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INCREDIBLE IMPS WRAP UP SECOND TIER RETURN

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The LeaguePaper Team
12 April 2026

By John Lyons

PARTY TIME: Lincoln savour promotion

ECSTATIC boss Michael Skubala hailed his troops after Lincoln clinched promotion to English football’s second tier after a 65-year absence.
Needing just a point to guarantee their step up at Reading on Monday, Lincoln took the lead though Ryan One’s fifth-minute header.
Lewis Wing levelled in stoppage time with a sublime free-kick to put the game back in the mixer, but there was still time for Jack Moylan to notch a winner for the Imps on 96 minutes and spark jubilant celebrations from players and fans alike.
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