Lincoln City seasons

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Contents

[edit] League

Season Division Pos / Pts Significant Events Top Scorer[1]
2 Pts for a Win / 1 Pt for a Draw
1888-1889 The Combination
1889-1890 Midland League 1 / 34 Club become first ever Champions of the Midland League
1890-1891 Midland League 3 / 20 Club elected to the Football Alliance
1891-1892 Football Alliance 9 / 17
Football Alliance merged with Football League
1892-1893 Division Two 9 / 17 Club become founder members of Division Two
1893-1894 Division Two 8 / 28
1894-1895 Division Two 13 / 20
1895-1896 Division Two 13 / 22
1896-1897 Division Two 16 / 12
1897-1898 Division Two 14 / 17
1898-1899 Division Two 12 / 31
1899-1900 Division Two 9 / 36
1900-1901 Division Two 8 / 33
1901-1902 Division Two 5 / 41
1902-1903 Division Two 10 / 30
1903-1904 Division Two 12 / 30
1904-1905 Division Two 9 / 31
1905-1906 Division Two 13 / 30
1906-1907 Division Two 19 / 28
1907-1908 Division Two 20 / 21
1908-1909 Midland League 1 / 63 Club gain promotion as Champions
1909-1910 Division Two 15 / 31
1910-1911 Division Two 20 / 24
1911-1912 Midland League 13 / 32 Club gain promotion through election
1912-1913 Division Two 8 / 40
1913-1914 Division Two 19 / 26
1914-1915 Division Two 16 / 31
Competitive English football is postponed due to World War I
1919-1920 Division Two
Third Division is created
1920-1921 Midland League
Third Division abandoned
Third Division (North/South) is created
1921-1922 Third Division North
1922-1923 Third Division North
1923-1924 Third Division North
1924-1925 Third Division North
1925-1926 Third Division North
1926-1927 Third Division North
1927-1928 Third Division North
1928-1929 Third Division North
1929-1930 Third Division North
1930-1931 Third Division North
1931-1932 Third Division North
1932-1933 Division Two
1933-1934 Division Two
1934-1935 Third Division North
1935-1936 Third Division North
1936-1937 Third Division North
1937-1938 Third Division North
1938-1939 Third Division North
Competitive English football is postponed due to World War II
1945-1946
1946-1947 Third Division North
1947-1948 Third Division North
1948-1949 Division Two Club set a record league attendance of 23,146 against Grimsby Town
1949-1950 Third Division North
1950-1951 Third Division North
1951-1952 Third Division North Club beat Crewe Alexandra 11 - 1 at home to set a record league victory

Club gain automatic promotion as Champions
1952-1953 Division Two Club set a record average attendance throughout the season of over 16,500
1953-1954 Division Two Club set a record FA Cup attendance of 23,027 against Preston North End
1954-1955 Division Two
1955-1956 Division Two
1956-1957 Division Two
1957-1958 Division Two
Third Division (North/South) abandoned
Third Division reintroduced
Fourth Division is created
1958-1959 Division Two
1959-1960 Division Two
1960-1961 Division Two
1961-1962 Division Three
1962-1963 Division Four
1963-1964 Division Four
1964-1965 Division Four
1965-1966 Division Four
1966-1967 Division Four
1967-1968 Division Four Club set an all time record attendance of 23,196 against Derby County in the League Cup
1968-1969 Division Four
1969-1970 Division Four
1970-1971 Division Four
1971-1972 Division Four
1972-1973 Division Four
1973-1974 Division Four
1974-1975 Division Four
1975-1976 Division Four
1976-1977 Division Three
1977-1978 Division Three
1978-1979 Division Three
1979-1980 Division Four
1980-1981 Division Four
3 Pts for a Win / 1 Pt for a Draw
1981-1982 Division Three
1982-1983 Division Three
1983-1984 Division Three
1984-1985 Division Three
1985-1986 Division Three
1986-1987 Division Four
1987-1988 Conference 1 / 82 Club gain promotion as Champions
1988-1989 Division Four
1989-1990 Division Four
1990-1991 Division Four
1991-1992 Division Four
Division Four is renamed Division Three
1992-1993 Division Three 8th / 63 Jason Lee, 12
1993-1994 Division Three 18th / 47 Neil Mathews, 7
1994-1995 Division Three 12th / 56 Gary Bannister, 7
1995-1996 Division Three 18th / 53 Gareth Ainsworth, 12
1996-1997 Division Three 9th / 66 Gareth Ainsworth, 22
1997-1998 Division Three 3rd / 75 Club gain automatic promotion via 3rd Placed position Lee Thorpe, 14
1998-1999 Division Two 23rd / 46 Club relagated Lee Thorpe, 8
1999-2000 Division Three 15th / 59 Lee Thorpe, 15
2000-2001 Division Three 18th / 51 Steve Holmes, 11
2001-2002 Division Three 22nd / 46 Club narrowly avoid relegation Lee Thorpe, 13
2002-2003 Division Three 6th / 70

Club avoid going bankrupt
Lost 5 - 2 to Bournemouth in the Play-Off Finals

 Ben Futcher, 8
2003-2004 Division Three 7th / 74 Lost to Huddersfield Town in the Play-Off Semi-Finals

Club set a record attendance of 9,202 for Sincil Bank as an all-seated stadium against Huddersfield Town

 Gary Fletcher, 16
Division Three is renamed Football League Two
2004-2005 League Two 6th / 72 Lost 2 - 0 AET to Southend United in the Play-Off Finals

Club sell Jack Hobbs to Liverpool for a rumoured club record of £750,000

 Simon Yeo, 21
2005-2006 League Two 7th / 66 Lost 3 - 1 on aggregrate to Grimsby Town in the Play-Off Semi-Finals Gary Birch, 8
2006-2007 League Two 5th / 74 Lost 7 - 4 on aggregrate to Bristol Rovers in the Play-Off Semi-Finals Jamie Forrester, 17

[edit] Cup

Coming soon.

[edit] Summary

Tier Amount of Seasons Last Time Last Succession Longest Succession Best Finish Titles
First N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Second 34 1960-61 9 16 5th 0
Third 31 1998-99 1 11 1st 3
Fourth 34 Present 7 14 1st 3
Other
→ The Combination
→ Midland League
→ Football Alliance
→ Conference
1
5
1
1
1888-89
1920-21
1891-92
1987-88
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
/
1st
/
1st
0
4
0
1

[edit] References

  1. ^ League matches only