I’m genuinely excited about this. I’m writing this before any data has been inputted, so while you’ll find out the Player of the Month in a matter of seconds, I am about to find out myself.
September 2025 won’t be a month I’ll look back on personally with any fondness, but in Lincoln City terms, it’s been a monster. Five wins, one draw and one defeat this month, with the defeat coming against the World Champions. Okay, two wins were in the EFL Trophy, but they’re still wins.
That’s 16 goals scored, five conceded (two against the World Champions) and now back-to-back clean sheets. What’s not to like?
So, who has come out of the month looking the best?
You can now check out all the winners of our monthly awards by going to our Roll of Honour page
Player of the Month
Conor McGrandles (8.03)
Pipping Ben House (7.95) and Sonny Bradley (7.88) to Player of the Month was the Scottish Kaka (as he’s annoyingly labelled) Conor McGrandles.
He picked up Man of the Match three times from our readers, taking his total for the season to five already. His score of 8.03 was the highest individual month since Paudie O’Connor in March 2024, and included two ratings of more than nine.
It’s fair to say he’s had a monster month, his first top spot since April 2021.
Worth noting that Ben House and Sonny Bradley would have won Player of the Month with their score every single month bar one since April 2023.
Individual Performance of the Month
Conor McGrandles (Luton Town H) 9.2
McGrandles has been a real favourite this month, and he stood out in a game I missed, Luton at home.
In front of the cameras, he put on a typically dominant midfielder performance, winning the ball, pressing high and passing simple. It’s what the role demands, and as we ran out 3-1 winners, it’s what he delivered.
Ben House missed out here by a single point, putting in a 9.1 performance. He’s had arguably the best month in years that hasn’t taken an award.
Best Team Performance of the Month
v Chelsea (H) 7.23
Let’s be honest, picking a defeat in a month where we only lose a single game, seems odd. Until you look again, and see it was against a Premier League team, £300m of talent, and not only did we lead, but we were the better side in the first half.
When you beat Peterborough at their place for the first time since 2006, the biggest win ever at London Road for City, and that is second best, you know we did something right.