2015–16 Lincoln City F.C. season

Lincoln City

2015–16 season
Chairman	Bob Dorrian
Manager	Chris Moyses
Stadium	Sincil Bank
FA Cup	First round lost to Whitehawk
FA Trophy	First round lost to Bradford Park Avenue
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is Lincoln City's 132nd season of existence and their fifth consecutive season in the Conference.^[1] Along with competing in the National League, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and FA Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	RB		Lee Beevers	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	[2]
1 July 2015	CB		Chris Bush	Welling United	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2015	CF		Liam Hearn	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	[4]
1 July 2015	CF		Jack Muldoon	Rochdale	Free transfer	[5]
1 July 2015	CF		Matt Rhead	Mansfield Town	Undisclosed	[6]
1 July 2015	AM		Matt Sparrow	Scunthorpe United	Free transfer	[7]
1 July 2015	DM		Craig Stanley	Eastleigh	Free transfer	[8]
1 July 2015	CM		Greg Tempest	Notts County	Free transfer	[9]
1 July 2015	CB		Luke Waterfall	Wrexham	Free transfer	[10]
1 July 2015	RB		Bradley Wood	Alfreton Town	Free transfer	[11]
15 July 2015	CB		Callum Howe	Scunthorpe United	Free transfer	[12]
12 December 2015	FW		Craig Reid	Unattached	Free	[13]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 September 2015	RM		Terry Hawkridge	Scunthorpe United	4 January 2016	[14]
30 October 2015	FW		Kyle Wootton	Scunthorpe United	30 November 2015	[15]
26 November 2016	FW		Nathan Blissett	Bristol Rovers	4 January 2016	[16]
2 January 2016	LM		Patrick Brough	Carlisle United	30 January 2016	[17]
8 January 2016	FW		Robbie McDaid	Leeds United	End of the season	[18]
29 January 2016	MF		James Caton	Shrewsbury Town	End of the season	[19]
1 February 2016	AM		George Maris	Barnsley	End of the season	[20]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	CM		Hamza Bencherif	Halifax Town	Free transfer	[21]
1 July 2015	CF		Jordan Burrow	Halifax Town [lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer	[23]
1 July 2015	RB		Jake Caprice	Woking [lower-alpha 2]	Free transfer	[25]
1 July 2015	DM		Todd Jordan	Free Agent	Released	[25]
1 July 2015	CM		Arnaud Mendy	Free Agent	Released	[25]
1 July 2015	CM		Tom Miller	Carlisle United	Free transfer	[26]
1 July 2015	LB		Sean Newton	Wrexham [lower-alpha 3]	Free transfer	[25]
1 July 2015	GK		David Preece	Retired	N/A	[25]
1 July 2015	CF		Delano Sam-Yorke	Forest Green Rovers [lower-alpha 4]	Free transfer	[25]
1 July 2015	CF		Ben Tomlinson	Barnet [lower-alpha 5]	Free transfer	[25]
1 July 2015	CF		Tyrell Waite	Skellefteå	Free transfer	[30]
4 January 2016	FW		Craig Reid	Free Agent	Released	[31]
11 January 2016	MF		Jon Nolan	Free Agent	Released	[32]

1. Following Burrow's release on 24 June 2015, he later signed for Halifax Town on 25 June 2015.^[22]
2. Following Caprice's release on 6 May 2015, he later signed for Woking on 23 June 2015.^[24]
3. Following Newton's release on 6 May 2015, he later signed for Wrexham on 14 May 2015.^[27]
4. Following Sam-Yorke's release on 6 May 2015, he later signed for Forest Green Rovers on 15 May 2015.^[28]
5. Following Tomlinson's release on 6 May 2015, he later signed for Barnet on 27 May 2015.^[29]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
10 July 2015	LB		Tony Diagne	Macclesfield Town	2 January 2016	[33]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 21 May 2015, Lincoln City announced Leicester City will visit for a pre-season friendly.^[34] A day later, Lincoln City announced a XI side will face Liverpool U18's.^[35] On 8 June 2015, a friendly against a Norwich City XI side was announced.^[36] Following the cancellation of the originally scheduled Stamford pre-season fixture, the Imps confirmed a friendly against Grantham Town.^[37]

Grantham Town v Lincoln City

10 July 2015 Friendly	Grantham Town	0–3	Lincoln City	Grantham
19:30 BST		Report	Simmons Nolan Power	Stadium: South Kesteven Sports Stadium

Lincoln United v Lincoln City

17 July 2015 Friendly	Lincoln United	0–2	Lincoln City	Lincoln
19:45 BST		Report	Waterfall  17' Harrod  49'	Stadium: Ashby Avenue

Lincoln City v Leicester City

21 July 2015 Friendly	Lincoln City	1–3	Leicester City	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Power  9' (pen.)	Report	Mahrez  33' Kramarić  81' Vardy  90'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,693 (1,389) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Lincoln City XI v Liverpool U18's

23 July 2015 Friendly	Lincoln City XI	v	Liverpool U18's	Lincoln
19:00 BST				Stadium: Sincil Bank

Lincoln City v Norwich City XI

29 July 2015 Friendly	Lincoln City	v	Norwich City XI	Lincoln
19:45 BST				Stadium: Sincil Bank

National League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Macclesfield Town	41	18	6	17	57	45	+12	60
11	Bromley	42	17	8	17	65	64	+1	59
12	Lincoln City	42	15	12	15	62	59	+3	57
13	Barrow	40	15	11	14	56	65	−9	56
14	Woking	41	14	9	18	62	60	+2	51

Updated to match(es) played on 2 April 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

On 3 July 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming National League season was announced. Lincoln City will start at home against Cheltenham Town.^[38]

August

Lincoln City v Cheltenham Town

8 August 2015 1	Lincoln City	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Hearn  73'	Report	Munns  26'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: TBA

Braintree Town v Lincoln City

11 August 2015 2	Braintree Town	1–3	Lincoln City	Braintree
19:45 BST	Akinola  63' Brundle  71'	Report	Rhead  47', 73' (pen.) Stanley  81'	Stadium: Cressing Road Attendance: 657 Referee: John Bushby

Eastleigh v Lincoln City

15 August 2015 3	Eastleigh	1–1	Lincoln City	Eastleigh
15:00 BST	Constable  77' Green  90'	Report	Muldoon  13'	Stadium: Ten Acres Attendance: 1,354 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Lincoln City v Macclesfield Town

18 August 2015 4	Lincoln City	5–3	Macclesfield Town	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Hearn  10', 24', 73' Rhead  26', 49'	Report	Dennis  3', 90' Lewis  6'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,320 Referee: Jason Whiteley

Forest Green Rovers v Lincoln City

22 August 2015 5	Forest Green Rovers	3–1	Lincoln City	Nailsworth
15:00 BST	Jennings  24' O'Connor  40' Marsh-Brown  87'	Report	Simmons  70'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,385 Referee: John Brooks

Lincoln City v Grimsby Town

29 August 2015 6	Lincoln City	1–1	Grimsby Town	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Rhead  32' (pen.)	Report	Bogle  66' Gowling  30'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5,848 Referee: Simon Bennett

Gateshead v Lincoln City

31 August 2015 7	Gateshead	2–0	Lincoln City	Gateshead
15:00 BST	Curtis  40' Clark  80'	Report		Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: TBA Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

September

Lincoln City v Wrexham

5 September 2015 8	Lincoln City	1–1	Wrexham	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Rhead  70'	Report	Gray  55'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,628 Referee: Karl Evans

Lincoln City v Boreham Wood

12 September 2015 9	Lincoln City	3–1	Boreham Wood	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Rhead  64' (pen.), 88' Simmons  90'	Report	Whichelow  35'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,272 Referee: Joseph Johnson

Barrow v Lincoln City

15 September 2015 10	Barrow	1–0	Lincoln City	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Cook  56'	Report		Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,233 Referee: Ryan Johnson

Kidderminster Harriers v Lincoln City

19 September 2015 11	Kidderminster Harriers	0–2	Lincoln City	Kidderminster
15:00 BST		Report	Power  22' Muldoon  27'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 1,581 Referee: Ian Hussin

Lincoln City v Altrincham

22 September 2015 12	Lincoln City	1–1	Altrincham	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Power  8'	Report	Crowther  17'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: TBA Referee: Ollie Yates

Lincoln City v Torquay United

26 September 2015 13	Lincoln City	2–0	Torquay United	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Hearn  35' Rhead  39'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: TBA Referee: Wayne Barratt

October

Guiseley v Lincoln City

2 October 2015 14	Guiseley	0–1	Lincoln City	Guiseley
19:45 BST	Brooksby  82'	Report	Rhead  17',  89'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park Attendance: 1,279 Referee: Robert Jones

Chester v Lincoln City

10 October 2015 15	Chester	2–3	Lincoln City	Chester
15:00 BST	Chappell  26' Heneghan  57' Hannah  67' Shaw  87' Higgins  90'	Report	Rhead  4' Everington  28' Power  54' Farman  76' Bush  90+3'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,224 Referee: Tom Nield

Welling United v Lincoln City

13 October 2015 16	Welling United	2–1	Lincoln City	Welling
19:45 BST	Vidal  35' Corne  43' Obafemi  85'	Report	Wood  34', 82' Hearn  48'	Stadium: Park View Road Attendance: 702 Referee: Adam Bromley

Lincoln City v Braintree Town

17 October 2015 17	Lincoln City	2–0	Braintree Town	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Hawkridge  53' Hearn  54' Waterfall  83' Muldoon  87'	Report	Habergham  76' Isaac  83'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,565 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

Lincoln City v Bromley

31 October 2015 18	Lincoln City	0–1	Bromley	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Wood  75'	Report	Cook  75' Emmanuel  81'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,550 Referee: Michael Salisbury

November

Aldershot Town v Lincoln City

11 November 2015 19	Aldershot Town	1–2	Lincoln City	Aldershot
19:45 GMT	Akinyemi  65'	Report	Wootton  38' Muldoon  80' Wood  90+2' Sparrow  90+5'	Stadium: Recreation Ground Referee: Alan Young

Lincoln City v Tranmere Rovers

14 November 2015 20	Lincoln City	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Muldoon  28' Waterfall  44' Sparrow  45+3'	Report	Riley  66' Jennings  85' Norwood  90+4'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,176 Referee: Craig Hicks

Torquay United v Lincoln City

21 November 2015 21	Torquay United	1–3	Lincoln City	Torquay
15:00 GMT	MacDonald  42' Richards  72' Butler  75'	Report	Waterfall  16', 74' Beevers  17' Hearn  25' Farman  90+3'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 1,752 Referee: Derek Eaton

Boreham Wood v Lincoln City

25 November 2015 22	Boreham Wood	1–1	Lincoln City	Borehamwood
19:45 GMT	Kamdjo  26' Howell  75' Jeffrey  87'	Report	Rhead  18'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Nigel Lugg

Lincoln City v Welling United

28 November 2015 23	Lincoln City	1–1	Welling United	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Muldoon  72'	Report	Porter  42' Harris  45+1' Corne  88'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Referee: John Busby

December

Woking v Lincoln City

5 December 2015 24	Woking	3–1	Lincoln City	Woking
15:00 GMT	Holman  6', 68' Quigley  40' Norman  45' Goddard  86'	Report	Rhead  76' Wood  86' Sparrow  87' Beevers  90+3'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 1,432 Referee: Wayne Barrett

Lincoln City v Barrow

19 December 2015 25	Lincoln City	2–2	Barrow	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Rhead  28', 43',  78' Muldoon  45+2' Wood  61' Farman  80' Hawkridge  90+1'	Report	Wilmer-Anderton  35', 87' Walker  44', 62' (pen.) Pilkington  90+1'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,540 Referee: Alan Young

Lincoln City v F.C. Halifax Town

26 December 2015 26	Lincoln City	0–1	F.C. Halifax Town	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Sparrow  45' Rhead  45+2' Wood  64'	Report	McManus  57' Walker  70' Wroe  80'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,558 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

Grimsby Town v Lincoln City

28 December 2015 27	Grimsby Town	2–0	Lincoln City	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT	Amond  21' Disley  37' Arnold  79'	Report	Waterfall  30'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,650 Referee: Adrian Holmes

January

F.C. Halifax Town v Lincoln City

2 January 2015 28	F.C. Halifax Town	2–2	Lincoln City	Halifax
15:00 GMT	Tuton  27' James  89'	Report	Stanley  16' Hearn  69',  70'	Stadium: The Shay Referee: Ian Hussin

Lincoln City v Dover Athletic

9 January 2015 29	Lincoln City	2–3	Dover Athletic	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Waterfall  36' Hearn  48' Power  73' Brough  81'	Report	Miller  42', 65',  57' Parkinson  50' Deverdics  55' (pen.) Thomas  78' Raggett  86'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,402 Referee: Martin Coy

Lincoln City v Guiseley

30 January 2015 30	Lincoln City	1–0	Guiseley	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Bush  26' Wood  89'	Report	Hall  67'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Referee: Karl Evans

February

Lincoln City v Eastleigh

6 February 2015 31	Lincoln City	3–0	Eastleigh	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Rhead  22' Power  32' Caton  40' Muldoon  45+2'	Report	Reason  32' Evans  59'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,085 Referee: John Brooks

Altrincham v Lincoln City

13 February 2015 32	Altrincham	3–3	Lincoln City	Altrincham
15:00 GMT	Margetts  3' Ginnelly  11' Reeves  65'	Report	Rhead  7', 33' (pen.) Muldoon  56',  81' Bush  78'	Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 1,293 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

Lincoln City v Southport

20 February 2015 33	Lincoln City	3–1	Southport	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Caton  31', 59' Muldoon  41' Rhead  55' Wood  81' Robbie McDaid  89'	Report	Almond  64',  67'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Referee: Nigel Lugg

March

Lincoln City v Aldershot Town

5 March 2015 34	Lincoln City	2–0	Aldershot Town	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	McCombe  8' Power  16' Oastler  61' (o.g.) Hawkridge  73' Rhead  83'	Report	Jim Stevenson  45+1' Omar Beckles  66' Cheye Alexander  70'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,398 Referee: Joseph Johnson

Macclesfield Town v Lincoln City

12 March 2015 35	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Lincoln City	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT	Whitehead  50'	Report	McCombe  16' Beevers  87'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,676 Referee: Martin Coy

Dover Athletic v Lincoln City

15 March 2016 36	Dover Athletic	4–1	Lincoln City	River
19:45 GMT	Payne  3', 60',  65' Deverdics  55' Miller  60', 72'	Report	Muldoon  62' Rhead  77'	Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground Attendance: 743 Referee: Richard Martin

Lincoln City v Kidderminster Harriers

19 March 2016 37	Lincoln City	1–2	Kidderminster Harriers	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Muldoon  27'	Report	Kinsella  35' McQuilkin  72', 83' Ousmane Fane  90'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,178 Referee: Jason Whiteley

Tranmere Rovers v Lincoln City

26 March 2016 38	Tranmere Rovers	v	Lincoln City	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT		[ Report]		Stadium: Prenton Park

FA Cup

Qualifying

Tranmere Rovers v Lincoln City

24 October 2015 4th round	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Lincoln City	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT		BBC Results		Stadium: Prenton Park

Lincoln City v Tranmere Rovers

27 October 2015 4th round replay	Lincoln City	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Lincoln
19:45 GMT		BBC Results		Stadium: Sincil Bank

FA Cup proper

Whitehawk v Lincoln City

8 November 2015 1st round	Whitehawk	5–3	Lincoln City	Brighton
15:00 GMT	Mills  6',  45+5' Leacock  16' Robinson  27' Gotta  42' Deering  58', 90+6' (pen.) Martin  86' Ross  90'	Report	Beevers  36' Rhead  45+5' (pen.), 63', 90+1' Waterfall  75' Hodge  84' Power  90+2', 90+5'	Stadium: The Enclosed Ground Attendance: 1,342 Referee: Constantine Hatzidakis

FA Trophy

Bradford Park Avenue v Lincoln City

21 December 2015 1st round	Bradford Park Avenue	2–1	Lincoln City	Bradford
19:45 GMT	Turner  30',  45+5' King  75'	BBC Results	Muldoon  90+2'	Stadium: Horsfall Stadium

Lincolnshire Senior Cup

Boston United v Lincoln City

25 July 2015 Quarter-final	Boston United	0–0 (1–4 p)	Lincoln City	Boston
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: York Street Attendance: 877 Referee: Robert Atkin
		Penalties
	Mills McGhee Jones		Wood Stanley Rhead Harrad

Scunthorpe United v Lincoln City

1 August 2015 Semi-final	Scunthorpe United	2–2 (6–5 p)	Lincoln City	Scunthorpe
13:00 BST				Stadium: Glanford Park

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