This article needs no introduction.
I’ve been looking at Lincoln City players who played in Europe, and have covered all (we have found) who played Champions League, European Cup and European Cup Winners Cup.
We’re now moving onto the biggest slice of players, those who have appeared in the Europa League. I have had to split this from the UEFA Cup, as there are so many to work on.
Robert Taylor
UEFA Europa League (2016)
Robert Taylor played in the 2016 UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds with Finnish side Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS), featuring in a tie against Shamrock Rovers. At the time, Taylor was an emerging midfield talent making his name in Scandinavian football. Long before that, however, he was a youth trainee at Sincil Bank, where he spent time developing in the Imps’ academy system. Although he never made a senior appearance for the club, his career has taken a remarkable trajectory since leaving Sincil Bank.
Following spells in Finland and Norway, Taylor made a high-profile move to Inter Miami in Major League Soccer, where he now plays alongside global superstar Lionel Messi. In 2024, he became one of the first former Lincoln City trainees to appear in the CONCACAF Champions Cup — the region’s premier club competition. Taylor’s journey from Lincoln’s youth ranks to the top tier of North and Central American football is one of the most unexpected and impressive in recent memory.
Alan Power
Europa League (2019–20)
Alan Power played in the Europa League qualifiers for Kilmarnock during the 2019–20 season. He made two appearances in their first-round tie against Connah’s Quay Nomads of Wales. Despite a shock elimination over two legs, Power’s involvement marked a significant moment in a career largely built in domestic football. Before his time in Scotland,
Power spent six years at Lincoln City, becoming a cult hero. As club captain, he led by example in midfield during some of the club’s more challenging years outside the Football League. His discipline, consistency, and leadership earned admiration from supporters, and he was a key part of the 2016/17 seaso,n which brought the club back to life.
Power’s European outings, while brief, were a well-earned highlight in the twilight of a career defined by professionalism and longevity.