Sincil Bank
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| Full name | Sincil Bank Stadium |
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| Location | Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England |
| Owner | Lincoln City Football Club |
| Capacity | 10,120 |
| Field size | 110 x 73 yards |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Built | 1894 |
| Opened | 1895 |
| Renovated | May 1999 |
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Sincil Bank is a football stadium in Lincoln, England which has been the home of Lincoln City since 1895. Previously, Lincoln City had played at the nearby John O'Gaunts ground since the club's 1884 inception. Sincil Bank has an overall capacity of 10,120 and is colloquially known to fans as "The Bank". It is overlooked by Lincoln Cathedral. Former Lincoln City chairman John Reames re-purchased the ground from the local council in 2000 at a cost of £175,000. The club had sold it in 1982 for £225,000 in order to fend off the threat of eviction, arranging a 125-year lease.
On 28 November 2008, Sincil Bank hosted England U16s' 2–0 win over Scotland U16s to win the Victory Shield, an annual football competition between the four Home Nations at the Under 16 level.Martin Peters paraded the FIFA World Cup Trophy at the ground in March 2010 as part of its global tour.
The largest stand at Sincil Bank, which holds approximately 5,700 people. The stand is located on the Sincil Bank street side of the ground and is home to the majority of the Imps' supporters, although the block nearest the Bridge McFarland/South Park stand was given to visiting supporters until 2013. The whole stand now takes all home supporters increasing. The lower block closest the South Park Stand has now been made a family seating area as the old family stand now takes visiting fans. This side of the ground was occupied by uncovered terracing ever since the club moved to Sincil Bank from their first home, the John O'Gaunt's Ground, in 1895. The terracing was cordoned off in August 1994 and demolition work soon began. The stand was officially opened before Lincoln City's match with Hartlepool United on 4 March 1995. The stand cost around £1 million to build and meant that Sincil Bank stadium had been completely redeveloped from its previous state in the 1980s (at a total cost of £3 million). Over the years the stand has been known under three different guises, depending on sponsorship contracts. It was first known as the Linpave Stand and, in 1998, was sponsored by Simons Construction. It was named the Lincolnshire Co-operative stand in 2001, but is more commonly known as the Co-op stand. It was home to the LCFC band, which was originally put together by former manager John Beck in 1995 in order to increase matchday atmosphere. The stand is now home to the 617 Squadron, the Lincoln City ultras group.
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