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SUBSTITUTES
Substitutions
are now an accepted part of the game but it wasn't until the 1965/66
season that they first appeared. Even in that initial season a
substitute could only be used to replace an injured player and it was
only the following season that a change could be made for tactical
reasons. Two changes were permitted from 1988/89
whilst the current three substitutes ruling came into effect in 1995/96.
Player's Name
Seasons Played
Apps
Subs
Goals
2002/03-2004/05, 2005/06
84
50
42
1997/98-2002/03
121
35
18
2001/02, 2002/03-2005/06
59
35
3
1998/99-2002/03
95
35
21
1998/99-2004/05
196
32
21
2004/05-2007/08
8
28
0
1998/99-2000/01
41
27
5
2000/01-2001/02
33
27
9
2007/08-2008/09
41
26
17
1990/91-1995/96, 2004/05
97
26
20
2003/04-2008/09
98
26
21
2000/01-2003/04
82
25
5
1995/96-1997/98
47
25
8
For 36 players their only appearance for the Imps was as a sub with Jack Hobbs' injury-time appearance against Bristol Rovers on January 15th 2005 being the shortest City Football League career to date. The first City player to be named as a substitute was Ken Fencott at Doncaster Rovers on August 21st 1965 (City losing 4-0) but it wasn't until the next game at Darlington two days later that our first sub was used. Roy Chapman replaced Bunny Larkin, one of our goalscorers, in our 2-0 win. In all 13 appearances were made from the bench in 1965/66 with Fencott leading the way with five. Alan Pilgrim became the first Imp to make his Football League debut for us from the bench when he replaced Fencott in a 7-0 defeat at Crewe Alexandra on March 18th 1966. Fencott's five appearances was equalled by John Gregson in 1967/68 and was increased to seven in 1968/69 by Jack Lewis (his goalscoring appearance versus Grimsby Town on September 21st 1968 being the first time a sub scored for us). Seven was equalled on numerous occasions until Derek Bell made eight appearances in 1980/81. David Gilbert made 14 appearances from the bench the following season, a record that then stood until 1997/98 when Steve Brown appeared 15 times. Phil Stant equalled that in 1999/00 and Dave Cameron beat it with 21 sub appearances in 2001/02 before Simon Yeo smashed it with 28 appearances from the bench in the Football League in 2003/04. We first used two subs in a game on our return to the Football League versus Hartlepool on August 27th 1988 with Willie Gamble replacing David Clarke and then with a couple of minutes left Rick Ranshaw replaced Bobby Cumming. Three subs were first used in a 3-1 home defeat to Cambridge United on September 23rd 1995. First David Puttnam replaced Matthew Bound, and then David Johnson replaced Joe Allon before Puttnam himself was replaced by Jason Minett. A sub being subbed is a relatively rare occurrence, which first occurred at Hereford United on March 13th 1991 when Paul Dobson replaced Puttnam and was then injured and replaced by Steve Stoutt. Graham Bressington (at home to Doncaster Rovers on February 12th 1992), Gavin Gordon (at Walsall on November 10th 1998), Scott Willis (four minutes after coming on at home to Cambridge United on December 14th 2002), Leon Mettam (10 minutes after coming on in the home game against Hereford United on February 20th 2007) and Shane Clarke in the final minute of the 3-1 defeat to Rotherham United at Sincil Bank on January 12th 2008 are the only five Imps to have been sent off after appearing as a substitute. Steve Sherwood became the first goalkeeper to appear from the bench when he replaced the injured Andy Leaning at Wigan Athletic on April Fools Day 1995. Since then Alan Marriott has been substituted three times due to injury, being replaced by Matthew Ghent at Carlisle United on December 2nd 2000, Darren Horrigan at home to Southend United on March 16th 2002 and Ayden Duffy at Chester City on April 12th 2008. The latter of these three came after Marriott had saved an early penalty from Kevin Ellison. From goalkeepers to goalscorers and a total of 124 Football League goals have been scored by Lincoln City substitutes with Simon Yeo leading the way with nine (seven coming in the 2003/04 season). Ben Wright became the first substitute to score more than once in a League game after coming on, his brace in the 5-2 defeat at Barnet on March 22nd 2008 proving to be just a consolation effort though. Tony Lormor (at Port Vale in the League Cup on August 17th 1993) and Yeo (against Scunthorpe United in the first leg of the 2002/03 Division Three Play-Off Semi-Finals on May 10th 2003) being the only two Imps to have netted twice in other competitions. CLICK HERE FOR A FULL BREAKDOWN OF CITY'S GOALSCORING SUBSTITUTES |
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