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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Due to the re-configuration of the one-way systems in the wider Sincil Bank area and due to the revisions made at the start of the 2025/26 season to the layout of the car parks at the LNER Stadium, 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, which is close to the Tentercroft Street public car park.
Up-to-date information about departure times can be viewed here.
On return journeys, the final dropping-off point will either be in Tentercroft Street or in Rope Walk, close to the junction of Tentercroft Street with High Street.
Please click here for answers to frequently asked questions.
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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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Daughter Lynn and son Neal are set to pass their late father’s Lincoln City shareholding to the Red Imps Community Trust and we thank them for this fantastic gesture.
John Cameron Cartwright, pictured here with Danny Cowley at Maidstone United’s ground, was a lifelong Imps supporter having been born in the city in 1933 where he lived above a shop on High Street until his family moved to Surrey when he was eleven.
John had a varied career including civil servant and agent for an MP, and was Deputy Chair of the Police Complaints Authority before retiring to Kent.
He never lost his passion for Lincoln City from those early years despite a stint as PA announcer with Charlton Athletic in the 70s and would listen to commentary and watch on iFollow. He attended matches when the Imps were in the area.
Everyone connected with our Trust thank Lynn, Neal, and family and pay tribute to John who was clearly a fine man and a true Imp.
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Lincoln City Foundation is the permanent charity partner of Red Imps Community Trust. Details are given below of the Foundation’s “Active Explorers” and “Football Evolution” programmes.
WHAT ARE THE “ACTIVE EXPLORERS” AND “FOOTBALL EVOLUTION” PROGRAMMES?
They’re both Summer Holiday Clubs for kids aged 4-12: it’s Ofsted-registered childcare.
WHEN AND WHERE ARE “ACTIVE EXPLORERS” AND “FOOTBALL EVOLUTION” SESSIONS HELD?
Every weekday until 29/08/25 between 8.30am and 5.00pm at the LNER Stadium, Sincil Bank, Lincoln LN5 8LD, partly indoors (in the Co-op Community Hub, behind the Stacey West Stand) and partly outside (on the 3G pitch).
HOW MUCH DO “ACTIVE EXPLORERS” AND “FOOTBALL EVOLUTION” SESSIONS COST?
“Active Explorers” sessions cost £26 per day and “Football Evolution” sessions cost £28 per day. Payment can be made by childcare vouchers.
HOW DO I BOOK PLACES ON “ACTIVE EXPLORERS” AND “FOOTBALL EVOLUTION” SESSIONS?
Please visit https://bookings.lincolncityfoundation.co.uk/project/60631 to find more details and to book places. For any more information, please email holidayclubs@lincolncityfoundation.co.uk.
HOW CAN DONATIONS BE MADE TO SUPPORT THE “ACTIVE EXLORERS” AND “FOOTBALL EVOLUTION” PROGRAMMES? There are numerous ways to support the Foundation financially, including before all home games via a collection bucket that can be found in the Trust’s Pod in the University of Lincoln Fan Village.
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Richard Lalka is granted lifetime membership of the Red Imps Community Trust for his sterling media work and Julian Burley wins a Special Recognition Award for his years of dedication running Vitals.
Main winner and our Fan of the Season is Paul Baker who has assisted with Trust activities in the Fan Village through rain or shine for years with great energy and enthusiasm. Congratulations Paul!
