2020–21 Lincoln City F.C. season

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Lincoln City 2020–21 football season

Lincoln City

2020–21 season

Chairman

Clive Nates

Manager

Stadium

5th

Runners-up (vs. Blackpool)

FA Cup

Second round (vs. Plymouth Argyle)

EFL Cup

Third round (vs. Liverpool)

EFL Trophy

Semi-final (vs. Sunderland)

Top goalscorer

League:
Jorge Grant
(13 goals)
All:
Jorge Grant
Anthony Scully
(17 goals)

Highest home attendance

3,000
(vs. Sunderland, 19 May 2021)

Biggest win

5–0
(vs. Bradford City, 15 September 2020, EFL Cup)

Biggest defeat

2–7
(vs. Liverpool, 24 September 2020, EFL Cup)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Lincoln City F.C. season is the club's 137th season in their history and the second consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Pre-season

Salford City v Lincoln City

18 August 2020 (2020-08-18) Friendly	Salford City	1–0	Lincoln City	Salford
15:00 BST	Henderson 10'	Report		Stadium: Peninsula Stadium

Lincoln City v Leicester City XI

22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly	Lincoln City	2–3	Leicester City XI	Scampton
BST	Edun Hopper			Stadium: Soper of Lincoln Elite Performance Centre

Lincoln City v Scunthorpe United

25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly	Lincoln City	4–0	Scunthorpe United	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Walsh 1' Elbouzedi 50' Eyoma 62' Hopper 87'	Report		Stadium: LNER Stadium

Oldham Athletic v Lincoln City

29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Lincoln City	Oldham
13:00 BST	McAleny 38' Keillor-Dunn 83'	Report	Scully 48'	Stadium: Boundary Park

Lincoln City v Nottingham Forest U23

1 September 2020 (2020-09-01) Friendly	Lincoln City	2–0	Nottingham Forest U23
BST	Roughan Trialist	Report

Competitions

EFL League One

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Hull City (C, P)	46	27	8	11	80	38	+42	89	Promotion to the EFL Championship
2	Peterborough United (P)	46	26	9	11	83	46	+37	87	Promotion to the EFL Championship
3	Blackpool (O, P)	46	23	11	12	60	37	+23	80	Qualification for League One play-offs
4	Sunderland	46	20	17	9	70	42	+28	77
5	Lincoln City	46	22	11	13	69	50	+19	77
6	Oxford United	46	22	8	16	77	56	+21	74
7	Charlton Athletic	46	20	14	12	70	56	+14	74
8	Portsmouth	46	21	9	16	65	51	+14	72
9	Ipswich Town	46	19	12	15	46	46	0	69

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	22	11	13	69	50	+19	77	9	5	9	35	30	+5	13	6	4	34	20	+14

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	D	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	D
Position	6	2	2	1	2	3	3	1	1	3	4	6	3	2	2	2	4	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	6	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	5

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 August 2020 the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.

Lincoln City v Oxford United

12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) 1	Lincoln City	2–0	Oxford United	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Scully 7' Jackson 74'	Report	Clare 57' Atkinson 90+5'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies

Milton Keynes Dons v Lincoln City

19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 2	Milton Keynes Dons	1–2	Lincoln City	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Harvie 25' Houghton 45+3' Mason 59' Cargill 64' Brittain 69' Kasumu 73'	Report	Grant 11' (pen.) Jones 54' Morton 69' Hopper 78' Eyoma 90+3'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Lincoln City v Charlton Athletic

27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) 3	Lincoln City	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Lincoln
15:00 BST	McGrandles 37' Grant 45+1' Eyoma 83' Montsma 88' Johnson 90+1'	Report	Pratley 75' Watson 81' Barker 87' Forster-Caskey 90+1'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

Blackpool v Lincoln City

3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 4	Blackpool	2–3	Lincoln City	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Hamilton 17' Lubala 60' Mitchell 82' Husband 84'	Report	Grant 24' (pen.), 85' (pen.) Montsma 88'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Lincoln City v Bristol Rovers

10 October 2020 (2020-10-10) 5	Lincoln City	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Montsma 46' Jackson 61' 83' Bridcutt 87'	Report	Daly 48' Hanlan 58' (pen.) Nicholson 90+5' Tutonda 90+8'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Fleetwood Town v Lincoln City

17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 6	Fleetwood Town	0–0	Lincoln City	Fleetwood
15:00 BST		Report	Montsma 90+1'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Lincoln City v Plymouth Argyle

20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) 7	Lincoln City	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Lincoln
19:00 BST	Jones 11' Walsh 21' Grant 50' (pen.) Johnson 72'	Report	Nouble 19'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Lincoln City v Ipswich Town

24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 8	Lincoln City	1–0	Ipswich Town	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Grant 77' (pen.) McGrandles 90+2' Edun 90+6'	Report	Nolan 90+5' Bishop 90+6'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Crewe Alexandra v Lincoln City

27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) 9	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Lincoln City	Crewe
19:00 BST	Murphy 39'	Report	Anderson 39'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie

Doncaster Rovers v Lincoln City

31 October 2020 10	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Lincoln City	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Whiteman 43' Wright 71'	Report	Eyoma 74'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Madley

Lincoln City v Portsmouth

3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 11	Lincoln City	1–3	Portsmouth	Lincoln
19:00 BST	Hopper 73' Grant 90+4'	Report	Marquis 5', 50' 88' Curtis 57' 61'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook

Accrington Stanley v Lincoln City

21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 12	Accrington Stanley	0–0	Lincoln City	Accrington
15:00 GMT	McConville 71'	Report	Johnson 57' Eyoma 68'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock

Swindon Town v Lincoln City

24 November 2020 (2020-11-24) 13	Swindon Town	0–1	Lincoln City	Swindon
19:00 GMT	Smith 28' Broadbent 43' Baudry 50' Donohue 52' Odimayo 59'	Report	Montsma 74' Jones 90'	Stadium: The Energy Check County Ground Attendance: 0

Lincoln City v Wigan Athletic

1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 14	Lincoln City	2–1	Wigan Athletic	Lincoln
19:00 BST	Grant 69' 75' Hopper 83'	Report	Naismith 52' Jones 59'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Rochdale v Lincoln City

5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 15	Rochdale	0–2	Lincoln City	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Lund 54' O'Connell 90+2'	Report	Edun 14' Jones 38' Montsma 68'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison

Lincoln City v Sunderland

12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 16	Lincoln City	0-4	Sunderland	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Montsma 19'	Report	Leadbitter 16 (pen)' 90' Wyke 25', 72' Diamond 27' 42' McLaughlin 51'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspeare

Lincoln City v Shrewsbury Town

15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) 17	Lincoln City	0–1	Shrewsbury Town	Lincoln
19:00 GMT	Jones 45+2'	Report	Whalley 28' 38' Norburn 31'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

Northampton Town v Lincoln City

19 December 2020 18	Northampton Town	0–4	Lincoln City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Bolger 56'	Report	Scully 2' 77' Monstma 36' Hopper 42' 73' Johnson 83', 90+8'	Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Robert Lewis

Lincoln City v Burton Albion

26 December 2020 (2020-12-26) 19	Lincoln City	5–1	Burton Albion	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Howarth 4' Johnson 7', 63' 80' Scully 56' Walsh 60' Anderson 81'	Report	Hemmings 74'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

AFC Wimbledon v Lincoln City

2 January 2021 20	AFC Wimbledon	1–2	Lincoln City	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Palmer 31' Woodyard 38'	Report	Edun 8' Johnson 28' Grant 68' Hopper 83'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey

Lincoln City v Peterborough United

9 January 2021 21	Lincoln City	1–1	Peterborough United	Lincoln
12:30 GMT	Jackson 16' Bridcutt 21' Scully 49' Grant 68' Eyoma 80' Jones 90+1'	Report	Eyoma 10' (o.g.) Thompson 23' 67' Brown 63' Kent 89'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie

Lincoln City v Northampton Town

23 January 2021 22	Lincoln City	2–1	Northampton Town	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	McGrandles 75' Bridcutt 77' Scully 84'	Report	Jones 36' Rose 90+5'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Portsmouth v Lincoln City

26 January 2021 23	Portsmouth	0–1	Lincoln City	Portsmouth
19:00 GMT	Harness 16' Raggett 22' Whatmough 29'	Report	Edun 32' Rogers 79' Jackson 88' McGrandles 90+1'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Lincoln City v Doncaster Rovers

30 January 2021 24	Lincoln City	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Grant Edun 72' Scully	Report	Richards 15' Anderson 60' Halliday 85' Balcombe 87'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Referee: Darren Bond

Gillingham v Lincoln City

5 February 2021 25	Gillingham	0–3	Lincoln City	Gillingham
18:00 GMT	Slattery 40' Oliver 41' Akinde 78' Ogilvie 90+9' Steve Evans	Report	McGrandles 14', 64' Grant 43', 59' (pen.) Bridcutt 76'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Hull City v Lincoln City

9 February 2021 26	Hull City	0–0	Lincoln City	Kingston upon Hull
19:00 GMT	Coyle 43' Docherty 90+3'	Report	McGrandles 23' Rogers 50' Grant 89'	Stadium: Hull City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Lincoln City v Accrington Stanley

14 February 2021 27	Lincoln City	2–2	Accrington Stanley	Lincoln
18:00 GMT	Rogers 53' McGrandles 80' Grant 83' Hopper 84'	Report	Charles 6', 90' Barclay 14'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy

Wigan Athletic v Lincoln City

20 February 2021 28	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Lincoln City	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Lang 33' Aasgaard 49' Proctor 54' Wootton 70' Massey 90+1'	Report	Scully 34' Jackson 70' Hopper 73' Palmer 89' Johnson 90+5'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Lincoln City v Swindon Town

23 February 2021 29	Lincoln City	2–2	Swindon Town	Lincoln
19:00 GMT	McGrandles 12' Grant 26' (pen.) Rogers 59' Montsma 74'	Report	Garrick 2' Palmer 19' Pitman 44' Odimayo 57'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne

Plymouth Argyle v Lincoln City

27 February 2021 30	Plymouth Argyle	4–3	Lincoln City	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Watts 3' Mayor 13' Fornah 27' Edwards 63', 90+1' Grant 77'	Report	McGrandles 22' Grant 59' (pen.), 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Lincoln City v Fleetwood Town

2 March 2021 31	Lincoln City	1–2	Fleetwood Town	Lincoln
19:00 GMT	Morton 71'	Report	Andrew 32' Garner 43' Camps 53'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

Lincoln City v Crewe Alexandra

6 March 2021 32	Lincoln City	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Rogers 21' McGrandles 52' Jackson 67' Jones 79' Johnson 80'	Report		Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby

Ipswich Town v Lincoln City

9 March 2021 33	Ipswich Town	1–1	Lincoln City	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Bishop 50' Wilson 72' Downes 84'	Report	Rogers 29' Edun 43' Montsma 63'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham

Lincoln City v Rochdale

13 March 2021 34	Lincoln City	1–2	Rochdale	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Rogers 60'	Report	Rathbone 36' Humphrys 74'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins

Lincoln City v Gillingham

16 March 2021 35	Lincoln City	0–3	Gillingham	Lincoln
19:00 GMT	Johnson 69' Edun 72'	Report	Oliver 10' Dempsey 20' O'Keefe 49' Tucker 63' Akinde 76' Graham 87' (pen.)	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce

Sunderland v Lincoln City

20 March 2021 36	Sunderland	1–1	Lincoln City	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Wyke 34' McFadzean 40' Power 42' McLaughlin 87'	Report	Morton 63' Bridcutt 77'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Oxford United v Lincoln City

26 March 2021 37	Oxford United	2–1	Lincoln City	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Forde 29' Stevens 43' Hanson 45+4' Taylor 57'	Report	Scully 4' Edun 56'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham

Lincoln City v Blackpool

10 April 2021 38	Lincoln City	2–2	Blackpool	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Morton 2' McGrandles 49' Scully 75' Johnson 84' 90+4' Jones 90+1'	Report	Simms 37' Kaikai 48'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

Lincoln City v Milton Keynes Dons

13 April 2021 39	Lincoln City	4–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Lincoln
19:00 BST	Poole 14' Johnson 20', 48', 53', 59' (pen.) Fisher 73' (o.g.)	Report	Laird 39' Kasumu 66' Darling 72' Harvie 87' Lewington 90+5'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley

Bristol Rovers v Lincoln City

17 April 2021 40	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Lincoln City	Horfield
12:30 BST	Upson 36' Jaakkola 51' Leahy 52' Baldwin 90+8' McCormick 90+9'	Report	Scully 16' Edun 37' Johnson 37' Poole 90'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie

Burton Albion v Lincoln City

20 April 2021 41	Burton Albion	0–1	Lincoln City	Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST	Fondop 88' Taylor 90+3'	Report	Eyoma 27'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith

Lincoln City v Hull City

24 April 2021 42	Lincoln City	1–2	Hull City	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Grant 30' McGrandles 35' Montsma 65'	Report	Magennis 4' Honeyman 17' Wilks 57' 83' (pen.) Eaves 88'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Shrewsbury Town v Lincoln City

27 April 2021 43	Shrewsbury Town	0–1	Lincoln City	Shrewsbury
19:00 BST	Norburn 3' Whalley 23' Davis 45+3' Vela 82' Ebanks-Landell 89'	Report	Grant 11' Rogers 65'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

Peterborough United v Lincoln City

1 May 2021 44	Peterborough United	3–3	Lincoln City	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Taylor 55' Dembélé 65' Clarke-Harris 75', 90+6' (pen.), 90+6'	Report	Scully 31', 53' Grant 45+2' (pen.), 90+8' Bridcutt 56' Montsma 90+5' McGrandles 90+8'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby

Charlton Athletic v Lincoln City

4 May 2021 45	Charlton Athletic	3–1	Lincoln City	Charlton
19:00 BST	Purrington 17' Stockley 47' Inniss 65' Aneke 66', 83' Pratley 90+2'	Report	Bramall 20' Jones 42' Anderson 88'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Lincoln City v AFC Wimbledon

9 May 2021 46	Lincoln City	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Lincoln
12:00 BST	McGrandles 32'	Report	Dobson 36'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham

Play-offs

Main article: 2021 English Football League play-offs Lincoln City v Sunderland

19 May 2021 Semi-final, first leg	Lincoln City	2–0	Sunderland	Lincoln
18:00 BST	Hopper 51' Bridcutt 72' Johnson 77' Grant 86'	Report	O'Nien 61'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Craig Hicks

Sunderland v Lincoln City

22 May 2021 Semi-final, second leg	Sunderland	2–1 (2–3 agg.)	Lincoln City	Sunderland
15:30 BST	Stewart 13' Wyke 33' Scowen 36' Leadbitter 67'	Report	Johnson 52' Hopper 56' Grant 63' Edun 83'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Michael Salisbury

Blackpool v Lincoln City

30 May 2021 Final	Blackpool	2–1	Lincoln City	Wembley
15:00 BST	Dougall 34', 54', 92' Garbutt 8' Ballard 48' Husband 84'	Report	Turton 1' (o.g.) Bridcutt 66'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 9,751 Referee: Tony Harrington

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 26 October 2020. The second round draw was made on the 9 November 2020, by former Lincoln City manager Danny Cowley.

Lincoln City v Forest Green Rovers

7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) First round	Lincoln City	6–2	Forest Green Rovers	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Edun 10' Grant 17', 24' (pen.) 68' Johnson 64' Archibald 74' Scully 78', 88' Jones 90+2'	Report	Kitching 23' Whitehouse 82' Young 90+4'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Plymouth Argyle v Lincoln City

28 November 2020 Second round	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Lincoln City	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Jephcott 6' Canavan 55' Reeves 55' Opoku 85'	Report	Melbourne 21' Walsh 54' Johnson 55' Edun 67'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August. The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.

Crewe Alexandra v Lincoln City

5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) First round	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Lincoln City	Crewe
15:00 BST	Dale 47' Sass-Davies 55'	Report	Hopper 52' Montsma 66' 90+2'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham

Bradford City v Lincoln City

15 September 2020 (2020-09-15) Second round	Bradford City	0–5	Lincoln City	Bradford
19:00 BST	Watt 31' O'Connor 45+2'	Report	French 4' (o.g.) Scully 6' Montsma 29' Jones 41' Morton 90+3'	Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Lincoln City v Liverpool

24 September 2020 (2020-09-24) Third round	Lincoln City	2–7	Liverpool	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Edun 60' Montsma 66' Eyoma 69'	Report	Shaqiri 9' Minamino 18', 46' Jones 32', 36' Grujić 65' Origi 89'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: Live on Sky Sports

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August. The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's. The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin. The Quarter Final draw was made on 23 January 2021 by Sam Parkin. The Semi Final draw was made on 5 February 2021 by Adebayo Akinfenwa.

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ACA	Manchester City U21	3	2	0	1	0	8	1	+7	7	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Lincoln City	3	1	2	0	0	5	3	+2	7	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Mansfield Town	3	1	0	0	2	3	7	−4	3
4	L2	Scunthorpe United	3	0	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

Source: EFL.com Lincoln City v Scunthorpe United

8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Group Game 1	Lincoln City	1–1 (4–2 p)	Scunthorpe United	Lincoln
19:00 BST	Palmer 19' Melbourne 51' Anderson 80'	Report	Cordner 38'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham
	Penalties
	Howarth Montsma Scully Jones		Jarvis Vincent Hippolyte Gilliead

Mansfield Town v Lincoln City

6 October 2020 Group Game 2	Mansfield Town	1–3	Lincoln City	Mansfield
19:00 BST	Perch 34' Gordon 55' Menayese 72'	Report	Soule 31' Scully 49' Edun 55' Archibald 61' 62'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner

Lincoln City v Manchester City U21

17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) Group Game 3	Lincoln City	1–1 (4–3 p)	Manchester City U21	Lincoln
19:00 GMT	Bridcutt 27' Edun 59' Hopper 64' Anderson 76' McGrandles 81' Grant 90+4'	Report	Nmecha 87' Simmonds 88'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson
	Penalties
	Archibald Anderson Gotts Jones Grant		Bernabé Nmecha Lavia Gyabi Simmonds

Shrewsbury Town v Lincoln City

8 December 2020 Second round	Shrewsbury Town	1–4	Lincoln City	Shrewsbury
19:00 GMT	Tracey 44'	Report	Scully 18' McGrandles 29' Elbouzedi 40' Howarth 67' Grant 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner

Lincoln City v Accrington Stanley

12 January 2021 (2021-01-12) Third round	Lincoln City	4–0	Accrington Stanley	Lincoln
19:00 GMT	Elbouzedi 32' Gotts 53' Johnson 62' Grant 90'	Report	Mohammed 64' Barclay 77'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Hull City v Lincoln City

2 February 2021 Quarter final	Hull City	1–1 (3–4 p)	Lincoln City	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT	Docherty 60'	Report	Anderson 7' Walsh 86'	Stadium: Hull City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Madley
	Penalties
	Smallwood Scott Chadwick Lewis-Potter Elder Flores		Jones Montsma Anderson Scully Grant Johnson

Sunderland v Lincoln City

17 February 2021 Semi Final	Sunderland	1–1 (5–3 p)	Lincoln City	Sunderland
18:00 GMT	Scowen 54' McLaughlin 67' Wyke 75'	Report	Edun 24' Scully 64' Johnson 77'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner
	Penalties
	Power O'Nien Maguire McGeady Leadbitter		Scully McGrandles Howarth Johnson

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
6 July 2020	CM	James Jones	Crewe Alexandra	Free transfer
14 July 2020	CB	Lewis Montsma	FC Dordrecht	Free transfer
24 July 2020	GK	Ethan Ross	Colchester United	Free transfer
27 July 2020	CM	Conor McGrandles	Milton Keynes Dons	Free transfer
7 August 2020	CM	Liam Bridcutt	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer
11 August 2020	CB	Adam Jackson	Hibernian	Undisclosed
13 August 2020	CB	Joe Walsh	Milton Keynes Dons	Free transfer
24 August 2020	RW	Theo Archibald	Macclesfield Town	Free transfer
4 September 2020	LW	Remy Howarth	Cefn Druids	Free transfer
30 January 2021	RB	Regan Poole	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed
1 February 2021	LB	Cohen Bramall	Colchester United	Undisclosed
1 February 2021	CM	Max Sanders	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed

Transfers out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
1 July 2020	GK	Charlie Andrew	Pickering Town	Released
1 July 2020	GK	Michael Antkowiak	Lincoln United	Free transfer
1 July 2020	CB	Michael Bostwick	Burton Albion	Released
1 July 2020	RB	Neal Eardley	Burton Albion	Released
1 July 2020	CM	Lee Frecklington	Frickley Athletic	Released
1 July 2020	LB	Akeem Hinds	Brackley Town	Released
1 July 2020	CB	Jamie McCombe	Retired
1 July 2020	LM	Tom Pett	Stevenage	Released
1 July 2020	CB	Jason Shackell	Unattached	Released
1 July 2020	CB	Alan Sheehan	Northampton Town	Released
1 July 2020	GK	Grant Smith	Wealdstone	Released
1 July 2020	GK	Josh Vickers	Rotherham United	Released
1 July 2020	GK	Ross Woolley	Lincoln United	Free transfer
6 August 2020	CM	Jack Payne	Swindon Town	Free transfer
21 August 2020	CB	Cian Bolger	Northampton Town	Undisclosed
12 September 2020	DF	Gianluca Bucci	Gainsborough Trinity	Free transfer
15 October 2020	CM	Ellis Chapman	Cheltenham Town	Undisclosed
16 October 2020	FW	Jordan Adebayo-Smith	Sutton United	Released
16 October 2020	LB	Ben Coker	Stevenage	Free transfer
11 January 2021	CM	Alex Bradley	Yeovil Town	Undisclosed
1 February 2021	RB	Aaron Lewis	Newport County	Released

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Until
11 August 2020	RB	TJ Eyoma	Tottenham Hotspur	30 June 2021
4 September 2020	GK	Alex Palmer	West Bromwich Albion	30 June 2021
4 September 2020	FW	Callum Morton	West Bromwich Albion	30 June 2021
25 September 2020	FW	Brennan Johnson	Nottingham Forest	30 June 2021
6 October 2020	FW	Jamie Soule	West Bromwich Albion	1 January 2021
15 October 2020	RB	Robbie Gotts	Leeds United	15 January 2021
4 January 2021	FW	Morgan Rogers	Manchester City	30 June 2021
18 May 2021	GK	Josef Bursik	Stoke City	21 May 2021

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Until
7 August 2020	LB	Ben Coker	Stevenage	16 October 2020
16 October 2020	RB	Aaron Lewis	Newport County	2 January 2021
3 November 2020	CM	Alex Bradley	Yeovil Town	10 January 2021
5 January 2021	GK	Ethan Ross	Weymouth	30 June 2021
16 January 2021	FW	Zack Elbouzedi	Bolton Wanderers	30 June 2021
1 February 2021	LB	Max Melbourne	Walsall	30 June 2021

New contracts

Date from	Position	Name	Length	Expiry
23 July 2020	DF	Sean Roughan	—	—
1 October 2020	GK	Sam Long	3 years	June 2023
7 October 2020	DF	Hayden Cann	3 years	June 2023
29 January 2021	MF	Jorge Grant	2+1⁄2 years	June 2023
25 February 2021		Michael Appleton	4 years	June 2025
25 February 2021	FW	Remy Howarth	1+1⁄2 years	June 2022
25 February 2021	FW	Anthony Scully	2+1⁄2 years	June 2023
28 March 2021	CB	Joe Walsh	—	—
17 May 2021	FW	Jovon Makama	—	—

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 30 May 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League 1		FA Cup		League Cup		EFL Trophy		League 1 Play-offs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Alex Palmer	58	0	46	0	2	0	3	0	5	0	2	0
2	DF	WAL	Regan Poole	25	0	18+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3	DF	ENG	Max Melbourne	16	0	1+7	0	2	0	2	0	4	0	0	0
4	DF	NED	Lewis Montsma	49	9	38+2	6	0	0	3	3	3	0	1+2	0
5	DF	ENG	Adam Jackson	34	1	27+1	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	0
6	MF	ENG	Max Sanders	6	0	1+4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Tayo Edun	54	2	36+5	1	2	0	2	1	6	0	3	0
8	MF	SCO	James Jones	45	3	28+8	1	0+2	1	3	1	1+3	0	0	0
9	FW	ENG	Tom Hopper	48	11	33+6	8	0	0	1+2	1	2+1	0	3	2
10	MF	ENG	Jorge Grant	51	17	35+1	13	1+1	2	3	0	4+3	2	3	0
11	FW	IRL	Anthony Scully	54	17	22+18	11	2	2	3	1	5+1	3	2+1	0
14	MF	SCO	Theo Archibald	12	1	0+7	0	2	0	0+1	0	2	1	0	0
15	DF	ENG	Cohen Bramall	18	0	12+5	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
16	DF	WAL	Joe Walsh	25	0	18+3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0
17	FW	ENG	Remy Howarth	20	2	4+7	1	0	0	0+2	0	5+2	1	0	0
18	MF	SCO	Conor McGrandles	51	4	35+4	4	1+1	0	2+1	0	3+1	0	1+2	0
19	FW	ENG	Callum Morton	21	3	11+6	2	0	0	1+1	1	1	0	0+1	0
20	FW	WAL	Brennan Johnson	49	13	38+2	10	2	1	0	0	4	1	3	1
22	DF	ENG	TJ Eyoma	53	1	34+5	1	1	0	3	0	7	0	3	0
23	MF	SCO	Liam Bridcutt	30	0	22+1	0	0	0	1+1	0	2	0	3	0
25	FW	IRL	Zack Elbouzedi	6	2	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	3	2	0	0
26	MF	ENG	Harry Anderson	39	6	14+15	3	2	0	2	0	5	3	0+1	0
27	FW	ENG	Morgan Rogers	28	6	23+2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
29	GK	ENG	Ethan Ross	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
30	DF	IRL	Sean Roughan	11	0	6	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
33	DF	ENG	Hayden Cann	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
Players no longer at the club
15	MF	FIN	Alex Bradley	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
21	GK	ENG	Josef Bursik	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	FW	ENG	Jamie Soule	2	1	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
24	DF	ENG	Robbie Gotts	12	1	4+3	0	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0

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National teams

Senior (2020–21 UEFA Nations League group stage), (UEFA Euro 2020 finals), (2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying round)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying round, finals)
U19 (UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying round, finals)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying round, finals)

League
competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)
Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, North, South Central, South East) Northern Premier League (Premier, North West, South East) Southern League (Premier Central, Premier South, One Central, One South)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier, One) East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) North West Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Southern Combination League (Premier, One) Southern Counties East League (Premier, One) South West Peninsula League (Premier East, Premier West - level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) Western League (Premier, One) West Midlands (Regional) League (Premier - level 10 only)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (2020 Final) (2021 Final) FA Vase (2020 Final) (2021 Final)
EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (2020 Final) (2021 Final)

Youth
competitions

Under-23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup
Under-18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Fulham Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Sheffield United Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bournemouth Brentford Bristol City Cardiff City Coventry City Derby County Huddersfield Town Luton Town Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City Swansea City Watford Wycombe Wanderers
League One	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Blackpool Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Charlton Athletic Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood Town Gillingham Hull City Ipswich Town Lincoln City Milton Keynes Dons Northampton Town Oxford United Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Rochdale Shrewsbury Town Sunderland Swindon Town Wigan Athletic
League Two	Barrow Bolton Wanderers Bradford City Cambridge United Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Colchester United Crawley Town Exeter City Forest Green Rovers Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Leyton Orient Mansfield Town Morecambe Newport County Oldham Athletic Port Vale Salford City Scunthorpe United Southend United Stevenage Tranmere Rovers Walsall
National League	Wrexham

Categories:

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	22	11	13	69	50	+19	77	9	5	9	35	30	+5	13	6	4	34	20	+14

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	22	11	13	69	50	+19	77	9	5	9	35	30	+5	13	6	4	34	20	+14

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	22	11	13	69	50	+19	77	9	5	9	35	30	+5	13	6	4	34	20	+14