2011–12 Lincoln City F.C. season

Lincoln City

2011–12 season
Chairman	Bob Dorrian
Manager	Steve Tilson (sacked 10 October) Grant Brown (caretaker until 24 October) David Holdsworth
Stadium	Sincil Bank
Conference National	17th
FA Cup	4th Qualifying Round (eliminated by Alfreton Town)
FA Trophy	2nd Round (eliminated by Carshalton Athletic)
Lincolnshire Senior Cup	Runners-up (eliminated by Grimsby Town)
Top goalscorer	League: Sam Smith (7) All: Sam Smith (9)
Highest home attendance	5,506 vs. Grimsby Town, 26 December 2011
Lowest home attendance	1,587 vs. Gateshead, 20 September 2011
Average home league attendance	2,298
Home colours Away colours
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 season was Lincoln City's first season in the Conference National since their relegation from League Two at the end of the previous season.

League data

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Fleetwood Town (C) (P)	46	31	10	5	102	48	+54	103	Promotion to 2012–13 League Two
2	Wrexham	46	30	8	8	85	33	+52	98	Qualification to Conference National Playoffs
3	Mansfield Town	46	25	14	7	87	48	+39	89
4	York City (P)	46	23	14	9	81	45	+36	83
5	Luton Town	46	22	15	9	78	42	+36	81
6	Kidderminster Harriers	46	22	10	14	82	63	+19	76
7	Southport	46	21	13	12	72	69	+3	76
8	Gateshead	46	21	11	14	69	62	+7	74
9	Cambridge United	46	19	14	13	57	41	+16	71
10	Forest Green Rovers	46	19	13	14	66	45	+21	70
11	Grimsby Town	46	19	13	14	79	60	+19	70
12	Braintree Town	46	17	11	18	76	80	−4	62
13	Barrow	46	17	9	20	62	76	−14	60
14	Ebbsfleet United	46	14	12	20	69	84	−15	54
15	Alfreton Town	46	15	9	22	62	86	−24	54
16	Stockport County	46	12	15	19	58	74	−16	51
17	Lincoln City	46	13	10	23	56	66	−10	49
18	Tamworth	46	11	15	20	47	70	−23	48
19	Newport County	46	11	14	21	53	65	−12	47
20	A.F.C. Telford United	46	10	16	20	45	65	−20	46
21	Hayes & Yeading United (R)	46	11	8	27	58	90	−32	41	Relegation to 2012–13 Conference North/South
22	Darlington (R)	46	11	13	22	47	73	−26	036*
23	Bath City (R)	46	7	10	29	43	89	−46	31
24	Kettering Town (R)	46	8	9	29	40	100	−60	030†

Updated to games played on 28 April 2012.
Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
^*Darlington were deducted ten points for entering administration.
^†Kettering were deducted three points for failing to pay football creditors.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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	13	10	23	56	66	−10	49	8	6	9	32	24	+8	5	4	14	24	42	−18

Last updated: 28 April 2012.
Source: BBC Football

Results

Conference National

Main article: 2011–12 Football Conference

Southport v Lincoln City

13 August 2011 1	Southport	2–2	Lincoln City	Southport
15:00	Kissock  41' Whalley  51'		Smith  29' Perry  50'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1,687 Referee: Richard Clarke

Lincoln City v Kidderminster Harriers

16 August 2011 2	Lincoln City	0–1	Kidderminster Harriers	Lincoln
19:45			Gittings  42'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,448 Referee: Karl Evans

Lincoln City v Wrexham

19 August 2011 3	Lincoln City	1–2	Wrexham	Lincoln
19:45	Smith  45+3'		Tolley  29' Harris  56'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,211 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

AFC Telford United v Lincoln City

23 August 2011 4	AFC Telford United	1–2	Lincoln City	Telford
19:45	Mills  90+2'		Perry  75', 80'	Stadium: New Bucks Head Attendance: 2,323 Referee: Darren Bond

Lincoln City v Stockport County

26 August 2011 5	Lincoln City	1–1	Stockport County	Lincoln
19:45	Power  8'		Elliott  44'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,152 Referee: Stephen Martin

Darlington v Lincoln City

29 August 2011 6	Darlington	3–1	Lincoln City	Darlington
15:00	Bowman  1', 50' Campbell  55'		Power  71'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,252 Referee: Richard West

Braintree Town v Lincoln City

3 September 2011 7	Braintree Town	1–0	Lincoln City	Braintree
19:00	Yiadom  31'			Stadium: Cressing Road Attendance: 1,182 Referee: Warren Atkin

Lincoln City v Kettering Town

10 September 2011 8	Lincoln City	0–2	Kettering Town	Lincoln
15:00			Marna  63' Ashikodi  82'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,269 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Luton Town v Lincoln City

17 September 2011 9	Luton Town	1–0	Lincoln City	Luton
15:00	Fleetwood  84'			Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6,316 Referee: Steve Martin

Lincoln City v Gateshead

20 September 2011 10	Lincoln City	1–0	Gateshead	Lincoln
19:45	Fuseini  77'			Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,587 Referee: Michael Bull

Lincoln City v Forest Green Rovers

24 September 2011 11	Lincoln City	1–1	Forest Green Rovers	Lincoln
15:00	Hone  60'		McDonald  2'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,076 Referee: Ross Joyce

Barrow v Lincoln City

27 September 2011 12	Barrow	1–0	Lincoln City	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45	Baker  45' (pen)			Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,181 Referee: Scott Duncan

Lincoln City v Bath City

1 October 2011 13	Lincoln City	2–0	Bath City	Lincoln
15:00	Smith  19' McCallum  30'			Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,244 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Tamworth v Lincoln City

8 October 2011 14	Tamworth	4–0	Lincoln City	Tamworth
15:00	St.Aimie  12', 87' Christie  61' (pen) Francis  64'			Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 1,232 Referee: Darren Bond

Alfreton Town v Lincoln City

11 October 2011 14	Alfreton Town	1–3	Lincoln City	Alfreton
19:45	Clayton  18'		Sam Smith  11', 13' McCallum  24'	Stadium: The Impact Arena Attendance: 1,232 Referee: Tony Harrington

Lincoln City v Fleetwood Town

14 October 2011 16	Lincoln City	1–3	Fleetwood Town	Lincoln
19:40	O Keefe  42'		Jackson  54', 72' Andrew Managan  65'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,332 Referee: Richard West

Lincoln City v Mansfield Town

18 October 2011 17	Lincoln City	1–1	Mansfield Town	Lincoln
19:45	McCallum  76'		Green  86'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,944 Referee: Peter Bankes

Cambridge United v Lincoln City

21 October 2011 18	Cambridge United	2–0	Lincoln City	Cambridge
19:45	Carew  23', 90+1'			Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,875 Referee: Michael Bull

Lincoln City v Barrow

5 November 2011 19	Lincoln City	2–1	Barrow	Lincoln
15:00	Sam Smith  20' Christophe  22'		Pearson  90+3'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,090 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Wrexham v Lincoln City

19 November 2011 20	Wrexham	2–0	Lincoln City	Wrexham
15:00	Pogba  11', 61' (pen.)			Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 3,424 Referee: Richard West

Lincoln City v Ebbsfleet United

26 November 2011 21	Lincoln City	3–0	Ebbsfleet United	Lincoln
15:00	Platt  38' Russell  74' Nutter  80'			Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,111 Referee: Stephen Martin

York City v Lincoln City

29 November 2011 22	York City	2–0	Lincoln City	York
19:45	Pilkington  4' McLaughlin  56'			Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,155 Referee: Darren Handley

Newport County v Lincoln City

3 December 2011 23	Newport County	1–0	Lincoln City	Newport
15:00	Yakubu  24'			Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 1,270 Referee: Karl Evans

Lincoln City v Luton Town

6 December 2011 24	Lincoln City	1–1	Luton Town	Lincoln
19:45	Hinds  77'		Crow  36'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,049 Referee: Richard Clark

Forest Green Rovers v Lincoln City

17 December 2011 25	Forest Green Rovers	0–2	Lincoln City	Nailsworth
15:00			Power  42' (pen) Laurent  72'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 969 Referee: W Barrett

Lincoln City v Grimsby Town

26 December 2011 26	Lincoln City	1–2	Grimsby Town	Lincoln
13:00	Platt  33'		Garner  52' Hearn  61'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5,506 Referee: Ross Joyce

Grimsby Town v Lincoln City

1 January 2012 27	Grimsby Town	3–1	Lincoln City	Cleethorpes
15:00	Hearn  25' Coulson  47' Elding  52' (pen.)		Taylor  60'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,672 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Lincoln City v York City

7 January 2012 28	Lincoln City	0–2	York City	Lincoln
15:00			Blair  64', 72'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,048 Referee: Scott Duncan

Gateshead v Lincoln City

21 January 2012 29	Gateshead	3–3	Lincoln City	Gateshead
15:00	Shaw  28' Odubade  45', 53'		Pacquette  6', 82' Sam Smith  87'	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 870 Referee: Darren Bond

Lincoln City v Southport

24 January 2012 30	Lincoln City	2–0	Southport	Lincoln
19:45	Christophe  7' Pacquette  53'			Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,615 Referee: Richard Clark

Kettering Town v Lincoln City

28 January 2012 31	Kettering Town	1–0	Lincoln City	Irthlingborough
15:00	Verma  36' (pen.)			Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 1,417 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

Lincoln City v Braintree Town

14 February 2012 32	Lincoln City	3–3	Braintree Town	Lincoln
19:45	Louis  1' Thompson  56' Almond  90+2'		Reason  4', 54' Assombalonga  88'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,616 Referee: Richard West

Kidderminster Harriers v Lincoln City

18 February 2012 33	Kidderminster Harriers	1–1	Lincoln City	Kidderminster
15:00	Guinan  90+2'		Louis  21'	Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 2,081 Referee: Stephen Martin

Lincoln City v AFC Telford United

25 February 2012 34	Lincoln City	1–1	AFC Telford United	Lincoln
15:00	Blackburn  32' (o.g.)		Perry  23'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,438 Referee: Scott Duncan

Mansfield Town v Lincoln City

3 March 2012 35	Mansfield Town	2–1	Lincoln City	Mansfield
15:00	Dyer  47' Roberts  58'		McCammon  90+4'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,830 Referee: Richard Clark

Lincoln City v Alfreton Town

10 March 2012 36	Lincoln City	0–1	Alfreton Town	Lincoln
15:00			Moult  45+2'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,253 Referee: Tony Harrington

Bath City v Lincoln City

17 March 2012 37	Bath City	2–1	Lincoln City	Bath
15:00	Canham  2' (pen.) Watkins  4'		Lloyd  75'	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 760 Referee: Andy Davies

Lincoln City v Newport County

24 March 2012 38	Lincoln City	2–0	Newport County	Lincoln
15:00	McCammon  25' Nutter  33'			Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,951 Referee: Ross Joyce

Hayes & Yeading United v Lincoln City

27 March 2012 39	Hayes & Yeading United	1–2	Lincoln City	Woking
19:45	Pelé  70'		Louis  67' Miller  73'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 327 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Lincoln City v Tamworth

31 March 2012 40	Lincoln City	4–0	Tamworth	Lincoln
15:00	Bore  7' Thomas  29' (o.g.), 82' (o.g.) Power  48' (pen.)			Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,213 Referee: Karl Evans

Lincoln City v Cambridge United

3 April 2012 41	Lincoln City	0–1	Cambridge United	Lincoln
19:45			Shaw  48'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,978 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Stockport County v Lincoln City

7 April 2012 42	Stockport County	4–0	Lincoln City	Stockport
15:00	Hattersley  6' DL Rowe  11', 55' Darkwah  90+1'			Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 3,975 Referee: Darren Bond

Lincoln City v Darlington

9 April 2012 43	Lincoln City	5–0	Darlington	Lincoln
15:00	Lloyd  21', 39' Taylor  33' Louis  37', 75'			Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,274 Referee: Richard West

Fleetwood Town v Lincoln City

13 April 2012 44	Fleetwood Town	2–2	Lincoln City	Fleetwood
19:30	Vardy  45', 49'		Taylor  8' Louis  20'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 4,511 Referee: Steve Bratt

Lincoln City v Hayes & Yeading United

21 April 2012 45	Lincoln City	0–1	Hayes & Yeading United	Lincoln
15:00			Mingoia  60'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,585 Referee: Tony Harrington

Ebbsfleet United v Lincoln City

28 April 2012 46	Ebbsfleet United	2–3	Lincoln City	Northfleet
13:00	Willock  23' (pen.) Bellamy  66'		Howe  15' (o.g.) Bore  27' Taylor  32'	Stadium: Stonebridge Road Attendance: 1,217 Referee: Kevin Johnson

FA Cup

Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds

Alfreton Town v Lincoln City

29 October 2011 4QR	Alfreton Town	1–1	Lincoln City	Alfreton
15:00	Jarman  41' (pen.)		Smith  10'	Stadium: North Street Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Amy Fearn

Lincoln City v Alfreton Town

29 October 2011 4QRR	Lincoln City	1–2	Alfreton Town	Lincoln
19:45	Smith  20'		Brown  27' Jarman  60' (pen)	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,728 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

FA Trophy

Main article: 2011–12 FA Trophy

Colwyn Bay v Lincoln City

10 December 2011 1R	Colwyn Bay	1–3	Lincoln City	Colwyn Bay
15:00	McLachlan  60' (pen.)		Taylor  10', 71' Platt  31'	Stadium: Llanelian Road Attendance: 383 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Lincoln City v Carshalton Athletic

14 January 2012 2R	Lincoln City	0–0	Carshalton Athletic	Lincoln
15:00				Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,743 Referee: Richard West

Carshalton Athletic v Lincoln City

18 January 2012 2RR	Carshalton Athletic	3–1	Lincoln City	Carshalton
19:45	Vines  38' (pen.), 41', 56'		Sheridan  90'	Stadium: War Memorial Sports Ground Attendance: 488 Referee: Tim Robinson

Lincolnshire Senior Cup

Lincoln City v Scunthorpe United

24 July 2011 SF	Lincoln City	1–1 (4 - 3 p)	Scunthorpe United	Lincoln
15:00	Smith  17'		Dagnall  90+1'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,769
		Penalties
	Taylor Fuseini O'Keefe Nutter Power		Togwell Collins Duffy Dagnall Grant

Lincoln City v Grimsby Town

2 August 2011 F	Lincoln City	3–4	Grimsby Town	Lincoln
19:45	Russell  27' Barraclough  39' Perry  45' (pen.)		Makofo  23' Disley  45+1' Coulson  85' Hearn  90'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,446 Referee: Wayne Porter

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Squad at the end of the season

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Conference		FA Cup		FA Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Joe Anyon	42	0	38+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
2	DF		Karlton Watson	7	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
3	DF		John Nutter	51	3	46+0	3	2+0	0	3+0	0
4	DF		Robbie Williams	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF		Josh Gowling	39	0	36+1	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
6	DF		Daniel Hone	9	1	9+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW		Jamie Taylor	27	6	10+14	4	0+1	0	2+0	2
8	MF		Alan Power	47	4	42+0	4	2+0	0	2+1	0
9	FW		Kyle Perry	26	3	14+10	3	0+2	0	0+0	0
10	FW		Jefferson Louis	14	6	14+0	6	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF		Francis Laurent	17	1	5+9	1	0+2	0	1+0	0
12	MF		Conal Platt	17	3	14+0	2	0+0	0	3+0	1
13	DF		Tony Sinclair	27	0	23+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
14	FW		Sam Smith	29	9	18+7	7	2+0	2	2+0	0
15	MF		Simon Russell	30	1	17+9	1	1+0	0	2+1	0
16	DF		Richard Pacquette	13	3	9+4	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF		Nicky Nicolau	22	0	14+5	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
18	DF		Danny Lloyd	12	3	3+9	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW		Bradley Barraclough	12	0	4+8	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF		Frazer Cobb	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF		Nick Draper	2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
25	DF		Karl Cunningham	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF		Paul Robson	18	0	16+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
27	MF		Jean-François Christophe	32	2	22+5	2	3+0	0	2+0	0
28	MF		Reece Thompson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
29	MF		Jordan Thomas	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
30	FW		Conner Robinson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	MF		Peter Bore	11	2	11+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF		Nialle Rodney	6	0	2+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW		Mark McCammon	6	2	2+4	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	MF		Tyrone Thompson	28	1	25+0	1	0+0	0	3+0	0
35	MF		Tom Miller	8	1	8+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	MF		Jake Sheridan	22	1	11+8	0	0+0	0	0+3	1

Players sold throughout the season

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Conference		FA Cup		FA Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
10	MF		Ali Fuseini	17	1	15+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF		Mitchell Nelson	12	0	9+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF		Jean Arnaud	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	GK		Doug Lindberg	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF		Curtis Thompson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Richard Hinds	10	1	9+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF		Adam Watts	13	0	11+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF		Josh O'Keefe	12	1	4+6	1	2+0	0	0+0	0
28	GK		Paul Farman	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	FW		Luke Medley	6	0	0+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	GK		Adam Smith	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	FW		Gavin McCallum	19	3	17+1	3	1+0	0	0+0	0
32	DF		Matthew Pearson	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
10	DF		Jason Beardsley	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF		Louis Almond	5	1	3+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0

Top scorers

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Top scorer Sam Smith

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Conference	FA Cup	FA Trophy	Total
1	FW		14	Sam Smith	7	2	0	9
2	FW		10	Jefferson Louis	6	0	0	6
3	FW		7	Jamie Taylor	4	0	2	6
4	FW		9	Kyle Perry	4	0	0	4
=	MF		8	Alan Power	4	0	0	4

Disciplinary record

Place	Nation	Position	Name	Conference		FA Cup		FA Trophy		Total
1		MF	Alan Power	8	1	1	0	0	0	9	1
2		DF	Josh Gowling	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
3		DF	Tony Sinclair	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
4		MF	Jean-Francois Christophe	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1