Lincoln 2018/19

Lincoln finished 1st of 24 in the 2018/19 League Two with 85 points (won 23, drawn 16, lost 7; scored 73, conceded 43) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 42 matches of 46; lowest 8th, after match 1. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 19 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

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 League Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 4 Aug 2018	Northampton (away)	1–0 W	Won	3	8th
2	Sat 11 Aug 2018	Swindon (home)	4–1 W	Won	6	1st
3	Sat 18 Aug 2018	Grimsby (away)	1–1 D	Drew	7	1st
4	Tue 21 Aug 2018	Bury (home)	2–1 W	Won	10	2nd
5	Sat 25 Aug 2018	Notts County (home)	3–1 W	Won	13	1st
6	Sat 1 Sep 2018	Exeter (away)	3–0 W	Won	16	1st
7	Sat 8 Sep 2018	Crawley Town (home)	0–1 L	Lost	16	1st
8	Sat 15 Sep 2018	Macclesfield (away)	2–1 W	Won	19	1st
9	Sat 22 Sep 2018	Milton Keynes Dons (home)	2–1 W	Won	22	1st
10	Sat 29 Sep 2018	Cheltenham (away)	2–0 W	Won	25	1st
11	Tue 2 Oct 2018	Tranmere (away)	0–1 L	Lost	25	1st
12	Sat 6 Oct 2018	Crewe (home)	1–0 W	Won	28	1st
13	Sat 13 Oct 2018	Port Vale (away)	6–2 W	Won	31	1st
14	Sat 20 Oct 2018	Cambridge (home)	1–1 D	Drew	32	1st
15	Tue 23 Oct 2018	Carlisle (home)	2–2 D	Drew	33	1st
16	Sat 27 Oct 2018	Colchester (away)	0–1 L	Lost	33	1st
17	Sat 3 Nov 2018	Forest Green (home)	2–1 W	Won	36	1st
18	Sat 24 Nov 2018	Mansfield (home)	1–1 D	Drew	37	1st
19	Tue 27 Nov 2018	Oldham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	38	2nd
20	Sat 8 Dec 2018	Stevenage (away)	1–0 W	Won	41	2nd
21	Sat 15 Dec 2018	Morecambe (home)	3–1 W	Won	44	1st
22	Sat 22 Dec 2018	Newport County (home)	3–2 W	Won	47	1st
23	Wed 26 Dec 2018	Crewe (away)	1–2 L	Lost	47	1st
24	Sat 29 Dec 2018	Cambridge (away)	2–1 W	Won	50	1st
25	Tue 1 Jan 2019	Port Vale (home)	1–1 D	Drew	51	1st
26	Sat 12 Jan 2019	Swindon (away)	2–2 D	Drew	52	1st
27	Sat 19 Jan 2019	Grimsby (home)	1–0 W	Won	55	1st
28	Tue 22 Jan 2019	Yeovil (away)	2–0 W	Won	58	1st
29	Sat 26 Jan 2019	Bury (away)	3–3 D	Drew	59	1st
30	Sat 2 Feb 2019	Notts County (away)	1–1 D	Drew	60	1st
31	Sat 9 Feb 2019	Northampton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	61	1st
32	Sat 16 Feb 2019	Stevenage (home)	2–2 D	Drew	62	1st
33	Sat 23 Feb 2019	Morecambe (away)	2–0 W	Won	65	1st
34	Tue 26 Feb 2019	Exeter (home)	1–1 D	Drew	66	1st
35	Sat 2 Mar 2019	Forest Green (away)	2–1 W	Won	69	1st
36	Fri 8 Mar 2019	Yeovil (home)	1–0 W	Won	72	1st
37	Tue 12 Mar 2019	Oldham (home)	2–0 W	Won	75	1st
38	Mon 18 Mar 2019	Mansfield (away)	1–1 D	Drew	76	1st
39	Sat 23 Mar 2019	Crawley Town (away)	3–0 W	Won	79	1st
40	Sat 30 Mar 2019	Macclesfield (home)	1–1 D	Drew	80	1st
41	Sat 6 Apr 2019	Milton Keynes Dons (away)	2–0 W	Won	83	1st
42	Sat 13 Apr 2019	Cheltenham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	84	1st
43	Fri 19 Apr 2019	Carlisle (away)	0–1 L	Lost	84	1st
44	Mon 22 Apr 2019	Tranmere (home)	0–0 D	Drew	85	1st
45	Sat 27 Apr 2019	Newport County (away)	0–1 L	Lost	85	1st
46	Sat 4 May 2019	Colchester (home)	0–3 L	Lost	85	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.