# 2005–06 Lincoln City F.C. season

During the 2005–06 season, Lincoln City competed in Football League Two.

## Competitions
### Football League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town (O, P) | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 72 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 72 | 56 | +16 | 71 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 46 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 66 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Darlington | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 63 | |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 62 | |

#### Results

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | K-O | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goals | Cards | Attendance | Referee |
| 6 August | 15:00 | Home | Northampton Town | 1–1 | 64' Birch | None | 5,397 | Eddie Ilderton |
| 9 August | 19:45 | Away | Chester City | 2–2 | 38' Brown 43' Birch | 45' Molango 50' Marriott 78' Mayo 90' Morgan | 2,637 | Russell Booth |
| 13 August | 15:00 | Away | Notts County | 1–2 | 30' Brown | 80' McCombe | 6,153 | Martin Atkinson |
| 20 August | 15:00 | Home | Oxford United | 2–1 | 62' Birch 74' Asamoah | 37' Mayo 69' Kerr 74' Molango 79' Birch 83' Mayo | 3,724 | Colin Webster |
| 27 August | 15:00 | Away | Rushden & Diamonds | 1–1 | 19' Keates | 61' Beevers 66' Keates | 2,860 | Jarnail Singh |
| 29 August | 15:00 | Home | Carlisle United | 0–0 | None | 44' Kerr | 4,303 | Darren Deadman |
| 10 September | 15:00 | Away | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | None | None | 5,057 | Trevor Parkes |
| 13 September | 19:45 | Home | Wrexham | 2–0 | 64' Brown 90' Keates | None | 2,956 | Andy Penn |
| 17 September | 15:00 | Home | Peterborough United | 1–2 | 85' Keates | 40' Brown 49' Cryan 61' Kerr | 5,526 | Gary Lewis |
| 24 September | 15:00 | Away | Torquay United | 1–2 | 10' McAuley | 65' Beevers 68' M. Robinson 78' Beevers 88' Morgan 88' Marriott | 2,281 | Paul Melin |
| 27 September | 19:45 | Home | Stockport County | 2–0 | 53', 78' Birch | None | 3,508 | Neil Swarbrick |
| 1 October 2005 (2005-10-01) | | Away | Bury | 1–1 | | | | |
| 7 October 2005 (2005-10-07) | | Home | Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | | | | |
| 15 October 2005 (2005-10-15) | | Away | Leyton Orient | 1–1 | | | | |
| 22 October 2005 (2005-10-22) | | Home | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–2 | | | | |
| 29 October 2005 (2005-10-29) | | Away | Rochdale | 2–1 | | | | |
| 12 November 2005 (2005-11-12) | | Home | Shrewsbury Town | 1–1 | | | | |
| 18 November 2005 (2005-11-18) | | Away | Cheltenham Town | 1–4 | | | | |
| 26 November 2005 (2005-11-26) | | Away | Northampton Town | 1–1 | | | | |
| 3 December 2005 (2005-12-03) | | Home | Macclesfield Town | 2–2 | | | | |
| 10 December 2005 (2005-12-10) | | Home | Chester City | 3–1 | | | | |
| 16 December 2005 (2005-12-16) | | Away | Oxford United | 1–0 | | | | |
| 26 December 2005 (2005-12-26) | | Home | Boston United | 0–0 | | | | |
| 28 December 2005 (2005-12-28) | | Away | Grimsby Town | 0–3 | | | | |
| 31 December 2005 (2005-12-31) | | Home | Darlington | 2–2 | | | | |
| 2 January 2006 (2006-01-02) | | Away | Mansfield Town | 0–0 | | | | |
| 7 January 2006 (2006-01-07) | | Away | Wrexham | 1–1 | | | | |
| 14 January 2006 (2006-01-14) | | Home | Barnet | 4–1 | | | | |
| 21 January 2006 (2006-01-21) | | Away | Peterborough United | 1–1 | | | | |
| 28 January 2006 (2006-01-28) | | Home | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | | | | |
| 4 February 2006 (2006-02-04) | | Away | Stockport County | 3–2 | | | | |
| 11 February 2006 (2006-02-11) | | Home | Torquay United | 2–0 | | | | |
| 14 February 2006 (2006-02-14) | | Away | Barnet | 3–2 | | | | |
| 18 February 2006 (2006-02-18) | | Away | Macclesfield Town | 1–1 | | | | |
| 25 February 2006 (2006-02-25) | | Home | Notts County | 2–1 | | | | |
| 11 March 2006 (2006-03-11) | | Home | Rushden & Diamonds | 2–2 | | | | |
| 18 March 2006 (2006-03-18) | | Away | Boston United | 1–2 | | | | |
| 25 March 2006 (2006-03-25) | | Home | Grimsby Town | 5–0 | | | | |
| 28 March 2006 (2006-03-28) | | Away | Carlisle United | 0–1 | | | | |
| 1 April 2006 (2006-04-01) | | Away | Darlington | 2–4 | | | | |
| 8 April 2006 (2006-04-08) | | Home | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | | | | |
| 15 April 2006 (2006-04-15) | | Home | Bury | 1–1 | | | | |
| 17 April 2006 (2006-04-17) | | Away | Wycombe Wanderers | 3–0 | | | | |
| 22 April 2006 (2006-04-22) | | Home | Leyton Orient | 1–1 | | | | |
| 29 April 2006 (2006-04-29) | | Away | Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | | | | |
| 6 May 2006 (2006-05-06) | | Home | Rochdale | 1–1 | | | | |

### FA Cup

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Ref |
| First round | 5 November 2005 | Home | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–1 | 3,508 | |
| First round (replay) | 15 November 2005 | Away | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–2 | 4,029 | |

### Football League Cup

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Ref |
| First round | 23 August 2005 | Home | Crewe Alexandra | 5–1 | 2,782 | |
| Second round | 21 September 2005 | Away | Fulham | 4–5 | 5,365 | |

### Football League Trophy

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Ref |
| First round | 18 October 2005 | Away | Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | 3,210 | |