By Following Strawson, George Frazer managed for one season, while David Calderhead Junior and Horace Henshall each held the position for three years.
Subsequently, we appointed the clever and resourceful Harry Parkes.
Our final secretary-manager would prove to be our most successful, as the Brummie (formerly of WBA & Coventry) transitioned from Chesterfield in 1927.
He led us to our inaugural title in the 1931/32 season, just a year after they had claimed the Division 3 North Title. We finished in second place and missed promotion after a contentious 2-3 loss at their ground, which secured the title in front of 20,092 spectators.
Parkes was a shrewd manager who recruited Allan Hall (1931-33 Apps: 76; Goals: 68) and Johnny Campbell (1933/34-38/39 Apps: 198; Goals: 110), among others, as the club returned to Division Two and achieved financial stability.
Over his tenure of 376 matches, we won 178, drew 76, and lost 122, resulting in a win percentage of 47.34%.
After being relegated two years post our triumph, he was granted an additional two years in charge before departing for a troubled season at Mansfield and two years at County.
McClelland subsequently became Lincoln’s first genuine manager following a commendable tenure at Halifax. He had also been their inaugural manager, being present at the club’s formation in 1911 and contributing part of the £1 needed for its incorporation. He guided them from the Yorkshire Combination League to the Football League and even laid the first turf at their Shay stadium.
After leaving in 1930, he spent six years away from football until The Imps rekindled his enthusiasm for the sport. Joe’s influence at Lincoln was solid yet unremarkable, marred by the Second World War. Joining in June 1936, his third season was disrupted by the onset of the conflict, although he managed the interwar team effectively, achieving a commendable record.
He would step down in 1947, making way for the then most illustrious manager in Lincoln City’s history, Bill Anderson.
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