2018–19 Lincoln City F.C. season

Lincoln City
2018–19 season
Chairman	Clive Nates
Manager	Danny Cowley
Stadium	Sincil Bank, Lincoln
League Two	1st (Promoted)
FA Cup	Third round (Eliminated by Everton)
EFL Cup	Second Round (Eliminated by Blackburn Rovers)
EFL Trophy	Second Round (Eliminated by Accrington Stanley)
Top goalscorer	League: John Akinde (15); All: John Akinde (17)
Highest home attendance	9,832 (vs Colchester United; League 2)
Lowest home attendance	2,723 (vs Wolverhampton Wanderers U21; EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance	9,006
Home colours	Away colours

The 2018–19 season is Lincoln City's 135th season in their history and their second season back in League Two after missing out on the League Two playoff final in the 2017/2018 season. Along with League Two, the club also participates in the FA Cup, and has been eliminated from the EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Transfers & Contracts

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	SS	Bruno Andrade	Boreham Wood	Free transfer	[1]
1 July 2018	CM	Michael O’Connor	Notts County	Free transfer	[2]
1 July 2018	GK	Grant Smith	Boreham Wood	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2018	LB	Harry Toffolo	Millwall	Free transfer	[4]
6 July 2018	CF	John Akinde	Barnet	Undisclosed	[5]
9 August 2018	AM	Joan Luque	Heybridge Swifts	Undisclosed	[6]
9 August 2018	CB	Jason Shackell	Derby County	Free transfer	[7]
17 January 2019	CB	Cian Bolger	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[8]
31 January 2019	GK	Matt Gilks	Scunthorpe United	Free transfer	[9]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	LW	Nathan Arnold	Boston United	Mutual Consent	[10][11]
1 July 2018	GK	Paul Farman	Stevenage	Undisclosed	[12]
1 July 2018	CM	Billy Knott	Concord Rangers	Released	[13][14]
1 July 3018	FB	Sean Long	Cheltenham Town	Free Transfer	[15]
1 July 2018	CF	Ollie Palmer	Crawley Town	Undisclosed	[16]
1 July 2018	LW	Cameron Stewart	Free agent	Mutual Consent	[13]
1 July 2018	CM	Elliott Whitehouse	Grimsby Town	Free transfer	[17]
1 July 2018	CM	Alex Woodyard	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	[18]
13 July 2018	GK	Richard Walton	Matlock Town	Undisclosed	[19]
6 August 2018	CB	Luke Waterfall	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed	[20]
20 December 2018	CF	Matt Green	Salford City	Undisclosed	[21]
2 January 2019	AM	Joan Luque	Concord Rangers	Released	[22]
29 June 2019	CB	James Wilson	Ipswich Town	Mutual consent	[23][24]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
22 July 2018	CB	Scott Wharton	Blackburn Rovers	23 January 2019	[25][26]
24 July 2018	SS	Shay McCartan	Bradford City	31 May 2019	[27]
2 August 2018	RB	Adam Crookes	Nottingham Forest	14 January 2019	[28][29]
21 August 2018	GK	Sam Slocombe	Bristol Rovers	9 January 2019	[30][31]
28 August 2018	DF	Kellan Gordon	Derby County	21 January 2019	[32][33]
31 August 2018	FW	Bernard Mensah	Bristol Rovers	21 January 2019	[34][35]
17 January 2019	DF	James Brown	Millwall	31 May 2019	[36]
17 January 2019	LW	Danny Rowe	Ipswich Town	31 May 2019	[37]
23 January 2019	MF	Jordan Roberts	Ipswich Town	31 May 2019	[38]
24 January 2019	MF	Mark O'Hara	Peterborough United	31 May 2019	[39]
31 January 2019	FW	Lee Angol	Shrewsbury Town	31 May 2019	[40]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Name	To	End date	Ref.
21 September 2018	AM	Joan Luque	Bromley	4 December 2018	[41][42]
29 October 2018	GK	Grant Smith	Maidstone United	4 December 2018	[43][44]
7 February 2019	MF	Ellis Chapman	Chesterfield	31 May 2019	[45]
10 February 2019	MF	Jordan Adebayo-Smith	Grantham Town	Work Experience Loan	[46]

New contracts

Date from	Position	Name	Length	Expiry	Ref.
24 April 2019	CB	Jason Shackell	1 years	June 2020	[47]
24 April 2019	GK	Josh Vickers	1 years	June 2020	[48]
24 April 2019	FW	Matt Rhead	1 years	June 2020	[49]
19 May 2019	MF	Michael O’Connor	—	—	[50]
29 June 2019	MF	Jordan Adebayo-Smith	2 years	2021	[51]

Competitions

Friendlies

As of 7 June 2018, Lincoln City have announced six pre-season friendlies against Blackburn Rovers,[52] Sheffield Wednesday,[53] Lincoln United[54] Boston United,[55] Norwich City and [56] Scunthorpe United[57]

10 July 2018 (2018-07-10) Friendly	Lincoln City	1–3	Norwich City	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Raggett 86' (o.g.)	Report	McLean 41', 54' Thompson 58'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,645

13 July 2018 (2018-07-13) Friendly	Lincoln City	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Lincoln
19:30 BST		Report	Forestieri 55'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5,846

2 July 2018 (2018-07-02) Friendly	Lincoln City	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Lincoln
15:00 BST		Report	Nuttall 43'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,275

24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly	Boston United	1–4	Lincoln City	Boston
19:45 BST	Wafula 8'	Report	Andrade 14', 90' McCartan 62' Anderson 74'	Stadium: The Jakemans Stadium Attendance: 1,119 Referee: Darren Drysdale

28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Lincoln City	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST			Wharton 79'	Stadium: Glanford Park

League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Lincoln City (C, P)	46	23	16	7	73	43	+30	85	Promotion to EFL League One
2	Bury (P)	46	22	13	11	82	56	+26	79
3	Milton Keynes Dons (P)	46	23	10	13	71	49	+22	79
4	Mansfield Town	46	20	16	10	69	41	+28	76	Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5	Forest Green Rovers	46	20	14	12	68	47	+21	74	Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [58]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	23	16	7	73	43	+30	85	11	10	2	35	23	+12	12	6	5	38	20	+18

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	D	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	D	D	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	L
Position	10	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: [59][60]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1	Northampton Town	0–1	Lincoln City	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	Green 48'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,242 Referee: Lee Swabey

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2	Lincoln City	4–1	Swindon Town	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Akinde 10' (pen.) Bostwick 29' Toffolo 80' Green 82'	Report	Doughty 44' (pen.)	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,405 Referee: Jon Machult

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3	Grimsby Town	1–1	Lincoln City	Cleethorpes
13:00 BST	Woolford 33'	Report	Akinde 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,201 Referee: Carl Boyeson

21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4	Lincoln City	2–1	Bury	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Akinde 75' (pen.) Frecklington 82'	Report	O'Connell 31'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,016 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5	Lincoln City	3–1	Notts County	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Frecklington 7' Andrade 33' Anderson 55'	Report	Kellett 19'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,119 Referee: Scott Duncan

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6	Exeter City	0–3	Lincoln City	Exeter
15:00 BST		Report	Frecklington 43' Akinde 45' Brown 56' (o.g.)	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,067 Referee: Kevin Johnson

8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7	Lincoln City	0–1	Crawley Town	Lincoln
15:00 BST		Report	Bostwick 45' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,321 Referee: Matt Donohue

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8	Macclesfield Town	1–2	Lincoln City	Macclesfield
15:00 BST	Grimes 83'	Report	Pett 21' Shackell 87'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,589 Referee: John Busby

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9	Lincoln City	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Lincoln
15:00 BST	MaCartan 72' Shackell 90'	Report	Healey 64'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,322 Referee: Stuart Attwell

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10	Cheltenham Town	0–2	Lincoln City	Cheltenham
15:00 BST		Report	Alcock 74' (o.g.) McCartan 80'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,202 Referee: Dean Whitestone

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Lincoln City	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Norwood 61'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,467 Referee: Andy Haines

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12	Lincoln City	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Pett 58'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,718 Referee: Paul Marsden

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 13	Port Vale	2–6	Lincoln City	Burslem
15:00 BST	Conlon 51' Whitfield 90' (pen.)	Report	Anderson 3' McCartan 38' Legge 45' (o.g.) Bostwick 48' Wharton 78' Wilson 84'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,137 Referee: Brett Huxtable

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14	Lincoln City	1–1	Cambridge United	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Rhead 6'	Report	Brown 11'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,108 Referee: Lee Collins

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15	Lincoln City	2–2	Carlisle United	Lincoln
19:45 BST	O'Connor 13' Andrade 44'	Report	Nadesan 6', 27'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,119 Referee: Neil Hair

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16	Colchester United	1–0	Lincoln City	Colchester
15:00 BST	Kent 28'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,962 Referee: David Coote

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17	Lincoln City	2–1	Forest Green Rovers	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Akinde 8' Gordon 72'	Report	Brown 12'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,542 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18	Lincoln City	1–1	Mansfield Town	Lincoln
13:00 GMT	Gordon 85'	Report	Mellis 90'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,773 Referee: Gavin Ward

27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 19	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Lincoln City	Oldham
19:45 GMT	Maouche 49'	Report	O'Connor 54'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,597 Referee: Ben Toner

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 20	Stevenage	0–1	Lincoln City	Stevenage
15:00 GMT		Report	Akinde 11' (pen.)	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,522 Referee: Lee Collins

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 21	Lincoln City	3–1	Morecambe	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Anderson 7' Akinde 33' (pen.) Shackell 37'	Report	Ellison 80'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 7,975 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 22	Lincoln City	3–2	Newport County	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Akinde 3' Anderson 7' Pett 67'	Report	Amond 45, 77'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,632 Referee: Thomas Bramall

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 23	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Lincoln City	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Porter 47' Jones 72'	Report	Anderson 90'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,440 Referee: Craig Sarginson

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 24	Cambridge United	1–2	Lincoln City	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Ibehre 28'	Report	Eardley 70' Akinde 75'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,858 Referee: Carl Boyeson

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 25	Lincoln City	1–1	Port Vale	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	McCartan 58'	Report	Oyeleke 90'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,106 Referee: Peter Wright

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 26	Swindon Town	2–2	Lincoln City	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Doughty 55' (pen.), 88'	Report	Shackell 39' McCartan 45'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,543 Referee: Ben Toner

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 27	Lincoln City	1–0	Grimsby Town	Lincoln
13:00 GMT	Toffolo 12'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,650 Referee: Mike Dean

22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) 28	Yeovil Town	0–2	Lincoln City	Yeovil
19:45 GMT		Report	Rowe 27, 45'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,486 Referee: Ollie Yates

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 29	Bury	3–3	Lincoln City	Bury
17:30 GMT	O'Shea 15' Adams 42' Aimsom 86'	Report	Rowe 9' Stokes 27' (o.g.) Akinde 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,169 Referee: Dean Whitestone

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 30	Notts County	1–1	Lincoln City	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Stead 2' (pen.)	Report	Andrade 45'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 10,641 Referee: Antony Coggins

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31	Lincoln City	1–1	Northampton Town	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Andrade 27'	Report	Pierre 45'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,352 Referee: Michael Salisbury

16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 32	Lincoln City	2–2	Stevenage	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Andrade 48, 71'	Report	Chair 87, 90'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,036 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 33	Morecambe	0–2	Lincoln City	Morecambe
15:00 GMT		Report	Andrade 10, 57'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,352 Referee: Martin Coy

26 February 2019 (2019-02-26) 34	Lincoln City	1–1	Exeter City	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Akinde 90'	Report	Jay 22'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,589 Referee: John Brooks

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35	Forest Green Rovers	1–2	Lincoln City	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT	Brown 7'	Report	Akinde 13, 79' (pen.)	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,165 Referee: Andy Davies

8 March 2019 (2019-03-08) 36	Lincoln City	1–0	Yeovil Town	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	O'Hara 69'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,014 Referee: Scott Oldham

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37	Lincoln City	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Toffolo 30' Rowe 58'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,454 Referee: Paul Marsden

18 March 2019 (2019-03-18) 38	Mansfield Town	1–1	Lincoln City	Mansfield
19:45 GMT	Pearce 4'	Report	Akinde 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 7,177 Referee: Graham Scott

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39	Crawley Town	0–3	Lincoln City	Crawley
15:00 GMT		Report	Andrade 37' McCartan 76' Bolger 85'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,335 Referee: Craig Hicks

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40	Lincoln City	1–1	Macclesfield Town	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Eardley 38'	Report	Wilson 28'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,567 Referee: Brett Huxtable

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41	Milton Keynes Dons	0–2	Lincoln City	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST		Report	Akinde 34' (pen.) Andrade 90'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 15,851 Referee: Kevin Johnson

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42	Lincoln City	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Lincoln
15:00 BST	McCartan 18'	Report	Lloyd 73'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,820 Referee: Nick Kinseley

19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43	Carlisle United	1–0	Lincoln City	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Jones 76'	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,819 Referee: Lee Mason

22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44	Lincoln City	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Akinde 77'	Report	Norwood 88'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,658 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45	Newport County	1–0	Lincoln City	Newport
15:00 BST	Bennett 7' Poole 42'	Report	Rhead 45' Rowe 55' Toffolo 55' Bostwick 71'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,605 Referee: Kevin Johnson

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46	Lincoln City	0–3	Colchester United	Lincoln
12:30 BST	Bolger 32' Akinde 68'	Report	Jackson 1' Dickenson 22' Saunders 24' Szmodics 27', 44' 89' Ross 90+5'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,832 Referee: Trevor Kettle

FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[61] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[62] The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[63]

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round	Lincoln City	3–2	Northampton Town	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Anderson 16' Pett 52' Andrade 90+2'	Report	Bridge 55' van Veen 81'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 6,012 Referee: Graham Salisbury

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Second round	Lincoln City	2–0	Carlisle United	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Rhead 1' Akinde 86'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 6,438 Referee: Dean Whitestone

5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round	Everton	2–1	Lincoln City	Walton
15:00 GMT	Lookman 12' Bernard 14'	Report	Bostwick 28'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,900 Referee: John Brooks

EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[64] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[65]

13 August 2018 (2018-08-13) First round	Port Vale	0–4	Lincoln City	Burslem
19:45 BST		Report	Shackell 5' Green 48' (pen.) O'Connor 80' Akinde 82'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 2,440 Referee: Robert Lewis

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second Round	Blackburn Rovers	4–1	Lincoln City	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Nuttall 4' Graham 49' Downing 61' Palmer 77'	Report	Luque 28'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 5,211 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[66] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[67]

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Mansfield Town (Q)	3	3	0	0	0	7	4	+3	9	Round 2
2	L2	Lincoln City (Q)	3	0	1	1	1	4	5	−1	3	Round 2
3	L1	Scunthorpe United (E)	3	0	1	1	1	3	4	−1	3
4	ACA	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s (E)	3	0	1	1	1	3	4	−1	3

First match(es) will be played on 4 September 2018. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group Game 1	Lincoln City	1–2	Mansfield Town	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Rhead 6'	Report	Butcher 8' Walker 72'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 4,205 Referee: Ross Joyce

9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group Game 2	Scunthorpe United	1–1 (1–3 p)	Lincoln City	Scunthorpe
19:45 BST	Colclough 56'		Anderson 84'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 1,878 Referee: Martin Coy
	Penalties
	Novak Goode Lund Humphrys		Pett Rhead Frecklington Andrade

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) Group Game 3	Lincoln City	2–2 (4–5 p)	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Green 23', 42'	Report	Ashley-Seal 42' Giles 45+3'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,723 Referee: Trevor Kettle
	Penalties
	Akinde Rhead Toffolo Mensah Andrade Pett		Watt Pote Giles Ashley-Seal Ennis Iorfa

4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) Second round	Accrington Stanley	2–2 (4–2 p)	Lincoln City	Accrington
19:45 GMT	Brown 8' Clark 71'	Report	Green 7' McCombe 61'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 746
	Penalties
	Hall Zanzala McConville Barlaser Clark		Gordon Chapman Green Rhead

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 4 May 2019

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League 2		FA Cup		League Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Josh Vickers	21	0	18	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF		Michael O’Connor	44	3	31+7	2	2+1	0	1+1	1	0+1	0
5	DF		Jason Shackell	40	5	33+1	4	3	0	2	1	1	0
6	MF		Mark O'Hara	17	1	14+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Tom Pett	51	4	33+11	3	3	1	1+1	0	2	0
8	MF		Lee Frecklington	29	4	23+3	4	2	0	0	0	0+1	0
9	FW		Matt Rhead	43	3	12+22	1	1+2	1	2	0	4	1
10	FW		Lee Angol	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Bruno Andrade	50	11	39+3	10	3	1	0+2	0	0+3	0
12	MF		Ellis Chapman	12	0	2+3	0	0+1	0	2	0	4	0
14	DF		Harry Toffolo	52	3	46	3	3	0	1	0	1+1	0
15	DF		James Wilson	15	1	4+7	1	1	0	2	0	1	0
16	MF		Michael Bostwick	49	3	45	2	3	1	0	0	1	0
17	FW		Shay McCartan	43	7	23+15	7	1+2	0	1	0	1	0
18	GK		Matt Gilks	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Danny Rowe	17	4	12+5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	GK		Grant Smith	17	0	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
23	DF		Neal Eardley	47	2	43	2	2	0	1	0	1	0
24	DF		Cian Bolger	17	1	12+5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Jordan Roberts	5	0	0+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF		Harry Anderson	51	7	39+4	5	3	1	2	0	3	1
27	DF		Jamie McCombe	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	1
28	MF		Tom Shaw	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
29	FW		John Akinde	52	17	41+4	15	2+1	1	0+2	1	0+2	0
30	MF		Jordan Adebayo-Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players no longer at the club
2	DF		Kellan Gordon	10	2	0+6	2	0	0	0	0	4	0
5	DF		Luke Waterfall	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Scott Wharton	15	1	4+6	1	0+1	0	1	0	3	0
10	FW		Matt Green	25	6	2+16	2	1+1	0	2	1	3	3
18	FW		Bernard Mensah	8	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
19	MF		Joan Luque	4	1	0+1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0
20	DF		Adam Crookes	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
24	GK		Sam Slocombe	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0

References

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[table_note_res_PPO0.94465317108885-58] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

[1] "Bruno Andrade becomes Imps first summer signing". Lincoln City Official Site. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

[2] "Imps Sign Northern Ireland International midfielder". Lincoln City Official Site. 20 June 2018.

[3] "Lincoln sign England C keeper Smith". BBC. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

[4] "Former England Youth International signs for the Imps". Lincoln City Official Site. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

[5] "Lincoln City sign Akinde from Barnet". BBC. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[6] "Lincoln City sign Spanish forward Joan Luque on short-term deal". Lincolnshire Live. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

[7] "Lincoln City swoop for former Derby County and Burnley defender". Lincolnshire Live. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

[8] "Imps sign Irishman from The Cod Army". Lincoln City Official Site. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[9] "Former Premier League and International stopper arrives at the Bank". Lincoln City Official Site. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.

[10] "Lincoln City release FA Cup hero Arnold". BBC. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

[11] "Arnold is first summer signing". Boston United Official Site. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

[12] "Farman exits the Bank to join Stevenage". Lincoln City Official Site. 12 June 2018.

[Two_left-13] "Imps Retained List 2018". Lincoln City Official Site. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[14] "Knott's delight at his Concord homecoming". Echo News. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

[15] "Defender Departs Sincil Bank". Lincoln City Official Site. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[16] "Crawley sign Palmer from Lincoln City". BBC. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

[17] "Grimsby sign Imps midfielder Whitehouse". BBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[18] "Woodyard departs to join Peterborough United". Lincoln City Official Site. 30 May 2018.

[19] "Gladiators sign Lincoln City shot stopped for undisclosed fee". Matlock Town F.C. 13 July 2018. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

[20] "Waterfall joins Shrews". Lincoln City F.C. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

[21] "Striker departs Sincil Bank". Lincoln City F.C. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

[22] "Luque Leaves Sincil Bank". Lincoln City Football Club Official Website. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

[23] "Wilson leaves The Imps". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 29 June 2019.

[24] "Town Sign James Wilson". Ipswich Town F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[25] "Defender returns to Sincil Bank". Lincoln City F.C. 22 July 2018.

[26] "Wharton heads back to Ewood Park". Lincoln City F.C. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

[27] "Lincoln City sign Northern Ireland international Shay McCartan". Lincolnshire Live. 24 July 2018.

[28] "Local lad Crookes signs for the season". Lincoln City F.C. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[29] "Defender Recalled by Forest". Lincoln City F.C. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

[30] "Keeper Slocombe signs on loan". Lincoln City F.C. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.

[31] "Slocombe returns to Rovers". Lincoln City F.C. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

[32] "Derby County youngster arrives on loan". Lincoln City F.C. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

[33] "Gordon returns to Derby County". Lincoln City F.C. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

[34] "Imps Welcome Mensah To Sincil Bank". Lincoln City F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[35] "Mensah recalled by Bristol Rovers". Lincoln City F.C. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

[36] "Imps feelin' good as James Brown joins on loan". Lincoln City F.C. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[37] "Rowe Joins Lincoln On Loan". Ipswich Town F.C. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[38] "Roberts becomes City's fourth January addition". Ipswich Town F.C. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

[39] "Imps make the Mark as O'Hara joins on loan". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 24 January 2019.

[40] "He's BACK!". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 24 January 2019.

[41] "Luque Makes Loan Switch". Lincoln City F.C. 21 September 2018.

[42] "Imps recall duo from loan spells". Lincoln City F.C. 4 December 2018.

[43] "Smith joins National League side on short-term loan". Lincoln City F.C. 29 October 2018.

[44] "Imps recall duo from loan spells". Lincoln City F.C. 4 December 2018.

[45] "Chapman makes National League loan switch". Lincoln City F.C. 7 February 2019.

[46] "Three In For Gingerbreads". Lincoln City F.C. 10 February 2019.

[47] "Shackell signs new deal with the Imps". Lincoln City Football Club. Lincoln City Football Club. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

[48] "Josh Vickers signs new Imps contract". Lincoln City Football Club. Lincoln City Football Club. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

[49] "Matt Rhead pens new Imps deal". Lincoln City Football Club. Lincoln City Football Club. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

[50] "O'Connor signs up for League One with The Imps". Lincoln City Football Club. Lincoln City Football Club. Retrieved 19 May 2019.

[51] "Adebayo-Smith pens first professional contract". Lincoln City Football Club. Lincoln City Football Club. Retrieved 29 June 2019.

[52] "Pre Season Friendly Announced". Lincoln City Official Site. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

[53] "Owls to face Lincoln in pre-season". Sheffield Wednesday Official Site. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

[54] "Imps to face Lincoln United in Pre-Season". Lincoln City Official Site. 29 May 2018.

[55] "Imps to come up against Pilgrims in pre-season". Lincoln City Official Website. 1 June 2018.

[56] "Imps add Canaries to pre-season schedule". Lincoln city Official Website. 1 June 2018.

[57] "Imps to travel to the Iron in Pre-Season". Lincoln City Official Website. 7 June 2018.

[EFL_Regulations-59] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[60] "EFL fixtures for 2018-19 in full". BBC. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[61] "Lincoln City Scores & Fixtures". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[62] "First round draw". The Football Association. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

[63] "Guiseley to face Fleetwood in FA Cup second round". BBC. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

[64] "Emirates FA Cup Third Round Draw Made At Stamford Bridge". The Football Association. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[65] "Lampard's Derby at Oldham in Carabao Cup". BBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[66] "Round Two Draw". English Football League. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

[67] "Checkatrade Trophy: Round One Draw information". English Football League. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

[68] "Checkatrade Trophy Round Two Draw Confirmed". English Football League. Retrieved 19 November 2018.