The FPA guests for Saturday's home game against Bolton Wanderers are host Phil Neale, Jason Lee and Steve Holmes.
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
Phil Neale
Phil Neale was a member of the Imps' hugely successful 1975-76 team and went on to make over 350 first team appearances during his 11 seasons with City.
Phil was first signed as an amateur while he was studying at Leeds University, making his first team debut in January 1975.
He signed professional forms for City later the same year and from then onwards he was a regularly in the first team defence before leaving Sincil Bank in May 1985.
Phil combined his football with a career as a cricketer. He briefly played for Lincolnshire in the Minor Counties Championship before joining Worcestershire. He made over 350 first class appearances scoring over 17,000 runs for Worcestershire and twice captained the team to the County Championship.
He was team manager of Northamptonshire and then Warwickshire before being the England team operations manager for 21 years until his retirement. He was awarded the OBE in 2006 for services to cricket.
Lincoln City record
Debut: vs Swindon Town, away (FA Cup), 4 January 1975 as substitute
Football League: 327 appearances plus 8 as substitute, 22 goals
FA Cup: 16 appearances plus 2 as substitute
Football League Cup: 11 appearances plus 1 as substitute
Other: 4 appearances
Jason Lee
Jason Lee began his football career as a trainee with Charlton Athletic before Steve Thompson signed him for the Imps in March 1991.
He quickly developed into a very effective striker both as a goalscorer and a creator of chances and was a regular in the team.
He was leading scorer in 1992-93 and was then sold to Southend United for a six-figure fee.
Jason went on to play for clubs including Nottingham Forest, Watford, Peterborough and Notts County, finishing with a career total of over 500 senior appearances.
Lincoln City record:
Debut: vs Scarborough, away 2 March 1991
Football League: 86 appearances plus 7 as substitute, 21 goals
FA Cup: 2 appearances plus 1 as substitute, 1 goal
Football League Cup: 6 appearances
Other: 4 appearances
Steve Holmes
Steve Holmes was a defender who initially joined City as a trainee in 1988 and was an unused substitute for the first team on three occasions while a teenager before being released.
He played for Gainsborough Trinity and then Guisborough Town before getting a second chance at a Football League career when he signed for Preston in March 1994.
He returned to Lincoln in October 1995 on loan and after a brief spell back at Preston signed a permanent deal with the Imps in March 1996. Steve was a key member of the City team that won promotion to third tier football in 1997-98 and in 1998-99 was voted City's Player of the Season.
Playing at centre back he was top scorer in 2000-01 with 11 league goals including a run where he scored in four consecutive games.
He went on to make over 200 first team appearances for City before leaving the club in the summer of 2002.
Lincoln City record:
Debut: vs Cardiff City, home 21 October 1995
Football League: 197 appearances plus 4 as substitute, 34 goals
FA Cup: 10 appearances, 2 goals
Football League Cup: 9 appearances, 2 goals
Other: 10 appearances, 1 goal
