Lincoln City plan LNER Stadium enhancements

Article posted by Coliseum, March 10^th, 2026

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The English Football League (EFL) League One team Lincoln City F.C. will further enhance the supporter experience at their residence – the LNER Stadium in Lincoln, England (UK) – with a series of improvements implemented ahead of the 2026-2027 seasons.

‘weareimps.com’ stated that the matchdays will be transformed from the moment the supporters arrive at the stadium – with two brand new areas created to make the most of the pre-match build-up.

Preston (UK)-based the English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales (UK). Founded in 1888 as the Football League it is the oldest football league in the world and was the top-level football league in England from its foundation until 1992 when the top 22 clubs split from it to form the Premier League, the highest level of the English football league system. The Football League was rebranded as the ‘English Football League’ (EFL) starting with the 2016-2017 seasons.

The English Football League One, known as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons or simply League One, is the second-highest division of the English Football League and the third tier overall in the English football league system after the Premier League and the EFL Championship. It is contested by 24 professional clubs.

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The Lincoln City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the City of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England (UK). The team competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system.

The 10,669-capacity Sincil Bank Stadium, known for sponsorship reasons as the LNER Stadium, is a football stadium in Lincoln, England (UK) which has been the home of the Lincoln City since 1895.

‘weareimps.com’ further stated that a new event and hospitality space will be built behind the existing Rilmac Stand. On matchdays this will create a huge covered area for the supporters with a large bar to increase the service options and speed.

The first floor will provide corporate, conference and banqueting hospitality options with the existing executive boxes replaced with new outdoor seating. This will also increase the capacity of the stadium.

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The Fan Village concessions will move to the South-East corner alongside a new interactive activity area.

There will be two large permanent big screens in the new Fan Village as well as a big screen inside the stadium itself. The public address system is being replaced to make the most of this.

A new community space will be created alongside the club shop and ticket office in the Greenlinc Renewables Stand. This will provide a community space which will be open throughout the week as well as on matchdays.

Image: Lincoln City FC

Seats in the Greenlinc Renewables Stand and the Stacey West Stand will be replaced with changes to the safety barriers to improve access and remove obstacles to the line of sight.

The new event space can hold up to 350 people and will be designed to host the conferences and the events – providing further options to the partners and the entire City.

The submission of planning permission is imminent with the supporters likely to see the preparatory work getting underway quickly so the works can be completed ahead of the new campaign.

Image: Lincoln City FC

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