2024–25 Lincoln City F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 141st season in the history of Lincoln City and their sixth consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2024–25 EFL Trophy.

Lincoln City
2024–25 season
ChairmanClive Nates
ManagerMichael Skubala
StadiumLNER Stadium
League One13th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
2025–26 →

Season overview

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June

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On 3 June, Sean Roughan was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad.[1]

On 6 June, the club launched their new home and away strip for the season.[2][3]

On 6 June, Lincoln confirmed that Branston would remain their front of shirt sponsor for their home kit for the upcoming season.[4]

On 7 June, CEO Liam Scully was elected to the EFL board as a League One representative.[5]

On 14 June, assistant manager Chris Cohen joins Stoke City as assistant head coach.[6]

On 28 June, the players reported back for pre-season training.[7]

Current squad

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As of 11 July 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
Zach Jeacock GK   Birmingham (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 23) Birmingham City 3 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
Jamie Pardington GK   (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 23) Cheltenham Town 1 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
Defenders
Jay Benn RB   Bradford (2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 (age 22) FC Halifax Town 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
Zak Bradshaw CB   Welwyn Garden City (2003-09-22) 22 September 2003 (age 20) Ipswich Town 2 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
Tendayi Darikwa RB   Nottingham (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 (age 32) Apollon Limassol 5 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
Adam Jackson CB   Darlington (1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 30) Hibernian 11 August 2020 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
MJ Kamson-Kamara CB   (2005-12-23) 23 December 2005 (age 18) Academy 23 February 2023 30 June 2025
Lewis Montsma CB   Amsterdam (1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 (age 26) FC Dordrecht 14 July 2020 Free Transfer 1 January 2025
Paudie O'Connor CB   Limerick (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 26) Bradford City 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
Sean Roughan LB   Dublin (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21) Academy 28 July 2020 30 June 2025
Midfielders
Tom Bayliss CM   Leicester (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25) Shrewsbury Town 1 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
Dylan Duffy LM   (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 21) University College Dublin 31 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
Ethan Erhahon CM   Glasgow (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 23) St Mirren 31 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
Oisin Gallagher CM   Derry (2004-12-02) 2 December 2004 (age 19) Derry City 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
Ethan Hamilton CM   Edinburgh (1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 (age 25) Accrington Stanley 1 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
Conor McGrandles CM   Falkirk (1995-09-24) 24 September 1995 (age 28) Charlton Athletic 14 June 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
JJ McKiernan CM   Southampton (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22) Morecambe 1 July 2024 Nominal Fee 30 June 2028
Jack Moylan AM   Kilbarrack (2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 22) Shelbourne 1 January 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
Forwards
Freddie Draper CF   (2004-07-28) 28 July 2004 (age 19) Derby County 1 July 2020 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
Reeco Hackett-Fairchild RW   Redbridge (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 (age 26) Portsmouth 14 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
Ben House CF   Guildford (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 25) Eastleigh 24 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
Jovon Makama CF   (2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 20) Derby County 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
Rob Street CF   Oxford (2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 22) Cheltenham Town 2 July 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
Tyler Walker CF   Nottingham (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 27) Coventry City 12 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
Out on loan
Alistair Smith CM   Beverley (1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 (age 25) Sutton United 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 8 May, the club announced they would once again return to Spain for a week's training camp in Murcia, with a friendly against Preston North End.[8] Two more friendlies against Harrogate Town and Oldham Athletic were added on 16 May.[9] They would finish their pre-season campaign announcing a friendly against Arsenal U21 as well as some unknown behind-closed-door friendlies.[10]

12 July 2024 Friendly Preston North End 0–1 Lincoln City San Pedro del Pinatar
11:00 CEST
(10:00 BST)
Report Makama   2' Stadium: Pinatar Arena
20 July 2024 Friendly Oldham Athletic v Lincoln City Oldham
15:00 BST Stadium: Boundary Park
27 July 2024 Friendly Harrogate Town v Lincoln City Harrogate
15:00 BST Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
3 August 2024 Friendly Lincoln City v Arsenal U21 Lincoln
15:00 BST Stadium: LNER Stadium

Competitions

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League One

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Exeter City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Lincoln City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. 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[11]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1
GroundA
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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On Wednesday, 26 June 2024, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.[12]

10 August 2024 1 Burton Albion v Lincoln City Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
17 August 2024 2 Lincoln City v Barnsley Lincoln
15:00 BST Stadium: LNER Stadium
24 August 2024 3 Lincoln City v Mansfield Town Lincoln
15:00 BST Stadium: LNER Stadium
31 August 2024 4 Stevenage v Lincoln City Stevenage
15:00 BST Stadium: Lamex Stadium
7 September 2024 5 Lincoln City v Northampton Town Lincoln
15:00 BST Stadium: LNER Stadium
14 September 2024 6 Peterborough United v Lincoln City Peterborough
15:00 BST Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
21 September 2024 7 Lincoln City v Wigan Athletic Lincoln
12:30 BST Stadium: LNER Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[13]

FA Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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Lincoln City were drawn against Harrogate Town in the first round on 27 June 2024.[14]

13 August 2024 First round Lincoln City v Harrogate Town Lincoln
19:45 BST Stadium: LNER Stadium

EFL Trophy

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The Imps were drawn into Group G of the Northern section alongside Chesterfield, Grimsby Town and Manchester City U21.[15][16]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Chesterfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Lincoln City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Manchester City U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL
3 September 2024 (2024-09-03) Group stage Lincoln City v Chesterfield Lincoln
Stadium: LNER Stadium
8 October 2024 (2024-10-08) Group stage Grimsby Town v Lincoln City Derby
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
12 November 2024 (2024-11-12) Group stage Lincoln City v Manchester City U21 Lincoln
Stadium: LNER Stadium

Transfers

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Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
14 June 2024 CM   Conor McGrandles   Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [17]
1 July 2024[a] CM   Tom Bayliss   Shrewsbury Town Free [18]
1 July 2024 CM   JJ McKiernan   Morecambe Nominal Fee [19]
1 July 2024[b] GK   Jamie Pardington   Cheltenham Town Free [20]
2 July 2024 CF   Rob Street   Cheltenham Town Undisclosed [21]
3 July 2024 GK   Zach Jeacock   Birmingham City Free [22]
5 July 2024 RB   Tendayi Darikwa   Apollon Limassol Free [23]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Shrewsbury Town contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Cheltenham Town contract expired
Date Pos Player To Fee Ref
14 June 2024 GK   Jordan Wright   Grimsby Town Undisclosed [24]
18 June 2024 WB   Lasse Sørensen   Huddersfield Town Undisclosed [25]
25 June 2024 LB   Jaden Brown   St Mirren Undisclosed [26]
3 July 2024 GK   Sam Long   Bromley Undisclosed [27]
11 July 2024 GK   Lukas Jensen   Millwall Undisclosed [28]

Loaned in

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Date Pos Player Loaned from Date until Ref

Loaned out

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Date Pos Player Loaned to Date until Ref
1 July 2024 CM   Alistair Smith   AFC Wimbledon End of season [29]

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos Player Subsequent club Join date Ref
30 June 2024 RB   Elicha Ahui   Drogheda United 1 July 2024 [30][31]
30 June 2024 CB   Hayden Cann   Dundalk 1 July 2024 [30][32]
30 June 2024 RW   Hakeeb Adelakun [33]
30 June 2024 CB   TJ Eyoma [33]

Contracts

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Date Pos. Player Length Expiry Ref.
9 July 2024 CB   Lewis Montsma 6 months January 2025 [34]

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of pre-season
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Zach Jeacock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG Jamie Pardington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Jay Benn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Zak Bradshaw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ZIM Tendayi Darikwa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Adam Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG MJ Kamson-Kamara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   NED Lewis Montsma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   IRL Paudie O'Connor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   IRL Sean Roughan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Tom Bayliss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   IRL Dylan Duffy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Ethan Erhahon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   IRL Oisin Gallagher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Ethan Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Conor McGrandles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   NIR JJ McKiernan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   IRL Jack Moylan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Freddie Draper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   LCA Reeco Hackett-Fairchild 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Ben House 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Jovon Makama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Rob Street 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Tyler Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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As of pre-season

Includes all competitive matches.

Rank Pos. Nat. No. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Total 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

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As of pre-season
No. Pos. Nat. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
                   

Clean sheets

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As of pre-season
No. Nat. Player Matches played Clean sheet % League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total

References

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  1. ^ "Under-21s Squad confirmed for Croatia and England friendlies". ROI Official Site. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Imps Launch 24/25 kit". Lincoln City Official Site. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Imps release away kit". Lincoln City Official Site. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Branston to continue front of shirt sponsorship". Lincoln City Official Site. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Scully elected to EFL board as League One representetive". Lincoln City Official Site. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Cohen makes move to Championship". Lincoln City Official Site. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Skubala Raring for pre-season". Lincoln City Official Site. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  8. ^ "City will return to Spain in pre-season". Lincoln City FC. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Oldham and Harrogate trips in pre-season". Lincoln City FC. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  10. ^ "City host Premier League side to finalise pre-season schedule". Lincoln City FC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  11. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  12. ^ "2024/25 fixures released". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Wigan kick-off brought forward". Lincoln City FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Imps to host Harrogate Town in Carabao Cup". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Bristol Street Motors Group Stage Group Confirmed". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  16. ^ "City's Bristol Street Motors Group Stage Group Confirmed". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  17. ^ "McGrandles returns to the Imps". Lincoln City FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Imps Complete Bayliss Signing". Lincoln City FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Imps sign exciting midfielder McKiernan". Lincoln City FC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Goalkeeper Pardington Signs for the Imps". Lincoln City FC. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Street signs up with the Imps". Lincoln City FC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Imps add Jeacock to ranks". Lincoln City FC. 3 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Darikwa signs up for the Imps". Lincoln City FC. 5 July 2024.
  24. ^ "Wright comples move to Grimsby". Lincoln City FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  25. ^ "Sorenesen Completes Move to Huddersfield". Lincoln City FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  26. ^ "Jaden Brown Returns to St Mirren". Lincoln City FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  27. ^ "Long Completes Move to Bromley". Lincoln City FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  28. ^ "Jensen Comples move to Millwall". Lincoln City FC. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  29. ^ "Ali Smith Joins AFC Wimbledon". Lincoln City FC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  30. ^ a b "Cann Completes Move to Dundalk". Lincoln City FC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  31. ^ "Elicha Ahui signs for Drogheda United". Drogheda United. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  32. ^ "New Signing Hayden Cann". Dundalk. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  33. ^ a b "Retained list". Lincoln City FC. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  34. ^ "Montsma Signs News Imps Contract". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 9 July 2024.