Lincoln City (football club)

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Lincoln City
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Basic data
Surname Lincoln City
Football Club
Seat Lincoln , England
founding 1884
Website redimps.co.uk
First soccer team
Head coach Michael Appleton
Venue Sincil Bank ,
Lincoln
Places 10.127
league EFL League One
2019/20 16th place
home
Away

Lincoln City (officially: Lincoln City Football Club ) is an English football club from Lincoln , Lincolnshire . The team is also known by the nickname The Imps , named after the legend of the Lincoln Imp.

history

The club was founded in 1884 as an amateur team. Since the 1891/92 season, however, they have been a professional team. After playing on the John O'Gaunts square at the beginning of the club's history , in 1895 they moved to the Sincil Bank stadium, which is still used today and which many fans only call "The Bank".

In 1902, the club's highest final placement was achieved when the season ended in Division 2 in fifth place in the table. There followed uneventful years, in which 3 championships in the Third Division (1932, 1948, 1952) and the championship in the Fourth Division in 1976 , when one was trained by Graham Taylor and with 74 points a record in English club football for the most points within one season (2 points per win).

In the Valley Parade fire disaster , Lincoln City was the visiting team.

In 1987 they were the first club to fall under the automatic relegation rule from the Football League (previously there was the re-election mode) and had to go to the Football Conference . However, the immediate ascent succeeded.

In 1998 they made it to the Football League Second Division, from which they were relegated after only one season.

Since 2003, the club has regularly qualified for the promotion play-offs. However, history was made as the first club that qualified four times in a row, but failed each time. In the first year, when the experts had traded the club as the highest relegation candidate before the season, they lost to AFC Bournemouth 2: 5, but were enthusiastically received in Lincoln. 2004 ended in the semi-finals when they failed at the eventual winner and promoted Huddersfield Town . The following year they were again in the final, but had to let Southend United go into Football League One . After losing important players in previous years, they expected at most a place in midfield. However, they managed to get into the promotion games again, local rivals Grimsby Town proved to be too strong in both semi-finals. Under new coach John Schofield, the club reached the promotion playoffs for the fifth time in a row in 2007, but lost in both semi-finals against Bristol Rovers . The 2007-08 season was less successful, and coach John Schofield was replaced by Peter Jackson in October 2007 after club legend Grant Brown temporarily coached the team for two competitive games. At the end of the season, the club finished 15th.

After a disappointing 2008/09 season, an unsuccessful streak continued at the beginning of the current 2009/10 season, with the result that Peter Jackson was dismissed. The job advertisement for the head coach position attracted around 70 applicants of various qualifications. Finally, former star striker Chris Sutton was appointed as the new manager (head coach). His first competitive game in his career as a coach was a 1-0 win over Aldershot Town . After a 23rd place in the 2010/11 season of Football League Two , the club had to relegate to the Conference National . Finally, in the 2017/18 season, they were promoted to the fourth English league.

In the 2017/18 season, the club was able to achieve greater success by winning the league cup known as the " Checkatrade Trophy ".

The 2018/19 season ended with first place in EFL League Two, celebrating the move to third-rate Football League One for the first time in 20 years . The team surpassed its own almost 40-year-old record by remaining undefeated for 19 games in a row (1979/80 and 1980/81 the team remained unbeaten in 18 games).

Well-known former players and coaches

League affiliation

  • 1889-1891: Midland League
  • 1891-1892: Football Alliance
  • 1892–1908: Football League Second Division
  • 1908-1909: Midland League
  • 1909–1911: Football League Second Division
  • 1911-1912: Central League
  • 1912–1920: Football League Second Division
  • 1920-1921: Midland League
  • 1921–1932: Football League Third Division
  • 1932-1934: Football League Second Division
  • 1934-1948: Football League Third Division
  • 1948–1949: Football League Second Division
  • 1949–1952: Football League Third Division
  • 1952–1962: Football League Second Division
  • 1962–1963: Football League Third Division
  • 1963-1976: Football League Fourth Division
  • 1976–1979: Football League Third Division
  • 1979–1981: Football League Fourth Division
  • 1981–1986: Football League Third Division
  • 1986–1987: Football League Fourth Division
  • 1987-1988: Football Conference
  • 1988–1992: Football League Fourth Division
  • 1992–1998: Football League Third Division
  • 1998–1999: Football League Second Division
  • 1999-2004: Football League Third Division
  • 2004-2011: Football League Two
  • 2011-2017: National League
  • 2017-2019: EFL League Two
  • 2019– 0000: EFL League One

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Official website of the EFL. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Club History - Lincoln City. Retrieved June 17, 2019 .