Lincoln City Finish League One Campaign with Controlled Win at Port Vale

Lincoln City closed out their League One season with a composed 2–0 away win over Port Vale on matchday 46, sealed by goals in either half from Ben House and Robert Street.

The visitors made an ideal start, taking the lead in the 9th minute. Ben House struck early for Lincoln City, finishing a move set up by Jack Moylan to put the Imps 1–0 ahead and immediately place Port Vale on the back foot.

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Lincoln managed the game effectively after the opener, though midfielder Conor McGrandles picked up a yellow card in the 22nd minute. Despite that caution, the away side maintained their shape and protected their advantage through the rest of the first half.

Any hopes of a Port Vale fightback were further damaged shortly after the interval. In the 49th minute, Robert Street doubled Lincoln City’s lead with a regular-time strike to make it 2–0, giving the visitors clear control of the contest.

Port Vale responded with a flurry of substitutions just before the hour mark and into the final stages. Grant Ward made way for George Byers in the 57th minute, followed by Liam Gordon being replaced by Connor Hall at 58 minutes. A triple change on 66 minutes saw Rhys Walters and Onel Hernández substituted for Ryan Croasdale and Ethon Archer, respectively, as the hosts searched for a route back into the game. George Hall later came off for Edward Lake in the 83rd minute.

Lincoln also refreshed their side, introducing Dom Jefferies, Kamil Conteh, Ryan Oné, Alfie Lloyd and Erik Ring across the second half. Conteh collected a yellow card in the 73rd minute, but Lincoln saw out the match with their two-goal cushion intact.

The result caps Lincoln City’s League One regular season with a solid away victory, while Port Vale end their campaign with a home defeat. More detailed match statistics and events beyond goals, cards and substitutions were not available at the time of writing.

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League One Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Lincoln City FC	46	31	10	5	89	41	48	103	W W W D W
2	Cardiff City FC	46	27	10	9	90	50	40	91	L W W W D
3	Stockport County FC	46	22	11	13	71	58	13	77	W L W L D
4	Bradford City AFC	46	22	11	13	58	51	7	77	W D D D L
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	19	18	9	70	52	18	75	L D D W L
6	Stevenage FC	46	21	12	13	49	46	3	75	W D W D L
7	Luton Town FC	46	21	11	14	68	56	12	74	W W W D W
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	22	7	17	75	63	12	73	W W D W D
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	18	13	15	74	64	10	67	W L D D D
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	16	17	13	62	50	12	65	W D W W D
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	17	12	17	69	58	11	63	W L L D L
12	Reading FC	46	16	15	15	64	60	4	63	L D L L L
13	Blackpool FC	46	17	9	20	54	65	-11	60	W W W W L
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	17	9	20	50	69	-19	60	W D L W W
15	Barnsley FC	46	15	14	17	68	73	-5	59	L W L L D
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	14	14	18	49	58	-9	56	L L D W W
17	Burton Albion FC	46	13	15	18	50	60	-10	54	D D D W D
18	Peterborough United FC	46	15	8	23	64	68	-4	53	L D L D L
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	15	8	23	51	72	-21	53	L W L L L
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	14	10	22	59	71	-12	52	D L L D L
21	Exeter City FC	46	12	13	21	52	61	-9	49	L D D D W
22	Port Vale FC	46	10	12	24	36	61	-25	42	L W L L D
23	Rotherham United FC	46	10	11	25	41	71	-30	41	L D L W L
24	Northampton Town FC	46	9	8	29	39	74	-35	35	L L L L L