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| Location | Lincoln, England |
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| Coordinates | 53°13′17″N0°32′32″W / 53.2215°N 0.5422°W Coordinates: 53°13′17″N0°32′32″W / 53.2215°N 0.5422°W |
| Surface | Grass |
| Tenants | |
| Lincoln City (1884–1895) | |
John O'Gaunts was a football ground in Lincoln in England. It was the home ground of Lincoln City from 1884 until 1895.
Located to the south of Lincoln city centre, the John O'Gaunts ground had no spectator facilities and only a dressing room for the players. [1] It took its name from John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, who owned land in Lincoln.
Lincoln City were elected to the Second Division of the Football League in 1892, with the first Football League game played at the ground on 1 October 1892 as Lincoln beat Sheffield United 1–0 in front of 2,000 spectators. The highest League attendance at the ground was set on 23 March 1894 when 7,500 watched Lincoln lose 2–0 to Notts County. [1]
At the end of the 1894–95 season the club moved to Sincil Bank, around 300 metres to the south-east. The final League match at John O'Gaunts was played on 13 April 1895, with Lincoln beating Crewe Alexandra 5–2. The ground was later used for housing, and is now the site of Sibthorp Street. [1]
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The 1892–93 season was the ninth season of competitive association football played by Lincoln City F.C. After finishing in ninth position in the Football Alliance in 1891–92, Lincoln City was one of 12 clubs elected to the newly formed Second Division for the 1892–93 Football League season.
Founded in 1884, Lincoln City F.C. won the Midland League in 1889–90, their first full season playing league football. They moved on from the Football Alliance to become founder members of the Football League Second Division in 1892, remaining there until they failed re-election in 1908. They won immediate re-election after winning the next year's Midland League, and would repeat this feat after failing re-election again in 1911 and 1920. Founder members of the Football League Third Division North in 1921, they won promotion as champions in 1931–32, but were relegated two seasons later. Crowned Third Division North champions again in 1947–48, they were relegated the next year, but would remain in the second tier for nine seasons after again winning the Third Division North title in 1951–52. Two successive relegations left them in the Fourth Division by 1962, where they would remain until Graham Taylor's title winning campaign of 1975–76.