The FPA guests for Saturday's game against Barnsley are Roger Holmes and Tony Cunningham.
Roger Holmes
Roger Holmes signed amateur forms for the Imps in May 1958 when he was just 15 years old having previously been playing for Limestone Rangers in the Gainsborough League. Roger made his reserve team debut four days after his 16th birthday and in September 1959 signed as a professional having already broken into the first-team who were then playing in the Second Division. Roger was a skilful player who appeared in several different positions including winger, inside-forward and right half and made over 300 first-team appearances for City. He featured in every game of the Football League Cup run in 1967/68 when the Imps reached the fourth round. Roger finished that season as leading scorer with 14 league goals plus another three in the League Cup. The following season he suffered a serious injury in the home game against York City which put him out of action for a lengthy period. Roger played his final game for the Imps in a 3-2 home win against Peterborough in October 1971.
Debut vs Brighton, away 18 April 1960
Lincoln City record
Football League: 276 appearances plus two as substitute, 36 goals
FA Cup: 13 appearances, one goal
Football League Cup: 16 appearances, three goals
Tony Cunningham
Tony Cunningham was a powerful striker who was brought to the Imps by Colin Murphy from non-league club Stourbridge in May 1979. He made an instant impact on his debut in a League Cup tie against Barnsley when he was up against the former England defender Norman Hunter. Tony had too much pace and power for the ex-England man and marked his first City game with a goal. Tony remained a regular first-team player during his three full seasons at Sincil Bank and finished as leading scorer with 15 league and cup goals in 1981/82, when the Imps narrowly missed out on promotion to the second tier. He was sold to Barnsley in September 1982 and later played for clubs including Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester City, Newcastle United making a total of almost 500 senior appearances before ending his career with Wycombe Wanderers.
Debut vs Barnsley, home (Football League Cup) 11 August 1979
Lincoln City record:
Football League: 111 appearances plus 12 as substitute, 32 goals
FA Cup: five appearances plus one as substitute
Football League Cup: 13 appearances, eight goals
Other games: six appearances, two goals
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