2
!P!!W!!D!!L!!F!!A!!Win %
| [[Amanda Ireton|Amanda]] || Amanda || Amanda || Bobby || Amanda || Ryan ||style="background-color:#FFF382;"| Bobby || Dani || Dani ||Bobby||style="background-color:tomato"| Dani
|-
|-
! 3
|align=left|[[Alf Martin]]
| Ashley || Ashley || Ashley || Ryan || Ashli || Brandi || Ryan || style="background-color:#FFF382;"| Bobby || Amanda ||style="background-color:tomato;"| Amanda || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="1" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|--/--/1896
|align=left|--/--/1897
||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
! 4
|align=left|[[James West (football manager)|James West]]
| Ashli || Ashli || Ashli || Amanda || Michael B. || Domenico || style="background-color:#FFF380;"| Dani || Ryan ||style="background-color:#FFF380;" Ryan style="background-color:tomato;"| Ryan || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|--/--/1897
|align=left|--/--/1900
||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
! 5
|align=left|[[David Calderhead]]
| Bennie || Bobby || Bobby || Vanessa || Domenico || Amanda || Domenico || style="background-color:tomato;"| Domenico || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|align=left|01/08/1900
|align=left|01/08/1907
||256||89||53||114||-||-||34.77%
|-
|-
! 6
|align=left|[[John Henry Strawson (footballer)|John Henry Strawson]]
| Bobby || Brandi || Brandi || style="background-color:#FFF380;"| Dani || style="background-color:#FFF380;"| Brandi || Steven || style="background-color:#C54B8C;"| Brandi || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|01/08/1907
|align=left|31/05/1914
||195||52||40||103||-||-||26.67%
|-
|-
! 7
|align=left|[[George Fraser (footballer)|George Fraser]]
| Brandi || Dani || Dani || Ashley || Vanessa || Vanessa || style="background-color:tan;"| Vanessa || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10"|
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|01/08/1919
|align=left|31/03/1921
||46||10||10||26||-||-||21.74%
|-
|-
! 8
|align=left|[[David Calderhead Junior (footballer)|David Calderhead, Jnr.]]
| Brenda || Domenico || Domenico || Sara || Steven || Bobby || style="background-color:tomato;"| Steven || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10"|
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|01/04/1921
|align=left|31/05/1924
||118||37||28||53||-||-||31.36%
|-
|-
! 9
|align=left|[[Horace Henshall (footballer)|Horace Henshall]]
| Chaos || Eddie || style="background-color:#FFF380;"|Eric || Michael B. || Dani || style="background-color:tomato;"| Michael B. || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|01/08/1924
|align=left|01/05/1927
||132||51||28||53||-||-||38.64%
|-
|-
! 10
|align=left|[[Henry Parkes (footballer)|Henry Parkes]]
| Dani || Eric || Krystal || Domenico || Bobby || style="background-color:tan;"| Ashli || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|01/05/1927
|align=left|01/05/1936
||395||187||78||130||-||-||47.34%
|-
|-
! 11
|align=left|[[Joe McLelland (footballer)|Joe McLelland]]
| Domenico || Grace || Michael B. || Steven ||style="background-color:tomato;"| Ashley ||style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|01/05/1936
|align=left|01/01/1946
||140||61||27||52||-||-||43.57%
|-
|-
! 12
|align=left|[[Bill Anderson (footballer)|Bill Anderson]]
| Eddie || Krystal || style="background-color:#FFF380;"|Rebecca || Brandi || style="background-color:tomato;"| Sara||style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|01/01/1946
|align=left|01/01/1965
||855||307||189||359||-||-||35.91%
|-
|-
! 13
|align=left|[[Con Moulson]]
| Ellie || Lala || Rob || style="background-color:tomato;"| Rebecca || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|Ireland}}
|align=left|01/01/1965
|align=left|01/03/1965
||8||0||0||8||-||-||00.00%
|-
|-
! 14
|align=left|[[Roy Chapman (footballer)|Roy Chapman]]
| Eric || Marcus || Ryan || style="background-color:tomato;"| Eric || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|01/03/1965
|align=left|31/05/1966
||65||15||13||37||-||-||23.08%
|-
|-
! 15
|align=left|[[Ron Gray (footballer)|Ron Gray]]
| Grace || Michael B. || Sara || style="background-color:tomato;"| Alex || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|01/08/1966
|align=left|01/07/1970
||184||60||55||69||-||-||32.61%
|-
|-
! 16
|align=left|[[Bert Loxley (footballer)|Bert Loxley]]
| Greg || Rebecca || Steven || style="background-color:tomato;"| Krystal || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|01/07/1970
|align=left|01/03/1971
||32||12||4||16||-||-||37.50%
|-
|-
! 17
|align=left|[[David Herd (footballer)|David Herd]]
| Keasha || Rob || Vanessa || style="background-color:tomato;"| Rob || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|01/03/1971
|align=left|06/12/1972
||82||30||30||22||-||-||36.59%
|-
|-
! 18
|align=left|[[Graham Taylor (football manager)|Graham Taylor]]
| Krystal || Ryan || style="background-color:tomato;"| Marcus || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|06/12/1972
|align=left|20/06/1977
||211||97||61||53||-||-||45.97%
|-
|-
! 19
|align=left|[[George Kerr (footballer)|George Kerr]]
| Lala || Sara || style="background-color:tomato;"| Steffanie || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|01/06/1977
|align=left|01/12/1977
||18||5||4||9||-||-||27.78%
|-
|-
! 20
|align=left|[[Willie Bell (footballer)|Willie Bell]]
| Lance || Steven || style="background-color:tomato;"| Grace || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|21/12/1977
|align=left|23/10/1978
||40||11||13||16||-||-||27.50%
|-
|-
! 21
|align=left|[[Colin Murphy (footballer)|Colin Murphy]]
| Marcus || Steffanie || style="background-color:tan;"| Eddie || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|06/11/1978
|align=left|01/05/1985
||309||121||88||100||-||-||39.16%
|-
|-
! 22
|align=left|[[John Pickering (football manager)|John Pickering]]
| Michael B. || Vanessa || style="background-color:#C54B8C;"| Lala || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|01/07/1985
|align=left|20/12/1985
||24||4||6||14||-||-||16.67%
|-
|-
! 23
|align=left|[[George Kerr (footballer)|George Kerr]]
| Michael R. || style="background-color:tomato;"| Keasha || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|20/12/1985
|align=left|07/03/1987
||61||17||17||27||-||-||27.87%
|-
|-
! 24
|align=left|[[Peter Daniel (footballer)|Peter Daniel]]
| Rami || style="background-color:tomato;"| Brenda || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|07/03/1987
|align=left|01/05/1987
||12||2||5||5||-||-||16.67%
|-
|-
! 25
|align=left|[[Colin Murphy (footballer)|Colin Murphy]]
| Rebecca || style="background-color:tomato;"| Chaos || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|26/05/1987
|align=left|20/05/1990
||103||39||26||38||-||-||37.86%
|-
|-
! 26
|align=left|[[Allan Clarke (footballer)|Allan Clarke]]
| Rob || style="background-color:tomato;"| Ellie || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|03/06/1990
|align=left|30/11/1990
||18||3||6||9||-||-||16.67%
|-
|-
! 27
|align=left|[[Steve Thompson (footballer born 1955)|Steve Thompson]]
| Ryan || style="background-color:tomato;"| Scout || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|01/11/1990
|align=left|31/05/1993
||128||48||36||44||-||-||37.50%
|-
|-
! 28
|align=left|[[Keith Alexander (footballer)|Keith Alexander]]
| Sara || style="background-color:tomato;"| Greg || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|Saint Lucia}}
|align=left|01/08/1993
|align=left|16/05/1994
||48||13||13||22||-||-||27.08%
|-
|-
! 29
|align=left|[[Sam Ellis]]
| Scout || style="background-color:tomato;"| Lance || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|01/08/1994
|align=left|04/09/1995
||56||21||12||23||-||-||37.50%
|-
|-
! 30
|align=left|[[Steve Wicks]]
| Steven || style="background-color:tomato;"| Michael R. || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|04/09/1995
|align=left|16/10/1995
||7||0||2||5||-||-||00.00%
|-
|-
! 31
|align=left|[[John Beck (footballer)|John Beck]]
| Steffanie || style="background-color:tomato;"| Rami || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|16/10/1995
|align=left|06/03/1997
||78||27||23||28||-||-||34.62%
|-
|align=left|[[Shane Westley]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|07/03/1997
|align=left|11/11/1998
||82||30||24||28||-||-||36.59%
|-
|align=left|[[John Reames (footballer)|John Reames]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|11/11/1998
|align=left|01/06/2000
||87||30||21||36||-||-||34.48%
|-
|align=left|[[Phil Stant]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|01/06/2000
|align=left|27/02/2001
||38||12||10||16||-||-||31.58%
|-
|align=left|[[Alan Buckley]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|28/02/2001
|align=left|25/04/2002
||69||16||24||29||-||-||23.19%
|-
|align=left|[[Keith Alexander (footballer)|Keith Alexander]]
|{{flagicon|Saint Lucia}}
|align=left|05/05/2002
|align=left|24/05/2006
||213||81||69||63||-||-||38.03%
|-
|align=left|[[John Schofield (football coach)|John Schofield]]<br>[[John Deehan]]
|{{flagicon|England}}<br>{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|15/06/2006
|align=left|15/10/2007
||51||21||12||18||-||-||41.18%
|-
|align=left|[[Grant Brown]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|15/10/2007
|align=left|30/10/2007
||2||0||1||1||-||-||00.00%
|-
|align=left|[[Peter Jackson (footballer born 1961)|Peter Jackson]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|30/10/2007
|align=left|Present
||22||11||1||10||36||32||50.00%
|-
|align=left|[[Iffy Onuora]]<br>[[Grant Brown]]<br>(In Jackson's absence)
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}<br>{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|01/03/2008
|align=left|till jackson's return
||11||5||0||6||16||24||45.45%
|-
|-
! 32
| Vanessa || style="background-color:tomato;"| Bennie || style="background:#CCCCCC;" colspan="10" |
|}
|}


*Contestants surviving elimination in the first two episodes are arranged alphabetically, while eliminated contestants are arranged based on the order Tila announced that their shot at love had ended.
=== Crest and colours ===

[[Image:Lincoln City F.C. logo.png|thumb|right|Old Lincoln logo.]]

[[Image:Lincoln City F.C. home colors.png|thumb|left|2006/07 Home strip.]]

[[Image:Lincoln City F.C. 2006-2007 away colors.png|thumb|right|2006/07 Away strip.]]

====Crest====

Up until recently the club's logo was very simple in design, with the historic City's heraldic shield having "L C F C" inside it and a marquee displaying the club's name below it. Since, however, Lincoln have opted to go with a more modern and stylish design, with the club's mascot and nickname replacing what was originally there.

====Colours====

Traditionally the colours and design of the Lincoln City strip have been a red and white striped shirt along with black shorts and red socks. This has varied, however, as in the late 1960s and early 70s, the club opted to field a predominantly red strip with white shorts, and also in the 2000/01 season where the shirt was quartered red and white with white shorts. Their away kit has never retained any single pattern or design, and has varied vastly throughout the seasons.

In the 2006/07 season, Lincoln have retained their traditional home kit colours and style, and have a predominantly black away strip with red side stripes, also with red shorts and black socks. This has been the away strip of choice for two seasons now. Their current sponsors are Starglaze (home) and Haart (away), with their kit manufacturer being Uhlsport. Dennis Horton & Son, also sponsor Lincoln, with their logo appearing at the top centre on the reverse of their home kit.

A brand new set of kits was introduced for the 2007/08 season due to the club changing kit supplier from [[Uhlsport]] to [[Umbro]]. The home shirt retains the traditional red and white stripes.

== Honours<ref>http://www.redimps.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Honours/0,,10440,00.html</ref> ==
=== League ===
* '''[[Football League Third Division North|Division 3 (North)]]'''
**'''Winners (3):''' 1931/32, 1947/48, 1951/52
**'''Runners-up (3):''' 1927/28, 1930/31, 1936/37
* '''[[League Two]]'''
** '''Winners (1):''' 1975/76<sup>1</sup>
** '''Runners-up (1):''' 1980/81<sup>1</sup>
** '''Third-placed (1):''' 1997/98<sup>2</sup>
** '''Play-off finalists (2):''' 2002/03<sup>2</sup>, 2004/05
** '''Play-off semi-finalists (3):''' 2003/04<sup>2</sup>, 2005/06, 2006/07
* '''[[Conference National]]'''
** '''Winners (1):''' 1987/88
* '''[[Midland League]] / [[Central League (football)|Central League]]'''
** '''Winners (4):''' 1889/90, 1908/09, 1911/12<sup>6</sup>, 1920/21
** '''Third-placed (1):''' 1890/91

=== Cup ===
* '''[[Football League Trophy]]'''
** '''Runners-up (1):''' 1983<sup>3</sup>
** '''(Northern Section) Finalists (1):''' 2000/01
* '''[[Conference Championship Shield]]'''
** '''Winners (1):''' 1987/88

=== Other ===
* '''[[Lincolnshire Senior Cup]]'''<sup>4</sup>
** '''Winners (34):''' 1886-87, 1890-91, 1891-92, 1893-94, 1907-08, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1913-14, 1914-15, 1919-20, 1921-22, 1923-24, 1925-26, 1926-27, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1945-46, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1950-51, 1961-62, 1966-67, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1974-75, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1984-85, 1990-91, 1997-98, 2004-05, 2006-07
** '''Runners-Up (?):'''
** '''Shared (3):'''1955-56, 1963-64, 1965-66
* '''Pontin's Reserve League Cup'''
**'''Winners (1)''': 2006/07
* '''Fred Green Memorial Trophy'''<sup>7</sup>
**'''Winners (1)''': 2006/07
* '''[[Midland League]]'''
** '''Runners-up (1):''' 1932/33
** '''Third-placed (1):''' 1928/29

=== Highest finishes ===
* '''Highest league finishes'''
** '''Overall'''
*** '''5th in the [[Football League Championship|Championship]] (1):''' 1901/02<sup>5</sup>
** '''By league'''
*** '''5th in the [[Football League Championship|Championship]] (1):''' 1901/02<sup>5</sup>
*** '''4th in [[Football League One|League One]] (1):''' 1981/82<sup>2</sup>
*** '''1st in [[Third Division (North)|Division Three (North)]] (3):''' 1931/32, 1947/48, 1951/52
*** '''1st in [[Football League Two|League Two]] (1):''' 1975/76<sup>1</sup>
*** '''1st in the [[Conference National|Conference]] (1):''' 1987/88
* '''[[FA Cup]]'''
** '''Last 16 (3):''' 1886/87, 1889/90 and 1901/02
* '''[[Football League Cup|League Cup]]'''
** '''4th round (1):''' 1967/68
* '''[[Football League Trophy]]'''
** '''Runners-up (1):''' 1983<sup>3</sup>
* '''[[FA Trophy]]'''
** '''Quarter-finalists (1):''' 1987/88

'''Notes''':
:<sup>1</sup> Then known as [[English Division Four|Division 4]].
:<sup>2</sup> Then known as [[English Division Three|Division 3]].
:<sup>3</sup> This final has not been officially recognised in the current [[Football League Trophy]] records, and consequently the club have not been credited as runners-up in the history books of this competition. This is due to the fact that in between the abandonment of the [[Texaco Cup]]/[[Anglo-Scottish Cup]] and the arrival of the current competition, this was the competition that took place (the [[Football League Group Trophy]]) but has not been considered an "official" replacement/transition between the trophies.
:<sup>4</sup> Most results of the Lincolnshire Senior Cup not available after 1996/97 due to outdated source book, therefore need updating; also a "runners-up" and accurate "shared" honours list needs compiling.
:<sup>5</sup> Then known as [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]].
:<sup>6</sup> The club did not actually come 1st place, they came 13th, but were champions on the basis of re-election.
:<sup>7</sup> Competition contested every year from 2007 against local rivals, Lincoln United.

== Records<ref name=autogenerated1>http://www.redimps.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Records/0,,10440,00.html</ref> ==
=== Attendances ===
====League====
*[[5 March]] [[1949]] v. [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimbsy Town]] &mdash; 23,146 ([[The Football League]])
*[[2 May]] [[1988]] v. [[Wycombe Wanderers]] &mdash; 9,432 ([[Conference National]])
*[[15 May]] [[2004]] v. [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] &mdash; 9,202 (All-Seated Stadium)
====Cup====
*[[30 January]] [[1954]] v. [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] &mdash; 23,027 ([[FA Cup]])
*[[15 November]] [[1967]] v. [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] &mdash; 23,196 ([[Football League Cup|League Cup]])
*[[13 March]] [[2001]] v. [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] &mdash; 4,831 ([[Football League Trophy|League Trophy]])

=== Appearances ===
====Overall====
*Grant Brown &mdash; 469 (462 + 7 sub)
====League====
*Grant Brown &mdash; 407 (401 + 6 sub)
====Cup====
*Grant Brown &mdash; 62 (61 + 1 sub) (All Cups)
*George Fraser &mdash; 27 ([[FA Cup]])
*Gordon Hobson &mdash; 23 ([[Football League Cup|League Cup]])
*Dave Smith &mdash; 23 (22 + 1 sub) ([[Football League Cup|League Cup]])
*Grant Brown &mdash; 22 (21 + 1 sub) ([[Football League Trophy|League Trophy]])

=== Scorers ===
====Overall (league)====
*Andy Graver &mdash; 143 (1950-55, 1958-61)

====Overall (cup)====
*Billy Dinsale &mdash; 14 (1926-31) (FA Cup)
*Tony Cunningham &mdash; 8 (1979-83) (League Cup)
*George Shipley &mdash; 8 (1979-85) (League Cup)
*Lee Thorpe &mdash; 7 (1997-2002) (League Trophy)

====In one season (overall)====
*Allan Hall &mdash; 45 (1931-32)

====In one season (league)====
*Allan Hall &mdash; 41 (1931-32) (The Football League)
*Phil Brown &mdash; 16 (1987-88) (Conference National)

====In one season (cup)====
*Billy Gillespie &mdash; 5 (1896-97) (FA Cup)
*Mick Harford &mdash; 5 (1980-81) (League Cup)
*Lee Thorpe &mdash; 6 (2000-01) (League Trophy)

=== Transfer fees (top 5)===
====Paid====
*{{flagicon|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} [[Dean Walling]] &mdash; £75,000 to [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]], 1997
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Tony Battersby]] &mdash; £75,000 to [[Bury F.C.|Bury]], 1998
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Grant Brown]] &mdash; £63,000 to [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], 1989
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Gordon Hobson]] &mdash; £60,000 to [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]], 1989
*{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Lee Beevers]] &mdash; £50,000 to [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]], 2004
====Received====
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Jack Hobbs (footballer)|Jack Hobbs]] &mdash; >£750,000<sup>2</sup> from [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], 2005
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Gavin Gordon]] &mdash; £550,000<sup>3</sup> from [[Cardiff City F.C.| Cardiff City]], 2000
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Gareth Ainsworth]] &mdash; £500,000<sup>1</sup> from [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]], 1997
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Darren Huckerby]] &mdash; £400,000 from [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], 1995
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Matt Carbon]] &mdash; £385,000 from [[Derby County F.C|Derby]], 1996

'''Notes''':
:<sup>1</sup> official club record
:<sup>2</sup> unofficial club record
:<sup>3</sup> fee based on appearances for Cardiff; due to complexities, the precise fee cannot be determined<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/1069343.stm | title=Gordon Deal depends on Jamaica | publisher=BBC}}</ref>

=== Victories ===
====League====
*11&ndash;1 v. Crewe Alexandra (''Home''), The Football League, 29/09/1951
*2&ndash;8 v. Rotherham Town (''Away''), The Football League, 02/12/1893
*7&ndash;1 v. Rochdale (''Home''), The Football League, 21/10/2006
*5&ndash;0 v. Altrincham (''Home''), Conference National, 26/03/1988
*0&ndash;5 v. Barnet (''Away''), The Football League, 14/10/2006
*5&ndash;0 v. Grimsby (''Home''), The Football League 25/03/2006

====Cup====
*9&ndash;0 v. Boston Town (''Home''), FA Cup, 25/10/1890
*0&ndash;13 v. Peterborough United (''Away''), FA Cup, 12/10/1895
*5&ndash;0 v. Hull City (''Home''), League Cup, 09/09/1980
*0&ndash;3 v. Doncaster Rovers (''Away''), League Cup, 18/08/1992
*4&ndash;0 v. Hartlepool United (''Home''), League Trophy, 06/02/1985
*0&ndash;3 v. Hartlepool United (''Away''), League Trophy, 26/01/1999

=== Players ===
====Youngest player====
*{{flagicon|England}} Jack Hobbs &mdash; 16 years and 149 days v. Bristol Rovers, 15/01/2005, The Football League
*{{flagicon|England}} Shane Nicholson &mdash; 16 years and 112 days v. Charlton Athletic, 23/09/1986, League Cup

====Oldest player====
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Albert Iremonger]] &mdash; 42 years and 312 days v. Doncaster Rovers, 23/04/1927, The Football League


:{{colorbox|tomato}} The contestant was eliminated.
=== International appearances whilst at the club<ref name=autogenerated1 /> ===
:{{colorbox|#FFF380}} The contestant won a date with Tila.
:{{colorbox|tan}} The contestant won a date with Tila, but was eliminated.
:{{colorbox|#C54B8C}} The contestant left of his/her own accord.
:{{colorbox|lightgreen}} The contestant won the competition.


===Eliminations===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
The following table explains Tila's reasons for asking each contestant to leave.
* Some reasons were not stated in the episode in which they aired.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!colspan="4"| Men
|-
|-
!Name
!Name
!Reason for elimination
!Representing country
!Episode eliminated
!Caps
!Versus
|-
|-
|Bennie
| valign="top"| [[Gareth McAuley]]
|Cute, but not her type.<ref name="MTV.com">Stated on air, [[MTV]], [[October 9]] [[2007]], episode one.</ref>
| valign="top"| {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} Northern Ireland
|Episode 1
| valign="top"| 5
| valign="top" align="left"| {{flagicon|Germany}} ''Germany'' (June 2005)<br />{{flagicon|Portugal}} ''Portugal'' (November 2005)<br />{{flagicon|Estonia}} Estonia (March 2006)<br />{{flagicon|Uruguay}} ''Uruguay'' (May 2006)<br />{{flagicon|Romania}} Romania (May 2006)
|-
|-
|Rami
| valign="top"| [[George Moulson]]
|Could not remember him.<ref name=MTV.com/>
| valign="top"| {{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} Republic of Ireland
|Episode 1
| valign="top"| 3
| valign="top" align="left"| {{flagicon|Portugal}} Portugal (May 1948)<br />{{flagicon|Spain}} Spain (May 1948)<br />{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Switzerland (December 1948)
|-
|-
|Michael R.
| valign="top"| [[David Pugh]]
|Reason not stated in episode.
| valign="top"| {{flagicon|Wales}} Wales
|Episode 1
| valign="top"| 3
| valign="top" align="left"| {{flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland (February 1900)<br />{{flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland (March 1901)<br />{{flagicon|England}} England (March 1901)
|-
|-
|Lance
| valign="top"| [[Con Moulson]]
|Reason not stated in episode.
| valign="top"| {{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} Republic of Ireland
|Episode 1
| valign="top"| 2
| valign="top" align="left"| {{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary (May 1936)<br />{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Luxembourg (May 1936)
|-
|-
|Greg
| valign="top"| [[Dean Walling]]
|Too focused on sex; she was looking for more than that.<ref name=MTV.com/>
| valign="top"| {{flagicon|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} St. Kitts and Nevis
|Episode 1
| valign="top"| 2
| valign="top" align="left"| {{flagicon|British Virgin Islands}} British Virgin Islands (April 1998)<br />{{flagicon|Guadeloupe}} Guadeloupe (April 1998)
|-
|-
|Eddie
| valign="top"| [[Jeff Hughes (footballer)|Jeff Hughes]]
|Respects his virginity, but felt he is also too innocent.<ref name="MTV.Com">Stated on air, [[MTV]], [[October 16]] [[2007]], episode two.</ref>
| valign="top"| {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} Northern Ireland
|Episode 2
| valign="top"| 2
| valign="top" align="left"| {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Uruguay (May 2006)<br />{{flagicon|Romania}} ''Romania'' (May 2006)
|-
|-
|Marcus
| valign="top"| [[Arthur Fitzsimons]]
|Connected at first, but caused too much drama.<ref name=MTV.Com/>
| valign="top"| {{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} Republic of Ireland
|Episode 2
| valign="top"| 1
| valign="top" align="left"| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Czechoslovakia (May 1959)
|-
|-
|Rob
| valign="top"| [[David Felgate]]
|Will make some woman happy someday, but not her.<ref name=MTV.COm/>
| valign="top"| {{flagicon|Wales}} Wales
|Episode 3
| valign="top"| 1
| valign="top" align="left"| {{flagicon|Romania}} ''Romania'' (October 1983)
|}

'''Note:''' Italics denote that the player came on as a substitute.

== Notable players and managers ==
In the [[PFA Fans' Favourites]] survey published by the [[Professional Footballers' Association]] in December 2007, [[Andy Graver]] was listed as the all-time favourite player amongst Lincoln City fans.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
|-
|Alex
|Did not feel they had a connection.<ref name="MTV.COm">Stated on air, [[MTV]], [[October 23]] [[2007]], episode three.</ref>
|Episode 3
|-
|-
|Eric
!Name
|Did not think they would make it as a couple.<ref name=MTV.COm/>
!Nat
|Episode 3
!Description
|-
|-
|Ashley
|[[Gareth Ainsworth|Ainsworth, Gareth]]
|Seemingly fell in love with her too quickly; she felt something was not right about him.<ref name="MTV.COM">Stated on air, [[MTV]], [[October 30]] [[2007]], episode four.</ref>
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Episode 4
|Now playing for Queens Park Rangers<br><small>Was sold to Port Vale for a then club record (and still official) fee of £500,000 and was voted 4th in Lincoln City's 100 League Legends</small>
|-
|-
|Michael B.
|[[Gary Bannister|Bannister, Gary]]
|Reason not stated in episode.
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Episode 5
|Also played for West Bromwich Albion, Queens Park Rangers,Nottingham Forest and Coventry City
|-
|-
|Steven
|[[Kingsley Black|Black, Kingsley]]
|Connected more with the other people in the house than him.<ref name="mTv.com">Stated on air, [[MTV]], [[November 13]] [[2007]], episode six.</ref>
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Episode 6
|Also played for Nottingham Forest,Sheffield United and Grimsby Town
|-
|-
|Domenico
|[[Ian Branfoot|Branfoot, Ian]]
|Connected more with the other people in the house than him, but credited him for his personality.<ref name="mTV.com">Stated on air, [[MTV]], [[November 20]] [[2007]], episode seven.</ref>
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Episode 7
|Later Fulham, Southampton and Reading manager
|-
|-
|Ryan
|[[Matt Carbon|Carbon, Matt]]
|Felt that his and her paths were too different, and that his family was too traditional and she could not fit into that lifestyle.<ref name="mTV.Com">Stated on air, [[MTV]], [[November 27]] [[2007]], episode eight.</ref>
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Episode 8
|Also played for Derby County and West Bromwich Albion
|-
|-
!colspan="4"|Women
|[[Carl Cort|Cort, Carl]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Currently at Leicester City with past spells at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wimbledon and Newcastle United
|-
|-
!Name
|[[Gary Croft|Croft, Gary]]
!Reason for elimination
|{{flagicon|England}}
!Episode eliminated
|Also played for Ipswich and Blackburn as well as Grimsby Town<br><small>Played a minor role in the 2007/8 season for the Imps after a season of injury
|-
|Scout
|Did not remember her.<ref name=MTV.com/>
|Episode 1
|-
|-
|Ellie
|[[Nicky Eaden|Eaden, Nicky]]
|Too shy.<ref name=MTV.com/>
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Episode 1
|Also played for Barnsley, Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic<br><small>Helped the club reach their fifth successive League Two play-off campaign in the 2006/07 season</small>
|-
|-
|Chaos
|[[John Fashanu|Fashanu, John]]
|Did not connect with her.<ref name=MTV.com/>
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Episode 1
|Television presenter and ex-Millwall, Wimbledon, Norwich City and Aston Villa thug<br><small>Played at Lincoln as a trainee</small>
|-
|-
|Brenda
|[[Jamie Forrester|Forrester, Jamie]]
|Reason not stated in episode.
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Episode 1
|Also played for Leeds United, [[AJ Auxerre]] and [[FC Utrecht]]<br><small>Helped City reach the 2005/06 League Two play-off semi-finals with a bagful of appearances and goals as a loanee, and finished as top-scorer for Lincoln as a permanent signing in the 2006/07 campaign which also lead to a play-off semi-final defeat</small>
|-
|-
|Keasha
|[[Ian Greaves|Greaves, Ian]]
|Felt that she is "a demolition project".<ref name=MTV.com/>
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Episode 1
|Also played for Manchester United
|-
|-
|Lala {{colorbox|#C54B8C}}
|[[Bruce Grobbelaar|Grobbelaar, Bruce]]
|Did not like having men competing and being around them.<ref name=MTV.Com/>
|{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}}
|Episode 2
|Also played for Liverpool<br><small>Saw out his latter days at Lincoln</small>
|-
|-
|Steffanie
|[[Mick Harford|Harford, Mick]]
|There for two days and still did not know her.<ref name=MTV.Com/>
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Episode 2
|Also played for Newcastle United, Birmingham City and Chelsea
|-
|-
|Grace
|[[Ray Harford|Harford, Ray]]
|Did not feel they would be a good fit.<ref name=MTV.Com/>
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Episode 2
|Later Blackburn Rovers, Queens Park Rangers and West Bromwich Albion manager
|-
|-
|Krystal
|[[Jack Hobbs (footballer)|Hobbs, Jack]]
|Did not click with her.<ref name=MTV.COm/>
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Episode 3
|Signed for Liverpool at the end of the 2004/05 season and is tipped as a future England international<br><small>Youngest ever player to play for Lincoln first team</small>
|-
|-
|Rebecca
|[[Darren Huckerby|Huckerby, Darren]]
|Kissed Brandi while in the house and seems to have objections with [[monogamy]].<ref name=MTV.COm/>
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Episode 3
|Currently at San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer with past spells at Manchester City and Newcastle United amongst others<br><small>Was an early product of City's youth set-up and was sold to Newcastle United</small>
|-
|-
|Sara
|[[Jeff Hughes (footballer)|Hughes, Jeff]]
|Beautiful girl, but just did not have that connection she was looking for.<ref name=MTV.COM/>
|{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}}
|Episode 4
|Northern Ireland international, now playing for Bristol Rovers<br><small>Helped to guide the club to two unsuccessful League Two play-off campaigns and was then sold to Crystal Palace</small>
|-
|-
|Ashli
|[[Steve McClaren|McClaren, Steve]]
|Did not want to put her in a position where she felt uncomfortable.<ref name="MtV.com">Stated on air, [[MTV]], [[November 6]] [[2007]], episode five.</ref>
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Episode 5
|Later England and Middlesbrough manager
|-
|-
|Vanessa
|[[Billy McGlen|McGlen, Billy]]
|Reason not stated in episode. In the following episode, however, due to her physical attack on Brandi during eliminations in Episode 6, it was alluded that she was not the right person.<ref name="mTv.com" />
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Episode 6
|Also played for Manchester United
|-
|-
|Brandi {{colorbox|#C54B8C}}
|[[Gary Megson|Megson, Gary]]
|Left on Episode 6 in the heat of the moment after Vanessa's attack. Came back on Episode 7. However, she was not accepted back into the house because of the feeling that her return would jeopardize the show's integrity for the other contestants and the fear that she would walk out on Tila again.<ref name="mTV.com" />
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Episode 6/7
|Also played for Everton, Newcastle United and Manchester City
|-
|-
|[[Amanda Ireton|Amanda]]
|[[Shane Nicholson|Nicholson, Shane]]
|Had a deeper connection with Bobby and Dani, or as Tila said, "There's no more keys left."<ref name="mTV.COm">Stated on air, [[MTV]], [[December 4]] [[2007]], episode nine.</ref>
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Episode 9
|Yongest ever League player and a former Derby County, West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield United player
|-
|[[Adie Moses|Moses, Adie]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Also played for Barnsley
|-
|[[Phil Neale|Neale, Phil]], [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Also played for England cricket
|-
|[[Neil Redfearn|Redfearn, Neil]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Also played for Bolton Wanderers, Barnsley, Wigan Athletic and Charlton Athletic
|-
|[[Robert Savage (footballer)|Savage, Robert]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Also played for Liverpool and Manchester United
|-
|'''[[Frank Sinclair|Sinclair, Frank]]'''
|{{flagicon|Jamaica}}
|Also played for Chelsea and Leicester City<br><small>Won the FA Cup and League cup with Chelsea and Leicester respectively.
|-
|[[Graham Taylor (football manager)|Taylor, Graham]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Later England, Watford, Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers manager<br><small>Guided Lincoln to their most successful ever league campaign by winning Division Four (now League Two) in 1975/76</small>
|-
|[[Fred Trueman|Trueman, Fred]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Also played cricket for England
|-
|[[Paul Williams (footballer born 1971)|Williams, Paul]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Also played for Derby County, Coventry City and Southampton
|-
|[[Tony Woodcock|Woodcock, Tony]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Also played for England, 1. FC Köln, Nottingham Forest and Arsenal
|-
|-
|Dani
|Mentioned loving Dani, but being in love with Bobby.<ref name="mTV.COM">Stated on air, [[MTV]], [[December 18]] [[2007]], episode ten.</ref> Offscreen, said she eliminated Dani to make sure their friendship "never ended" like dating show romances usually do.<ref name=MySpace.com>Explained on her MySpace page, [[MySpace]], [[December 19]] [[2007]].</ref> Tila later claimed that she did not want to take Dani "out of her element", because Dani has a very stable life at home in Florida and Tila travels and lives a chaotic life.
|Episode 10
|}
|}


==DVD release==
'''Note''': Names in bold are still at the club.
On [[January 22]] [[2008]], it was announced that the show would be released on DVD. A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila - The Complete Uncensored First Season was released on [[April 15]] [[2008]].<ref>[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Shot-Love-Tila-Tequila-Season-1/9034 A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila DVD news: Box Art & Extras for A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila - The Complete Uncensored 1st Season | TVShowsOnDVD.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The DVD contains the ten episodes, the reunion listed as episode 11, but does not contain the special episode "One Shot Too Many". Special features include extended scenes (Girls Cat Walk, Guys in Heels, Foam Party, Car Wash, Ashley vs. Marcus Poolside, Brandi & Rebecca Make Out, Brandi vs. Vanessa, Brandi vs. Vanessa Elimination) and deleted scenes (Spin The Bottle, Waxing, Strip Club, Brandi & Vanessa Shower, Ashley vs. Bobby, Ashley vs. Marcus).


== Mascot ==
==References==
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The Lincoln City mascot is called Poacher The Imp, after the old song 'The Lincolnshire Poacher'. He is currently in his 10th year, and has been portrayed by Gary Hutchinson for the entire ten years.

In 2003 Poacher finished 12th in the Mascot Grand National, representing his best finish.

== Rivals ==

* [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]] &mdash; Lincoln's nearest rivals locally. Rivalry intensified when Boston returned to the Football League in the early 2000s but is likely to die down again now Boston are in a lower division.
* [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] &mdash; Rivals from North Lincolnshire, who historically have spent time in higher divisions than Lincoln, however, in recent times have shared the same division.
* [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] &mdash; Also rivals from North Lincolnshire. Scunthorpe have spent the majority of time in lower or the same division as Lincoln, however, recent success has seen them rise two tiers higher.
* [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] &mdash; Rivalry intensfied when Hull dropped to the same division as Lincoln for a number of seasons but has since died down again due to Hull being promoted to the Premiership
* [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] &mdash; Never a traditional rivalry, but have slight geographical similarities; Peterborough have since been promoted.

Despite sharing the city with [[Lincoln United F.C.|Lincoln United]], the two are not usually considered rivals, as United are much lower in the League system than City and the clubs never play each other except for friendlies, which usually take place in every pre-season. This is the same situation regarding [[Lincoln Moorlands F.C.|Lincoln Moorlands]]. Other county rivals in the past have been [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]] and [[Grantham Town F.C.|Grantham Town]], but in recent times Lincoln have been in a higher league than these clubs.

==Current squad==
===Coaching staff===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
|-
!Role
!Nationality
!Name
|-
|'''Manager'''
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Peter Jackson (footballer born 1961)|Peter Jackson]]
|-
|'''Assistant Manager'''
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|[[Iffy Onuora]]
|-
|'''First-Team Coach/Youth Team Manager'''
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Grant Brown]]
|-
|'''Player/Coach'''
|{{flagicon|Jamaica}}
|[[Frank Sinclair]]
|-
|'''Fitness Coach/First Team Physio'''
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Michael Wait]]
|-
|'''Head of Youth'''
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Tom Spall]]
|-
|'''Youth Team Physio'''
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Kevin Oxby]]
|-
|'''Chief Scout'''
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Kieran Scarff]]
|-
|}

===First team===
:''As of [[03 August]] [[2008]].''<!--<ref name="First Team">{{cite web
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| url = http://www.redimps.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10440,00.html
| publisher = Lincoln City FC
| accessdate = 2008-07-23}}</ref>--><ref name="2008/09 Squad List">{{cite web
| title = 2008/09 Squad List
| url = http://www.redimps.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10440~1349692,00.html
| publisher = Lincoln City FC
| date = [[2008-07-23]]
| accessdate = 2008-07-23}}</ref>
{{football squad start}}
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{{fs player| no= 1 | nat=ENG | pos=GK| name=[[Robert Burch]]}}
{{fs player| no= 2 | nat=ENG | pos=DF| name=[[Paul Green (footballer born 1987)|Paul Green]]}}
{{fs player| no= 3 | nat=ENG | pos=MF| name=[[Aaron Brown (footballer born 1980)|Aaron Brown]]}}
{{fs player| no= 4 | nat=HUN | pos=DF| name=[[János Kovács]]}}
{{fs player| no= 5 | nat=WAL | pos=DF| name=[[Lee Beevers]]}}
{{fs player| no= 6 | nat=JAM | pos=DF| name=[[Frank Sinclair]]}}
{{fs player| no= 7 | nat=ENG | pos=MF| name=[[Stefan Oakes]]}}
{{fs player| no= 8 | nat=IRL | pos=MF| name=[[Lee Frecklington]]}}
{{fs player| no= 9 | nat=WAL | pos=FW| name=[[Kevin Gall]] | other=on loan from [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]]}}
{{fs player| no=11 | nat=ENG | pos=MF| name=[[Scott Kerr (footballer)|Scott Kerr]] | other=[[Captain (football)|captain]]}}
{{fs player| no=12 | nat=FRA | pos=MF| name=[[Dany N'Guessan]]}}
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{{fs player| no=13 | nat=ENG | pos=GK| name=[[Ayden Duffy]]}}
{{fs player| no=14 | nat=ENG | pos=FW| name=[[Lenell John-Lewis]]}}
{{fs player| no=15 | nat=ENG | pos=FW| name=[[Ben Wright (footballer)|Ben Wright]]}}
{{fs player| no=16 | nat=ENG | pos=DF| name=[[Daniel Hone]]}}
{{fs player| no=17 | nat=SCO | pos=FW| name=[[David Graham (footballer born 1978)|David Graham]]}}
{{fs player| no=18 | nat=ENG | pos=MF| name=[[Martin Pembleton]]}}
{{fs player| no=19 | nat=ENG | pos=MF| name=[[Shane Clarke (footballer)|Shane Clarke]]}}
{{fs player| no=20 | nat=WAL | pos=MF| name=[[Owain Warlow]]}}
{{fs player| no=21 | nat=ENG | pos=MF| name=[[Gary King (footballer)|Gary King]]}}
{{fs player| no=22 | nat=ENG | pos=FW| name=[[Sam Mullarkey]]}}
{{fs player| no=23 | nat=ROM | pos=FW| name=[[Adrian Patulea]]}}

{{football squad end}}

==See also==
*[[List of Lincoln City players and managers]]
*[[Lincoln City seasons]]
*[[Lincoln City F.C. season 2007-08]]
*[[Lincoln City L.F.C.]], the affiliated women's team


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/tila_tequila/series.jhtml A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila's official site]
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*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=uMqT_0sxfvU Show's Video Trailer]
*[http://www.redimps.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Home/0,,10440,00.html Official Lincoln City website]
*[http://home.skysports.com/club.asp?clid=83&cpid=12 Lincoln City's Sky Sports homepage]
*[http://www.tilashotspot.com/ Tila's official website]
*[http://www.patrolmag.com/index.php?id=193 Analysis of the complete season of 'A Shot at Love']
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/default.stm Lincoln City's BBC homepage]
*[http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s261.htm The Imps (unofficial fansite)]
*[http://www.theimp.lincolnfans.co.uk The Forgotten Imp (unofficial fansite) - online since 1999]
*[http://www.lincoln.vitalfootball.co.uk Vital Lincoln (unofficial fansite)]


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For the second season, see: A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila

A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila
Created byRiley McCormick
Developed bySally Ann Salsano
Directed byScott Jeffress
StarringTila Tequila
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes10 (12 counting specials)
Production
Executive producersSally Ann Salsano
495 Productions
Running time60 minutes (including commercials)
Original release
NetworkMTV
Logo
ReleaseOctober 9, 2007 –
December 23, 2007

A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila is an American reality television dating game show similar to the TV show The Bachelor.[1] It premiered on October 9 2007 on MTV starring Tila Tequila.[2] The series is a bisexual-themed reality dating show where 16 straight males and 16 lesbian female contestants live in Tila's house and compete for her attention and affection. The contestants were not aware of Tila's bisexuality until the end of the first episode, after ten contestants had been eliminated. The remaining contestants, both male and female, then shared the same bedroom for the rest of the series.[3] The ten episode series is produced by 495 Productions and MTV.[4] A Shot at Love II premiered on April 22, 2008.[5][6][7]

Ratings

The show debuted at No. 1 in its time period across all of cable in the network's target demographic of persons 18-34, averaging a 2.0 rating, and became MTV's second highest-rated series premiere for the year so far, behind Life of Ryan (August 27 2007) and tied with Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County (August 15 2007).[8]

The finale ended with 6.2 million viewers, making it MTV's most watched series telecast.[9]

Criticism and controversy

The show was at the heart of a heated online debate between Tila Tequila and conservative Christians after an article appeared on The Christian Post on September 13 2007.[10] After seeing the article, Tequila wrote an impassioned response in her blog on September 28 2007, criticizing churches for "bashing" the gay community while thanking God for saving her life.[11] Other oppositions to the show have come from the Culture and Media Institute,[12][13] Media Research Center[14] and Parents Television Council, which has named two episodes of the show the "Worst Cable Content of the Week".[15][16]

Several news outlets released an article accusing Tequila of having a steady boyfriend, claiming that the show is a sham,[17] and that she is not bisexual. They cite New York Post's Page Six article.[18][19][20] However, Tequila denied these rumors on her official website, stating:

First of all, let me just say that whomever they are getting their 'sources' from needs to be fired real fast! I find it absolutely absurd that they would even make such an ignorant statement such as 'She's made out with some girls in her past, as all girls have, but she is not bi at all.' ... That is such an absurd stereotype to place on all women and it just shows people how ignorant people can be![21]

On December 30 2007, the winning contestant of the season, Bobby Banhart, posted a message on MySpace claiming:

She never called me after the last show and no one would give me her number.[22]

Bobby's full message:

well everyone wants to know so here it is she never called me after the last show and no one would give me her number so pretty much I feel like and ass but we are not 2gather u cant have a realationship bye urself ya know so now you all know and sometimes no matter how bad you want things to work out they dont and theres nothing you can do i tryed… thank you all. [sic] [23]

Tila offered her own reasoning for why they broke up:

We couldn’t see each other for 2 months after [the finale], and we only talked on the phone. Just naturally, people kind of move on with their lives. We tried our best to keep in touch and keep it going, but after a while, all of this camera stuff, he just couldn’t handle it. [sic] [24]

Spin-offs, supplements, season 2 and 3

  • A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila - The second season premiered on April 22 2008 at 10pm, and follows the same bisexual-bachelorette formula. The premiere date was announced on Tila Tequila's Spring Break Fantasy Couple. It is set in a Hollywood Hills mansion (the same one as the second season of Rock of Love). It was planned to be aired after That's Amore![25] Tequila announced at her Masquerade party, Tila Tequila's New Year's Eve Masquerade, that MTV greenlit her for a second season. During the Masquerade, she revealed that she and Bobby parted ways, which prompted suspicion that she would be the bachelorette during season two of A Shot at Love. News articles confirmed this. [5][6]
  • A Shot at Love 3 - The third season was announced, and Tequila stated that she would not be the bachelorette. The third season is currently casting.


  • That's Amore! - Due to his immense popularity, Domenico Nesci had the third spin-off. Also featured was former contestant Ashley, as Domenico's consigliere on the show, which Domenico officially announced on the reunion. It premiered on MTV on March 2, 2008 at 10/9c. [26]

Casting for both shows was handled by Doron Ofir Casting[27][25]

Episodes

In the week after Episode 9 aired and the week before Episode 10 aired, there was a special episode titled One Shot Too Many. Instead of being a regular episode, it was flashbacks and never before seen footage of events of the previous weeks of the show.

Contestants

The following table lists the roster of contestants for each episode, ordered based on Tila's call-out order.[29][30]

# Contestants Ep 1 Ep 2 Ep 3 Ep 4 Ep 5 Ep 6 Ep 7 Ep 8 Ep 9 Ep 10
1 Alex Alex Alex Ashli Ryan Dani Amanda Amanda Bobby Dani Bobby
2 Amanda Amanda Amanda Bobby Amanda Ryan Bobby Dani Dani Bobby Dani
3 Ashley Ashley Ashley Ryan Ashli Brandi Ryan Bobby Amanda Amanda
4 Ashli Ashli Ashli Amanda Michael B. Domenico Dani Ryan Ryan
5 Bennie Bobby Bobby Vanessa Domenico Amanda Domenico Domenico
6 Bobby Brandi Brandi Dani Brandi Steven Brandi
7 Brandi Dani Dani Ashley Vanessa Vanessa Vanessa
8 Brenda Domenico Domenico Sara Steven Bobby Steven
9 Chaos Eddie Eric Michael B. Dani Michael B.
10 Dani Eric Krystal Domenico Bobby Ashli
11 Domenico Grace Michael B. Steven Ashley
12 Eddie Krystal Rebecca Brandi Sara
13 Ellie Lala Rob Rebecca
14 Eric Marcus Ryan Eric
15 Grace Michael B. Sara Alex
16 Greg Rebecca Steven Krystal
17 Keasha Rob Vanessa Rob
18 Krystal Ryan Marcus
19 Lala Sara Steffanie
20 Lance Steven Grace
21 Marcus Steffanie Eddie
22 Michael B. Vanessa Lala
23 Michael R. Keasha
24 Rami Brenda
25 Rebecca Chaos
26 Rob Ellie
27 Ryan Scout
28 Sara Greg
29 Scout Lance
30 Steven Michael R.
31 Steffanie Rami
32 Vanessa Bennie
  • Contestants surviving elimination in the first two episodes are arranged alphabetically, while eliminated contestants are arranged based on the order Tila announced that their shot at love had ended.
  The contestant was eliminated.
  The contestant won a date with Tila.
  The contestant won a date with Tila, but was eliminated.
  The contestant left of his/her own accord.
  The contestant won the competition.

Eliminations

The following table explains Tila's reasons for asking each contestant to leave.

  • Some reasons were not stated in the episode in which they aired.
Men
Name Reason for elimination Episode eliminated
Bennie Cute, but not her type.[31] Episode 1
Rami Could not remember him.[31] Episode 1
Michael R. Reason not stated in episode. Episode 1
Lance Reason not stated in episode. Episode 1
Greg Too focused on sex; she was looking for more than that.[31] Episode 1
Eddie Respects his virginity, but felt he is also too innocent.[32] Episode 2
Marcus Connected at first, but caused too much drama.[32] Episode 2
Rob Will make some woman happy someday, but not her.[33] Episode 3
Alex Did not feel they had a connection.[33] Episode 3
Eric Did not think they would make it as a couple.[33] Episode 3
Ashley Seemingly fell in love with her too quickly; she felt something was not right about him.[34] Episode 4
Michael B. Reason not stated in episode. Episode 5
Steven Connected more with the other people in the house than him.[35] Episode 6
Domenico Connected more with the other people in the house than him, but credited him for his personality.[36] Episode 7
Ryan Felt that his and her paths were too different, and that his family was too traditional and she could not fit into that lifestyle.[37] Episode 8
Women
Name Reason for elimination Episode eliminated
Scout Did not remember her.[31] Episode 1
Ellie Too shy.[31] Episode 1
Chaos Did not connect with her.[31] Episode 1
Brenda Reason not stated in episode. Episode 1
Keasha Felt that she is "a demolition project".[31] Episode 1
Lala   Did not like having men competing and being around them.[32] Episode 2
Steffanie There for two days and still did not know her.[32] Episode 2
Grace Did not feel they would be a good fit.[32] Episode 2
Krystal Did not click with her.[33] Episode 3
Rebecca Kissed Brandi while in the house and seems to have objections with monogamy.[33] Episode 3
Sara Beautiful girl, but just did not have that connection she was looking for.[34] Episode 4
Ashli Did not want to put her in a position where she felt uncomfortable.[38] Episode 5
Vanessa Reason not stated in episode. In the following episode, however, due to her physical attack on Brandi during eliminations in Episode 6, it was alluded that she was not the right person.[35] Episode 6
Brandi   Left on Episode 6 in the heat of the moment after Vanessa's attack. Came back on Episode 7. However, she was not accepted back into the house because of the feeling that her return would jeopardize the show's integrity for the other contestants and the fear that she would walk out on Tila again.[36] Episode 6/7
Amanda Had a deeper connection with Bobby and Dani, or as Tila said, "There's no more keys left."[39] Episode 9
Dani Mentioned loving Dani, but being in love with Bobby.[40] Offscreen, said she eliminated Dani to make sure their friendship "never ended" like dating show romances usually do.[41] Tila later claimed that she did not want to take Dani "out of her element", because Dani has a very stable life at home in Florida and Tila travels and lives a chaotic life. Episode 10

DVD release

On January 22 2008, it was announced that the show would be released on DVD. A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila - The Complete Uncensored First Season was released on April 15 2008.[42] The DVD contains the ten episodes, the reunion listed as episode 11, but does not contain the special episode "One Shot Too Many". Special features include extended scenes (Girls Cat Walk, Guys in Heels, Foam Party, Car Wash, Ashley vs. Marcus Poolside, Brandi & Rebecca Make Out, Brandi vs. Vanessa, Brandi vs. Vanessa Elimination) and deleted scenes (Spin The Bottle, Waxing, Strip Club, Brandi & Vanessa Shower, Ashley vs. Bobby, Ashley vs. Marcus).

References

  1. ^ Movieweb.com "MTV Orders 10 Episodes of A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila" MovieWeb article on Tila Tequila's MTV Show. Retrieved October 10 2007.
  2. ^ MTV.com "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila" A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila's official website including show description. Retrieved October 5, 2007.
  3. ^ ""A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila: Under The Covers Episode Summary". MTV. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
  4. ^ Jon, Lafayette "MTV Greenlights Tila Tequila Dating Show, Debuts Oct. 9" TVWeek article on Tila Tequila's MTV Show. Retrieved September 6, 2007.
  5. ^ a b Tila Tequila Takes Another Shot at Love | Blog Archive | Vh1 Blog
  6. ^ a b MTV gives Tila Tequila another shot - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety
  7. ^ http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/NYW06202012008-1.htm
  8. ^ Hollywood Reporter
  9. ^ Hollywood Reporter
  10. ^ http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070913/29285.htm MTV to Air Bisexual Dating Reality Series By Nathan Black; Christian Post Reporter; September 13, 2007
  11. ^ http://www.christianpost.com/article/20071002/29546.htm MySpace 'Queen' Tila Tequila: I Made Amends with God By Nathan Black; Christian Post Reporter; October 2 2007
  12. ^ Knight, Robert. Tila Tequila: the Latest in MTV Sexploitation . Culture and Media Institute: October 11, 2007.
  13. ^ Knight, Robert. An Army of Three? Army Recruiting Goes Astray. Culture and Media Institute: October 22, 2007.
  14. ^ Bozell, L. Brent III (2007-11-30). "Tila Tequila, MTV's Latest Poison". Media Research Center. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
  15. ^ I Am A Child Of Television: Who Does The PTC Hate THIS Week? – December 6, 2007
  16. ^ Worst Cable Content of the Week
  17. ^ FOXNews.com - Report: 'Bisexual' MTV Star Tila Tequila Is Straight - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment
  18. ^ Tila Tequila Possibly Outed As... Straight
  19. ^ Fox News
  20. ^ Tila Tequila News | Tila Tequila Outted As a Fake Bisexual
  21. ^ Tila's Hot Spot
  22. ^ Chicago Tribune, 1/3/08, Section 1, page 14 "As 'Shot' misses, Tequila aims anew"
  23. ^ Tila Tequila Breaks Up With Bobby Banhart - The Hollywood Gossip
  24. ^ ExtraTV.com | Tila Tequila: The Real Reason Love Ended in Heartache
  25. ^ a b Shot At Love Casting!
  26. ^ TVGuide
  27. ^ Hollyscoop
  28. ^ MTV.com: Tila Tequila series
  29. ^ MTV.com"A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila Cast" A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila's official list of contestants. Retrieved October 5, 2007.
  30. ^ MTV.com "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila Episode May The Best Sex Win" "May The Best Sex Win" episode official summary. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
  31. ^ a b c d e f g Stated on air, MTV, October 9 2007, episode one.
  32. ^ a b c d e Stated on air, MTV, October 16 2007, episode two.
  33. ^ a b c d e Stated on air, MTV, October 23 2007, episode three.
  34. ^ a b Stated on air, MTV, October 30 2007, episode four.
  35. ^ a b Stated on air, MTV, November 13 2007, episode six.
  36. ^ a b Stated on air, MTV, November 20 2007, episode seven.
  37. ^ Stated on air, MTV, November 27 2007, episode eight.
  38. ^ Stated on air, MTV, November 6 2007, episode five.
  39. ^ Stated on air, MTV, December 4 2007, episode nine.
  40. ^ Stated on air, MTV, December 18 2007, episode ten.
  41. ^ Explained on her MySpace page, MySpace, December 19 2007.
  42. ^ A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila DVD news: Box Art & Extras for A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila - The Complete Uncensored 1st Season | TVShowsOnDVD.com

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