2017–18 Lincoln City F.C. season

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The 2017–18 season was Lincoln City's 134th season in their history and their first season back in League Two following promotion from the 2016–17 National League.^[1] Along with League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

ChairmanBob Dorrian

ManagerDanny Cowley

StadiumSincil Bank, Lincoln

League Two7th

Quick facts Chairman, Manager ...

Lincoln City
2017–18 season
Chairman	Bob Dorrian
Manager	Danny Cowley
Stadium	Sincil Bank, Lincoln
League Two	7th
Play-offs	Semi-final (eliminated by Exeter City)
FA Cup	First round (eliminated by AFC Wimbledon)
EFL Cup	First round (eliminated by Rotherham United)
EFL Trophy	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Matt Green (14) All: Matt Green (18)
Highest home attendance	10,004 (vs Yeovil Town; EFL League Two)
Average home league attendance	8,782
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Transfers

Transfers in

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Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CF	ENG	Matt Green	Mansfield Town	Free	^[2]
1 July 2017	CM	ENG	Billy Knott	Gillingham	Free	^[3]
1 July 2017	CF	ENG	Ollie Palmer	Leyton Orient	Free	^[4]
1 July 2017	GK	ENG	Josh Vickers	Swansea City	Free	^[5]
20 July 2017	RM	ENG	Harry Anderson	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	^[6]
20 July 2017	CB	ENG	Michael Bostwick	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	^[6]
3 August 2017	RB	WAL	Neal Eardley	Northampton Town	Free	^[7]
24 October 2017	LW	ENG	Cameron Stewart	Free agent	N/a	^[8]
11 January 2018	CM	ENG	Lee Frecklington	Rotherham United	Undisclosed	^[9]
12 January 2018	CB	WAL	James Wilson	Sheffield United	Free	^[10]
31 January 2018	WM	ENG	Tom Pett	Stevenage F.C.	Undisclosed	^[11]

Transfers out

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Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CF	ENG	Jenk Acar	Free agent	Released	^[12]
1 July 2017	CM	ENG	Keegan Everington	Grantham Town	Released	^[12]^[a]
1 July 2017	RM	ENG	Terry Hawkridge	Notts County	Free	^[14]
1 July 2017	RM	ENG	Elliot Hodge	Notts County	Released	^[12]^[b]
1 July 2017	CM	ENG	Taylor Miles	Hemel Hempstead Town	Released	^[12]^[c]
1 July 2017	LW	ENG	Alex Simmons	Gainsborough Trinity	Released	^[12]^[d]
1 July 2017	MF	ENG	Andrew Wright	Free agent	Released	^[12]
1 July 2017	MF	IRL	Alan Power	Kilmarnock	Free	^[12]^[18]
1 July 2017	MF	ENG	Jack Muldoon	AFC Fylde	Free
1 July 2017	FW	ENG	Adam Marriott	Royston Town	Released
18 August 2017	CB	ENG	Sean Raggett	Norwich City	Undisclosed	^[19]
31 January 2018	CB	ENG	Callum Howe	Port Vale	Undisclosed	^[20]

[a]
Kegan Everington joined Grantham Town following his release.^[13]
[b]
Elliot Hodge joined Notts County following his release.^[15]
[c]
Taylor Miles joined Hemel Hempstead Town following his release.^[16]
[d]
Alex Simmons joined Gainsborough Trinity following his release.^[17]

Loans in

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Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
1 July 2017	LW	ENG	Josh Ginnelly	Burnley	12 January 2018	^[21]
10 July 2017	RW	ENG	Jordan Maguire-Drew	Brighton & Hove Albion	2 January 2018	^[22]
1 August 2017	CB	ENG	Robert Dickie	Reading	1 January 2018	^[23]
18 August 2017	CB	ENG	Sean Raggett	Norwich City	2 January 2018	^[19]
2 January 2018	WM	ENG	Danny Rowe	Ipswich Town	30 June 2018	^[24]
12 January 2018	WM	ENG	Jordan Williams	Rochdale	30 June 2018	^[25]
31 January 2018	CB	ENG	Scott Wharton	Blackburn Rovers	30 June 2018	^[26]
31 January 2018	GK	ENG	Ryan Allsop	AFC Bournemouth	30 June 2018	^[27]

Loans out

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Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
3 July 2017	GK	ENG	Richard Walton	Gainsborough Trinity	6 October 2017	^[28]^[a]
15 August 2017	CB	ENG	Callum Howe	Eastleigh	15 January 2018	^[30]
6 October 2017	GK	ENG	Richard Walton	Cleethorpes Town	1 January 2018	^[29]^[b]

[a]
On 6 October 2017, Richard Walton was recalled from his loan at Gainsborough Trinity to link-up with Cleethorpes Town on an initial one-month loan.^[29]
[b]
On 8 November, Richard Walton's loan at Cleethorpes Town was extended for a further two months.^[31]

Competitions

Friendlies

As of 28 June 2017, Lincoln City have announced five pre-season friendlies against Walsall,^[32] Oxford United, Gainsborough Trinity.^[33] Lincoln United and Peterborough United.^[34]

The originally planned friendly against Oxford United was later cancelled.^[35]

8 July 2017	Lincoln United	0–4	Lincoln City	Lincoln
15:00 BST		Report	Green x2' Rowe Arnold	Stadium: Ashby Avenue

12 July 2017	Benfica B	3–1	Lincoln City	Santo António, Portugal
18:00 WEST	Joao Felix x3'	Report	Maguire-Drew	Stadium: Sports Complex Vila Real

15 July 2017 Lincolnshire Senior Cup	Gainsborough Trinity	4–1	Lincoln City	Gainsborough
15:00 BST	Simmons 3', 77' Worsfold 33' (pen.) Wells 89'	Report	Watkins 72'	Stadium: The Northolme

22 July 2017	Lincoln City	2–3	Peterborough United	Lincoln
13:00 BST	Green 23' Ginnelly 71'	Report	Edwards 3' Marriott 14', 84'	Stadium: Sincil Bank

25 July 2017	Lincoln City	4–3	Nottingham Forest U23s	Lincoln
19:00 BST	Whitehouse 32' Green 80' Bostwick 86' Arnold 90'	Report	Walker 9', 48' Licá 12'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,297

29 July 2017	Lincoln City	2–1	Walsall	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Arnold 72' Raggett 79'	Report	Jackson 49'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,376

League Two

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Notts County	46	21	14	11	71	48	+23	77	Qualification for League Two play-offs^[a]
6	Coventry City (O, P)	46	22	9	15	64	47	+17	75
7	Lincoln City	46	20	15	11	64	48	+16	75
8	Mansfield Town	46	18	18	10	67	52	+15	72
9	Swindon Town	46	20	8	18	67	65	+2	68

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

[a]
Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	20	15	11	64	48	+16	75	12	8	3	38	23	+15	8	7	8	26	25	+1

Last updated: 5 May 2018.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

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Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	D	L	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	D	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	D
Position	14	19	22	13	14	11	5	10	12	12	11	10	10	9	10	9	8	10	11	7	6	6	6	3	3	6	6	8	8	9	10	7	7	8	9	7	7	8	7	6	8	6	6	6	7

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^[36]^[37]

5 August 2017 1	Wycombe Wanderers	2–2	Lincoln City	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	O'Nien 37' Jacobson 40'	Report	Green 31' Ginnelly 48'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,538 Referee: Graham Horwood

12 August 2017 2	Lincoln City	1–1	Morecambe	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Green 70'	Report	Wildig 53'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,060 Referee: Gavin Ward

19 August 2017 3	Exeter City	1–0	Lincoln City	Exeter
15:00 BST	Reid 42'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 3,980 Referee: Craig Hicks

26 August 2017 4	Lincoln City	4–1	Carlisle United	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Woodyard 31', 62' Rhead 67' (pen.) Knott 87'	Report	Lambe 75'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,345 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

2 September 2017 5	Lincoln City	0–0	Luton Town	Lincoln
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,332 Referee: Tom Nield

9 September 2017 6	Stevenage	1–2	Lincoln City	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Godden 26'	Report	Raggett 58' Palmer 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,427 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

12 September 2017 7	Forest Green Rovers	0–1	Lincoln City	Nailsworth
19:45 BST		Report	Anderson 65'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,887 Referee: Lee Swabey

16 September 2017 8	Lincoln City	0–1	Mansfield Town	Lincoln
13:00 BST		Report	Rose 61'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,563 Referee: Robert Jones

23 September 2017 9	Notts County	4–1	Lincoln City	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Stead 39' Tootle 55' Grant 71' Hawkridge 88'	Report	Anderson 47'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 11,672 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

26 September 2017 10	Lincoln City	2–1	Barnet	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Palmer 7' Anderson 42'	Report	Coulthirst 62'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 7,320 Referee: Trevor Kettle

30 September 2017 11	Grimsby Town	0–0	Lincoln City	Cleethorpes
13:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,669 Referee: Carl Boyeson

7 October 2017 12	Lincoln City	2–1	Chesterfield	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Bostwick 17' Kellett 25' (o.g.)	Report	Dennis 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,485 Referee: John Brooks

14 October 2017 13	Lincoln City	0–0	Cambridge United	Lincoln
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,803 Referee: Kevin Johnson

17 October 2017 14	Swindon Town	0–1	Lincoln City	Swindon
19:45 BST		Report	Raggett 83'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,864 Referee: Scott Oldham

21 October 2017 15	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Lincoln City	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Wright 30'	Report		Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,312 Referee: Chris Sarginson

28 October 2017 16	Lincoln City	0–0	Crawley Town	Lincoln
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,038 Referee: Darren Handley

11 November 2017 17	Crewe Alexandra	1–4	Lincoln City	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Raynes 8'	Report	Anderson 50', 67' Raynes 70' (o.g.) Whitehouse 90+4'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,723 Referee: Craig Hicks

18 November 2017 18	Lincoln City	1–2	Coventry City	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Rhead 28'	Report	Jones 61' Nazon 70'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,581 Referee: Ross Joyce

21 November 2017 19	Colchester United	1–0	Lincoln City	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Szmodics 3'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,102 Referee: Graham Horwood

25 November 2017 (2017-11-25) 20	Lincoln City	3–1	Port Vale	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Green 10' Bostwick 53' Waterfall 69'	Report	Pugh 45+1'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 7,562 Referee: Andy Haines

9 December 2017 21	Yeovil Town	0–2	Lincoln City	Yeovil
15:00 GMT		Report	Green 50' Rhead 69'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,472 Referee: Lee Collins

16 December 2017 22	Lincoln City	2–0	Accrington Stanley	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Green 45' (pen.) Rhead 56'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 7,696 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

23 December 2017 23	Newport County	0–0	Lincoln City	Newport
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,514 Referee: Brett Huxtable

26 December 2017 24	Lincoln City	3–0	Stevenage	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Anderson 34' Green 63' Ginnelly 80'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,268 Referee: Carl Boyeson

30 December 2017 25	Lincoln City	2–1	Forest Green Rovers	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Rhead 8', 57'	Report	Doidge 24'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,964 Referee: Martin Coy

1 January 2018 26	Luton Town	4–2	Lincoln City	Luton
15:00	Collins 32' Justin 43' Hylton 72' Cornick 82'	Report	Bostwick 6' Green 34'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,659 Referee: Nick Kinseley

13 January 2018 27	Lincoln City	2–2	Notts County	Lincoln
15:00	Frecklington 37' Green 67'	Report	Stead 35' Grant 76'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,603 Referee: Ross Joyce

20 January 2018 28	Barnet	1–1	Lincoln City	London
15:00	Akinde 12'	Report	Wilson 47'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 3,161 Referee: Tom Nield

30 January 2018 29	Lincoln City	3–1	Newport County	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Rhead 13' Green 51' Palmer 73'	Report	Amond 32'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 7,567 Referee: Scott Oldham

3 February 2018 30	Lincoln City	2–2	Swindon Town	Lincoln
	Frecklington 23' (pen.) Bostwick 90+3'	Report	Richards 35' Banks 38'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,909 Referee: Anthony Coggins

10 February 2018 31	Cambridge United	0–0	Lincoln City	Cambridge
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,775 Referee: Darren England

13 February 2018 32	Lincoln City	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Eardley 45+2'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 7,891 Referee: Seb Stockridge

17 February 2018 33	Crawley Town	3–1	Lincoln City	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Smith 15' Payne 68' (pen.) Connolly 72'	Report	Green 52'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,809 Referee: Trevor Kettle

24 February 2018 34	Lincoln City	1–4	Crewe Alexandra	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Bostwick 35'	Report	Pickering 45' Bowery 48', 68' Green 54'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,272 Referee: Carl Boyeson

6 March 2018 35	Mansfield Town	1–1	Lincoln City	Mansfield
19:45 GMT	Byrom 49'	Report	Palmer 90'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 6,091 Referee: Graham Salisbury

10 March 2018 36	Chesterfield	1–3	Lincoln City	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Whitmore 34'	Report	Bostwick 45' Wharton 59' Palmer 85'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,395 Referee: David Webb

17 March 2018 37	Lincoln City	3–1	Grimsby Town	Lincoln
13:00 GMT	Frecklington 31' Green 34' Wharton 39'	Report	Davies 45+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,774 Referee: David Coote

24 March 2018 38	Morecambe	0–0	Lincoln City	Morecambe
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,883 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

30 March 2018 39	Lincoln City	3–2	Exeter City	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Rowe 60' Green 62' Palmer 86'	Report	Stockley 10' Taylor 78'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,785 Referee: Tom Nield

2 April 2018 40	Carlisle United	0–1	Lincoln City	Carlisle
		Report	Green 43'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,068 Referee: Robert Lewis

14 April 2018 (2018-04-14) 41	Port Vale	1–0	Lincoln City	Burslem
15:00 BST	Kay 63'	Report		Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,580 Referee: John Busby

17 April 2018 42	Lincoln City	0–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Lincoln
19:45 BST		Report	Tyson 20' El-Abd 47' McGinley 76' Bean 76'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,948 Referee: John Brooks

21 April 2018 (2018-04-21) 43	Lincoln City	2–1	Colchester United	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Whitehouse 55' (pen.) Waterfall 90+4' Bostwick 83'	Report	Senior 60'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,211 Referee: Darren Handley

24 April 2018 44	Coventry City	2–4	Lincoln City	Coventry
19:45 BST	Bayliss 16' Shipley 39'	Report	Rhead 1' Palmer 38', 44' Frecklington 67'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 13,115 Referee: Mike Jones

28 April 2018 45	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Lincoln City	Accrington
15:00 BST	Clark 35'	Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 4,753 Referee: Michael Salisbury

5 May 2018 46	Lincoln City	1–1	Yeovil Town	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Pett 77'	Report	Green 10'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 10,004 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

League Two play-offs

11 May 2018 Semi final (1st leg)	Lincoln City	0–0	Exeter City	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Palmer 90'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,509 Referee: Ben Toner

17 May 2018 Semi final (2nd leg)	Exeter City	3–1 (3–1 agg.)	Lincoln City	Exeter
19:45 BST	Stockley 27', 89' Boateng 47' Harley 69' Moxey 90'	Report	Eardley 18' Green 78' Bostwick 83'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 5,645 Referee: Darren England

FA Cup

4 November 2017 First round	AFC Wimbledon	1–0	Lincoln City	Norbiton
15:00 GMT	Taylor 7'	Report		Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,394 Referee: Andy Woolmer

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Lincoln City were drawn away to Rotherham United in the first round.^[38]

8 August 2017 First round	Rotherham United	2–1	Lincoln City	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Proctor 39' Forde 78'	Report	Knott 64'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 5,489 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, Lincoln City were drawn in Northern Group G alongside Everton U23s, Mansfield Town and Notts County.^[39]^[40] As group winners, Lincoln City were handed a home tie against Accrington Stanley in the second round.·^[41] An away tie against Rochdale was announced for the third round.^[42]

More information Pos, Lge ...

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Lincoln City (Q)	3	3	0	7	3	+4	9	Round 2
2	L2	Mansfield Town (Q)	3	2	1	4	4	0	6	Round 2
3	L2	Notts County (E)	3	1	2	4	5	−1	3
4	ACA	Everton U21s (E)	3	0	3	2	5	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

29 August 2017 Group Game 1	Mansfield Town	1–3	Lincoln City	Mansfield
19:45 BST	Potter 6' MacDonald 38' Digby 42'	Report	Whitehouse 40' Palmer 79' Eardley 85' Waterfall 90' Green 90+5'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,495

24 October 2017 Group Game 2	Lincoln City	2–1	Everton U21s	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Maguire-Drew 3', 23' Farman 82'	Report	Baxter 51' Adeniran 81' Lavery 82'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,713 Referee: Graham Salisbury

7 November 2017 Group Game 3	Lincoln City	2–1	Notts County	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Bird 37' (o.g.) Ginnelly 86'	Report	Forte 27' Hollis 52' Smith 87'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,026 Referee: Tom Nield

5 December 2017 Second round	Lincoln City	3–2	Accrington Stanley	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Raggett 25' 61' Palmer 37' Green 45+1' Woodyard 75' Long 85'	Report	Wilks 7' Thorniley 32' Farman 42' (o.g.) McConville 54' Hughes 62'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,026 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

9 January 2018 Third round	Rochdale	0–1	Lincoln City	Spotland
19:45 GMT	Cannon 79'	Report	Green 15' Woodyard 19' Palmer 88'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,171 Referee: Ben Toner

23 January 2018 Fourth round	Lincoln City	4–2	Peterborough United	Lincoln
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 6,663

6 February 2018 Semi-finals	Lincoln City	1–1 (4–2 p)	Chelsea U21	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Waterfall 72'	Report	Chalobah 27' Redan 78'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,444 Referee: David Webb
	Penalties
	Habergham Whitehouse Palmer Green Frecklington		Hazard Ampadu Maddox St Clair

8 April 2018 (2018-04-08) Final	Lincoln City	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	London
15:00 BST	Whitehouse 16'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 41,261 Referee: Gavin Ward