Danny Hone's first Football League goal saw the Imps make it three wins on the spin thanks to a 2-1 win over away-day specialists Rochdale at Sincil Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

After Jamie Forrester's opener, which came in first half stoppage time when he fired home after Rochdale 'keeper Sam Russell failed to hold a Lee Frecklington free-kick, was cancelled out 12 minutes into the second half by Rene Howe, up popped Hone to hammer home the winner after a long 81st minute Nat Brown throw landed at his feet.

MATCH FACTS

LINCOLN CITY
1 Alan MARRIOTT
6 Nat BROWN
5 Lee BEEVERS
27 Daniel HONE
30 Lee RIDLEY
7 Lee FRECKLINGTON
11 Scott KERR
8 Jamie FORRESTER
19 Louis DODDS
9 Mark STALLARD
17 Dany N'GUESSAN
 
subs
15 Ben WRIGHT (for STALLARD 79)
18 Ollie RYAN (for N'GUESSAN 87)
4 Adie MOSES
26 Jamie HAND
13 Ayden DUFFY

GOALS: FORRESTER (45+1), HONE (81)

BOOKING: DODDS (90+1)

ROCHDALE
21 Sam RUSSELL
2 Simon RAMSDEN
3 Tom KENNEDY
23 Rory McARDLE
4 Nathan STANTON
11 Adam RUNDLE
8 Gary JONES
5 John DOOLAN
16 David PERKINS
24 Rene HOWE
10 Adam LE FONDRE
 
subs
31 Marcus HOLNESS (for McARDLE 21)
18 Kallum HIGGINBOTHAM (for LE FONDRE 72)
19 Lee THORPE (for RUNDLE 83)
17 Chris BASHAM
1 James SPENCER

GOAL: HOWE (57)

BOOKINGS: HIGGINBOTHAM (78), STANTON (82)

MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE: Andy Woolmer (Northamptonshire)
ASSISTANTS: Glyn Mellor & Jock Waugh
FOURTH OFFICIAL: James Adcock

ATTENDANCE: 3,955 (468 visiting supporters)