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FPA complete Charity walk to Collingham

Photos from yesterday’s sponsored walk for the Air Ambulance.

With the walkers from Collingham FC, Steve Garfoot and Gavin Gordon, with John and Anna Kennedy seeing the former players and Collingham contingent off.

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Free Bus Running Day at Trust Friend Transport Museum

Friends of the Trust, the Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum are having a Bus running day on October 25th 10am to 4pm at the Whisby Road North Hykeham LN6 3QT

It’s a FREE event to enjoy rides on vintage buses and FREE Admission to the Museum.

One of the buses running Former Lincoln Corporation Leyland Titan .

Refreshments available at a modest cost

Donations will of course be appreciated more information on our Facebook page Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum.

Please visit their website Www.lvvs.org.uk

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FPA walk to Collingham on Sunday

Hi everyone,

The Former Players Association are joining the Collingham FC Barmy Army Walkers Trust again with a charity walk from Lincoln City FC to Collingham FC. To raise funds for the Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance.

On Sunday 13th September. Leaving Collingham FC at 8am by bus/car to Lincoln City FC. To start the walk at 9am

If anyone would like to join us on the walk it would be great to see you or see us off at the beginning of the walk.

8am leave from Collingham by bus or car to Lincoln. For a 9am start of the walk from Lincoln City Stadium.

It will great see you if you can make it and many thanks.

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FPA Guests v Southampton

with thanks to Donald Nannestad

Gavin Gordon

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. 

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

Matt Carmichael

Matt Carmichael was signed by Colin Murphy in August 1989. At the time he was planning to join the Met Police after having previously served in the British Army but Colin offered him a professional contract and his career changed track. He was initially used as a striker and scored on his debut against Scunthorpe United but later converted to centre back. He was voted the supporters player of the season in 1991-92 and made over 150 first team appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe in July 1993. Matt later played for Preston, Mansfield, Doncaster and Darlington. Matt is vice chairman of the Former Players Association.

Debut vs Scunthorpe, home 19 August 1989

Lincoln City Record:

Football League: 113 appearances plus 20 as substitute, 18 goals

FA Cup: 4 appearances plus 1 as substitute

Football League Cup: 9 appearances plus 1 as substitute, 1 goalOther: 7 appearances plus 1 as substitute, 2 goals

Grant Brown

Grant Brown made a record number of appearances during his lengthy career with the Imps having first signed on loan from Leicester City in August 1989 as part of the deal which saw Tony James sold to the Foxes. Grant immediately established himself as a regular in the back four and although he went back to Leicester when his loan ended in November 1989, he returned soon afterwards and signed on a permanent basis for what at the time was reported as a record fee paid by City of £60,000. Grant went on to make over 450 senior appearances for the Imps and was given a testimonial in 2000 when Middlesbrough visited Sincil Bank. He was voted Player of the Season in 2001-02 which was his final season as a player. Grant later returned to take charge of City’s youth team and was also first team assistant manager for a time and on three occasions served as caretaker manager. He finally left Sincil Bank in the summer of 2016.

Debut vs Aldershot, away 26 August 1989

Lincoln City Record

Football League: 401 appearances + 6 as substitute, 15 goals

FA Cup: 18 appearances

Football League Cup: 22 appearances, 1 goal

Other: 21 appearances plus 1 as substitute, 2 goals

Paul Miller

Paul Miller was a midfielder who first made his name with Wimbledon where he spent seven years. He made 80 top flight appearances for the Dons including their first ever Premier League match against Leeds United. Paul moved on to Bristol Rovers before signing for the Imps in August 1997. He spent four years at Sincil Bank making over 100 first team appearances and was a member of the 1997-98 promotion winning team. He has since continued to live in the Lincoln area.

Debut vs. Chester City, away 9 August 1997

Lincoln City Record:
Football League: 93 appearances plus 22 as substitute, 11 Goals

FA Cup: 5 appearances plus 1 as substitute

Football League Cup: 4 appearancesOther: 4 appearances plus 1 as substitute, 1 Goal

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20% off at Transport Museum

The Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum is on Whisby Road North Hykeham Lincoln LN6 3QT and is open at 11.00am every Sunday until 4.00pm.

Entry is £5 for adults and free if you’re under 18 – and if you are a season membership holder (therefore a Trust member!) you can get 20% off the entry fee!

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FPA Guests V Blackburn Rovers

With thanks to Donald Nannestad

The FPA hosts for tomorrow’s game against Blackburn Rovers is Matt Carmichael. The guests are Terry Cooper, Paul Mayo and John Schofield

Their details are here:

Matt Carmichael

Matt Carmichael was signed by Colin Murphy in August 1989. At the time he was planning to join the Met Police after having previously served in the British Army but Colin offered him a professional contract and his career changed track. He was initially used as a striker and scored on his debut against Scunthorpe United but later converted to centre back. He was voted the supporters player of the season in 1991-92 and made over 150 first team appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe in July 1993. Matt later played for Preston, Mansfield, Doncaster and Darlington. Matt is vice chairman of the Former Players Association.

Debut vs Scunthorpe, home 19 August 1989

Lincoln City Record:

Football League: 113 appearances plus 20 as substitute, 18 goals

FA Cup: 4 appearances plus 1 as substitute

Football League Cup: 9 appearances plus 1 as substitute, 1 goalOther: 7 appearances plus 1 as substitute, 2 goals

Terry Cooper

Terry Cooper initially signed for City in December 1971 on loan from Notts County. He went back to Meadow Lane after making three appearances for the Imps but in the summer of 1972 he made a permanent move to Sincil Bank. Terry, who started out playing in midfield, switched to centre-back with great success and went on to play almost 300 first team games for City. He was a key member of the 1975-76 team which won the Division Four championship and was twice voted Player of the Season by the supporters. Terry left Sincil Bank in the summer of 1979 and later played for Bradford City and Rochdale.

Debut vs Stockport County home 18 December 1971

Lincoln City Record:

Football League: 268 appearances plus 2 as substitute, 12 goals

FA Cup: 15 appearances plus 1 as substitute, 1 goal

Football League Cup: 13 appearances

Paul Mayo 

Paul Mayo is a local lad who was initially on the books of Nottingham Forest before signing for the Imps in the 1999-2000. Although he mainly appeared at left-back, wearing the number 46 shirt in his first season, he was also occasionally used both in midfield and in the forward line. He played in the 2003 play-off final against Bournemouth at the Millennium Stadium and continued to appear regularly until March 2004 when he was sold to Watford, then in the Championship.. Paul later returned to Sincil Bank for two more seasons with the Imps and finished his senior career with spells at Notts County and Mansfield Town. In total he made almost 200 first team appearances for City. 

Debut vs Swansea City, away, 4 February 2000

Lincoln City Record:

Football League: 145 appearances plus 23 as substitute, 10 goals

FA Cup: 7 appearances plus 1 as substitute, 2 goals

Football League Cup: 5 appearances plus 1 as substitute

Other: 10 appearances plus 2 as substitute, 2 goals

John Schofield

John Schofield was a midfielder who as well as playing for the Imps went on to manage the youth team later serving as first team head coach. John signed from Gainsborough Trinity in November 1988 making his Football League debut a few days later in a 4-1 win at Burnley. He remained a regular in the team and in 1993-94 captained the Imps and was voted Player of the Season by the supporters.  He moved on to Doncaster Rovers in November 1994 and later played for Mansfield and Hull City making a total of almost 500 senior appearances in his career. He returned to Lincoln in 2000 as head of youth development and made a few more appearances for the first team then in the summer of 2006 John became head coach/manager. He took the team to the play-offs in his first season in charge but results did not go well at the start of the following season and he left Sincil Bank. John later coached at several Football League clubs and since July 2021 has been manager of the Northern Ireland Under 21 team.

Debut vs Burnley away 8 November 1988

Lincoln City Record:

Football League:  234 appearances + 16 as substitute, 11 goals

FA Cup: 7 appearances plus 2 as substitute

Football League Cup: 15 appearances, 4 goals

Other: 17 appearances + 2 as substitute, 1 goal