Lincoln 2016/17

Lincoln finished 1st of 24 in the 2016/17 National League with 99 points (won 30, drawn 9, lost 7; scored 83, conceded 40) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 25 matches of 46; lowest 14th, after match 4. Longest runs: 7 wins in a row and 12 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Lincoln
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club National League season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 6 Aug 2016	Woking (away)	3–1 W	Won	3	3rd
2	Tue 9 Aug 2016	North Ferriby (home)	6–1 W	Won	6	1st
3	Sat 13 Aug 2016	Sutton (home)	1–3 L	Lost	6	4th
4	Tue 16 Aug 2016	Dag and Red (away)	0–1 L	Lost	6	14th
5	Sat 20 Aug 2016	Southport (home)	4–0 W	Won	9	8th
6	Sat 27 Aug 2016	Macclesfield (away)	2–1 W	Won	12	4th
7	Mon 29 Aug 2016	Gateshead (home)	3–0 W	Won	15	3rd
8	Sat 3 Sep 2016	Torquay (away)	2–1 W	Won	18	3rd
9	Sat 10 Sep 2016	Tranmere (away)	1–0 W	Won	21	1st
10	Tue 13 Sep 2016	Solihull (home)	0–0 D	Drew	22	1st
11	Sat 17 Sep 2016	Barrow (home)	1–2 L	Lost	22	3rd
12	Sat 24 Sep 2016	Dover Athletic (away)	0–2 L	Lost	22	5th
13	Sat 1 Oct 2016	Braintree Town (home)	3–0 W	Won	25	4th
14	Tue 4 Oct 2016	Wrexham (away)	2–1 W	Won	28	2nd
15	Sat 8 Oct 2016	Bromley (away)	1–1 D	Drew	29	3rd
16	Sat 22 Oct 2016	Eastleigh (home)	0–0 D	Drew	30	3rd
17	Tue 25 Oct 2016	Boreham Wood (home)	2–0 W	Won	33	3rd
18	Sat 29 Oct 2016	Chester FC (away)	5–2 W	Won	36	2nd
19	Sat 12 Nov 2016	Aldershot (home)	3–3 D	Drew	37	2nd
20	Sat 19 Nov 2016	Forest Green (away)	3–2 W	Won	40	2nd
21	Tue 22 Nov 2016	York (away)	4–1 W	Won	43	2nd
22	Sat 26 Nov 2016	Maidstone (home)	2–0 W	Won	46	2nd
23	Tue 29 Nov 2016	Wrexham (home)	1–0 W	Won	49	1st
24	Sat 17 Dec 2016	Tranmere (home)	2–1 W	Won	52	1st
25	Mon 26 Dec 2016	Guiseley (away)	1–2 L	Lost	52	2nd
26	Sun 1 Jan 2017	Guiseley (home)	3–1 W	Won	55	1st
27	Fri 20 Jan 2017	Dover Athletic (home)	2–0 W	Won	58	1st
28	Tue 24 Jan 2017	Barrow (away)	0–3 L	Lost	58	1st
29	Tue 31 Jan 2017	Solihull (away)	1–0 W	Won	61	1st
30	Sat 11 Feb 2017	Woking (home)	3–2 W	Won	64	1st
31	Tue 21 Feb 2017	North Ferriby (away)	1–0 W	Won	67	1st
32	Tue 28 Feb 2017	York (home)	1–1 D	Drew	68	1st
33	Sat 4 Mar 2017	Aldershot (away)	0–0 D	Drew	69	1st
34	Tue 7 Mar 2017	Braintree Town (away)	4–0 W	Won	72	1st
35	Tue 21 Mar 2017	Boreham Wood (away)	0–2 L	Lost	72	2nd
36	Sat 25 Mar 2017	Forest Green (home)	3–1 W	Won	75	1st
37	Tue 28 Mar 2017	Sutton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	76	1st
38	Sat 1 Apr 2017	Bromley (home)	1–0 W	Won	79	1st
39	Mon 3 Apr 2017	Dag and Red (home)	2–0 W	Won	82	1st
40	Sat 8 Apr 2017	Eastleigh (away)	1–0 W	Won	85	1st
41	Tue 11 Apr 2017	Chester FC (home)	1–0 W	Won	88	1st
42	Fri 14 Apr 2017	Torquay (home)	2–1 W	Won	91	1st
43	Mon 17 Apr 2017	Gateshead (away)	2–1 W	Won	94	1st
44	Sat 22 Apr 2017	Macclesfield (home)	2–1 W	Won	97	1st
45	Tue 25 Apr 2017	Maidstone (away)	0–0 D	Drew	98	1st
46	Sat 29 Apr 2017	Southport (away)	1–1 D	Drew	99	1st

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.