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Leicester City Football Club is a professional football cabaret based in Leicester in the East Midlands, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the crown tier of England ‘s football league system, and plays its home matches at the King Power Stadium. [ 2 ] The club 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 first gear top grade claim, becoming one of seven clubs to have won the Premier League since its origin in 1992. A total of newspapers described Leicester ‘s title succeed as the greatest frolic electric shock ever ; multiple bookmakers had never paid out at such long odds for any fun. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] As a result, the team was dubbed “ The Unbelievables ”, a by-product harking binding to Arsenal ‘s undefeated team “ The Invincibles “. [ 9 ] The golf club ‘s former highest always league stopping point was second place in the exceed flight, 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 first entitle 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 old boys of Wyggeston School as “ Leicester Fosse ”, the club joined The Football Association ( FA ) in 1890. [ 10 ] Before moving to Filbert Street in 1891, the club played at five unlike grounds, including Victoria Park southeast of the city kernel 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 second. Leicester ‘s first gear ever Football League game was a 4–3 frustration at Grimsby Town, with a first League win the follow week, against Rotherham United at Filbert Street. The like season besides saw the cabaret ‘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 level of English football. however, the baseball club were relegated after a single season which included the clubhouse ‘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 trade due to fiscal difficulties of which fiddling is known. The club was reformed as “ Leicester City Football Club ”, particularly appropriate as the borough of Leicester had recently been given city status. Following the name change, the baseball club enjoyed centrist success in the 1920s ; under the management of Peter Hodge, who left in May 1926 to be replaced two months late by Willie Orr, and with record goalscorer Arthur Chandler in the side, [ 13 ] they won the Division Two title in 1924–25 [ 14 ] and recorded their second-highest league stopping point in 1928–29 as runner-up by a individual point to The Wednesday. [ 10 ] however the 1930s saw a downturn in fortunes, with the club relegated in 1934–35 [ 15 ] and, after forwarding 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 workweek late when a draw on the last day of the season ensured survival in Division Two. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Leicester won the Division Two championship in 1954, [ 21 ] with the help of Arthur Rowley, one of the club ‘s most prolific strikers. Although they were relegated from Division One the next temper, under Dave Halliday they returned in 1957, [ 22 ] with Rowley scoring a club read 44 goals in one season. [ 13 ] Leicester remained in Division One until 1969, [ 23 ] their longest menstruation ever in the exceed flight. Under the management of Matt Gillies and his assistant 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 golf club led the First Division during the winter, thanks to a arresting run of form on icy and flash-frozen pitches the baseball club became nicknamed the “Ice Kings” finally placed one-fourth, the club ‘s best post-war finish. Gillies guided Leicester to their beginning assemble of silverware in 1964, when Leicester beat Stoke City 4–3 on aggregate to win the League Cup for the first time. [ 3 ] Leicester besides reached the League Cup concluding the stick to class, but lost 3–2 on aggregate to Chelsea. Gillies and Johnson received praise for their version of the “ whirl ” and the “ switch over ” arrangement, a system that had previously been used by the austrian and hungarian national teams. [ 24 ] After a badly startle to the season, Matt Gillies resigned in November 1968. His successor, Frank O’Farrell was unable to prevent relegation, but the club reached the FA Cup final 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 meter. [ 3 ] Unusually, due to double winners Arsenal ‘s commitments in european contest, Division Two winners Leicester were invited to play FA Cup runner-up Liverpool, beating them 1–0 [ 3 ] thanks to a finish by Steve Whitworth. [ 25 ] Jimmy Bloomfield was appointed for the newly season, and his team remained in the First Division for his tenure. No period since Bloomfield has seen the clubhouse remain in the top division for then long. Leicester reached the FA Cup semi-final in 1973–74. [ 26 ] Frank McLintock, a noted musician for seven years for Leicester in a successful menstruation from the deep 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 scottish managers ( after Peter Hodge and Matt Gillies ) by steering Leicester to the Division Two championship in 1980. [ 27 ] Wallace was ineffective 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 team. Leicester ‘s future director was Gordon Milne, who achieved promotion in 1983. Lineker helped Leicester maintain their set in the First Division but was sold to Everton in 1985 and two years former Leicester were relegated, having failed to find a desirable substitution to spouse 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 danger of relegation to the Third Division. Gordon Lee was put in charge of the cabaret until the end of the season. Leicester won their final game of the temper, which guided them clear of delegating to the 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 examination for a stead in the new FA Premier League, but lost to Blackburn Rovers and a penalty from former Leicester hitter Mike Newell. The baseball club besides reached the playoff final examination the comply 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 follow November to take mission at Aston Villa, and his successor Mark McGhee was unable to save Leicester from finishing second from penetrate in the 1994–95 season. McGhee left the cabaret by chance in December 1995 while Leicester were acme 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 hour Steve Claridge finish to gain promotion to the FA Premier League. Following promotion, Leicester established themselves in the Premier League with four consecutive exceed ten-spot 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 european contest since 1961. In June 2000, O’Neill left Leicester City to take over as coach of Celtic .

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

O’Neill was replaced by former England under-21 bus Peter Taylor. During this clock, one of Leicester ‘s european appearances ended in a 3–1 get the better of 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 controversy for a european locate for most of the campaign, before a late season collapse dragged them down to a 13th-place finish. taylor was sacked after a poor start to the 2001–02 season, and his successor Dave Bassett lasted just six months before being succeeded by his adjunct Micky Adams, the switch of management being announced just before relegation was confirmed. Leicester won precisely five league matches all season .
Leicester moved into the newly 32,314-seat Walkers Stadium at the start of the 2002–03 season, ending 111 years at Filbert Street. Walkers, the Leicestershire-based crisp manufacturers, acquired the name rights for a ten-year period. [ 30 ] In October 2002, the club went into presidency with debts of £30 million. Some of the reasons were the loss of television money ( ITV Digital, itself in administration, had promised money to First Division clubs for television rights ), the large engage bill, lower than expected fees for players transferred to early clubs and the £37 million price of the new stadium. [ 31 ] Adams was banned from the transfer marketplace for most of the season, evening after the club was rescued with a coup d’etat by a consortium led by Gary Lineker. [ 3 ] Adams guided Leicester to the runner-up spotlight 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 foreman. 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 director Rob Kelly took over as caretaker coach, and after winning three out of four matches, was appointed to see out the rest of the season. Kelly steered Leicester to condom and in April 2006 was given the director ‘s job on a permanent wave footing. [ 3 ] In October 2006, ex- Portsmouth president Milan Mandarić was quoted as saying he was matter to in buying the club, reportedly at a price of around £6 million, with the current playing team valued at approximately £4.2 million. The coup d’etat 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 temper. Worthington saved the golf club from relegation, but was not offered the job on a permanent footing. On 25 May 2007, the club announced former Milton Keynes Dons coach Martin Allen as their new director with a three-year narrow. 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 new director of the club, citing Megson ‘s “ wealth of experience ” as a deciding factor in the date. however, Megson left on 24 October 2007 after entirely six weeks in charge, following an overture made for his services by Bolton Wanderers. Mandarić placed Frank Burrows and Gerry Taggart in the share position as caretaker managers until a professional director was appointed .
On 22 November, Ian Holloway was appointed director, and he became the beginning Leicester director in over 50 years to win his foremost league peer in charge, beating Bristol City 2–0. [ 33 ] however, this achiever did not death, and Leicester were relegated from the championship at the end of the 2007–08 season. Holloway left by common accept after less than a season at the club, being replaced by Nigel Pearson .

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

The 2008–09 political campaign was Leicester ‘s first season outside the crown two levels of English football, but they hit this nadir lone seven years before becoming the 2015–16 Premier League champions – the fastest seven-year originate to the top of the English football league system aside from Ipswich Town in 1962. [ 34 ] Following relegation to the third base tier the previous season, Leicester returned to the championship at the inaugural 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 director Nigel Pearson continue, as the clubhouse finished fifth and reached the Championship play-offs in their first season back in the second tier. Though coming from 2–0 down on aggregate, away to Cardiff City, to briefly lead 3–2, they finally lost to a penalty 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 club seemed loath to keep him, and that Paulo Sousa had been the club ‘s guest at both play-off games, hinting at a possible substitution. On 7 July 2010, Sousa was confirmed as Pearson ‘s substitute. [ 35 ] In August 2010, following agreement on a three-year shirt sponsorship share 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 cabaret president. [ 38 ] On 1 October 2010, after a poor start that saw Leicester bottom of the backing with only one win out of the beginning nine league matches, Paulo Sousa was sacked by the club with immediate effect. [ 39 ] Two days subsequently, Sven-Göran Eriksson, who had been approached by the cabaret after the 6–1 loss to then bottom-of-the-table Portsmouth two weeks earlier, was appointed as his successor, signing a biennial shrink with the club. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] On 10 February 2011, Vichai, separate of the Thai-based Asia Football Investments consortium, was appointed newfangled president of the cabaret after Mandarić left in November to take over Sheffield Wednesday. [ 42 ] Leicester were viewed as one of the favourites for forwarding in the 2011–12 season, but on 24 October 2011, following an inconsistent start with the Foxes gain just 5 out of their first 13 matches, Eriksson left the club by reciprocal accept. [ 43 ] Three weeks later, Nigel Pearson returned to the club as Eriksson ‘s successor. Pearson would go on to lead The Foxes to a sixth-place finish in the 2012–13 season, ensuring Leicester were in the Championship play-offs. however, Leicester lost the playoff semi-final 3–2 on aggregate to Watford after Anthony Knockaert missed a recently punishment and Troy Deeney scored right at the end after a fleet counterattack from a Manuel Almunia double save. [ 44 ] In 2014, Leicester ‘s borderland up the league system hit a breakthrough. Their 2–1 base winnings 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. belated that month, a winnings at Bolton saw Leicester become the champions of the 2013–14 Championship, the seventh time they had been champions of England ‘s second tier. leicester started their first season in the Premier League since 2004 with a good run of results in their beginning five league matches, starting with a 2–2 guide on the open day against Everton. [ 45 ] The Foxes then claimed their foremost Premier League win since May 2004, with a 1–0 win 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 back 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 establish in 1992. [ 47 ] During the 2014–15 season, a blue run of form saw the team steal to the bottom of the league table with alone 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 temper in 14th target with 41 points. They finished the temper 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 gear team in Premier League history to survive after being bed at Christmas ( the other 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 submit, “ The working relationship between Nigel and the Board is no longer viable. ” The dismissal was linked to a total of populace relations issues involving Pearson throughout the season, with the final straw involving his son James ‘ character in a “ racist sex record ” made by three Leicester reservation players in Thailand during a post-season grace tour. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] [ 53 ] Leicester reacted by appointing former Chelsea coach Claudio Ranieri as their newly coach for the newly 2015–16 Premier League season. [ 54 ] Despite an initially doubting reaction to Ranieri ‘s appointment, the club made an especial start to the season. [ 55 ] Striker Jamie Vardy scored 13 goals over 11 consecutive matches from August to November, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy ‘s Premier League record 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 gain 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 raise to the title except for Ipswich Town in 1962. Bookmakers thought Leicester ‘s victory was therefore improbable that Ladbrokes and William Hill offered odds of 5,000–1 for it at the begin of the temper. Neither bookmaker had ever paid out such long odds, and the trophy resulted in the largest payout in british sporting history with total winnings of £25 million. [ 61 ] [ 62 ] [ 63 ] The scale of the surprise attracted global care for the club 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 other clubs and basically transforming the expectations exchangeable sized golf club face in English football. [ 67 ] Leicester became known for their counterattack style of play, “ incredible pace in the areas it is most essential ” and defensive solidarity. [ 68 ] Former boss Nigel Pearson was credited by respective pundits and fans as having laid the foundations for Leicester ‘s deed gain season. [ 69 ] Players were frequently praised for their shape ethic and togetherness which was apparent throughout the police squad. Reacting to City winning the Premier League, Executive president 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 history, 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 first few months in the bottom half of the table. In December 2016, Ranieri was awarded bus of the year and Leicester team of the class at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. [ 71 ] however, on 23 February 2017, Ranieri was sacked due to the golf club ‘s continuing poor imprint, resulting in them being merely one point above the delegating zone. The displace was met with significant swage and anger from the media, with Gary Lineker called the displace “ very deplorable ” and “ inexplicable ”, [ 72 ] while Manchester United director José Mourinho blamed it on “ selfish players ”. [ 72 ] Rumours began emerging some days former that players had been meeting with the owners to discuss Ranieri ‘s sacking without Ranieri know, which sparked widespread shock over social media, but these were never proven. [ 73 ] Craig Shakespeare took over as caretaker coach, and in his first meet in commit, Leicester won 3–1 against fifth-placed Liverpool, with Vardy scoring a brace. [ 74 ] In his second match as caretaker, Shakespeare led Leicester to another 3–1 victory, over Hull City. [ 75 ] Following two impressive results and initiating “ the type of positive answer that we hoped switch would bring ”, the club ‘s owners then decided Shakespeare would become the club ‘s director until the end of the season. [ 76 ] The 2016–17 political 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 campaign, they went undefeated in their foremost five matches to progress to the knockout stages as group winners. [ 77 ] The Foxes then faced La Liga club Sevilla in the round off of 16 and defeated the spanish side 2–0 on the night, and 3–2 on aggregate to advance to the quarter-finals. [ 78 ] There they faced Atlético Madrid, and drew 1–1 in the second leg, but lost 2–1 on aggregate after losing 1–0 in the first peg. This put an end to Leicester ‘s 2016–17 european political campaign, and they finished as Champions League quarter-finalists. [ 79 ] Despite the passing, Leicester remained unbeaten at base in the 2016–17 Champions League. Shakespeare, having impressed during his caretaker spell, was appointed full-time on a three-year narrow. [ 80 ] however, following a hapless begin to the season he was sacked in October 2017 after four months formally in mission, with Leicester in 18th rate in the table. [ 81 ] He was replaced with former Southampton party boss Claude Puel on 25 October 2017. By Christmas, Leicester were in 8th military position in the Premier League and went on to finish one station lower in 9th at the goal of the season. Despite rumours that Puel would leave, he remained at the cabaret for the adjacent temper and performed well. however, the team suffered a poor run of games in 2019 which saw Leicester suffer 4 consecutive home defeats, and following a 4–1 home frustration to Crystal Palace, Puel was sacked on 24 February 2019 with the golf club in 12th station. [ 82 ] Two days subsequently on 26 February 2019, erstwhile Liverpool director Brendan Rodgers was appointed as his successor. [ 83 ] They finished the season again in 9th place. The 19/20 season got off to an incredible depart under Rodgers, with the club picking up 38 points from their inaugural 16 matches and going on a 8-match win streak 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 winnings in Premier League history and the largest away win in English clear flight history. [ 84 ] Despite being in the top 4 for most of the season, Leicester suffered a neglect off in shape at the end of the season, winning merely 2 of their 9 games following the resumption of league play due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. 3 defeats in their last 4 games saw them slide into 5th – their second gear highest Premier League polish in their history in addition to securing a Europa League topographic point for the follow season. [ 85 ] On 15 May 2021, Leicester won their first ever FA Cup after beating Chelsea 1–0 ascribable to a Youri Tielemans goal from 25 yards out, having previously lost four FA Cup finals. [ 86 ] After finishing one-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, concisely after taking off from the pitch on 27 October 2018, killing Srivaddhanaprabha and all four other people on board. [ 87 ] [ 88 ]

Crest and colours [edit ]



Leicester City ‘s foremost dwelling colours worn from 1884 to 1886 . This City shirt, worn in 1948, was their foremost to bear a club badge. The club ‘s home discolor of imperial blue shirts, white shorts, and either white or royal blue 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 common dub for the club. An trope of a fox was first incorporated into the baseball club crest in 1948, as Leicestershire is known for foxes and fox hunt. [ 90 ] This is the origin of the dub “ The Foxes ”. The club mascot is a character called “ Filbert Fox ”. There are besides secondary characters “ Vickie Vixen ” and “ Cousin Dennis. ” Since 1992, the baseball club ‘s badge has featured a fox ‘s head overlaid onto a Cinquefoil ; the Cinquefoil is like 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 new cardinal crest with “ 125 Years ” written beneath it, [ 91 ] while the away colours were a return to Fosse ‘s initial shirt, albeit with black shorts as opoosed to the original white. [ 92 ] In 1941, the club adopted the act of the Post Horn Galop anterior to base matches. [ 93 ] It was played over the PA system as the teams came out of the burrow at all home games. The club since replaced it with a modern version, which is nowadays played as teams emerge for the second base half. For the first base half, the stake automobile horn has been played live on pitch by Paul Hing since 2009. [ 94 ] “ Foxes Never Quit ” is the club ‘s motto, which is placed above the tunnel entrance as the teams head out onto the flip. On 8 July 2016, the club launched their new third kit for the 2016–17 Premier League temper. It featured in their 2016–17 UEFA Champions League campaign, and was besides in use for Leicester ‘s debut equal in the competition. The design took inspiration from the 1983–84 kit, boasting a clean white invention with flimsy blue pinstripes on the shirt and a textured mannequin 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 independent shirt presenter is Tourism Authority of Thailand featuring the message “ Thailand Smiles With You. ” [ 99 ] This replaces long-time sponsor King Power, a ship’s company besides owned by the club ‘s owners, however King Power will continue to be the shirt patron for domestic cup and european competitions. [ 100 ] The first 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 club, sponsoring their shirts from 1987 to 2001, [ 89 ] and their crunch from construction in 2002 until 2011, when King Power took over. other 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 deal was valid for the 2017–18 temper. [ 101 ] For the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons, the sleeve presenter was Bia Saigon. [ 102 ]

Home stadium and prepare background [edit ]

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

The King Power Stadium, once known as the Walkers Stadium, has been Leicester ‘s home land since 2002 The baseball club moved away from Filbert Street in 2002 to a new 32,500 all-seater stadium. [ 105 ] The stadium was primitively named The Walkers Stadium in a consider with food manufacturers Walkers, whose brand logo can placid be found in some areas around the outside of the stadium. [ 106 ] The first match hosted at Walkers was a 1–1 friendly draw against Athletic Bilbao, with Bilbao ‘s Tiko being the beginning scorer at the stadium and Jordan Stewart being the first Leicester player to score. [ 107 ] The inaugural competitive meet was a 2–0 victory against Watford. [ 108 ] The stadium has since hosted an England external against Serbia and Montenegro, which finished 2–1 to England, arsenic 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 club, itself based within a mile of the King Power Stadium. On 19 August 2010, it emerged that the new owners King Power wanted to rename the stadium the King Power Stadium, and had plans to increase the capacity to 42,000 should Leicester fasten promotion. [ 109 ] On 5 July 2011, Leicester City confirmed the Walkers Stadium would nowadays be known as the King Power Stadium. [ 110 ] In 2020, the clubhouse moved into a new state-of-the-art training complex in the Leicestershire village of Seagrave, described as having “ some of the very best facilities in the universe. ” The club ‘s former educate ground Belvoir Drive now serves as the trail land for Leicester City W.F.C. [ 111 ]

Rivalries [edit ]

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

Leicester besides share a competition with Coventry City, the crippled between the two club has become known as the M69 bowler hat, named after the M69 expressway which connects the two cities. [ 113 ]

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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 ]

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cup [edit ]

County competitions [edit ]

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

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managerial history [edit ]

up until Peter Hodge was hired after World War I, the cabaret had no official director. A nominal character of secretary/manager was employed, though the board and the excerpt committee took master of most team affairs. It was Hodge who instated a system at the baseball club for the director having complete control over actor and staff recruitment, team selection and tactics. Though Hodge was primitively besides titled “ secretary/manager ” he has retrospectively been named as the club ‘s first official “ coach ”. [ 117 ] leicester have had a sum of nine permanent secretary/managers and 36 permanent wave managers ( not including caretakers ). Nigel Pearson and Peter Hodge have both had two offprint spells in charge of the golf club. Dave Bassett besides had a second spell as caretaker director after his spell as permanent director. [ 118 ]

Records and statistics [edit ]

Graham Cross holds the commemorate 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. [ 119 ] Striker Arthur Chandler is presently the club ‘s all-time record goal scorekeeper, netting 273 in his 12 years at the club ; he besides found the net in 8 consecutive matches in the 1924–25 season. [ 10 ] The most goals managed in a individual season for the clubhouse is 44 by Arthur Rowley, in the 1956–57 season. [ 10 ] The fastest goal in the baseball club ‘s history was scored by Matty Fryatt, when he netted after precisely nine seconds against Preston North End in April 2006. [ 120 ] Jamie Vardy broke the Premier League criminal record for scoring 13 goals in 11 consecutive league games, in the 2015–16 Premier League season. Vardy is besides the ninth player 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 first player since Gary Lineker in 1984–85 to score 20 peak flight goals for the baseball club, having already become Leicester ‘s highest Premier League scorekeeper in a one season. [ 121 ] The criminal record transfer fee paid by Leicester for a actor was around £40 million for Monaco midfielder Youri Tielemans. [ 122 ] The highest transmit fee received for a Leicester actor was approximately £80 million from Manchester United for Harry Maguire ; at the clock of the transfer this was the eleventh highest always tip, the highest always move between two english teams and the highest ever for a defender. [ 123 ] [ citation needed ] The club ‘s record attendance is 47,298 against Tottenham Hotspur at Filbert Street, in a fifth round off FA Cup brush in 1928. The highest league record at their current home, the King Power Stadium, was 32,242 for a competitive pit against Sunderland on 8 August 2015. The highest always attendance for a non-competitive football meet of 32,188, was seen at a pre-season friendly against spanish giants very Madrid on 30 July 2011. [ 124 ] Leicester ‘s highest ever league finish is beginning in the Premier League in 2015–16. Their lowest ever league ending was first in League One in 2008–09. Leicester are joint equal with Manchester City for having won the most english second tier titles ( 7 ). The club has appeared in five FA Cup finals, winning once in 2021. Leicester ‘s longest ever 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. [ 125 ] ( This was their entirely ever season in the third tier of English football ). Their longest run of straight 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 ” [ 126 ] and achieved many new historical, clubhouse records. They had the fewest off defeats in any top flight season, as they were defeated only doubly on their travels. They besides recorded the fewest losses in any of the golf club ‘s Premier League seasons, losing just three matches throughout their stallion political campaign. The club produced another record for the most consecutive wins in the top flight, each coming against Watford, Newcastle United, Crystal Palace, Southampton and Sunderland. Coincidentally, they kept a record of five-straight clean sheets all set against each of the same five opponents. The King Power Stadium home plate crowd in 2015–16 saw their team beaten just once in the Premier League all season. [ 121 ] Leicester made their UEFA Champions League debut in the 2016–17 temper, their one-fourth appearance in european football. The club 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 contest. [ 127 ] [ 128 ] They are the beginning team in Champions League history to keep cleanse sheets in each of their opening four games in the competition. [ 129 ] Between September 2015 and November 2016, the club went 20 league games unbeaten at family. The stretch was ended by West Bromwich Albion on 6 November 2016 in a 1–2 kill. [ 130 ] [ 131 ] In March 2017, the club became the fiftieth team to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. On 25 October 2019, Leicester City set the commemorate for the highest allowance of aside victory in the English top tier, defeating Southampton 9–0 at St Mary ‘s Stadium. In doing so they besides tied the read for the highest allowance of victory in Premier League history, equalling Manchester United ‘s 9–0 home victory over Ipswich Town in 1995. [ 132 ] As a result, Leicester hold the all-time top tier records for biggest kill, biggest away winnings, 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 acme two tiers of English football. Leicester have played outside the circus tent two tiers only once in their history to go steady ; during the 2008–09 temper they played in League One, the third tier of English football, after delegating from the Championship the season prior. however, they made a western fence lizard return to the moment grade, as they were promoted as champions in the 2008–09 season. The club have never played lower than England ‘s one-third tier .
L1 = Level 1 of the football league system ; L2 = Level 2 of the football league system ; L3 = Level 3 of the football league system .

  • 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 27 December 2021[133]

notice : 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 home 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 [ 134 ] [ 135 ] [ 136 ] [ 137 ] [ 138 ] [ 139 ]

Player statistics [edit ]

Captains [edit ]

player 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. [ 117 ]

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 list of “ 100 fabled football players ” produced by The Football League in 1998, to celebrate the 100th season of League football. [ 145 ] 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 country in the World Cup Finals, while playing for Leicester. Players listed in bluff are stream Leicester City players .

International honours [edit ]

As of 26 December 2021

The following players have been selected by their state while being playing for Leicester City ( including players both on lend at and away from the clubhouse ). The count of caps won whilst at the club are given, along with the date of the first capital being won while with Leicester City. Players listed in bluff are stream Leicester City players .

Players with over 300 appearances for Leicester [edit ]

Includes competitive appearances only. current players in boldface. [ 117 ] [ 119 ]

Players with 50 or more goals for Leicester [edit ]

Includes competitive appearances lone. current players in bold. [ 117 ] [ 146 ] [ 147 ]

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 dally for leicester :
FWA Footballer of the Year The following players have been named the FWA Footballer of the Year whilst toy for leicestershire :
English Golden Boot The following players have won the English Golden Boot for being the country ‘s lead goalscorer, while at Leicester ( note : This applies only to players playing in the peak grade of English football ) :
English Second Division Golden Boot The following players have won the gold bang for being the clear goalscorer in the second tier of English football while at Leicester : [ 154 ]
Football League Awards Player of the Year The following players have been named the best actor 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 year 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 award, while playing for leicestershire :
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach The succeed managers have been shortlisted and won, The Best FIFA Men ‘s Coach award while managing leicester :
The Best FIFA Goalkeeper nominees The following goalkeepers have been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Goalkeeper prize, 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 year while at Leicester :

References [edit ]

foster understand [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