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2024–25 Lincoln City F.C. season

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Lincoln City
2024–25 season
ChairmanClive Nates
ManagerMichael Skubala
StadiumLNER Stadium
League One13th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 141st season in the history of Lincoln City and their sixth consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2024–25 EFL Trophy.

Season overview[edit]

June[edit]

On 3 June, Sean Roughan was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad.[1]

On 6 June, the club launched their new home and away strip for the season.[2][3]

On 6 June, Lincoln confirmed that Branston would remain their front of shirt sponsor for their home kit for the upcoming season.[4]

On 7 June, CEO Liam Scully was elected to the EFL board as a League One representative.[5]

On 14 June, assistant manager Chris Cohen joins Stoke City as assistant head coach.[6]

On 28 June, the players reported back for pre-season training.[7]

Current squad[edit]

As of 11 July 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
– Zach Jeacock GK England Birmingham (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 23) Birmingham City 3 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
– Jamie Pardington GK England (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 23) Cheltenham Town 1 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
Defenders
– Jay Benn RB England Bradford (2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 (age 22) FC Halifax Town 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
– Zak Bradshaw CB England Welwyn Garden City (2003-09-22) 22 September 2003 (age 20) Ipswich Town 2 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
– Tendayi Darikwa RB Zimbabwe Nottingham (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 (age 32) Apollon Limassol 5 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
– Adam Jackson CB England Darlington (1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 30) Hibernian 11 August 2020 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
– MJ Kamson-Kamara CB England (2005-12-23) 23 December 2005 (age 18) Academy 23 February 2023 — 30 June 2025
– Lewis Montsma CB Netherlands Amsterdam (1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 (age 26) FC Dordrecht 14 July 2020 Free Transfer 1 January 2025
– Paudie O'Connor CB Republic of Ireland Limerick (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 27) Bradford City 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
– Sean Roughan LB Republic of Ireland Dublin (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21) Academy 28 July 2020 — 30 June 2025
Midfielders
– Tom Bayliss CM England Leicester (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25) Shrewsbury Town 1 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
– Dylan Duffy LM Republic of Ireland (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 21) University College Dublin 31 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
– Ethan Erhahon CM Scotland Glasgow (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 23) St Mirren 31 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
– Oisin Gallagher CM Republic of Ireland Derry (2004-12-02) 2 December 2004 (age 19) Derry City 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
– Ethan Hamilton CM Scotland Edinburgh (1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 (age 25) Accrington Stanley 1 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
– Conor McGrandles CM Scotland Falkirk (1995-09-24) 24 September 1995 (age 28) Charlton Athletic 14 June 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
– JJ McKiernan CM Northern Ireland Southampton (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22) Morecambe 1 July 2024 Nominal Fee 30 June 2028
– Jack Moylan AM Republic of Ireland Kilbarrack (2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 22) Shelbourne 1 January 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
Forwards
– Freddie Draper CF England (2004-07-28) 28 July 2004 (age 19) Derby County 1 July 2020 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
– Reeco Hackett-Fairchild RW Saint Lucia Redbridge (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 (age 26) Portsmouth 14 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
– Ben House CF Scotland Guildford (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 25) Eastleigh 24 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
– Jovon Makama CF England (2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 20) Derby County 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
– Rob Street CF England Oxford (2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 22) Cheltenham Town 2 July 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
– Tyler Walker CF England Nottingham (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 27) Coventry City 12 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
Out on loan
– Alistair Smith CM England Beverley (1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 (age 25) Sutton United 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

On 8 May, the club announced they would once again return to Spain for a week's training camp in Murcia, with a friendly against Preston North End.[8] Two more friendlies against Harrogate Town and Oldham Athletic were added on 16 May.[9] They would finish their pre-season campaign announcing a friendly against Arsenal U21 as well as some unknown behind-closed-door friendlies.[10]

12 July 2024 Friendly Preston North End 0–1 Lincoln City San Pedro del Pinatar
11:00 CEST
(10:00 BST)		 Report Makama 2' Stadium: Pinatar Arena
20 July 2024 Friendly Oldham Athletic v Lincoln City Oldham
15:00 BST Stadium: Boundary Park
27 July 2024 Friendly Harrogate Town v Lincoln City Harrogate
15:00 BST Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
3 August 2024 Friendly Lincoln City v Arsenal U21 Lincoln
15:00 BST Stadium: LNER Stadium

Competitions[edit]

League One[edit]

Main article: 2024–25 EFL League One

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Exeter City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Lincoln City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[11]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round[edit]

Round1
GroundA
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches[edit]

On Wednesday, 26 June 2024, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.[12]

10 August 2024 1 Burton Albion v Lincoln City Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
17 August 2024 2 Lincoln City v Barnsley Lincoln
15:00 BST Stadium: LNER Stadium
24 August 2024 3 Lincoln City v Mansfield Town Lincoln
15:00 BST Stadium: LNER Stadium
31 August 2024 4 Stevenage v Lincoln City Stevenage
15:00 BST Stadium: Lamex Stadium
7 September 2024 5 Lincoln City v Northampton Town Lincoln
15:00 BST Stadium: LNER Stadium
14 September 2024 6 Peterborough United v Lincoln City Peterborough
15:00 BST Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
21 September 2024 7 Lincoln City v Wigan Athletic Lincoln
12:30 BST Stadium: LNER Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[13]

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup[edit]

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

Lincoln City were drawn against Harrogate Town in the first round on 27 June 2024.[14]

13 August 2024 First round Lincoln City v Harrogate Town Lincoln
19:45 BST Stadium: LNER Stadium

EFL Trophy[edit]

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

The Imps were drawn into Group G of the Northern section alongside Chesterfield, Grimsby Town and Manchester City U21.[15][16]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Chesterfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Lincoln City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Manchester City U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL
3 September 2024 (2024-09-03) Group stage Lincoln City v Chesterfield Lincoln
Stadium: LNER Stadium
8 October 2024 (2024-10-08) Group stage Grimsby Town v Lincoln City Derby
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
12 November 2024 (2024-11-12) Group stage Lincoln City v Manchester City U21 Lincoln
Stadium: LNER Stadium

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
14 June 2024 CM Scotland Conor McGrandles England Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [17]
1 July 2024[a] CM England Tom Bayliss England Shrewsbury Town Free [18]
1 July 2024 CM Northern Ireland JJ McKiernan England Morecambe Nominal Fee [19]
1 July 2024[b] GK England Jamie Pardington England Cheltenham Town Free [20]
2 July 2024 CF England Rob Street England Cheltenham Town Undisclosed [21]
3 July 2024 GK England Zach Jeacock England Birmingham City Free [22]
5 July 2024 RB Zimbabwe Tendayi Darikwa Cyprus Apollon Limassol Free [23]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Shrewsbury Town contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Cheltenham Town contract expired

Out[edit]

Date Pos Player To Fee Ref
14 June 2024 GK England Jordan Wright England Grimsby Town Undisclosed [24]
18 June 2024 WB Denmark Lasse Sørensen England Huddersfield Town Undisclosed [25]
25 June 2024 LB England Jaden Brown Scotland St Mirren Undisclosed [26]
3 July 2024 GK Scotland Sam Long England Bromley Undisclosed [27]
11 July 2024 GK Denmark Lukas Jensen England Millwall Undisclosed [28]

Loaned in[edit]

Date Pos Player Loaned from Date until Ref

Loaned out[edit]

Date Pos Player Loaned to Date until Ref
1 July 2024 CM England Alistair Smith England AFC Wimbledon End of season [29]

Released / Out of Contract[edit]

Date Pos Player Subsequent club Join date Ref
30 June 2024 RB England Elicha Ahui Republic of Ireland Drogheda United 1 July 2024 [30][31]
30 June 2024 CB England Hayden Cann Republic of Ireland Dundalk 1 July 2024 [30][32]
30 June 2024 RW England Hakeeb Adelakun [33]
30 June 2024 CB England TJ Eyoma [33]

Contracts[edit]

Date Pos. Player Length Expiry Ref.
9 July 2024 CB Netherlands Lewis Montsma 6 months January 2025 [34]

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances[edit]

As of pre-season
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
— GK England ENG Zach Jeacock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— GK England ENG Jamie Pardington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— DF England ENG Jay Benn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— DF England ENG Zak Bradshaw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— DF Zimbabwe ZIM Tendayi Darikwa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— DF England ENG Adam Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— DF England ENG MJ Kamson-Kamara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— DF Netherlands NED Lewis Montsma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paudie O'Connor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean Roughan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— MF England ENG Tom Bayliss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Dylan Duffy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— MF Scotland SCO Ethan Erhahon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Oisin Gallagher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— MF Scotland SCO Ethan Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— MF Scotland SCO Conor McGrandles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— MF Northern Ireland NIR JJ McKiernan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jack Moylan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— FW England ENG Freddie Draper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— FW Saint Lucia LCA Reeco Hackett-Fairchild 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— FW Scotland SCO Ben House 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— FW England ENG Jovon Makama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— FW England ENG Rob Street 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— FW England ENG Tyler Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[edit]

As of pre-season

Includes all competitive matches.

Rank Pos. Nat. No. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Total 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of pre-season
No. Pos. Nat. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card

Clean sheets[edit]

As of pre-season
No. Nat. Player Matches played Clean sheet % League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Under-21s Squad confirmed for Croatia and England friendlies". ROI Official Site. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Imps Launch 24/25 kit". Lincoln City Official Site. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Imps release away kit". Lincoln City Official Site. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Branston to continue front of shirt sponsorship". Lincoln City Official Site. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Scully elected to EFL board as League One representetive". Lincoln City Official Site. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Cohen makes move to Championship". Lincoln City Official Site. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Skubala Raring for pre-season". Lincoln City Official Site. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  8. ^ "City will return to Spain in pre-season". Lincoln City FC. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Oldham and Harrogate trips in pre-season". Lincoln City FC. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  10. ^ "City host Premier League side to finalise pre-season schedule". Lincoln City FC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  11. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  12. ^ "2024/25 fixures released". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Wigan kick-off brought forward". Lincoln City FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Imps to host Harrogate Town in Carabao Cup". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Bristol Street Motors Group Stage Group Confirmed". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  16. ^ "City's Bristol Street Motors Group Stage Group Confirmed". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  17. ^ "McGrandles returns to the Imps". Lincoln City FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Imps Complete Bayliss Signing". Lincoln City FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Imps sign exciting midfielder McKiernan". Lincoln City FC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Goalkeeper Pardington Signs for the Imps". Lincoln City FC. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Street signs up with the Imps". Lincoln City FC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Imps add Jeacock to ranks". Lincoln City FC. 3 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Darikwa signs up for the Imps". Lincoln City FC. 5 July 2024.
  24. ^ "Wright comples move to Grimsby". Lincoln City FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  25. ^ "Sorenesen Completes Move to Huddersfield". Lincoln City FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  26. ^ "Jaden Brown Returns to St Mirren". Lincoln City FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  27. ^ "Long Completes Move to Bromley". Lincoln City FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  28. ^ "Jensen Comples move to Millwall". Lincoln City FC. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  29. ^ "Ali Smith Joins AFC Wimbledon". Lincoln City FC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  30. ^ a b "Cann Completes Move to Dundalk". Lincoln City FC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  31. ^ "Elicha Ahui signs for Drogheda United". Drogheda United. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  32. ^ "New Signing Hayden Cann". Dundalk. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  33. ^ a b "Retained list". Lincoln City FC. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  34. ^ "Montsma Signs News Imps Contract". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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