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Midfielder : Lee Frecklington
By Nathan Jackson
August 27 2006
Lee Frecklington is arguably City's most valuable player. The youngster worked his way through the youth team and into the first team, now he is linked with a move up the Leagues. Freck is constantly linked away from Sincil Bank and it seems like just a matter of time before he does leave, but until then City fans are in for a treat.

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Debut Game : Lincoln City 3 Telford United 1 : 14th October 2003

Final Game : Lincoln City 3 Bournemouth 3 : 31st January 2009

Frecklington was arguably the best product of the Lincoln City youth academy since Darren Huckerby and has seemingly come out of no-where to be a first team regular. Frecklington made his debut in the LDV Vans Trophy competition in the 2003/4 season and he had a steady game and he also helped the Imps progress in the next round with a 4-3 win after extra time against Chesterfield.

His 2004/5 season saw him have a 100% losing record as he came on as a substitute against Rochdale, Cheltenham and Yeovil, 3 games that the Imps lost but the potential was definitely still there. In 2005/6, he didn’t even make the bench until a home game with Barnet in January where he made a surprise appearance as a sub and he then became a regular fixture, coming off from the bench and just 3 weeks after that game against Barnet, he scored his first goal for the Imps in the 3-2 away win at Stockport.

His season continued and his reputation not only increased, but made a lot of non-Imps’ fans take notice and he scored one of the best goals of the season against Bury with an effort from around 25 yards out that saved the Imps after an embarrassing performance.

Freck's brilliant form continued and he went on to score stunning goal after stunning goal and this saw him linked with moves away from Sincil Bank. He was mostly been linked with Leeds United but thankfully Freck has admitted at the time that he would only leave for a side who were either in the Championship, or heading that way.

However, his form went a bit off and he wasn't nearly as impactful under Peter Jackson, the "Lord of the Hype" not rating Freck and even dropped him. Peterborough tried to secure his services but were twice denied in 2008, but Frecklington did eventually leave for London Road in February 2009, joining in a loan move with a view to a permanent.

He ended his City career by scoring in the final minute of his final game, a 95th minute equaliser in a thrilling game with Bournemouth.

Lee Frecklington's Goals for Lincoln

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WHO HE SCORED AGAINST

2005/2006

Stockport County (one), Bury (one)  

2006/2007

Walsall (one), Scunthorpe (League Cup - one), Shrewsbury Town (two), MK Dons (one), Wycombe (one), Port Vale (FA Cup - one), Grimsby (one), Bury (one), Barnet (one)

2007/2008

Notts County (one), Hereford (one), Rochdale (one), Brentford (one)

2008/2009

Grimsby Town (one), Morecambe (one), Gillingham (one), Accrington Stanley (one), Chester City (one), Bournemouth (one)

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