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Lincoln City Football Club

Updated March 17, 2026

The Imps aim to consolidate after their remarkable rise

Lincoln City's FA Cup run in 2017, when they became the first non-league side to reach the quarter-finals since 1914, was the catalyst for a transformation that has taken the club from the National League to League One. The Danny Cowley era delivered back-to-back promotions, and while the managerial baton has been passed, the ambition remains. Lincoln are determined to establish themselves as a sustainable League One club with designs on the Championship rather than slipping back into the cycle of promotion and relegation that has defined much of their history.

LNER Stadium development reflects growing ambitions

Lincoln have invested in improving the LNER Stadium to match the club's elevated status, with ground improvements making the matchday experience more befitting of a League One outfit. The cathedral city's football club has become a central part of the community's identity, and the supporters who fill the ground bring a fervour that recalls the FA Cup heroics which put Lincoln back on the national football map.