Thanks to Donald Nannestad

The FPA host for tomorrow’s game against Leyton Orient is Gavin Gordon. The guests are Warren Ward, Mark Hone and Brian Logan.

Gavin Gordon

Gavin Gordon was a striker who made his senior debut for Hull City just two months after his 16^th 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

Warren Ward 

Warren Ward played for City as a striker during the 1985-86 season finishing as joint leading scorer with Neil Redfearn – despite only scoring eight goals. Warren’s first Football League appearances were for York City before signing for the Imps. He made his Lincoln debut in a League Cup game against his former club and a few days later made his first Football League appearance for City scoring in a 3-3 draw with Doncaster Rovers. He was loaned to Exeter City during the second half of the season scoring three goals in his 14 appearances for the Grecians but returned in April and scored three goals in the final five games of the season but was unable to prevent City being relegated from what was then Division Three. Warren later played locally for several clubs including Boston United. He is a past committee member of our Former Players’ Association.

Debut vs York City away 20 August 1985Lincoln City Record:Football League: 15 appearances + 6 as substitute, 8 goalsFootball League Cup: 1 appearanceOther: 1 appearance

Mark Hone

Mark was a midfield player who signed for the Imps from Southend United in the summer of 1996 making his first team debut when he came on as a substitute at Torquay United on the opening day of the season. Mark made 53 Football League appearances with a further 13 appearances in cup games during his two seasons at Sincil Bank. He scored a total of four league and cup goals. In his first season Mark appeared in both legs of the Football League Cup second round tie against Manchester City when City won 4-1 at Sincil Bank and 1-0 at Maine Road – two games which will long live in the memories of those Imps fans who were there.  Mark was also a regular the following season when City which won promotion to third tier football. He left the club in the summer of 1998 and later played for Kettering Town, Welling United, Lincoln United and Spalding United. His son Danny also played for City making them among the few father and sons to have both appeared for the club in the Football League.

Debut vs Torquay United, away 17 August 1996 as substitute

Lincoln City record:

Football League: 48 appearances + 5 appearances as substitute, 2 goals

FA Cup: 4 appearances, 1 goal

Football League Cup: 7 appearances + 1 appearance as substitute, 1 goal

Football League Trophy: 1 appearance, 0 goals

Brian Logan

Brian Logan is a former youth team player who joined the Imps as a 15 year old in August 1969 when the club’s then manager Ron Gray was looking to sign and develop young players. Brian made an appearance for the first team in a friendly match within a few months of joining the club and also played for the A team in the Lincolnshire League but later left Sincil Bank without appearing in the Football League. He continued playing in local football and was later involved in coaching Lincoln Moorlands. He continues to be active playing in over 70s football. Brian is well-known locally for his involvement with Lincoln Golf Centre which he has owned and run with his family for over 20 years.