2005–06 Lincoln City F.C. season

Lincoln City
2005–2006 season
Manager	Keith Alexander
Stadium	Sincil Bank
League Two	7th
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	Second round
League Trophy	First round

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

Competitions

Football League Two

League table

Pos	Team	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
7	Lincoln City	46	15	21	10	65	53	+12	66
8	Darlington	46	16	15	15	58	52	+6	63
9	Peterborough United	46	17	11	18	57	49	+8	62

Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

Win	Draw	Loss

Date	K-O	Venue	Opponent	Result¹	Goals	Cards	Attendance	Referee	Source
6 August	15:00	Home	Northampton Town	1–1	64' Birch	None	5,397	Eddie Ilderton	^[1]
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	Result¹	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	Result¹	Attendance	Ref
First round	23 August 2005	Home	Crewe Alexandra	5–1	2,782	^[2]
Second round	21 September 2005	Away	Fulham	4–5	5,365	^[3]

Football League Trophy

Win	Draw	Loss

Round	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result¹	Attendance	Ref
First round	18 October 2005	Away	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	3,210

Notes

1.^ Lincoln City goals listed first.

References

^ "Lincoln 1-1 Northampton". 6 August 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^ "Lincoln City 5-1 Crewe". 23 August 2005. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
^ "Fulham 5-4 Lincoln (aet)". 21 September 2005. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

[1] "Lincoln 1-1 Northampton". 6 August 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[2] "Lincoln City 5-1 Crewe". 23 August 2005. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

[3] "Fulham 5-4 Lincoln (aet)". 21 September 2005. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

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