Memory Match: Imps 4-1 Man City
Perhaps it is time to talk about Man City in a positive light, right? 28 years ago today (28 years, Jesus wept….) the actual Man […]
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29 Years Ago: Sam Ellis Sacked As Imps Boss
29 years ago today, the Imps dispensed with the services of manager Sam Ellis after a horrible start to the 95/96 season. These were tough […]
On This Day: Wages Demands Scupper Transfers
26 years ago, the Imps were looking forward to a season in the third tier, and looking for a new assistant. Also, as seems to […]
On This Day: Hooligans, Sponsors, Trialists and Transfers
This week has not been quiet, but early July is not normally a hotbed of activity when it comes to the football club…. Or is […]
Final Day Play-Off Showdowns: The History
We weren’t at the party when the first season’s play-offs were contested. In fact, we were achieving a first of our own: we were the […]
Six Winner-Takes-All Promotion Matches Involving The Imps
Next Tuesday, we will travel to Oxford to play a game that could define both teams’ seasons. Assuming the gap between us is still nominal […]
Memory Match: York 2-0 Imps 1993
Classic match? A 2-0 defeat by York City? How on earth is that a classic match? I’ve picked it because it was my first ever […]
Memory Match: Leyton Orient 2-3 Imps
27 years ago, City travelled to Leyton Orient with slim mathematical hopes of achieving a play-off place. When looking for matches to cover this week, […]
From Sincil Bank to Brookside
As a younger man, I used to enjoy listening to the music of the Stereophonics; the song ‘Local Boy in a Photograph’ was a particular […]
Looking Back: The Reign of Steve Wicks
Steve Wicks has the dubious honour of being the Lincoln City manager who served the shortest tenure, a reign that may not have lasted long […]
Carlisle United: The First and Last
I have a memory related to Carlisle, which is my own personal Mandela Effect memory. I remember watching George Oghani play for Hereford and us […]
One Game Away From Manchester United – 1990
Manchester United are perhaps the biggest club in England and one of the biggest in the world. They’re also rarely visitors to Sincil Bank – […]
On This Day: Cup Shocks, Player Exits and Money Troubles
As you know, I’ve been doing a series of articles titled ‘20 Years Ago‘, featuring the 2003/04 season. They’ve been fairly depressing reading so far […]
Returning Loan Players – How Successful Are They?
The present-day system of loaning players between clubs only really began in 1967 and probably only took off in the couple of decades before the […]
24 Years Ago This Week – Grimsby Defeat, Seven Goals in a Friendly
Yep. 24 years ago this week, the Imps faced Grimsby in a friendly, losing 2-0. A couple of days later, we saw seven goals fly […]