.jpg)
Lincoln have named former England striker Chris Sutton as their new manager.
It is the first managerial appointment for Sutton, who quit playing in the summer of 2007 after a brief spell with Aston Villa. He made his name at Blackburn alongside Alan Shearer, earning an England cap in the process, but a £10million move to Chelsea failed and he headed to Celtic for six seasons.
Sutton will start work on Wednesday with Ian Pearce, his former Blackburn teammate, as his assistant. Pearce quit full time football last summer, and has recently been playing for Kingstonian in the Ryman League.
