2023–24 Lincoln City F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 140th season in the history of Lincoln City and their fifth consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Lincoln City

2023–24 season
Chairman	Clive Nates
Manager	Mark Kennedy (until 18 October)[1] Tom Shaw (caretaker) Michael Skubala (from 13 November)[2]
Stadium	LNER Stadium
League One	7th
FA Cup	First round (vs. Morecambe)
EFL Cup	Third round (vs. West Ham United)
EFL Trophy	Second round (vs. Accrington Stanley)
Top goalscorer	League: Joe Taylor (10) All: Joe Taylor (10)
Highest home attendance	10,168 (vs West Ham United; EFL Cup)
Lowest home attendance	1,384 (vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s; EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance	8,424
Biggest win	6–0 (vs Cambridge United; League One)
Biggest defeat	3–0 (vs Bolton Wanderers; League One)
Home colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Season overview

June

On 1 June, Lincoln partnered with sports manufacturer Oxen to produdce their playing kits for the next two seasons.^[3]

On 2 June, Lincoln confirmed that Branston would remain their front of shirt sponsor for their home kit for the upcoming season.^[4]

On 2 June, Lincoln also confirmed that Allen Signs would be their home and away back of shirt sponsor for the season.^[5]

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

On 6 June, Dylan Duffy and Sean Roughan were called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad.^[7]

On 23 June, the players reported back for pre-season training.^[8]

July

On 12 July, Lincoln launched their away strip for the season.^[9]

On 12 July, the University of Lincoln becoming the front of shirt sponsor for the away kit.^[10]

On 18 July, the club announced that LNER Stadium would have a new capacity of 10,669 after the installation of safe standing.^[11]

August

On 3 August, the club confirmed its squad numbers for the season.^[12]

On 3 August, Paudie O'Connor was appointed the new club captain.^[13]

On 23 August, the club launched their third strip for the season.^[14]

On 31 August, Sean Roughan was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad.^[15]

On 31 August, the clubs match against Oxford United was postponed due to international call ups.^[16]

October

On 3 October, the game against Leyton Orient was abandoned due to a medical emergency.^[17]

On 16 October, it was confirmed the game against Leyton Orient would need to be replayed.^[18]

On 18 October, manager Mark Kennedy and assistant Danny Butterfield left the club.^[1]

November

On 9 November, Sean Roughan was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad.^[19]

On 13 November, Michael Skubala was confirmed as the new head coach.^[2]

December

On 5 December, the EFL Trophy tie against Accrington Stanley was postponed due to a frozen playing surface.^[20]

On 8 December, the fans voted overwhelmingly in favour of reverting to the iconic badge design used by the club during the eighties and early nineties.^[21]

On 28 December, the upcoming game against Shrewsbury Town was postponed due to the visitors progression in the FA Cup.^[22]

January

On 13 January, Chris Cohen was appointed the new assistant head coach.^[23]

On 24 January, the club published their annual accounts for the year ending June 2023.^[24]

March

On 14 March, Sean Roughan were called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad.^[25]

On 18 March, Dylan Duffy were called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad.^[26]

April

On 24 April, Ron and Andrew Fowler joined the investment group at Lincoln City through their Liquid Investments, Inc. entity.^[27]

May

On 2 May, the club announced their retained list following the end of the season.^[28]

On 2 May, academy coach Amy Kay left Lincoln City's academy to join Brighton & Hove Albion Academy.^[29]

Current squad

As of 2 May 2024

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Lukas Jensen	GK		Helsingør	(1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 26)	Burnley	1 July 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
12	Jordan Wright	GK		Stoke-on-Trent	(1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 26)	Nottingham Forest	21 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
40	Isaac Allan	GK		Douglas	(2005-10-01) 1 October 2005 (age 19)	Isle of Man	10 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
Defenders
2	Lasse Sørensen	WB		Vejen	(1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 (age 25)	Stoke City	23 July 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
4	Lewis Montsma	CB		Amsterdam	(1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 (age 27)	FC Dordrecht	14 July 2020	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
5	Adam Jackson	CB		Darlington	(1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 31)	Hibernian	11 August 2020	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
15	Paudie O'Connor	CB		Limerick	(1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 28)	Bradford City	1 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
16	Jack Burroughs	WB		Coventry	(2001-03-21) 21 March 2001 (age 24)	Coventry City	10 August 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
22	Timothy Eyoma	CB		Hackney	(2000-01-29) 29 January 2000 (age 25)	Tottenham Hotspur	17 August 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
23	Sean Roughan	LB		Dublin	(2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 22)	Academy	28 July 2020	—	30 June 2025
25	Alex Mitchell	CB			(2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 (age 23)	Millwall	17 August 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
38	Charlie Parks	CB			(2007-04-19) 19 April 2007 (age 18)	Academy	—	—	—
Midfielders
6	Ethan Erhahon	CM		Glasgow	(2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 24)	St Mirren	31 January 2023	£339,000	30 June 2026
10	Teddy Bishop	CM		Cambridge	(1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 29)	Ipswich Town	27 July 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
11	Ethan Hamilton	CM		Edinburgh	(1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 (age 26)	Accrington Stanley	1 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
14	Danny Mandroiu	AM		Dublin	(1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 26)	Shamrock Rovers	7 July 2022	£30,000	30 June 2024
24	Conor McGrandles	CM		Falkirk	(1995-09-24) 24 September 1995 (age 29)	Charlton Athletic	1 February 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
28	Jack Moylan	AM		Kilbarrack	(2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 23)	Shelbourne	1 January 2024	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
37	Gbolahan Okewoye	CM				Academy	—	—	—
Forwards
7	Reeco Hackett-Fairchild	RW		Redbridge	(1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 (age 27)	Portsmouth	14 June 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
9	Joe Taylor	CF		Peterborough	(2002-11-18) 18 November 2002 (age 22)	Luton Town	9 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
17	Dylan Duffy	LW			(2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 22)	University College Dublin	31 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
18	Ben House	CF		Guildford	(1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 26)	Eastleigh	24 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
19	Tyler Walker	CF		Nottingham	(1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 28)	Coventry City	12 July 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
27	Jovon Makama	CF		Nottingham	(2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 21)	Derby County	1 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
34	Freddie Draper	CF			(2004-07-28) 28 July 2004 (age 21)	Derby County	1 July 2020	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
41	Zane Okoro	RW		Norwalk	(2007-05-07) 7 May 2007 (age 18)	Beachside Soccer Club	—	—	—
Out on Loan
3	Jaden Brown	LB		Lewisham	(1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 26)	Sheffield Wednesday	4 July 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
8	Alistair Smith	CM		Beverley	(1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 (age 26)	Sutton United	1 July 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
20	Jay Benn	RB		Bradford	(2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 (age 24)	FC Halifax Town	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
21	Hakeeb Adelakun	RW		Hackney	(1996-08-11) 11 August 1996 (age 29)	Bristol City	1 September 2021	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
26	Oisin Gallagher	CM		Derry	(2004-12-02) 2 December 2004 (age 20)	Derry City	1 July 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
29	Zak Bradshaw	CB		Welwyn Garden City	(2003-09-22) 22 September 2003 (age 21)	Ipswich Town	2 February 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
31	Sam Long	GK		Redbridge	(2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 22)	Academy	1 July 2020	—	30 June 2025
32	Elicha Ahui	RB		Nottingham	(2003-12-28) 28 December 2003 (age 21)	Nottingham Forest	1 July 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
33	Hayden Cann	CB			(2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 21)	Academy	7 October 2020	—	30 June 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

Lincoln confirmed their first friendly against Rotherham United on 23 May 2023.^[30] Their next friendly against rivals Grimsby Town was announced on 31 May.^[31] On 2 June, they confirmed the club would spend their first week of July in Spain, concluding the visit with a friendly against Stockport County.^[32] Four days later another two additions were added to the calendar, against Boston United and Crewe Alexandra.^[33] An additional friendly against King's Lynn Town was announced on 19 June.^[34]

Stockport County v Lincoln City

7 July 2023 Friendly	Stockport County	1–1	Lincoln City	San Pedro del Pinatar
17:00 CEST	Sarcevic 14'	Report	Smith 31' Ahui  40'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Valera Ojaos

King's Lynn Town v Lincoln City

11 July 2023 Friendly	King's Lynn Town	1–1	Lincoln City	King's Lynn
19:45 BST	Crowther 34'	Report	Mandroiu 54' 54'	Stadium: The Walks

Boston United v Lincoln City

15 July 2023 Friendly	Boston United	0–7	Lincoln City	Boston
15:00 BST		Report	Mandroiu 11' (pen.), 50' Brown 26' Hackett-Fairchild 30' House 52' Kendall 77' Cann 90+1'	Stadium: Jakemans Community Stadium Attendance: 1,514 (593 away)

Lincoln City v Harrogate Town

18 July 2023 Friendly	Lincoln City	3–1	Harrogate Town	Lincoln
	Bishop Hackett-Fairchild	Report	Cornelius 10'	Stadium: BMW Soper of Lincoln Elite Performance Centre Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors)

Crewe Alexandra v Lincoln City

22 July 2023 Friendly	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Lincoln City	Crewe
15:00 BST	Tabiner 57'	Report	Mandroiu 62', 74'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 1,216 (112 away)

Grimsby Town v Lincoln City

25 July 2023 Friendly	Grimsby Town	2–0	Lincoln City	Cleethorpes
19:00 BST	Hunt 31' Rose 39'	Report		Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 2,933 (434 away)

Lincoln City v Rotherham United

29 July 2023 Friendly	Lincoln City	0–3	Rotherham United	Lincoln
15:00 BST		Report	Rathbone 44' Cafu 48' Hugill 54' 61' Bramall  68'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 2,535 (465 away)

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Peterborough United	46	25	9	12	89	61	+28	84	Qualified for League One play-offs
5	Oxford United (O, P)	46	22	11	13	79	56	+23	77
6	Barnsley	46	21	13	12	82	64	+18	76
7	Lincoln City	46	20	14	12	65	40	+25	74
8	Blackpool	46	21	10	15	65	48	+17	73
9	Stevenage	46	19	14	13	57	46	+11	71
10	Wycombe Wanderers	46	17	14	15	60	55	+5	65

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^[35]
(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	20	14	12	65	40	+25	74	10	7	6	36	17	+19	10	7	6	29	23	+6

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	10	12	13	14	15	16	71	17	18	112	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	273	36	37	38	39	41	42	43	44	404	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	W	D	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	L
Position	21	10	12	8	4	8	9	13	10	14	16	12	9	8	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	11	12	11	12	12	10	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	7	6	6	7	8	7	6	7

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 7 (vs Oxford United) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ² Matchday 11 (vs Leyton Orient) was abandoned due to a medical emergency.
• ³ Matchday 27 (vs Shrewsbury Town) was postponed due to Shrewsbury's FA Cup participation.
• ⁴ Matchday 40 (vs Oxford United) was postponed due to the international call-ups.

Matches

On Thursday, 22 June 2023, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.^[36]

Bolton Wanderers v Lincoln City

5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) 1	Bolton Wanderers	3–0	Lincoln City	Horwich
15:00 BST	Iredale 4' Sheehan  17' Adeboyejo 59' O'Connor 74' (o.g.) Maghoma  87' Nlundulu  90+7'	Report	House  27' Eyoma  45+6' Mandroiu  49'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 20,143 Referee: Will Finnie

Lincoln City v Wycombe Wanderers

12 August 2023 (2023-08-12) 2	Lincoln City	3–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Hamilton  59' Hackett-Fairchild 68'  84' Bishop 73' Mandroiu 85'	Report	Potts  55' Scowen  80'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 7,543 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Northampton Town v Lincoln City

15 August 2023 (2023-08-15) 3	Northampton Town	2–2	Lincoln City	Sixfields, Northampton
19:45 BST	Hoskins  80' 90+8' Appéré 86'	Report	Hackett-Fairchild 22' O'Connor 78'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,188 Referee: Ollie Yates

Shrewsbury Town v Lincoln City

19 August 2023 (2023-08-19) 4	Shrewsbury Town	0–1	Lincoln City	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Shipley  19' Anderson  78'	Report	O'Connor  31' Roughan  40' Sørensen  49' Hamilton 79' Jensen  88'	Stadium: The Croud Meadow Attendance: 5,602 Referee: Ross Joyce

Lincoln City v Blackpool

26 August 2023 (2023-08-26) 5	Lincoln City	3–0	Blackpool	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Mandroiu 7' (pen.) Erhahon 40' Jensen  53' Bishop 73' (pen.)	Report	Norburn  70'  72'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 8,012 Referee: Martin Coy

Bristol Rovers v Lincoln City

2 September 2023 (2023-09-02) 6	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Lincoln City	Bristol
15:00 BST	Finley  42' Vale  84' Grant 90+4'	Report	Mitchell  45+2' Jackson 53' Mandroiu  66' Smith  71'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,674 Referee: Lewis Smith

Lincoln City v Carlisle United

16 September 2023 (2023-09-16) 8	Lincoln City	1–1	Carlisle United	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Hamilton 49' Duffy  77'	Report	Plange 19'  59' Garner  72' Mellish  77' Lavelle  83' Moxon  89'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 8,514 Referee: Tom Nield

Portsmouth v Lincoln City

23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) 9	Portsmouth	2–1	Lincoln City	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Lane 8' Poole 45+3' Morrell  71' Pack  90+7'	Report	Adelakun 5' Hackett-Fairchild  18' Erhahon  71'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,748 Referee: Paul Howard

Lincoln City v Cheltenham Town

30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) 10	Lincoln City	2–0	Cheltenham Town	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Sørensen 5', 21' Jackson  11' Bishop  44' Hamilton  81' Erhahon  89'	Report	Harris  76' Bevan  81'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 7,220 Referee: Ben Atkinson

Peterborough United v Lincoln City

7 October 2023 12	Peterborough United	2–0	Lincoln City	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Ajiboye 52'  90+3' Randall 83'	Report	Roughan  45' Mandroiu  57'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 9,130 Referee: Sunny Gill

Lincoln City v Burton Albion

14 October 2023 13	Lincoln City	0–1	Burton Albion	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Mandroiu  55' Erhahon  80'	Report	Powell  26' Hughes  53' Sweeney  55' Burroughs 58' (o.g.) Baah  81'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 7,776 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Fleetwood Town v Lincoln City

21 October 2023 14	Fleetwood Town	0–1	Lincoln City	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Simons  36' Robertson  89' Nsiala  90+6' Vela  90+11'	Report	Mitchell 6' Jensen  36' Hamilton  43' Sørensen  45' Adelakun  90+2'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,022 Referee: Tom Reeves

Lincoln City v Charlton Athletic

24 October 2023 15	Lincoln City	3–1	Charlton Athletic	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Adelakun 33', 57' Roughan 78'	Report	May 10'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 7,314 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Exeter City v Lincoln City

28 October 2023 16	Exeter City	1–1	Lincoln City	Exeter
15:00 BST	Scott  53' Hartridge  77' Harper  78' Trevitt 81' Sinasolo  89'	Report	Smith 20' Hamilton  40' Adelakun  43' Erhahon  78' O'Connor  88'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,612 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Lincoln City v Oxford United

31 October 2023 7[37]	Lincoln City	0–2	Oxford United	Lincoln
19:45 GMT		Report	Brown 13' Rodrigues  40' Jensen 64' (o.g.) O'Donkor  89'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 7,114 Referee: Scott Tallis
Note: Fixture was previously postponed due to international call-ups.

Lincoln City v Port Vale

11 November 2023 17	Lincoln City	1–1	Port Vale	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	O'Connor  53' Shodipo 90+3'	Report	Arblaster  26'  47' Garrity 34'  69'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 7,751 Referee: Craig Hicks

Stevenage v Lincoln City

18 November 2023 18	Stevenage	1–0	Lincoln City	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Piergianni  28' Reid 68'	Report	Jackson  81'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 5,045 Referee: Scott Simpson

Leyton Orient v Lincoln City

21 November 2023 11[38]	Leyton Orient	0–1	Lincoln City	Leyton
19:45 GMT	Cooper  70' Happe  78'	Report	Hamilton  34' 89' Eyoma  53'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,101 Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Fixture was previously abandoned due to a medical emergency.

Lincoln City v Barnsley

25 November 2023 19	Lincoln City	2–2	Barnsley	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Mandroiu 5' (pen.) Eyoma 88' Vale  90+2'	Report	Cotter 68' McAtee 72' McCart  90+6'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 9,173 Referee: Ross Joyce

Cambridge United v Lincoln City

28 November 2023 20	Cambridge United	0–3	Lincoln City	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Ahadme  9' Cousins  15'	Report	Mandroiu 16' (pen.) Duffy 32' Vale  77' 85' Mitchell  88'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,103 Referee: David Rock

Wigan Athletic v Lincoln City

9 December 2023 21	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Lincoln City	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Clare  70' Sessegnon  80' McManaman  85' Morrison  90+4'	Report	Mandroiu  43' Hamilton  58' O'Connor  66' Duffy  90+7'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,838 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Lincoln City v Reading

16 December 2023 22	Lincoln City	1–1	Reading	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Abbey 3' (o.g.) Duffy  38' Jensen  41' Hamilton  90+1'	Report	Abbey  22' Knibbs 56'  75' Yiadom  75'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 8,109 Referee: Robert Madley

Derby County v Lincoln City

21 December 2023 23	Derby County	3–1	Lincoln City	Derby
19:45 GMT	Hourihane 26'  84' Wilson 65' Collins 77'  90+3'	Report	Mandroiu 45+2' (pen.) Jackson  57' Vale  85' Erhahon  90'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,192 Referee: Peter Wright

Lincoln City v Bolton Wanderers

26 December 2023 24	Lincoln City	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Makaka  35' Bishop  53' Mandroiu  72' Eyoma  88'	Report	Toal 89' Dempsey  90+2'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 10,064 Referee: Neil Hair

Lincoln City v Northampton Town

29 December 2023 25	Lincoln City	1–2	Northampton Town	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Bishop  41' Eyoma 61' O'Connor  76'	Report	Hondermarck  25' Guthrie 30' Bowie  45+2' 58' Odimayo  90' Simpson  90+4' Hylton  90+8'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 8,661 Referee: Matthew Corlett

Blackpool v Lincoln City

1 January 2024 26	Blackpool	2–0	Lincoln City	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Husband  8' Casey 29' Rhodes  36' Virtue  40' Hamilton 90+2'	Report	Eyoma  28'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 10,353 Referee: Marc Edwards

Wycombe Wanderers v Lincoln City

13 January 2024 28	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Lincoln City	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Taylor 29' Potts  63'	Report	Hamilton  75' Erhahon 90+8'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,470 Referee: Scott Oldham

Lincoln City v Derby County

20 January 2024 29	Lincoln City	0–0	Derby County	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Taylor  68' Draper  68'	Report	Elder  18' Wilson  45+2'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 9,735 Referee: Ollie Yates

Lincoln City v Peterborough United

27 January 2024 30	Lincoln City	0–0	Peterborough United	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Hackett-Fairchild  21'	Report	Burrows  90+4'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 9,647 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Burton Albion v Lincoln City

3 February 2024 31	Burton Albion	0–1	Lincoln City	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Moon  6' Oshilaja  17' Brayford  21' Powell  45+1' Sweeney  49' Bola  67' Kamwa  74' Ola-Adebomi  90+7'	Report	Mitchell  23'  29' Hackett-Fairchild 54' House  90+3' Sørensen  90+6'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,995 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Lincoln City v Fleetwood Town

10 February 2024 32	Lincoln City	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	O'Connor  19' House  45+2' 53' Erhahon  45+3' Sørensen 57'	Report	Omochere 34' Lawal  41'  45+3' Stockley  45+2'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 8,282 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Charlton Athletic v Lincoln City

13 February 2024 33	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Lincoln City	Charlton, London
19:45 GMT	Kanu  36' Ladapo 73' Anderson  75' Camará  76'	Report	Hackett-Fairchild 37' House  69' Roughan  76' Erhahon  77' O'Connor  90+11'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,713 Referee: David Rock

Lincoln City v Exeter City

17 February 2024 34	Lincoln City	1–0	Exeter City	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Sørensen  42' Taylor 67'	Report	Sweeney  17' Harris  56' Jules  72'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 7,609 Referee: Matthew Corlett

Port Vale v Lincoln City

24 February 2024 35	Port Vale	0–2	Lincoln City	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Ojo  14' Sang  68' Massey  75' Debrah  90+2'	Report	Taylor 2' O'Connor  20' Hackett-Fairchild 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 7,148 Referee: James Bell

Lincoln City v Shrewsbury Town

27 February 2024 27[39]	Lincoln City	3–0	Shrewsbury Town	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Bishop 6' 67' Hackett-Fairchild 58' Sørensen 67'	Report	Bowman  23' Bennett  42'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 6,842 Referee: Marc Edwards
Note: Fixture was previously postponed due to Shrewsbury's FA Cup participation.

Lincoln City v Stevenage

2 March 2024 36	Lincoln City	0–0	Stevenage	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	House  33' Erhahon  37'	Report	Reid  27' Vancooten  75'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 8,129 Referee: Robert Madley

Barnsley v Lincoln City

9 March 2024 37	Barnsley	1–5	Lincoln City	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Kane  41' Cole  52' Phillips 77' O'Keeffe  86'	Report	Taylor 15' House  45' Moylan 55', 72' Mandroiu 58' Hackett-Fairchild  70' Makama 79'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 14,158 Referee: Ben Atkinson

Lincoln City v Cambridge United

12 March 2024 38	Lincoln City	6–0	Cambridge United	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Moylan 3', 25' Taylor 48', 74'  90+7' Eyoma 85' Duffy 86'  90+1'	Report	Andrew  80' Brophy  83'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 7,316 Referee: Scott Oldham

Lincoln City v Bristol Rovers

16 March 2024 39	Lincoln City	5–0	Bristol Rovers	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	O'Connor 11' Taylor 19', 23', 55' Erhahon  45+4'  76' Makama  65' Roughan  71' Hackett-Fairchild 81'	Report	Evans 71' Aguilera  85'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 9,392 Referee: Scott Simpson

Lincoln City v Leyton Orient

29 March 2024 41	Lincoln City	1–0	Leyton Orient	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Hackett-Fairchild  19' Makama 90'	Report	Sanders  55' Brown  68' Sotiriou  73'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 9,922 Referee: Carl Brook

Carlisle United v Lincoln City

1 April 2024 42	Carlisle United	1–3	Lincoln City	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Lavelle 80' Barclay  85' Emmanuel  90+2'	Report	House 10' Taylor 53' Bishop 90+3'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7,103 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Reading v Lincoln City

6 April 2024 43	Reading	1–1	Lincoln City	Reading
15:00 BST	Wing  67' Bindon 83' Elliott  90+4'	Report	Draper 72'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 15,209 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Lincoln City v Wigan Athletic

13 April 2024 44	Lincoln City	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Mandroiu 40' O'Connor  43' House  50' Hackett-Fairchild  51' Mitchell  66' Roughan  90+8' Makama  90+9'	Report	Smith 20' Hughes  27' 90' Smith  41' Godo  71' Sessegnon  90+8' Magennis  90+9'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 9,611 Referee: Martin Coy

Oxford United v Lincoln City

16 April 2024 40[40]	Oxford United	0–1	Lincoln City	Littlemore
19:45 BST	Rodrigues  63' Browne  73' McGuane  89' Brannagan  90+3'	Report	Mitchell  16' Duffy  20'  83' Mandroiu 47' (pen.)  79' O'Connor  49' Taylor  75' House  90+5' Erhahon  90+6'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,587 Referee: Lee Swabey
Note: Fixture was previously postponed due to international call-ups.

Cheltenham Town v Lincoln City

20 April 2024 45	Cheltenham Town	1–2	Lincoln City	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Sercombe 15' (pen.) Bonds  53' Davies  75' Harrop  86' Long  87'	Report	Taylor 40' Draper 52'	Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 5,323 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Lincoln City v Portsmouth

27 April 2024 46	Lincoln City	0–2	Portsmouth	Lincoln
15:00 BST	House  39' Taylor  42' Mandroiu 53' Erhahon  90+7'	Report	Towler  37' Peart-Harris  39' 81' Lowery  57' Moxon  70' Sparkes  76' Yengi  90+4' Saydee  90+9' Lane 90+12'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 10,006 Referee: Sunny Gill

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Lincoln City were drawn home to Morecambe in the first round on 15 October 2023.^[41]

Lincoln City v Morecambe

4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) First round	Lincoln City	1–2	Morecambe	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Sørensen 14'  57' Eyoma  20' Hamilton  66'	Report	King  21' Tutonda  22' Mellon 43' Bloxham 53' Senior  62' McKiernan  66'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 4,607 Referee: Martin Coy

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Lincoln City were drawn against Notts County in the first round on 22 June 2023,^[42] The second round was drawn on 9 August 2023 against Sheffield United^[43] and in the third round against West Ham United.^[44]

Notts County v Lincoln City

8 August 2023 (2023-08-08) First round	Notts County	0–2	Lincoln City	Nottingham
19:45 BST	Baldwin  29'  56' O'Brien  44'	Report	Smith  15' Roughan 23' O'Connor  41' Sørensen 48'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,468 Referee: Martin Woods

Sheffield United v Lincoln City

30 August 2023 Second round	Sheffield United	0–0 (2–3 p)	Lincoln City	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Coulibaly  56'	Report	Burroughs  74' Erhahon  77' Eyoma  78'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 11,040 Referee: Paul Tierney
	Penalties
	Norwood Marsh Osula Traore Egan		Mandroiu Bishop Hamilton Sørensen

Lincoln City v West Ham United

27 September 2023 Third round	Lincoln City	0–1	West Ham United	Lincoln
19:45 BST	O'Connor  74'	Report	Souček  64' 70'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 10,168 Referee: Josh Smith

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

The Imps were drawn into Group G of the Northern section alongside Derby County, Notts County and Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s.^[45][46] After finished second in the group, they were drawn away to Accrington Stanley in the second round.^[47][48]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Derby County	3	3	0	0	0	8	2	+6	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Lincoln City	3	2	0	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	ACA	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	3	1	0	0	2	3	7	−4	3
4	L2	Notts County	3	0	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

Derby County v Lincoln City

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) Group stage	Derby County	2–0	Lincoln City	Derby
19:00 BST	Fornah  4' Elder  36' Barkhuizen 51' Sibley 77'	Report	Duffy  53'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 2,726 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Lincoln City v Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

10 October 2023 (2023-10-10) Group stage	Lincoln City	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	Lincoln
19:00 BST	Adelakun 19' Mandroiu  90+1' Makama 90+3'	Report	Jordão  33' Hubner  74'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 1,384 Referee: Scott Jackson

Lincoln City v Notts County

7 November 2023 (2023-11-07) Group stage	Lincoln City	2–0	Notts County	Lincoln
19:00 BST	Burroughs 6' O'Connor  45+1' Vale 67' Shodipo  88'	Report	Tipton  15'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 2,018 Referee: Aaron Jackson

Accrington Stanley v Lincoln City

12 December 2023[49] Second round	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Lincoln City	Accrington
19:00 GMT	Henderson  23' Woods  43' Longelo 90+3'		Duffy  73' Roughan  90+1'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,159 Referee: Martin Woods
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 5 December but was postponed due to a frozen playing surface.[20]

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
14 June 2023	RW	Reeco Hackett-Fairchild	Portsmouth	Undisclosed	[50]
1 July 2023[a]	GK	Lukas Jensen	Burnley	Free Transfer	[51]
1 July 2023[b]	CM	Alistair Smith	Sutton United	Free Transfer	[52]
4 July 2023	LB	Jaden Brown	Sheffield Wednesday	Free Transfer	[53]
12 July 2023	CF	Tyler Walker	Coventry City	Free Transfer	[54]
1 August 2023	CM	Ethan Hamilton	Accrington Stanley	Undisclosed	[55]
6 October 2023	LW	Olamide Shodipo	Free agent	—	[56]
1 January 2024[c]	AM	Jack Moylan	Shelbourne	Free Transfer	[57]
2 February 2024	CB	Zak Bradshaw	Ipswich Town	Free Transfer	[58]

1. The transfer was announced on 19 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Burnley contract expired
2. The transfer was announced on 12 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Sutton United contract expired
3. The transfer was announced on 4 September, and would become official on January 1 once his Shelbourne contract expired

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
20 June 2023	RW	Charles Vernam	Grimsby Town	Undisclosed	[59]
30 June 2023	GK	Sam Green	Aberystwyth Town	Released	[60]
30 June 2023	RB	Regan Poole	Portsmouth	Released	[61][62]
30 June 2023	CM	Max Sanders	Leyton Orient	Released	[61][63]
30 June 2023	CB	Joe Walsh	Free agent	Released	[61]
5 January 2024	AM	Julian Donnery	The Town FC	Released	[64][65]
5 January 2024	LW	Olamide Shodipo	C.D. Feirense	Released	[64][66]
5 January 2024	CM	Morgan Worsfold-Gregg	HCU Huskies	Released	[64]
18 January 2024	CF	Charley Kendall	Woking	Undisclosed	[67]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Fee	Ref
10 August 2023	RM	Jack Burroughs	Coventry City	End of Season	[68]
17 August 2023	CB	Alex Mitchell	Millwall	End of Season	[69]
1 September 2023	CF	Jack Vale	Blackburn Rovers	5 January 2024[a]	[70]
9 January 2024	CF	Joe Taylor	Luton Town	End of Season	[71]
1 February 2024	CM	Conor McGrandles	Charlton Athletic	End of Season	[72]

1. Jack Vale was recalled from his loan on 5 January 2024.^[64]

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Fee	Ref
22 June 2023	GK	Sam Long	Falkirk	End of season	[73]
7 July 2023	CF	Freddie Draper	Walsall	5 January 2024[a]	[75]
22 July 2023	CB	Hayden Cann	Peterborough Sports	12 January 2024[b]	[77]
28 July 2023	CF	Charley Kendall	Dagenham & Redbridge	18 January 2024[c]	[78]
3 August 2023	RB	Elicha Ahui	Ayr United	1 February 2024[d]	[80]
11 August 2023	RB	Jay Benn	Solihull Moors	End of season	[81]
8 September 2023	CM	Morgan Worsfold-Gregg	Long Eaton United	8 December 2023	[82]
13 October 2023	CM	Oisin Gallagher	Peterborough Sports	1 January 2024	[83]
15 January 2024	CB	Hayden Cann	Drogheda United	End of season	[84]
15 January 2024	CM	Oisin Gallagher	Drogheda United	End of season	[84]
22 January 2024	RW	Hakeeb Adelakun	Doncaster Rovers	End of season	[85]
24 January 2024	CM	Alistair Smith	Colchester United	End of season	[86]
26 January 2024	LB	Jaden Brown	St Mirren	End of season	[87]
1 February 2024	RB	Elicha Ahui	Peterborough Sports	End of season	[67]
5 February 2024	CB	Zak Bradshaw	Dundalk	End of season	[88]

1. Freddie Draper was recalled from his loan on 5 January 2024.^[74]
2. Hayden Cann was recalled from his loan on 12 January 2024.^[76]
3. Charley Kendall joined Woking on a permanent move on 18 January 2024.^[67]
4. Elicha Ahui was recalled from his loan on 1 February 2024.^[79]

Contracts

Date	Pos.	Player	Length	Expiry	Ref.
30 June 2023	CB	Sean Roughan	2 years	June 2025	[89]
7 July 2023	CF	Freddie Draper	—	—	[75]
22 July 2023	CB	Hayden Cann	1 year	June 2024	[77]
2 August 2023	CF	Ben House	2 years	June 2025	[90]
2 May 2024	WB	Lasse Sørensen	1 year	June 2025	[28]

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 27 April 2024

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	DEN	Lukas Jensen	50	0	45	0	1	0	3	0	1	0
2	MF	DEN	Lasse Sørensen	51	6	43+1	4	1	1	2+1	1	1+2	0
5	DF	ENG	Adam Jackson	37	1	29+5	1	1	0	0+1	0	1	0
6	MF	SCO	Ethan Erhahon	50	2	43	2	1	0	3	0	2+1	0
7	FW	LCA	Reeco Hackett-Fairchild	33	7	27+2	7	0	0	3	0	0+1	0
9	FW	WAL	Joe Taylor	19	10	19	10	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	ENG	Teddy Bishop	38	4	21+12	4	0	0	0+2	0	1+2	0
11	MF	SCO	Ethan Hamilton	37	3	30	3	1	0	1+2	0	1+2	0
12	GK	ENG	Jordan Wright	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
14	FW	IRL	Danny Mandroiu	36	8	26+5	8	1	0	2	0	1+1	0
15	DF	IRL	Paudie O'Connor	43	2	36+2	2	1	0	2	0	2	0
16	DF	SCO	Jack Burroughs	35	1	21+8	0	1	0	2	0	3	1
17	FW	IRL	Dylan Duffy	41	2	8+26	2	0+1	0	0+2	0	3+1	0
18	FW	SCO	Ben House	21	2	16+3	2	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
19	FW	ENG	Tyler Walker	7	0	2+4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
22	DF	ENG	Timothy Eyoma	33	3	13+13	3	1	0	2	0	4	0
23	DF	IRL	Sean Roughan	44	2	35+4	1	0	0	3	1	2	0
24	MF	SCO	Conor McGrandles	5	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	ENG	Alex Mitchell	41	1	34+2	1	0	0	2	0	3	0
27	FW	ENG	Jovon Makama	40	3	8+25	2	0+1	0	0+2	0	2+2	1
28	MF	IRL	Jack Moylan	18	4	7+11	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	ENG	Freddie Draper	15	2	9+6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Away on loan
3	DF	ENG	Jaden Brown	15	0	3+7	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
8	MF	ENG	Alistair Smith	32	1	12+13	1	1	0	3	0	3	0
20	DF	ENG	Jay Benn	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
21	FW	ENG	Hakeeb Adelakun	25	4	10+9	3	1	0	1	0	2+2	1
26	MF	IRL	Oisin Gallagher	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
No longer at the club
29	FW	WAL	Jack Vale	17	2	3+11	1	0+1	0	0	0	2	1
30	FW	IRL	Olamide Shodipo	9	1	0+6	1	0	0	0	0	2+1	0

Goalscorers

As of 27 April 2024

Includes all competitive matches.

Rank	Pos.	Nat.	No.	Player	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	FW		9	Joe Taylor	10	0	0	0	10
2	FW		14	Danny Mandroiu	8	0	0	0	8
3	FW		7	Reeco Hackett-Fairchild	7	0	0	0	7
4	DF		2	Lasse Sørensen	4	1	1	0	6
5	MF		10	Teddy Bishop	4	0	0	0	4
	FW		21	Hakeeb Adelakun	3	0	0	1	4
	MF		28	Jack Moylan	4	0	0	0	4
6	MF		11	Ethan Hamilton	3	0	0	0	3
	DF		22	Timothy Eyoma	3	0	0	0	3
	FW		27	Jovon Makama	2	0	0	1	3
7	MF		6	Ethan Erhahon	2	0	0	0	2
	DF		15	Paudie O'Connor	2	0	0	0	2
	FW		17	Dylan Duffy	2	0	0	0	2
	FW		18	Ben House	2	0	0	0	2
	DF		23	Sean Roughan	1	0	1	0	2
	FW		29	Jack Vale	1	0	0	1	2
	FW		34	Freddie Draper	2	0	0	0	2
8	DF		5	Adam Jackson	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		8	Alistair Smith	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		16	Jack Burroughs	0	0	0	1	1
	DF		25	Alex Mitchell	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		30	Olamide Shodipo	1	0	0	0	1
Own goals					1	0	0	0	1
Total					65	1	2	4	72

Disciplinary record

As of 27 April 2024

No.	Pos.	Name	League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy		Total
			15	DF	Paudie O'Connor	8	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	11	2
14	FW	Danny Mandroiu	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	2
6	MF	Ethan Erhahon	11	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	12	1
17	FW	Dylan Duffy	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	1
25	DF	Alex Mitchell	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
11	MF	Ethan Hamilton	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
18	FW	Ben House	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
7	FW	Reeco Hackett-Fairchild	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
22	DF	TJ Eyoma	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
23	DF	Sean Roughan	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
2	DF	Lasse Sørensen	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
1	GK	Lukas Jensen	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
9	FW	Joe Taylor	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
5	DF	Adam Jackson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10	MF	Teddy Bishop	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
27	FW	Jovon Makama	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
29	FW	Jack Vale	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
8	MF	Alistair Smith	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
21	FW	Hakeeb Adelakun	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
16	MF	Jack Burroughs	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
30	FW	Olamide Shodipo	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
34	FW	Freddie Draper	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Clean sheets

As of 27 April 2024

No.	Nat.	Player	Matches played	Clean sheet %	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1		Lukas Jensen	50	42%	19	0	2	0	21
12		Jordan Wright	4	50%	0	0	0	2	2

Awards

Club End of Season Awards

Award	Player	Ref.
Player of the Year	Lukas Jensen	[91]
Players Player of the Year	Ethan Erhahon
Club Partners Player of the Year	Lasse Sørensen
Goal of the Season	Jack Moylan
Golden Boot	Joe Taylor
Young Player of the Year	Sean Roughan

Sky Bet League One Manager of the Month

Month	Manager		Ref.
February	Michael Skubala	Nomination	[92]
March	Michael Skubala	Nomination	[93]

Sky Bet League One Player of the Month

Month	Player		Ref.
August	Danny Mandroiu	Nomination	[94]
February	Reeco Hackett-Fairchild	Nomination	[92]
March	Joe Taylor	Winner	[93][95]

EFL Young Player of the Month

Month	Manager		Ref.
March	Joe Taylor	Winner	[96]

Sky Bet League One Goal of the Month

Month	Player	Goal		Ref
August	Reeco Hackett-Fairchild	22' vs Northampton Town, 15 August	Winner	[97][98]
March	Jack Moylan	55' vs Barnsley, 9 March	Nomination	[99]

EFL League Cup Player of the Round

Round	Player		Ref.
2	Lukas Jensen	Winner	[100]