page_title: Lincoln City F.C.
section_title: Stadium
hierarchical_section_title: Lincoln City F.C. / Stadium
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context_page_description: Lincoln City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the "Imps" after the legend of the Lincoln Imp, they have played at 10,120-capacity Sincil Bank since their move from John O'Gaunts in 1895. For sponsorship reasons the ground was re-branded as LNER Stadium in late 2019 on a three-year contract, with previous renamings in 2012 and 2013.
  Traditionally they play in red and white striped shirts with black shorts and red and white socks. They have long-standing rivalries with other Lincolnshire-based football clubs, particularly Football League sides Scunthorpe United and Grimsby Town and non-League side Boston United.
context_section_description: The club have played at Sincil Bank since 1895. Previously, Lincoln City had played at the nearby John O'Gaunts ground since the club's 1884 inception. Sincil Bank has an overall capacity of 10,120 and is colloquially known to fans as "The Bank". It is overlooked by Lincoln Cathedral. Former Lincoln City chairman John Reames re-purchased the ground from the local council in 2000 at a cost of £175,000. The club had sold it in 1982 for £225,000 to fend off the threat of eviction, arranging a 125-year lease.
  Sincil Bank hosted England's 2–0 win over Scotland in the Victory Shield on 28 November 2008. Martin Peters paraded the FIFA World Cup Trophy at the ground in March 2010 as part of its global tour. FA WSL club Lincoln Ladies played home games at Sincil Bank in their 2011 season. The Ladies' club had previously hosted Arsenal Ladies there in an FA Women's Cup semi-final in March 2008.
caption: The Lincolnshire Echo Stand at Lincoln's Ground, Sincil Bank
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