The FPA guests for Saturday's home game against Birmingham City are hosts Gavin Gordon and Matt Carmichael, plus Simon Yeo, Terry Fleming and Richard Cooper.
Gavin Gordon
Gavin Gordon was a striker who made his senior debut for Hull City just two months after his 16th birthday and went on to make regular first team appearances for the Tigers before he was sold to the Imps in November 1997 when he was still just 18-years-old.
In his first season, he helped City win promotion and was a first team regular. In 2000-01 he scored 10 goals by early December and was then sold to Cardiff City for a six-figure fee. He later played for Notts County. Gavin is chairman of the Former Players Association.
Lincoln City record:
Debut: vs Swansea City, away 8 November 1997
Football League: 87 appearances plus 12 as substitute, 28 goals
FA Cup: 9 appearances, 2 goals
Football League Cup: 2 appearances, 1 goal
Other: 4 appearances plus 1 as substitute
Matt Carmichael
Matt Carmichael was signed by Colin Murphy in August 1989.
At the time he was planning to join the Met Police after having previously served in the British Army but Colin offered him a professional contract and his career changed track.
He was initially used as a striker and scored on his debut against Scunthorpe United but later converted to centre back.
He was voted the supporters player of the season in 1991-92 and made over 150 first team appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe in July 1993.
Matt later played for Preston, Mansfield, Doncaster and Darlington. Matt is vice chairman of the Former Players Association.
Lincoln City record:
Debut: vs Scunthorpe, home 19 August 1989
Football League: 113 appearances plus 20 as substitute, 18 goals
FA Cup: 4 appearances plus 1 as substitute
Football League Cup: 9 appearances plus 1 as substitute, 1 goal
Other: 7 appearances plus 1 as substitute, 2 goals
Simon Yeo
Simon Yeo signed from non-league Hyde United in August 2002, scoring on his home debut against Rochdale and continued to be a prolific scorer throughout his time at Sincil Bank.
The highlights of his career included scoring against Torquay on the final day of the 2002-03 season to secure City a place in the play-offs where he came off the bench in both semi-final legs against Scunthorpe United with dramatic effect – scoring twice in the last 20 minutes to earn the Imps a 5-3 win at Sincil Bank and then netting the winner in the second leg at Scunthorpe.
He was the Supporters' Player of the Year and leading scorer in 2004-05 but left in the summer to play in New Zealand.
He returned in January of the following year only to depart again in the summer of 2006.
Simon later played for Peterborough United, Chester City and Macclesfield Town.
Lincoln City record:
Debut: vs Kidderminster Harriers away, 10 August 2002
Football League: 85 appearances plus 50 as substitute, 42 goals
FA Cup: 4 appearances, 1 goal
Football League Cup: 2 appearances plus 1 as substitute, 2 goals
Other: 9 appearances plus 7 as substitute, 6 goals
Terry Fleming
Terry Fleming was a midfield player who made over 200 first team appearances for City during his five years with the club.
Terry was signed by manager John Beck from Preston North End in December 1995 and was a key player for the Imps during his time at the club.
He missed only a handful of games in 1997-98 when City clinched promotion on the final day of the season, defeating Brighton 2-1 with Terry scoring the opening goal.
He moved on in the summer of 2000 when he signed for Plymouth Argyle. He later played for Cambridge and Grimsby Town before appearing for several non-league clubs including Lincoln United.
Lincoln City record
Debut: vs Plymouth Argyle, home 16 December 1995
Football League: 175 appearances plus 8 as substitute, 8 goals
FA Cup: 11 appearances, 2 goals
Football League Cup: 11 appearances plus 1 as substitute 2 goals
Richard Cooper
Richard Cooper was a midfield player who began his career with Sheffield United before signing for the Imps in August 1985. He went on to become a regular in his second season with City but left at the end of 1986-87 to join Exeter City. Richard went on to play for clubs including Weymouth and Yeovil Town.
He returned to Sincil Bank to run the Imps Grass Roots Football project and then become manager of the Football in the Community scheme. Later he was director of Lincoln's Girls Centre of Excellence and went on to manage the Lincoln City Ladies team.
Lincoln City record
Debut: vs Walsall, home 26 August 1985
Football League: 57 appearances plus 4 as substitute, 2 goals
FA Cup: 1 appearance
Football League Cup: 5 appearances
Football League Trophy: 4 appearances
