2008–09 Lincoln City F.C. season

This page shows the progress of Lincoln City F.C. in the 2008–09 football season. During the season, Lincoln competed in League Two in the English league system.

Lincoln City
2008–09 season
ManagerPeter Jackson
StadiumSincil Bank
League Two13th
FA CupFirst round
Football League CupFirst round
Johnstones Paint TrophySecond round

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Morecambe 46 15 18 13 53 56 −3 63
12 Darlington 46 20 12 14 61 44 +17 62[lower-alpha 1]
13 Lincoln City 46 14 17 15 53 52 +1 59
14 Rotherham United 46 21 12 13 60 46 +14 58[lower-alpha 2]
15 Aldershot Town 46 14 12 20 59 80 −21 54
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Darlington deducted 10 points for entering administration.[1]
  2. Rotherham United deducted 17 points for leaving administration without a Company Voluntary Agreement.[2]

Results

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Football League Two
9 August 2008 1 Rotherham United 1–0 Lincoln City Sheffield
Reid 44' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 4,748
16 August 2008 2 Lincoln City 1–3 Dagenham & Redbridge Lincoln
John-Lewis 18' Strevens 67', 79'
Benson 90'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,581
23 August 2008 3 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Lincoln City Wycombe
Woodman 15' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,112
30 August 2008 4 Lincoln City 1–1 Grimsby Town Lincoln
Frecklington 73' (pen.) Till 38' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,573
6 September 2008 5 Lincoln City 2–0 Barnet Lincoln
N'Guessan 74'
Pătulea 87'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,417
13 September 2008 6 Bury 3–1 Lincoln City Bury
Morrell 30'
Sodje 50'
Bishop 66'		 Buchanan 37' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,663
20 September 2008 7 Brentford 1–1 Lincoln City London
Elder 34' Pătulea 30' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,557
27 September 2008 8 Lincoln City 1–1 Morecambe Lincoln
Frecklington 20' Stanley 45' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 5,003
4 October 2008 9 Chester City 0–2 Lincoln City Chester
Kovacs 45'
Pătulea 57'		 Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 1,962
10 October 2008 10 Lincoln City 1–1 Rochdale Lincoln
Hone 86' Rundle 26' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,510
18 October 2008 11 Lincoln City 3–1 Chesterfield Lincoln
Oakes 17'
Pătulea 30'
Hone Red card 47'
Kovács 56'		 Lester 73' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,326
21 October 2008 12 Macclesfield Town 1–2 Lincoln City Macclesfield
Yeo 5' Beevers 45'
Frecklington 82'		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,247
25 October 2008 13 Bournemouth 0–1 Lincoln City Bournemouth
John-Lewis 24' Stadium: Fitness First Stadium
Attendance: 4,464
28 October 2008 14 Lincoln City 2–0 Gillingham Lincoln
Frecklington 12'
N'Guessan 14'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,396
1 November 2008 15 Lincoln City 0–1 Port Vale Lincoln
Howland 26' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,793
15 November 2008 16 Darlington 2–0 Lincoln City Darlington
Foster Red card 14'
Hatch 47'
Foran 90'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,534
22 November 2008 17 Lincoln City 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Lincoln
Walker Red card 3' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,517
25 November 2008 18 Aldershot Town 2–0 Lincoln City Aldershot
Sandell 36'
Davies 60'		 Stadium: EBB Stadium
Attendance: 2,625
6 December 2008 19 Exeter City 2–1 Lincoln City Exeter
McAllister 75'
Moxey 90'		 John-Lewis 51'
N'Guessan Red card 88'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,916
12 December 2008 20 Lincoln City 5–1 Accrington Stanley Lincoln
Pătulea 68', 90'
Brown 77'
Wright 83'
Frecklington 90' (pen.)		 Miles 11' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,625
20 December 2008 21 Notts County 0–1 Lincoln City Nottingham
Pătulea 32' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,568
26 December 2008 22 Lincoln City 0–0 Bradford City Lincoln
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 6,156
28 December 2008 23 Luton Town 3–2 Lincoln City Luton
Martin 31', 33'
Roper 50'		 John-Lewis 38'
Pătulea 90'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,643
10 January 2009 24 Lincoln City 2–2 Brentford Lincoln
N'Guessan 6'
Elding 66'		 Bean
Bowditch 23'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,932
17 January 2009 25 Rochdale 2–2 Lincoln City Rochdale
Le Fondre 23'
McEvilly 84'		 Kennedy 48' (o.g.)N'Guessan 62' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,897
24 January 2009 26 Lincoln City 1–1 Chester City Lincoln
Frecklington 48' Barry 31' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,760
27 January 2009 27 Gillingham 1–2 Lincoln City Gillingham
Jackson 25' (pen.) Horsfield 52'N'Guessan 90' Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,525
31 January 2009 28 Lincoln City 3–3 Bournemouth Lincoln
N'Guessan 19'
Beevers 86'
Frecklington 90'		 Molesley 36'
Pitman 65' (pen.), 77' (pen.)		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,634
10 February 2009 29 Morecambe 1–1 Lincoln City Morecambe
Bentley 19' Green 83' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 1,471
20 February 2009 30 Port Vale 0–1 Lincoln City Stoke on Trent
N'Guessan 12' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,097
28 February 2009 31 Lincoln City 0–1 Rotherham United Lincoln
Cummins 65' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,336
3 March 2009 32 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–3 Lincoln City London
Brown 44'
Elding 84'
Kovács 87'		 Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,302
7 March 2009 33 Grimsby Town 5–1 Lincoln City Grimsby
Proudlock 42', 84'
Akpa Akpro 78', 90'
Boshell 82'		 N'Guessan 60' (pen.) Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,133
10 March 2009 34 Lincoln City 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Lincoln
Elding 49' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,562
14 March 2009 35 Lincoln City 1–1 Bury Lincoln
Wright 30'
Elding Red card 45'		 Bishop 82' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,642
17 March 2009 36 Lincoln City 0–1 Darlington Lincoln
Carlton 7' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,835
21 March 2009 37 Barnet 3–2 Lincoln City London
O'Flynn 37', 87'
Adomah 63'		 O'Connor 15'
Pătulea 65'		 Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 1,979
28 March 2009 38 Lincoln City 1–1 Notts County Lincoln
Mullarkey 67' Facey 64' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,027
31 March 2009 39 Lincoln City 1–0 Macclesfield Town Lincoln
Pătulea 27' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,478
4 April 2009 40 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Lincoln City Accrington
Kerr 4', 50' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,139
7 April 2009 41 Chesterfield 1–1 Lincoln City Chesterfield
Lester 35' Pătulea 52' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,419
11 April 2009 42 Lincoln City 0–0 Luton Town Lincoln
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,664
13 April 2009 43 Bradford City 1–1 Lincoln City Bradford
Bullock 65' Hutchinson 47' Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 12,932
18 April 2009 44 Lincoln City 0–1 Exeter City Lincoln
Burch 88' (o.g.) Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,934
25 April 2009 45 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Lincoln City Shrewsbury
Stadium: Prostar Stadium
Attendance: 6,740
2 May 2009 46 Lincoln City 0–2 Aldershot Town Lincoln
Grant 26'
Davies 88'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,910

FA Cup
Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup
8 November 2008 Round 1 Kettering Town 1–1 Lincoln City Kettering
Geohaghon 85' N'Guessan 86' Stadium: Rockingham Road
Attendance: 3,314
18 November 2008 Round 1 replay Lincoln City 1–2 Kettering Town Lincoln
John-Lewis 54' Westcarr 68'
Christie 90'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,953

League Cup
Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup
12 August 2008 Round 1 Derby County 3–1 (a.e.t.) Lincoln City Derby
Ellington 83', 100', 105' Wright 48' Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 10,091

Football League Trophy
Main article: 2008–09 Football League Trophy
23 September 2008 Northern Section Round 2 Leicester City 0–0
(3–1 p)		 Lincoln City Leicester
Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 8,046

Players

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First-team squad
Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Rob Burch
2 DF England ENG Paul Green
3 DF England ENG Aaron Brown
4 DF Hungary HUN János Kovács
5 DF Wales WAL Lee Beevers
6 DF Jamaica JAM Frank Sinclair
7 MF England ENG Stefan Oakes
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Frecklington
9 FW England ENG Geoff Horsfield
11 MF England ENG Scott Kerr
12 MF France FRA Dany N'Guessan
13 GK England ENG Ayden Duffy
14 FW England ENG Lenell John-Lewis
15 FW England ENG Ben Wright
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF England ENG Danny Hone
18 MF England ENG Martin Pembleton
19 MF England ENG Shane Clarke
20 MF Wales WAL Owain Warlow
21 FW England ENG Gary King
22 FW England ENG Sam Mullarkey
23 FW Romania ROU Adrian Pătulea
24 FW England ENG Nathan Adams
25 DF England ENG Moses Swaibu
26 FW England ENG Andy Hutchinson
27 MF England ENG James Bennett (on loan from Hull City)
28 DF England ENG Kern Miller
29 DF England ENG Luca Coleman-Carr

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW Wales WAL Kevin Gall (returned to parent club Carlisle United following loan spell)
17 FW Scotland SCO David Graham
26 FW England ENG Paris Simmons (returned to parent club Derby County following loan spell)
10 FW England ENG Anthony Elding (returned to parent club Crewe Alexandra following loan spell)
17 MF Northern Ireland NIR Michael O'Connor (returned to parent club Crewe Alexandra following loan spell)

References
  1. "Darlington in administration". The Football League. 25 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  2. "Rotherham set to lose 17 points". BBC Sport. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  3. "Lincoln City match record: 2009".
  4. "FootballSquads - Lincoln - 2008/09".
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