Lincoln City F.C. season 2007-08

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Lincoln City
Season 2007-08
Manager Flag of England Peter Jackson
Assistant Manager Iffy Onuora
Chairman Flag of England Steff Wright
League Two 15th Last Six: LLWWWL
FA Cup Eliminated 1st Round
League Cup Eliminated 1st Round
League Trophy Eliminated 2nd Round

During the 2007-08 season the team will play in Football League Two after finishing last season in 5th place in the Football League Two, crashing to another Play-Off Semi-Final defeat. It will mark Lincoln's 101st season in the Football and/or Premier League, becoming 1 of only 26 clubs to have completed 100 or more seasons since the leagues formation in 1888. The club are the first club to have reached the milestone without actually playing top flight football. This season marks the clubs 79th season in the lowest possible division in the football league, and the 36th season in the fourth tier of English football. The club have now been competing in the fourth tier for 9 successive seasons, with their last season in a higher division coming in 1998/99.

Contents

[edit] Contract Expiry Dates

Summer 2008

# Player Place of Birth Age Signed From Date Joined
01 Flag of England Alan Marriott Bedford 29 Tottenham Hotspur August 1999
03 Flag of England Gary Croft Burton on Trent 33 Grimsby Town July 2007
04 Flag of England Adie Moses Doncaster 32 Crewe Alexandra July 2006
08 Flag of England Jamie Forrester Bradford 33 Bristol Rovers March 2006
09 Flag of England Mark Stallard Derby 33 Shrewsbury Town July 2006
11 Flag of England Scott Kerr Leeds 26 Scarborough July 2005
13 Flag of England Ayden Duffy Kettering 21 Lincoln City F.C. Youth Academy Professional Terms - July 2006
23 Flag of England Shane Clarke Lincoln 20 Lincoln City F.C. Youth Academy Professional Terms - July 2006

Summer 2009

# Player Place of Birth Age Signed From Date Joined
02 Flag of England Paul Green Birmingham 21 Aston Villa January 2007
05 Flag of Wales Lee Beevers Doncaster 24 Boston United February 2005
06 Flag of England Nat Brown Sheffield 26 Huddersfield Town July 2005
14 Flag of England Ryan Amoo Leicester 24 Barrow Town July 2006
15 Flag of England Ben Wright Munster 27 IK Start August 2007
17 Flag of France Dany N'Guessan Ivry-Sur-Seine 20 Glasgow Rangers January 2007
20 Flag of Wales Owain Warlow Trefforest 19 Lincoln City F.C. Youth Academy Professional Terms - July 2006
26 Flag of England Jamie Hand Uxbridge 23 Chester City August 2007

Summer 2010

# Player Place of Birth Age Signed From Date Joined
27 Flag of England Danny Hone Farnborough 18 Lincoln City F.C. Youth Academy Professional Terms - December 2007
29 Flag of England Lenell John-Lewis London 18 Lincoln City F.C. Youth Academy Professional Terms - December 2007

Summer 2011

# Player Place of Birth Age Signed From Date Joined
07 Flag of England Lee Frecklington Lincoln 22 Lincoln City F.C. Youth Academy Professional Terms - May 2005

[edit] Squad

No. Nat. Position Player Total League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 Flag of England GK Alan Marriott 38 0 34 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
2 Flag of England DF Paul Green 40 1 36 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
3 Flag of England DF Gary Croft 22 0 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 Flag of England DF Adie Moses 21 0 18 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
5 Flag of Wales DF Lee Beevers 38 1 37 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 Flag of England DF Nat Brown 28 0 27 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
7 Flag of Ireland MF Lee Frecklington 38 4 34 4 2 0 1 0 1 0
8 Flag of England FW Jamie Forrester 44 14 40 12 2 1 1 1 1 0
9 Flag of England FW Mark Stallard 26 4 24 2 0 0 1 0 1 2
10 Flag of England FW Steve Torpey [Contract Cancelled - 7th January 2008] 14 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
11 Flag of England MF Scott Kerr 40 1 36 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
13 Flag of England GK Ayden Duffy 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Flag of England MF Ryan Amoo 16 1 13 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
15 Flag of England FW Ben Wright 38 15 34 15 2 0 1 0 1 0
16 Flag of England MF Ryan Semple [Contract Cancelled - 31st January 2008] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Flag of Cameroon MF Alex Morfaw [On Loan From Scunthorpe United F.C.] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Flag of France MF Dany N'Guessan 40 7 36 7 2 0 1 0 1 0
18 Flag of England FW Ollie Ryan [Contract Cancelled - 20th March 2008] 15 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 Flag of England MF Louis Dodds [On Loan From Leicester City F.C.] 44 9 41 9 2 0 1 0 0 0
20 Flag of Wales MF Owain Warlow 21 0 17 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
21 Flag of England DF Phil Watt [Contract Cancelled - 25th February 2008] 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 Flag of England FW Gary King 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Flag of Ireland MF Michael Roddy [Contract Expired - 2nd January 2008] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Flag of England FW Adam Smith [Returned to Chesterfield F.C.] 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Flag of England MF Shane Clarke 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Flag of England DF Jack Cotton [Contract Cancelled - 14th February 2008] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Flag of Algeria DF Hamza Bencherif [Returned to Nottingham Forest F.C.] 13 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 Flag of England MF Martin Pembleton 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Flag of England MF Jamie Hand [On Loan at Oxford United F.C.] 26 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 Flag of England DF Daniel Hone 25 1 23 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
28 Flag of England GK Ben Smith [Returned to Doncaster Rovers F.C.] 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Flag of England FW Lenell John-Lewis 22 3 21 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 Flag of England DF Lee Ridley [On Loan From Cheltenham Town F.C.] 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[edit] Transfers

[edit] Ins

Summer 2007

# Player From Age Fee
03 Flag of England Gary Croft Grimsby Town 33 Free Transfer
10 Flag of England Steve Torpey Scunthorpe United 37 Free Transfer
15 Flag of England Ben Wright I.K. Start 27 Free Transfer
21 Flag of England Phil Watt Lincoln City F.C. Youth Academy 19 First Team Debut
22 Flag of Ireland Michael Roddy Bolton Wanderers 19 Free Transfer
23 Flag of England Shane Clarke Lincoln City F.C. Youth Academy 21 First Team Debut
26 Flag of England Jamie Hand Chester City - Undisclosed Fee
27 Flag of England Danny Hone Lincoln City F.C. Youth Academy 18 Professional Contract
29 Flag of England Lenell John-Lewis Lincoln City F.C. Youth Academy 18 Professional Contract

Loans

# Player From Age
16 Flag of Cameroon Alex Morfaw Scunthorpe United 20
19 Flag of England Louis Dodds Leicester City 21
22 Flag of England Adam Smith Chesterfield 22
25 Flag of Algeria Hamza Bencherif Nottingham Forest 19
28 Flag of England Ben Smith Doncaster Rovers 21
30 Flag of England Lee Ridley Cheltenham Town 26

[edit] Outs

Summer 2007

Player To Age Fee
Flag of Northern Ireland Jeff Hughes Crystal Palace 22 £350,000
Flag of Northern Ireland Paul Morgan Bury 29 Transfer Request
Flag of Scotland Martin Gritton Macclesfield Town 29 Free Transfer
Flag of Canada Simon Rayner Torquay United 24 Free Transfer
Flag of England Leon Mettam - 21 Free Transfer
Flag of England Andy Toyne - - Free Transfer
Flag of England Tom Wilkinson (footballer) - - Retired
Flag of England Paul Mayo Notts County 26 Free Transfer

January 2008

Player To Age Fee
Flag of Ireland Michael Roddy - 19 Contract Expired - 02/01/08
Flag of England Steve Torpey Farsley Celtic 37 Contract Cancelled - 07/01/08
Flag of England Ryan Semple - 22 Contract Cancelled - 31/01/08
Flag of England Ben Smith Doncaster Rovers 21 Recalled - 10/01/08
Flag of England Phil Watt - 20 Contract Cancelled - 25/02/08
Flag of England Jack Cotton - - Contract Cancelled - 14/02/08

[edit] Competitions

[edit] Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 58 18 4 24 61 77 -16 9 3 11 33 38 -5 9 1 13 28 39 -11

Last updated: 03 May
Source: BBC Sport
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

[edit] Results by round

Round 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Ground H A H A H A H A A H A H A H H A H A A H H A A H A H H H A A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H
Result L W W L L L L L D D L D L L L L W W L W L L L D W L W L W W W W W L W L W L L W L L W W W L

Last updated: 03 May.
Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win.

Home Results

Round 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Result L W L L D D L L W W L D L W L W W W L W L W L

Last updated: 03 May.
Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win.

Away Results

Round 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Result W L L L D L L L W L L L W W W W L L W L L W W

Last updated: 26 April.
Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win.

[edit] Fixtures & Results

[edit] Friendlies

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Jul 18 Retford United
(NPL Division One (South))		 A L 0 - 3 - -
Jul 20 Grantham Town
(NPL Division One (South))		 A W 4 - 2 - Forrester (2), N'Guessan, Ryan
Jul 22 Genêts d'Anglet
(CFA Group D)		 A W 2 - 1 approx. 300 Forrester, Frecklington
Jul 24 Pau FC
(Championnat National)		 A W 1 - 0 - Torpey
Jul 26 Sleaford Town
(UCL Premier Division)		 A W 2 - 1 - Watt, John-Lewis
Jul 28 Boston United
(Conference North)		 A W 1 - 0 - Brown
Aug 4 Horncastle Town
(Lincolnshire Football League)		 A W 2 - 1 - John-Lewis, King
Aug 5 Watford
(Championship)		 H L 1 - 2 1,239 Ryan

[edit] League Two

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Away Fans Home Fans Scorers
Aug 11 Shrewsbury Town H L 0 - 4 3,893 375 3,518
Aug 18 Mansfield Town A W 3 - 1 3,357 620 - Dodds, O.G, Stallard
Aug 25 Accrington Stanley H W 2 - 0 3,189 105 3,084 N'Guessan, Dodds
Sep 01 Dagenham & Redbridge A L 0 - 1 2,060 468 -
Sep 07 Bradford City H L 1 - 2 5,286 1,064 4,222 Dodds
Sep 15 Darlington A L 0 - 2 4,075 412 -
Sep 22 Grimsby Town H L 1 - 2 4,428 1,124 3,304 Forrester
Sep 29 Wrexham A L 0 - 1 3,614 179 -
Oct 02 Bury A D 1 - 1 1,690 175 - Kerr
Oct 06 Morecambe H D 1 - 1 3,281 187 3,094 Amoo
Oct 14 Milton Keynes Dons A L 0 - 4 13,037 403 -
Oct 20 Peterborough United H D 1 - 1 5,036 1,725 3,311 Wright
Oct 27 Brentford A L 0 - 1 4,368 465 -
Nov 02 Chester City H L 0 - 1 3,960 151 3,809
Nov 06 Chesterfield H L 2 - 4 3,893 924 2,969 N'Guessan, Bencherif
Nov 17 Wycombe Wanderers A L 0 - 1 4,297 288 -
Nov 24 Notts County H W 2 - 1 4,543 1,060 3,483 Wright, Frecklington
Dec 04 Stockport County A W 3 - 1 5,260 191 - Wright (2), John-Lewis
Dec 08 Hereford United A L 1 - 3 2,528 209 - Frecklington
Dec 15 Barnet H W 4 - 1 3,549 155 3,394 Wright (2), Forrester, Dodds
Dec 22 Darlington H L 0 - 4 4,025 375 3,650
Dec 26 Bradford City A L 1 - 2 15,510 740 - John-Lewis
Dec 29 Grimsby Town A L 0 - 1 5,533 969 -
Jan 01 Bury H D 1 - 1 3,327 114 3,213 Dodds
Jan 05 Rochdale A W 2 - 0 2,721 263 - Forrester, Frecklington
Jan 12 Rotherham United H L 1 - 3 5,016 1,482 3,534 Forrester
Jan 26 Dagenham & Redbridge H W 2 - 0 3,779 191 3,588 Wright, N'Guessan
Jan 29 Mansfield Town H L 1 - 2 4,280 734 3,546 Forrester
Feb 02 Shrewsbury Town A W 2 - 1 4,892 268 - Dodds (2)
Feb 05 Macclesfield Town A W 2 - 1 1,576 202 - N'Guessan, Forrester
Feb 09 Rochdale H W 2 - 1 3,955 468 3,487 Forrester, Hone
Feb 12 Accrington Stanley A W 3 - 0 1,281 209 - Stallard, Wright, Beevers
Feb 16 Macclesfield Town H W 3 - 1 3,682 121 3,561 John-Lewis, Forrester, N'Guessan
Feb 23 Rotherham United A L 2 - 3 4,321 907 - Dodds, Wright
Mar 01 Wycombe Wanderers H W 1 - 0 4,002 333 3,669 Dodds
Mar 07 Chesterfield A L 1 - 4 4,353 685 - Wright
Mar 11 Notts County A W 1 - 0 3,858 870 - Forrester
Mar 15 Stockport County H L 0 - 1 4,544 819 3,725
Mar 22 Barnet A L 2 - 5 2,115 393 - Wright (2)
Mar 24 Hereford United H W 2 - 1 3,614 381 3,233 N'Guessan (2)
Mar 29 Peterborough United A L 0 - 4 8,035 1,007 -
Apr 04 Milton Keynes Dons H L 1 - 2 3,896 528 3,368 Wright
Apr 12 Chester City A W 2 - 1 2,089 205 - Forrester (2)
Apr 19 Brentford H W 3 - 1 3,699 376 3,323 King, Forrester, Frecklington
Apr 26 Morecambe A W 2 - 1 2,762 501 - Wright, Green
May 03 Wrexham H L 2 - 4 4,958 597 4,361 O.G, Wright

2007/08 Away Total: 10,629 (23 games)
2007/08 Away Average: 462
2007/08 Home Average: 93,835 (23 games) | 4,080
2007/08 Home Average (Excluding Away Fans): 4,080 - (582) = 3,498

[edit] FA Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Away Fans Home Fans Scorers
Nov 10 One Nottingham Forest H D 1 - 1 7,361 2,491 4,870 O.G
Nov 27 One (Replay) Nottingham Forest A L 1 - 3 6,783 2,229 - Forrester

[edit] League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Away Fans Home Fans Scorers
Aug 14 One (North) Doncaster Rovers A L 1 - 4 5,084 792 - Forrester

[edit] League Trophy 2007-08

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Away Fans Home Fans Scorers
- One (North) Bye Received
Oct 09 Two (North) Hartlepool United H L 2 - 5 936 93 843 Stallard (2)

[edit] Fred Green Memorial Trophy

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Jul 19 Final Lincoln United A W 2 - 1 - McCarthy, Ryan

[edit] Lincolnshire Senior Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Aug 1 Final Scunthorpe United H W 1 - 0 759 Forrester

[edit] Head To Head

Team Miles [One Way] Home Result Fans Brought Away Result Fans Took Points Gained
Mansfield Town 34.8 1 - 2 734 [Tuesday] 3 - 1 620 3
Notts County 36.0 2 - 1 1,060 1 - 0 870 [Tuesday] 6
Grimsby Town 39.3 1 - 2 1,124 0 - 1 969 0
Chesterfield 43.3 2 - 4 924 [Tuesday] 1 - 4 685 [Friday] 0
Rotherham United 44.9 1 - 3 1,482 2 - 3 907 0
Peterborough United 50.7 1 - 1 1,725 0 - 4 1,007 1
Bradford City 81.4 1 - 2 1,064 [Friday] 1 - 2 740 [Boxing Day] 0
Macclesfield Town 83.0 3 - 1 121 2 - 1 202 [Tuesday] 6
Stockport County 86.7 0 - 1 819 3 - 1 191 [Tuesday] 3
Rochdale 101.6 2 - 1 468 2 - 0 263 6
Milton Keynes 109.0 1 - 2 528 [Friday] 0 - 4 403 [Sunday] 0
Bury 109.6 1 - 1 114 [NYs Day] 1 - 1 175 [Tuesday] 2
Accrington Stanley 120.1 2 - 0 105 3 - 0 209 [Tuesday] 6
Shrewsbury Town 120.2 0 - 4 375 2 - 1 268 3
Darlington 122.2 0 - 4 375 0 - 2 412 0
Chester City 125.2 0 - 1 151 [Friday] 2 - 1 205 3
Barnet 128.0 4 - 1 155 2 - 5 393 3
Wrexham 135.6 2 - 4 597 0 - 1 179 0
Brentford 142.0 3 - 1 376 0 - 1 465 3
Hereford United 142.8 2 - 1 381 [BH Monday] 1 - 3 209 3
Dagenham & Redbridge 147.3 2 - 0 191 0 - 1 468 3
Wycombe Wanderers 148.3 1 - 0 333 0 - 1 288 3
Morecambe 158.9 1 - 1 187 2 - 1 501 4

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Club

[edit] Biggest Win

Home
League Two: 4 - 1 vs Barnet Sat 15th Dec
FA Cup: Not Applicable
League Cup: Not Applicable
League Trophy: Not Applicable

Away
League Two: 3 - 0 vs Accrington Stanley Tues 12th Feb
FA Cup: Not Applicable
League Cup: Not Applicable
League Trophy: Not Applicable

[edit] Heaviest Defeat

Home
League Two: 0 - 4 vs Shrewsbury Town Sat 11th Aug | 0 - 4 vs Darlington Sat 22nd Dec
FA Cup:Not Applicable
League Cup:Not Applicable
League Trophy: 2 - 5 vs Hartlepool United Tues 9th Oct

Away
League Two: 0 - 4 vs Milton Keynes Dons Sun 14th Oct | 0 - 4 vs Peterborough United Sat 29th Mar
FA Cup: 1 - 3 vs Nottingham Forest Tues 27th Nov
League Cup: 1 - 4 vs Doncaster Rovers Tues 14th Aug
League Trophy:Not Applicable

[edit] Highest Attendance

Home
League Two: 5,286 vs Bradford City Fri 7th Sept
FA Cup: 7,361 vs Nottingham Forest Sat 10th Nov
League Cup: Not Applicable
League Trophy: 936 vs Hartlepool United Tues 9th Oct

Away
League Two: 15,510 vs Bradford City Wed 26th Dec
FA Cup: 6,783 vs Nottingham Forest Tues 27th Nov
League Cup: 5,084 vs Doncaster Rovers
League Trophy: Not Applicable

[edit] Lowest Attendance

Home
League Two: 3,189 vs Accrington Stanley Sat 25th Aug
FA Cup: 7,361 vs Nottingham Forest Sat 10th Nov
League Cup: Not Applicable
League Trophy: 936 vs Hartlepool United Tues 9th Oct

Away
League Two: 1,281 vs Accrington Stanley Tues 12th Feb
FA Cup: 6,783 vs Nottingham Forest Tues 27th Nov
League Cup: 5,084 vs Doncaster Rovers
League Trophy: Not Applicable

[edit] Individual

[edit] Goal Scorers

Pos Player League Cup Total Scored
ST Ben Wright 15 0 15
ST Jamie Forrester 12 2 14
ST Louis Dodds 9 0 9
MF Dany N'Guessan 7 0 7
ST Mark Stallard 2 2 4
MF Lee Frecklington 4 0 4
ST Lenell John-Lewis 3 0 3
- Own Goal 1 1 2
MF Scott Kerr 1 0 1
DF Ryan Amoo 1 0 1
DF Hamza Bencherif 1 0 1
DF Daniel Hone 1 0 1
DF Lee Beevers 1 0 1
ST Gary King 1 0 1
DF Paul Green 1 0 1

[edit] Discipline

Pos Player Booked Sent off Points
MF Scott Kerr 9 2 39
MF Jamie Hand 6 0 18
DF Gary Croft 2 2 18
DF Paul Green 6 0 18
ST Louis Dodds 5 0 15
ST Mark Stallard 3 1 15
MF Dany N'Guessan 3 1 15
DF Danny Hone 4 0 12
DF Hamza Bencherif 3 0 9
MF Shane Clarke 1 1 9
MF Lee Frecklington 2 0 6
DF Nat Brown 2 0 6
ST Oliver Ryan 0 1 6
DF Lee Beevers 2 0 6
DF Ryan Amoo 1 0 3
ST Jamie Forrester 1 0 3
MF Lenell John-Lewis 1 0 3
GK Alan Marriott 1 0 3
MF Martin Pembleton 1 0 3
DF Adie Moses 1 0 3

3 Points for a yellow card
6 Points for a red card

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