2023–24 Lincoln City F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 140th season in the history of Lincoln City and their fifth consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Lincoln City
2023–24 season
ChairmanClive Nates
ManagerMark Kennedy
(until 18 October)[1]
Tom Shaw
(caretaker)
Michael Skubala
(from 13 November)[2]
StadiumLNER Stadium
League One7th
FA CupFirst round (vs. Morecambe)
EFL CupThird round (vs. West Ham United)
EFL TrophySecond round (vs. Accrington Stanley)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Joe Taylor (10)

All:
Joe Taylor (10)
Highest home attendance10,168 (vs West Ham United; EFL Cup)
Lowest home attendance1,384 (vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s; EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance8,424
Biggest win6–0 (vs Cambridge United; League One)
Biggest defeat3–0 (vs Bolton Wanderers; League One)

Season overview

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June

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On 1 June, Lincoln partnered with sports manufacturer Oxen to produdce their playing kits for the next two seasons.[3]

On 2 June, Lincoln confirmed that Branston would remain their front of shirt sponsor for their home kit for the upcoming season.[4]

On 2 June, Lincoln also confirmed that Allen Signs would be their home and away back of shirt sponsor for the season.[5]

On 3 June, the club launched their new home strip for the season.[6]

On 6 June, Dylan Duffy and Sean Roughan were called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad.[7]

On 23 June, the players reported back for pre-season training.[8]

July

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On 12 July, Lincoln launched their away strip for the season.[9]

On 12 July, the University of Lincoln becoming the front of shirt sponsor for the away kit.[10]

On 18 July, the club announced that LNER Stadium would have a new capacity of 10,669 after the installation of safe standing.[11]

August

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On 3 August, the club confirmed its squad numbers for the season.[12]

On 3 August, Paudie O'Connor was appointed the new club captain.[13]

On 23 August, the club launched their third strip for the season.[14]

On 31 August, Sean Roughan was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad.[15]

On 31 August, the clubs match against Oxford United was postponed due to international call ups.[16]

October

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On 3 October, the game against Leyton Orient was abandoned due to a medical emergency.[17]

On 16 October, it was confirmed the game against Leyton Orient would need to be replayed.[18]

On 18 October, manager Mark Kennedy and assistant Danny Butterfield left the club.[1]

November

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On 9 November, Sean Roughan was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad.[19]

On 13 November, Michael Skubala was confirmed as the new head coach.[2]

December

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On 5 December, the EFL Trophy tie against Accrington Stanley was postponed due to a frozen playing surface.[20]

On 8 December, the fans voted overwhelmingly in favour of reverting to the iconic badge design used by the club during the eighties and early nineties.[21]

On 28 December, the upcoming game against Shrewsbury Town was postponed due to the visitors progression in the FA Cup.[22]

January

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On 13 January, Chris Cohen was appointed the new assistant head coach.[23]

On 24 January, the club published their annual accounts for the year ending June 2023.[24]

March

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On 14 March, Sean Roughan were called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad.[25]

On 18 March, Dylan Duffy were called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad.[26]

April

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On 24 April, Ron and Andrew Fowler joined the investment group at Lincoln City through their Liquid Investments, Inc. entity.[27]

On 2 May, the club announced their retained list following the end of the season.[28]

On 2 May, academy coach Amy Kay left Lincoln City's academy to join Brighton & Hove Albion Academy.[29]

Current squad

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As of 2 May 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Lukas Jensen GK   Helsingør (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 25) Burnley 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
12 Jordan Wright GK   Stoke-on-Trent (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 25) Nottingham Forest 21 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
40 Isaac Allan GK   Isle of Man 10 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
Defenders
2 Lasse Sørensen WB   Vejen (1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 (age 25) Stoke City 23 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
4 Lewis Montsma CB   Amsterdam (1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 (age 26) FC Dordrecht 14 July 2020 Free Transfer 30 June 2024
5 Adam Jackson CB   Darlington (1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 30) Hibernian 11 August 2020 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
15 Paudie O'Connor CB   Limerick (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 27) Bradford City 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
16 Jack Burroughs WB   Coventry (2001-03-21) 21 March 2001 (age 23) Coventry City 10 August 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
22 Timothy Eyoma CB   Hackney (2000-01-29) 29 January 2000 (age 24) Tottenham Hotspur 17 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
23 Sean Roughan LB   Dublin (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21) Academy 28 July 2020 30 June 2025
25 Alex Mitchell CB   (2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 (age 23) Millwall 17 August 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
38 Charlie Parks CB   Academy
Midfielders
6 Ethan Erhahon CM   Glasgow (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 23) St Mirren 31 January 2023 £339,000 30 June 2026
10 Teddy Bishop CM   Cambridge (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 28) Ipswich Town 27 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
11 Ethan Hamilton CM   Edinburgh (1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 (age 26) Accrington Stanley 1 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
14 Danny Mandroiu AM   Dublin (1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 26) Shamrock Rovers 7 July 2022 £30,000 30 June 2024
24 Conor McGrandles CM   Falkirk (1995-09-24) 24 September 1995 (age 29) Charlton Athletic 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
28 Jack Moylan AM   Kilbarrack (2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 23) Shelbourne 1 January 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
37 Bola Okewoye CM   Academy
Forwards
7 Reeco Hackett-Fairchild RW   Redbridge (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 (age 26) Portsmouth 14 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
9 Joe Taylor CF   Peterborough (2002-11-18) 18 November 2002 (age 22) Luton Town 9 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
17 Dylan Duffy LW   (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 22) University College Dublin 31 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
18 Ben House CF   Guildford (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 25) Eastleigh 24 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
19 Tyler Walker CF   Nottingham (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 28) Coventry City 12 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
27 Jovon Makama CF   (2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 20) Derby County 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
34 Freddie Draper CF   (2004-07-28) 28 July 2004 (age 20) Derby County 1 July 2020 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
41 Zane Okoro RW   Norwalk (2007-09-24) 24 September 2007 (age 17) Beachside Soccer Club
Out on Loan
3 Jaden Brown LB   Lewisham (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 25) Sheffield Wednesday 4 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
8 Alistair Smith CM   Beverley (1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 (age 25) Sutton United 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
20 Jay Benn RB   Bradford (2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 (age 23) FC Halifax Town 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
21 Hakeeb Adelakun RW   Hackney (1996-08-11) 11 August 1996 (age 28) Bristol City 1 September 2021 Free Transfer 30 June 2024
26 Oisin Gallagher CM   Derry (2004-12-02) 2 December 2004 (age 20) Derry City 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
29 Zak Bradshaw CB   Welwyn Garden City (2003-09-22) 22 September 2003 (age 21) Ipswich Town 2 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
31 Sam Long GK   Redbridge (2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 22) Academy 1 July 2020 30 June 2025
32 Elicha Ahui RB   Nottingham (2003-12-28) 28 December 2003 (age 20) Nottingham Forest 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2024
33 Hayden Cann CB   (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 21) Academy 7 October 2020 30 June 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

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Lincoln confirmed their first friendly against Rotherham United on 23 May 2023.[30] Their next friendly against rivals Grimsby Town was announced on 31 May.[31] On 2 June, they confirmed the club would spend their first week of July in Spain, concluding the visit with a friendly against Stockport County.[32] Four days later another two additions were added to the calendar, against Boston United and Crewe Alexandra.[33] An additional friendly against King's Lynn Town was announced on 19 June.[34]

7 July 2023 Friendly Stockport County 1–1 Lincoln City San Pedro del Pinatar
17:00 CEST Sarcevic   14' Report Smith   31'
Ahui   40'
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Valera Ojaos
11 July 2023 Friendly King's Lynn Town 1–1 Lincoln City King's Lynn
19:45 BST Crowther   34' Report Mandroiu   54'   54' Stadium: The Walks
15 July 2023 Friendly Boston United 0–7 Lincoln City Boston
15:00 BST Report Mandroiu   11' (pen.), 50'
Brown   26'
Hackett-Fairchild   30'
House   52'
Kendall   77'
Cann   90+1'
Stadium: Jakemans Community Stadium
Attendance: 1,514 (593 away)
18 July 2023 Friendly Lincoln City 3–1 Harrogate Town Lincoln
Bishop    
Hackett-Fairchild  
Report Cornelius   10' Stadium: BMW Soper of Lincoln Elite Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors)
22 July 2023 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Lincoln City Crewe
15:00 BST Tabiner   57' Report Mandroiu   62', 74' Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 1,216 (112 away)
25 July 2023 Friendly Grimsby Town 2–0 Lincoln City Cleethorpes
19:00 BST Hunt   31'
Rose   39'
Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 2,933 (434 away)
29 July 2023 Friendly Lincoln City 0–3 Rotherham United Lincoln
15:00 BST Report Rathbone   44'
Cafu   48'
Hugill   54'   61'
Bramall   68'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 2,535 (465 away)

Competitions

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League One

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Peterborough United 46 25 9 12 89 61 +28 84 Qualified for League One play-offs
5 Oxford United (O, P) 46 22 11 13 79 56 +23 77
6 Barnsley 46 21 13 12 82 64 +18 76
7 Lincoln City 46 20 14 12 65 40 +25 74
8 Blackpool 46 21 10 15 65 48 +17 73
9 Stevenage 46 19 14 13 57 46 +11 71
10 Wycombe Wanderers 46 17 14 15 60 55 +5 65
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[35]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 20 14 12 65 40  +25 74 10 7 6 36 17  +19 10 7 6 29 23  +6

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round123456891012131415167117181121920212223242526282930313233343527336373839414243444044546
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAHHAHHHAHAHAHHAHHHAAHAAH
ResultLWDWWDDLWLLWWDLDLWDWDDLLLLDDDWWDWWWDWWWWWDLWWL
Position2110128489131014161298991099999991111121112121011101010109976678767
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = postponed
Notes:
  • 1 Matchday 7 (vs Oxford United) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
  • 2 Matchday 11 (vs Leyton Orient) was abandoned due to a medical emergency.
  • 3 Matchday 27 (vs Shrewsbury Town) was postponed due to Shrewsbury's FA Cup participation.
  • 4 Matchday 40 (vs Oxford United) was postponed due to the international call-ups.

Matches

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On Thursday, 22 June 2023, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.[36]

5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) 1 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Lincoln City Horwich
15:00 BST Iredale   4'
Sheehan   17'
Adeboyejo   59'
O'Connor   74' (o.g.)
Maghoma   87'
Nlundulu   90+7'
Report House   27'
Eyoma   45+6'
Mandroiu   49'
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 20,143
Referee: Will Finnie
12 August 2023 (2023-08-12) 2 Lincoln City 3–0 Wycombe Wanderers Lincoln
15:00 BST Hamilton   59'
Hackett-Fairchild   68'   84'
Bishop   73'
Mandroiu   85'
Report Potts   55'
Scowen   80'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 7,543
Referee: Adam Herczeg
15 August 2023 (2023-08-15) 3 Northampton Town 2–2 Lincoln City Sixfields, Northampton
19:45 BST Hoskins   80'   90+8'
Appéré   86'
Report Hackett-Fairchild   22'
O'Connor   78'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,188
Referee: Ollie Yates
19 August 2023 (2023-08-19) 4 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Lincoln City Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Shipley   19'
Anderson   78'
Report O'Connor   31'
Roughan   40'
Sørensen   49'
Hamilton   79'
Jensen   88'
Stadium: The Croud Meadow
Attendance: 5,602
Referee: Ross Joyce
26 August 2023 (2023-08-26) 5 Lincoln City 3–0 Blackpool Lincoln
15:00 BST Mandroiu   7' (pen.)
Erhahon   40'
Jensen   53'
Bishop   73' (pen.)
Report Norburn   70'   72' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 8,012
Referee: Martin Coy
2 September 2023 (2023-09-02) 6 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Lincoln City Bristol
15:00 BST Finley   42'
Vale   84'
Grant   90+4'
Report Mitchell   45+2'
Jackson   53'
Mandroiu   66'
Smith   71'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,674
Referee: Lewis Smith
16 September 2023 (2023-09-16) 8 Lincoln City 1–1 Carlisle United Lincoln
15:00 BST Hamilton   49'
Duffy   77'
Report Plange   19'   59'
Garner   72'
Mellish   77'
Lavelle   83'
Moxon   89'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 8,514
Referee: Tom Nield
23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) 9 Portsmouth 2–1 Lincoln City Portsmouth
15:00 BST Lane   8'
Poole   45+3'
Morrell   71'
Pack   90+7'
Report Adelakun   5'
Hackett-Fairchild   18'
Erhahon   71'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,748
Referee: Paul Howard
30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) 10 Lincoln City 2–0 Cheltenham Town Lincoln
15:00 BST Sørensen   5', 21'
Jackson   11'
Bishop   44'
Hamilton   81'
Erhahon   89'
Report Harris   76'
Bevan   81'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 7,220
Referee: Ben Atkinson
7 October 2023 12 Peterborough United 2–0 Lincoln City Peterborough
15:00 BST Ajiboye   52'   90+3'
Randall   83'
Report Roughan   45'
Mandroiu   57'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 9,130
Referee: Sunny Gill
14 October 2023 13 Lincoln City 0–1 Burton Albion Lincoln
15:00 BST Mandroiu   55'
Erhahon   80'
Report Powell   26'
Hughes   53'
Sweeney   55'
Burroughs   58' (o.g.)
Baah   81'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 7,776
Referee: Rebecca Welch
21 October 2023 14 Fleetwood Town 0–1 Lincoln City Fleetwood
15:00 BST Simons   36'
Robertson   89'
Nsiala   90+6'
Vela   90+11'
Report Mitchell   6'
Jensen   36'
Hamilton   43'
Sørensen   45'
Adelakun   90+2'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,022
Referee: Tom Reeves
24 October 2023 15 Lincoln City 3–1 Charlton Athletic Lincoln
19:45 BST Adelakun   33', 57'
Roughan   78'
Report May   10' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 7,314
Referee: Daniel Middleton
28 October 2023 16 Exeter City 1–1 Lincoln City Exeter
15:00 BST Scott   53'
Hartridge   77'
Harper   78'
Trevitt   81'
Sinasolo   89'
Report Smith   20'
Hamilton   40'
Adelakun   43'
Erhahon   78'
O'Connor   88'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,612
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
31 October 2023 7[37] Lincoln City 0–2 Oxford United Lincoln
19:45 GMT Report Brown   13'
Rodrigues   40'
Jensen   64' (o.g.)
O'Donkor   89'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 7,114
Referee: Scott Tallis
Note: Fixture was previously postponed due to international call-ups.
11 November 2023 17 Lincoln City 1–1 Port Vale Lincoln
15:00 GMT O'Connor   53'
Shodipo   90+3'
Report Arblaster   26'   47'
Garrity   34'   69'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 7,751
Referee: Craig Hicks
18 November 2023 18 Stevenage 1–0 Lincoln City Stevenage
15:00 BST Piergianni   28'
Reid   68'
Report Jackson   81' Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 5,045
Referee: Scott Simpson
21 November 2023 11[38] Leyton Orient 0–1 Lincoln City Leyton
19:45 GMT Cooper   70'
Happe   78'
Report Hamilton   34'   89'
Eyoma   53'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 8,101
Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Fixture was previously abandoned due to a medical emergency.
25 November 2023 19 Lincoln City 2–2 Barnsley Lincoln
15:00 GMT Mandroiu   5' (pen.)
Eyoma   88'
Vale   90+2'
Report Cotter   68'
McAtee   72'
McCart   90+6'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 9,173
Referee: Ross Joyce
28 November 2023 20 Cambridge United 0–3 Lincoln City Cambridge
19:45 GMT Ahadme   9'
Cousins   15'
Report Mandroiu   16' (pen.)
Duffy   32'
Vale   77'   85'
Mitchell   88'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,103
Referee: David Rock
9 December 2023 21 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Lincoln City Wigan
15:00 GMT Clare   70'
Sessegnon   80'
McManaman   85'
Morrison   90+4'
Report Mandroiu   43'
Hamilton   58'
O'Connor   66'
Duffy   90+7'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,838
Referee: Charles Breakspear
16 December 2023 22 Lincoln City 1–1 Reading Lincoln
15:00 GMT Abbey   3' (o.g.)
Duffy   38'
Jensen   41'
Hamilton   90+1'
Report Abbey   22'
Knibbs   56'   75'
Yiadom   75'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 8,109
Referee: Robert Madley
21 December 2023 23 Derby County 3–1 Lincoln City Derby
19:45 GMT Hourihane   26'   84'
Wilson   65'
Collins   77'   90+3'
Report Mandroiu   45+2' (pen.)
Jackson   57'
Vale   85'
Erhahon   90'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,192
Referee: Peter Wright
26 December 2023 24 Lincoln City 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Lincoln
15:00 GMT Makaka   35'
Bishop   53'
Mandroiu   72'
Eyoma   88'
Report Toal   89'
Dempsey   90+2'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 10,064
Referee: Neil Hair
29 December 2023 25 Lincoln City 1–2 Northampton Town Lincoln
19:45 GMT Bishop   41'
Eyoma   61'
O'Connor   76'
Report Hondermarck   25'
Guthrie   30'
Bowie   45+2'   58'
Odimayo   90'
Simpson   90+4'
Hylton   90+8'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 8,661
Referee: Matthew Corlett
1 January 2024 26 Blackpool 2–0 Lincoln City Blackpool
15:00 GMT Husband   8'
Casey   29'
Rhodes   36'
Virtue   40'
Hamilton   90+2'
Report Eyoma   28' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 10,353
Referee: Marc Edwards
13 January 2024 28 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Lincoln City High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Taylor   29'
Potts   63'
Report Hamilton   75'
Erhahon   90+8'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,470
Referee: Scott Oldham
20 January 2024 29 Lincoln City 0–0 Derby County Lincoln
15:00 GMT Taylor   68'
Draper   68'
Report Elder   18'
Wilson   45+2'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 9,735
Referee: Ollie Yates
27 January 2024 30 Lincoln City 0–0 Peterborough United Lincoln
15:00 GMT Hackett-Fairchild   21' Report Burrows   90+4' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 9,647
Referee: Christopher Pollard
3 February 2024 31 Burton Albion 0–1 Lincoln City Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Moon   6'
Oshilaja   17'
Brayford   21'
Powell   45+1'
Sweeney   49'
Bola   67'
Kamwa   74'
Ola-Adebomi   90+7'
Report Mitchell   23'   29'
Hackett-Fairchild   54'
House   90+3'
Sørensen   90+6'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,995
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
10 February 2024 32 Lincoln City 2–1 Fleetwood Town Lincoln
15:00 GMT O'Connor   19'
House   45+2'   53'
Erhahon   45+3'
Sørensen   57'
Report Omochere   34'
Lawal   41'   45+3'
Stockley   45+2'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 8,282
Referee: Daniel Middleton
13 February 2024 33 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Lincoln City Charlton, London
19:45 GMT Kanu   36'
Ladapo   73'
Anderson   75'
Camará   76'
Report Hackett-Fairchild   37'
House   69'
Roughan   76'
Erhahon   77'
O'Connor   90+11'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 12,713
Referee: David Rock
17 February 2024 34 Lincoln City 1–0 Exeter City Lincoln
15:00 GMT Sørensen   42'
Taylor   67'
Report Sweeney   17'
Harris   56'
Jules   72'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 7,609
Referee: Matthew Corlett
24 February 2024 35 Port Vale 0–2 Lincoln City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Ojo   14'
Sang   68'
Massey   75'
Debrah   90+2'
Report Taylor   2'
O'Connor   20'
Hackett-Fairchild   90+3' (pen.)
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 7,148
Referee: James Bell
27 February 2024 27[39] Lincoln City 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Lincoln
19:45 GMT Bishop   6'   67'
Hackett-Fairchild   58'
Sørensen   67'
Report Bowman   23'
Bennett   42'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 6,842
Referee: Marc Edwards
Note: Fixture was previously postponed due to Shrewsbury's FA Cup participation.
2 March 2024 36 Lincoln City 0–0 Stevenage Lincoln
15:00 GMT House   33'
Erhahon   37'
Report Reid   27'
Vancooten   75'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 8,129
Referee: Robert Madley
9 March 2024 37 Barnsley 1–5 Lincoln City Barnsley
15:00 GMT Kane   41'
Cole   52'
Phillips   77'
O'Keeffe   86'
Report Taylor   15'
House   45'
Moylan   55', 72'
Mandroiu   58'
Hackett-Fairchild   70'
Makama   79'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 14,158
Referee: Ben Atkinson
12 March 2024 38 Lincoln City 6–0 Cambridge United Lincoln
19:45 GMT Moylan   3', 25'
Taylor   48', 74'   90+7'
Eyoma   85'
Duffy   86'   90+1'
Report Andrew   80'
Brophy   83'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 7,316
Referee: Scott Oldham
16 March 2024 39 Lincoln City 5–0 Bristol Rovers Lincoln
15:00 GMT O'Connor   11'
Taylor   19', 23', 55'
Erhahon   45+4'   76'
Makama   65'
Roughan   71'
Hackett-Fairchild   81'
Report Evans   71'
Aguilera   85'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 9,392
Referee: Scott Simpson
29 March 2024 41 Lincoln City 1–0 Leyton Orient Lincoln
15:00 GMT Hackett-Fairchild   19'
Makama   90'
Report Sanders   55'
Brown   68'
Sotiriou   73'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 9,922
Referee: Carl Brook
1 April 2024 42 Carlisle United 1–3 Lincoln City Carlisle
15:00 BST Lavelle   80'
Barclay   85'
Emmanuel   90+2'
Report House   10'
Taylor   53'
Bishop   90+3'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 7,103
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
6 April 2024 43 Reading 1–1 Lincoln City Reading
15:00 BST Wing   67'
Bindon   83'
Elliott   90+4'
Report Draper   72' Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 15,209
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
13 April 2024 44 Lincoln City 1–2 Wigan Athletic Lincoln
15:00 BST Mandroiu   40'
O'Connor   43'
House   50'
Hackett-Fairchild   51'
Mitchell   66'
Roughan   90+8'
Makama   90+9'
Report Smith   20'
Hughes   27'   90'
Smith   41'
Godo   71'
Sessegnon   90+8'
Magennis   90+9'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 9,611
Referee: Martin Coy
16 April 2024 40[40] Oxford United 0–1 Lincoln City Littlemore
19:45 BST Rodrigues   63'
Browne   73'
McGuane   89'
Brannagan   90+3'
Report Mitchell   16'
Duffy   20'   83'
Mandroiu   47' (pen.)   79'
O'Connor   49'
Taylor   75'
House   90+5'
Erhahon   90+6'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,587
Referee: Lee Swabey
Note: Fixture was previously postponed due to international call-ups.
20 April 2024 45 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Lincoln City Cheltenham
15:00 BST Sercombe   15' (pen.)
Bonds   53'
Davies   75'
Harrop   86'
Long   87'
Report Taylor   40'
Draper   52'
Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 5,323
Referee: Thomas Kirk
27 April 2024 46 Lincoln City 0–2 Portsmouth Lincoln
15:00 BST House   39'
Taylor   42'
Mandroiu   53'
Erhahon   90+7'
Report Towler   37'
Peart-Harris   39'   81'
Lowery   57'
Moxon   70'
Sparkes   76'
Yengi   90+4'
Saydee   90+9'
Lane   90+12'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 10,006
Referee: Sunny Gill

FA Cup

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Lincoln City were drawn home to Morecambe in the first round on 15 October 2023.[41]

4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) First round Lincoln City 1–2 Morecambe Lincoln
15:00 BST Sørensen   14'   57'
Eyoma   20'
Hamilton   66'
Report King   21'
Tutonda   22'
Mellon   43'
Bloxham   53'
Senior   62'
McKiernan   66'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 4,607
Referee: Martin Coy

EFL Cup

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Lincoln City were drawn against Notts County in the first round on 22 June 2023,[42] The second round was drawn on 9 August 2023 against Sheffield United[43] and in the third round against West Ham United.[44]

8 August 2023 (2023-08-08) First round Notts County 0–2 Lincoln City Nottingham
19:45 BST Baldwin   29'   56'
O'Brien   44'
Report Smith   15'
Roughan   23'
O'Connor   41'
Sørensen   48'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,468
Referee: Martin Woods
30 August 2023 Second round Sheffield United 0–0
(2–3 p)
Lincoln City Sheffield
19:45 BST Coulibaly   56' Report Burroughs   74'
Erhahon   77'
Eyoma   78'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 11,040
Referee: Paul Tierney
Penalties
Norwood  
Marsh  
Osula  
Traore  
Egan  
Mandroiu  
Bishop  
Hamilton  
Sørensen  
27 September 2023 Third round Lincoln City 0–1 West Ham United Lincoln
19:45 BST O'Connor   74' Report Souček   64'   70' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 10,168
Referee: Josh Smith

EFL Trophy

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The Imps were drawn into Group G of the Northern section alongside Derby County, Notts County and Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s.[45][46] After finished second in the group, they were drawn away to Accrington Stanley in the second round.[47][48]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Derby County 3 3 0 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Lincoln City 3 2 0 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 ACA Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 3 1 0 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4 L2 Notts County 3 0 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2023. Source: EFL.com
19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) Group stage Derby County 2–0 Lincoln City Derby
19:00 BST Fornah   4'
Elder   36'
Barkhuizen   51'
Sibley   77'
Report Duffy   53' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,726
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
10 October 2023 (2023-10-10) Group stage Lincoln City 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Lincoln
19:00 BST Adelakun   19'
Mandroiu   90+1'
Makama   90+3'
Report Jordão   33'
Hubner   74'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 1,384
Referee: Scott Jackson
7 November 2023 (2023-11-07) Group stage Lincoln City 2–0 Notts County Lincoln
19:00 BST Burroughs   6'
O'Connor   45+1'
Vale   67'
Shodipo   88'
Report Tipton   15' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 2,018
Referee: Aaron Jackson
12 December 2023[49] Second round Accrington Stanley 1–0 Lincoln City Accrington
19:00 GMT Henderson   23'
Woods   43'
Longelo   90+3'
Duffy   73'
Roughan   90+1'
Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 1,159
Referee: Martin Woods
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 5 December but was postponed due to a frozen playing surface.[20]

Transfers

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Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
14 June 2023 RW   Reeco Hackett-Fairchild   Portsmouth Undisclosed [50]
1 July 2023[a] GK   Lukas Jensen   Burnley Free Transfer [51]
1 July 2023[b] CM   Alistair Smith   Sutton United Free Transfer [52]
4 July 2023 LB   Jaden Brown   Sheffield Wednesday Free Transfer [53]
12 July 2023 CF   Tyler Walker   Coventry City Free Transfer [54]
1 August 2023 CM   Ethan Hamilton   Accrington Stanley Undisclosed [55]
6 October 2023 LW   Olamide Shodipo   Free agent [56]
1 January 2024[c] AM   Jack Moylan   Shelbourne Free Transfer [57]
2 February 2024 CB   Zak Bradshaw   Ipswich Town Free Transfer [58]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 19 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Burnley contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 12 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Sutton United contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 4 September, and would become official on January 1 once his Shelbourne contract expired
Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
20 June 2023 RW   Charles Vernam   Grimsby Town Undisclosed [59]
30 June 2023 GK   Sam Green   Aberystwyth Town Released [60]
30 June 2023 RB   Regan Poole   Portsmouth Released [61][62]
30 June 2023 CM   Max Sanders   Leyton Orient Released [61][63]
30 June 2023 CB   Joe Walsh   Free agent Released [61]
5 January 2024 AM   Julian Donnery   The Town FC Released [64][65]
5 January 2024 LW   Olamide Shodipo   C.D. Feirense Released [64][66]
5 January 2024 CM   Morgan Worsfold-Gregg   HCU Huskies Released [64]
18 January 2024 CF   Charley Kendall   Woking Undisclosed [67]

Loaned in

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Date Pos Player Loaned from Fee Ref
10 August 2023 RM   Jack Burroughs   Coventry City End of Season [68]
17 August 2023 CB   Alex Mitchell   Millwall End of Season [69]
1 September 2023 CF   Jack Vale   Blackburn Rovers 5 January 2024[a] [70]
9 January 2024 CF   Joe Taylor   Luton Town End of Season [71]
1 February 2024 CM   Conor McGrandles   Charlton Athletic End of Season [72]
  1. ^ Jack Vale was recalled from his loan on 5 January 2024.[64]

Loaned out

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Date Pos Player Loaned to Fee Ref
22 June 2023 GK   Sam Long   Falkirk End of season [73]
7 July 2023 CF   Freddie Draper   Walsall 5 January 2024[a] [75]
22 July 2023 CB   Hayden Cann   Peterborough Sports 12 January 2024[b] [77]
28 July 2023 CF   Charley Kendall   Dagenham & Redbridge 18 January 2024[c] [78]
3 August 2023 RB   Elicha Ahui   Ayr United 1 February 2024[d] [80]
11 August 2023 RB   Jay Benn   Solihull Moors End of season [81]
8 September 2023 CM   Morgan Worsfold-Gregg   Long Eaton United 8 December 2023 [82]
13 October 2023 CM   Oisin Gallagher   Peterborough Sports 1 January 2024 [83]
15 January 2024 CB   Hayden Cann   Drogheda United End of season [84]
15 January 2024 CM   Oisin Gallagher   Drogheda United End of season [84]
22 January 2024 RW   Hakeeb Adelakun   Doncaster Rovers End of season [85]
24 January 2024 CM   Alistair Smith   Colchester United End of season [86]
26 January 2024 LB   Jaden Brown   St Mirren End of season [87]
1 February 2024 RB   Elicha Ahui   Peterborough Sports End of season [67]
5 February 2024 CB   Zak Bradshaw   Dundalk End of season [88]
  1. ^ Freddie Draper was recalled from his loan on 5 January 2024.[74]
  2. ^ Hayden Cann was recalled from his loan on 12 January 2024.[76]
  3. ^ Charley Kendall joined Woking on a permanent move on 18 January 2024.[67]
  4. ^ Elicha Ahui was recalled from his loan on 1 February 2024.[79]

Contracts

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Date Pos. Player Length Expiry Ref.
30 June 2023 CB   Sean Roughan 2 years June 2025 [89]
7 July 2023 CF   Freddie Draper [75]
22 July 2023 CB   Hayden Cann 1 year June 2024 [77]
2 August 2023 CF   Ben House 2 years June 2025 [90]
2 May 2024 WB   Lasse Sørensen 1 year June 2025 [28]

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of 27 April 2024
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   DEN Lukas Jensen 50 0 45 0 1 0 3 0 1 0
2 MF   DEN Lasse Sørensen 51 6 43+1 4 1 1 2+1 1 1+2 0
5 DF   ENG Adam Jackson 37 1 29+5 1 1 0 0+1 0 1 0
6 MF   SCO Ethan Erhahon 50 2 43 2 1 0 3 0 2+1 0
7 FW   LCA Reeco Hackett-Fairchild 33 7 27+2 7 0 0 3 0 0+1 0
9 FW   WAL Joe Taylor 19 10 19 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   ENG Teddy Bishop 38 4 21+12 4 0 0 0+2 0 1+2 0
11 MF   SCO Ethan Hamilton 37 3 30 3 1 0 1+2 0 1+2 0
12 GK   ENG Jordan Wright 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14 FW   IRL Danny Mandroiu 36 8 26+5 8 1 0 2 0 1+1 0
15 DF   IRL Paudie O'Connor 43 2 36+2 2 1 0 2 0 2 0
16 DF   SCO Jack Burroughs 35 1 21+8 0 1 0 2 0 3 1
17 FW   IRL Dylan Duffy 41 2 8+26 2 0+1 0 0+2 0 3+1 0
18 FW   SCO Ben House 21 2 16+3 2 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
19 FW   ENG Tyler Walker 7 0 2+4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
22 DF   ENG Timothy Eyoma 33 3 13+13 3 1 0 2 0 4 0
23 DF   IRL Sean Roughan 44 2 35+4 1 0 0 3 1 2 0
24 MF   SCO Conor McGrandles 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   ENG Alex Mitchell 41 1 34+2 1 0 0 2 0 3 0
27 FW   ENG Jovon Makama 40 3 8+25 2 0+1 0 0+2 0 2+2 1
28 MF   IRL Jack Moylan 18 4 7+11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW   ENG Freddie Draper 15 2 9+6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away on loan
3 DF   ENG Jaden Brown 15 0 3+7 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
8 MF   ENG Alistair Smith 32 1 12+13 1 1 0 3 0 3 0
20 DF   ENG Jay Benn 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
21 FW   ENG Hakeeb Adelakun 25 4 10+9 3 1 0 1 0 2+2 1
26 MF   IRL Oisin Gallagher 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
No longer at the club
29 FW   WAL Jack Vale 17 2 3+11 1 0+1 0 0 0 2 1
30 FW   IRL Olamide Shodipo 9 1 0+6 1 0 0 0 0 2+1 0

Goalscorers

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As of 27 April 2024

Includes all competitive matches.

Rank Pos. Nat. No. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 FW   9 Joe Taylor 10 0 0 0 10
2 FW   14 Danny Mandroiu 8 0 0 0 8
3 FW   7 Reeco Hackett-Fairchild 7 0 0 0 7
4 DF   2 Lasse Sørensen 4 1 1 0 6
5 MF   10 Teddy Bishop 4 0 0 0 4
FW   21 Hakeeb Adelakun 3 0 0 1 4
MF   28 Jack Moylan 4 0 0 0 4
6 MF   11 Ethan Hamilton 3 0 0 0 3
DF   22 Timothy Eyoma 3 0 0 0 3
FW   27 Jovon Makama 2 0 0 1 3
7 MF   6 Ethan Erhahon 2 0 0 0 2
DF   15 Paudie O'Connor 2 0 0 0 2
FW   17 Dylan Duffy 2 0 0 0 2
FW   18 Ben House 2 0 0 0 2
DF   23 Sean Roughan 1 0 1 0 2
FW   29 Jack Vale 1 0 0 1 2
FW   34 Freddie Draper 2 0 0 0 2
8 DF   5 Adam Jackson 1 0 0 0 1
MF   8 Alistair Smith 1 0 0 0 1
DF   16 Jack Burroughs 0 0 0 1 1
DF   25 Alex Mitchell 1 0 0 0 1
FW   30 Olamide Shodipo 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
Total 65 1 2 4 72

Disciplinary record

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As of 27 April 2024
No. Pos. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
15 DF Paudie O'Connor 8 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 11 2
14 FW Danny Mandroiu 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2
6 MF Ethan Erhahon 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 1
17 FW Dylan Duffy 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 1
25 DF Alex Mitchell 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
11 MF Ethan Hamilton 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
18 FW Ben House 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
7 FW Reeco Hackett-Fairchild 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
22 DF TJ Eyoma 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
23 DF Sean Roughan 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
2 DF Lasse Sørensen 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1 GK Lukas Jensen 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
9 FW Joe Taylor 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF Adam Jackson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 MF Teddy Bishop 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
27 FW Jovon Makama 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
29 FW Jack Vale 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
8 MF Alistair Smith 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
21 FW Hakeeb Adelakun 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
16 MF Jack Burroughs 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
30 FW Olamide Shodipo 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
34 FW Freddie Draper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Clean sheets

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As of 27 April 2024
No. Nat. Player Matches played Clean sheet % League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1   Lukas Jensen 50 42% 19 0 2 0 21
12   Jordan Wright 4 50% 0 0 0 2 2

Awards

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Club End of Season Awards

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Award Player Ref.
Player of the Year   Lukas Jensen [91]
Players Player of the Year   Ethan Erhahon
Club Partners Player of the Year   Lasse Sørensen
Goal of the Season   Jack Moylan
Golden Boot   Joe Taylor
Young Player of the Year   Sean Roughan

Sky Bet League One Manager of the Month

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Month Manager Ref.
February   Michael Skubala Nomination [92]
March   Michael Skubala Nomination [93]

Sky Bet League One Player of the Month

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Month Player Ref.
August   Danny Mandroiu Nomination [94]
February   Reeco Hackett-Fairchild Nomination [92]
March   Joe Taylor Winner [93][95]

EFL Young Player of the Month

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Month Manager Ref.
March   Joe Taylor Winner [96]

Sky Bet League One Goal of the Month

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Month Player Goal Ref
August   Reeco Hackett-Fairchild 22' vs Northampton Town, 15 August Winner [97][98]
March   Jack Moylan 55' vs Barnsley, 9 March Nomination [99]

EFL League Cup Player of the Round

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Round Player Ref.
2   Lukas Jensen Winner [100]

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