Lincoln City FC
Clubname = Lincoln City
Fullname = Lincoln City Football Club
Nickname = The Red Imps
Founded = 1884
Ground = Sincil Bank, Lincoln
Capacity = 10,127
are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two.
The team play at the 10,127 capacity Sincil Bank in Lincoln, England, Lincolnshire, and are nicknamed the Imps after the legend of the Lincoln Imp. More recently, they have also been known as the Red Imps. Traditionally they play in red and white striped shirts with black shorts and red and white socks.
Formed in 1884 their honours include 3 Division 3 (North) championships in 1931/32, 47/48 and 51/52, a Division 4 Championship in 75/76 (when they were managed by future England manager Graham Taylor), and most recently they were Conference Champions in the 1987/88 season, the year after becoming the first team in English history to be automatically relegated out of the league (prior to this teams only left the league due to failing to secure re-election, a rare occurrence).
Recently they have spent most of their time in the former Division 3 (now League 2) with one season spent in Division 2 (League 1) in the 1998/99 season. Their lowest point came in the summer of 2002 when they almost went out of business, only to be saved at the last minute. New manager Keith Alexander was given the task of keeping the team in the football league, he managed to take them to the 2002/2003 play-off final which they lost 5-2 to Bournemouth.
In 2003-04 Alexander again confounded the critics by coaching the Imps to another play-off position, this time losing to eventual winners Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Alexander, one of the very few black managers in the Football League, had a very serious brain injury (a cerebral aneurysm) halfway through the season, but made a full recovery. In the 2004-05 season they again qualified for the Play-Offs, for a third year running, in the semi final Lincoln beat Macclesfield Town 1-0 at Sincil Bank and drew 1-1 away, however they lost in the final against Southend United F.C. 2-0 after extra time.
Their local rivals include Boston United F.C., Scunthorpe United F.C., Hull City A.F.C. and Grimsby Town F.C.
Squad List 2005/06 Season
* 1. Alan Marriot
* 2. Lee Beevers
* 3. Paul Mayo
* 4. Gareth McAuley
* 5. Paul Morgan
* 6. Jamie McCombe
* 7. Derek Asamoah
* 8. Gary Birch
* 9. Francis Green
*10. Danny Bacon
*11. Scott Kerr (footballer)/Scott Kerr
*12. Peter Folkes
*13. Simon Rayner
*14. Matthew Bloomer
*15. Steve Robinson (footballer)/Steve Robinson
*16. Omari Coleman
*17. Colin Cryan
*18. Oliver Ryan
*19. Lee Frecklington
*20. Chris Gordon
*21. Luke Foster
*22. Dean Keates
*23. Nat Brown
*24. Jeff Hughes (footballer)/Jeff Hughes
*25. (On loan from Brighton)
*26. Marvin Robinson