The Week That Was: March 1986

The Week That Was: March 1986

March 22, 2023 Gary 0

37 years ago, Lincoln City suffered relegation from what was then the Third Division. It’s a season few remember fondly, one that started with former […]

34 Years and Nothing Has Changed

March 12, 2023 Gary 0

When I get a spare moment, as I sometimes do on a Sunday around 4 pm, I browse through some old newspapers and see what […]

The Week That Was: May 1982

February 23, 2023 Gary 0

I’ve come to write this in a rather roundabout way, but I think it’s a story worth telling, more in terms of what I will […]

On This Day: Imps Linked With First Division Striker

January 22, 2023 Gary 0

I’ve fallen down a wormhole. Now I have access to the British Newspaper Archive; I literally cannot stop perusing old newspapers. There are huge gaps […]

The Week That Was: 1985 – Latchford Under Fire, Manager Under Pressure

January 18, 2023 Gary 0

The first ‘week that was’ article went down well, so today, I’m going to try another, going back to my birthday week in 1985. There’s […]

Looking Back At: Imps v Wycombe 1988

December 7, 2022 Gary 0

It seems fitting that we’ve come to the Wycombe game as I’ve come to the end of the newspaper reports I was able to obtain […]

Looking Back At: Imps v Maidstone (FA Trophy) 1988

November 25, 2022 Gary 0

I know this seems like an odd game to feature, but there are two very good reasons for it. Firstly, I asked Patreons of the […]

Looking Back At: Imps v Southampton 1988

November 14, 2022 Gary 1

The summer of ’88 was a good one for Lincoln City. We’d stood firm in the face of potentially life-threatening relegation to the GMVC and […]

Looking Back At: Imps v Bristol City 1982

November 7, 2022 Gary 0

Saturday 13th March 1982 Bristol City 0 Lincoln City 1 (Football League Division Three) Under manager Colin Murphy Lincoln City had finished the previous season […]

Looking Back At: Graham Watson

October 11, 2022 Gary 0

Graham Watson Date of birth: 3.8.49 Born: Doncaster Height: 5ft 10in Position: Midfield City appearances: League: 43, goals: 2 FA Cup: 2 League Cup: 2 […]

When City Played on Five Inches of Snow on a Weekday Afternoon

September 23, 2022 Gary 0

February 1986 was not a great time to be a Lincoln City supporter. Colin Murphy had left the season before, and the club were still […]

Looking Back At: Gary Ball

June 9, 2022 Gary 0

Gary Ball Date of birth: 15.12.59 Born: St. Austell, Cornwall Height: 5ft 7in Position: Left-winger City appearances: League: 3 Stephen Gary Ball, usually known […]