Struggling Lincoln picked up their first point of the season thanks to a second-half fightback.

Lincoln goalkeeper Rob Burch had no chance when Peter Till fired home a left-foot shot in the 38th minute.

And they escaped on the hour when defender Frank Sinclair headed a clearance against his own crossbar.

But they levelled in the 73rd minute after Sam Mullarkey was fouled by Tom Newey and Lee Frecklington sent Phil Barnes the wrong way from the spot.

"I was disappointed with some of our defending but at least we stuck at it.

"After the run we've been on it was important the players didn't hide and still wanted the ball and they did - they had a go and we came out with a point.

"We still haven't clicked properly, but with the quality of the players I've got here it's only a matter of time."

Lincoln City: Burch, Green, Kovacs, Sinclair, Aaron Brown, N'Guessan (Graham 89), Frecklington, Oakes, John-Lewis, Gall (Mullarkey 70), Wright.
Subs Not Used: Beevers, Clarke, Duffy.

Booked: N'Guessan, Sinclair, Kovacs.

Goals: Frecklington 73 pen.

Grimsby: Barnes, Newey, Heywood, Bennett, Hegarty (Bore 88), Hunt, Heslop (Llewellyn 78), Boshell, Clarke, Till, Jarman (North 79).
Subs Not Used: Taylor, Montgomery.

Booked: Hegarty, Newey.

Goals: Till 38.

Att: 4,573

Ref: Lee Mason (Lancashire).