Match Preview

The in-form Fenmen face one of their toughest tests of the season when they entertain title-chasing Lincoln Utd at Fountain Fresh Park on Saturday.
Lincoln, looking to bounce back after relegation from Step 4 last season, have lost just two of their 15 league matches and sit in second place in the UCL Premier Division North, five points behind leaders Sherwood Colliery having played two fewer games.
They lost their second match of the season, 2-0 at Sherwood in August, and were last beaten away to Eastwood CFC on September 30. The Fenmen lost 2-0 when they travelled to Lincoln’s Ashby Avenue ground in October.
The Whites are a free-scoring side but last Saturday they recorded a narrow 2-1 success at strugglers Hucknall Town. Matthew Cotton has hit 20 goals in just 18 matches, making him the league’s second highest scorer.
Lincoln are fighting for honours on two fronts having reached the fourth round of the FA Vase with a 2-1 win against Congleton Town, who were semi-finalists last season.

Recent History
In 1991/92 Lincoln reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 7–0 at Huddersfield Town. They went on to win the Supreme Division of the Central Midland League and moved back up to Division One of the Northern Counties East League.
The next 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.But 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 they were beaten 3–2 in the semi-finals by Shaw Lane. The following season the club won the Lincolnshire Senior Cup for the first time, beating Stamford 3–2 in the final.
Last season they finished third from bottom of the Northern Premier League Division One East resulting in a play-off against Avro. They suffered a 2-1 defeat and were relegated to the UCL Premier Division North.