List of Lincoln City F.C. players explained

Lincoln City Football Club, an English association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, was founded in 1884,^[1] and first entered the FA Cup in the 1884–85 season.^[2] When nationally organised league football in England began, the club joined the Combination, a league set up to provide organised football for those clubs not invited to join the Football League which was to start the same year. When that league folded,^[3] Lincoln became one of the founder members of the Midland League, and won the inaugural league title. They then spent a year in the Football Alliance before being elected to the newly formed Second Division of the Football League.^[2] Lincoln moved in and out of the Football League until they became founder members of the Football League Third Division North in 1921.^[4] They remained in the Football League until 1987, when they became the first club to suffer automatic relegation to the Football Conference.^[5] They returned to the League after just one season, remained at that level until they were again relegated in 2011, and returned once more in 2017.^[2]

All players who have made at least 100 appearances in senior first-team matches for Lincoln City, in league or cup competition, are listed below. Grant Brown holds the record for Lincoln City appearances, having played 491 matches between 1989 and 2002, of which 407 were in the Football League. Tony Emery is the only other Lincoln player with more than 400 Football League appearances, and he and Dave Smith the only other two with 400 competitive appearances in total. The goalscoring record is held by Andy Graver, with 143 league goals, and 150 in total, scored over three spells with the club between 1950 and 1961. Johnny Campbell is the only other Lincoln player to have scored 100 Football League goals. Goalkeeper David Felgate is the only man in this appearance range to have played senior international football while with Lincoln City; he received his only cap for Wales as a half-time substitute for Neville Southall in a friendly against Romania in 1983.^[6]

Key

Positions key

Pre-1960s	1960s–
GK	Goalkeeper
FB	Full back	DF	Defender
HB	Half-back	MF	Midfielder
FW	Forward<			--	-	U	Utility player -->

Players with 100 or more appearances

Table of players, including playing position, club statistics and international selection

scope=col	Name	scope=col	Position	scope=col	Club career	scope=col	League apps	scope=col	League goals	scope=col	Total apps	scope=col	Total goals	scope=col	International selection	scope=col class=unsortable	Refs
scope=row		DF	1989–2002	407	15	469	18
scope=row		HB	1945–1958	402	1	424	1
scope=row		MF	1968–1978	371	52	420	59	style=text-align:left	English schools
scope=row		GK	2000–2008	351	0	395	0
scope=row		FW		333	96	386	105
scope=row		DF	1975–1985	335	22	369	22
scope=row		DF	1958–1967	315	2	351	2
scope=row		HB	1901–1911	265	4	330	4
scope=row		GK	1931–1939	309	0	329	0
scope=row		FW	1931–1939	299	35	322	37
scope=row		FW	1922–1934	292	60	315	64
scope=row		HB	1954–1963	300	16	315	16
scope=row		FW / FB	1949–1958	295	32	310	35
scope=row		MF	1960–1971	278	36	307	40
scope=row		DF	1987–1995	232	27	305	40
scope=row		DF		270	12	299	13		^[7]
scope=row		MF		261	53	295	60
scope=row		MF		250	11	293	16
scope=row		FW	1949–1958	275	56	291	58
scope=row		FW		274	143	289	150
scope=row		HB	1957–1964	264	52	287	55
scope=row		MF	1980–1986	239	18	283	20
scope=row		DF	1963–1971	251	19	279	21	style=text-align:left	youth	^[8]
scope=row		GK	1967–1974	251	0	278	0
scope=row		MF	1980–1985	230	42	274	52
scope=row		FW		241	90	263	99
scope=row		GK	1974–1979	233	0	263	0
scope=row		MF	1999–2005	228	21	263	22	style=text-align:left		^[9]
scope=row		MF	2011–2017	0	0	261	35	style=text-align:left
scope=row		FB	1907–1914	171	6	255	7
scope=row		HB	1947–1954	246	5	255	5
scope=row		DF	1967–1974	225	15	252	18
scope=row		DF	1956–1964	235	0	251	0
scope=row		GK		13	0	250	0	style=text-align:left	England C	^[10] ^[11]
scope=row		MF	2005–2011	222	8	249	9	style=text-align:left	England C
scope=row		DF		166	9	249	11	style=text-align:left		^[12]
scope=row		HB	1948–1954	233	2	246	2	style=text-align:left		^[13]
scope=row		DF	1995–2002	208	6	239	6
scope=row		DF	2001–2007	212	2	238	2	style=text-align:left		^[14]
scope=row		FB	1909–1920	184	0	236	0
scope=row		MF	1973–1979	209	38	234	43
scope=row		GK	1980–1985	198	0	232	0	style=text-align:left	(1)	^[15]
scope=row		DF		201	32	230	37		^[16]
scope=row		DF	1973–1979	206	4	229	4
scope=row		FW	1997–2002	192	58	222	67
scope=row		MF		186	35	222	40
scope=row		DF	1949–1954	212	14	220	14
scope=row		DF		181	8	217	11
scope=row		DF	1987–1993	147	9	214	17	style=text-align:left	youth	^[17]
scope=row		FB	1927–1933	198	5	211	5
scope=row		MF	1995–2000	184	8	210	12
scope=row		DF		141	7	209	10		^[18]
scope=row		FW	1933–1939	184	104	207	110
scope=row		MF	data-sort-value="2016–2021"		142	19	207	33		^[19]
scope=row		DF		94	8	207	11		^[20]
scope=row		MF	1990–1995	177	21	204	22		^[21]
scope=row		DF	1979–1983	171	7	202	10	style=text-align:left	England C
scope=row		DF	1979–1983	168	4	202	5
scope=row		DF	1996–2003	175	3	201	4
scope=row		DF	1962–1967	180	3	200	3
scope=row		FW	2015–2019	75	9	196	50
scope=row		DF		168	10	195	14
scope=row		DF	1973–1977	173	33	194	41	style=text-align:left
scope=row		FB / HB	data-sort-value="1898–1906"		178	1	194	1
scope=row		FW	1950–1956	184	78	192	80
scope=row		MF	data-sort-value="2003–2019"		167	28	192	30	style=text-align:left	Republic of Ireland B
scope=row		FB	1951–1957	182	0	191	0
scope=row		HB	1909–1919	151	9	191	14
scope=row		DF	1973–1977	166	11	189	12
scope=row		FW	data-sort-value="1957–1967"		175	77	187	81
scope=row		HB / FB	1935–1949	171	10	187	10
scope=row		MF	1974–1977	162	9	186	10
scope=row		FW	1908–1915	141	26	186	43
scope=row		MF	1997–2003	156	18	184	21
scope=row		MF	1987–1993	141	7	183	9
scope=row		DF	1967–1971	161	10	182	10
scope=row		FW	1932–1936	166	36	181	39
scope=row		FW	data-sort-value="1970–1977"		152	64	181	76
scope=row		HB	1901–1906	162	1	180	1
scope=row		HB	1945–1951	165	12	179	12
scope=row		FW	1973–1978	158	47	178	53
scope=row		MF	data-sort-value="1984–1989"		112	18	176	39
scope=row		HB	data-sort-value="1904–1915"		131	5	172	6
scope=row		FW	1953–1958	161	24	171	25
scope=row		DF	1968–1973	151	1	170	2
scope=row		HB	data-sort-value="1954–1964"		156	15	169	17	style=text-align:left		^[22]
scope=row		GK	1909–1913	127	0	169	0
scope=row		FB / HB	1925–1930	156	4	167	4
scope=row		MF	1998–2002	143	3	166	4
scope=row		FW	1903–1909	120	28	166	47
scope=row		GK	1954–1959	157	0	164	0
scope=row		FB / HB	1904–1909	130	1	164	1
scope=row		HB	1909–1915	121	3	160	3
scope=row		FW	data-sort-value="2002–2006"		134	42	157	51
scope=row		FW	1989–1993	133	18	156	21
scope=row		HB	1929–1934	147	5	154	5
scope=row		FW	1950–1954	145	62	151	64
scope=row		FB / HB	1902–1907	140	0	151	0
scope=row		DF	1982–1987	132	6	151	6
scope=row		FW	1897–1903	138	52	150	56
scope=row		GK	1995–2000	131	0	150	0
scope=row		FW	1998–2002	130	21	150	26
scope=row		DF	1996–1999	129	1	148	1	style=text-align:left		^[23]
scope=row		FW	1979–1982	123	32	148	42
scope=row	*	DF	2020–present	113	5	148	5	style=text-align:left		^[24] ^[25]
scope=row		DF	data-sort-value="1991–2004"		123	20	147	23
scope=row		FB	1925–1932	138	0	145	0
scope=row		FB	data-sort-value="1915–1930"		108	10	145	12
scope=row		GK	1899–1904	131	0	144	0
scope=row		HB	1898–1903	130	1	143	1
scope=row		MF	data-sort-value="2002–2010"		124	12	143	14		^[26]
scope=row		DF	2002–2005	121	13	142	16
scope=row		MF	1975–1979	121	17	141	18
scope=row		FW	1913–1921	97	13	141	23
scope=row		DF	2017–2020	122	3	140	3	style=text-align:left		^[27]
scope=row		FW	1995–1999	121	27	140	31
scope=row		FB / HB	1913–1924	96	2	140	3
scope=row		FB	1888–1894	59	0	139	3
scope=row		DF	2015–2018	31	2	137	16
scope=row		FW	1926–1931	126	89	136	103
scope=row	*	MF	2021–present	115	8	136	10	style=text-align:left		^[28]
scope=row		HB	1957–1963	125	8	135	8
scope=row		FW	1902–1908	124	37	133	39
scope=row		FW	1901–1905	118	31	133	37
scope=row	*	DF	2020–present	116	3	133	3	style=text-align:left		^[29]
scope=row		MF	1968–1971	117	9	131	9
scope=row		MF	1997–2001	116	11	131	12
scope=row		DF	2021–2023	111	3	131	4	style=text-align:left		^[30]
scope=row		FW	1926–1931	126	43	130	47
scope=row		FW	1958–1961	121	32	130	34
scope=row		DF	2007–2011	117	4	130	4
scope=row		FW	1911–1915	90	9	130	20
scope=row		MF	2012–2015	0	0	129	11		^[31]
scope=row		FB	1931–1936	116	3	127	3
scope=row		FW	1977–1980	115	41	126	46	style=text-align:left		^[32]
scope=row		MF	2016–2020	107	1	125	10	style=text-align:left	England C
scope=row		DF	data-sort-value="2004–2018"		87	7	125	11		^[33]
scope=row		DF	data-sort-value="1988–1995"		105	4	124	7	style=text-align:left	youth
scope=row		MF	1970–1973	108	18	123	21
scope=row		FW	1889–1897	51	10	123	43
scope=row		GK	data-sort-value="1922–1930"		117	0	122	0
scope=row		FW	1936–1939	111	22	121	25
scope=row		HB	1963–1966	109	6	121	7
scope=row		DF	1995–1998	101	8	121	11
scope=row		FW	1926–1931	115	51	120	51
scope=row		DF	1965–1971	113	1	120	1
scope=row		MF	2001–2004	107	5	120	6	style=text-align:left	English schools
scope=row		DF	data-sort-value="1985–1992"		104	5	120	6	style=text-align:left	youth	^[34]
scope=row		FW	1920–1926	76	2	120	5
scope=row		FW	1889–1896	58	23	120	53
scope=row		FW	1946–1950	112	13	118	13	style=text-align:left	England amateur
scope=row		HB	1919–1922	75	1	117	2
scope=row		HB	1935–1938	106	0	116	0
scope=row		DF	1976–1980	104	2	116	2	style=text-align:left	youth
scope=row		FW	2003–2006	100	18	116	20
scope=row		FW	1997–2000	99	30	115	33
scope=row		FB	1927–1930	106	6	114	6
scope=row		MF	1984–1986	100	13	114	14
scope=row		DF	1961–1966	97	2	114	2
scope=row		FB	1936–1939	103	0	113	0
scope=row		FW	1990–1994	100	30	113	34
scope=row		MF	2016–2018	46	2	113	3	style=text-align:left	England C	^[35]
scope=row		HB	1897–1901	106	1	112	1
scope=row	*	MF	2021–present	94	11	112	15
scope=row		DF	2001–2004	98	1	111	4
scope=row		DF	2002–2006	94	3	110	4
scope=row		FW	1906–1912	67	1	110	9
scope=row		FW	1993–1996	88	13	109	23
scope=row		DF	1945–1949	100	2	109	2
scope=row		DF	1970–1973	100	1	109	1
scope=row		GK	1906–1909	65	0	109	0
scope=row		DF	1949–1954	100	2	106	3
scope=row		FW	1991–1993	93	21	106	22
scope=row		FW	2020–2022	85	25	106	37		^[36] ^[37]
scope=row		HB	1906–1909	62	1	104	2
scope=row		MF	1987–1990	43	3	104	24
scope=row		MF		0	0	104	4		^[38]
scope=row		FW	1972–1974	97	53	103	53
scope=row		HB	1949–1958	95	4	101	4
scope=row		FW	2006–2008	90	35	101	37	style=text-align:left		^[39]
scope=row		DF	2002–2004	88	4	101	5
scope=row		FW	1979–1983	83	33	101	40
scope=row		MF	data-sort-value="2020–2024"		83	6	101	6		^[40]
scope=row		DF	data-sort-value="1982–1988"		72	0	101	0	style=text-align:left	England C
scope=row		HB	1929–1931	96	3	100	3
scope=row		FW	1967–1971	92	29	100	31
scope=row		GK	2008–2010	92	0	100	0	style=text-align:left		^[41]
scope=row		GK	1988–1991	87	0	100	0	style=text-align:left
scope=row		DF	2007–2011	85	3	100	4
scope=row		FW	2020–2023	83	14	100	22

See also

• List of Lincoln City F.C. players (25–99 appearances)

Footnotes

Player statistics include games played while on loan from:

References

General

• Appearances and goals up to and including the 2012–13 season from individual player pages linked from the alphabetical list at the Lincoln City FC Archive: Web site: The players . The Lincoln City FC Archive . Lincoln City F.C. . 1 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160602091938/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=pltext&drop=matchsearch . 2 June 2016. Although this site is partly subscription-based, only free-access sections are used for reference. If pop-up login dialogue boxes appear, press the "Cancel" button to proceed.
• Appearances and goals from the 2013–14 to 2016–17 seasons referenced individually to player pages at the Soccerway website
• Appearances and goals from the 2017–18 season onwards referenced to Lincoln City's squad statistics at Soccerbase: Web site: Lincoln FC Player Appearances . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 11 May 2024 . 8 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208182249/https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1559&teamTabs=stats . live .
• Wartime appearances: Book: Rollin, Jack . Soccer at War 1939–45 . Headline . London . 2005 . 354–355 . 978-0-7553-1431-7.
• Playing position (pre-1940 players): Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 2004 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
• Playing position (post-1940 players): Web site: Lincoln City: 1946/47–1986/87 & 1988/89–2010/11 . Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database . Neil Brown . 6 May 2013 . 1 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200701212152/http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/lincoln/lincoln.html . live .
• Playing position (post-2010 players): Web site: Lincoln FC Player Appearances . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 11 May 2024 . 8 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208182249/https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1559&teamTabs=stats . live .

Specific

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Early Years: 1884–1919 . Lincoln City F.C. . 9 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120527151335/http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/History/0,,10440~70482,00.html . 27 May 2012.
2. Web site: Lincoln City . Football Club History Database . Richard Rundle . 6 May 2019 . 2 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180202204842/http://fchd.info/LINCOLNC.HTM . live .
3. Book: Shury . Alan . Landamore . Brian . The Definitive Newton Heath F.C. . 2nd . 2005 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 1-899468-16-1 . 11.
4. Web site: Between The Wars: 1919–1945 . Lincoln City F.C. . 7 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140505180916/http://www.redimps.co.uk/news/article/between-the-wars-1919-1945-212389.aspx . 5 May 2014.
5. Web site: Record Breakers & Makers: 1967–1987 . Lincoln City F.C. . 9 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140505182352/http://www.redimps.co.uk/news/article/record-breakers-makers-1967-1987-212509.aspx . 5 May 2014.
6. Web site: Internationals . The Lincoln City FC Archive . Lincoln City F.C. . 9 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607071730/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=internationals&drop=matchsearch . 7 June 2013.
7. [Notts County]
8. News: England's Youth team . The Guardian . 6 May 1963 . 12.
9. News: Unwanted souvenirs for Irish youngsters . The Independent . London . 11 September 1997 . 9 May 2013 . 25 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925210449/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-unwanted-souvenirs-for-irish-youngsters-1238624.html . live .
10. Web site: Farman puts pen-to-paper . Lincoln City F.C. . 14 May 2013 . 25 May 2018 . 10 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180710133048/https://www.redimps.co.uk/news/2013/may/farman-puts-pen-to-paper/ . live .
11. [Gateshead F.C.|Gateshead]
12. Rollin & Rollin, p. 979.
13. Book: Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010–2011 . Glenda . Rollin . Jack . Rollin . Headline . 2010 . 932 . 978-0-7553-6107-6.
14. Rollin & Rollin, p. 976.
15. Rollin & Rollin, p. 947.
16. [Preston North End]
17. Web site: David Clarke . doncasterrovers.co.uk . Forward Productions . 9 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120209172421/http://www.doncasterrovers.co.uk/players/AtoC/Clarke,David.htm . 2012-02-09 . dead .
18. [Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]
19. [Peterborough United]
20. [Macclesfield Town]
21. [Leicester City]
22. Web site: England – U-23 International Results– Details . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) . Barrie . Courtney . 27 March 2004 . 8 May 2013 . 13 April 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040413100658/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng-u23-intres-det.html . live .
23. Web site: Kevin Austin . 11v11.com . AFS Enterprises . 13 October 2020 . 17 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017233205/https://www.11v11.com/players/kevin-austin-3868/ . live .
24. Web site: Timothy Eyoma: Internationals . worldfootball.net . HeimSpiel Medien . 11 May 2024.
25. [Tottenham Hotspur]
26. [Oldham Athletic]
27. Web site: Neal Eardley . 11v11.com . AFS Enterprises . 13 October 2020 . 30 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201030100358/https://www.11v11.com/players/neal-eardley-49866/ . live .
28. Web site: Lasse Sørensen: Internationals . worldfootball.net . HeimSpiel Medien . 11 May 2024 . 11 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240511145727/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/lasse-soerensen_2/4/ . live .
29. Web site: Adam Jackson: Internationals . worldfootball.net . HeimSpiel Medien . 11 May 2024 . 11 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240511145723/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/adam-jackson/4/ . live .
30. Web site: Regan Poole: Internationals . worldfootball.net . HeimSpiel Medien . 3 July 2023 . 6 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220706131801/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/regan-poole/4/ . live .
31. [Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]
32. Rollin & Rollin, p. 927.
33. Web site: J. McCombe . Soccerway . Perform Group . 6 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171108221306/https://uk.soccerway.com/players/jamie-mccombe/15922/ . 8 November 2017.
34. [Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]
35. Web site: England C edged out 4–3 by Slovakia Under-21s in ICT thriller . The Football Association . 5 June 2016 . 1 May 2017 . 5 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200705040048/http://www.thefa.com/news/2016/jun/04/england-c-3-4-slovakia-u21s-060616 . live .
36. News: Green of Ireland or white of England? West Ham star Anthony Scully keeps feet in both camps . Aidan . Fitzmaurice . Irish Independent . 19 February 2015 . 17 April 2021 . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602225753/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/sport/green-of-ireland-or-white-of-england-west-ham-star-anthony-scully-keeps-feet-in-both-camps-31006772.html . live .
37. Web site: Anthony Scully: Internationals . worldfootball.net . HeimSpiel Medien . 6 July 2022 . 3 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210603134153/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/anthony-scully/4/ . live .
38. [Tamworth F.C.|Tamworth]
39. News: The forgotten story of... England's class of '93 . Rob . Smyth . The Guardian . London . 29 June 2009 . 25 May 2018 . 20 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171020084207/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/jun/29/forgotten-story-england-under-18-1993 . live .
40. [Charlton Athletic]
41. Web site: England's Matches: the under 20s . England Football Online . Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood . 20 November 2019 . 10 May 2020 . 4 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204101729/http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU20.html . live .