The Lincoln City Post
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
James Collins scores twice — 8.66
Two goals and a mark of 8.66 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Chiedozie Ogbene beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 24. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Max Thompson gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Max Thompson has just signed for Lincoln City, and for once the answer mattered.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Lincoln City
3 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Door shut on Moctar Diop
Lincoln City asked and KAA Gent said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match15 Aug 2026
Lincoln City see off Plymouth Argyle
Three points for Lincoln City, 2‑0 the final word against Plymouth Argyle in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Market17 Aug 2026
Lincoln City promote Alexander Wood from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alexander Wood has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Lincoln City promote John Clarke from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. John Clarke has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Christopher Henderson joins the Lincoln City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Christopher Henderson is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Dom Jefferies pulls a muscle — 15 days out
- Transfer targets Lincoln City try to borrow Noah Botic
- The dugout The view from the dugout