Lincoln 2025/26
Lincoln finished 1st of 24 in the 2025/26 League One with 103 points (won 31, drawn 10, lost 5; scored 89, conceded 41) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 12 matches of 46; lowest 13th, after match 2. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row and 29 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 League One season on file.
Results
| # | Opponent | Score | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading (home) | 2–0 W | 3 | 4th |
| 2 | AFC Wimbledon (away) | 0–2 L | 3 | 13th |
| 3 | Plymouth (home) | 3–2 W | 6 | 11th |
| 4 | Northampton (away) | 1–0 W | 9 | 7th |
| 5 | Bolton (away) | 1–1 D | 10 | 7th |
| 6 | Mansfield (home) | 1–1 D | 11 | 9th |
| 7 | Wigan (home) | 2–2 D | 12 | 8th |
| 8 | Burton (away) | 1–0 W | 15 | 7th |
| 9 | Luton (home) | 3–1 W | 18 | 3rd |
| 10 | Peterborough (away) | 3–0 W | 21 | 3rd |
| 11 | Exeter (home) | 0–1 L | 21 | 4th |
| 12 | Stevenage (home) | 1–0 W | 24 | 6th |
| 13 | Leyton Orient (away) | 0–1 L | 24 | 6th |
| 14 | Bradford (away) | 0–0 D | 25 | 5th |
| 15 | Rotherham (away) | 0–3 L | 25 | 6th |
| 16 | Doncaster (home) | 2–1 W | 28 | 2nd |
| 17 | Wycombe (away) | 2–3 L | 28 | 3rd |
| 18 | Port Vale (home) | 1–0 W | 31 | 4th |
| 19 | Barnsley (home) | 3–1 W | 34 | 3rd |
| 20 | Blackpool (away) | 2–2 D | 35 | 3rd |
| 21 | Cardiff (home) | 2–1 W | 38 | 2nd |
| 22 | Stockport (away) | 2–1 W | 41 | 2nd |
| 23 | Barnsley (away) | 2–0 W | 44 | 2nd |
| 24 | Huddersfield (home) | 1–1 D | 45 | 2nd |
| 25 | Peterborough (home) | 5–2 W | 48 | 2nd |
| 26 | Luton (away) | 2–2 D | 49 | 2nd |
| 27 | Burton (home) | 2–1 W | 52 | 2nd |
| 28 | Bradford (home) | 3–0 W | 55 | 2nd |
| 29 | Wigan (away) | 1–0 W | 58 | 2nd |
| 30 | Plymouth (away) | 4–1 W | 61 | 2nd |
| 31 | Bolton (home) | 1–1 D | 62 | 2nd |
| 32 | Northampton (home) | 4–0 W | 65 | 2nd |
| 33 | Mansfield (away) | 2–0 W | 68 | 2nd |
| 34 | Blackpool (home) | 4–0 W | 71 | 2nd |
| 35 | Cardiff (away) | 2–0 W | 74 | 1st |
| 36 | Exeter (away) | 1–0 W | 77 | 1st |
| 37 | Stockport (home) | 3–1 W | 80 | 1st |
| 38 | Huddersfield (away) | 2–2 D | 81 | 1st |
| 39 | Rotherham (home) | 3–0 W | 84 | 1st |
| 40 | AFC Wimbledon (home) | 1–0 W | 87 | 1st |
| 41 | Reading (away) | 2–1 W | 90 | 1st |
| 42 | Leyton Orient (home) | 2–1 W | 93 | 1st |
| 43 | Stevenage (away) | 2–2 D | 94 | 1st |
| 44 | Doncaster (away) | 2–0 W | 97 | 1st |
| 45 | Wycombe (home) | 4–3 W | 100 | 1st |
| 46 | Port Vale (away) | 2–0 W | 103 | 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.