By Nathan Jackson
June 20 2007

20 years ago, Scarborough replaced Lincoln City in the Football League after winning the Conference, 10 years later the clubs shared two thrilling games as City won promotion, but now it's over. Scarborough have folded because of debts and now we look back on the last two meetings between the Imps and Scarborough, as well as looking at what has happened to Scarborough since those last meetings.

City's last meeting with the Seadogs at Sincil Bank came in the 1997/8 season and it produced a thrilling game. Brown gave Scarborough the lead after 21 minutes before Gareth Ainsworth both equalised, and gave City the lead in quick succession just before half time. Bennett and Van Der Velden turned the game in Scarborough's favour before Ainsworth completed his hatrick.

The return game was equally as thrilling, City taking the lead before two Scarborough goals turned the game on it's head. It appeared as though it wouldn't be City's day before the home goalkeeper was sent off for handling outside the box. City scored from the resulting free kick, deep into injury time.

12 months later and both clubs suffered relegation in their final games of the season. City lost at home to Wycombe to come straight back down to the 4th tier after just a year in what was then known as Division 2. Scarborough thought they were safe after taking 7 points from their final 3 games and when their game finished, eyes turned to Carlisle.

If Carlisle failed to beat Plymouth then Scarborough would survive and deep into injury time Carlisle won a corner and from it, Jimmy Glass, a goalkeeper on loan from Swindon, scored a highly unlikely winner for Carlisle and they unbelievably survived.

If the Imps had beaten Southend in the 2nd Round of the 2003/4 FA Cup then City would have had a home game against Scarborough in Round 3, City lost 3-0 though and Southend went on to beat Southend in a replay. Then they pulled out one of the best possible ties, a home tie to Chelsea.

Despite a 1-0 defeat, Scarborough were given national praise for the way they performed, with future-Imps Scott Kerr and Colin Cryan both getting national recognition for their good performances.

Scarborough were recently relegated for the second time in as many seasons a few months ago and were set to to face teams such as Lincoln United, but now them folding means that if a new club forms, then they have to started at the lowest level possible that would accept them.

If City ever play a competitive match in the town of Scarborough again is highly unlikely.

RIP Scarborough.