Last chance to see Imps Cathedral Exhibition
This weekend are the last two chances to see the Lincoln City FC exhibition put on by the Red Imps Community Trust in the Chapter House of Lincoln Cathedral.
Voucher Winner Announced!
Austin Meechan, 7, won our U18s competition to predict our first L1 goal scorer.
Pictured is his auntie Michelle collecting his £50 voucher for the club shop from Trust / JOG Supporter Director Mandi Slater.
Well done Austin!
Lincoln Half Marathon – Last Few Places Remaining
Run for All’s Lincoln Half Marathon will take place on Sunday 05/10/25. The scenic route is for 13.1 miles, beginning at the Lincolnshire Showground and finishing at the Cathedral.
Anyone interested in running the Half Marathon to raise funds for Lincoln City Foundation is invited to email community@lincolncityfoundation.co.uk. There are only a few places left for fundraisers. You will receive:-
- a branded top to run in on the day and a free place in the Half Marathon if you raise at least £100;
- two free Lincoln City FC matchday tickets if you raise at least £250;
- a free tour of the LNER Stadium for two people if you raise at least £500; and
- a pitch-side presentation of a signed first team shirt if you raise the highest amount of all runners for the Foundation.
The Foundation, which is of course Red Imps Community Trust’s permanent charity partner, is also looking for several volunteers to steward the Half Marathon course. If you are interested in supporting runners in that way, please complete the form at https://www.lincolncityfoundation.com/volunteer.
The funds raised will help the Foundation to provide opportunities that will inspire and empower individuals to develop and improve their physical, social and mental wellbeing across our community. Pleased click here for more details of a few of those projects.
FPA Guests v Plymouth UPDATED!
with thanks to Donald Nannestad
the FPA host for tomorrow’s home game against Plymouth is Gavin Gordon. The guests are Colin Alcide, Ryan Carmody and Trevor Swinburne – and also confirmed, Terry Fleming who played for both Plymouth and the Imps.
Details are here:
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
Colin Alcide
Colin Alcide mainly played as a defender before John Beck signed him from Emley in December 1995 but was more often used in an attacking role during his time at Sincil Bank. Colin appeared in virtually every game in the second half of the 1995-96 season and continued to regularly feature in the team during his time with the Imps. He was a member of the 1997-98 team which won promotion from Division Three finishing as second top scorer with 12 League goals. Colin moved on in March 1999 to join Hull and later played for clubs including York, Cambridge and Gainsborough Trinity. He very briefly appeared for the Welsh club TNS in July 2004 playing in their two UEFA Cup ties against the Swedish team Oster IF.
Debut vs Cambridge United, away 9 December 1995 as substitute
Lincoln City Record
Football League: 105 appearances plus 16 as substitute, 27 goals
FA Cup: 3 appearances plus 3 as substitute, 2 goals
Football League Cup: 7 appearances plus 2 as substitute, 2 goals
Other: 3 appearances plus 1 as substitute
Ryan Carmody
Ryan Carmody was a striker who joined the Imps as a 16 year old trainee after previously appearing for the Lincolnshire Under 16 team. He played regularly for City’s youth team until suffering a serious knee injury while scoring against Leicester City youths in January 1998. The injury ended any chance he had of a career as a full-time professional and Ryan subsequently underwent a number of operations and extensive rehab. He eventually was fit enough to start a come-back and played for clubs including Selby Town and Belper Town. He qualified as a physiotherapist and now runs his own practice. Ryan plays for the Former Players Association in charity matches.
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 is a member of the Former Players Association committee and was the Association’s first chairman when it was formed in 2017.
Debut vs Blackpool, away 25 February 1986
Lincoln City Record
Football League: 34 appearances
Football League Cup: 3 appearances
Football League Trophy: 3 appearances
Terry Fleming
Terry Fleming was a midfield player who made over 200 first team appearances for City during his five years with the club. Terry was signed by manager John Beck from Preston North End in December 1995 and was a key player for the Imps during his time at the club. He missed only a handful of games in 1997-98 when City clinched promotion on the final day of the season defeating Brighton 2-1 with Terry scoring the opening goal. He moved on in the summer of 2000 when he signed for Plymouth Argyle. He later played for Cambridge and Grimsby Town before appearing for several non-league clubs including Lincoln United.
Debut vs Plymouth Argyle, home 16 December 1995
Lincoln City Record
Football League: 175 appearances plus 8 as substitute, 8 goals
FA Cup: 11 appearances, 2 goals
Football League Cup: 11 appearances plus 1 as substitute 2 goals
New Plaque to be unveiled
A new plaque created by the Red Imps Community Trust as part of its heritage commitment to celebrating the history of Lincoln City Football Club will be unveiled on the visitor centre at Lincoln Cathedral on Friday 22 August at 2pm, although that time is to be confirmed.
The red sign celebrates the origin of the club’s nickname – The Imps.
For more information, go to the cathedral press release here.
June and July Trust Board Notes available
Please click here to view notes of the first Trust Board Meeting held in June 2025, click here to view notes of the second Trust Board Meeting held in that month and click here to view notes of the Trust Directors’ Meeting held in July 2025.
Make a wish for Imps Fan
Wishmakers grant wishes to children who have been nominated to them.
One young Lincoln City fan who has undergone life-changing injuries and operations and still has more to go through would love to watch one match from an executive box if a generous boxholder could allow that. Wishmakers would make a donation towards this.
Contact us here at the Trust if you think you can help this young man have a dream afternoon watching his beloved team.
First Winner of the Season from the Trust!
As part of our ‘Focussing on Young Fans’ initiative for 25-26 we gave out 500 flyers about it at the open training session and WBA and Reading games. It included a competition for Under 18s to predict which Imps player would score our first League One goal of the new season.
Finlay Burns generously scored our first goal in our 2-0 win but he’s a Reading player of course so the first Imps player to score for us was…. Reeco Hackett.
Well done those who picked Reeco – five of you in all. The winner of the £50 voucher to spend in the Lincoln City shop picked out of our Red Imps Community Trust bucket hat was Austin Meechan aged 7. Well done Austin and we’ll see you before the Plymouth Argyle fixture to hand you your prize.
Parking for away travel coach passengers
It has previously been announced that all Red Imps Association Travel Section coaches will depart until further notice from the bus stop on the north side of Tentercroft Street, LN5 7BD. For homeward journeys, coaches will return either to Tentercroft Street or to Rope Walk, close to the junction of Tentercroft Street with High Street. Those arrangements have been made because of the re-configuration of the one-way systems in the wider Sincil Bank area.
The car park behind the Stacey West Stand at the LNER Stadium will still be available for use by passengers travelling on those coaches. Passengers are however responsible for getting to and from the coaches. Accordingly, anyone who leaves a vehicle in the car park behind the Stacey West Stand must (i) allow sufficient time to walk to Tentercroft Street before the coach departure time and (ii) remove their vehicle from the car park promptly after the return journey.
Please click here for answers to frequently asked questions.
Up-to-date information about departure times can be viewed here.
Reading for Reading – the FPA Returns!
thanks to Donald Nannestad
The FPA host for tomorrow’s home game against Reading is Gavin Gordon. The guests are Matt Carmichael, Paul Mayo and Tony Cunningham.
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 goal
Other: 7 appearances plus 1 as substitute, 2 goals
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
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 scoring on his debut in a League Cup tie against Barnsley and remained a regular first team player during his three full seasons at Sincil Bank being 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