# List of Lincoln City F.C. players

Lincoln City Football Club, 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
### General

    The list is ordered first by number of appearances in total, then by number of League appearances, and then if necessary by date of debut.
    Appearances as a substitute are included.
    Statistics are correct up to 11 May 2024.

### Name

    Players marked * were registered for the club as at the date specified above.
    Players with name in italics and marked † were on loan from another club for the duration of their Lincoln City career. The loaning club is noted in the Refs column.

### Position

    Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.

### Club career

    Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.

### League appearances and League goals

    League appearances and goals are those in the Football League only. Appearances in the 1939–40 Football League season, abandoned after three games because of the Second World War, are excluded.

### Total appearances and Total goals

    Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Football League, Football League play-offs, FA Cup, League Cup, EFL Trophy and predecessors, FA Trophy, National League and predecessors, and Conference League Cup. Also included are appearances and goals in the following defunct competitions: the Combination, Football Alliance, Midland League, the Central League, Third Division North Cup, Watney Cup, and Football League Group Cup. Matches in wartime competitions are excluded.

### International selection

    Countries are listed only for players who have been selected for international football. Only the highest level of international competition is given. Where appropriate, the number of senior international caps won while a Lincoln City player is listed in parentheses after the country name.

## Players with 100 or more appearances

Table of players, including playing position, club statistics and international selection :
| Name | Position | Club career | League apps | League goals | Total apps | Total goals | International selection |
| Grant Brown | DF | 1989–2002 | 407 | 15 | 469 | 18 | |
| Tony Emery | HB | 1945–1958 | 402 | 1 | 424 | 1 | |
| Dave Smith | MF | 1968–1978 | 371 | 52 | 420 | 59 | English schools |
| Alan Marriott | GK | 2000–2008 | 351 | 0 | 395 | 0 | |
| Gordon Hobson | FW | 1978–19851988–1990 | 333 | 96 | 386 | 105 | |
| Phil Neale | DF | 1975–1985 | 335 | 22 | 369 | 22 | |
| Jeff Smith | DF | 1958–1967 | 315 | 2 | 351 | 2 | |
| George Fraser | HB | 1901–1911 | 265 | 4 | 330 | 4 | |
| Dan McPhail | GK | 1931–1939 | 309 | 0 | 329 | 0 | |
| George Whyte | FW | 1931–1939 | 299 | 35 | 322 | 37 | |
| Harry Pringle | FW | 1922–1934 | 292 | 60 | 315 | 64 | |
| Fred Middleton | HB | 1954–1963 | 300 | 16 | 315 | 16 | |
| Harry Troops | FW / FB | 1949–1958 | 295 | 32 | 310 | 35 | |
| Roger Holmes | MF | 1960–1971 | 278 | 36 | 307 | 40 | |
| Paul M. Smith | DF | 1987–1995 | 232 | 27 | 305 | 40 | |
| Terry Cooper | DF | 1971–19721972–1979 | 270 | 12 | 299 | 13 | |
| Phil Hubbard | MF | 1966–19711976–1979 | 261 | 53 | 295 | 60 | |
| John Schofield | MF | 1988–19942000–2001 | 250 | 11 | 293 | 16 | |
| Roy Finch | FW | 1949–1958 | 275 | 56 | 291 | 58 | |
| Andy Graver | FW | 1950–195419551958–1961 | 274 | 143 | 289 | 150 | |
| Bert Linnecor | HB | 1957–1964 | 264 | 52 | 287 | 55 | |
| Phil Turner | MF | 1980–1986 | 239 | 18 | 283 | 20 | |
| Jim Grummett, Jr. | DF | 1963–1971 | 251 | 19 | 279 | 21 | England youth |
| John Kennedy | GK | 1967–1974 | 251 | 0 | 278 | 0 | |
| George Shipley | MF | 1980–1985 | 230 | 42 | 274 | 52 | |
| John Ward | FW | 1971–19791982 | 241 | 90 | 263 | 99 | |
| Peter Grotier | GK | 1974–1979 | 233 | 0 | 263 | 0 | |
| Peter Gain | MF | 1999–2005 | 228 | 21 | 263 | 22 | Republic of Ireland U21 |
| Alan Power | MF | 2011–2017 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 35 | Republic of Ireland U21 |
| Wattie Wilson | FB | 1907–1914 | 171 | 6 | 255 | 7 | |
| Bobby Owen | HB | 1947–1954 | 246 | 5 | 255 | 5 | |
| George Peden | DF | 1967–1974 | 225 | 15 | 252 | 18 | |
| Bob Jackson | DF | 1956–1964 | 235 | 0 | 251 | 0 | |
| Paul Farman | GK | 20112012–2018 | 13 | 0 | 250 | 0 | England C |
| Scott Kerr | MF | 2005–2011 | 222 | 8 | 249 | 9 | England C |
| Lee Beevers | DF | 2005–20092015–2016 | 166 | 9 | 249 | 11 | Wales U21 |
| Doug Wright | HB | 1948–1954 | 233 | 2 | 246 | 2 | England |
| Jason Barnett | DF | 1995–2002 | 208 | 6 | 239 | 6 | |
| Paul Morgan | DF | 2001–2007 | 212 | 2 | 238 | 2 | Northern Ireland U21 |
| Clem Jackson | FB | 1909–1920 | 184 | 0 | 236 | 0 | |
| Alan Harding | MF | 1973–1979 | 209 | 38 | 234 | 43 | |
| David Felgate | GK | 1980–1985 | 198 | 0 | 232 | 0 | Wales (1) |
| Steve Holmes | DF | 1995–19961996–2001 | 201 | 32 | 230 | 37 | |
| Dennis Leigh | DF | 1973–1979 | 206 | 4 | 229 | 4 | |
| Lee Thorpe | FW | 1997–2002 | 192 | 58 | 222 | 67 | |
| Glenn Cockerill | MF | 1977–19791981–1984 | 186 | 35 | 222 | 40 | |
| Horace Green | DF | 1949–1954 | 212 | 14 | 220 | 14 | |
| Steve Thompson | DF | 1980–19881989–1990 | 181 | 8 | 217 | 11 | |
| David Clarke | DF | 1987–1993 | 147 | 9 | 214 | 17 | England youth |
| Albert Worthy | FB | 1927–1933 | 198 | 5 | 211 | 5 | |
| Terry Fleming | MF | 1995–2000 | 184 | 8 | 210 | 12 | |
| Shane Nicholson | DF | 1986–19921966–1997 | 141 | 7 | 209 | 10 | |
| Johnny Campbell | FW | 1933–1939 | 184 | 104 | 207 | 110 | |
| Harry Anderson | MF | 20162017–2021 | 142 | 19 | 207 | 33 | |
| Nat Brown | DF | 2005–20082013–2015 | 94 | 8 | 207 | 11 | |
| Dave Puttnam | MF | 1990–1995 | 177 | 21 | 204 | 22 | |
| Trevor Peake | DF | 1979–1983 | 171 | 7 | 202 | 10 | England C |
| Dave Carr | DF | 1979–1983 | 168 | 4 | 202 | 5 | |
| Stuart Bimson | DF | 1996–2003 | 175 | 3 | 201 | 4 | |
| Alf Jones | DF | 1962–1967 | 180 | 3 | 200 | 3 | |
| Matt Rhead | FW | 2015–2019 | 75 | 9 | 196 | 50 | |
| Paul Mayo | DF | 2000–20042005–2007 | 168 | 10 | 195 | 14 | |
| Sam Ellis | DF | 1973–1977 | 173 | 33 | 194 | 41 | England U23 |
| William McMillan | FB / HB | 1898–19041906 | 178 | 1 | 194 | 1 | |
| Johnny Garvie | FW | 1950–1956 | 184 | 78 | 192 | 80 | |
| Lee Frecklington | MF | 2003–20092018–2019 | 167 | 28 | 192 | 30 | Republic of Ireland B |
| Doug Graham | FB | 1951–1957 | 182 | 0 | 191 | 0 | |
| Andy Gardner | HB | 1909–1919 | 151 | 9 | 191 | 14 | |
| Ian Branfoot | DF | 1973–1977 | 166 | 11 | 189 | 12 | |
| Roy Chapman | FW | 1957–19611965–1967 | 175 | 77 | 187 | 81 | |
| Billy Bean | HB / FB | 1935–1949 | 171 | 10 | 187 | 10 | |
| Dennis Booth | MF | 1974–1977 | 162 | 9 | 186 | 10 | |
| Tosh Barrell | FW | 1908–1915 | 141 | 26 | 186 | 43 | |
| Paul A. Smith | MF | 1997–2003 | 156 | 18 | 184 | 21 | |
| Graham Bressington | MF | 1987–1993 | 141 | 7 | 183 | 9 | |
| Ray Harford | DF | 1967–1971 | 161 | 10 | 182 | 10 | |
| Alf Horne | FW | 1932–1936 | 166 | 36 | 181 | 39 | |
| Percy Freeman | FW | 1970–19721975–1977 | 152 | 64 | 181 | 76 | |
| Corkie Blow | HB | 1901–1906 | 162 | 1 | 180 | 1 | |
| Jim Grummett Sr. | HB | 1945–1951 | 165 | 12 | 179 | 12 | |
| Peter Graham | FW | 1973–1978 | 158 | 47 | 178 | 53 | |
| John McGinley | MF | 1984–19861987–1989 | 112 | 18 | 176 | 39 | |
| Tommy Wield | HB | 1904–19061909–1915 | 131 | 5 | 172 | 6 | |
| Jimmy Munro | FW | 1953–1958 | 161 | 24 | 171 | 25 | |
| Graham Taylor | DF | 1968–1973 | 151 | 1 | 170 | 2 | |
| Dick Neal Jr. | HB | 1954–19571963–1964 | 156 | 15 | 169 | 17 | England U23 |
| Tommy Fern | GK | 1909–1913 | 127 | 0 | 169 | 0 | |
| Pally Hale | FB / HB | 1925–1930 | 156 | 4 | 167 | 4 | |
| John Finnigan | MF | 1998–2002 | 143 | 3 | 166 | 4 | |
| William Watson | FW | 1903–1909 | 120 | 28 | 166 | 47 | |
| Mitchell Downie | GK | 1954–1959 | 157 | 0 | 164 | 0 | |
| Richard Hood | FB / HB | 1904–1909 | 130 | 1 | 164 | 1 | |
| Matt Robson | HB | 1909–1915 | 121 | 3 | 160 | 3 | |
| Simon Yeo | FW | 2002–20052006 | 134 | 42 | 157 | 51 | |
| Matt Carmichael | FW | 1989–1993 | 133 | 18 | 156 | 21 | |
| Alf Young | HB | 1929–1934 | 147 | 5 | 154 | 5 | |
| Ernie Whittle | FW | 1950–1954 | 145 | 62 | 151 | 64 | |
| Billy Simpson | FB / HB | 1902–1907 | 140 | 0 | 151 | 0 | |
| Gary Strodder | DF | 1982–1987 | 132 | 6 | 151 | 6 | |
| Jimmy Hartley | FW | 1897–1903 | 138 | 52 | 150 | 56 | |
| Barry Richardson | GK | 1995–2000 | 131 | 0 | 150 | 0 | |
| Tony Battersby | FW | 1998–2002 | 130 | 21 | 150 | 26 | |
| Kevin Austin | DF | 1996–1999 | 129 | 1 | 148 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Tony Cunningham | FW | 1979–1982 | 123 | 32 | 148 | 42 | |
| Timothy Eyoma * | DF | 2020–present | 113 | 5 | 148 | 5 | England U19 |
| Dean West | DF | 1991–19952004 | 123 | 20 | 147 | 23 | |
| Paddy McConville | FB | 1925–1932 | 138 | 0 | 145 | 0 | |
| Yaffer Ward | FB | 1915–19231925–19261930 | 108 | 10 | 145 | 12 | |
| Alf Webb | GK | 1899–1904 | 131 | 0 | 144 | 0 | |
| Will Gibson | HB | 1898–1903 | 130 | 1 | 143 | 1 | |
| Richard Butcher | MF | 2002–200520052009–2010 | 124 | 12 | 143 | 14 | |
| Ben Futcher | DF | 2002–2005 | 121 | 13 | 142 | 16 | |
| John Fleming | MF | 1975–1979 | 121 | 17 | 141 | 18 | |
| Alf Ball | FW | 1913–1921 | 97 | 13 | 141 | 23 | |
| Neal Eardley | DF | 2017–2020 | 122 | 3 | 140 | 3 | Wales |
| Colin Alcide | FW | 1995–1999 | 121 | 27 | 140 | 31 | |
| Arthur Atkin | FB / HB | 1913–1924 | 96 | 2 | 140 | 3 | |
| Quentin Neill | FB | 1888–1894 | 59 | 0 | 139 | 3 | |
| Luke Waterfall | DF | 2015–2018 | 31 | 2 | 137 | 16 | |
| Billy Dinsdale | FW | 1926–1931 | 126 | 89 | 136 | 103 | |
| Lasse Sørensen * | MF | 2021–present | 115 | 8 | 136 | 10 | Denmark U20 |
| Russell Green | HB | 1957–1963 | 125 | 8 | 135 | 8 | |
| Freddy Simpson | FW | 1902–1908 | 124 | 37 | 133 | 39 | |
| Dennis O'Donnell | FW | 1901–1905 | 118 | 31 | 133 | 37 | |
| Adam Jackson * | DF | 2020–present | 116 | 3 | 133 | 3 | England U19 |
| Gordon Hughes | MF | 1968–1971 | 117 | 9 | 131 | 9 | |
| Paul Miller | MF | 1997–2001 | 116 | 11 | 131 | 12 | |
| Regan Poole | DF | 2021–2023 | 111 | 3 | 131 | 4 | Wales U21 |
| Tom Maidment | FW | 1926–1931 | 126 | 43 | 130 | 47 | |
| John McClelland | FW | 1958–1961 | 121 | 32 | 130 | 34 | |
| Paul Green | DF | 2007–2011 | 117 | 4 | 130 | 4 | |
| Jack Manning | FW | 1911–1915 | 90 | 9 | 130 | 20 | |
| Tom Miller | MF | 2012–2015 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 11 | |
| James Smith | FB | 1931–1936 | 116 | 3 | 127 | 3 | |
| Mick Harford | FW | 1977–1980 | 115 | 41 | 126 | 46 | England |
| Michael Bostwick | MF | 2016–2020 | 107 | 1 | 125 | 10 | England C |
| Jamie McCombe | DF | 2004–20062016–2018 | 87 | 7 | 125 | 11 | |
| Darren Davis | DF | 1988–19911995 | 105 | 4 | 124 | 7 | England youth |
| Derek Trevis | MF | 1970–1973 | 108 | 18 | 123 | 21 | |
| John Irving | FW | 1889–1897 | 51 | 10 | 123 | 43 | |
| Jack Kendall | GK | 1922–19241928–1930 | 117 | 0 | 122 | 0 | |
| Dickie Deacon | FW | 1936–1939 | 111 | 22 | 121 | 25 | |
| John Milner | HB | 1963–1966 | 109 | 6 | 121 | 7 | |
| Jon Whitney | DF | 1995–1998 | 101 | 8 | 121 | 11 | |
| Frank Pegg | FW | 1926–1931 | 115 | 51 | 120 | 51 | |
| Tom Brooks | DF | 1965–1971 | 113 | 1 | 120 | 1 | |
| Ben Sedgemore | MF | 2001–2004 | 107 | 5 | 120 | 6 | English schools |
| Gary West | DF | 1985–198719911991–1992 | 104 | 5 | 120 | 6 | England youth |
| Bob Fenwick | FW | 1920–1926 | 76 | 2 | 120 | 5 | |
| Frank Smallman | FW | 1889–1896 | 58 | 23 | 120 | 53 | |
| Harry Parr | FW | 1946–1950 | 112 | 13 | 118 | 13 | England amateur |
| Jack Bryan | HB | 1919–1922 | 75 | 1 | 117 | 2 | |
| Bob Meacock | HB | 1935–1938 | 106 | 0 | 116 | 0 | |
| Brendan Guest | DF | 1976–1980 | 104 | 2 | 116 | 2 | England youth |
| Francis Green | FW | 2003–2006 | 100 | 18 | 116 | 20 | |
| Gavin Gordon | FW | 1997–2000 | 99 | 30 | 115 | 33 | |
| Andy York | FB | 1927–1930 | 106 | 6 | 114 | 6 | |
| Neil Redfearn | MF | 1984–1986 | 100 | 13 | 114 | 14 | |
| Brian Heward | DF | 1961–1966 | 97 | 2 | 114 | 2 | |
| Fred Corbett | FB | 1936–1939 | 103 | 0 | 113 | 0 | |
| Tony Lormor | FW | 1990–1994 | 100 | 30 | 113 | 34 | |
| Alex Woodyard | MF | 2016–2018 | 46 | 2 | 113 | 3 | England C |
| Charlie Bannister | HB | 1897–1901 | 106 | 1 | 112 | 1 | |
| Teddy Bishop * | MF | 2021–present | 94 | 11 | 112 | 15 | |
| Mark Bailey | DF | 2001–2004 | 98 | 1 | 111 | 4 | |
| Matthew Bloomer | DF | 2002–2006 | 94 | 3 | 110 | 4 | |
| Bertie Foster | FW | 1906–1912 | 67 | 1 | 110 | 9 | |
| David Johnson | FW | 1993–1996 | 88 | 13 | 109 | 23 | |
| George Stillyards | DF | 1945–1949 | 100 | 2 | 109 | 2 | |
| Terry Branston | DF | 1970–1973 | 100 | 1 | 109 | 1 | |
| James Saunders | GK | 1906–1909 | 65 | 0 | 109 | 0 | |
| Dick Young | DF | 1949–1954 | 100 | 2 | 106 | 3 | |
| Jason Lee | FW | 1991–1993 | 93 | 21 | 106 | 22 | |
| Anthony Scully | FW | 2020–2022 | 85 | 25 | 106 | 37 | England U16 Republic of Ireland U21 |
| George Nisbet | HB | 1906–1909 | 62 | 1 | 104 | 2 | |
| Phil Brown | MF | 1987–1990 | 43 | 3 | 104 | 24 | |
| Jake Sheridan | MF | 2011–20122012–2014 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 4 | |
| Dixie McNeil | FW | 1972–1974 | 97 | 53 | 103 | 53 | |
| Don Dykes | HB | 1949–1958 | 95 | 4 | 101 | 4 | |
| Jamie Forrester | FW | 2006–2008 | 90 | 35 | 101 | 37 | England U18 |
| Simon Weaver | DF | 2002–2004 | 88 | 4 | 101 | 5 | |
| Derek Bell | FW | 1979–1983 | 83 | 33 | 101 | 40 | |
| Conor McGrandles | MF | 2020–20222024 | 83 | 6 | 101 | 6 | |
| Gordon Simmonite | DF | 1982–19851987–1988 | 72 | 0 | 101 | 0 | England C |
| Ted Savage | HB | 1929–1931 | 96 | 3 | 100 | 3 | |
| Rod Fletcher | FW | 1967–1971 | 92 | 29 | 100 | 31 | |
| Rob Burch | GK | 2008–2010 | 92 | 0 | 100 | 0 | England U20 |
| Mark Wallington | GK | 1988–1991 | 87 | 0 | 100 | 0 | England U23 |
| Danny Hone | DF | 2007–2011 | 85 | 3 | 100 | 4 | |
| Tom Hopper | FW | 2020–2023 | 83 | 14 | 100 | 22 | |