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Latest news on Lincoln City FC, covering Imps fixtures, results, transfer news, Sincil Bank, the Lincolnshire derby, and Championship football coverage.
Lincoln City Football Club, known to supporters as the Imps, is based in Lincolnshire and play home matches at Sincil Bank, commercially known as the LNER Stadium, in the shadow of Lincoln Cathedral. Founded in 1884, the club has competed across the English football pyramid for well over a century. Lincoln won the 2025-26 League One title with 103 points, securing promotion to the EFL Championship and ending a 65 year absence from the second tier. The team traditionally plays in red and white striped shirts with black shorts, with the Lincoln Imp badge restored to the crest in 2014.
Following that title winning campaign, head coach Michael Skubala left to take charge of Bristol City, prompting Lincoln to promote assistants Chris Cohen and Tom Shaw as joint head coaches. The unconventional shared appointment, described by the club as a genuine partnership rather than a hierarchy, reflects a wider strategy of continuity over upheaval. Adjusting to Championship football brings a step up in quality, with longer travel and a more physically demanding fixture list. Each transfer window now carries extra scrutiny, as Lincoln aim to balance promotion winning talent against the financial realities of competing at a higher level.
Off the pitch, Lincoln City's identity is tied closely to the legend of the mischievous Lincoln Imp, said to have been turned to stone inside the cathedral by an angel. Supporters hold a direct stake in the club through the Red Imps Community Trust, which owns shares alongside other shareholders in Lincoln City Holdings. The fixture supporters mark most keenly is the Lincolnshire derby against Scunthorpe United, with Grimsby Town also a long standing rival. Lincoln City Women, formed from the rebrand of Nettleham Ladies in 2019, extends the club's footprint into local grassroots football.
Lincoln's roots stretch back to 1884, and the club was among the founder members of the Football League's Second Division in 1892. A six season spell in non-league football ended in 2016-17, when brothers Danny and Nicky Cowley led Lincoln to the National League title and a famous FA Cup quarter-final run. The Imps added the EFL Trophy in 2018 and the League Two title in 2018-19, before losing a League One play-off final to Blackpool in 2021. That steady rebuilding eventually culminated in the League One championship and a long awaited return to the second tier.
Staying across Lincoln City news matters to supporters following the Imps through their first Championship campaign in decades, from team news and transfer activity to ticket information and matchday build-up. Our NewsNow feed on Lincoln City FC gathers the latest headlines as they break, offering one comprehensive source for fixtures, results, and analysis. Whether you follow the Imps from Lincolnshire or further afield, this feed keeps you up to date with everything happening at Sincil Bank and beyond.