| Club: | Lincoln City F.C. |
| Season: | 2007–08 |
| Chairman: | Steff Wright |
| Manager: | Peter Jackson |
| Stadium: | Sincil Bank |
| League: | Football League Two |
| League Result: | 15th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| Cup3: | League Trophy |
| Cup3 Result: | Second round |
| League Topscorer: | Ben Wright (15) |
| Highest Attendance: | FA Cup, 10 November 2007 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 936 vs Hartlepool United, League Trophy, 9 October 2007 |
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| Prevseason: | 2006–07 |
| Nextseason: | 2008–09 |
During the 2007–08 season Lincoln City F.C. played in Football League Two after finishing last season in fifth place in the Football League Two and losing another play-off semi-final the previous season. It marked Lincoln's 101st season in the Football League, becoming one of only 26 clubs to have completed 100 or more seasons since the league's formation in 1888. The club are the first club to have reached the milestone without playing top-flight football. This season marked the club's 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 nine successive seasons, with their last season in a higher division coming in 1998–99.
| Player | Place of birth | Age | Signed from | Date joined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + style="text-align:left; | Summer 2008 | |||||
| 01 | Bedford | 29 | August 1999 | |||
| 03 | Burton on Trent | 33 | July 2007 | |||
| 04 | Doncaster | 32 | July 2006 | |||
| 08 | Bradford | 33 | March 2006 | |||
| 09 | Derby | 33 | July 2006 | |||
| 11 | Leeds | 26 | July 2005 | |||
| 13 | Kettering | 21 | Lincoln City F.C. Youth Academy | Professional terms – July 2006 | ||
| 23 | Lincoln | 20 | Lincoln City F.C. Youth Academy | Professional terms – July 2006 |
| Player | Place of birth | Age | Signed from | Date joined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +style="text-align:left; | Summer 2009 | |||||
| 02 | Birmingham | 21 | January 2007 | |||
| 05 | Doncaster | 24 | February 2005 | |||
| 06 | Sheffield | 26 | July 2005 | |||
| 14 | Leicester | 24 | July 2006 | |||
| 15 | Munster | 27 | August 2007 | |||
| 17 | Ivry-Sur-Seine | 20 | January 2007 | |||
| 20 | Trefforest | 19 | Lincoln City F.C. Youth Academy | Professional terms – July 2006 | ||
| 26 | Uxbridge | 23 | August 2007 |
| Player | Place of birth | Age | Signed from | Date joined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +style="text-align:left; | Summer 2010 | |||||
| 27 | Farnborough | 18 | Lincoln City F.C. Youth Academy | Professional terms – December 2007 | ||
| 29 | London | 18 | Lincoln City F.C. Youth Academy | Professional terms – December 2007 |
| Player | Place of birth | Age | Signed from | Date joined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +style="text-align:left; | Summer 2011 | |||||
| 07 | Lincoln | 22 | Lincoln City F.C. Youth Academy | Professional terms – May 2005 |
|}
Summer 2007
| Player | From | Age | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | 33 | Free transfer | |||
| 10 | 37 | Free transfer | |||
| 15 | 27 | Free transfer | |||
| 21 | 19 | First team debut | |||
| 22 |  Michael Roddy | 19 | Free transfer | ||
| 23 | 21 | First team debut | |||
| 26 | – | Undisclosed fee | |||
| 27 | 18 | Professional contract | |||
| 29 | 18 | Professional contract |
Loans
| Player | From | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 20 | |||
| 19 | 21 | |||
| 22 | 22 | |||
| 25 | 19 | |||
| 28 | 21 | |||
| 30 | 26 |
Summer 2007
| Player | To | Age | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | £350,000 | |||
| 29 | Transfer request | |||
| 29 | Free transfer | |||
| 24 | Free transfer | |||
| – | 21 | Free Transfer | ||
| – | – | Free Transfer | ||
| – | – | Retired | ||
| 26 | Free transfer |
January 2008
| Player | To | Age | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Roddy | – | 19 | Contract Expired – 02/01/08 | |
| 37 | Contract Cancelled – 07/01/08 | |||
| – | 22 | Contract Cancelled – 31/01/08 | ||
| 21 | Recalled – 10/01/08 | |||
| – | 20 | Contract Cancelled – 25/02/08 | ||
| – | – | Contract Cancelled – 14/02/08 |
Home ResultsAway Results
| 18 Jul | Retford United (NPL Division One (South)) | A | L 0 – 3 | – | – |
| 20 Jul | Grantham Town (NPL Division One (South)) | A | W 4 – 2 | – | Forrester (2), N'Guessan, Ryan |
| 22 Jul | Genêts d'Anglet (CFA Group D) | A | W 2 – 1 | approx. 300 | Forrester, Frecklington |
| 24 Jul | Pau FC (Championnat National) | A | W 1 – 0 | – | Torpey |
| 26 Jul | Sleaford Town (UCL Premier Division) | A | W 2 – 1 | – | Watt, John-Lewis |
| 28 Jul | Boston United (Conference North) | A | W 1 – 0 | – | Brown |
| 4 Aug | Horncastle Town (Lincolnshire Football League) | A | W 2 – 1 | – | John-Lewis, King |
| 5 Aug | Watford (Championship) | H | L 1 – 2 | 1,239 | Ryan |
| 11 Aug | H | L 0 – 4 | 3,893 | 375 | 3,518 | |||
| 18 Aug | A | W 3 – 1 | 3,357 | 620 | – | Dodds, O.G, Stallard | ||
| 25 Aug | H | W 2 – 0 | 3,189 | 105 | 3,084 | N'Guessan, Dodds | ||
| 1 Sep | A | L 0 – 1 | 2,060 | 468 | – | |||
| 7 Sep | H | L 1 – 2 | 5,286 | 1,064 | 4,222 | Dodds | ||
| 15 Sep | A | L 0 – 2 | 4,075 | 412 | – | |||
| 22 Sep | H | L 1 – 2 | 4,428 | 1,124 | 3,304 | Forrester | ||
| 29 Sep | A | L 0 – 1 | 3,614 | 179 | – | |||
| 2 Oct | A | D 1 – 1 | 1,690 | 175 | – | Kerr | ||
| 6 Oct | H | D 1 – 1 | 3,281 | 187 | 3,094 | Amoo | ||
| 14 Oct | A | L 0 – 4 | 13,037 | 403 | – | |||
| 20 Oct | H | D 1 – 1 | 5,036 | 1,725 | 3,311 | Wright | ||
| 27 Oct | A | L 0 – 1 | 4,368 | 465 | – | |||
| 2 Nov | H | L 0 – 1 | 3,960 | 151 | 3,809 | |||
| 6 Nov | H | L 2 – 4 | 3,893 | 924 | 2,969 | N'Guessan, Bencherif | ||
| 17 Nov | A | L 0 – 1 | 4,297 | 288 | – | |||
| 24 Nov | H | W 2 – 1 | 4,543 | 1,060 | 3,483 | Wright, Frecklington | ||
| 4 Dec | A | W 3 – 1 | 5,260 | 191 | – | Wright (2), John-Lewis | ||
| 8 Dec | A | L 1 – 3 | 2,528 | 209 | – | Frecklington | ||
| 15 Dec | H | W 4 – 1 | 3,549 | 155 | 3,394 | Wright (2), Forrester, Dodds | ||
| 22 Dec | H | L 0 – 4 | 4,025 | 375 | 3,650 | |||
| 26 Dec | A | L 1 – 2 | 15,510 | 740 | – | John-Lewis | ||
| 29 Dec | A | L 0 – 1 | 5,533 | 969 | – | |||
| 1 Jan | H | D 1 – 1 | 3,327 | 114 | 3,213 | Dodds | ||
| 5 Jan | A | W 2 – 0 | 2,721 | 263 | – | Forrester, Frecklington | ||
| 12 Jan | H | L 1 – 3 | 5,016 | 1,482 | 3,534 | Forrester | ||
| 26 Jan | H | W 2 – 0 | 3,779 | 191 | 3,588 | Wright, N'Guessan | ||
| 29 Jan | H | L 1 – 2 | 4,280 | 734 | 3,546 | Forrester | ||
| 2 Feb | A | W 2 – 1 | 4,892 | 268 | – | Dodds (2) | ||
| 5 Feb | A | W 2 – 1 | 1,576 | 202 | – | N'Guessan, Forrester | ||
| 9 Feb | H | W 2 – 1 | 3,955 | 468 | 3,487 | Forrester, Hone | ||
| 12 Feb | A | W 3 – 0 | 1,281 | 209 | – | Stallard, Wright, Beevers | ||
| 16 Feb | H | W 3 – 1 | 3,682 | 121 | 3,561 | John-Lewis, Forrester, N'Guessan | ||
| 23 Feb | A | L 2 – 3 | 4,321 | 907 | – | Dodds, Wright | ||
| 1 Mar | H | W 1 – 0 | 4,002 | 333 | 3,669 | Dodds | ||
| 7 Mar | A | L 1 – 4 | 4,353 | 685 | – | Wright | ||
| 11 Mar | A | W 1 – 0 | 3,858 | 870 | – | Forrester | ||
| 15 Mar | H | L 0 – 1 | 4,544 | 819 | 3,725 | |||
| 22 Mar | A | L 2 – 5 | 2,115 | 393 | – | Wright (2) | ||
| 24 Mar | H | W 2 – 1 | 3,614 | 381 | 3,233 | N'Guessan (2) | ||
| 29 Mar | A | L 0 – 4 | 8,035 | 1,007 | – | |||
| 4 Apr | H | L 1 – 2 | 3,896 | 528 | 3,368 | Wright | ||
| 12 Apr | A | W 2 – 1 | 2,089 | 205 | – | Forrester (2) | ||
| 19 Apr | H | W 3 – 1 | 3,699 | 376 | 3,323 | King, Forrester, Frecklington | ||
| 26 Apr | A | W 2 – 1 | 2,762 | 501 | – | Wright, Green | ||
| 3 May | 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 ----
| 10 Nov | One | H | D 1 – 1 | 7,361 | 2,491 | 4,870 | O.G | |
| 27 Nov | One (Replay) | A | L 1 – 3 | 6,783 | 2,229 | – | Forrester | |
| – | One (North) | Bye Received | ||||||
| 9 Oct | Two (North) | H | L 2 – 5 | 936 | 93 | 843 | Stallard (2) | |
| 34.8 | 1 – 2 | 734 [Tuesday] | 3 – 1 | 620 | 3 | ||
| 36.0 | 2 – 1 | 1,060 | 1 – 0 | 870 [Tuesday] | 6 | ||
| 39.3 | 1 – 2 | 1,124 | 0 – 1 | 969 | 0 | ||
| 43.3 | 2 – 4 | 924 [Tuesday] | 1 – 4 | 685 [Friday] | 0 | ||
| 44.9 | 1 – 3 | 1,482 | 2 – 3 | 907 | 0 | ||
| 50.7 | 1 – 1 | 1,725 | 0 – 4 | 1,007 | 1 | ||
| 81.4 | 1 – 2 | 1,064 [Friday] | 1 – 2 | 740 [Boxing Day] | 0 | ||
| 83.0 | 3 – 1 | 121 | 2 – 1 | 202 [Tuesday] | 6 | ||
| 86.7 | 0 – 1 | 819 | 3 – 1 | 191 [Tuesday] | 3 | ||
| 101.6 | 2 – 1 | 468 | 2 – 0 | 263 | 6 | ||
| 109.0 | 1 – 2 | 528 [Friday] | 0 – 4 | 403 [Sunday] | 0 | ||
| 109.6 | 1 – 1 | 114 [NYs Day] | 1 – 1 | 175 [Tuesday] | 2 | ||
| 120.1 | 2 – 0 | 105 | 3 – 0 | 209 [Tuesday] | 6 | ||
| 120.2 | 0 – 4 | 375 | 2 – 1 | 268 | 3 | ||
| 122.2 | 0 – 4 | 375 | 0 – 2 | 412 | 0 | ||
| 125.2 | 0 – 1 | 151 [Friday] | 2 – 1 | 205 | 3 | ||
| 128.0 | 4 – 1 | 155 | 2 – 5 | 393 | 3 | ||
| 135.6 | 2 – 4 | 597 | 0 – 1 | 179 | 0 | ||
| 142.0 | 3 – 1 | 376 | 0 – 1 | 465 | 3 | ||
| 142.8 | 2 – 1 | 381 [BH Monday] | 1 – 3 | 209 | 3 | ||
| 147.3 | 2 – 0 | 191 | 0 – 1 | 468 | 3 | ||
| 148.3 | 1 – 0 | 333 | 0 – 1 | 288 | 3 | ||
| 158.9 | 1 – 1 | 187 | 2 – 1 | 501 | 4 |
Home
League Two: 4 – 1 vs Barnet Sat 15 Dec
FA Cup: Not Applicable
League Cup: Not Applicable
League Trophy: Not Applicable
Away
League Two: 3 – 0 vs Accrington Stanley Tues 12 Feb
FA Cup: Not Applicable
League Cup: Not Applicable
League Trophy: Not Applicable
Home
League Two: 0 – 4 vs Shrewsbury Town Sat 11 Aug | 0 – 4 vs Darlington Sat 22 Dec
FA Cup:Not Applicable
League Cup:Not Applicable
League Trophy: 2 – 5 vs Hartlepool United Tues 9 Oct
Away
League Two: 0 – 4 vs Milton Keynes Dons Sun 14 Oct | 0 – 4 vs Peterborough United Sat 29 Mar
FA Cup: 1 – 3 vs Nottingham Forest Tues 27 Nov
League Cup: 1 – 4 vs Doncaster Rovers Tues 14 Aug
League Trophy:Not Applicable
Home
League Two: 5,286 vs Bradford City Fri 7th Sept
FA Cup: 7,361 vs Nottingham Forest Sat 10 Nov
League Cup: Not Applicable
League Trophy: 936 vs Hartlepool United Tues 9 Oct
Away
League Two: 15,510 vs Bradford City Wed 26 Dec
FA Cup: 6,783 vs Nottingham Forest Tues 27 Nov
League Cup: 5,084 vs Doncaster Rovers
League Trophy: Not Applicable
Home
League Two: 3,189 vs Accrington Stanley Sat 25 Aug
FA Cup: 7,361 vs Nottingham Forest Sat 10 Nov
League Cup: Not Applicable
League Trophy: 936 vs Hartlepool United Tues 9 Oct
Away
League Two: 1,281 vs Accrington Stanley Tues 12 Feb
FA Cup: 6,783 vs Nottingham Forest Tues 27 Nov
League Cup: 5,084 vs Doncaster Rovers
League Trophy: Not Applicable
| ST | Ben Wright | 15 | 0 | 15 | |
| ST | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | Paul Green | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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