The 2018–19 Leicester City season was the club's 114th season in the
English football league system
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and their 51st (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. This was their fifth consecutive season in the
2018–19 Premier League
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. They also competed in the
FA Cup and
EFL Cup
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.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
The season was marred by the death of owner
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha ( th, วิชัย ศรีวัฒนประภา;} born Vichai Raksriaksorn, th, วิชัย รักศรีอักษร; 4 April 1958 – 27 October 2018) was a Thai billionaire businessman and th ...
in a
helicopter crash
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outside the
King Power Stadium on 27 October, shortly after a 1–1 home draw against
West Ham United.
Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
Loans in
Loans out
First team squad
Kits
Pre-season
Pre-season friendlies
Leicester City announced that they will play pre-season friendlies against
Notts County,
Valencia and
Lille, with a further two matches against
Akhisarspor
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Udinese Calcio as part of a tour to Austria.
Competitions
Overview
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
On 14 June 2018, the
Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on
BBC by
Ruud Gullit and
Paul Ince from
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on 3 December 2018.
EFL Cup
The second round draw was made from the
Stadium of Light
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on 16 August. The third round draw was made on 30 August by
David Seaman and
Joleon Lescott
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Lescott is a graduate of the Wolverhampton Wanderers youth academy. H ...
. The fourth round draw was made live on
Quest
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by
Rachel Yankey
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and
Rachel Riley on 29 September.
Squad statistics
Appearances
*''Asterisk (*) indicates player left club mid-season''
*''Hashtag (#) indicates player finished the season out on loan''
Top scorers
Awards
Club awards
Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and supporters, was held on 7 May 2019. The following awards were made:
Divisional awards
References
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