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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1884 | Club formed as Lincoln City | |
| 1884 | Started playing home matches at John O'Gaunt's | |
| 1889 | Founder members of the Midland League, and it's first champions | |
| 1892 | Turned professional | |
| 1892 | Elected to Football League in Division 2 | |
| 1894 | Started playing home matches at Sincil Bank | |
| 1895 | Became a Limited Company | |
| 1895 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Man City 11-3 in Division 2 | |
| 1900 | David Calderhead became the first manager | |
| 1907 | John Henry Strawson became new manager | |
| 1919 | George Fraser became new manager | |
| 1921 | David Calderhead Junior became new manager | |
| 1924 | Horace Henshall became new manager | |
| 1927 | Harry Parkes became new manager | |
| 1927 | 1928 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 South (not promoted) |
| 1930 | 1931 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 South (not promoted) |
| 1931 | 1932 | Football League Division 3 South Champions |
| 1931 | 1932 | Allan Hall set record for most League goals in a season scoring 41 times |
| 1933 | 1934 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1936 | Joe McClelland became new manager | |
| 1936 | 1937 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 South (not promoted) |
| 1946 | Bill Anderson became new manager | |
| 1947 | 1948 | Football League Division 3 South Champions |
| 1948 | 1949 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1951 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Crewe 11-1 in Division 3 (N) | |
| 1951 | 1952 | Football League Division 3 South Champions |
| 1960 | 1961 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1961 | Andy Graver became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 143 goals | |
| 1961 | 1962 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1965 | Roy Chapman became new manager | |
| 1966 | Ron Gray became new manager | |
| 1967 | Record home attendance of 23,196 against Derby in League Cup 4th round | |
| 1970 | Bert Loxley became new manager | |
| 1971 | David Herd became new manager | |
| 1972 | Graham Taylor became new manager | |
| 1975 | 1976 | Football League Division 4 Champions |
| 1977 | George Kerr became new manager | |
| 1977 | Willie Bell became new manager | |
| 1978 | Colin Murphy became new manager | |
| 1978 | 1979 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1980 | 1981 | Runners-up in Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1985 | John Pickering became new manager | |
| 1985 | Peter Daniel became new manager | |
| 1985 | 1986 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1986 | Shane Nicholson became club's youngest player at 16 years and 172 days | |
| 1986 | 1987 | Finished bottom of Today League 4 - relegated to GM Vauxhall Conference |
| 1987 | George Kerr became manager for second time | |
| 1987 | Colin Murphy became manager for second time | |
| 1987 | 1988 | GM Vauxhall Conference champions - promoted to Barclays League Division 4 |
| 1990 | Allan Clarke became new manager | |
| 1990 | Steve Thompson became new manager | |
| 1993 | Keith Alexander became new manager | |
| 1994 | Sam Ellis became new manager | |
| 1995 | Steve Wicks became new manager | |
| 1995 | John Beck became new manager | |
| 1997 | Club broke transfer record when buying Dean Walling for £75,000 from Carlisle | |
| 1997 | 1998 | Finished 3rd in Nationwide Football League Division 3 (originally Division 4) promoted |
| 1998 | Shane Westley became new manager | |
| 1998 | John Reames became new manager | |
| 1998 | Equalled club transfer record when buying Tony Battersby for £75,000 from Bury | |
| 1998 | 1999 | Relegated at end of season to Nationwide League 3 (originally Division 4) |
| 2000 | Phil Stant became new manager | |
| 2001 | Alan Buckley became new manager | |
| 2002 | Keith Alexander became manager for second time | |
| 2002 | Grant Brown played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 407 | |
| 2005 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Jack Hobbs for £750,000 to Liverpool | |
| 2006 | John Schofield became new manager | |
| 2006 | Gareth McAuley became club's most-capped player, with 5 caps for N.Ireland | |