1947-48: Building a championshipwinning side with little more than £2,000 seems impossible by today's standards, but that's just what Bill Anderson managed over 50 years ago. The Imps won the 3rd Division North by beating Hartlepool in the last game of the season at Sincil Bank. When Bill Anderson was carried shoulder high through Lincoln he could hardly have believed the disaster that was to follow.

1948-49: The Imps repeated their feat of 193132 and 193233 winning the 3rd Division North and being relegated from the 2nd Division in consecutive seasons. Lincoln were relegated back to the Northern Section along with Nottingham Forest. The then chairman, C. W. Applewhite, said: "We shall be back in three years."

1951-52: Mr Applewhite's promise came true as the Imps won the 3rd Division North for the third time. This time they scored an alltime club record of 121 goals. The 195152 season was the best in City's history and was to remain so until 197576. The Imps also had the added satisfaction of beating near neighbours Grimsby to the title by three points. As the 193132 side had relied on the goal scoring of Alan Hall, so 23 years later a special goal scorer, Andy Graver, made a vital contribution. The highlight of his 36goal haul was six goals in Lincoln's record 111 win against Crewe Alexandra. Lincoln remained in the 2nd Division until 1961.

1953-54: The Lincoln City team of this season included Bill Anderson (manager), Tony Emery (League appearances record holder) and Andy Graver (the greatest goal scorer in the club's history).

1957-58: Lincoln produced the most dramatic escape from relegation in League history. They were at the bottom of the 2nd Division, with only 19 points from 36 games, when they won their last six games in April 1958  31 on April 8 at Barnsley, 31 on April 12 at Doncaster, 20 on April 19 at home to Rotherham, 40 at home to Bristol City on April 23, 1-0 at Huddersfield on April 26 and 3-1 at home to Cardiff on April 30 to escape relegation by a point. Notts County with 30 points and Doncaster with 27 points were the clubs relegated.

1960-61: The Imps' stay in the 2nd Division ended in relegation as the bottom club. It has also proved to be the last time that this level of League football has been seen at Sincil Bank.

1961-62: A disastrous season as Lincoln are relegated again into the Fouth Division, equally an unwanted record of relegation in consecutive seasons. The Imps were to remain in the Fourth Division for 14 years.