They were 5 points adrift (with only 2 points for a win). They had lost their last nine matches and it was 18 matches since they had won a game.
What ever happened, the little IMP got his boys playing and they won their last six matches to avoid the drop.
They ended up third from bottom, Notts County were one point below them with a worse "goal average" as it was in those days. Doncaster were bottom 4 points lower. Here is their season:
http://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/LeagueTables/Season1957-58/ClubResults/1957-58.LincolnCity.html
They eventually sunk in 1960-1, seven points below Portsmouth who also were relegated to Division Three. In 1961-2 Portsmouth bounced back winning the division while Lincoln slumped to 22nd out of 24th, being relegated to Division 4, where in 1962-3 they were 22nd/24th again! and at that time were re-elected to the Four Division.
From then on, the Imps were bouncing along the bottom for several seasons.
Today at Wembley they have won the Checkatrade Trophy beating Shrewsbury Town 1-0
https://www.redimps.co.uk/
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