The FPA guests for Saturday's home game against Leyton Orient are host Gavin Gordon, Warren Ward, Mark Hone and Brian Logan.
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
Warren Ward
Warren Ward played for City as a striker during the 1985-86 season finishing as joint leading scorer with Neil Redfearn – despite only scoring eight goals. Warren's first Football League appearances were for York City before signing for the Imps.
He made his Lincoln debut in a League Cup game against his former club and a few days later made his first Football League appearance for City scoring in a 3-3 draw with Doncaster Rovers.
He was loaned to Exeter City during the second half of the season, scoring three goals in his 14 appearances for the Grecians but returned in April and struck three goals in the final five games of the season but was unable to prevent City being relegated from what was then Division Three.
Warren later played locally for several clubs including Boston United. He is a past committee member of our Former Players’ Association.
Lincoln City record:
Debut: vs York City away 20 August 1985
Football League: 15 appearances + 6 as substitute, 8 goals
Football League Cup: 1 appearance
Other: 1 appearance
Mark Hone
Mark was a midfield player who signed for the Imps from Southend United in the summer of 1996, making his first team debut when he came on as a substitute at Torquay United on the opening day of the season.
Mark made 53 Football League appearances with a further 13 appearances in cup games during his two seasons at Sincil Bank. He scored a total of four league and cup goals.
In his first season Mark appeared in both legs of the Football League Cup second round tie against Manchester City when City won 4-1 at Sincil Bank and 1-0 at Maine Road – two games which will long live in the memories of those Imps fans who were there.
Mark was also a regular the following season when City which won promotion to third tier football. He left the club in the summer of 1998 and later played for Kettering Town, Welling United, Lincoln United and Spalding United.
His son Danny also played for City making them among the few father and sons to have both appeared for the club in the Football League.
Lincoln City record
Debut: vs Torquay United, away 17 August 1996 as substitute
Football League: 48 appearances + 5 appearances as substitute, 2 goals
FA Cup: 4 appearances, 1 goal
Football League Cup: 7 appearances + 1 appearance as substitute, 1 goal
Football League Trophy: 1 appearance, 0 goals
Brian Logan
Brian Logan is a former youth team player who joined the Imps as a 15-year-old in 1969 when the club’s then manager Ron Gray was looking to sign and develop young players. Brian left Sincil Bank without appearing in the Football League. He continued playing in local football and was later involved in coaching Lincoln Moorlands. Brian is well-known locally for his involvement with Lincoln Golf Centre which he has owned and run with his family for over 20 years.
