Lincoln City career: 77 appearances between August 1996 - May 2000.

Clubs: West Ham, Fulham, Bristol Rovers, Wrexham, Colchester, Cambridge, Charlton, Preston North End, Chesterfield and Lincoln City.

John Vaughan was a favourite of John Beck, who worked with Vaughan at Cambridge, Preston and Lincoln. Vaughan signed for Lincoln City on a free transfer in August 1996.

He did not always have an easy time at Lincoln, as he was often criticised by the supporters but following his recall to the side during the 1998/99 season, he secured the No.1 spot from Barry Richardson. This reversed during 1999/2000 season and Vaughan found himself looking for a new club after he was made a scapegoat for Lincoln's poor start to the season. Ironically, he came close to leaving during summer 1999, as Northampton Town had expressed an interest.

Vaughan, in November 1999, turned down a loan move to Carlisle before accepting a loan contract from Colchester United, where he played six matches. After returning to Lincoln, he joined Chesterfield originally on loan but with a view to a permanent transfer. Terms could not be agreed and in April 2000, it was announced by Chairman John Reames that Vaughan would leave Lincoln on a free transfer at the end of the season. In reality, Vaughan left The Imps with immediate effect and drifted into non-league football briefly before turning to coaching.

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Lincoln City career: 150 appearances between November 1995 and May 2000.

Present club: Doncaster Rovers.

Previous clubs: Sunderland, Scarborough, Stockport, Northampton, Preston, Mansfield, Lincoln City, Doncaster Rovers and Halifax Town.

Barry Richardson played at the same boys' club as Alan Shearer, before joining Sunderland as an apprentice. However, he never made the grade at Sunderland and left to join Scarborough before subsequent transfers to Northampton and Preston.

Richardson was John Beck's first signing for Lincoln when he paid £20,000 to Preston. Richardson quickly became a crowd favourite but alas, he was not always a managers' favourite and in May 1999, the then manager/chairman John Reames placed him on the transfer list stating that "Barry has no future at this football club". That was before John Vaughan was rumoured to be leaving the Imps, although Vaughan would stay so Richardson was loaned to Mansfield with a view to a permanent deal.

Richardson rejected the permanent move to Mansfield by choosing to return to Lincoln, where he was astounded to be recalled to the first team. However, after a serious of bad errors, he was dropped in February 2000 and replaced by Alan Marriott.

Richardson in March 2000, was the subject of a shock transfer approach by Premiership side Sheffield Wednesday. His loan move to Hillsborough has to be one of the most unexpected transfers that Lincoln City have ever been party to. Soon afterwards, Reames announced that Richardson would leave Lincoln on a free transfer in June 2000. Upon his release, he joined non-league Doncaster Rovers, then of the Conference division.

Halifax Town gave Richardson a surprise return to the Football League when they signed him in December 2001. By now, Doncaster had run into financial trouble and were releasing players - including Richardson - while Halifax's goalkeeper Lee Butler (himself a former Imps' goalkeeper) was forced to retire through injury. The gap in Halifax's goal was soon filled by Richardson, where he stayed until rejoining Doncaster as a goalkeeping player-coach.

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Position: central defence or right-back.

Lincoln City career: 14+(26) appearances between August 2000 - January 2004.

Clubs: Sheffield United, Lincoln City, Gainsborough Trinity, King's Lynn and Ilkeston Town.

Mark Camm was a promising youngster who began his career as a trainee at Sheffield United but despite captaining their reserve side, he was unable to break into their first team.

He joined Lincoln originally on trial in April 2000 in the knowledge that he would be leaving Sheffield United in the July. He impressed but as City's finances were in a poor state, the best that they could offer him was a three month contract commencing August 2000

In December 2000, whilst on month-to-month contracts, Camm made his Lincoln City FC debut against Rochdale due to an injury crisis. The prolonged injury crisis saw Lincoln renew his contract until May 2001 although his first team appearances were limited.

He signed a new contract keeping him at Lincoln until May 2001, which was later renewed by a further year to May 2002. Another injury crisis occurred in November 2001 and he was played in his alternative position of right-back. He took his chance well and seemed to have become a first team regular. However, Camm was dropped as soon as Mark Bailey regained fitness.

Although Camm spent a large part of the 2002/03 season on loan at Gainsborough Trinity, his contract was surprisingly renewed by yet a further year in May 2002. However, he continued to remain on the fringe of a first team run. Camm was loaned to Kings' Lynn during the 2003/04 season before accepting a severance deal from Lincoln City.

After leaving Lincoln City he joined Kings' Lynn permanently before signing for Ilkeston Town in June 2005.

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