Imps History
By Nathan Jackson
October 18 2006
How far have the Imps made it in all the Cups? How well have we done in the leagues, find out here in one of the most compact databases of important information based on Lincoln City's history. Find out just how shocking our cup records really are, trust me, they're bad.

Please note, that anything you see on this website, unless stated otherwise is completely my own work and any other website you see with exact (or close) replicas of what is on here is taken from here.

PROMOTIONS AND RELEGATIONS

Lincoln have achieved promotion in the following years

1931/2 to the English Second Division

1947/8 to the English Second Division

1951/2 to the English Second Division

1975/6 to the English Third Division (as champions)

1980/1 to the English Third Division

1986/7 to the English Fourth Division (as champions)

1997/8 to the Nationwide League Divison 2

Lincoln have been relegated in the following years

1907/8 but were re-elected to the league

1910/11 but were re-elected to the league

1919/20 but were re-elected to the league

1933/34 to the English Third Division (North)

1948/49 to the English Third Division (North)

1960/61 to the English Third Division

1961/62 to the English Fourth Division

1978/79 to the English Fourth Division

1985/86 to the Today Fourth Division

1986/87 to the Nationwide Conference

1998/99 to the Nationwide League Division 3

Lincoln have reached the playoffs in the following years

2002/3 (lost to Bournemouth 5-2 in the final)

2003/4 (lost to Huddersfield 4-3 on aggregate in the semi finals)

2004/5 (lost to Southend 2-0 in the final after extra time)

2005/6 (lost to Grimsby Town 3-1 on aggregate in the semi finals)

2006/7 (lost to Bristol Rovers 7-4 on aggregate in the semi finals)

CUP PROGRESSION

Lincoln have been elimated from the FA CUP in the following rounds

1st Round - 40 times

2nd Round - 23 times

3rd Round - 28 times

4th Round - 3 times

5th Round - 3 times

Lincoln have been elimated from the League Cup in the following rounds

1st Round - 28 times

2nd Round - 11 times

3rd Round - 3 times

Lincoln have been elimated from the Associate Members Cup at the following stages

1st Round - 8 times 

2nd Round - Twice

Quarter Finals - Once

Semi Finals - None

Northern Region final - Once

MANAGERS (10 MOST RECENT ONLY)

John Beck (October 1995 - March 1998)

Shane Westley (March 1998 - November 1998) - Won City promotion to Division 2

John Reames (November 1998 - May 2000) - Got City relegated back to Division 3

Alan Buckley (March 2001 - May 2002)

Keith Alexander (May 1993-94 and May 2002-May 2006)

John Schofield (June 2006 - October 2007)

Peter Jackson (November 2007 - September 2009)

Chris Sutton (September 2009 - Present)

HATRICKS SINCE 1990

Tony Lormer - 4 in the 6-2 win over Carlisle in 1990/1

Tony Lormer - 3 in the 4-2 win over Scunthorpe in 1991/2

Gareth Ainsworth - 3 in the 3-3 draw with Scarborough in 1997/8

Lee Thorpe - 3 in the 3-2 win over Morecambe in the Associate Members Cup in 2000/1

Simon Yeo - 3 in the 4-2 win over Grimsby Town in 2004/5

Jamie Forrester - 4 in the 4-2 win over Mansfield Town in 2006/7

Jamie Forrester - 3 in the 5-0 win over Barnet in 2006/7

Jamie Forrester - 3 in the 7-1 win over Rochdale in 2006/7

TRANSFER FEES

PLEASE NOTE ALL THE BELOW ARE BASED ON OFFICIAL FIGURES ONLY

The Top 5 fees Lincoln have received for players are

Jack Hobbs to Liverpool for a deal potentially worth £750,000

Gavin Gordon to Cardiff for £550,000

Gareth Ainsworth to Port Vale for £500,000

Darren Huckerby to Newcastle United for £400,000

Matt Dickins to Blackburn for £250,000

The Top 5 fees Lincoln have paid for players are

Tony Battersby from Bury for £75,000

Dean Walling from Carlisle for £75,000

Grant Brown from Leicester for £63,000

Gordon Hobson from Southampton for £60,000

Lee Beevers from Boston United for £50,000

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