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You may have noticed that when you go to the Stacey West Bond website it now transports you to the Red Imps Community Trust site. This is deliberate, as all news and information regarding the bond will be placed on here from now on and a specific page will be populated shortly.
If you have any queries on the Bond scheme, please contact us still at bonds@redimpstrust.co.uk
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Lincoln City Foundation, the permanent charity partner of Red Imps Community Trust, is recruiting sessional/casual staff to support some of its community delivery. Further information can be found on its website. Paid roles currently available include:-
There are also vacancies for volunteers, including as Poacher/Poacher’s Assistant. You can also email enquiries@lincolncityfoundation.co.uk about limited work experience opportunities.
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Please click here to view notes of the Trust Board Meeting held in September 2025.
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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
Lee Beevers
Lee Beevers was a defender who played for Ipswich Town and Boston United before joining the Imps in February 2005. His first appearances were as a substitute and he came off the bench in extra-time in the play-off Final against Southend United. Lee established himself as a first team regular the following season and went on to be voted Supporters Player of the Season in 2006-07. During his time with City, he made six appearances for the Wales Under 21 team. Lee moved on in the summer of 2009 and went on to play for Colchester United, Walsall and Mansfield Town before coming back to Sincil Bank in the summer of 2015-16. He was a near ever-present until suffering an injury early in the following season which led to his retirement from playing.
Debut vs Leyton Orient, away 22 February 2005 as substitute
Lincoln City Record:
Football League: 154 appearances plus 12 as substitute, 9 goals
FA Cup: 10 appearances
Football League Cup: 4 appearances, 2 goals
National League: 57 appearances plus 2 as substitute
Other: 8 appearances plus 2 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 Lincoln 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 the Former Players Association vice-chairman.
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
John Hawley
John Hawley was a young professional with Lincoln City in the 1960s. He mainly appeared as a winger playing for the reserves in the North Midlands League and the A team in the Lincolnshire League and also played in the FA Youth Cup for the Imps. John moved on in the summer of 1968 and signed for Corby Town. He later played for several local clubs including Boston United, Worksop Town and Claytons.
Andy Ottewell
Andy Ottewell was an apprentice at Sincil Bank between 1971 and 1973 appearing as a striker for the reserves and youth team. He went on to play in the Lincolnshire League for teams including Ruston Sports as well as playing local Sunday League football.
Steve Garfoot
Steve Garfoot was a youth team player for the Imps appearing both for the Under 18s and the reserve team as an attacking player in the early 2000s. He later moved on to play for Bourne Town and continues to live locally.
Steve played for the FPA team on several occasions and is a member of the Committee.
Rob's Column
Thanks to the Lincolnshire Echo
Life at a football club is rarely a bed of roses. This might mean difficulties occur that are wholly internal but they might mean that others are affected too. This can include outside organisations and businesses or volunteer bodies attached to the club of which our Trust is of course one.
Over the last few weeks there have been some negative issues that directly affect us or that people have brought to us, all of which we need to take up with club officials.
I think it’s just a matter of coincidence that these things have cropped up together when usually we don’t have a lot to query and we all work together quite happily.
It’s not our function to wash our dirty linen in public so I’m not going to be specific. However, in case some fans think the people who run our Trust, me included, have bought every pair of rose-tinted glasses our local optician stocks, then I think it’s good to point out that policies or actions we don’t agree with are questioned. It’s our job in fact, as an active supporters’ organisation, to do so. I’m raising such things in this column to show publicly it’s what we do.
Lincoln City FC is a multi-discipline organisation. Playing football is just one of many activities. It’s almost like there’s a large number of businesses rolled into one, so there’s bound to be some slip-ups, and we support the club by giving feedback so that they can be rectified.
In my experience of running a business and having involvement in other sporting bodies there will always be genuine mistakes made – which is OK – or failure to do stuff when asked to do so – which is not OK. We learn from them though, respect each other’s views, and work better in the long run.
Our Trust currently, in my view, sets good strategies and carries out good work. When our standards fall there’s no animosity – we make good and move on. I think that applies to other fans’ organisations at the LNER too like the Red Imps Away Travel Association and the Fan Advisory Board who both do great things.
All in all there’s brilliant people at Lincoln City whether employed or working voluntarily. And when things go wrong we’re adult enough to talk about it and sort it out, and that’s how it should be.
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Anyone who would like to exercise while seated in a chair can do so at classes arranged by our permanent charity partner, Lincoln City Foundation. A new venue is now in use at Nettleham, in addition to the previous venues at the LNER Stadium and at Moorland Community Centre.
Please click here for further details.
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A Lincolnshire Football Programme Fair is coming to the Ruston Sports and Social Club on Sunday 19 October between 10.45 and 2pm, with admission just £1.
For more information contact Steve Harding on 01733 760369 or email Steven.harding50@ntlworld.com – Football Programme Collections Wanted!
Ruston Sports and Social Club, Newark Road, Lincoln, LN6 8RN
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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
Chris Moyses
Chris Moyses was a full-back who made his first senior appearances for City as a 16 year old when he played in three Football League Trophy games in August 1982. Chris, who was born and bred in Lincoln, initially joined the Imps under the Youth Opportunities Programme and progressed to becoming an apprentice and then signed as a professional. He made his Football League debut at Millwall in May 1984 and featured in the following three games only to be released at the end of that season. Chris went on to play for Halifax and was later at clubs including Grantham, Spalding, King’s Lynn and Bourne. He returned to the Imps in May 2011 when he became involved in the youth team. In November 2014 Chris became caretaker manager and the following month took over as manager. He began the rebuilding of the team before leaving his role in May 2016 having signed several of the players who earned promotion back to the Football League the following season.
Debut vs Scunthorpe United (Football League Trophy) , away 14 August 1982
Lincoln City Record
Football League: 2 appearances plus 2 as substitute
Football League Trophy: 3 appearances
Tony Cunningham
Tony Cunningham was a powerful striker who was brought to Lincoln by Colin Murphy from non-league club Stourbridge in May 1979. He made an instant impact on his debut in a League Cup tie against Barnsley and marked his first City game with a goal. Tony remained a regular first team player during his three full seasons at Sincil Bank and finished as leading scorer with 15 league and cup goals in 1981-82 when the Imps narrowly missed out on promotion to second tier football. He was sold to Barnsley in September 1982 and and made 40 League appearances for the Reds scoring 11 goals before joining Sheffield Wednesday in November 1983. Tony later played for clubs including Manchester City and Newcastle United making a total of almost 500 senior appearances before ending his career with Wycombe Wanderers. One of his sons Karl later also played for the Imps.
Debut vs Barnsley, home (Football League Cup) 11 August 1979
Lincoln City Record:
Football League: 111 appearances plus 12 as substitute, 32 goals
FA Cup: 5 appearances plus 1 as substitute
Football League Cup: 13 appearances, 8 goals
Other Games: 6 appearances, 2 goals
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Out of just shy of 100 entries in our Cathedral Exhibition Activity Sheet competition we had six joint winners who got all the questions spot on and forecast correctly that the Imps would be in 7th place when the exhibition came to a close.
Georgie Clews, aged 10, of Leicestershire was the winner drawn out of the Trust bucket hat and wins a £50 voucher for Waterstones. Well done young lady! Georgia was delighted to hear the news and has never won anything before so we hope she enjoys spending her prize.
As a bonus we sent her an Imps pin badge too and you never know we might have gained a new fan of the mighty Imps.
Thank you to everyone who entered and of course everyone who visited the exhibition in the Chapter House over August. It was a blast!
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Brittany Bell, on behalf of Lincoln City Foundation, receives a donation of £135 from Trust officials and members of the Fan Village family as part of our continuing support.