Leicester City F.C.

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Leicester City Football Club is a professional football clubhouse based in Leicester in the East Midlands, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division of England ‘s football league system, and plays its home matches at the King Power Stadium. [ 2 ] The clubhouse was founded in 1884 as Leicester Fosse F.C., [ 3 ] playing on a field near Fosse Road. They moved to Filbert Street in 1891, were elected to the Football League in 1894 and adopted the name Leicester City in 1919. They moved to the nearby Walkers Stadium in 2002, [ 4 ] which was renamed the King Power Stadium in 2011. Leicester won the 2015–16 Premier League, their beginning top tier claim, becoming one of seven clubs to have won the Premier League since its origin in 1992. A numeral of newspapers described Leicester ‘s style winnings as the greatest sporting shock always ; multiple bookmakers had never paid out at such long odds for any sport. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] As a result, the team was dubbed “ The Unbelievables ”, a by-product harking back to Arsenal ‘s undefeated team “ The Invincibles “. [ 9 ] The club ‘s previous highest ever league complete was irregular place in the exceed fledge, in 1928–29, then known as the First Division. Leicester holds a joint-record of seven second-tier titles and have competed in the FA Cup final five times, winning their inaugural title in 2021. They have besides won the League Cup three times and played in five european competitions to date .

history [edit ]

The Leicester Fosse team of 1892

Founding and early years ( 1884–1949 ) [edit ]

Formed in 1884 by a group of honest-to-god boys of Wyggeston School as “ Leicester Fosse ”, the cabaret joined The Football Association ( FA ) in 1890. [ 10 ] Before moving to Filbert Street in 1891, the club played at five different grounds, including Victoria Park southeast of the city center and the Belgrave Road Cycle and Cricket Ground. [ 11 ] The club besides joined the Midland League in 1891, and were elected to Division Two of the Football League in 1894 after finishing irregular. Leicester ‘s first ever Football League game was a 4–3 get the better of at Grimsby Town, with a first League win the play along workweek, against Rotherham United at Filbert Street. The same season besides saw the club ‘s largest gain to date, a 13–0 victory over Notts Olympic in an FA Cup qualifying game. [ 3 ] In 1907–08 the club finished as second Division runner-up, gaining promotion to the First Division, the highest degree of English football. however, the club were relegated after a single season which included the club ‘s record kill, a 12–0 loss against Nottingham Forest. [ 3 ] [ 12 ] In 1919, when League football resumed after World War I, Leicester Fosse ceased trading due to fiscal difficulties of which short is known. The cabaret was reformed as “ Leicester City Football Club ”, peculiarly appropriate as the borough of Leicester had recently been given city status. Following the name change, the club enjoyed centrist success in the 1920s ; under the management of Peter Hodge, who left in May 1926 to be replaced two months belated by Willie Orr, and with record goalscorer Arthur Chandler in the english, [ 13 ] they won the Division Two title in 1924–25 [ 14 ] and recorded their second-highest league finish in 1928–29 as runner-up by a individual compass point to The Wednesday. [ 10 ] however the 1930s saw a downturn in fortunes, with the club relegated in 1934–35 [ 15 ] and, after promotion in 1936–37, [ 16 ] another relegation in 1938–39 would see them finish the ten in Division Two. [ 3 ] [ 17 ]
Historical league positions of Leicester City in the Football League

Post-World War II ( 1949–2000 ) [edit ]

City reached the FA Cup final for the first time in their history in 1949, [ 3 ] [ 18 ] losing 3–1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club, however, was celebrating a week late when a pull back on the last sidereal day of the season ensured survival in Division Two. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Leicester won the Division Two backing in 1954, [ 21 ] with the aid of Arthur Rowley, one of the club ‘s most fecund strikers. Although they were relegated from Division One the adjacent season, under Dave Halliday they returned in 1957, [ 22 ] with Rowley scoring a cabaret record 44 goals in one season. [ 13 ] Leicester remained in Division One until 1969, [ 23 ] their longest period ever in the peak flight. Under the management of Matt Gillies and his adjunct Bert Johnson, Leicester reached the FA Cup final on another two occasions, but lost in both 1961 and 1963. [ 3 ] As they lost to double winners Tottenham Hotspur in 1961, they were England ‘s representatives in the 1961–62 european Cup Winners ‘ Cup. In the 1962–63 season, the club led the First Division during the winter, thanks to a sensational operate of human body on icy and freeze pitches the club became nicknamed the “Ice Kings” finally placed fourthly, the club ‘s best post-war finish. Gillies guided Leicester to their beginning piece of silverware in 1964, when Leicester beat Stoke City 4–3 on aggregate to win the League Cup for the foremost clock. [ 3 ] Leicester besides reached the League Cup final the come year, but lost 3–2 on aggregate to Chelsea. Gillies and Johnson received praise for their version of the “ whirl ” and the “ switch ” system, a system that had previously been used by the austrian and hungarian national teams. [ 24 ] After a bad depart to the season, Matt Gillies resigned in November 1968. His successor, Frank O’Farrell was ineffective to prevent relegation, but the club reached the FA Cup concluding in 1969, losing to Manchester City 1–0 .
In 1971, Leicester were promoted back to Division One, and won the Charity Shield for the first prison term. [ 3 ] Unusually, due to duplicate winners Arsenal ‘s commitments in european competition, Division Two winners Leicester were invited to play FA Cup runner-up Liverpool, beating them 1–0 [ 3 ] thanks to a goal by Steve Whitworth. [ 25 ] Jimmy Bloomfield was appointed for the new temper, and his team remained in the First Division for his tenure. No period since Bloomfield has seen the club persist in the top division for then long. Leicester reached the FA Cup semi-final in 1973–74. [ 26 ] Frank McLintock, a note actor for seven years for Leicester in a successful menstruation from the late Fifties to the mid Sixties, succeeded Jimmy Bloomfield in 1977. City were relegated at the end of the 1977–78 temper and McLintock resigned. Jock Wallace resumed the tradition of successful scots managers ( after Peter Hodge and Matt Gillies ) by steering Leicester to the Division Two backing in 1980. [ 27 ] Wallace was unable to keep Leicester in Division One, but they reached the FA Cup semi-final in 1982. Under Wallace, one of City ‘s most celebrated home-grown players, Gary Lineker, emerged into the first team police squad. Leicester ‘s following coach was Gordon Milne, who achieved promotion in 1983. Lineker helped Leicester maintain their seat in the First Division but was sold to Everton in 1985 and two years later Leicester were relegated, having failed to find a suitable successor to partner Alan Smith, who was sold to Arsenal after Leicester went down. Milne left in 1986 and was replaced in 1987 by David Pleat, who was sacked in January 1991 with Leicester in risk of relegation to the Third Division. Gordon Lee was put in charge of the club until the end of the season. Leicester won their final game of the season, which guided them unclutter of relegation to the one-third tier of the football league. [ 3 ] Brian Little took over in 1991 and by the end of the 1991–92 season Leicester had reached the playoff final for a place in the new FA Premier League, but lost to Blackburn Rovers and a punishment from former Leicester hitter Mike Newell. The baseball club besides reached the playoff final the play along year, losing 4–3 to Swindon Town, having come back from 3–0 down. In 1993–94 City were promoted from the playoffs, beating Derby County 2–1 in the final. [ 3 ] Little discontinue as Leicester coach the stick to November to take consign at Aston Villa, and his successor Mark McGhee was ineffective to save Leicester from finishing moment from bottomland in the 1994–95 temper. McGhee left the club unexpectedly in December 1995 while Leicester were top of the First Division to take charge of Wolverhampton Wanderers. [ 28 ] McGhee was replaced by Martin O’Neill. [ 3 ] Under O’Neill, Leicester qualified for the 1996 Football League play-offs and beat Crystal Palace 2–1 in the final through a hundred-and-twentieth minute Steve Claridge goal to gain promotion to the FA Premier League. Following forwarding, Leicester established themselves in the Premier League with four consecutive top ten finishes. O’Neill ended Leicester ‘s 33-year wait for a major trophy, winning the League Cup doubly, in 1997 and 2000, and Leicester were runner-up in 1999. thus, the club qualified for the UEFA Cup in 1997–98 and 2000–01, the club ‘s first base european competition since 1961. In June 2000, O’Neill left Leicester City to take over as director of Celtic .

decline in the early twenty-first hundred ( 2000–2008 ) [edit ]

O’Neill was replaced by former England under-21 coach Peter Taylor. During this time, one of Leicester ‘s european appearances ended in a 3–1 frustration to Red Star Belgrade on 28 September 2000 in the UEFA Cup. [ 29 ] Leicester began well under Taylor ‘s management, topping the Premier League for two weeks in the fall and remaining in competition for a european place for most of the campaign, before a late season collapse dragged them down to a 13th-place finish. taylor was sacked after a poor beginning to the 2001–02 season, and his successor Dave Bassett lasted barely six months before being succeeded by his adjunct Micky Adams, the change of management being announced equitable before delegating was confirmed. Leicester won equitable five league matches all temper .
Leicester moved into the new 32,314-seat Walkers Stadium at the starting signal of the 2002–03 season, ending 111 years at Filbert Street. Walkers, the Leicestershire-based crisp manufacturers, acquired the identify rights for a ten-year time period. [ 30 ] In October 2002, the club went into administration with debts of £30 million. Some of the reasons were the loss of television receiver money ( ITV Digital, itself in administration, had promised money to First Division clubs for television rights ), the large wage bill, lower than expected fees for players transferred to other clubs and the £37 million cost of the new stadium. [ 31 ] Adams was banned from the transfer market for most of the temper, even after the club was rescued with a takeover by a consortium led by Gary Lineker. [ 3 ] Adams guided Leicester to the runner-up spot in Division One and automatic rifle promotion back to the Premier League with more than 90 points. however, Leicester lasted only one season in the top flight and were relegated to the newly labelled Championship, previously known as Division One. When Adams resigned as coach in October 2004, Craig Levein was appointed knob. This would prove to be an unsuccessful period and after 15 months in charge, Levein was sacked, having failed to get the Foxes anywhere near the promotion places. Assistant coach Rob Kelly took over as caretaker director, and after winning three out of four matches, was appointed to see out the rest of the season. Kelly steered Leicester to safety and in April 2006 was given the director ‘s job on a permanent wave basis. [ 3 ] In October 2006, ex- Portsmouth president Milan Mandarić was quoted as saying he was interested in buying the club, reportedly at a monetary value of around £6 million, with the current play squad valued at roughly £4.2 million. The takeover was formally announced on 13 February 2007. [ 32 ] On 11 April 2007, Rob Kelly was sacked as coach and Nigel Worthington appointed as caretaker coach until the end of the season. Worthington saved the club from relegation, but was not offered the job on a permanent basis. On 25 May 2007, the clubhouse announced former Milton Keynes Dons director Martin Allen as their fresh coach with a three-year sign. Allen ‘s relationship with Mandarić became tense and after only four matches, Allen left by common accept on 29 August 2007. On 13 September 2007, Mandarić announced Gary Megson as the fresh coach of the clubhouse, citing Megson ‘s “ wealth of experience ” as a deciding factor in the appointment. however, Megson left on 24 October 2007 after only six weeks in charge, following an approach made for his services by Bolton Wanderers. Mandarić placed Frank Burrows and Gerry Taggart in the partake situation as caretaker managers until a professional coach was appointed .
On 22 November, Ian Holloway was appointed coach, and he became the first Leicester director in over 50 years to win his first gear league match in charge, beating Bristol City 2–0. [ 33 ] however, this success did not final, and Leicester were relegated from the championship at the end of the 2007–08 temper. Holloway left by reciprocal consent after less than a season at the club, being replaced by Nigel Pearson .

Third tier to Premier League and coup d’etat by Srivaddhanaprabha syndicate ( 2008–2015 ) [edit ]

The 2008–09 campaign was Leicester ‘s beginning season outside the peak two levels of English football, but they hit this nadir merely seven years before becoming the 2015–16 Premier League champions – the fastest seven-year surface to the top of the English football league system apart from Ipswich Town in 1962. [ 34 ] Following relegation to the third tier the former season, Leicester returned to the championship at the first attempt in 2008–09, finishing as champions of League One after a 2–0 win at Southend United, with two matches in hand. The 2009–10 season saw Leicester ‘s revival under coach Nigel Pearson continue, as the club finished fifth and reached the Championship play-offs in their beginning season back in the second tier. Though coming from 2–0 depressed on sum, away to Cardiff City, to briefly run 3–2, they finally lost to a punishment shoot-out in the play-off semi-final. At the end of the season, Pearson left Leicester to become the coach of Hull City, claiming he felt the clubhouse seemed reluctant to keep him, and that Paulo Sousa had been the club ‘s guest at both play-off games, hinting at a potential replacement. On 7 July 2010, Sousa was confirmed as Pearson ‘s substitution. [ 35 ] In August 2010, following agreement on a three-year shirt sponsorship batch with duty-free retailers the King Power Group, Mandarić sold the club to Thai-led consortium Asian Football Investments ( AFI ), fronted by King Power Group ‘s Vichai and Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha. [ 36 ] Mandarić, an investor in AFI, [ 37 ] was retained as club chair. [ 38 ] On 1 October 2010, after a poor start that saw Leicester bottom of the backing with lone one win out of the first gear nine league matches, Paulo Sousa was sacked by the club with immediate effect. [ 39 ] Two days late, Sven-Göran Eriksson, who had been approached by the club after the 6–1 personnel casualty to then bottom-of-the-table Portsmouth two weeks earlier, was appointed as his surrogate, signing a biennial contract with the club. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] On 10 February 2011, Vichai, part of the Thai-based Asia Football Investments consortium, was appointed modern chair of the clubhouse after Mandarić left in November to take over Sheffield Wednesday. [ 42 ] Leicester were viewed as one of the favourites for promotion in the 2011–12 season, but on 24 October 2011, following an discrepant startle with the Foxes win just 5 out of their first 13 matches, Eriksson left the club by reciprocal accept. [ 43 ] Three weeks late, Nigel Pearson returned to the club as Eriksson ‘s successor. Pearson would go on to lead The Foxes to a sixth-place polish in the 2012–13 season, ensuring Leicester were in the Championship play-offs. however, Leicester lost the playoff semi-final 3–2 on sum to Watford after Anthony Knockaert missed a late penalty and Troy Deeney scored right at the end after a fleet counterattack from a Manuel Almunia double save. [ 44 ] In 2014, Leicester ‘s border up the league system hit a breakthrough. Their 2–1 home win over Sheffield Wednesday, combined with losses by Queens Park Rangers and Derby County, allowed Leicester City to clinch promotion to the Premier League after a ten-year absence. former that calendar month, a gain at Bolton saw Leicester become the champions of the 2013–14 Championship, the seventh time they had been champions of England ‘s moment tier. leicester started their first season in the Premier League since 2004 with a good guide of results in their first five league matches, starting with a 2–2 draw on the open day against Everton. [ 45 ] The Foxes then claimed their inaugural Premier League win since May 2004, with a 1–0 acquire at Stoke City. [ 46 ] On 21 September 2014, Leicester went on to produce one of the greatest comebacks in Premier League history to beat Manchester United 5–3 at the King Power Stadium after coming spinal column from 3–1 down with 30 minutes left to score four goals. They besides made Premier League history by becoming the first team to beat Manchester United from a two-goal deficit since the league ‘s launch in 1992. [ 47 ] During the 2014–15 season, a blue run of imprint saw the team slip to the bottomland of the league postpone with lone 19 points from 29 matches. By 3 April 2015, they were seven points adrift from safety. This could have brought a sudden end to Leicester ‘s seven-year ascend, but seven wins from their final nine league matches meant the Foxes finished the season in 14th place with 41 points. They finished the season with a 5–1 thrash of relegate Queens Park Rangers. Their upturn in results was described as one of the Premier League ‘s greatest ever escapes from relegation. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] They besides became only the third team in Premier League history to survive after being bottom at Christmas ( the early two being West Bromwich Albion in 2005 and Sunderland in 2014 ), and no team with fewer than 20 points from 29 matches had previously stayed up .

Premier League champions ( 2015–16 ) [edit ]

On 30 June 2015, Pearson was sacked, with the club state, “ The working relationship between Nigel and the Board is no longer feasible. ” The dismissal was linked to a number of public relations issues involving Pearson throughout the season, with the concluding chaff involving his son James ‘ character in a “ racist arouse tape ” made by three Leicester reserve players in Thailand during a post-season grace enlistment. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] [ 53 ] Leicester reacted by appointing erstwhile Chelsea coach Claudio Ranieri as their new director for the new 2015–16 Premier League temper. [ 54 ] Despite an initially doubting reaction to Ranieri ‘s appointee, the club made an exceptional depart to the season. [ 55 ] Striker Jamie Vardy scored 13 goals over 11 straight matches from August to November, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy ‘s Premier League commemorate of scoring in 10 consecutive matches. [ 56 ] On 19 December, Leicester defeated Everton 3–2 at Goodison Park to top the Premier League on Christmas Day, having been bottom precisely 12 months early. [ 57 ] A 2–0 victory at Sunderland on 10 April, coupled with Tottenham Hotspur ‘s 3–0 win over Manchester United, ensured Leicester ‘s qualification for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history. [ 58 ] Leicester won the Premier League on 2 May 2016 after Tottenham threw away a 2–0 lead against Chelsea, drawing 2–2 at the “ Battle of Stamford Bridge “. [ 59 ] [ 60 ] This completed the fastest seven-year rise to the claim except for Ipswich Town in 1962. Bookmakers thought Leicester ‘s victory was so improbable that Ladbrokes and William Hill offered odds of 5,000–1 for it at the start of the season. Neither bookmaker had ever paid out such long odds, and the trophy resulted in the largest payout in british sporting history with sum winnings of £25 million. [ 61 ] [ 62 ] [ 63 ] The scale of the surprise attracted global attention for the cabaret and the city of Leicester. [ 64 ] [ 65 ] The Economist declared it would be “ pored over for management lessons ”. [ 66 ] several commentators have viewed it as an inspiration to early clubs and basically transforming the expectations like sized club confront in English football. [ 67 ] Leicester became known for their counterattack vogue of play, “ incredible pace in the areas it is most substantive ” and defensive solidarity. [ 68 ] Former boss Nigel Pearson was credited by respective pundits and fans as having laid the foundations for Leicester ‘s championship victorious season. [ 69 ] Players were often praised for their work ethic and togetherness which was apparent throughout the team. Reacting to City winning the Premier League, Executive chair Richard Scudamore said :

If this was a once in every 5,000-year event, then we ‘ve effectively got another 5,000 years of hope ahead of us .

A film has been planned of the narrative, centred on Jamie Vardy. [ 70 ]

Established Premier League side ( 2016–present ) [edit ]

Leicester, while performing well in the Champions League, struggled domestically during 2016–17, spending much of the beginning few months in the bottom one-half of the table. In December 2016, Ranieri was awarded coach of the class and Leicester team of the year at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. [ 71 ] however, on 23 February 2017, Ranieri was sacked due to the baseball club ‘s continuing inadequate form, resulting in them being lone one point above the delegating zone. The net was met with significant overturned and anger from the media, with Gary Lineker called the sack “ identical deplorable ” and “ inexplicable ”, [ 72 ] while Manchester United director José Mourinho blamed it on “ selfish players ”. [ 72 ] Rumours began emerging some days later that players had been meeting with the owners to discuss Ranieri ‘s sacking without Ranieri know, which sparked widespread indignation over social media, but these were never proven. [ 73 ] Craig Shakespeare took over as caretaker coach, and in his first catch in charge, Leicester won 3–1 against fifth-placed Liverpool, with Vardy scoring a brace. [ 74 ] In his second equal as caretaker, Shakespeare led Leicester to another 3–1 victory, over Hull City. [ 75 ] Following two impressive results and initiating “ the type of plus reception that we hoped change would bring ”, the club ‘s owners then decided Shakespeare would become the cabaret ‘s coach until the end of the season. [ 76 ] The 2016–17 campaign was besides the first season in 15 years that Leicester qualified for european football. Leicester were placed in Group G of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, aboard Porto, Copenhagen and Club Brugge. In their inauguration Champions League crusade, they went undefeated in their inaugural five matches to progress to the hard stages as group winners. [ 77 ] The Foxes then faced La Liga club Sevilla in the orotund of 16 and defeated the spanish slope 2–0 on the nox, and 3–2 on aggregate to advance to the quarter-finals. [ 78 ] There they faced Atlético Madrid, and drew 1–1 in the second base leg, but lost 2–1 on aggregate after losing 1–0 in the first leg. This put an end to Leicester ‘s 2016–17 european campaign, and they finished as Champions League quarter-finalists. [ 79 ] Despite the loss, Leicester remained unbeaten at family in the 2016–17 Champions League. Shakespeare, having impressed during his caretaker spell, was appointed full-time on a three-year condense. [ 80 ] however, following a poor start to the temper he was sacked in October 2017 after four months formally in charge, with Leicester in 18th plaza in the board. [ 81 ] He was replaced with former Southampton emboss Claude Puel on 25 October 2017. By Christmas, Leicester were in 8th position in the Premier League and went on to finish one space lower in 9th at the end of the temper. Despite rumours that Puel would leave, he remained at the club for the following season and performed well. however, the team suffered a poor run of games in 2019 which saw Leicester suffer 4 consecutive base defeats, and following a 4–1 base get the better of to Crystal Palace, Puel was sacked on 24 February 2019 with the club in 12th locate. [ 82 ] Two days late on 26 February 2019, former Liverpool coach Brendan Rodgers was appointed as his replacement. [ 83 ] They finished the season again in 9th place. The 19/20 season got off to an incredible begin under Rodgers, with the baseball club picking up 38 points from their first 16 matches and going on a 8-match succeed mottle from 19 October to 8 December. On 25 October 2019, Leicester recorded a 9–0 away win at Southampton in the Premier League, the joint-largest succeed in Premier League history and the largest away win in English top flight history. [ 84 ] Despite being in the top 4 for most of the season, Leicester suffered a drop off in mannequin at the end of the season, winning only 2 of their 9 games following the resumption of league play due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. 3 defeats in their final 4 games saw them slide into 5th – their second highest Premier League eat up in their history in addition to securing a Europa League place for the following season. [ 85 ] On 15 May 2021, Leicester won their first ever FA Cup after beating Chelsea 1–0 due to a Youri Tielemans finish from 25 yards out, having previously lost four FA Cup finals. [ 86 ] After finishing fifth in the 2020–21 Premier League, Leicester qualified for the UEFA Europa League for 2021–22, where they were drawn against Napoli, Spartak Moscow and Legia Warsaw in Group C of the competition .

Helicopter crash [edit ]

Club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha ‘s helicopter crashed outside the King Power Stadium, shortly after taking off from the pitch on 27 October 2018, killing Srivaddhanaprabha and all four early people on board. [ 87 ] [ 88 ]

Crest and colours [edit ]

Leicester City ‘s first home colours worn from 1884 to 1886 . This City shirt, worn in 1948, was their inaugural to bear a club badge. The baseball club ‘s dwelling color of royal blue shirts, white shorts, and either white or royal gloomy socks have been used for the team ‘s kits throughout most of its history. [ 89 ]
Leicester City ‘s badge for the 2009–10 season to commemorate 125 years as a football club. “ The Foxes ” is the most park nickname for the club. An visualize of a fox was inaugural incorporated into the cabaret cap in 1948, as Leicestershire is known for foxes and fox hunt. [ 90 ] This is the origin of the dub “ The Foxes ”. The cabaret mascot is a character called “ Filbert Fox ”. There are besides secondary characters “ Vickie Vixen ” and “ Cousin Dennis. ” Since 1992, the club ‘s badge has featured a confuse ‘s head overlaid onto a Cinquefoil ; the Cinquefoil is similar to the one used on the coat of arms of Leicester. In the 2009–10 season, the club ‘s 125th anniversary year, the home kit featured no presenter and a newfangled cardinal crown with “ 125 Years ” written beneath it, [ 91 ] while the aside colours were a return to Fosse ‘s initial shirt, albeit with black shorts as opoosed to the original white. [ 92 ] In 1941, the golf club adopted the play of the Post Horn Galop anterior to home matches. [ 93 ] It was played over the PA system as the teams came out of the tunnel at all home games. The club since replaced it with a mod interpretation, which is now played as teams emerge for the second gear half. For the first half, the post horn has been played live on peddle by Paul Hing since 2009. [ 94 ] “ Foxes Never Quit ” is the cabaret ‘s motto, which is placed above the burrow entrance as the teams head out onto the deliver. On 8 July 2016, the cabaret launched their new one-third kit out for the 2016–17 Premier League season. It featured in their 2016–17 UEFA Champions League campaign, and was besides in use for Leicester ‘s introduction equal in the competition. The design took divine guidance from the 1983–84 kit, boasting a clean white design with reduce blue pinstripes on the shirt and a textured form stripe design across both the shirt and shorts .
[ 95 ]
Since 2018, Leicester City ‘s kit has been manufactured by german sportswear company Adidas. [ 96 ] previous manufacturers have included Bukta ( 1962–64, 1990–92 ), Admiral ( 1976–79, 1983–88 ), Umbro ( 1979–83 ), Scoreline ( 1988–90 ), Fox Leisure ( 1992–2000 ), Le Coq Sportif ( 2000–05 ), JJB ( 2005–07 ), Jako ( 2007–09 ), Joma ( 2009–10 ), Burrda ( 2010–12 ), [ 97 ] and Puma ( 2012–18 ). [ 98 ] The main shirt presenter is Tourism Authority of Thailand featuring the message “ Thailand Smiles With You. ” [ 99 ] This replaces long-time sponsor King Power, a company besides owned by the club ‘s owners, however King Power will continue to be the shirt presenter for domestic cup and european competitions. [ 100 ] The inaugural sponsorship logo to appear on a Leicester shirt was that of Ind Coope in 1983. [ 89 ] british nosh food manufacturer Walkers Crisps held a farseeing association with the golf club, sponsoring their shirts from 1987 to 2001, [ 89 ] and their grate from construction in 2002 until 2011, when King Power took over. early sponsors have included John Bull ( 1986–87 ), [ 89 ] LG ( 2001–03 ), [ 89 ] Alliance & Leicester ( 2003–07 ), [ 89 ] Topps Tiles ( 2007–09 ), [ 89 ] Jessops ( 2009–10 ), [ citation needed ] and Loros ( 2009–10 ). [ 92 ] Siam Commercial Bank became their first sleeve sponsor. The share was valid for the 2017–18 season. [ 101 ] For the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons, the sleeve patronize was Bia Saigon. [ 102 ]

Home stadium and train labor [edit ]

In their early years, Leicester played at numerous grounds, but have only played at two since they joined the Football League. When foremost starting out they played on a field by the Fosse Road, [ 103 ] hence the original identify Leicester Fosse. They moved from there to Victoria Park, and subsequently to Belgrave Road. Upon turning professional the golf club moved to Mill Lane. [ 103 ] After eviction from Mill Lane the baseball club played at the County Cricket ground while seeking a newly land. The golf club secured the use of an area of earth by Filbert Street, and moved there in 1891. [ 103 ] Some improvements by noted football architect Archibald Leitch occurred in the edwardian era, and in 1927 a raw two tier resist was built, [ 103 ] named the Double Decker, a name it would keep till the grind ‘s blockage in 2002. The ground was n’t developed any farther, apart from compulsory seating being added, till 1993 when work began on the fresh Carling Stand. The stand was impressive while the pillow of the land was untouched since at least the 1920s ; this led coach Martin O’Neill to say he used to “ lead newfangled signings out backwards ” so they alone saw the Carling Stand. [ 104 ]

The King Power Stadium, once known as the Walkers Stadium, has been Leicester ‘s family ground since 2002 The golf club moved away from Filbert Street in 2002 to a newly 32,500 all-seater stadium. [ 105 ] The stadium was primitively named The Walkers Stadium in a deal with food manufacturers Walkers, whose trade name logo can silent be found in some areas around the outside of the stadium. [ 106 ] The first gear match hosted at Walkers was a 1–1 friendly draw against Athletic Bilbao, with Bilbao ‘s Tiko being the first gear scorekeeper at the stadium and Jordan Stewart being the first Leicester musician to score. [ 107 ] The first competitive match was a 2–0 victory against Watford. [ 108 ] The stadium has since hosted an England international against Serbia and Montenegro, which finished 2–1 to England, a well as internationals between Brazil and Jamaica, and Jamaica and Ghana. The stadium has been used to host the Heineken Cup European Rugby semi-finals for the Leicester Tigers rugby baseball club, itself based within a mile of the King Power Stadium. On 19 August 2010, it emerged that the raw owners King Power wanted to rename the stadium the King Power Stadium, and had plans to increase the capacity to 42,000 should Leicester secure promotion. [ 109 ] On 5 July 2011, Leicester City confirmed the Walkers Stadium would now be known as the King Power Stadium. [ 110 ] In 2020, the baseball club moved into a new state-of-the-art train building complex in the Leicestershire village of Seagrave, described as having “ some of the very best facilities in the world. ” The club ‘s former aim grind Belvoir Drive now serves as the train ground for Leicester City W.F.C. [ 111 ]

Rivalries [edit ]

Most leicestershire fans consider Nottingham Forest to be their independent rivals, 24 miles away. The club ‘s other regional rivals are Derby County. An East Midlands bowler hat is any equal involving two of these three clubs. [ 112 ]

european record [edit ]

Notes

Goals by Leicester are listed first.
PR: Preliminary round
1R: First round
GS: Group stage
R32: Round of 32
R16: Round of 16
QF: Quarter-final

Honours [edit ]

league [edit ]

cup [edit ]

County competitions [edit ]

Wartime League
- Winners (1): 1942[114]
Wartime Cup
- Winners (1): 1941[115]

managerial history [edit ]

up until Peter Hodge was hired after World War I, the club had no official coach. A nominal character of secretary/manager was employed, though the board and the choice committee took master of most team affairs. It was Hodge who instated a system at the club for the director having accomplished control over musician and staff recruitment, team choice and tactics. Though Hodge was originally besides titled “ secretary/manager ” he has retrospectively been named as the club ‘s first official “ coach ”. [ 116 ] leicestershire have had a total of nine permanent secretary/managers and 36 permanent wave managers ( not including caretakers ). Nigel Pearson and Peter Hodge have both had two separate spells in charge of the club. Dave Bassett besides had a second spell as caretaker director after his spell as permanent wave director. [ 117 ]

Records and statistics [edit ]

Graham Cross holds the record for the most Leicester appearances, with the defender playing 599 games between 1960 and 1976, although Adam Black holds the record for the most appearances in the league with 528 between 1920 and 1935. [ 118 ] Striker Arthur Chandler is presently the club ‘s all-time record goal scorer, netting 273 in his 12 years at the club ; he besides found the net in 8 back-to-back matches in the 1924–25 season. [ 10 ] The most goals managed in a individual season for the club is 44 by Arthur Rowley, in the 1956–57 season. [ 10 ] The fastest finish in the club ‘s history was scored by Matty Fryatt, when he netted after just nine seconds against Preston North End in April 2006. [ 119 ] Jamie Vardy broke the Premier League record for scoring 13 goals in 11 consecutive league games, in the 2015–16 Premier League season. Vardy is besides the ninth actor to score 20 top-flight goals in a season, following Arthur Chandler, Ernie Hine, Arthur Rowley, Jimmy Walsh, Ken Keyworth, Jackie Sinclair, Frank Worthington and Gary Lineker. Vardy ‘s goal at Sunderland on 10 April 2016 saw him become the foremost player since Gary Lineker in 1984–85 to score 20 top escape goals for the club, having already become Leicester ‘s highest Premier League scorer in a unmarried season. [ 120 ] The record transfer fee paid by Leicester for a musician was around £40 million for Monaco midfielder Youri Tielemans. [ 121 ] The highest transfer tip received for a Leicester player was approximately £80 million from Manchester United for Harry Maguire ; at the time of the transfer this was the eleventh highest ever tip, the highest ever move between two english teams and the highest ever for a defender. [ 122 ] [ citation needed ] The golf club ‘s record attendance is 47,298 against Tottenham Hotspur at Filbert Street, in a fifth round FA Cup clash in 1928. The highest league record at their current home, the King Power Stadium, was 32,242 for a competitive equal against Sunderland on 8 August 2015. The highest always attendance for a non-competitive football match of 32,188, was seen at a pre-season friendly against spanish giants real Madrid on 30 July 2011. [ 123 ] Leicester ‘s highest always league stopping point is first in the Premier League in 2015–16. Their lowest ever league coating was first in League One in 2008–09. Leicester are joint peer with Manchester City for having won the most english second grade titles ( 7 ). The club has appeared in five FA Cup finals, winning once in 2021. Leicester ‘s longest always unbeaten run in the league was between 1 November 2008 and 7 March 2009, to which they remained unbeaten for 23 games on their way to the League One title. [ 124 ] ( This was their lone always season in the third tier of English football ). Their longest run of consecutive victories in the league is nine, which they achieved between 21 December 2013 and 1 February 2014 ( in the Championship ). In the 2015–16 season, Leicester won what The Daily Telegraph described as “ one of the most amaze league titles of all-time ” [ 125 ] and achieved many new historic, club records. They had the fewest away defeats in any top fledge season, as they were defeated lone twice on their travels. They besides recorded the fewest losses in any of the club ‘s Premier League seasons, losing precisely three matches throughout their entire campaign. The club produced another record for the most consecutive wins in the top trajectory, each coming against Watford, Newcastle United, Crystal Palace, Southampton and Sunderland. Coincidentally, they kept a record of five-straight fairly sheets all set against each of the same five opponents. The King Power Stadium home crowd in 2015–16 saw their team beaten fair once in the Premier League all season. [ 120 ] Leicester made their UEFA Champions League introduction in the 2016–17 season, their fourthly appearance in european football. The cabaret became the third English team to win on their Champions League debut, after Manchester United in 1994 and Newcastle United in 1997. They are besides the first English team to win away on their Champions League debut, and win all three of their opening games in the rival. [ 126 ] [ 127 ] They are the first team in Champions League history to keep clean sheets in each of their possibility four games in the competition. [ 128 ] Between September 2015 and November 2016, the club went 20 league games unbeaten at home. The stint was ended by West Bromwich Albion on 6 November 2016 in a 1–2 frustration. [ 129 ] [ 130 ] In March 2017, the club became the fiftieth team to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. On 25 October 2019, Leicester City set the record for the highest margin of away victory in the English top tier, defeating Southampton 9–0 at St Mary ‘s Stadium. In doing thus they besides tied the record for the highest margin of victory in Premier League history, equalling Manchester United ‘s 9–0 dwelling victory over Ipswich Town in 1995. [ 131 ] As a resultant role, Leicester hold the all-time top grade records for biggest frustration, biggest away win, and highest scoring draw .

League history [edit ]

Since their election to the Football League in 1894, Leicester have spent much of their history within the top two tiers of English football. Leicester have played outside the acme two tiers alone once in their history to date ; during the 2008–09 season they played in League One, the third grade of English football, after delegating from the Championship the temper prior. however, they made a swift fall to the second gear tier, as they were promoted as champions in the 2008–09 season. The club have never played lower than England ‘s third base tier .
L1 = Level 1 of the football league system ; L2 = Level 2 of the football league system ; L3 = Level 3 of the football league arrangement .

Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 54
Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 62
Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 1

( up to and including 2021–22 )

Players [edit ]

First-team team [edit ]

As of 31 August 2021[132]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Out on loanword [edit ]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Under-23s and Academy [edit ]

former players [edit ]

Club staff [edit ]

As of 24 February 2021 [ 133 ] [ 134 ] [ 135 ] [ 136 ] [ 137 ] [ 138 ]

Player statistics [edit ]

Captains [edit ]

actor of the year [edit ]

Leicester City ‘s Player of the Year award is voted for by the club ‘s supporters at the end of every season. [ 116 ]

English Hall of Fame members [edit ]

The following have played for Leicester and have been inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame :
The Football League 100 Legends is a tilt of “ 100 legendary football players ” produced by The Football League in 1998, to celebrate the 100th season of League football. [ 144 ] It besides included Premier League players, and the follow former Leicester City players were included :

World Cup players [edit ]

The following players have been selected by their state in the World Cup Finals, while playing for Leicester. Players listed in bold are stream Leicester City players .

International honours [edit ]

As of 16 November 2021

The following players have been selected by their country while being playing for Leicester City ( including players both on lend at and away from the club ). The phone number of caps won whilst at the golf club are given, along with the date of the foremost cap being won while with Leicester City. Players listed in bold are current Leicester City players .

Players with over 300 appearances for Leicester [edit ]

Includes competitive appearances alone. current players in bluff. [ 116 ] [ 118 ]

Players with 50 or more goals for Leicester [edit ]

Includes competitive appearances alone. current players in bold. [ 116 ] [ 145 ] [ 146 ]

individual honours and awards [edit ]

Ballon d’Or nominees The following players have been nominated for the Ballon d’Or while playing for Leicester ; the award is besides referred to as the World or european Footballer of the year .
PFA Player of the Year The following players have been named the PFA Player of the Year whilst play for leicester :
FWA Footballer of the Year The following players have been named the FWA Footballer of the Year whilst play for leicestershire :
English Golden Boot The following players have won the English Golden Boot for being the nation ‘s peak goalscorer, while at Leicester ( note : This applies only to players playing in the top tier of English football ) :
English Second Division Golden Boot The following players have won the golden boot for being the top goalscorer in the moment tier of English football while at Leicester : [ 153 ]
Football League Awards Player of the Year The following players have been named the best musician in their division in the Football League Awards while at Leicester :
LMA Manager of the Year The follow managers have been named the LMA Manager of the class or won their division award while at Leicester :
The Best FIFA Men’s Player nominees The following players have been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Men ‘s Player prize, while playing for leicestershire :
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach The surveil managers have been shortlisted and won, The Best FIFA Men ‘s Coach prize while managing leicester :
The Best FIFA Goalkeeper nominees The following goalkeepers have been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award, while playing for leicestershire :
BBC Sports Personality Coach of the Year Award
BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award
ESPN Team of the Year
Laureus World Sports Award
FIFA FIFPro World11 nominees The following players have been shortlisted for the FIFA FIFPro World11, while playing for leicestershire :
PFA Team of the Year The following players have been named in the PFA Team of the class while at Leicester :

References [edit ]

far read [edit ]

Dave Smith and Paul Taylor, Of Fossils and Foxes: The Official Definitive History of Leicester City Football Club (2001) (ISBN 978-1-899538-21-8)
Dave Smith and Paul Taylor, The Foxes Alphabet: Complete Who’s Who of Leicester City Football Club (1995) (ISBN 978-1-899538-06-5)
Leicester City FC, The Official History of Leicester City Football Club DVD (2003) (Out of print)
John Hutchinson, From Shed to Stadium: Illustrated history of LCFC. (2014) ISBN 978-1-909872-18-9
John Hutchinson, Neil Plumb, Rob O’Donnell, Leicester City Classic Shirts 1949–2016 (2015) ISBN 978-1-909872-76-9