Date: Saturday 9th March 2019
Venue: Sunhat Villas and Resorts Stadium, Ashby Avenue, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 0DY
Kick Off: 3pm
Competition: Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Division One East
Admission: Adults £9, Concessions/Students with valid NUS card £6, U16’s £3
Highlights: Highwaymen TV
The Highwaymen will look to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to 10 games on Saturday when they make the trip to face Lincoln United.
History
The club was established in 1938 as Lincoln Amateurs, but World War II prevented them from joining a league until 1945, when they became members of the Lincolnshire League. In 1960 they rejoined the Lincolnshire League and went on to win the league title in 1963–64. The club moved up to Division Two of the Yorkshire League in 1967 and won the division at the first attempt, earning promotion to Division One.
Lincoln United were Division One champions in 1970–71 and again in 1973–74. However, after finishing bottom of the division in 1978–79, the club were relegated to Division Two. A third-place finish in Division Two in 1980–81 saw them promoted back to Division One. In 1981 the Yorkshire League merged with the Midland League to form the Northern Counties East League, with Lincoln placed in Division One South. Although they won the division in the league’s inaugural season, the club were not promoted. League reorganisation in 1985 led to Lincoln being placed in Division Two. Although they won the division at the first attempt, the club left the league to join the newly formed Supreme Division of the Central Midlands League.
The 1991–92 season saw Lincoln United reach the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 7–0 at Huddersfield Town; this was the first (and still the only) time a club from the Central Midlands League reached the FA Cup first round. They went on to win the Supreme Division at the end of the season and moved back up to Division One of the Northern Counties East League. The following season saw the club win the Division One title, securing promotion to the Premier Division. They went on to win the Premier Division in 1994–95 and were promoted to Division One of the Northern Premier League.
The next two seasons saw Lincoln finish third in Division One, narrowly missing out on the two promotion places. In 1997–98 they reached the FA Cup first round again, losing 2–0 at Walsall. A fourth-place finish in 2003–04 was enough for promotion to the Premier Division, with the creation of the Conference North and South seeing numerous clubs promoted to fill the new divisions. However, the club were relegated in 2007–08 after finishing bottom of the Premier Division, dropping into Division One South. In 2015–16 they finished fifth in the division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs for the first time. In the play-offs the club were beaten 3–2 in the semi-finals by Shaw Lane.
Last Match
The Whites were in action at Carlton and it was the hosts who won only their second home game of the season. Oliver Clark put the home side ahead before Tom Garrick grabbed the equaliser for Lincoln. Tyler Blake scored twice before the interval to ensure Carlton got the points.
Morpeth were in midweek action and defeated Newcastle United U23’s in the Techflow Marine Northumberland Senior Cup semi-final at Craik Park. Liam Henderson opened the scoring 2 minutes into the second and Joe Walton converted a penalty to seal progress for the Highwaymen.
Manager
Sean Wright: The club captain has been handed the caretaker manager role and will be assisted by Michael Jacklin. This follows the departure of Sam Wilkinson who submitted his resignation earlier this week.
