# 2019–20 Lincoln City F.C. season

The 2019–20 season is Lincoln City's 136th season in their history and their first season back in League One after being promoted as champions out of League Two in the 2018/2019 season. Along with League One, the club also participates in the FA Cup, EFL Trophy and the club has been eliminated from EFL Cup
The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

## Pre-season

As of 30 May 2019, Lincoln City have announced six pre-season friendlies against Stoke City, Nottingham Forest, Lincoln United, Gainsborough Trinity, Scunthorpe United and Sheffield Wednesday.

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 48 | 1.37 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 45 | 1.29 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 45 | 1.29 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 41 | 1.21 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 42 | 1.20 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 40 | 1.14 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 36 | 1.06 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 37 | 1.06 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 35 | 1.00 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H |
| Result | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | W |
| Position | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |

#### Matches

On 20 June 2019 the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.

### FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.

### EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June. The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.

### EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ACA | Manchester United U21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | L1 | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee |
| 3 July 2019 | AM | ENG | Jack Payne | Huddersfield Town | Free transfer |
| 5 July 2019 | LM | ENG | Jorge Grant | Nottingham Forest | Undisclosed |
| 24 July 2019 | CM | FIN | Alex Bradley | West Bromwich Albion | Free transfer |
| 10 August 2019 | RB | WAL | Aaron Lewis | Swansea City | Free transfer |
| 23 August 2019 | DF | ENG | Ben Coker | Southend United | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2020 | MF | IRE | Zack Elbouzedi | Waterford | Undisclosed |
| 10 January 2020 | LB | ENG | Tayo Edun | Fulham | Undisclosed |
| 10 January 2020 | LB | ENG | Max Melbourne | West Bromwich Albion | Undisclosed |
| 23 January 2020 | FW | ENG | Tom Hopper | Southend United | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2020 | LB | ENG | Akeem Hinds | Rotherham United | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2020 | GK | ENG | Charlie Andrews | Hull City | Free transfer |
| 3 February 2020 | FW | IRE | Anthony Scully | West Ham United | Free transfer |
| 2 March 2020 | DF | IRE | Alan Sheehan | Unattached | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | ENG | Tim Akinola | Huddersfield Town | Compensation |
| 25 July 2019 | FW | ENG | Matt Rhead | Billericay Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 August 2019 | GK | SCO | Matt Gilks | Fleetwood Town | Free transfer |
| 13 January 2020 | FW | POR | Bruno Andrade | Salford City | Undisclosed |
| 15 January 2020 | MF | NIR | Michael O'Connor | Salford City | Undisclosed |
| 17 January 2020 | LB | ENG | Harry Toffolo | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2020 | FW | ENG | John Akinde | Gillingham | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | WAL | Joe Morrell | Bristol City | 30 June 2020 |
| 2 August 2019 | CF | ENG | Tyler Walker | Nottingham Forest | 30 January 2020 |
| 29 August 2019 | DM | ENG | Callum Connolly | Everton | 6 January 2020 |
| 2 September 2019 | AM | ENG | Jake Hesketh | Southampton | 30 June 2020 |
| 2 September 2019 | LB | ENG | Max Melbourne | West Bromwich Albion | 6 January 2020 |
| 10 January 2020 | CF | ENG | Tyreece John-Jules | Arsenal | 30 June 2020 |
| 10 January 2020 | MF | IRE | Conor Coventry | West Ham United | 30 June 2020 |
| 30 January 2020 | CB | ENG | TJ Eyoma | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 June 2020 |
| 31 January 2020 | DM | SCO | Liam Bridcutt | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2020 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until |
| 24 August 2019 | CM | FIN | Alex Bradley | Harrogate Town | 31 July 2020 |
| 24 August 2019 | FW | USA | Jordan Adebayo-Smith | Boston United | 1 January 2020 |
| 1 January 2020 | FW | USA | Jordan Adebayo-Smith | Gainsborough Trinity | 30 June 2020 |
| 31 January 2020 | GK | ENG | Grant Smith | Boreham Wood | 30 June 2020 |
| 31 January 2020 | LB | ENG | Ben Coker | Cambridge United | 30 June 2020 |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    As of 10 March 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League 1 | League 1 | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Josh Vickers | 37 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | SCO | Liam Bridcutt | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jason Shackell | 29 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | EIR | Cian Bolger | 33 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Tom Pett | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | EIR | Lee Frecklington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Tyreece John-Jules | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Jack Payne | 30 | 2 | 18+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Tom Hopper | 8 | 2 | 5+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Ellis Chapman | 17 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Michael Bostwick | 21 | 1 | 16+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | EIR | Anthony Scully | 5 | 2 | 3+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Jorge Grant | 38 | 2 | 29+3 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | WAL | Joe Morrell | 32 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | EIR | Conor Coventry | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Grant Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | WAL | Aaron Lewis | 5 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | WAL | Neal Eardley | 39 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Max Melbourne | 11 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | EIR | Zack Elbouzedi | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Harry Anderson | 37 | 7 | 24+6 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Jake Hesketh | 24 | 1 | 14+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Ben Coker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Tayo Edun | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | EIR | Alan Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players no longer at the club ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Harry Toffolo | 33 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | NIR | Michael O’Connor | 22 | 1 | 14+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | POR | Bruno Andrade | 23 | 2 | 11+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Tyler Walker | 34 | 16 | 26+3 | 14 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Callum Connolly | 15 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | John Akinde | 29 | 8 | 3+20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |