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The S24 Preview: Southend United v Lincoln City
The Imps are back in Essex on Saturday, October 3rd and it should be a lively encounter after losing their manager and the return of Drew Broughton; kick-off 15.00. v SHRIMPERSMidfielder Anthony Grant has shaken off an ankle injury so will play against Lincoln Saturday.Loan signing from Cardiff striker Nathaniel Jarvis may make first full appearance after appearing as a substitute in the previous two matches but somehow I believe Blues boss Paul Sturrock will keep closer to the side that took four points from the last two away games.Captain Craig Easton is still sidelined with a calf problem while centre-back Mark Phillips and winger Sofiene Zaaboub are back with training with the squad following their injuries but have not reached full match fitness.Still no news on forwards Matt Paterson and Scott Spencer's exit from the club on loan.A win against 20th place Lincoln City would certainly close the gap on the top six and it would be good for the Roots Hall faithful to see their Essex boys do the business in front of them.I would bring back Ryan Hall on the left for Louie Soares, because I prefer him, another reason for Luggy to take no notice and remain with the eleven that held Gillingham to a goalless draw Tuesday evening.In-form Granty is very close to a match ban and it could happen here!Possible Southend United: Morris, Clohessy, Barker, Mohsni, Gilbert, Grant, Simpson, Timlin, Hall, Corr, Sturrock. Subs: Evans, Herd, Coughlan, Prosser, Soares, Jarvis, Crawford.COME ON YOU BLUES!!!!!OPPOSITIONFormer Imps boss Chris Sutton and his assistant Ian Pearce have quit their jobs after just a year in charge with Sutton citing personal reasons. Lincoln have decided to appoint Scott Lindsey as their new caretaker boss while they search for a replacement.Lindsey, who Sutton appointed as first-team coach, will be assisted by goalkeeping coach Paul Musselwhite and the duo's duties will start with Saturday's clash against the Shrimpers.However, he will have to start without midfielder Adifane Noussoura despite the Frenchman receiving international clearance. Paul Green (thigh) and Andy Hutchinson (foot) are also out while club captain Scott Kerr sits out the final match of his three-match ban. 17Gillingham 922142022572439910018Northampton Town 9221640223824391210-319Macclesfield Town 901317221882349159-620Lincoln City 912224103372255118-621Bradford City 920224023282254128-822Morecambe 90415810351114410197-9Last Time Away: Accrington Stanley 3 Lincoln City 0 (played on Saturday, September 17th, 2010.) Full report here:www.redimps.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10440~52911,00.htmlRead about Drewe Broughton's confidence of beating his former club:www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/impsnews/Drewe-Broughton-confident-recording-positive-result-Southend-Saturday/article-2704826-detail/article.htmlPREVIOUSLY At Southend Utd. (22)At Lincoln City (21)ResultsTotal%ResultsTotal%Southend Utd.1254.55Lincoln City838.10Lincoln City313.64Southend Utd.628.57Draws731.82Draws733.33GoalsTotalAv.pgGoalsTotalAv.pgSouthend Utd.321.45Lincoln City331.57Lincoln City150.68Southend Utd.271.29On Neutral Ground (1)Overall (44 matches)ResultsTotal%ResultsTotal%Southend Utd.1100.00Southend Utd.1943.18Lincoln City00.00Lincoln City1125.00Draws00.00Draws1431.82GoalsTotalAv.pgGoalsTotalAv.pgSouthend Utd.22.00Southend Utd.611.39Lincoln City00.00Lincoln City481.09RecordsHighest Aggregate6Lincoln City 3 - 3Southend Utd.1969/1970 Highest Southend Utd. score:3Southend Utd. 3 - 0Lincoln City2003/2004 Highest Lincoln City score:4Lincoln City 4 - 2Southend Utd.1967/1968 SeasonDateHomeScoreAwayCompetition 2004/2005Sat 28 MayLincoln City0 - 2Southend Utd.Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 4) after extra time, played at Millennium Stadium, CardiffSat 12 MarSouthend Utd.1 - 1Lincoln CityLeague Two Tue 10 AugLincoln City1 - 1Southend Utd.League Two 2003/2004Tue 16 MarLincoln City2 - 2Southend Utd.League Division Three Sat 06 DecSouthend Utd.3 - 0Lincoln CityF.A. Cup Tue 16 SepSouthend Utd.0 - 2Lincoln CityLeague Division Three 2002/2003Sat 08 MarSouthend Utd.0 - 1Lincoln CityLeague Division Three Sat 21 SepLincoln City2 - 1Southend Utd.League Division Three 2001/2002Sat 16 MarLincoln City0 - 1Southend Utd.League Division Three Sat 01 DecSouthend Utd.1 - 1Lincoln CityLeague Division Three 2000/2001Sat 03 FebSouthend Utd.1 - 0Lincoln CityLeague Division Three Sat 02 SepLincoln City3 - 0Southend Utd.League Division Three 1999/2000Sat 29 AprLincoln City1 - 0Southend Utd.League Division Three Tue 19 OctSouthend Utd.2 - 2Lincoln CityLeague Division Three 1989/1990Wed 07 MarLincoln City2 - 0Southend Utd.Fourth Division Sat 30 SepSouthend Utd.2 - 0Lincoln CityFourth Division 1988/1989Tue 22 NovSouthend Utd.2 - 1Lincoln City(Associate Members) 1986/1987Sat 14 FebSouthend Utd.1 - 0Lincoln CityFourth Division Sat 20 SepLincoln City1 - 3Southend Utd.Fourth Division 1983/1984Mon 23 AprLincoln City1 - 2Southend Utd.Third Division Tue 27 DecSouthend Utd.2 - 0Lincoln CityThird Division 1982/1983Wed 23 FebLincoln City0 - 1Southend Utd.Third Division Sat 04 SepSouthend Utd.2 - 0Lincoln CityThird Division 1981/1982Sat 27 MarLincoln City1 - 1Southend Utd.Third Division Sat 07 NovSouthend Utd.0 - 2Lincoln CityThird Division 1980/1981Sat 11 AprSouthend Utd.0 - 0Lincoln CityFourth Division Sat 08 NovLincoln City2 - 1Southend Utd.Fourth Division 1978/1979Sat 10 MarLincoln City1 - 1Southend Utd.Third Division Fri 27 OctSouthend Utd.2 - 0Lincoln CityThird Division 1971/1972Sat 01 AprLincoln City0 - 0Southend Utd.Fourth Division Mon 27 DecSouthend Utd.2 - 1Lincoln CityFourth Division 1970/1971Mon 03 MaySouthend Utd.1 - 1Lincoln CityFourth Division Sat 19 SepLincoln City1 - 2Southend Utd.Fourth Division 1969/1970Fri 26 DecSouthend Utd.2 - 2Lincoln CityFourth Division Sat 23 AugLincoln City3 - 3Southend Utd.Fourth Division 1968/1969Mon 07 OctSouthend Utd.3 - 0Lincoln CityFourth Division Wed 28 AugLincoln City2 - 1Southend Utd.Fourth Division 1967/1968Sat 06 AprLincoln City4 - 2Southend Utd.Fourth Division Sat 11 NovSouthend Utd.2 - 1Lincoln CityFourth Division 1966/1967Sat 08 AprLincoln City2 - 2Southend Utd.Fourth Division Sat 12 NovSouthend Utd.3 - 0Lincoln CityFourth Division 1961/1962Sat 31 MarSouthend Utd.0 - 0Lincoln CityThird Division Sat 11 NovLincoln City2 - 0Southend Utd.Third Division 1955/1956Sat 07 JanLincoln City2 - 3Southend Utd.F.A. Cup REFThe man in the middle is D. Sheldrake from Surrey. His assistants are M.J. Amphlett & A.R. Hendley. Fourth Official; M.D. Stewart.Mr. Sheldrake gives an interview here: www.refworld.com/referee/2320/1FIXTURES League TwoSaturday, October 2nd; (all kick-offs 15.00): Accrington Stanley v Gillingham, Aldershot v Cheltenham, Barnet v Hereford, Bradford v Morecambe, Burton Albion v Stockport, Bury v Rotherham, Chesterfield v Crewe, Macclesfield v Northampton, Oxford Utd v Port Vale, Shrewsbury v Torquay, Southend v Lincoln City, Stevenage v Wycombe.BETSouthend (to win) - 5/6, Draw - 5/2, Lincoln (to win) - 7/2. For all the footy odds go here: www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-two/HISTORY Formed in 1884 as an amateur association, Lincoln turned professional in the 1891-92 season. Originally they played at the John O'Gaunts ground, however, in 1895 they moved to their current ground, Sincil Bank.Their championship honours include three Division 3 (North) championships in 1931-32, 1947-48 and 1951-52, a Division 4 (now League Two) championship in 1975-76 (when they were managed by future England manager Graham Taylor).It was the 1975-76 season where the club broke the record for most points for a whole season when 2 instead of 3 points were awarded for a win with 74 points in total (this was and still is the record amount of points achieved under the 2 point system); the record of winning the most games (32) and losing the fewest (4), was also set. City also become the first club in nearly a decade to score over 100 league goals (111 in total). They also won 21 out of 23 home league games in this season (the other 2 were drawn) and also won 11 games away from home, another impressive bout from the club. It was the season where, Graham Taylor recalls, "teams were petrified of coming to Sincil Bank".Their most recent championship was the Conference, in the 1987-88 season. This season saw the club set an all-time record attendance (which has only just been beaten by Oxford United) for a Conference match, attracting 9,432 spectators in a game against Wycombe Wanderers, on 2 May 1988, the last game of the season. The game also decided the championship, as Lincoln had not occupied the top-spot at any point in the season prior to this 2-0 victory.Their highest ever position achieved came in the 1901-02 season, where they reached 5th position in the English Division 2 (now known as the Championship). The last season that the club spent in this division was in 1960-61, they have never returned since. No team has played as many seasons in the Football League (Lincoln are now in their 102nd League season) without ever reaching the top tier. In very recent history, the club have also been in the chase for promotion from the fourth tier via the play-offs five times, twice reaching the finals (2002-03 & 2004-05, sorry) and three times getting knocked out in the semi-finals (2003-04, 2005-06 & 2006-07), each time under the guidance of Keith Alexander with the exception of the 2006-07 play-offs. The failure to succeed in five successive play-off competitions is a record.The last time Lincoln were in a higher league than League Two was in the 1998-99 season where they played in the Division 2 (now League One), after they had gained automatic promotion via third position the previous season.The world-famous Dambusters theme is normally played when Lincoln score at Sincil Bank and supporters of the club can often be heard singing the tune and doing the flying motions when this happens. This is because The Dambusters were based just outside of Lincoln, being formed at the nearby RAF Scampton during World War II, and are therefore at the heart of the city's history.On 28 September 2009, the Lincoln hotseat was handed to former Chelsea, Blackburn Rovers, Celtic and England striker Chris Sutton. His assistant was named as Ian Pearce, another former Premier League player. The club had been managed by coach Simon Clark following the sacking of Peter Jackson and his assistant Iffy Onuora. It was announced that Sutton would take the reins from Clark on 30 September.However, Chris Sutton and Ian Pearce have quit their jobs after just a year in charge with Sutton citing personal reasons. Lincoln have decided to appoint Scott Lindsey as their new caretaker boss while they search for a replacement.Lindsey, who Sutton appointed as first-team coach, will be assisted by goalkeeping coach Paul Musselwhite and the duo's duties will start with Saturday's clash against Southend.For a more comprehensive history of the club, go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_City_F.C.
