2007–08 Lincoln City F.C. season
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Season 2007-08 | |
Head Coach | ![]() |
Director of Football | ![]() |
Chairman | ![]() |
League Two | 24th |
FA Cup | In 1st round |
League Cup | In 1st round |
League Trophy | In 2nd round |
During the 2007-08 season the team will play in Football League Two after finishing last season in 5th place in the Football League Two, crashing to another Play-Off Semi-Final defeat. It will mark Lincoln's 101st season in the Football and/or Premier League, becoming 1 of only 26 clubs to have completed 100 or more seasons since the leagues formation in 1888. The club are the first club to have reached the milestone without actually playing top flight football. This season marks the clubs 79th season in the lowest possible division in the football league, and the 36th season in the fourth tier of English football. The club have now been competing in the fourth tier for 9 successive seasons, with their last season in a higher division coming in 1998/99.
Events
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Squad
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Alan Marriott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | GK | ![]() |
Ayden Duffy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Paul Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Gary Croft | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Adie Moses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Lee Beevers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Nat Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() |
Phil Watt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | DF | ![]() |
Jack Cotton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Lee Frecklington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Scott Kerr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Ryan Amoo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Ryan Semple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Dany N'Guessan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | MF | ![]() |
Owain Warlow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() |
Michael Roddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() |
Shane Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | FW | ![]() |
Jamie Forrester | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Mark Stallard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Steve Torpey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | FW | ![]() |
Ben Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | FW | ![]() |
Ollie Ryan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() |
Louis Dodds + | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
Ins
Player | Club | Fee |
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Steve Torpey | Scunthorpe United | Free Transfer |
Gary Croft | Grimsby Town | Free Transfer |
Michael Roddy | Bolton Wanderers | Free Transfer |
Louis Dodds | Liecester City | Season-Long Loan |
Ben Wright | I.K. Start | Free Transfer |
Outs
Player | Club | Fee |
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Jeff Hughes | Crystal Palace | £350,000 |
Paul Morgan | Bury | Transfer Request |
Martin Gritton | Macclesfield Town | Free Transfer |
Simon Rayner | Torquay United | Free Transfer |
Leon Mettam | - | Free Transfer |
Andy Toyne | - | Free Transfer |
Tom Wilkinson | - | Retired |
Paul Mayo | Notts County | Free Transfer |
Fixtures & Results
Friendlies
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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Jul 18 | Retford United (NPL Division One (South)) |
A | L 0 - 3 | - | - |
Jul 20 | Grantham Town (NPL Division One (South)) |
A | W 4 - 2 | - | Forrester (2), N'Guessan, Ryan |
Jul 22 | Genêts d'Anglet (CFA Group D) |
A | W 2 - 1 | approx. 300 | Forrester, Frecklington |
Jul 24 | Pau FC (Championnat National) |
A | W 1 - 0 | - | Torpey |
Jul 26 | Sleaford Town (UCL Premier Division) |
A | W 2 - 1 | - | Watt, John-Lewis |
Jul 28 | Boston United (Conference North) |
A | W 1 - 0 | - | Brown |
Aug 4 | Horncastle Town (Lincolnshire Football League) |
A | W 2 - 1 | - | John-Lewis, King |
Aug 5 | Watford (Championship) |
H | L 1 - 2 | 1,239 | Ryan |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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Aug 11 | Shrewsbury Town | H | L 0 - 4 | 3893 |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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League Trophy
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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Fred Green Memorial Trophy
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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Jul 19 | Final | Lincoln United | A | W 2 - 1 | - | McCarthy, Ryan |
Lincolnshire Senior Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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Aug 1 | Final | Scunthorpe United | H | W 1 - 0 | 759 | Forrester |
Statistics
Club
Biggest Win
League Two:
FA Cup:
League Cup:
League Trophy:
Heaviest Defeat
League Two: 0 - 4 vs Shrewbury Town (Home)
FA Cup:
League Cup:
League Trophy:
Highest Attendance
League Two: 3893 vs Shrewbury Town
FA Cup:
League Cup:
League Trophy:
Lowest Attendance
League Two: 3893 vs Shrewsbury Town<br
FA Cup:
League Cup:
League Trophy:
Individual
Goal Scorers
Pos | Player | League | Cup | Total ![]() |
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Discipline
Pos | Player | ![]() |
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