Imps take on the Mariners tonight

Lincoln City travel to Grimsby Town tonight (7pm KO) for their penultimate 2025/26 pre-season friendly.  

The Imps returned to the UK on Friday following a week-long warm weather training camp in Albufeira which included a 120-minute friendly against Bromley last Wednesday. Twenty-four players got game time in a 4-3 defeat, with City’s goals coming from Jack Moylan, Tom Hamer and new recruit Ryley Towler.

The trip to Sky Bet League Two side Grimsby will be City’s fifth pre-season outing following the match in Portugal and three behind-closed-doors friendlies.

The Mariners are heading into their fourth consecutive season at League Two level after bouncing straight back from relegation in 2020/21 by winning the National League play-offs. The Mariners narrowly missed out on the play-offs last term, finishing 10th. 

The hosts have added to their squad in the summer with the likes of goalkeeper Christy Pym and young defender Jayden Sweeney. 

Michael Skubala’s side got the better of Grimsby Town last time out, with Bailey Cadamarteri and Moylan on the scoresheet in Group G of the Vertu Trophy. Prior to that meeting, the two sides hadn’t met in a competitive fixture for five years with Harry Toffolo scoring the winner in January 2018.

City will be play in their red and white home strip at Blundell Park and supporters can watch the action with the game being streamed live on Imps+

The Imps’ last pre-season friendly will be against West Bromwich Albion this Saturday (3pm KO) at the LNER Stadium.

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