| Club: | Lincoln City |
| Season: | 2024–25 |
| Chairman: | Clive Nates |
| Manager: | Michael Skubala |
| Stadium: | LNER Stadium |
| League: | League One |
| League Result: | 12th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| Cup2: | EFL Cup |
| Cup3: | EFL Trophy |
| Cup3 Result: | Group stage |
| League Topscorer: | Paudie O'Connor (2) |
| Season Topscorer: | Paudie O'Connor (2) |
| Highest Attendance: | 9,768 (vs Barnsley; League One) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,507 (vs Harrogate Town; EFL Cup) |
| Average Attendance: | 9,768 |
| Largest Win: | 3–2 (vs Burton Albion; League One) |
| Largest Loss: | 2–1 (vs Harrogate Town; EFL Cup & vs Barnsley; League One) |
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| Prevseason: | 2023–24 |
| Nextseason: | 2025–26 |
The 2024–25 season is the 141st season in the history of Lincoln City and their sixth consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2024–25 EFL Trophy.
On 3 June, Sean Roughan was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad.[1]
On 6 June, the club launched their new home and away strip for the season.[2] [3]
On 6 June, Lincoln confirmed that Branston would remain their front of shirt sponsor for their home kit for the upcoming season.[4]
On 7 June, CEO Liam Scully was elected to the EFL board as a League One representative.[5]
On 14 June, assistant manager Chris Cohen joins Stoke City as assistant head coach.[6]
On 28 June, the players reported back for pre-season training.[7]
On 2 August, Lincoln confirmed David Bridges would return as the new assistant manager, Josh Snowden as the new head of sports science, Jack Coles as the head of recruitment and George Bush as first-team performance analyst, whilst Marc Tracy takes on the role of loans manager.[8]
On 5 August, the club confirmed its squad numbers for the season.[9]
On 6 August, the stadium naming rights with LNER were extended until the end of the 2025/26 season.[10]
On 9 August, the club launched their third strip for the season.[11]
On 9 August, head coach Michael Skubala signed a new contract until the end of the 2027/28 season.[12]
| No. | Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 November 2001 | 20 July 2024 | Nominal Fee | 30 June 2028 | |||||
| 21 | 20 July 2000 | 1 July 2024 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2026 | |||||
| 31 | 8 May 2001 | 3 July 2024 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2026 | |||||
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | 13 December 1991 | 5 July 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 | |||||
| 4 | 25 April 1998 | 14 July 2020 | Free Transfer | 1 January 2025 | |||||
| 5 | 18 May 1994 | 11 August 2020 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||
| 15 |  | 14 July 1997 | 1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 | ||||
| 20 | 22 August 2001 | 1 July 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||
| 22 | 1 October 1999 | 19 July 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2027 | |||||
| 23 | | 14 March 2003 | Academy | 28 July 2020 | 30 June 2025 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 6 | 9 May 2001 | 31 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 | |||||
| 8 | 6 April 1999 | 1 July 2024 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2026 | |||||
| 10 | 8 January 2002 | 1 July 2024 | Nominal Fee | 30 June 2028 | |||||
| 11 | 18 October 1998 | 1 August 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 | |||||
| 14 | 24 September 1995 | 14 June 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 | |||||
| 16 | 22 May 2002 | 18 July 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 | |||||
| 17 | | 28 November 2002 | 31 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | ||||
| 28 | | 1 September 2001 | 1 January 2024 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 7 |  | 9 January 1998 | 14 June 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 | ||||
| 18 | 5 July 1999 | 24 January 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||
| 19 | 17 October 1996 | 12 July 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 | |||||
| 27 | 1 February 2004 | 1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 | |||||
| 29 | 26 September 2001 | 2 July 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2028 | |||||
| 34 | 28 July 2004 | 1 July 2020 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 | |||||
| 36 | Zane Okoro |  | 24 September 2007 | Beachside Soccer Club | |||||
| Out on loan | |||||||||
| – | 22 September 2003 | 2 February 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 | |||||
| 26 | | 2 December 2004 | 1 July 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | ||||
| – | MJ Kamson-Kamara | 23 December 2005 | Academy | 23 February 2023 | 30 June 2025 | ||||
| – | 19 May 1999 | 1 July 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 | |||||
On 8 May, the club announced they would once again return to Spain for a week's training camp in Murcia, with a friendly against Preston North End.[13] Two more friendlies against Harrogate Town and Oldham Athletic were added on 16 May.[14] They would finish their pre-season campaign announcing a friendly against Arsenal U21 as well as some unknown behind-closed-door friendlies.[15]
See main article: 2024–25 EFL League One.
On Wednesday, 26 June 2024, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.[16]
See main article: 2024–25 FA Cup.
See main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup.
Lincoln City were drawn against Harrogate Town in the first round on 27 June 2024.[17]
See main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy.
The Imps were drawn into Group G of the Northern section alongside Chesterfield, Grimsby Town and Manchester City U21.[18] [19]
| Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2024 | Undisclosed | [20] | ||||
| 1 July 2024 | Free | [21] | ||||
| 1 July 2024 | Nominal Fee | [22] | ||||
| 1 July 2024 | Free | [23] | ||||
| 2 July 2024 | Undisclosed | [24] | ||||
| 3 July 2024 | Free | [25] | ||||
| 5 July 2024 | Free | [26] | ||||
| 18 July 2024 | Undisclosed | [27] | ||||
| 19 July 2024 | Undisclosed | [28] | ||||
| 20 July 2024 | Nominal Fee | [29] |
| Date | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2024 | Undisclosed | [30] | |||
| 18 June 2024 | Undisclosed | [31] | |||
| 25 June 2024 | Undisclosed | [32] | |||
| 3 July 2024 | Undisclosed | [33] | |||
| 11 July 2024 | Undisclosed | [34] | |||
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Date until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2024 | End of season | [35] | |||
| 1 August 2024 | End of season | [36] | |||
| 2 August 2024 | MJ Kamson-Kamara | End of season | [37] | ||
| 9 August 2024 | End of season | [38] | |||
| Date | Pos | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2024 | 1 July 2024 | [39] [40] | |||
| 30 June 2024 | 1 July 2024 | [41] | |||
| 30 June 2024 | 7 August 2024 | [42] | |||
| 30 June 2024 | 19 August 2024 | [43] | |||
| 30 June 2024 | [44] | ||||
| 30 June 2024 | |||||
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| Player | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DF | | 15 | Paudie O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | DF | 2 | Tendayi Darikwa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | 18 | Ben House | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| FW | 27 | Jovon Makama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| Player | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DF | 8 | Tom Bayliss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2 | DF | | 15 | Paudie O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 23 | Sean Roughan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| No. | Pos. | Player | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Nat. | Player | Matches played | Clean sheet % | width=150 | League One | width=150 | FA Cup | width=150 | EFL Cup | width=150 | EFL Trophy | width=150 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 31 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||