Lincoln, England home to the University of Lincoln and Bishop Grosseteste University, and to Lincoln City Football Club. The earliest origins of Lincoln can be traced to the remains of an Iron Age settlement of round wooden dwellings (which were discovered by archaeologists in 1972) that have been dated to the 1st century BC. This settlement was built by a deep pool (the modern Brayford Pool) in the River Witham at the foot of a large hill (on which the Normans later built Lincoln Cathedral and Lincoln Castle). The origins of the name Lincoln may come from this period, when the settlement
Lincoln City F.C. neighbours include Gainsborough Trinity and Boston United – however neither are considered rivals due to the limited league meetings between the clubs. Mansfield Town and Notts County are considered fierce rivals, and Peterborough United, Hull City and York City are all clubs who have had some sort of local rivalry with The Imps in the past. The other club in the city of Lincoln. Lincoln United are further down the footballing league pyramid and are not considered rivals. Lincoln City currently sport a "traditional" Lincoln Imp badge, a crest synonymous with the success of the 70s and 80s. The badge