⚽ Club Scorers
Recorded season-leading scorers
A player appears only in seasons they were entered as this club's top scorer. Goal totals are those seasons alone, not a full career tally. Predecessor clubs are included with the modern club.
Lincoln City
Most seasons on top
Seasons as the club's leading scorer. Ties fall to goals, then best haul, then name.
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Lee Thorpe
4 seasons · 57 goals
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Gareth Ainsworth
2 seasons · 35 goals
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Matt Rhead
2 seasons · 35 goals
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Ben Tomlinson
2 seasons · 34 goals
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Simon Yeo
1 season · 21 goals
Most goals
Goals in seasons they led the scoring. Ties fall to seasons, then best haul, then name.
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Lee Thorpe
57 goals · 4 seasons
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Gareth Ainsworth
35 goals · 2 seasons
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Matt Rhead
35 goals · 2 seasons
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Ben Tomlinson
34 goals · 2 seasons
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Simon Yeo
21 goals · 1 season
Best single season
Biggest haul in one season. Ties fall to the later season, then name.
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Gareth Ainsworth
22 in 1996-97
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Simon Yeo
21 in 2004-05
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Matt Rhead
20 in 2015-16
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Ben Tomlinson
20 in 2013-14
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Gary Taylor-Fletcher
19 in 2003-04
Goalscorers by decade
2020s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Grant | 13 | 1 |
| 2 | Ben House | 12 | 1 |
| 3 | Anthony Scully | 11 | 1 |
| 4 | Jack Moylan | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | Reeco Hackett | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | James Collins | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | Joe Taylor | 10 | 1 |
| 8 | None | 0* | 1 |
2010s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Rhead | 35 | 2 |
| 2 | Ben Tomlinson | 34 | 2 |
| 3 | Ashley Grimes | 17 | 1 |
| 4 | Matt Green | 17 | 1 |
| 5 | Jamie Taylor | 16 | 1 |
| 6 | John Akinde | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | Tyler Walker | 14 | 1 |
| 8 | Sam Smith | 9 | 1 |
2000s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Thorpe | 26 | 2 |
| 2 | Simon Yeo | 21 | 1 |
| 3 | Gary Taylor-Fletcher | 19 | 1 |
| 4 | Jamie Forrester | 18 | 1 |
| 5 | Ben Wright | 15 | 1 |
| 6 | Adrian Pătulea | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | Ben Futcher | 11 | 1 |
| 8 | Marvin Robinson | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | Davide Somma | 9 | 1 |
1990s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gareth Ainsworth | 35 | 2 |
| 2 | Lee Thorpe | 31 | 2 |
| 3 | David Johnson | 13 | 1 |
| 4 | Jason Lee | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | Tony Battersby | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | Dean West | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | Gary Bannister | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | Matt Carbon | 8 | 1 |
1980s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Shipley | 15 | 1 |
| 2 | Tony Cunningham | 15 | 1 |
All-time leading scorers
| Player | Seasons | Goals | Best season | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Thorpe | 4 | 57 | 17 (1999-00) | 1997-98 – 2001-02 |
| Gareth Ainsworth | 2 | 35 | 22 (1996-97) | 1995-96 – 1996-97 |
| Matt Rhead | 2 | 35 | 20 (2015-16) | 2015-16 – 2016-17 |
| Ben Tomlinson | 2 | 34 | 20 (2013-14) | 2013-14 – 2014-15 |
| Simon Yeo | 1 | 21 | 21 (2004-05) | 2004-05 |
| Gary Taylor-Fletcher | 1 | 19 | 19 (2003-04) | 2003-04 |
| Jamie Forrester | 1 | 18 | 18 (2006-07) | 2006-07 |
| Ashley Grimes | 1 | 17 | 17 (2010-11) | 2010-11 |
| Matt Green | 1 | 17 | 17 (2017-18) | 2017-18 |
| Jamie Taylor | 1 | 16 | 16 (2012-13) | 2012-13 |
| Ben Wright | 1 | 15 | 15 (2007-08) | 2007-08 |
| George Shipley | 1 | 15 | 15 (1981-82) | 1981-82 |
| John Akinde | 1 | 15 | 15 (2018-19) | 2018-19 |
| Tony Cunningham | 1 | 15 | 15 (1981-82) | 1981-82 |
| Tyler Walker | 1 | 14 | 14 (2019-20) | 2019-20 |
| David Johnson | 1 | 13 | 13 (1993-94) | 1993-94 |
| Jorge Grant | 1 | 13 | 13 (2020-21) | 2020-21 |
| Ben House | 1 | 12 | 12 (2022-23) | 2022-23 |
| Jason Lee | 1 | 12 | 12 (1992-93) | 1992-93 |
| Adrian Pătulea | 1 | 11 | 11 (2008-09) | 2008-09 |
| Anthony Scully | 1 | 11 | 11 (2021-22) | 2021-22 |
| Ben Futcher | 1 | 11 | 11 (2002-03) | 2002-03 |
| Jack Moylan | 1 | 11 | 11 (2025-26) | 2025-26 |
| Marvin Robinson | 1 | 11 | 11 (2005-06) | 2005-06 |
| Reeco Hackett | 1 | 11 | 11 (2025-26) | 2025-26 |
| James Collins | 1 | 10 | 10 (2024-25) | 2024-25 |
| Joe Taylor | 1 | 10 | 10 (2023-24) | 2023-24 |
| Tony Battersby | 1 | 10 | 10 (1998-99) | 1998-99 |
| Davide Somma | 1 | 9 | 9 (2009-10) | 2009-10 |
| Sam Smith | 1 | 9 | 9 (2011-12) | 2011-12 |
| Dean West | 1 | 8 | 8 (1994-95) | 1994-95 |
| Gary Bannister | 1 | 8 | 8 (1994-95) | 1994-95 |
| Matt Carbon | 1 | 8 | 8 (1994-95) | 1994-95 |
| None | 1 | 0* | — | 2026-27 |
* At least one of those seasons was saved without a goal total, so the figure is a minimum. The season still counts.