PLAYER SPONSORS

BY DAVID COULTHARD

We take a look inside this afternoon's opposition, Lincoln United. The club were formed as Lincoln Amateurs in 1938, but due to World War Two couldn’t join a league until 1946, when they entered the Lincolnshire League. The Whites briefly moved into the Lincoln League but returned to the Lincolnshire League once finances improved. This coincided with a name change to Lincoln United in a early 1950s, a move that was necessary due to signing a paid player, Ray Bean from Nottingham Forest.

They won their first league title in the 1963/64 campaign and have won several divisional titles since during their spells in the Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, NCEL and Central

Midlands Leagues. Their most successful era was during the 1990s when they secured three promotions in four seasons, and also reached the FA Cup first round on two occasions, losing to Huddersfield Town and Walsall.

In the 2016/17 season, they won the Lincolnshire Senior Cup for the only time in their history. They appointed current manager Chris Funnell in May 2022 after a brief spell as interim boss last season. Lincoln, who finished 16th last campaign, currently sit 17th in the Pitching In Northern Premier League East Division having lost their last four games by one-goal margins.