The 2023–24 season is the 140th season in the history of Lincoln City and their fifth consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.
Season overview June On 1 June, Lincoln partnered with sports manufacturer Oxen to produdce their playing kits for the next two seasons.
On 2 June, Lincoln confirmed that Branston would remain their front of shirt sponsor for their home kit for the upcoming season.
On 2 June, Lincoln also confirmed that Allen Signs would be their home and away back of shirt sponsor for the season.
On 3 June, the club launched their new home strip for the season.
On 6 June, Dylan Duffy and Sean Roughan were called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad.
On 23 June, the players reported back for pre-season training.
July On 12 July, Lincoln launched their away strip for the season.
On 12 July, the University of Lincoln becoming the front of shirt sponsor for the away kit.
On 18 July, the club announced that LNER Stadium would have a new capacity of 10,669 after the installation of safe standing.
August On 3 August, the club confirmed its squad numbers for the season.
On 3 August, Paudie O'Connor was appointed the new club captain.
On 23 August, the club launched their third strip for the season.
On 31 August, Sean Roughan was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad.
On 31 August, the clubs match against Oxford United was postponed due to international call ups.
October On 3 October, the game against Leyton Orient was abandoned due to a medical emergency.
On 16 October, it was confirmed the game against Leyton Orient would need to be replayed.
On 18 October, manager Mark Kennedy and assistant Danny Butterfield left the club.
November On 9 November, Sean Roughan was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad.
On 13 November, Michael Skubala was confirmed as the new head coach.
December On 5 December, the EFL Trophy tie against Accrington Stanley was postponed due to a frozen playing surface.
On 8 December, the fans voted overwhelmingly in favour of reverting to the iconic badge design used by the club during the eighties and early nineties.
On 28 December, the upcoming game against Shrewsbury Town was postponed due to the visitors progression in the FA Cup.
January On 13 January, Chris Cohen was appointed the new assistant head coach.
On 24 January, the club published their annual accounts for the year ending June 2023.
March On 14 March, Sean Roughan were called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad.
On 18 March, Dylan Duffy were called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad.
April On 24 April, Ron and Andrew Fowler joined the investment group at Lincoln City through their Liquid Investments, Inc. entity.
May On 2 May, the club announced their retained list following the end of the season.
On 2 May, academy coach Amy Kay left Lincoln City's academy to join Brighton & Hove Albion Academy.
Current squad
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Lukas Jensen GK Helsingør Burnley 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025 12 Jordan Wright GK Stoke-on-Trent Nottingham Forest 21 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 40 Isaac Allan GK Douglas Isle of Man 10 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 Defenders 2 Lasse Sørensen WB Vejen Stoke City 23 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 4 Lewis Montsma CB Amsterdam FC Dordrecht 14 July 2020 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 5 Adam Jackson CB Darlington Hibernian 11 August 2020 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 15 Paudie O'Connor CB Limerick Bradford City 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025 16 Jack Burroughs WB Coventry Coventry City 10 August 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 22 Timothy Eyoma CB Hackney Tottenham Hotspur 17 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 23 Sean Roughan LB Dublin Academy 28 July 2020 30 June 2025 25 Alex Mitchell CB Millwall 17 August 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 38 Charlie Parks CB Academy Midfielders 6 Ethan Erhahon CM Glasgow St Mirren 31 January 2023 £339,000 30 June 2026 10 Teddy Bishop CM Cambridge Ipswich Town 27 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 11 Ethan Hamilton CM Edinburgh Accrington Stanley 1 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 14 Danny Mandroiu AM Dublin Shamrock Rovers 7 July 2022 £30,000 30 June 2024 24 Conor McGrandles CM Falkirk Charlton Athletic 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 28 Jack Moylan AM Kilbarrack Shelbourne 1 January 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 37 Gbolahan Okewoye CM Academy Forwards 7 Reeco Hackett-Fairchild RW Redbridge Portsmouth 14 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 9 Joe Taylor CF Peterborough Luton Town 9 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 17 Dylan Duffy LW University College Dublin 31 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 18 Ben House CF Guildford Eastleigh 24 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 19 Tyler Walker CF Nottingham Coventry City 12 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025 27 Jovon Makama CF Nottingham Derby County 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025 34 Freddie Draper CF Derby County 1 July 2020 Free Transfer 30 June 2025 41 Zane Okoro RW Norwalk Beachside Soccer Club Out on Loan 3 Jaden Brown LB Lewisham Sheffield Wednesday 4 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025 8 Alistair Smith CM Beverley Sutton United 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025 20 Jay Benn RB Bradford FC Halifax Town 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 21 Hakeeb Adelakun RW Hackney Bristol City 1 September 2021 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 26 Oisin Gallagher CM Derry Derry City 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 29 Zak Bradshaw CB Welwyn Garden City Ipswich Town 2 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 31 Sam Long GK Redbridge Academy 1 July 2020 30 June 2025 32 Elicha Ahui RB Nottingham Nottingham Forest 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 33 Hayden Cann CB Academy 7 October 2020 30 June 2024
Pre-season and friendlies Lincoln confirmed their first friendly against Rotherham United on 23 May 2023. Their next friendly against rivals Grimsby Town was announced on 31 May. On 2 June, they confirmed the club would spend their first week of July in Spain, concluding the visit with a friendly against Stockport County. Four days later another two additions were added to the calendar, against Boston United and Crewe Alexandra. An additional friendly against King's Lynn Town was announced on 19 June.
Competitions
League One
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On Thursday, 22 June 2023, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.
FA Cup
Lincoln City were drawn home to Morecambe in the first round on 15 October 2023.
EFL Cup
Lincoln City were drawn against Notts County in the first round on 22 June 2023, The second round was drawn on 9 August 2023 against Sheffield United and in the third round against West Ham United.
EFL Trophy
The Imps were drawn into Group G of the Northern section alongside Derby County, Notts County and Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s. After finished second in the group, they were drawn away to Accrington Stanley in the second round.
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 14 June 2023 RW Reeco Hackett-Fairchild Portsmouth Undisclosed 1 July 2023 GK Lukas Jensen Burnley Free Transfer 1 July 2023 CM Alistair Smith Sutton United Free Transfer 4 July 2023 LB Jaden Brown Sheffield Wednesday Free Transfer 12 July 2023 CF Tyler Walker Coventry City Free Transfer 1 August 2023 CM Ethan Hamilton Accrington Stanley Undisclosed 6 October 2023 LW Olamide Shodipo Free agent 1 January 2024 AM Jack Moylan Shelbourne Free Transfer 2 February 2024 CB Zak Bradshaw Ipswich Town Free Transfer
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 20 June 2023 RW Charles Vernam Grimsby Town Undisclosed 30 June 2023 GK Sam Green Aberystwyth Town Released 30 June 2023 RB Regan Poole Portsmouth Released 30 June 2023 CM Max Sanders Leyton Orient Released 30 June 2023 CB Joe Walsh Free agent Released 5 January 2024 AM Julian Donnery The Town FC Released 5 January 2024 LW Olamide Shodipo C.D. Feirense Released 5 January 2024 CM Morgan Worsfold-Gregg HCU Huskies Released 18 January 2024 CF Charley Kendall Woking Undisclosed
Loaned in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromFeeRef 10 August 2023 RM Jack Burroughs Coventry City End of Season 17 August 2023 CB Alex Mitchell Millwall End of Season 1 September 2023 CF Jack Vale Blackburn Rovers 5 January 2024 9 January 2024 CF Joe Taylor Luton Town End of Season 1 February 2024 CM Conor McGrandles Charlton Athletic End of Season
Loaned out DatePosPlayerLoaned toFeeRef 22 June 2023 GK Sam Long Falkirk End of season 7 July 2023 CF Freddie Draper Walsall 5 January 2024 22 July 2023 CB Hayden Cann Peterborough Sports 12 January 2024 28 July 2023 CF Charley Kendall Dagenham & Redbridge 18 January 2024 3 August 2023 RB Elicha Ahui Ayr United 1 February 2024 11 August 2023 RB Jay Benn Solihull Moors End of season 8 September 2023 CM Morgan Worsfold-Gregg Long Eaton United 8 December 2023 13 October 2023 CM Oisin Gallagher Peterborough Sports 1 January 2024 15 January 2024 CB Hayden Cann Drogheda United End of season 15 January 2024 CM Oisin Gallagher Drogheda United End of season 22 January 2024 RW Hakeeb Adelakun Doncaster Rovers End of season 24 January 2024 CM Alistair Smith Colchester United End of season 26 January 2024 LB Jaden Brown St Mirren End of season 1 February 2024 RB Elicha Ahui Peterborough Sports End of season 5 February 2024 CB Zak Bradshaw Dundalk End of season
Contracts DatePos.PlayerLengthExpiryRef. 30 June 2023 CB Sean Roughan 2 years June 2025 7 July 2023 CF Freddie Draper — — 22 July 2023 CB Hayden Cann 1 year June 2024 2 August 2023 CF Ben House 2 years June 2025 2 May 2024 WB Lasse Sørensen One-year option June 2025
Squad statistics Appearances
|colspan=12 style="text-align:center;" |Away on loan
|colspan=12 style="text-align:center;" |No longer at the club
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches.
PlayerLeague OneFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal1FW9Joe Taylor10000102FW14Danny Mandroiu800083FW7Reeco Hackett-Fairchild700074DF2Lasse Sørensen411065MF10Teddy Bishop40004FW21Hakeeb Adelakun30014MF28Jack Moylan400046MF11Ethan Hamilton30003DF22Timothy Eyoma30003FW27Jovon Makama200137MF6Ethan Erhahon20002DF15Paudie O'Connor20002FW17Dylan Duffy20002FW18Ben House20002DF23Sean Roughan10102FW29Jack Vale10012FW34Freddie Draper200028DF5Adam Jackson10001MF8Alistair Smith10001DF16Jack Burroughs00011DF25Alex Mitchell10001FW30Olamide Shodipo10001Own goals 1 0 0 01Total 65 1 2 472
Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total 15 DF Paudie O'Connor 8 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 11 2 14 FW Danny Mandroiu 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2 6 MF Ethan Erhahon 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 1 17 FW Dylan Duffy 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 1 25 DF Alex Mitchell 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 11 MF Ethan Hamilton 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 18 FW Ben House 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 7 FW Reeco Hackett-Fairchild 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 22 DF TJ Eyoma 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 23 DF Sean Roughan 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 2 DF Lasse Sørensen 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 GK Lukas Jensen 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 9 FW Joe Taylor 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 DF Adam Jackson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 MF Teddy Bishop 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 27 FW Jovon Makama 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 29 FW Jack Vale 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 8 MF Alistair Smith 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 FW Hakeeb Adelakun 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 MF Jack Burroughs 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 FW Olamide Shodipo 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 34 FW Freddie Draper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Clean sheets
No.Nat.PlayerMatches playedClean sheet %League OneFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal 1 Lukas Jensen 50 42% 19 0 2 0 21 12 Jordan Wright 4 50% 0 0 0 2 2
Awards Club End of Season Awards AwardPlayer Ref.Player of the Year Lukas JensenPlayers Player of the Year Ethan ErhahonClub Partners Player of the Year Lasse SørensenGoal of the Season Jack MoylanGolden Boot Joe TaylorYoung Player of the Year Sean Roughan
Sky Bet League One Manager of the Month