The Week That Was: May 1982
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 […]
From the archives
The Arsenal Winger Who Signed For City And Left An Hour Later
Yesterday, we looked at some players City almost signed – from James McClean to Darren Rogers; we featured players who had been to the Bank […]
Lost Grounds: The Imps and the Baseball Ground, Derby County
Derby County Football Club was formed in 1884 as part of an attempt by Derbyshire County Cricket Club to give players and supporters a winter […]
Double Yellow: When The Ref Messed Up, Big Time
I was going to wait until February 5th to do this, but given the events at Bolton this week, I’ve opted to drag it forward […]
The Week That Was: October 1998 – Club’s Future Cast Into Doubt
You know the drill on these by now – I’ve selected a week from the club’s history to take the newspaper headlines from and give […]
Memory Match: Cambridge 1970
Saturday 15th August 1970: Cambridge United 1 Lincoln City 1 (Football League Division Four) Lincoln City became part of Cambridge United’s history when they provided the […]
On this Day: Posh Defender Joins Imps
We’re going back to January 24th for today’s ‘on this day’, a new feature which I’m sure I’ll get bored of eventually. The actual news […]
On This Day – West Ham Man Loan Move Coming To An End
Absolutely no apologies for another delve into the past today. We’re going back to January 23rd, 1975, a season in which Graham Taylor’s Lincoln came […]
On This Day: Imps Linked With First Division Striker
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 […]
Looking Back At: Imps Beat Millwall At The Bank
Lincoln and Millwall are not old adversaries – the Lions have only visited our ground on eight occasions, and not at all this century. There […]
The Week That Was: 1985 – Latchford Under Fire, Manager Under Pressure
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 […]
The Week That Was: 1995 – Ainsworth Debut, First John Beck Win
I’ve decided to start putting together a new feature, which like most of the features may be sporadic, looking at a full week in the […]
Looking Back At: The Imps Great League Cup Run
Most of the 1960s were dark days for Lincoln City, with three successive seasons of relegation and re-election followed by three out of four when […]
Six Years Ago This Happened
As we don’t have a game today, I’m drawn to the archives to keep you entertained. December 17th is a date that seems to often […]
When The Imps Signed One Of The Best Strikers In The Country
I want you to imagine something for me. I want you to imagine Lincoln are a Championship side, fighting at the bottom of the table. […]