List of Lincoln City F.C. players

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For Lincoln City's current first-team players, see current squad.

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The Lincoln City F.C. team of 1889–90, founder members of the Midland League. Players include Quentin Neill (seated, second right) and John Irving (on ground, centre).

Lincoln City Football Club, an English association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, was founded in 1884,[1] and first entered the FA Cup in the 1884–85 season.[2] When nationally organised league football in England began, the club joined the Combination, a league set up to provide organised football for those clubs not invited to join the Football League which was to start the same year. When that league folded,[3] Lincoln became one of the founder members of the Midland League, and won the inaugural league title. They then spent a year in the Football Alliance before being elected to the newly formed Second Division of the Football League.[2] Lincoln moved in and out of the Football League until they became founder members of the Football League Third Division North in 1921.[4] They remained in the Football League until 1987, when they became the first club to suffer automatic relegation to the Football Conference.[5] They returned to the League after just one season, remained at that level until they were again relegated in 2011, and returned once more in 2017.[2]

All players who have made at least 100 appearances in senior first-team matches for Lincoln City, in league or cup competition, are listed below. Grant Brown holds the record for Lincoln City appearances, having played 491 matches between 1989 and 2002, of which 407 were in the Football League. Tony Emery is the only other Lincoln player with more than 400 Football League appearances, and he and Dave Smith the only other two with 400 competitive appearances in total. The goalscoring record is held by Andy Graver, with 143 league goals, and 150 in total, scored over three spells with the club between 1950 and 1961. Johnny Campbell is the only other Lincoln player to have scored 100 Football League goals. Goalkeeper David Felgate is the only man in this appearance range to have played senior international football while with Lincoln City; he received his only cap for Wales as a half-time substitute for Neville Southall in a friendly against Romania in 1983.[6]

Key[]

General
The list is ordered first by number of appearances in total, then by number of League appearances, and then if necessary by date of debut.
Appearances as a substitute are included.
Statistics are correct up to 1 July 2021, the first day of the 2021–22 season.
Name
Players marked * were registered for the club as at the date specified above.
Players with name in italics and marked on loan were on loan from another club for the duration of their Lincoln City career. The loaning club is noted in the Refs column.
Positions key
Pre-1960s 1960s–
GK Goalkeeper
FB Full back DF Defender
HB Half-back MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Position
Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.
Club career
Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.
League appearances and League goals
League appearances and goals are those in the Football League only. Appearances in the 1939–40 Football League season, abandoned after three games because of the Second World War, are excluded.
Total appearances and Total goals
Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Football League, Football League play-offs, FA Cup, League Cup, EFL Trophy and predecessors, FA Trophy, National League and predecessors, and Conference League Cup. Also included are appearances and goals in the following defunct competitions: the Combination, Football Alliance, Midland League, the Central League, Third Division North Cup, Watney Cup, and Football League Group Cup. Matches in wartime competitions are excluded.
International selection
Countries are listed only for players who have been selected for international football. Only the highest level of international competition is given. Where appropriate, the number of senior international caps won while a Lincoln City player is listed in parentheses after the country name.

Players with 100 or more appearances[]

Head of a white man in late middle age with greying hair and wearing spectacles
Graham Taylor became Lincoln City manager at 28 and led the club to the 1976 Fourth Division title; he went on to manage the England team.[7]
Head and upper torso of a middle-aged dark-haired white man dressed in a smart suit with floral buttonhole.
England international centre forward Mick Harford began his long career at Lincoln City.
Short-haired white man wearing green and white sports kit, running on grass.
Lee Frecklington played for Ireland B while a Lincoln City player.
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Danny Hone was one of just three players retained when Lincoln were relegated to the Conference in 2011.[8]
Table of players, including playing position, club statistics and international selection
Name Position Club career League
apps 		League
goals 		Total
apps 		Total
goals 		International selection Refs
Grant Brown DF 1989–2002 407 15 469 18 [L 1]
Tony Emery HB 1945–1958 402 1 424 1 [A]
Dave Smith MF 1968–1978 371 52 420 59 English schools [9]
Alan Marriott GK 2000–2008 351 0 395 0
Gordon Hobson FW
  • 1978–1985
  • 1988–1990
 333 96 386 105
Phil Neale DF 1975–1985 335 22 369 22
Jeff Smith DF 1958–1967 315 2 351 2
George Fraser HB 1901–1911 265 4 330 4
Dan McPhail GK 1931–1939 309 0 329 0
George Whyte FW 1931–1939 299 35 322 37
Harry Pringle FW 1922–1934 292 60 315 64
Fred Middleton HB 1954–1963 300 16 315 16
Harry Troops FW / FB 1949–1958 295 32 310 35
Roger Holmes MF 1960–1971 278 36 307 40
Paul M. Smith DF 1987–1995 232 27 305 40
Terry Cooper DF
  • 1971–1972
  • 1972–1979
 270 12 299 13 [L 2]
Phil Hubbard MF
  • 1966–1971
  • 1976–1979
 261 53 295 60
John Schofield MF
  • 1988–1994
  • 2000–2001
 250 11 293 16
Roy Finch FW 1949–1958 275 56 291 58
Andy Graver FW
  • 1950–1954
  • 1955
  • 1958–1961
 274 143 289 150
Bert Linnecor HB 1957–1964 264 52 287 55
Phil Turner MF 1980–1986 239 18 283 20
Jim Grummett, Jr. DF 1963–1971 251 19 279 21  England youth [10]
John Kennedy GK 1967–1974 251 0 278 0
George Shipley MF 1980–1985 230 42 274 52
John Ward FW
  • 1971–1979
  • 1982
 241 90 263 99
Peter Grotier GK 1974–1979 233 0 263 0
Peter Gain MF 1999–2005 228 21 263 22  Republic of Ireland U21 [11]
Alan Power MF 2011–2017 0 0 261 35  Republic of Ireland U21 [12][13]
Wattie Wilson FB 1907–1914 171 6 255 7
HB 1947–1954 246 5 255 5
George Peden DF 1967–1974 225 15 252 18
Bob Jackson DF 1956–1964 235 0 251 0
Paul Farman GK
  • 2011
  • 2012–2018
 13 0 250 0 England C [14][15][L 3]
Scott Kerr MF 2005–2011 222 8 249 9 England C [16]
Lee Beevers DF
  • 2005–2009
  • 2015–2016
 166 9 249 11  Wales U21 [17][18]
Doug Wright HB 1948–1954 233 2 246 2  England [19]
Jason Barnett DF 1995–2002 208 6 239 6
Paul Morgan DF 2001–2007 212 2 238 2  Northern Ireland U21 [20]
Clem Jackson FB 1909–1920 184 0 236 0
Alan Harding MF 1973–1979 209 38 234 43
David Felgate GK 1980–1985 198 0 232 0  Wales (1) [21]
Steve Holmes DF
  • 1995–1996
  • 1996–2001
 201 32 230 37 [L 4]
Dennis Leigh DF 1973–1979 206 4 229 4
Lee Thorpe FW 1997–2002 192 58 222 67
Glenn Cockerill MF
  • 1977–1979
  • 1981–1984
 186 35 222 40
Horace Green DF 1949–1954 212 14 220 14
Steve Thompson DF
  • 1980–1988
  • 1989–1990
 181 8 217 11
David Clarke DF 1987–1993 147 9 214 17  England youth [22]
Albert Worthy FB 1927–1933 198 5 211 5
Terry Fleming MF 1995–2000 184 8 210 12
Shane Nicholson DF
  • 1986–1992
  • 1966–1997
 141 7 209 10 [L 5]
Johnny Campbell FW 1933–1939 184 104 207 110
Harry Anderson MF
  • 2016
  • 2017–2021
 142 19 207 33 [23][L 6]
Nat Brown DF
  • 2005–2008
  • 2013–2015
 94 8 207 11 [24][L 7]
Dave Puttnam MF 1990–1995 177 21 204 22 [L 1]
Trevor Peake DF 1979–1983 171 7 202 10 England C [25]
Dave Carr DF 1979–1983 168 4 202 5
Stuart Bimson DF 1996–2003 175 3 201 4
Alf Jones DF 1962–1967 180 3 200 3
Matt Rhead FW 2015–2019 75 9 196 50 [26]
Paul Mayo DF
  • 2000–2004
  • 2005–2007
 168 10 195 14
Sam Ellis DF 1973–1977 173 33 194 41  England U23 [27]
William McMillan FB / HB
  • 1898–1904
  • 1906
 178 1 194 1
Johnny Garvie FW 1950–1956 184 78 192 80
Lee Frecklington MF
  • 2003–2009
  • 2018–2019
 167 28 192 30 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland B [28][29]
FB 1951–1957 182 0 191 0
Andy Gardner HB 1909–1919 151 9 191 14
Ian Branfoot DF 1973–1977 166 11 189 12
Roy Chapman FW
  • 1957–1961
  • 1965–1967
 175 77 187 81
Billy Bean HB / FB 1935–1949 171 10 187 10 [A]
Dennis Booth MF 1974–1977 162 9 186 10
Tosh Barrell FW 1908–1915 141 26 186 43
Paul A. Smith MF 1997–2003 156 18 184 21
Graham Bressington MF 1987–1993 141 7 183 9
Ray Harford DF 1967–1971 161 10 182 10
Alf Horne FW 1932–1936 166 36 181 39
Percy Freeman FW
  • 1970–1972
  • 1975–1977
 152 64 181 76
Corkie Blow HB 1901–1906 162 1 180 1
Jim Grummett Sr. HB 1945–1951 165 12 179 12 [A]
Peter Graham FW 1973–1978 158 47 178 53
John McGinley MF
  • 1984–1986
  • 1987–1989
 112 18 176 39
Tommy Wield HB
  • 1904–1906
  • 1909–1915
 131 5 172 6
Jimmy Munro FW 1953–1958 161 24 171 25
Graham Taylor DF 1968–1973 151 1 170 2
Dick Neal Jr. HB
  • 1954–1957
  • 1963–1964
 156 15 169 17  England U23 [27]
Tommy Fern GK 1909–1913 127 0 169 0
Pally Hale FB / HB 1925–1930 156 4 167 4
John Finnigan MF 1998–2002 143 3 166 4
William Watson FW 1903–1909 120 28 166 47
Mitchell Downie GK 1954–1959 157 0 164 0
Richard Hood FB / HB 1904–1909 130 1 164 1
Matt Robson HB 1909–1915 121 3 160 3
Simon Yeo FW
  • 2002–2005
  • 2006
 134 42 157 51
Matt Carmichael FW 1989–1993 133 18 156 21
Alf Young HB 1929–1934 147 5 154 5
Ernie Whittle FW 1950–1954 145 62 151 64
Billy Simpson FB / HB 1902–1907 140 0 151 0
Gary Strodder DF 1982–1987 132 6 151 6
Jimmy Hartley FW 1897–1903 138 52 150 56
Barry Richardson GK 1995–2000 131 0 150 0
Tony Battersby FW 1998–2002 130 21 150 26
Tony Cunningham FW 1979–1982 123 32 148 42
Kevin Austin DF 1996–1999 129 1 148 1  Trinidad and Tobago [30]
Dean West DF
  • 1991–1995
  • 2004
 123 20 147 23
Paddy McConville FB 1925–1932 138 0 145 0
Yaffer Ward FB
  • 1915–1923
  • 1925–1926
  • 1930
 108 10 145 12 [A][B]
Alf Webb GK 1899–1904 131 0 144 0
Will Gibson HB 1898–1903 130 1 143 1
Richard Butcher MF
  • 2002–2005
  • 2005
  • 2009–2010
 124 12 143 14 [L 8]
Ben Futcher DF 2002–2005 121 13 142 16
John Fleming MF 1975–1979 121 17 141 18
Alf Ball FW 1913–1921 97 13 141 23 [A][B]
Neal Eardley DF 2017–2020 122 3 140 3  Wales [31]
Colin Alcide FW 1995–1999 121 27 140 31
Arthur Atkin FB / HB 1913–1924 96 2 140 3 [B]
Quentin Neill FB 1888–1894 59 0 139 3
Luke Waterfall DF 2015–2018 31 2 137 16 [32]
Billy Dinsdale FW 1926–1931 126 89 136 103
Russell Green HB 1957–1963 125 8 135 8
Freddy Simpson FW 1902–1908 124 37 133 39
Dennis O'Donnell FW 1901–1905 118 31 133 37
Gordon Hughes MF 1968–1971 117 9 131 9
Paul Miller MF 1997–2001 116 11 131 12
Tom Maidment FW 1926–1931 126 43 130 47
John McClelland FW 1958–1961 121 32 130 34
Paul Green DF 2007–2011 117 4 130 4
Jack Manning FW 1911–1915 90 9 130 20
Tom Miller MF 2012–2015 0 0 129 11 [33][L 9]
James Smith FB 1931–1936 116 3 127 3
Mick Harford FW 1977–1980 115 41 126 46  England [34]
Michael Bostwick MF 2016–2020 107 1 125 10 England C [35][36]
Jamie McCombe DF
  • 2004–2006
  • 2016–2018
 87 7 125 11 [37]
Darren Davis DF
  • 1988–1991
  • 1995
 105 4 124 7  England youth [38]
Derek Trevis MF 1970–1973 108 18 123 21
John Irving FW 1889–1897 51 10 123 43
Jack Kendall GK
  • 1922–1924
  • 1928–1930
 117 0 122 0
Dickie Deacon FW 1936–1939 111 22 121 25
John Milner HB 1963–1966 109 6 121 7
Jon Whitney DF 1995–1998 101 8 121 11
Frank Pegg FW 1926–1931 115 51 120 51
Tom Brooks DF 1965–1971 113 1 120 1
Ben Sedgemore MF 2001–2004 107 5 120 6 English schools [39]
Gary West DF
  • 1985–1987
  • 1991
  • 1991–1992
 104 5 120 6  England youth [40][L 10]
Bob Fenwick FW 1920–1926 76 2 120 5 [B]
Frank Smallman FW 1889–1896 58 23 120 53
Harry Parr FW 1946–1950 112 13 118 13 England amateur [41]
Jack Bryan HB 1919–1922 75 1 117 2 [A][B]
Bob Meacock HB 1935–1938 106 0 116 0
Brendan Guest DF 1976–1980 104 2 116 2  England youth [42]
Francis Green FW 2003–2006 100 18 116 20
Gavin Gordon FW 1997–2000 99 30 115 33
Andy York FB 1927–1930 106 6 114 6
Neil Redfearn MF 1984–1986 100 13 114 14
Brian Heward DF 1961–1966 97 2 114 2
Fred Corbett FB 1936–1939 103 0 113 0
Tony Lormor FW 1990–1994 100 30 113 34
Alex Woodyard MF 2016–2018 46 2 113 3 England C [43][44]
Charlie Bannister HB 1897–1901 106 1 112 1
Mark Bailey DF 2001–2004 98 1 111 4
Matthew Bloomer DF 2002–2006 94 3 110 4
Bertie Foster FW 1906–1912 67 1 110 9
David Johnson FW 1993–1996 88 13 109 23
George Stillyards DF 1945–1949 100 2 109 2 [A]
Terry Branston DF 1970–1973 100 1 109 1
James Saunders GK 1906–1909 65 0 109 0
Dick Young DF 1949–1954 100 2 106 3
Jason Lee FW 1991–1993 93 21 106 22
George Nisbet HB 1906–1909 62 1 104 2
Phil Brown MF 1987–1990 43 3 104 24
Jake Sheridan MF
  • 2011–2012
  • 2012–2014
 0 0 104 4 [45][L 11]
Dixie McNeil FW 1972–1974 97 53 103 53
Don Dykes HB 1949–1958 95 4 101 4
Jamie Forrester FW 2006–2008 90 35 101 37  England U18 [46]
Simon Weaver DF 2002–2004 88 4 101 5
Derek Bell FW 1979–1983 83 33 101 40
Gordon Simmonite DF
  • 1982–1985
  • 1987–1988
 72 0 101 0 England C [47]
Ted Savage HB 1929–1931 96 3 100 3
Rod Fletcher FW 1967–1971 92 29 100 31
Rob Burch GK 2008–2010 92 0 100 0  England U20 [48]
Mark Wallington GK 1988–1991 87 0 100 0  England U23 [27]
Danny Hone DF 2007–2011 85 3 100 4

See also[]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g The Lincoln City FC Archive includes appearances and goals from the various wartime leagues in totals on individual player pages. Totals for affected players are amended using the Season Stats dropdown menu at the bottom right of each player's individual page.
  2. ^ a b c d e The Lincoln City FC Archive omits appearances and goals from the 1920–21 Midland League season from the totals on individual player pages. Totals for affected players are amended using the Season Stats dropdown menu at the bottom right of each player's individual page.

Player statistics include games played while on loan from:

  1. ^ a b Leicester City
  2. ^ Notts County
  3. ^ Gateshead
  4. ^ Preston North End
  5. ^ Chesterfield
  6. ^ Peterborough United
  7. ^ Macclesfield Town
  8. ^ Oldham Athletic
  9. ^ Newport County
  10. ^ Port Vale
  11. ^ Tamworth

References[]

General

  • Appearances and goals up to and including the 2012–13 season from individual player pages linked from the alphabetical list at the Lincoln City FC Archive: "The players". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016. Although this site is partly subscription-based, only free-access sections are used for reference. If pop-up login dialogue boxes appear, press the "Cancel" button to proceed.
  • Appearances and goals from the 2013–14 to 2016–17 seasons referenced individually to player pages at the Soccerway website
  • Appearances and goals from the 2017–18 season onwards referenced to Lincoln City's squad statistics at Soccerbase: "Lincoln FC Player Appearances". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  • Wartime appearances: Rollin, Jack (2005). Soccer at War 1939–45. London: Headline. pp. 354–55. ISBN 978-0-7553-1431-7.
  • Playing position (pre-1940 players): Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  • Playing position (post-1940 players): "Lincoln City: 1946/47–1986/87 & 1988/89–2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  • Playing position (post-2010 players): "Lincoln FC Player Appearances". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

Specific

  1. ^ "The Early Years: 1884–1919". Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Lincoln City". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ^ Shury, Alan; Landamore, Brian (2005). The Definitive Newton Heath F.C. (2nd ed.). Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 11. ISBN 1-899468-16-1.
  4. ^ "Between The Wars: 1919–1945". Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Record Breakers & Makers: 1967–1987". Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Internationals". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Graham Taylor Factfile". London Evening Standard. 29 March 2001. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Steve Tilson clears out Lincoln City squad". BBC Sport. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Dave Smith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  10. ^ "England's Youth team". The Guardian. 6 May 1963. p. 12.
  11. ^ "Unwanted souvenirs for Irish youngsters". The Independent. London. 11 September 1997. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  12. ^ "Alan Power". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  13. ^ Alan Power at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Farman puts pen-to-paper". Lincoln City F.C. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  15. ^ Paul Farman at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Scott Kerr". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  17. ^ Rollin & Rollin, p. 979.
  18. ^ Lee Beevers at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  19. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010–2011. Headline. p. 932. ISBN 978-0-7553-6107-6.
  20. ^ Rollin & Rollin, p. 976.
  21. ^ Rollin & Rollin, p. 947.
  22. ^ "David Clarke". doncasterrovers.co.uk. Forward Productions. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  23. ^ H. Anderson at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  24. ^ Nat Brown at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  25. ^ "Trevor Peake". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  26. ^ M. Rhead at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  27. ^ a b c Courtney, Barrie (27 March 2004). "England – U-23 International Results– Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  28. ^ L. Frecklington at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  29. ^ "Lee Frecklington". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  30. ^ "Kevin Austin". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  31. ^ "Neal Eardley". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  32. ^ L. Waterfall at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  33. ^ Tom Miller at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  34. ^ Rollin & Rollin, p. 927.
  35. ^ "Michael Bostwick". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  36. ^ M. Bostwick at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  37. ^ "J. McCombe". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  38. ^ "Darren Davis". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  39. ^ "Ben Sedgemore". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  40. ^ "Gary West". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  41. ^ "Harry Parr". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  42. ^ "Brendan Guest". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  43. ^ "England C edged out 4–3 by Slovakia Under-21s in ICT thriller". The Football Association. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  44. ^ Alex Woodyard at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  45. ^ Jake Sheridan at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  46. ^ Smyth, Rob (29 June 2009). "The forgotten story of... England's class of '93". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  47. ^ "Gordon Simmonite". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  48. ^ "England's Matches: the under 20s". England Football Online. Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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