2018–19 Lincoln City F.C. season

The 2018–19 season is Lincoln City's 135th season in their history and their second season back in League Two after missing out on the League Two playoff final in the 2017/2018 season. Along with League Two, the club also participates in the FA Cup, and has been eliminated from the EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Lincoln City

2018–19 season
Chairman	Clive Nates
Manager	Danny Cowley
Stadium	Sincil Bank, Lincoln
League Two	1st (Promoted)
FA Cup	Third round (Eliminated by Everton)
EFL Cup	Second Round (Eliminated by Blackburn Rovers)
EFL Trophy	Second Round (Eliminated by Accrington Stanley)
Top goalscorer	League: John Akinde (15) All: John Akinde (17)
Highest home attendance	9,832 (vs Colchester United; League 2)
Lowest home attendance	2,723 (vs Wolverhampton Wanderers U21; EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance	9,006
Home colours Away colours

The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Transfers & Contracts

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	SS		Bruno Andrade	Boreham Wood	Free transfer	[1]
1 July 2018	CM		Michael O’Connor	Notts County	Free transfer	[2]
1 July 2018	GK		Grant Smith	Boreham Wood	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2018	LB		Harry Toffolo	Millwall	Free transfer	[4]
6 July 2018	CF		John Akinde	Barnet	Undisclosed	[5]
9 August 2018	AM		Joan Luque	Heybridge Swifts	Undisclosed	[6]
9 August 2018	CB		Jason Shackell	Derby County	Free transfer	[7]
17 January 2019	CB		Cian Bolger	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[8]
31 January 2019	GK		Matt Gilks	Scunthorpe United	Free transfer	[9]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	LW		Nathan Arnold	Boston United	Mutual Consent	[10][11]
1 July 2018	GK		Paul Farman	Stevenage	Undisclosed	[12]
1 July 2018	CM		Billy Knott	Concord Rangers	Released	[13][14]
1 July 3018	FB		Sean Long	Cheltenham Town	Free Transfer	[15]
1 July 2018	CF		Ollie Palmer	Crawley Town	Undisclosed	[16]
1 July 2018	LW		Cameron Stewart	Free agent	Mutual Consent	[13]
1 July 2018	CM		Elliott Whitehouse	Grimsby Town	Free transfer	[17]
1 July 2018	CM		Alex Woodyard	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	[18]
13 July 2018	GK		Richard Walton	Matlock Town	Undisclosed	[19]
6 August 2018	CB		Luke Waterfall	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed	[20]
20 December 2018	CF		Matt Green	Salford City	Undisclosed	[21]
2 January 2019	AM		Joan Luque	Concord Rangers	Released	[22]
29 June 2019	CB		James Wilson	Ipswich Town	Mutual consent	[23][24]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
22 July 2018	CB		Scott Wharton	Blackburn Rovers	23 January 2019	[25][26]
24 July 2018	SS		Shay McCartan	Bradford City	31 May 2019	[27]
2 August 2018	RB		Adam Crookes	Nottingham Forest	14 January 2019	[28][29]
21 August 2018	GK		Sam Slocombe	Bristol Rovers	9 January 2019	[30][31]
28 August 2018	DF		Kellan Gordon	Derby County	21 January 2019	[32][33]
31 August 2018	FW		Bernard Mensah	Bristol Rovers	21 January 2019	[34][35]
17 January 2019	DF		James Brown	Millwall	31 May 2019	[36]
17 January 2019	LW		Danny Rowe	Ipswich Town	31 May 2019	[37]
23 January 2019	MF		Jordan Roberts	Ipswich Town	31 May 2019	[38]
24 January 2019	MF		Mark O'Hara	Peterborough United	31 May 2019	[39]
31 January 2019	FW		Lee Angol	Shrewsbury Town	31 May 2019	[40]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
21 September 2018	AM		Joan Luque	Bromley	4 December 2018	[41][42]
29 October 2018	GK		Grant Smith	Maidstone United	4 December 2018	[43][44]
7 February 2019	MF		Ellis Chapman	Chesterfield	31 May 2019	[45]
10 February 2019	MF		Jordan Adebayo-Smith	Grantham Town	Work Experience Loan	[46]

New contracts

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	Length	Expiry	Ref.
24 April 2019	CB		Jason Shackell	1 years	June 2020	[47]
24 April 2019	GK		Josh Vickers	1 years	June 2020	[48]
24 April 2019	FW		Matt Rhead	1 years	June 2020	[49]
19 May 2019	MF		Michael O’Connor	—	—	[50]
29 June 2019	MF		Jordan Adebayo-Smith	2 years	2021	[51]

Competitions

Friendlies

As of 7 June 2018, Lincoln City have announced six pre-season friendlies against Blackburn Rovers,[52] Sheffield Wednesday,[53] Lincoln United[54] Boston United,[55] Norwich City and [56] Scunthorpe United[57]

Lincoln City v Norwich City

10 July 2018 (2018-07-10) Friendly	Lincoln City	1–3	Norwich City	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Raggett  86' (o.g.)	Report	McLean  41', 54' Thompson  58'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,645

Lincoln City v Sheffield Wednesday

13 July 2018 (2018-07-13) Friendly	Lincoln City	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Lincoln
19:30 BST		Report	Forestieri  55'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5,846

Lincoln City v Blackburn Rovers

2 July 2018 (2018-07-02) Friendly	Lincoln City	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Lincoln
15:00 BST		Report	Nuttall  43'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,275

Boston United v Lincoln City

24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly	Boston United	1–4	Lincoln City	Boston
19:45 BST	Wafula  8'	Report	Andrade  14', 90' McCartan  62' Anderson  74'	Stadium: The Jakemans Stadium Attendance: 1,119 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Scunthorpe United v Lincoln City

28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Lincoln City	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST			Wharton  79'	Stadium: Glanford Park

League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Lincoln City (C, P)	46	23	16	7	73	43	+30	85	Promotion to EFL League One
2	Bury (P)	46	22	13	11	82	56	+26	79
3	Milton Keynes Dons (P)	46	23	10	13	71	49	+22	79
4	Mansfield Town	46	20	16	10	69	41	+28	76	Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5	Forest Green Rovers	46	20	14	12	68	47	+21	74

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [58]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	23	16	7	73	43	+30	85	11	10	2	35	23	+12	12	6	5	38	20	+18

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	D	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	D	D	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	L
Position	10	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: [59][60]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Northampton Town v Lincoln City

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1	Northampton Town	0–1	Lincoln City	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	Green  48'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,242 Referee: Lee Swabey

Lincoln City v Swindon Town

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2	Lincoln City	4–1	Swindon Town	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Akinde  10' (pen.) Bostwick  29' Toffolo  80' Green  82'	Report	Doughty  44' (pen.)	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,405 Referee: Jon Machult

Grimsby Town v Lincoln City

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3	Grimsby Town	1–1	Lincoln City	Cleethorpes
13:00 BST	Woolford  33'	Report	Akinde  71' (pen.)	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,201 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Lincoln City v Bury

21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4	Lincoln City	2–1	Bury	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Akinde  75' (pen.) Frecklington  82'	Report	O'Connell  31'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,016 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Lincoln City v Notts County

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5	Lincoln City	3–1	Notts County	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Frecklington  7' Andrade  33' Anderson  55'	Report	Kellett  19'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,119 Referee: Scott Duncan

Exeter City v Lincoln City

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6	Exeter City	0–3	Lincoln City	Exeter
15:00 BST		Report	Frecklington  43' Akinde  45' Brown  56' (o.g.)	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,067 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Lincoln City v Crawley Town

8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7	Lincoln City	0–1	Crawley Town	Lincoln
15:00 BST		Report	Bostwick 45' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,321 Referee: Matt Donohue

Macclesfield Town v Lincoln City

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8	Macclesfield Town	1–2	Lincoln City	Macclesfield
15:00 BST	Grimes  83'	Report	Pett  21' Shackell  87'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,589 Referee: John Busby

Lincoln City v Milton Keynes Dons

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9	Lincoln City	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Lincoln
15:00 BST	MaCartan  72' Shackell  90'	Report	Healey  64'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,322 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Cheltenham Town v Lincoln City

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10	Cheltenham Town	0–2	Lincoln City	Cheltenham
15:00 BST		Report	Alcock  74' (o.g.) McCartan  80'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,202 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Tranmere Rovers v Lincoln City

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Lincoln City	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Norwood  61'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,467 Referee: Andy Haines

Lincoln City v Crewe Alexandra

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12	Lincoln City	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Pett  58'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,718 Referee: Paul Marsden

Port Vale v Lincoln City

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 13	Port Vale	2–6	Lincoln City	Burslem
15:00 BST	Conlon  51' Whitfield  90' (pen.)	Report	Anderson  3' McCartan  38' Legge  45' (o.g.) Bostwick  48' Wharton  78' Wilson  84'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,137 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Lincoln City v Cambridge United

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14	Lincoln City	1–1	Cambridge United	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Rhead  6'	Report	Brown  11'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,108 Referee: Lee Collins

Lincoln City v Carlisle United

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15	Lincoln City	2–2	Carlisle United	Lincoln
19:45 BST	O'Connor  13' Andrade  44'	Report	Nadesan  6', 27'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,119 Referee: Neil Hair

Colchester United v Lincoln City

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16	Colchester United	1–0	Lincoln City	Colchester
15:00 BST	Kent  28'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,962 Referee: David Coote

Lincoln City v Forest Green Rovers

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17	Lincoln City	2–1	Forest Green Rovers	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Akinde  8' Gordon  72'	Report	Brown  12'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,542 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Lincoln City v Mansfield Town

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18	Lincoln City	1–1	Mansfield Town	Lincoln
13:00 GMT	Gordon  85'	Report	Mellis  90'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,773 Referee: Gavin Ward

Oldham Athletic v Lincoln City

27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 19	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Lincoln City	Oldham
19:45 GMT	Maouche  49'	Report	O'Connor  54'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,597 Referee: Ben Toner

Stevenage v Lincoln City

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 20	Stevenage	0–1	Lincoln City	Stevenage
15:00 GMT		Report	Akinde  11' (pen.)	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,522 Referee: Lee Collins

Lincoln City v Morecambe

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 21	Lincoln City	3–1	Morecambe	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Anderson  7' Akinde  33' (pen.) Shackell  37'	Report	Ellison  80'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 7,975 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Lincoln City v Newport County

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 22	Lincoln City	3–2	Newport County	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Akinde  3' Anderson  7' Pett  67'	Report	Amond  45, 77'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,632 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Crewe Alexandra v Lincoln City

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 23	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Lincoln City	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Porter  47' Jones  72'	Report	Anderson  90'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,440 Referee: Craig Sarginson

Cambridge United v Lincoln City

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 24	Cambridge United	1–2	Lincoln City	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Ibehre  28'	Report	Eardley  70' Akinde  75'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,858 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Lincoln City v Port Vale

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 25	Lincoln City	1–1	Port Vale	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	McCartan  58'	Report	Oyeleke  90'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,106 Referee: Peter Wright

Swindon Town v Lincoln City

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 26	Swindon Town	2–2	Lincoln City	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Doughty  55' (pen.), 88'	Report	Shackell  39' McCartan  45'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,543 Referee: Ben Toner

Lincoln City v Grimsby Town

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 27	Lincoln City	1–0	Grimsby Town	Lincoln
13:00 GMT	Toffolo  12'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,650 Referee: Mike Dean

Yeovil Town v Lincoln City

22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) 28	Yeovil Town	0–2	Lincoln City	Yeovil
19:45 GMT		Report	Rowe  27, 45'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,486 Referee: Ollie Yates

Bury v Lincoln City

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 29	Bury	3–3	Lincoln City	Bury
17:30 GMT	O'Shea  15' Adams  42' Aimsom  86'	Report	Rowe  9' Stokes  27' (o.g.) Akinde  63' (pen.)	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,169 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Notts County v Lincoln City

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 30	Notts County	1–1	Lincoln City	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Stead  2' (pen.)	Report	Andrade  45'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 10,641 Referee: Antony Coggins

Lincoln City v Northampton Town

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31	Lincoln City	1–1	Northampton Town	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Andrade  27'	Report	Pierre  45'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,352 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Lincoln City v Stevenage

16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 32	Lincoln City	2–2	Stevenage	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Andrade  48, 71'	Report	Chair  87, 90'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,036 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Morecambe v Lincoln City

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 33	Morecambe	0–2	Lincoln City	Morecambe
15:00 GMT		Report	Andrade  10, 57'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,352 Referee: Martin Coy

Lincoln City v Exeter City

26 February 2019 (2019-02-26) 34	Lincoln City	1–1	Exeter City	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Akinde  90'	Report	Jay  22'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,589 Referee: John Brooks

Forest Green Rovers v Lincoln City

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35	Forest Green Rovers	1–2	Lincoln City	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT	Brown  7'	Report	Akinde  13, 79' (pen.)	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,165 Referee: Andy Davies

Lincoln City v Yeovil Town

8 March 2019 (2019-03-08) 36	Lincoln City	1–0	Yeovil Town	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	O'Hara  69'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,014 Referee: Scott Oldham

Lincoln City v Oldham Athletic

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37	Lincoln City	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Toffolo  30' Rowe  58'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,454 Referee: Paul Marsden

Mansfield Town v Lincoln City

18 March 2019 (2019-03-18) 38	Mansfield Town	1–1	Lincoln City	Mansfield
19:45 GMT	Pearce  4'	Report	Akinde  75' (pen.)	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 7,177 Referee: Graham Scott

Crawley Town v Lincoln City

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39	Crawley Town	0–3	Lincoln City	Crawley
15:00 GMT		Report	Andrade  37' McCartan  76' Bolger  85'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,335 Referee: Craig Hicks

Lincoln City v Macclesfield Town

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40	Lincoln City	1–1	Macclesfield Town	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Eardley  38'	Report	Wilson  28'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,567 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Milton Keynes Dons v Lincoln City

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41	Milton Keynes Dons	0–2	Lincoln City	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST		Report	Akinde  34' (pen.) Andrade  90'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 15,851 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Lincoln City v Cheltenham Town

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42	Lincoln City	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Lincoln
15:00 BST	McCartan  18'	Report	Lloyd  73'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,820 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Carlisle United v Lincoln City

19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43	Carlisle United	1–0	Lincoln City	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Jones  76'	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,819 Referee: Lee Mason

Lincoln City v Tranmere Rovers

22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44	Lincoln City	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Akinde  77'	Report	Norwood  88'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,658 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Newport County v Lincoln City

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45	Newport County	1–0	Lincoln City	Newport
15:00 BST	Bennett  7' Poole  42'	Report	Rhead  45' Rowe  55' Toffolo  55' Bostwick  71'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,605 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Lincoln City v Colchester United

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46	Lincoln City	0–3	Colchester United	Lincoln
12:30 BST	Bolger  32' Akinde  68'	Report	Jackson  1' Dickenson  22' Saunders  24' Szmodics  27', 44'  89' Ross  90+5'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,832 Referee: Trevor Kettle

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[61] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[62] The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[63]

Lincoln City v Northampton Town

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round	Lincoln City	3–2	Northampton Town	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Anderson  16' Pett  52' Andrade  90+2'	Report	Bridge  55' van Veen  81'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 6,012 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Lincoln City v Carlisle United

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Second round	Lincoln City	2–0	Carlisle United	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Rhead  1' Akinde  86'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 6,438 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Everton v Lincoln City

5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round	Everton	2–1	Lincoln City	Walton
15:00 GMT	Lookman  12' Bernard  14'	Report	Bostwick  28'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,900 Referee: John Brooks

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[64] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[65]

Port Vale v Lincoln City

13 August 2018 (2018-08-13) First round	Port Vale	0–4	Lincoln City	Burslem
19:45 BST		Report	Shackell  5' Green  48' (pen.) O'Connor  80' Akinde  82'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 2,440 Referee: Robert Lewis

Blackburn Rovers v Lincoln City

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second Round	Blackburn Rovers	4–1	Lincoln City	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Nuttall  4' Graham  49' Downing  61' Palmer  77'	Report	Luque  28'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 5,211 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[66] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[67]

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Mansfield Town (Q)	3	3	0	0	0	7	4	+3	9	Round 2
2	L2	Lincoln City (Q)	3	0	1	1	1	4	5	−1	3
3	L1	Scunthorpe United (E)	3	0	1	1	1	3	4	−1	3
4	ACA	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s (E)	3	0	1	1	1	3	4	−1	3

First match(es) will be played on 4 September 2018. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Lincoln City v Mansfield Town

4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group Game 1	Lincoln City	1–2	Mansfield Town	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Rhead  6'	Report	Butcher  8' Walker  72'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 4,205 Referee: Ross Joyce

Scunthorpe United v Lincoln City

9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group Game 2	Scunthorpe United	1–1 (1–3 p)	Lincoln City	Scunthorpe
19:45 BST	Colclough 56'		Anderson 84'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 1,878 Referee: Martin Coy
	Penalties
	Novak Goode Lund Humphrys		Pett Rhead Frecklington Andrade

Lincoln City v Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) Group Game 3	Lincoln City	2–2 (4–5 p)	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Green  23', 42'	Report	Ashley-Seal  42' Giles  45+3'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,723 Referee: Trevor Kettle
	Penalties
	Akinde Rhead Toffolo Mensah Andrade Pett		Watt Pote Giles Ashley-Seal Ennis Iorfa

Accrington Stanley v Lincoln City

4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) Second round	Accrington Stanley	2–2 (4–2 p)	Lincoln City	Accrington
19:45 GMT	Brown  8' Clark  71'	Report	Green  7' McCombe  61'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 746
	Penalties
	Hall Zanzala McConville Barlaser Clark		Gordon Chapman Green Rhead

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 4 May 2019

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League 2		FA Cup		League Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Josh Vickers	21	0	18	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF		Michael O’Connor	44	3	31+7	2	2+1	0	1+1	1	0+1	0
5	DF		Jason Shackell	40	5	33+1	4	3	0	2	1	1	0
6	MF		Mark O'Hara	17	1	14+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Tom Pett	51	4	33+11	3	3	1	1+1	0	2	0
8	MF		Lee Frecklington	29	4	23+3	4	2	0	0	0	0+1	0
9	FW		Matt Rhead	43	3	12+22	1	1+2	1	2	0	4	1
10	FW		Lee Angol	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Bruno Andrade	50	11	39+3	10	3	1	0+2	0	0+3	0
12	MF		Ellis Chapman	12	0	2+3	0	0+1	0	2	0	4	0
14	DF		Harry Toffolo	52	3	46	3	3	0	1	0	1+1	0
15	DF		James Wilson	15	1	4+7	1	1	0	2	0	1	0
16	MF		Michael Bostwick	49	3	45	2	3	1	0	0	1	0
17	FW		Shay McCartan	43	7	23+15	7	1+2	0	1	0	1	0
18	GK		Matt Gilks	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Danny Rowe	17	4	12+5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	GK		Grant Smith	17	0	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
23	DF		Neal Eardley	47	2	43	2	2	0	1	0	1	0
24	DF		Cian Bolger	17	1	12+5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Jordan Roberts	5	0	0+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF		Harry Anderson	51	7	39+4	5	3	1	2	0	3	1
27	DF		Jamie McCombe	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	1
28	MF		Tom Shaw	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
29	FW		John Akinde	52	17	41+4	15	2+1	1	0+2	1	0+2	0
30	MF		Jordan Adebayo-Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players no longer at the club
2	DF		Kellan Gordon	10	2	0+6	2	0	0	0	0	4	0
5	DF		Luke Waterfall	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Scott Wharton	15	1	4+6	1	0+1	0	1	0	3	0
10	FW		Matt Green	25	6	2+16	2	1+1	0	2	1	3	3
18	FW		Bernard Mensah	8	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
19	MF		Joan Luque	4	1	0+1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0
20	DF		Adam Crookes	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
24	GK		Sam Slocombe	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0

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