List of Lincoln City F.C. players


, an English association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, was founded in 1884, and first entered the FA Cup in the 1884–85 season. When nationally organised league football in England began, the club joined the Combination, a league set up to provide organised football for those clubs not invited to join the Football League which was to start the same year. When that league folded, Lincoln became one of the founder members of the Midland League, and won the inaugural league title. They then spent a year in the Football Alliance before being elected to the newly formed Second Division of the Football League. Lincoln moved in and out of the Football League until they became founder members of the Football League Third Division North in 1921. They remained in the Football League until 1987, when they became the first club to suffer automatic relegation to the Football Conference. They returned to the League after just one season, remained at that level until they were again relegated in 2011, and returned once more in 2017.
All players who have made at least 100 appearances in senior first-team matches for Lincoln City, in league or cup competition, are listed below. Grant Brown holds the record for Lincoln City appearances, having played 491 matches between 1989 and 2002, of which 407 were in the Football League. Tony Emery is the only other Lincoln player with more than 400 Football League appearances, and he and Dave Smith the only other two with 400 competitive appearances in total. The goalscoring record is held by Andy Graver, with 143 league goals, and 150 in total, scored over three spells with the club between 1950 and 1961. Johnny Campbell is the only other Lincoln player to have scored 100 Football League goals. Goalkeeper David Felgate is the only man in this appearance range to have played senior international football while with Lincoln City; he received his only cap for Wales as a half-time substitute for Neville Southall in a friendly against Romania in 1983.

Key

Players with 100 or more appearances

NamePositionClub careerLeague
apps
League
goals
Total
apps
Total
goals
International selectionRefs
DF1989–20024071546918
HB1945–195840214241
MF1968–19713715242059 English schools
GK2000–200835103950
FW33396386105
DF1975–19853352236922
DF1958–196731523512
HB1901–191126543304
GK1931–193930903290
FW1931–19392993532237
FW1922–19342926031564
HB1954–19633001631516
FW / FB1949–19582953231035
MF1960–19712783630740
DF1987–19952322730540
DF2701229913
MF2615329560
MF2501129316
FW1949–19582755629158
FW274143289150
HB1957–19642645228755
MF1980–19862391828320
DF1963–19712511927921 youth
GK1967–197425102780
MF1980–19852304227452
FW2419026399
GK1974–197923302630
MF1999–20052282126322
MF2011–20170026135
FB1907–191417162557
HB1947–195424652555
DF1967–19742251525218
DF1956–196423502510
GK1302500 England C
MF2005–201122282499 England C
DF166924911
HB1948–195423322462
DF1995–200220862396
DF2001–200721222382
FB1909–192018402360
MF1973–19792093823443
GK1980–198519802320
DF2013223037
DF1973–197920642294
FW1997–20021925822267
MF1863522240
DF1949–19542121422014
DF181821711
DF1987–1993147921417 youth
FB1927–193319852115
MF1995–2000184821012
DF141720910
FW1933–1939184104207110
DF94820711
MF1990–19951772120422
DF1979–1983171720210 England C
DF1979–198316842025
DF1996–200317532014
DF1962–196718032003
FW2015–201975919650
DF1681019514
DF1973–19771733319441
FB / HB17811941
FW1950–19561847819280
MF1672819230 Republic of Ireland B
FB1951–195718201910
HB1909–1919151919114
DF1973–19771661118912
FW1757718781
HB / FB1935–19491711018710
MF1974–1977162918610
FW1908–19151412618643
MF1997–20031561818421
MF1987–199314171839
DF1967–19711611018210
FW1932–19361663618139
FW1526418176
HB1901–190616211801
HB1945–19511651217912
FW1973–19781584717853
MF1121817639
HB13151726
FW1953–19581612417125
DF1968–197315111702
HB1561516917
GK1909–191312701690
*MF1131616827
FB / HB1925–193015641674
MF1998–200214331664
FW1903–19091202816647
GK1954–195915701640
FB / HB1904–190913011641
HB1909–191512131603
FW1344215751
FW1989–19931331815621
HB1929–193414751545
FW1950–19541456215164
FB / HB1902–190714001510
DF1982–198713261516
FW1897–19031385215056
GK1995–200013101500
FW1998–20021302115026
FW1979–19821233214842
DF1996–199912911481
DF1232014723
FB1925–193213801450
FB1081014512
GK1899–190413101440
HB1898–190313011431
MF1241214314
DF2002–20051211314216
MF1975–19791211714118
FW1913–1921971314123
DF2017–202012231403
FW1995–19991212714031
FB / HB1913–19249621403
FB1888–18945901393
DF2015–201831213716
FW1926–193112689136103
HB1957–196312581358
FW1902–19081243713339
FW1901–19051183113337
MF1968–197111791319
MF1997–20011161113112
FW1926–19311264313047
FW1958–19611213213034
DF2007–201111741304
FW1911–191590913020
MF2012–20150012911
FB1931–193611631273
FW1977–19801154112646
DF87712511
DF10541247 youth
MF1970–19731081812321
FW1889–1897511012343
GK11701220
FW1936–19391112212125
HB1963–196610961217
DF1995–1998101812111
FW1926–19311155112051
DF1965–197111311201
MF2001–200410751206 English schools
DF10451206 youth
FW1920–19267621205
FW1889–1896582312053
FW1946–19501121311813 England amateur
HB1919–19227511172
HB1935–193810601160
DF1976–198010421162 youth
FW2003–20061001811620
FW1997–2000993011533
FB1927–193010661146
MF1984–19861001311414
DF1961–19669721142
FB1936–193910301130
FW1990–19941003011334
MF2016–20184621133 England C
HB1897–190110611121
DF2001–20049811114
DF2002–20069431104
FW1906–19126711109
FW1993–1996881310923
DF1945–194910021092
DF1970–197310011091
GK1906–19096501090
DF1949–195410021063
FW1991–1993932110622
MF2016–2020107112510 England C
HB1906–19096211042
MF1987–199043310424
MF001044
FW1972–1974975310353
HB1949–19589541014
FW2006–2008903510137
DF2002–20048841015
FW1979–1983833310140
DF7201010 England C
HB1929–19319631003
FW1967–1971922910031
GK2008–20109201000
GK1988–19918701000
DF2007–20118531004

Footnotes

Player statistics include games played while on loan from: