Posh Guests for Saturday

thanks to Donald Nannestad

The FPA host for tomorrow’s game against Peterborough is Gavin Gordon and the guests are Graham Bressington, Paul De Garis and Trevor Swinburne. Details are here:

Gavin Gordon

was a striker who made his senior debut for Hull City just two months after his 16th birthday and went on to make regular first team appearances for the Tigers before he was sold to the Imps in November 1997 when he was still just 18 years old. In his first season he helped City win promotion and was a first team regular. In 2000-01 he scored 10 goals by early December and was the sold to Cardiff City for a six-figure fee. He later played for Notts County. Gavin is chairman of the Former Players Association and covers Imps games as a match summariser for BBC Radio Lincolnshire.
Debut vs Swansea City, away 8 November 1997
Lincoln City Record
Football League: 87 appearances plus 12 as substitute, 28 goals
FA Cup: 9 appearances, 2 goals
Football League Cup: 2 appearances, 1 goal
Other: 4 appearances plus 1 as substitute

Graham Bressington

Graham Bressington was a powerful midfielder who joined City in November 1987 just a couple of weeks after playing against the Imps for today’s visitors Wycombe Wanderers and he was a key figure in City gaining promotion back to the Football League in that season. He established himself as a very effective and popular player going on to make over 100 first team appearances for City and was player of the season in 1990-91. Graham left Sincil Bank in the summer of 1993 and signed for Southend United then managed by Colin Murphy the man who originally signed him for City.

Debut vs Macclesfield Town, home 25 November 1987 (Conference)

Lincoln City Record:

Football League: 136 appearances plus 5 as substitute, 7 goals

Conference: 9 appearances plus 4 as substitute

FA Cup: 6 appearances

Football League Cup: 10 appearances, 2 goals

Other: 13 appearances

Trevor Swinburne 

Trevor Swinburne began his long goalkeeping career as an apprentice with Sunderland in the late 1960s and finished it with the Imps 20 years later. During his time at Sunderland he was understudy to Jim Montgomery and made several first team appearances before moving on to Carlisle United in the summer of 1977. Trevor made over 250 first team appearances for Carlisle and then played for Brentford and Leeds United before signing for City in February 1986. Trevor made regular appearances for the Imps until retiring in the summer of 1987. He was the first chairman of the Lincoln City Former Players Association when it was formed in 2017 and was a key figure in developing the organisation.
Debut vs Blackpool, away 25 February 1986
Lincoln City Record
Football League: 34 appearances
Football League Cup: 3 appearances 
Football League Trophy: 3 appearances

Paul De Garis

Paul De Garis was a goalkeeper who signed for City during the 1994-95 season. He made as number of reserve team appearances and was substitute goalkeeper for the first team on several occasions including for the FA Cup third round tie at Premier League club Crystal Palace. Paul returned to his native Guernsey in 1995 and continued to play in the island league and made appearances for the island representative team. He is a member of the FPA committee and co-hosts the Stacey West former player podcasts with Gary Hutchinson.