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. Shield on 28 November 2008. Martin Peters paraded the FIFA World Cup Trophy at the ground in March 2010 as part of its global tour. FA WSL club Lincoln Ladies played home games at Sincil Bank in their 2011 season. The Ladies' club had previously hosted Arsenal Ladies there in an FA Women's Cup semi-final in March 2008. Lincoln City is one of three professional football clubs playing inside Lincolnshire. Lincoln City's main rival is Grimsby Town. The other Lincolnshire rival Lincoln has is Scunthorpe United, which at various points fans have considered bigger than the Grimsby derby. Other Lincolnshire