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| Full name | Lincoln United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Amateurs, Whites | ||
| Founded | 1938 (as Lincoln Amateurs) | ||
| Ground | Ashby Avenue, Lincoln (Capacity: 2,200) |
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| Chairman | Chris Geeson | ||
| Manager | John Wilkinson | ||
| League | Northern Premier League Division One South |
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| 2008-09 | Division One South, 10th | ||
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Lincoln United F.C. is an English football team which plays in the Northern Premier League. The club is based in Lincoln. 'The Whites', as they are commonly known, play at the Ashby Avenue ground, which backs on to Hartsholme Country Park.
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History
Lincoln United Football Club began life as Lincoln Amateurs in 1938 and were admitted to the Lincoln League. In 1951, they signed a professional player from Nottingham Forest, which meant that they could no longer qualify as amateurs. After a brainstorming session between the players following an away match in Sleaford, they came up with the name Lincoln United.
Following a disappointing season that saw the departure of manager John Ramshaw and the failed appointment of Mark Shaw, the Whites were relegated to the Northern Premier League Division One South. Former keeper and erstwhile reserve team boss, Seamus Lawless, was subsequently handed the task of restoring credibility and will lead his new charges into the 2008-09 season.
They have reached the first round proper of the FA Cup in seasons 1991-92 and 1997-98.
Stadium
The club plays at Ashby Avenue, which has a capacity of around 2,200.
Current squad
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Honours
League
- Northern Counties East Football League
- Premier Division champions 1994-95
- Division One champions 1992-93
- Division One (South) champions 1982-83
- Division Two champions 1985-86
- Presidents Cup winners 1993-94
- Central Midlands Football League
- Supreme Division champions 1991-92
- Yorkshire Football League
- Division One champions 1970-71, 1973-74
- Division Two champions 1967-68
- Lincolnshire Senior A Cup
- Winners 1972-73, 1985-86, 1995-96
- Lincolnshire Senior B Cup
- Winners 1963-64, 1970-71
- Lincolnshire Intermediate Cup
- Winners 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1980-81
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Coordinates: 53°12′38.72″N 0°35′07.22″W / 53.2107556°N 0.5853389°W
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