Ex-players always score against us..or do they?


By Nathan Jackson
December 14 2006

You always hear fans says that former players always seem to score against them but is it nessacerily true? With the Imps set to face a lot of former players in the forthcoming weeks, I decided to do a bit of research to see just how accurate that myth really is.

As you can tell by the table below, the myth that former players always come back to haunt you is most definitely a myth. They may get the odd goal here or there but "always" is pushing it very very far indeed. Obviously the table doesn't cover every single player that's ever played against Lincoln after playing them but considering the blow players have only played a total of 43 games have been played against Lincoln and only 9 goals scored, near enough ends the "always" or even just "regulary" scores again their former clubs. (NOTES : THESE STATS INCLUDE LEAGUE AND CUPS)

 

Player  

    Now Plays for   

Left Lincoln

Games against Lincoln since leaving

Goals

 

 

John Finnigan

Cheltenham Town

2002

7

1

 

 

Justin Walker

Ilkeston Town

2002

6

0

 

 

Tony Battersy

 

2002

1

0

 

 

Lee Thorpe

Torquay United

2002

6

2

 

 

Kevin Ellison

Tranmere Rovers

2004

1

1

 

 

Mark Bailey

 

2004

2

0

 

 

Dean West

Kings Lynn

2004

1

0

 

 

Simon Weaver

 

2004

1

0

 

 

Marcus Richardson

 

2005

2

1

 

 

Kevin Sandwith

Chester

2005

3

0

 

 

Peter Gain

Peterborough

2005

2

1

 

 

Ciaran Toner

Grimsby

2005

5

1

 

 

Ben Futcher

Peterborough

2005

3

1

 

 

Derek Asamoan

Shrewsbury

2006

1

0

 

 

Dean Keates

Walsall

2006

1

0

 

 

Francis Green

Boston United

2006

1

1

Then of course you get to current Imps players who have played against their former teams this season. Obviously this list is pretty small but it still gives a reasonably decent showing that players rarely score against their former sides. Again, it's not a particulary bad record but "always" certainly isn't the word to use.

Games Goals
Player Former Teams faced this season
Jamie Forrester Walsall, Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Bristol R, 4 1
Mark Stallard Notts Country, Shrewsbury, Wycombe, 3 2
Lee Beevers Boston United 1 0
Martin Gritton Torquay United, Grimsby Town 2 1

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