Lincoln City Football Club, an English association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, was founded in 1884, and first entered the FA Cup in the 1884–85 season. When nationally organised league football in England began, the club joined the Combination, a league set up to provide organised football for those clubs not invited to join the Football League which was to start the same year. When that league folded, Lincoln became one of the founder members of the Midland League, and won the inaugural league title. They then spent a year in the Football Alliance before being elected to the newly formed Second Division of the Football League. Lincoln moved in and out of the Football League until they became founder members of the Football League Third Division North in 1921. They remained in the Football League until 1987, when they became the first club to suffer automatic relegation to the Football Conference. They returned to the League after just one season, remained at that level until they were again relegated in 2011, and returned once more in 2017.

All players who have made at least 100 appearances in senior first-team matches for Lincoln City, in league or cup competition, are listed below. Grant Brown holds the record for Lincoln City appearances, having played 491 matches between 1989 and 2002, of which 407 were in the Football League. Tony Emery is the only other Lincoln player with more than 400 Football League appearances, and he and Dave Smith the only other two with 400 competitive appearances in total. The goalscoring record is held by Andy Graver, with 143 league goals, and 150 in total, scored over three spells with the club between 1950 and 1961. Johnny Campbell is the only other Lincoln player to have scored 100 Football League goals. Goalkeeper David Felgate is the only man in this appearance range to have played senior international football while with Lincoln City; he received his only cap for Wales as a half-time substitute for Neville Southall in a friendly against Romania in 1983.

Key

+ Positions keyPre-1960s1960s–GKGoalkeeperFBFull backDFDefenderHBHalf-backMFMidfielderFWForward

Players with 100 or more appearances

+ Table of players, including playing position, club statistics and international selectionNamePositionClub careerLeagueappsLeaguegoalsTotalappsTotalgoalsInternational selectionRefsDF1989–20024071546918HB1945–195840214241MF1968–19783715242059 English schoolsGK2000–200835103950FW33396386105DF1975–19853352236922DF1958–196731523512HB1901–191126543304GK1931–193930903290FW1931–19392993532237FW1922–19342926031564HB1954–19633001631516FW / FB1949–19582953231035MF1960–19712783630740DF1987–19952322730540DF2701229913Notts CountyMF2615329560MF2501129316FW1949–19582755629158FW274143289150HB1957–19642645228755MF1980–19862391828320DF1963–19712511927921 youthGK1967–197425102780MF1980–19852304227452FW2419026399GK1974–197923302630MF1999–20052282126322MF2011–20170026135FB1907–191417162557HB1947–195424652555DF1967–19742251525218DF1956–196423502510GK1302500 England CGatesheadMF2005–201122282499 England CDF166924911Rollin & Rollin, p. 979.HB1948–195423322462DF1995–200220862396DF2001–200721222382Rollin & Rollin, p. 976.FB1909–192018402360MF1973–19792093823443GK1980–198519802320 (1)Rollin & Rollin, p. 947.DF2013223037Preston North EndDF1973–197920642294FW1997–20021925822267MF1863522240DF1949–19542121422014DF181821711DF1987–1993147921417 youthFB1927–193319852115MF1995–2000184821012DF141720910ChesterfieldFW1933–1939184104207110MF1421920733Peterborough UnitedDF94820711Macclesfield TownMF1990–19951772120422Leicester CityDF1979–1983171720210 England CDF1979–198316842025DF1996–200317532014DF1962–196718032003FW2015–201975919650DF1681019514DF1973–19771733319441FB / HB17811941FW1950–19561847819280MF1672819230 Republic of Ireland BFB1951–195718201910HB1909–1919151919114DF1973–19771661118912FW1757718781HB / FB1935–19491711018710MF1974–1977162918610FW1908–19151412618643MF1997–20031561818421MF1987–199314171839DF1967–19711611018210FW1932–19361663618139FW1526418176HB1901–190616211801HB1945–19511651217912FW1973–19781584717853MF1121817639HB13151726FW1953–19581612417125DF1968–197315111702HB1561516917GK1909–191312701690FB / HB1925–193015641674MF1998–200214331664FW1903–19091202816647GK1954–195915701640FB / HB1904–190913011641HB1909–191512131603FW1344215751FW1989–19931331815621HB1929–193414751545FW1950–19541456215164FB / HB1902–190714001510DF1982–198713261516FW1897–19031385215056GK1995–200013101500FW1998–20021302115026DF1996–199912911481FW1979–19821233214842 *DF2020–present11351485Tottenham HotspurDF1232014723FB1925–193213801450FB1081014512GK1899–190413101440HB1898–190313011431MF1241214314Oldham AthleticDF2002–20051211314216MF1975–19791211714118FW1913–1921971314123DF2017–202012231403FW1995–19991212714031FB / HB1913–19249621403FB1888–18945901393DF2015–201831213716FW1926–193112689136103 *MF2021–present115813610HB1957–196312581358FW1902–19081243713339FW1901–19051183113337 *DF2020–present11631333MF1968–197111791319MF1997–20011161113112DF2021–202311131314FW1926–19311264313047FW1958–19611213213034DF2007–201111741304FW1911–191590913020MF2012–20150012911Newport CountyFB1931–193611631273FW1977–19801154112646Rollin & Rollin, p. 927.MF2016–2020107112510 England CDF87712511DF10541247 youthMF1970–19731081812321FW1889–1897511012343GK11701220FW1936–19391112212125HB1963–196610961217DF1995–1998101812111FW1926–19311155112051DF1965–197111311201MF2001–200410751206 English schoolsDF10451206 youthPort ValeFW1920–19267621205FW1889–1896582312053FW1946–19501121311813 England amateurHB1919–19227511172HB1935–193810601160DF1976–198010421162 youthFW2003–20061001811620FW1997–2000993011533FB1927–193010661146MF1984–19861001311414DF1961–19669721142FB1936–193910301130FW1990–19941003011334MF2016–20184621133 England CHB1897–190110611121 *MF2021–present941111215DF2001–20049811114DF2002–20069431104FW1906–19126711109FW1993–1996881310923DF1945–194910021092DF1970–197310011091GK1906–19096501090DF1949–195410021063FW1991–1993932110622FW2020–2022852510637HB1906–19096211042MF1987–199043310424MF001044TamworthFW1972–1974975310353HB1949–19589541014FW2006–2008903510137DF2002–20048841015FW1979–1983833310140MF8361016Charlton AthleticDF7201010 England CHB1929–19319631003FW1967–1971922910031GK2008–20109201000GK1988–19918701000DF2007–20118531004FW2020–2023831410022

See also List of Lincoln City F.C. players (25–99 appearances)

Footnotes

Player statistics include games played while on loan from:

References General Appearances and goals up to and including the 2012–13 season from individual player pages linked from the alphabetical list at the Lincoln City FC Archive: Although this site is partly subscription-based, only free-access sections are used for reference. If pop-up login dialogue boxes appear, press the "Cancel" button to proceed. Appearances and goals from the 2013–14 to 2016–17 seasons referenced individually to player pages at the Soccerway website Appearances and goals from the 2017–18 season onwards referenced to Lincoln City's squad statistics at Soccerbase: Wartime appearances: Playing position (pre-1940 players): Playing position (post-1940 players): Playing position (post-2010 players):

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