 At the beginning of the 2007–08 season, Semple was loaned to Rushden & Diamonds but, after just four appearances, he returned to Lincoln.In January 2008, having failed to even make the substitutes bench for Lincoln, he was transfer listed by Lincoln's new manager Peter Jackson before he agreed to have his Lincoln contract cancelled at the end of January 2008.In February 2008, he linked up with Oxford United on non-contract terms but the spell lasted only a single appearance and two weeks before he was released.