The Lincoln City Post
Match16 Sep 2026
Ben House sends Lincoln City through
Cup ties wait for somebody to seize them, and Ben House obliged against Northampton Town. 1‑0 on the night, and the name in the next round’s hat is Lincoln City.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
Benicio Baker-Boaitey runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 23. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Lincoln City
Sonny Bradley was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Words at Lincoln City training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Millenic Alli is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
Ben House takes the honours
Marked 7.85 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Lincoln City had the best player on the pitch.
Squad21 Sep 2026
The manager makes an example of Adam Jackson
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Sonny Bradley asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Match19 Sep 2026
No goals between Lincoln City and Cardiff City
Ninety minutes, two goalkeepers with clean gloves, and not one finish worth keeping. Cardiff City will be the happier side with the point.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
The pass was always on for Erik Ring
Chances created: 5. Somebody has to open a door before anybody can walk through it, and he spent the afternoon opening doors.
In brief
- Player ratings The referee tires of Conor McGrandles
- The terraces The press have found their man in Ben House