# 2017–18 Lincoln City F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Lincoln City's 134th season in their history and their first season back in League Two following promotion from the 2016–17 National League. Along with League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Matt Green | Mansfield Town | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Billy Knott | Gillingham | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Ollie Palmer | Leyton Orient | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Josh Vickers | Swansea City | Free |
| 20 July 2017 | RM | Harry Anderson | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2017 | CB | Michael Bostwick | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 3 August 2017 | RB | Neal Eardley | Northampton Town | Free |
| 24 October 2017 | LW | Cameron Stewart | Free agent | — |
| 11 January 2018 | CM | Lee Frecklington | Rotherham United | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2018 | CB | James Wilson | Sheffield United | Free |
| 31 January 2018 | WM | Tom Pett | Stevenage F.C. | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Jenk Acar | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Keegan Everington | Grantham Town | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | RM | Terry Hawkridge | Notts County | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | RM | Elliot Hodge | Notts County | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Taylor Miles | Hemel Hempstead Town | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | LW | Alex Simmons | Gainsborough Trinity | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | MF | Andrew Wright | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | MF | Jack Muldoon | AFC Fylde | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | FW | Adam Marriott | Royston Town | Released |
| 18 August 2017 | CB | Sean Raggett | Norwich City | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2018 | CB | Callum Howe | Port Vale | Undisclosed |
* ↑ Kegan Everington joined Grantham Town following his release.
* ↑ Elliot Hodge joined Notts County following his release.
* ↑ Taylor Miles joined Hemel Hempstead Town following his release.
* ↑ Alex Simmons joined Gainsborough Trinity following his release.

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 1 July 2017 | LW | Josh Ginnelly | Burnley | 12 January 2018 |
| 10 July 2017 | RW | Jordan Maguire-Drew | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 January 2018 |
| 1 August 2017 | CB | Robert Dickie | Reading | 1 January 2018 |
| 18 August 2017 | CB | Sean Raggett | Norwich City | 2 January 2018 |
| 2 January 2018 | WM | Danny Rowe | Ipswich Town | 30 June 2018 |
| 12 January 2018 | WM | Jordan Williams | Rochdale | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 January 2018 | CB | Scott Wharton | Blackburn Rovers | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 January 2018 | GK | Ryan Allsop | AFC Bournemouth | 30 June 2018 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 3 July 2017 | GK | Richard Walton | Gainsborough Trinity | 6 October 2017 |
| 15 August 2017 | CB | Callum Howe | Eastleigh | 15 January 2018 |
| 6 October 2017 | GK | Richard Walton | Cleethorpes Town | 1 January 2018 |
* ↑ On 6 October 2017, Richard Walton was recalled from his loan at Gainsborough Trinity to link-up with Cleethorpes Town on an initial one-month loan.
* ↑ On 8 November, Richard Walton's loan at Cleethorpes Town was extended for a further two months.

## Competitions
### Friendlies

As of 28 June 2017, Lincoln City have announced five pre-season friendlies against Walsall, Oxford United, Gainsborough Trinity. Lincoln United and Peterborough United.
The originally planned friendly against Oxford United was later cancelled.

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 77 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Coventry City (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 75 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 75 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 72 | |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 65 | +2 | 68 | |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 May 2018. Source:

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | D | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | D |
| Position | 14 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |

#### Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.

#### League Two play-offs
### EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Lincoln City were drawn away to Rotherham United in the first round.

### EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, Lincoln City were drawn in Northern Group G alongside Everton U23s, Mansfield Town and Notts County. As group winners, Lincoln City were handed a home tie against Accrington Stanley in the second round.· An away tie against Rochdale was announced for the third round.
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Lincoln City (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Mansfield Town (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Notts County (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Everton U21s (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |