[Lord Snooty]

December 28:

One of the best football games of the Mick Buxton era took place on this date in 1982. It took place at Sincil Bank as Town won 2-1 against Lincoln City. Yes, I know there were more memorable games, but this one was just a great football match between two superb Third Division teams.

The Imps had won promotion the season before and now, under the management of ex Derby boss Colin Murphy, they had been top of the division all season. Town weren't far behind after rising to 3rd with yesterday's Boxing Day victory at home to Chesterfield. A massive crowd of 11,829 turned up to see the Terriers triumph two-one, with goals from Mark Lillis and Keith Hanvey.

This was a massive win in the season that saw us win promotion to Division Two. It was Lincoln's first home defeat of the season, they had won the previous ten home matches. It gave us belief that promotion could actually be on the agenda. It was a sort of turning point in the other direction for Lincoln. They'd beaten Bournemouth 9-0 shortly before our visit, but now, with the club's finances in turmoil despite the on field success, they ended up the season, down in 6th.