Lincoln City Earns Historic Promotion to Championship After 65 Years

Lincoln City secured promotion to the Championship for the first time in 65 years.

“How has a club with one of the smallest budgets in League One won promotion to the Championship”

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Jack Moylan scored a 96th-minute winner against Reading.

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The result extended Lincoln's unbeaten run to 24 matches.

Lincoln sit 19 points clear of third place with five games remaining.

Lincoln's ascent from non-League football to the Championship took nine years.

They played in the FA Cup quarter-finals against Arsenal in 2017.

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The LNER Stadium will be the smallest venue in the Championship.

Lincoln had the seventh-lowest budget in League One at the start of the season.

Lincoln City have received American investment.

“Jack Moylan27s stoppage-time goal clinches Championship return as Michael Skubala27s side extend unbeaten run and fans celebrate a fairy-tale season”

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Ron Fowler holds the largest stake.

Landon Donovan is an investor and strategic advisor.

Lincoln is described as a really sweet, charming town.

The Cowley brothers played a pivotal role after Danny's appointment in 2016.

The journey from apathy to Championship promotion embodies a dramatic turnaround.

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Lincoln last played at this level 65 years ago.

Their achievement is the culmination of two decades of progress.