GOAL 3

Dean Keates - vs Bury - 2005/6 season

If football scores reflected the games then City would have already been about 6-0 up by the time Dean Keates stepped up for a free kick just before half time. City had dominated but it took one of the most stunning goals you'll ever see to seperate the two sides. Keates was roughly 35 yards out and hit a free kick at the first attempt, it sailed and weaved through the air before ending up smashing the back of the net. Bury fans quickly started claiming it took a deflection on it's way through, but unless a defender can jump 20 feet in the air then there's not a chance.

City could have easily won the game 10-0 but ended up having to travel back to Sincil Bank with a draw after Bury equalised in the final minute with their first shot of the game.

 GOAL 2

Richard Butcher - vs Mansfield Town - 2003/4 season

No player has featured more on this top 20 than Richard Butcher. The former Imps midfielder could score some stunning goals. Butcher's 4th and final goal on this countdown came in a tough trip to Mansfield. The Stags at the time were challenging for the Division 3 title and had an excellent home record.

It didn't take long for City to take the advantage though as Richard Butcher tussled with a Mansfield defender about 35 yards out. The ball fell loose and Butcher hit it first time. Straight as an arrow and the speed of a runaway train is what you could use to describe this shot as it sailed past the despairing Pilkington. It sent the City fans wild.

Liam Lawrence did he usual audition for Dancing on Ice as Mansfield won a penalty. Alan Marriott got a hand to Lawrence's spotkick but couldn't prevent it going in. However, City did eventually win when Peter Gain scored a few minutes into the second half.

GOAL 1

Gary Taylor-Fletcher - vs Leyton Orient - 2003/4 season

City had take GTF from Orient in the first week of the season. He had a poor record at Orient but he was certainly doing the job for the Imps, leading the goalscoring charts and a long way ahead of his nearest challenger.

GTF had already given the Imps the lead in the third minute but City were certainly findining it hard against a tough Orient side. The men from E10 hadn't lost at home in 4 months and they came close on several occasions to equalising against the Imps.

Early on in the second half came the goal that you voted as the best we have scored since this site began. Gain capitalised on a mistake by an Orient midfielder and gave GTF the ball on the halfway line. He past one defender and ignored Marcus Richardson's pleas for the ball to be played to him, another defender...and another and GTF was clear all of a sudden. He smashed the ball into the net to bring a round of applause from all of those in the ground.

GTF went off as substitute minutes later to a standing ovation from all those within Brisbane Road.