Leicester City Football Club is an English professional
football
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club based in
Leicester
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The city l ...
in the
East Midlands
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of
England
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. The club competes in the
Premier League
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, the highest level of
England's football league system, and plays its home matches at
King Power Stadium
King Power Stadium (also known as the Leicester City Stadium due to UEFA sponsorship regulations and formerly known as the Walkers Stadium) is a football stadium in Leicester, England. It has been the home of Premier League club Leicester City ...
.
The club was founded in 1884 as Leicester Fosse F.C, playing on a field near Fosse Road.
They moved to
Filbert Street
Filbert Street was a football stadium in Leicester, England, which served as the home of Leicester City F.C. from 1891 until 2002. Although officially titled the City Business Stadium in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively b ...
in 1891, were
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See also
*Election
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to
the Football League
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in 1894 and adopted the name Leicester City in 1919. They moved to the nearby Walkers Stadium in 2002, which was renamed King Power Stadium in 2011.
Leicester won the
2015–16 Premier League
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, becoming one of seven clubs to have won the
Premier League
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since its
inception in 1992. Their previous highest ever league finish was second place in the top flight, in
1928–29, then known as the
First Division. Leicester have seven second-tier titles to their name, a joint record at this level of
English football
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.
The club have competed in the
FA Cup
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final five times, winning their first title in
2021
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. The club have also won the
League Cup
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three times in 1964, 1997 and 2000. Leicester have played in seven European competitions to date, notably reaching the
UEFA Champions League
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quarter-finals in 2016–17 and the
UEFA Europa Conference League
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semi-finals in 2021–22.
History
Founding and early years (1884–1949)
Formed in 1884 by a group of old boys of
Wyggeston School as "Leicester Fosse", the club joined
The Football Association
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(FA) in 1890.
Before moving to
Filbert Street
Filbert Street was a football stadium in Leicester, England, which served as the home of Leicester City F.C. from 1891 until 2002. Although officially titled the City Business Stadium in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively b ...
in 1891, the club played at five different grounds, including
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south-east of the city centre and the
Belgrave Road Cycle and Cricket Ground
Belgrave Road Cycle and Cricket Ground is a former sports ground in Leicester which hosted early matches of Leicester Fosse, who re-formed as Leicester City and Leicester Tigers. In June 1881 it also hosted Leicestershire County Cricket Club agai ...
. The club also joined the
Midland League
The Midland Football League is an English football league that was founded in 2014 by the merger of the former Midland Alliance and Midland Combination. The league has four divisions that sit at levels 9–12 of the football pyramid.
History
Th ...
in 1891, and were
elected Elected may refer to:
* "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973
* ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008
*The Elected, an American indie rock band
See also
*Election
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a populatio ...
to
Division Two of the
Football League
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in 1894 after finishing second. Leicester's first ever Football League game was a 4–3 defeat at
Grimsby Town
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, with a first League win the following week, against
Rotherham United
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at Filbert Street. The same season also saw the club's largest win to date, a 13–0 victory over Notts Olympic in an
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
qualifying game.
In
1907–08 the club finished as Second Division runners-up, gaining
promotion
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to the
First Division, the highest level of English football. However, the club were relegated after a
single season which included the club's record defeat, a 12–0 loss against
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...
.
In 1919, when League football resumed after
World War I
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, Leicester Fosse ceased trading due to financial difficulties of which little is known. The club was reformed as "Leicester City Football Club", particularly appropriate as the borough of Leicester had recently been given
city status City status is a symbolic and legal designation given by a national or subnational government. A municipality may receive city status because it already has the qualities of a city, or because it has some special purpose.
Historically, city status ...
. Following the name change, the club enjoyed moderate success in the 1920s; under the
management
Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business.
Management includes the activities o ...
of
Peter Hodge
Peter Hodge (18 June 1871 – 18 August 1934) was a Scottish football manager who managed Raith Rovers, Stoke City, Manchester City and spent most of his career with Leicester City (over two spells). He gained promotion while in charge of all fo ...
, who left in May 1926 to be replaced two months later by
Willie Orr
William Orr (20 June 1873 – 26 February 1946) was a Scottish football player and manager.
Playing career
Orr began his career at Airdrieonians before moving to Preston North End in 1894. It was at Celtic though where he made his name. He ...
, and with record goalscorer
Arthur Chandler in the side,
they won the Division Two title in
1924–25 and recorded their second-highest league finish in
1928–29 as runners-up by a single point to
The Wednesday
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.
However the 1930s saw a downturn in fortunes, with the club relegated in
1934–35 and, after promotion in
1936–37, another relegation in
1938–39 would see them finish the decade in Division Two.
Post-World War II (1949–2000)
City reached the
FA Cup final
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for the first time in their history in
1949
Events
January
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* January 2 – Luis ...
,
losing 3–1 to
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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. The club, however, was celebrating a week later when a draw on the last day of the season ensured survival in Division Two. Leicester won the Division Two championship in 1954, with the help of
Arthur Rowley
George Arthur Rowley Jr. (21 April 1926 – 19 December 2002), nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his explosive left-foot shot, was an English football player and cricketer. He holds the record for the most goals in the history of English lea ...
, one of the club's most prolific
strikers
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. Although they were relegated from Division One the next season, under
Dave Halliday
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they returned in 1957, with Rowley scoring a club record 44 goals in one season.
Leicester remained in Division One until 1969, their longest period ever in the top flight.
Under the management of
Matt Gillies
Matthew Muirhead Gillies (12 August 1921 – 24 December 1998) was a Scottish football player and manager who played for, captained, coached and managed Leicester City for a total of 15 years between 1952–1955 and 1956–1968. He is the club's ...
and his assistant
Bert Johnson, Leicester reached the FA Cup final on another two occasions, but lost in both
1961
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* January 3
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** Aero Flight 311 ...
and
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...
.
As they lost to double winners
Tottenham Hotspur
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in 1961, they were England's representatives in the
1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup
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Bracket ...
. In the
1962–63 season, the club led the First Division during the winter. Thanks to a sensational run of form on icy and frozen pitches, the team became nicknamed the ''
"Ice Kings"'' and eventually finished fourth, the club's best post-war finish. Gillies guided Leicester to their first piece of silverware in 1964, when Leicester beat
Stoke City
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4–3 on aggregate to win the
League Cup
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for the first time.
Leicester also reached the League Cup final the following year but lost 3–2 on aggregate to
Chelsea
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. 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
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and
Hungarian national teams.
After a bad start to the season, Matt Gillies resigned in November 1968. His successor,
Frank O'Farrell
Francis O'Farrell (9 October 1927 – 6 March 2022) was an Irish football player and manager. He played as a wing half for Cork United, West Ham United and Preston North End. He made over 300 appearances in the Football League before joining ...
was unable to prevent relegation, but the club reached the FA Cup final in
1969
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* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
, losing to Manchester City 1–0.
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In 1971, Leicester were promoted back to the First Division, and won the
Charity Shield for the first time.
Due to
double
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winners
Arsenal
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's commitments in European competition, Second Division winners Leicester were invited to play FA Cup runners-up
Liverpool
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, beating them 1–0
thanks to a goal by Steve Whitworth.
Jimmy Bloomfield
James Henry Bloomfield (15 February 1934 – 3 April 1983) was an English football player and manager. He made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League, including more than 300 in the First Division with Arsenal, Birmingham City and West ...
was appointed for the new season, and his team remained in the First Division for his tenure. Leicester reached the
FA Cup semi-final
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Location
The semi-finals have always been contested at neutr ...
in
1973–74.
[ ]
Frank McLintock
Francis McLintock MBE (born 28 December 1939) is a former Scotland international footballer, football manager and businessman. He also worked as a sports agent and football pundit in his later life.
He began his career in Scottish Junior footba ...
, a noted player for seven years for Leicester in a successful period from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s, succeeded Bloomfield in 1977. City were relegated at the end of the 1977–78 season and McLintock resigned.
Jock Wallace
John Martin Bokas Wallace (6 September 1935 – 24 July 1996) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager. Wallace played as a goalkeeper, and has the unique distinction of being the only player ever to play in the English, Welsh and Sco ...
resumed the tradition of successful Scottish managers (after Peter Hodge and Matt Gillies) by steering Leicester to the Second Division championship in
1980
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* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
.
Wallace was unable to keep Leicester in the First Division, but they reached the FA Cup semi-final in 1982. Under Wallace, one of City's most famous home-grown players,
Gary Lineker
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, emerged into the first team squad. Leicester's next manager was Gordon Milne, who achieved promotion in 1983. Lineker helped Leicester maintain their place in the First Division but was sold to Everton in 1985 and two years later Leicester were relegated, having failed to find a suitable replacement 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
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, who was sacked in January 1991 with Leicester in danger of relegation to the
Third Division.
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was put in charge of the club until the end of the season. Leicester won their final game of the season, which guided them clear of relegation to the third tier of the Football League.
Brian Little
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As a player, Little was a striker who spent his entire career for Aston Villa in a career that spanned from 1971 to 1980. He made 247 league appearances, ...
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
Premier League
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, but lost to
Blackburn Rovers
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and a penalty from former Leicester striker
Mike Newell. The club also reached the playoff final the following year, losing 4–3 to
Swindon Town
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, having come back from 3–0 down. In 1993–94 City were promoted from the playoffs, beating
Derby County
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Founded in 1884 ...
2–1 in the final.
Little quit as Leicester manager the following November to take charge at
Aston Villa
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, and his successor
Mark McGhee was unable to save Leicester from finishing second from bottom in the 1994–95 season.
McGhee left the club unexpectedly in December 1995 while Leicester were top of the
First Division to take charge of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
McGhee was replaced by
Martin O'Neill
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Starting his career in Northern Ireland, O'Neill moved to England where he spent most of his playi ...
.
Under O'Neill, Leicester qualified for the
1996 Football League play-offs
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and beat
Crystal Palace
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2–1 in
the final
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through a 120th minute
Steve Claridge
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goal to gain promotion to the Premier League. Following promotion, Leicester established themselves in the Premier League with four successive top ten finishes. O'Neill ended Leicester's 33-year wait for a major trophy, winning the League Cup twice, in
1997
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and
2000
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, and Leicester were runners-up in
1999
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. Thus, the club qualified for the
UEFA Cup
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in
1997–98 and
2000–01, the club's first European competition since 1961. In June 2000, O'Neill left Leicester City to take over as manager of
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.
Decline in the early 21st century (2000–2008)
O'Neill was replaced by former
England under-21 coach
Peter Taylor Peter Taylor may refer to:
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Politic ...
. During this time, one of Leicester's European appearances ended in a 3–1 defeat to
Red Star Belgrade
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on 28 September 2000 in the
UEFA Cup
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. Leicester began well under Taylor's management, topping the Premier League for two weeks in the autumn and remaining in contention 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 start to the
2001–02 season, and his successor
Dave Bassett
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lasted just six months before being succeeded by his assistant
Micky Adams
Michael Richard Adams (born 8 November 1961) is an English former professional association football, footballer and football manager. As a player, he was a Full-back (football), full back, and made a total of 438 league appearances in a ninete ...
, the change of management being announced just before relegation was confirmed. Leicester won just five league matches all season.
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Leicester moved into the new 32,314-seat
Walkers Stadium
King Power Stadium (also known as the Leicester City Stadium due to UEFA sponsorship regulations and formerly known as the Walkers Stadium) is a football stadium in Leicester, England. It has been the home of Premier League club Leicester City ...
at the start of the
2002–03 season, ending 111 years at Filbert Street.
Walkers, the Leicestershire-based
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manufacturers, acquired the naming rights for a ten-year period. In October 2002, the club went into administration with debts of £30 million. Some of the reasons were the loss of TV money (
ITV Digital
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, itself in administration, had promised money to First Division clubs for TV rights), the large wage bill, lower than expected fees for players transferred to other clubs and the £37 million cost of the new stadium. Adams was banned from the transfer market for most of the season, even after the club was rescued with a takeover by a consortium led by Gary Lineker.
Adams guided Leicester to the runners-up spot in Division One and automatic 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
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, previously known as Division One.
When Adams resigned as manager in October 2004,
Craig Levein
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During his playing career ...
was appointed boss. 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 manager
Rob Kelly
Robert Anthony Kelly (born 21 December 1964) is a former English footballer and manager who is currently the assistant manager at Wigan Athletic in the Championship.
He is best known for his spell as manager of Leicester City, as well as being ...
took over as
caretaker manager
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, 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 manager's job on a permanent basis.
In October 2006, ex-
Portsmouth
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chairman
Milan Mandarić
Milan Mandarić ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Мандарић; born 5 September 1938) is a Serbian-American businessman who has owned a string of businesses and association football clubs, including Portsmouth, Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday. H ...
was quoted as saying he was interested in buying the club, reportedly at a price of around £6 million, with the current playing squad valued at roughly £4.2 million. The takeover was formally announced on 13 February 2007. On 11 April 2007, Rob Kelly was sacked as manager and
Nigel Worthington
Nigel Worthington (born 4 November 1961) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who was most recently the manager of York City.
He played a defender and a midfielder, playing his club football for Ballymena United, Notts County, ...
appointed as caretaker manager 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 club announced former
Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (), usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The ...
manager
Martin Allen
Martin James Allen (born 14 August 1965) is an English football manager and former player. He played more than 100 games as a midfielder for both Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United before finishing his playing career with Portsmouth and So ...
as their new manager with a three-year contract. Allen's relationship with Mandarić became tense and after only four matches, Allen left by mutual consent on 29 August 2007. On 13 September 2007, Mandarić announced
Gary Megson
Gary John Megson (born 2 May 1959) is an English former football player and manager.
He has previously managed Norwich City, Blackpool, Stockport County, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Nottingham Forest, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers and ...
as the new manager of the club, 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
Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...
. Mandarić placed
Frank Burrows
Frank Burrows (30 January 1944 – 24 November 2021) was a Scottish football player and manager who played as a central defender.
Life and career
Frank Burrows began his football career at Scottish club Raith Rovers. In 1965 he moved south to ...
and
Gerry Taggart
Gerald Taggart (born 18 October 1970) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer. He played for Barnsley, Bolton Wanderers, Leicester City, Manchester City and Stoke City as well as the Northern Ireland national team.
A former defend ...
in the shared position as caretaker managers until a professional manager was appointed.
![Nigel and Milan](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Nigel_and_Milan.jpg)
On 22 November,
Ian Holloway
Ian Scott Holloway (born 12 March 1963) is an English professional football manager, former player, media personality and television pundit who was most recently the manager of Grimsby Town.
A midfielder, he notably played in the Premier League ...
was appointed manager, and he became the first Leicester manager in over 50 years to win his first league match in charge, beating
Bristol City
Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...
2–0.
However, this success did not last, and Leicester were relegated from the Championship at the end of the
2007–08 season. Holloway left by mutual consent after less than a season at the club, being replaced by
Nigel Pearson
Nigel Graham Pearson (born 21 August 1963) is an English football manager and former professional player, currently the manager of Championship club Bristol City. During his playing career, he was a defender and played for Shrewsbury Town, Shef ...
.
Third tier to Premier League and takeover (2008–2015)
The
2008–09 campaign was Leicester's first season outside the top two
levels of English football, but they hit this nadir only seven years before becoming the
2015–16 Premier League
The 2015–16 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992, and the ...
champions – the fastest seven-year rise to the top of the
English football league system
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apart from
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
in
1962
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.
Following relegation to the third tier the previous season, Leicester returned to the Championship at the first attempt in
2008–09, finishing as champions of
League One
The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...
after a 2–0 win at
Southend United
Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. Southend are known as ...
, with two matches in hand. The
2009–10 season saw Leicester's revival under manager Nigel Pearson continue, as the club 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
Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...
, to briefly lead 3–2, they eventually lost to a
penalty shoot-out
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in the play-off semi-final. At the end of the season, Pearson left Leicester to become the manager of
Hull City
Hull City Association Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving ...
, claiming he felt the club seemed reluctant to keep him, and that
Paulo Sousa
Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa, CavIH (; born 30 August 1970) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder.
Starting his career at Benfica, he also represented Sporting CP in his countr ...
had been the club's guest at both play-off games, hinting at a possible replacement. On 7 July 2010, Sousa was confirmed as Pearson's replacement.
In August 2010, following agreement on a three-year shirt sponsorship deal with
duty-free
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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 his son
Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
Aiyawatt 'Top' Srivaddhanaprabha ( th, อัยยวัฒน์ ศรีวัฒนประภา), (born Aiyawatt Raksriaksorn, 26 July 1985) is a Thai businessman, the CEO and the Chairman of King Power, and the chairman of Leicester City ...
. Mandarić, an investor in AFI, was retained as club chairman. On 1 October 2010, after a poor start that saw Leicester bottom of the Championship with only one win out of the first nine league matches, Paulo Sousa was sacked by the club with immediate effect. Two days later,
Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sven-Göran Eriksson (; born 5 February 1948) is a Swedish football manager and former player.
After an unassuming playing career as a right-back, Eriksson went on to experience major success in club management between 1977 and 2001, winning 18 ...
, who had been approached by the club after the 6–1 loss to then bottom-of-the-table Portsmouth two weeks earlier, was appointed as his replacement, signing a two-year contract with the club. On 10 February 2011, Vichai, part of the Thai-based Asia Football Investments consortium, was appointed new chairman of the club after Mandarić left in November to take over
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...
.
Leicester were viewed as one of the favourites for promotion in the 2011–12 season, but on 24 October 2011, following an inconsistent start with the Foxes winning just 5 out of their first 13 matches, Eriksson left the club by mutual consent. 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
Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne.
Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
after
Anthony Knockaert
Anthony Patrick Knockaert (born 20 November 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town, on loan from side Fulham.
Club career Guingamp
Knockaert, who was born in Roubaix, began ...
missed a late penalty and
Troy Deeney
Troy Matthew Deeney (born 29 June 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains club Birmingham City.
Deeney started his professional career at Walsall. He spent a brief spell on loan with Southern Leag ...
scored right at the end after a swift counterattack from a
Manuel Almunia
Manuel Almunia Rivero (born 19 May 1977) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He competed mainly in the Spanish lower leagues in his early years, only appearing in 26 La Liga games over the course of two seasons with Rec ...
double save.
In 2014, Leicester's march up the league system hit a breakthrough. Their 2–1 home win over
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...
, combined with losses by
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...
and
Derby County
Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group.
Founded in 1884 ...
, allowed Leicester City to clinch promotion to the Premier League after a ten-year absence. Later that month, a win at
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...
saw Leicester become champions of the
2013–14 Championship - the seventh time they have been champions of England's second tier.
Leicester started their first season in the
Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
since 2004 with a good run of results in their first five league matches, starting with a 2–2 draw on the opening day against
Everton. The Foxes then claimed their first
Premier League
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win since May 2004, with a 1–0 win at Stoke City. On 21 September 2014, Leicester went on to produce one of the greatest comebacks in Premier League history, beating
Manchester United
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...
5–3 at
King Power Stadium
King Power Stadium (also known as the Leicester City Stadium due to UEFA sponsorship regulations and formerly known as the Walkers Stadium) is a football stadium in Leicester, England. It has been the home of Premier League club Leicester City ...
. They made
Premier League
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history by becoming the first team to beat Manchester United from a two-goal deficit since the league's launch in 1992.
During the
2014–15 season, a dismal run of form saw the team slip to the bottom of the league table with only 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 rise, 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 thrashing of relegated Queens Park Rangers, and Leicester's upturn in results was described as one of the Premier League's greatest ever escapes from relegation. They also became only the third team in
Premier League
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history to survive after being bottom at
Christmas
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(the other two being
West Bromwich Albion
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in
2005
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and
Sunderland
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in
2014
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), and no team with fewer than 20 points from 29 matches had previously stayed up.
Premier League champions (2015–16)
On 30 June 2015, Pearson was sacked, with the club stating, "The working relationship between Nigel and the Board is no longer viable." The sacking was linked to a number of
public relations
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issues involving Pearson throughout the season, with the final straw involving his son
James
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*James (name), the typically masculine first name James
* James (surname), various people with the last name James
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' role in a "racist sex tape" made by three Leicester reserve players in Thailand during a post-season goodwill tour. Leicester reacted by appointing former Chelsea manager
Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri Grande Ufficiale OMRI (; born 20 October 1951) is an Italian football manager and former player. He will be the new head coach of club Cagliari from 1 January 2023.
Ranieri began his managerial career in the lower leagues in It ...
as their new manager for the new
2015–16 Premier League season. Despite an initially sceptical reaction to Ranieri's appointment, the club made an exceptional start to the season. Striker
Jamie Vardy
Jamie Richard Vardy (''né'' Gill; born 11 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Leicester City. Regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, Vardy is known for his prolific goalscoring aided ...
scored 13 goals over 11 consecutive matches from August to November, breaking
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (anglicised to Van Nistelrooy; born 1 July 1976) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. He is currently the coach of PSV Eindhoven.
A former footballer, Van Nistelrooy is often consi ...
's Premier League record of scoring in 10 consecutive matches. On 19 December, Leicester defeated Everton 3–2 at
Goodison Park
Goodison Park is a football stadium in the Walton area of Liverpool, England. It has been the home stadium of Premier League club Everton F.C. since its completion in 1892. Located in a residential area 2 miles (3 km) north of Liverpool ...
to top the Premier League on Christmas Day, having been bottom exactly 12 months earlier. 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
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...
for the first time in their history.
Leicester won the Premier League on 2 May 2016 after Tottenham lost a 2–0 lead against Chelsea, drawing 2–2 at the "Battle of
Stamford Bridge Stamford Bridge may refer to:
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".
This completed the fastest seven-year rise to the title except for Ipswich Town in 1962.
Bookmaker
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History
The first bookmaker, Ogden, stood at Newmarket in 1795.
Range of events
Bookma ...
s thought Leicester's victory was so unlikely that
Ladbrokes
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and
William Hill offered odds of 5,000–1 for it at the start of the season, which subsequently resulted in the largest payout in British sporting history with total winnings of £25 million.
A number of newspapers described Leicester's title win as the greatest sporting shock ever; multiple
bookmaker
A bookmaker, bookie, or turf accountant is an organization or a person that accepts and pays off bets on sporting and other events at agreed-upon odds.
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The first bookmaker, Ogden, stood at Newmarket in 1795.
Range of events
Bookma ...
s including
Ladbrokes
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and William Hill had never paid out at such long odds for any sport.
As a result of the title win, the team was dubbed "The Unbelievables", a spin-off harking back to
Arsenal
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's undefeated team "
The Invincibles". The scale of the surprise attracted global attention for the club and the city of Leicester.
''
The Economist
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'' declared it would be "pored over for management lessons". Several commentators viewed it as an inspiration to other clubs and fundamentally transforming the expectations faced in English football.
Leicester became known for their counterattacking style of play, "incredible pace in the areas it is most essential" and defensive solidarity. Former boss
Nigel Pearson
Nigel Graham Pearson (born 21 August 1963) is an English football manager and former professional player, currently the manager of Championship club Bristol City. During his playing career, he was a defender and played for Shrewsbury Town, Shef ...
was credited by several pundits and fans as having laid the foundations for Leicester's title winning season. Players were often praised for their work ethic and togetherness which was apparent throughout the squad. Reacting to City winning the Premier League, Executive chairman
Richard Scudamore
Richard Craig Scudamore CBE (born 11 August 1959) is an English sports executive.
He was the Executive Chairman of the English Premier League from June 2014 until his retirement in November 2018. He had previously served as chief executive sinc ...
said:
A film has been planned on the story, centering around Jamie Vardy.
European football and FA Cup win (2016–present)
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
Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
table. In December 2016, Ranieri was awarded
coach of the year Many sports leagues, sportswriting associations, and other organizations confer "Coach of the Year" awards. In some sports — including baseball and association football — the award is called the "Manager of the Year" award.
Some of the ...
and Leicester
team of the year Team of the Year may refer to:
*BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award
*Canadian Press Team of the Year Award
*GPA Gaelic Team of the Year
*IRB International Sevens Team of the Year
*IRB International Team of the Year
*J.League Team of the Y ...
at the
BBC Sports Personality of the Year
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. However, on 23 February 2017, Ranieri was dismissed due to the club's continuing poor form, resulting in them being only one point above the relegation zone. The sacking was met with significant upset and anger from sections of the media, with Gary Lineker calling the sacking "very sad" and "inexplicable",
while Manchester United manager
José Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix GOIH (; born 26 January 1963), is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Italian Serie A club Roma. Once dubbed "The Special One" by the British ...
blamed it on "selfish players".
Rumours began emerging some days later that players had been meeting with the owners to discuss Ranieri's sacking without Ranieri knowing, which sparked widespread outrage over social media, but these were never proven.
Craig Shakespeare
Craig Robert Shakespeare (born 26 October 1963) is an English football coach and former player who was most recently the assistant manager of Norwich City.
A midfielder, he began his playing career with Walsall, where he made over 350 appear ...
took over as caretaker manager, and in his first match in charge, Leicester won 3–1 against 5th placed Liverpool. In his second match as caretaker, Shakespeare led Leicester to another 3–1 victory over Hull City. Following those two results, it was decided on 12 March 2017 that Shakespeare would become manager until the end of the season.
The
2016–17 campaign was also the first season in 15 years that Leicester qualified for European football. Leicester were placed in
Group G Group G may refer to:
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of the
2016–17 UEFA Champions League
The 2016–17 UEFA Champions League was the 62nd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 25th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
The final was pla ...
, alongside
Porto
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,
Copenhagen
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and
Club Brugge
(), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062. . In their inaugural Champions League campaign, they went undefeated in their first five matches to progress to the knockout stages as group winners. ''The Foxes'' then faced
La Liga
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club
Sevilla
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in the
round of 16
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and defeated the Spanish side 2–0 on the night, and 3–2 on aggregate to advance to the
quarter-finals
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. There they faced
Atlético Madrid
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, and drew 1–1 in the second 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. Despite the loss, Leicester remained unbeaten at home in the 2016–17 Champions League.
Shakespeare, having impressed during his caretaker spell, was appointed full-time on a three-year contract. However, following a poor start to the season he was sacked in October 2017 after four months officially in charge, with Leicester in 18th place in the table.
He was replaced with former Southampton boss
Claude Puel
Claude Jacques Puel (; born 2 September 1961) is a French football manager and former player. He spent his entire playing career with Monaco, before becoming manager of the club, leading them to the league title in his first full season in char ...
on 25 October 2017. By
Christmas
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, Leicester were in 8th position in the Premier League and went on to finish one place lower in 9th at the end of the season. Despite rumours that Puel would leave, he remained at the club for the next season and performed well. However, the team suffered a poor run of games in 2019 which saw Leicester suffer 4 successive home defeats, and following a 4–1 home defeat to Crystal Palace, Puel was sacked on 24 February 2019 with the club in 12th place. Two days later on 26 February 2019, former Liverpool manager
Brendan Rodgers
Brendan Rodgers (born 26 January 1973) is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Leicester City.
Rodgers began his career as a defender at Ballymena United, where he stayed un ...
was appointed as his replacement. They finished the season again in 9th place.
The
2019–2020 season started with the club picking up 38 points from their first 16 matches, which included a record eight game winning streak from 19 October to 8 December. On 25 October 2019, Leicester recorded a
0–9 away win at
Southampton
Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...
, the
joint-largest win in Premier League history and the
largest away win in English top flight history. In the same season, the club reached the semi-final stage of the
EFL Cup
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but lost out to
Aston Villa
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over two legs. Despite being in the top four for most of the season, Leicester suffered a drop-off in form at the end of the season, winning only two of their nine games following the resumption of league play due to the
coronavirus pandemic
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. Three defeats in their last four matches saw them slide into 5th, the second highest
Premier League
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finish in their history. This secured Leicester a place in the
UEFA Europa League
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for the following season.
On 15 May 2021, Leicester won their first ever
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
having lost all four previous finals. They won 1–0 against
Chelsea
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Places Australia
* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
* Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames
** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
at
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ...
, in front of a reduced crowd due to the
Coronavirus
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pandemic. After finishing 5th again in the
2020–21 Premier League
The 2020–21 Premier League was the 29th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992 and the 122nd season of top-flight English football overall. The season w ...
, Leicester qualified for the
UEFA Europa League
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for the second consecutive year. In their
2021–22 UEFA Europa League
The 2021–22 UEFA Europa League was the 51st season of Europe's secondary club association football, football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 13th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.
Eintracht Frankf ...
campaign, Leicester were drawn against
Napoli
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
,
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* FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club
* HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team
* Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club
* WB ...
and
Legia Warsaw
Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning record 15 Ekstraklasa champions titles, a ...
in Group C of the competition. They finished third and were transferred to the newly established
UEFA Europa Conference League
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. Leicester went on to reach their first ever European semi-final in this competition against
A.S. Roma
' (''Rome Sport Association''), commonly referred to as Roma (), is a professional football club based in Rome, Italy. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma has participated in the top tier of Italian football for all of its existence, except for ...
, but were knocked out losing 2–1 on aggregate to the eventual winners. In the
Premier League
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, the club finished in 8th place.
Helicopter crash
On 27 October 2018, chairman
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 ...
's helicopter crashed and malfunctioned outside King Power Stadium shortly after taking off from the pitch, following a home game against
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, h ...
There were five people onboard the helicopter and no survivors. Following the crash, the club announced plans for a permanent memorial in the form of a statue to honor his memory. This was unveiled on 4 April 2022 which would have been his 64th birthday, and is located on the corner of Filbert Way and
Raw Dykes
Raw Dykes () is a Roman earthwork and scheduled monument in Leicester. The monument consists of two parallel banks up to 20 metres apart, with an excavated channel running between them. A stretch 110 metres long survives, but originally the ear ...
Road.
Crest and colours
![LCFC1948shirt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/LCFC1948shirt.jpg)
The club's home colours of royal blue shirts, white shorts, and either white or royal blue socks have been used for the team's kits throughout most of its history. "The Foxes" is the most common nickname for the club, and an image of a
fox
Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush'').
Twelve sp ...
was first incorporated into the club crest in 1948.
Since 1992, the club's badge has featured a fox's head overlaid onto a Cinquefoil; the Cinquefoil is similar to the one used on the
coat of arms of Leicester. In 1941, the club adopted the playing of the
Post Horn Galop at home games. Currently, for the first half of matches the tune is usually played live on the pitch, while a modern version of the tune is played over the
PA system
A public address system (or PA system) is an electronic system comprising microphones, amplifiers, loudspeakers, and related equipment. It increases the apparent volume (loudness) of a human voice, musical instrument, or other acoustic sound sou ...
for the second half.
"Foxes Never Quit" is the club's
motto
A motto (derived from the Latin , 'mutter', by way of Italian , 'word' or 'sentence') is a sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group, or organisation. Mot ...
, with these words placed above the tunnel inside the stadium. The club's move to their current stadium in 2002 prompted some changes to the crest worn up until this point, and since then the design has evolved further to make up the present day badge.
For the
2009–10 season, the club's 125th anniversary year, a special edition crest was worn on the home and away kits.
For this season only, there was also a return to the Leicester Fosse initial away shirt for the away kit, albeit with black shorts as opposed to the original white.
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
Since 2018, Leicester City's kit has been manufactured by German sportswear company
Adidas
Adidas AG (; stylized as adidas since 1949) is a German multinational corporation, founded and headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, that designs and manufactures shoes, clothing and accessories. It is the largest sportswear manufactur ...
. Previous manufacturers have included
Bukta
Bukta is an English sports clothing brand which was founded in 1879 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. It was also, for much of the 20th Century, a leading brand of tents and camping equipment.
History
E.R. Buck & Sons was founded in 1879, mainly ...
(1962–64, 1990–92),
Admiral
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(1976–79, 1983–88),
Umbro
Umbro is an English sports equipment manufacturer founded in 1924 in Wilmslow, Cheshire and based in Manchester. They specialise in football and rugby sportswear featuring their ''Double Diamond'' logo. Umbro products are marketed in over 100 c ...
(1979–83), Scoreline (1988–90), Fox Leisure (1992–2000),
Le Coq Sportif
Le Coq Sportif (, "the athletic rooster") is a French manufacturing company of sports equipment. Founded in 1882 by Émile Camuset and located in Entzheim, the company first issued items branded with its now-famous rooster trademark in 1948. The ...
(2000–05),
JJB (2005–07),
Jako
Jako AG is a German sportswear company based in the Hollenbach district of Mulfingen, Baden-Württemberg. The company was founded by Rudi Sprügel in 1989 in Stachenhausen. Jako provides kits for teams playing association football, handball, ba ...
(2007–09),
Joma
Joma () is a Spanish sports clothing manufacturer that currently produces footwear and clothing for football, futsal, handball, basketball, volleyball, running, tennis, and padel. Its headquarters are located in Portillo de Toledo, Spain.
Histor ...
(2009–10), Burrda (2010–12), and
Puma
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Animals
* ''Puma'' (genus), a genus in the family Felidae
** Puma (species) or cougar, a large cat
Businesses and organisations
* Puma (brand), a multinational shoe and sportswear company
* Puma Energy, a mid- and d ...
(2012–18).
The club's current main shirt sponsor is FBS, an online trading platform. The first sponsorship logo to appear on a Leicester shirt was that of
Ind Coope
Allied Breweries was the result of a 1961 merger between Ind Coope (of Burton), Ansells (of Birmingham), and Tetley Walker (of Leeds).
In 1978, Allied Breweries merged with the food and catering group J. Lyons and Co to form Allied Lyons. The bre ...
in 1983.
British snack food manufacturer
Walkers Crisps
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held a long association with the club, sponsoring their shirts from 1987 to 2001,
and their ground from construction in 2002 until 2011, when King Power took over.
Other sponsors have included
John Bull
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(1986–87),
LG (2001–03),
Alliance & Leicester
Alliance & Leicester plc was a British bank and former building society, formed by the merger in 1985 of the Alliance Building Society and the Leicester Building Society. The business demutualised in the middle of 1997, when it was floated on ...
(2003–07),
Topps Tiles
Topps Tiles plc is a British national retailer based in Enderby, Leicestershire. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
History
Topps Tiles was founded by Alan Brindle and Edward Derbyshire and opened its first store in 1963 in Sale, Manche ...
(2007–09),
Jessops
Jessops (Group) Limited is a British photographic retailing company. It was established in 1935 by Frank Jessop in Leicester, United Kingdom. The company controls Jessops Europe Limited, which in turn control JR Prop Limited (formally Jessops Re ...
(2009–10), and Loros (2009–10).
Siam Commercial Bank
Siam Commercial Bank ( th, ธนาคารไทยพาณิชย์; ) is a Thai bank that was founded on 30 January 1907.
History
SCB was founded as the "Book Club" on 4 October 1904 by Prince Jayanta Mongkol, a brother of King Ch ...
became their first sleeve sponsor. The deal was valid for the
2017–18 season. For the
2018–19 and
2019–20 seasons, the sleeve sponsor was
Bia Saigon.
Home stadium and training ground
![Double Decker Stand at Filbert Street](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Double_Decker_Stand_at_Filbert_Street.jpg)
In their early years, Leicester played at numerous grounds, but have only played at two since they joined the
Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
. When first starting out they played on a field by the Fosse Road,
hence the original name Leicester Fosse. They moved from there to
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to:
Places Australia
* Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales
* Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse
* Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, and subsequently to Belgrave Road. Upon turning professional the club moved to Mill Lane.
After eviction from Mill Lane the club played at the
County Cricket ground while seeking a new ground. The club secured the use of an area of land by
Filbert Street
Filbert Street was a football stadium in Leicester, England, which served as the home of Leicester City F.C. from 1891 until 2002. Although officially titled the City Business Stadium in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively b ...
and moved there in 1891.
Some improvements by noted football architect
Archibald Leitch
Archibald Keir Leitch (27 April 1865 – 25 April 1939) was a Scottish architect, most famous for his work designing football stadiums throughout Great Britain and Ireland.
Early work
Born in Glasgow, Leitch's early work was on designing tea ...
occurred in the Edwardian era, and in 1927 a new two-tier stand was built,
nicknamed "the Double Decker", which would persist until the ground's closure in 2002. With the exception of the addition of compulsory seating, the ground saw no further development until 1993, when the Main Stand was demolished and replaced by the new Carling Stand. The addition of the new stand, while the rest of the ground had been untouched since the 1920s, led manager
Martin O'Neill
Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, (born 1 March 1952) is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Starting his career in Northern Ireland, O'Neill moved to England where he spent most of his playi ...
to joke that he used to "lead new signings out backwards" so they only saw the Carling Stand.
![King Power Stadium](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/King_Power_Stadium.JPG)
The club moved away from Filbert Street in 2002 to a new 32,500 all-seater stadium.
The stadium was originally named the
Walkers Stadium
King Power Stadium (also known as the Leicester City Stadium due to UEFA sponsorship regulations and formerly known as the Walkers Stadium) is a football stadium in Leicester, England. It has been the home of Premier League club Leicester City ...
in a deal with food manufacturers
Walkers, whose brand logo can still be found in some areas around the exterior of the stadium.
The first match hosted at the stadium was a 1–1 friendly draw against
Athletic Bilbao
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, with Bilbao's
Tiko
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being the first scorer at the stadium and
Jordan Stewart being the first Leicester player to score.
The first competitive match was a 2–0 victory against Watford.
The stadium has since hosted an
England
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international against
Serbia and Montenegro
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, which finished 2–1 to England, as well as internationals between
Brazil
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and
Jamaica
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, and Jamaica and
Ghana
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. The stadium has been used to host the
Heineken Cup
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European Rugby semi-finals for the
Leicester Tigers
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The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its hom ...
rugby club, itself based within a mile of King Power Stadium.
On 19 August 2010, it emerged that the new owners
King Power
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wanted to rename the stadium
King Power Stadium
King Power Stadium (also known as the Leicester City Stadium due to UEFA sponsorship regulations and formerly known as the Walkers Stadium) is a football stadium in Leicester, England. It has been the home of Premier League club Leicester City ...
, and had plans to increase the capacity to 42,000 should Leicester secure promotion. On 5 July 2011, Leicester City confirmed the Walkers Stadium would now be known as King Power Stadium. In 2020, the club moved into a new state-of-the-art training complex in the Leicestershire village of
Seagrave
Seagrave is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. It has a population of around 500, measured at the 2011 census as 546, It is north of Sileby and close to Thrussington and Barrow upon Soar.
Histor ...
, described as having "some of the very best facilities in the world." The club's former training ground Belvoir Drive now serves as the training ground for
Leicester City Women
Rivalries
Most Leicester fans consider
Nottingham Forest
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to be their main rivals. Leicester were widely considered to be Forest’s main rivals prior to the mid 1970s. However, when
Brian Clough
Brian Howard Clough ( ; 21 March 1935 – 20 September 2004) was an English football player and manager, primarily known for his successes as a manager with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. He is one of four managers to have won the Englis ...
was appointed as Forest manager in 1975, much to the dismay of Derby fans, the rivalry between Forest and Derby quickly intensified. Clough’s quick success at Forest, winning the
1977–78 First Division, followed by back-to-back
European Cup
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wins in
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
and
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
only fuelled the rivalry further. As a result, both Forest and Derby fans now consider each other to be their fiercest rivals. Leicester fans in
North West Leicestershire
North West Leicestershire is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. The population of the Local Authority at the 2011 census was 93,348. Its main towns are Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Castle Donington, Coalville and Ibstock.
The dist ...
share a strong rivalry with
Derby County
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Founded in 1884 ...
too.
Leicester also share a rivalry with
Coventry City
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, the game between the two clubs has become known as the
M69 derby, named after the
M69 motorway
The M69 is a dual three lane dual carriageway motorway in Leicestershire and Warwickshire, England. It runs between junction 21 of the M1 near Leicester and junction 2 of the M6 near Coventry. It opened in 1977.
History
The motorway, also kn ...
which connects the two cities.
European record
;Notes
*Goals scored 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
*SF: Semi-final
Honours
Leicester City are currently one of five clubs including
Manchester United
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,
Manchester City
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...
,
Chelsea
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Places Australia
* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
* Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames
** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
and
Liverpool
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to have won the
Premier League
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,
FA Cup
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and
League Cup
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in the 21st century. Leicester are also one of 14 clubs to have won all four major domestic competitions in
English football
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.
League
*
First Division/
Premier League
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** Winners (1):
2015–16
** Runners-up (1):
1928–29
*
Second Division
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/
EFL Championship
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** Winners (7):
1924–25,
1936–37,
1953–54,
1956–57,
1970–71,
1979–80,
2013–14
** Play-off winners (2):
1993–94,
1995–96
*
Third Division/
EFL League One
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** Winners (1):
2008–09
Cup
*
FA Cup
** Winners (1):
2020–21
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** Runners-up (4):
1948–49,
1960–61,
1962–63,
1968–69
*
League Cup
** Winners (3):
1963–64,
1996–97,
1999–2000
** Runners-up (2):
1964–65,
1998–99
*
FA Charity Shield
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/
FA Community Shield
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** Winners (2):
1971 *
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The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
,
2021
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** Runners-up (1):
2016
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Managerial history
Up until
Peter Hodge
Peter Hodge (18 June 1871 – 18 August 1934) was a Scottish football manager who managed Raith Rovers, Stoke City, Manchester City and spent most of his career with Leicester City (over two spells). He gained promotion while in charge of all fo ...
was hired after World War I, the club had no official manager. A nominal role of secretary/manager was employed, though the board and the selection committee took control of most team affairs. It was Hodge who instated a system at the club for the manager having complete control over player and staff recruitment, team selection and tactics. Though Hodge was originally also titled "secretary/manager" he has retrospectively been named as the club's first official "manager".
Leicester have had a total of nine permanent secretary/managers and 36 permanent managers (not including caretakers).
Nigel Pearson
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and Peter Hodge have both had two separate spells in charge of the club.
Dave Bassett
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also had a second spell as caretaker manager after his spell as permanent manager.
Records and statistics
Graham Cross
Graham Frederick Cross (born 15 November 1943) is a former professional footballer and cricketer. He is the record appearance holder for Leicester City, making 599 appearances for the club in all competitions.
Football career
Cross was born in ...
holds the record for the most Leicester appearances, with the defender playing 600 games between 1960 and 1976, increased from 599 following the club's decision to incorporate the 1971 Charity Shield into official records.
However,
Adam Black
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holds the record for the most appearances in the league with 528 between 1920 and 1935.
Striker
Arthur Chandler is currently the club's all-time record goal scorer, netting 273 in his 12 years at the club; he also found the net in 8 consecutive matches in the 1924–25 season.
The most goals managed in a single season for the club is 44 by
Arthur Rowley
George Arthur Rowley Jr. (21 April 1926 – 19 December 2002), nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his explosive left-foot shot, was an English football player and cricketer. He holds the record for the most goals in the history of English lea ...
, in the 1956–57 season.
The fastest goal in the club's history was scored by
Matty Fryatt Matty may refer to:
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* Matty, Hungary, a village in Baranya County
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* Former name of Wuvulu Island
* Matty, ni ...
, when he netted after just nine seconds against
Preston North End
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in April 2006.
Jamie Vardy
Jamie Richard Vardy (''né'' Gill; born 11 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Leicester City. Regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, Vardy is known for his prolific goalscoring aided ...
broke the Premier League record for scoring 13 goals in 11 consecutive league games, in the 2015–16 Premier League season. Vardy is also 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 top flight goals for the club, having already become Leicester's highest Premier League scorer in a single season.
The record transfer fee paid by Leicester for a player was around £40 million for
Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
midfielder
Youri Tielemans
Youri Marion A. Tielemans (born 7 May 1997) is a Belgian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Leicester City F.C., Leicester City and the Belgium national football team, Belgium national team.
Tielema ...
. The highest transfer fee received for a Leicester player was approximately £80 million from
Manchester United
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...
for
Harry Maguire
Jacob Harry Maguire (born 5 March 1993) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Manchester United F.C., Manchester United and the England national football team, England national team.
...
; at the time of the transfer this was the eleventh highest ever fee, the highest ever move between two English teams and the highest ever for a defender.
The club's record attendance is 47,298 against Tottenham Hotspur at
Filbert Street
Filbert Street was a football stadium in Leicester, England, which served as the home of Leicester City F.C. from 1891 until 2002. Although officially titled the City Business Stadium in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively b ...
, in a fifth round
FA Cup
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clash in 1928. The highest league record at their current home,
King Power Stadium
King Power Stadium (also known as the Leicester City Stadium due to UEFA sponsorship regulations and formerly known as the Walkers Stadium) is a football stadium in Leicester, England. It has been the home of Premier League club Leicester City ...
, was 32,242 for a competitive match against Sunderland on 8 August 2015. The highest ever attendance for a non-competitive football match of 32,188, was seen at a pre-season friendly against Spanish giants
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
on 30 July 2011.
Leicester's highest ever league finish is first in the Premier League in
2015–16. Their lowest ever league finish was first in League One in
2008–09. Leicester are joint equal with
Manchester City
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...
for having won the most
English second tier titles (7). The club has appeared in five
FA Cup
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finals, winning once in
2021
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.
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
The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...
title.
(This was their only ever 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
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It was fo ...
'' described as "one of the most astonishing league titles of all-time" and achieved many new historical, club records. They had the fewest away defeats in any top flight season, as they were defeated only twice on their travels. They also recorded the fewest losses in any of the club's Premier League seasons, losing just three matches throughout their entire campaign. The club produced another record for the most consecutive wins in the top flight, each coming against
Watford
Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne.
Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
,
Newcastle United
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...
,
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace may refer to:
Places Canada
* Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick
* Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario
* Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition building
* ...
,
Southampton
Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...
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 crowd in 2015–16 saw their team beaten just once in the Premier League all season.
Leicester made their
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...
debut in the
2016–17 season, their 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 also the first English team to win away on their Champions League debut, and win all three of their opening games in the competition. They are the first team in Champions League history to keep clean sheets in each of their opening four games in the competition.
In March 2017, the club became the 50th team to reach the
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...
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
St Mary's Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Southampton, England, which has been the home stadium of Premier League club Southampton F.C. since 2001. The stadium has a capacity of 32,384 and is currently the largest football stadium ...
. In doing so they also tied the record for the highest margin of victory in Premier League history, equalling Manchester United's
9–0 home victory over
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
in 1995. As a result, Leicester hold the all-time top tier records for biggest defeat, biggest away win, and highest scoring draw.
League history
Since their election to the
Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
in 1894, Leicester have spent much of their history within the top two tiers of English football. Leicester have played outside the top two tiers only once in their history to date; during the
2008–09 season they played in
League One
The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...
, the third tier of English football, after relegation from
the Championship
The English Football League Championship (often referred to as the Championship for short or the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship purposes) is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the En ...
the season prior. However, they made a swift return to the second tier, as they were promoted as champions in the
2008–09 season. The club have never played lower than England's 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
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: 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
First-team squad
Out on loan
Under-21s and Academy
Former players
Club staff
'
Player statistics
Captains
Player of the Year
Leicester City's Player of the Year award is voted for by the club's supporters at the end of every season.
English Hall of Fame members
The following have played for Leicester and have been inducted into the
English Football Hall of Fame
The English Football Hall of Fame is housed at the National Football Museum in Manchester, England. The Hall aims to celebrate and highlight the achievements of the all-time top English footballing talents, as well as non-English players and man ...
:
*
Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks (30 December 1937 – 12 February 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he made 679 appearances during a 20-year professional caree ...
2002 (Inaugural Inductee)
*
Peter Shilton
Peter Leslie Shilton (born 18 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
His 30-year career included spells at 11 clubs and he has the distinction of playing over 1,000 league games, including in ...
2002 (Inaugural Inductee)
*
Gary Lineker
Gary Winston Lineker (; born 30 November 1960) is an English former professional footballer and current sports broadcaster. He is regarded as having been one of the greatest English strikers. His media career began with the BBC, where he has p ...
2003
*
Don Revie
Donald George Revie OBE (10 July 1927 – 26 May 1989) was an England international footballer and manager, best known for his successful spell with Leeds United from 1961 until 1974, which immediately preceded his appointment as England manage ...
2004 (Inducted as a manager)
*
Frank McLintock
Francis McLintock MBE (born 28 December 1939) is a former Scotland international footballer, football manager and businessman. He also worked as a sports agent and football pundit in his later life.
He began his career in Scottish Junior footba ...
2009
Football League 100 Legends
The
Football League 100 Legends
The Football League 100 Legends is a list of 100 great association football players who played part or all of their professional career in English Football League and Premier League football. The players were selected in 1998 by a panel of journa ...
is a list of "100 legendary football players" produced by
The Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
in 1998, to celebrate the 100th season of League football.
It also included
Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
players, and the following former Leicester City players were included:
*
Arthur Rowley
George Arthur Rowley Jr. (21 April 1926 – 19 December 2002), nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his explosive left-foot shot, was an English football player and cricketer. He holds the record for the most goals in the history of English lea ...
*
Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks (30 December 1937 – 12 February 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he made 679 appearances during a 20-year professional caree ...
*
Frank McLintock
Francis McLintock MBE (born 28 December 1939) is a former Scotland international footballer, football manager and businessman. He also worked as a sports agent and football pundit in his later life.
He began his career in Scottish Junior footba ...
*
Peter Shilton
Peter Leslie Shilton (born 18 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
His 30-year career included spells at 11 clubs and he has the distinction of playing over 1,000 league games, including in ...
*
Gary Lineker
Gary Winston Lineker (; born 30 November 1960) is an English former professional footballer and current sports broadcaster. He is regarded as having been one of the greatest English strikers. His media career began with the BBC, where he has p ...
World Cup players
The following players have been selected by their country in the
World Cup
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Finals, while playing for Leicester. Players listed in bold are current Leicester City players.
*
John Anderson John Anderson may refer to:
Business
*John Anderson (Scottish businessman) (1747–1820), Scottish merchant and founder of Fermoy, Ireland
* John Byers Anderson (1817–1897), American educator, military officer and railroad executive, mentor of ...
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1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
)
*
Willie Cunningham (
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
)
*
Ken Leek
Kenneth Leek (26 July 1935 – 19 November 2007) was a Welsh footballer, who played as a centre forward or inside forward for several different clubs and for the Wales national side in a professional career which spanned from 1952 until 1968. ...
(
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
)
*
Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks (30 December 1937 – 12 February 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he made 679 appearances during a 20-year professional caree ...
(
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
) – Won the
1966 World Cup
The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 July to 30 July 1966. The England national football team defeated West Germany 4-2 in the ...
while at Leicester
*
John O'Neill (
1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
,
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
)
*
Paul Ramsey (
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
)
*
Gary McAllister
Gary McAllister MBE (born 25 December 1964) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player.
McAllister played primarily as a midfielder in a career spanning over nineteen years. He started his career at local side Motherwell b ...
(
1990
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)
*
David Kelly (
1990
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)
*
Matt Elliott (
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
)
*
Kasey Keller
Kasey C. Keller (born November 29, 1969) is an American former professional soccer player who played in Europe and the United States, as well as being the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. national team. He is a four-time FIFA World Cup partici ...
(
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
)
*
Muzzy Izzet
Mustafa Kemal "Muzzy" Izzet (; tr, İzzet; born 31 October 1974) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Chelsea, Leicester City, Birmingham City. Born in England, he represented the Turkey national team internationa ...
(
2002
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)
*
Riyad Mahrez
Riyad Karim Mahrez ( ar, رياض كريم محرز, Riyāḍ Karīm Maḥraz; born 21 February 1991) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger for club Manchester City F.C., Manches ...
(
2014
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)
*
Kasper Schmeichel
Kasper Peter Schmeichel (born 5 November 1986) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Nice and the Denmark national team.
Schmeichel began his career with Manchester City, but had loan spells with Darlington, B ...
(
2018
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)
*
Harry Maguire
Jacob Harry Maguire (born 5 March 1993) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Manchester United F.C., Manchester United and the England national football team, England national team.
...
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2018
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)
*
Jamie Vardy
Jamie Richard Vardy (''né'' Gill; born 11 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Leicester City. Regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, Vardy is known for his prolific goalscoring aided ...
(
2018
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)
*
Shinji Okazaki
is a Japanese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward or attacking midfielder for Belgian club Sint-Truidense V.V., Sint-Truiden.
Internationally, he is currently the top active Japa ...
(
2018
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)
*
Wilfred Ndidi
Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi (born 16 December 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Leicester City and the Nigeria national team. Ndidi is known for his defensive prowess.
Club career Genk
On 14 Jan ...
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2018
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)
*
Kelechi Iheanacho
Kelechi Promise Iheanacho () (spelled ''Ịheanachọ'' in Igbo) (born 3 October 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Leicester City and the Nigeria national team.
Iheanacho began his senior career at ...
(
2018
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)
*
Ahmed Musa
Ahmed Musa (born 14 October 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and left winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Sivasspor and the Nigeria national team.
Musa became the first Nigerian to score more than once in a F ...
(
2018
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)
*
Adrien Silva
Adrien Sébastien Perruchet da Silva (; born 15 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays for UAE Pro League club Al Wahda. A central midfielder, he is known for his dribbling and passing skills.
He began his career with Sporting CP, ...
(
2018
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)
*
Ricardo Pereira (
2018
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)
*
Yohan Benalouane
Yohan Ben Alouane ( ar, يوهان بن علوان, also known as Yohan Benalouane; born 28 March 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. Born and brought up in France, Benalouane represented the country as a youth before sw ...
(
2018
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)
*
Nampalys Mendy
Nampalys Mendy (born 23 June 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City. Born and raised in France, he represents Senegal at international level.
Due to his small stature, simpl ...
(
2022
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)
*
James Maddison
James Daniel Maddison (born 23 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Leicester City and the England national team.
Maddison began his career with Coventry City before joining Norw ...
(
2022
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)
*
Danny Ward (
2022
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)
*
Wout Faes
Wout Felix Lina Faes (; born 3 April 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as centre-back for club Leicester City and the Belgium national team.
A promising talent from the Anderlecht academy, Faes was sent on loan with Heeren ...
(
2022
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)
*
Timothy Castagne
Timothy Castagne (born 5 December 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Premier League club Leicester City and the Belgium national team. Castagne began his senior career with Genk after graduating from the clu ...
(
2022
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)
*
Youri Tielemans
Youri Marion A. Tielemans (born 7 May 1997) is a Belgian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Leicester City F.C., Leicester City and the Belgium national football team, Belgium national team.
Tielema ...
(
2022
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)
*
Daniel Amartey
Daniel Amartey (born 21 December 1994) is a Ghanaian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender or midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City F.C., Leicester City and the Ghana na ...
(
2022
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)
Continental competition players
The following players have been selected by their country in various continental tournaments, while playing for Leicester. Players listed in bold are current Leicester City players.
*
Kasey Keller
Kasey C. Keller (born November 29, 1969) is an American former professional soccer player who played in Europe and the United States, as well as being the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. national team. He is a four-time FIFA World Cup partici ...
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1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).
The tournament was once again held in the United States, in Los Angeles, Miami, and O ...
)
*
Frank Sinclair
Frank Mohammed Sinclair (born 3 December 1971) is an English-born Jamaican former professional football player and manager and current coach at Doncaster Rovers.
He made 756 league and cup appearances in a 25-year playing career, scoring 27 g ...
(
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and the 15th overall CONCACAF tournament. It was held in Los Angeles, Miami, and San Diego ...
)
*
Muzzy Izzet
Mustafa Kemal "Muzzy" Izzet (; tr, İzzet; born 31 October 1974) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Chelsea, Leicester City, Birmingham City. Born in England, he represented the Turkey national team internationa ...
(
UEFA Euro 2000
The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, also known as Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Championship, a football tournament held every four years and organised by UEFA, the sport's governing body in Europe.
The finals tournament was ...
)
*
Ian Walker (
UEFA Euro 2004
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)
*
Nikos Dabizas
Nikos Dabizas ( el, Νίκος Νταμπίζας, born 3 August 1973) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defender for Newcastle United, Leicester City, Olympiacos and AEL. He was also in Greece's 2004 European Football ...
(
UEFA Euro 2004
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)
*
Mohammed Sylla
Mohammed "Momo" Sylla (born 13 March 1977) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Club career
Sylla started his football career at French Second Division club Créteil, on the outskirts of Paris, before moving on t ...
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2006 Africa Cup of Nations
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)
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Iain Hume
Iain Edward Hume (born 30 October 1983) is a Canadian football manager and former professional soccer player who played as a forward.
He began his career at Tranmere Rovers in 2000, and six years later moved to Leicester City for an initial £5 ...
(
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States from ...
)
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Patrick Kisnorbo
Patrick Fabio Maxime Kisnorbo (born 24 March 1981) is an Australian professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of club Troyes. He is also known by his nicknames Paddy and PK. As a player, Kisnorbo was a primar ...
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2007 AFC Asian Cup
The 2007 AFC Asian Cup was the 14th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held from 7 to 29 July 2007. For the first time in its h ...
)
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Hossein Kaebi
Hossein Kaebi ( fa, حسین کعبی, born September 23, 1985) is a former Iranian professional football player who last played for Sepidrood and Perspolis among other clubs in Persian Gulf Pro League.
Club career
Kaebi started his football ...
(
2007 AFC Asian Cup
The 2007 AFC Asian Cup was the 14th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held from 7 to 29 July 2007. For the first time in its h ...
)
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John Paintsil
John Paintsil (born 15 June 1981) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who was an assistant coach at Kaizer Chiefs in the South African Premier Soccer League. He played club football for Berekum Arsenal, Liberty Professionals, Maccabi ...
(
2012 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football ( ...
)
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Sean St Ledger
Sean Patrick St Ledger-Hall (born 28 December 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in England, he played international football for the Republic of Ireland.
He was part of the team that lost controversially ...
(
UEFA Euro 2012
The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2012 or simply Euro 2012, was the 14th European Championship for men's national football teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament, held between 8 June and 1 ...
)
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Kasper Schmeichel
Kasper Peter Schmeichel (born 5 November 1986) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Nice and the Denmark national team.
Schmeichel began his career with Manchester City, but had loan spells with Darlington, B ...
(
UEFA Euro 2012
The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2012 or simply Euro 2012, was the 14th European Championship for men's national football teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament, held between 8 June and 1 ...
,
UEFA Euro 2020
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)
*
Riyad Mahrez
Riyad Karim Mahrez ( ar, رياض كريم محرز, Riyāḍ Karīm Maḥraz; born 21 February 1991) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger for club Manchester City F.C., Manches ...
(
2015 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea 2015 for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th staging of the Africa Cup of Nations, the international men's football championship of Africa. It was orga ...
,
2017 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017), known as the Total 2017 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football champions ...
)
*
Wes Morgan
Westley Nathan Morgan (born 21 January 1984) is a former professional footballer who made over 750 professional appearances as a defender for Nottingham Forest, Leicester City and the Jamaican national team, as well as a brief loan spell at Ki ...
(
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 13th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and the 23rd CONCACAF regional championship overall in the organization's fifty-four years of existence. It was held in the United States, with two matches bein ...
)
* Andy King (footballer, born 1988), Andy King (UEFA Euro 2016 squads, UEFA Euro 2016)
* Christian Fuchs (UEFA Euro 2016 squads, UEFA Euro 2016)
*
Jamie Vardy
Jamie Richard Vardy (''né'' Gill; born 11 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Leicester City. Regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, Vardy is known for his prolific goalscoring aided ...
(UEFA Euro 2016 squads, UEFA Euro 2016)
* N'Golo Kanté (UEFA Euro 2016 squads, UEFA Euro 2016)
*
Daniel Amartey
Daniel Amartey (born 21 December 1994) is a Ghanaian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender or midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City F.C., Leicester City and the Ghana na ...
(
2017 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017), known as the Total 2017 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football champions ...
, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations squads, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations)
* Islam Slimani (
2017 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017), known as the Total 2017 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football champions ...
, 2019 Africa Cup of Nations squads, 2019 Africa Cup of Nations)
*
Wilfred Ndidi
Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi (born 16 December 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Leicester City and the Nigeria national team. Ndidi is known for his defensive prowess.
Club career Genk
On 14 Jan ...
(2019 Africa Cup of Nations squads, 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations squads, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations)
* Çağlar Söyüncü (
UEFA Euro 2020
The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2020 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2020) or simply Euro 2020, was the 16th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe ...
)
* Cengiz Ünder (
UEFA Euro 2020
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)
*
Danny Ward (
UEFA Euro 2020
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)
* Dennis Praet (
UEFA Euro 2020
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)
*
Timothy Castagne
Timothy Castagne (born 5 December 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Premier League club Leicester City and the Belgium national team. Castagne began his senior career with Genk after graduating from the clu ...
(
UEFA Euro 2020
The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2020 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2020) or simply Euro 2020, was the 16th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe ...
)
*
Youri Tielemans
Youri Marion A. Tielemans (born 7 May 1997) is a Belgian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Leicester City F.C., Leicester City and the Belgium national football team, Belgium national team.
Tielema ...
(
UEFA Euro 2020
The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2020 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2020) or simply Euro 2020, was the 16th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe ...
)
*
Kelechi Iheanacho
Kelechi Promise Iheanacho () (spelled ''Ịheanachọ'' in Igbo) (born 3 October 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Leicester City and the Nigeria national team.
Iheanacho began his senior career at ...
(2021 Africa Cup of Nations squads, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations)
*
Nampalys Mendy
Nampalys Mendy (born 23 June 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City. Born and raised in France, he represents Senegal at international level.
Due to his small stature, simpl ...
(2021 Africa Cup of Nations squads, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations)
International honours
The following players have been selected by their country while playing for Leicester City (including players both on loan at, and away from the club). The number of caps won whilst at the club are given, along with the date of the first cap being won while with Leicester City. Players listed in bold are current Leicester City players.
* Alfred Watkins (2 Caps, 19 March 1898)
* Richard Jones (footballer, born 1875), Richard Jones (1 Cap, 19 March 1898)
* Mick Cochrane (1 Cap, 23 February 1901)
* Horace Bailey (5 Caps, 16 March 1908)
* Andy Aitken (footballer, born 1877), Andy Aitken (3 Caps, 2 April 1910)
* Douglas McWhirter (4 Caps, 21 March 1913)
* Ronald Brebner (3 Caps, 15 November 1913)
* John Paterson (footballer), John Paterson (1 Cap, 10 April 1920)
* Mick O'Brien (footballer, born 1893), Mick O'Brien (3 Caps, 4 March 1922)
* Johnny Duncan (footballer), John Duncan (1 Cap, 31 October 1925)
* Sid Bishop (footballer, born 1900), Sid Bishop (4 Caps, 2 April 1927)
* Reg Osborne (1 Cap, 28 November 1927)
* Leonard Barry (5 Caps, 17 May 1928)
* Ernie Hine, Ernest Hine (6 Caps, 22 October 1928)
* Hugh Adcock (5 Caps, 9 May 1929)
* David Jones (footballer, born 1910), David Jones (7 Caps, 4 November 1933)
* Tommy Mills (footballer), Thomas Mills (1 Cap, 29 September 1934)
* Septimus Smith (1 Cap, 19 October 1935)
* Mal Griffiths, William Maldwyn Griffiths (11 Caps, 16 April 1947)
* Tommy Godwin (footballer), Tommy Godwin (5 Caps, 9 October 1949)
* Arthur Lever (footballer), Arthur Lever (1 Cap, 18 October 1952)
* John Anderson (footballer born 1929), John Anderson (1 Cap, 25 May 1954)
*
Willie Cunningham (24 Caps, 3 November 1954)
* Kenneth Leek (16 Caps, 20 October 1960)
*
Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks (30 December 1937 – 12 February 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he made 679 appearances during a 20-year professional caree ...
(35 Caps, 6 April 1963)
* Dave Gibson (Scottish footballer), David Gibson (7 Caps, 4 May 1963)
*
Frank McLintock
Francis McLintock MBE (born 28 December 1939) is a former Scotland international footballer, football manager and businessman. He also worked as a sports agent and football pundit in his later life.
He began his career in Scottish Junior footba ...
(3 Caps, 4 May 1963)
* Derek Dougan (8 Caps, 2 October 1965)
* Peter Rodrigues (16 Caps, 30 March 1966)
* Jackie Sinclair (1 Cap, 18 June 1966)
*
Peter Shilton
Peter Leslie Shilton (born 18 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
His 30-year career included spells at 11 clubs and he has the distinction of playing over 1,000 league games, including in ...
(20 Caps, 25 November 1970)
* Keith Weller (4 Caps, 11 May 1974)
* Frank Worthington (8 Caps, 15 May 1974)
* Stephen Whitworth (7 Caps, 12 March 1975)
* Joe Waters (1 Cap, 13 October 1976)
*
John O'Neill (39 Caps, 26 March 1980)
* Gerry Daly (1 Cap, 22 September 1982)
*
Paul Ramsey (14 Caps, 21 September 1983)
*
Gary Lineker
Gary Winston Lineker (; born 30 November 1960) is an English former professional footballer and current sports broadcaster. He is regarded as having been one of the greatest English strikers. His media career began with the BBC, where he has p ...
(7 Caps, 26 May 1984)
* Ian Wilson (footballer, born 1958), Ian Wilson (2 Caps, 23 May 1987)
* Jari Rantanen (10 Caps, 9 September 1987)
* Robbie James (2 Caps, 9 September 1987)
* Jimmy Quinn (footballer, born 1959), James Quinn (4 Caps, 14 September 1988)
*
David Kelly (7 Caps, 25 April 1990)
*
Gary McAllister
Gary McAllister MBE (born 25 December 1964) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player.
McAllister played primarily as a midfielder in a career spanning over nineteen years. He started his career at local side Motherwell b ...
(3 Caps, 25 April 1990)
* Brian Carey (1 Cap, 23 March 1994)
* Iwan Roberts (3 Caps, 20 April 1994)
* Colin Hill (footballer), Colin Hill (16 Caps, 29 March 1995)
* Zeljko Kalac (2 Caps, 25 February 1996)
* Neil Lennon (29 Caps, 27 March 1996)
*
Kasey Keller
Kasey C. Keller (born November 29, 1969) is an American former professional soccer player who played in Europe and the United States, as well as being the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. national team. He is a four-time FIFA World Cup partici ...
(21 Caps, 3 November 1996)
* Pontus Kåmark (17 Caps, 30 April 1997)
* Robbie Savage (20 Caps, 20 August 1997)
*
Matt Elliott (18 Caps, 12 November 1997)
* Theodoros Zagorakis (18 Caps, 17 February 1998)
* Arnar Gunnlaugsson (3 Caps, 10 March 1999)
* Emile Heskey (5 Caps, 28 April 1999)
*
Frank Sinclair
Frank Mohammed Sinclair (born 3 December 1971) is an English-born Jamaican former professional football player and manager and current coach at Doncaster Rovers.
He made 756 league and cup appearances in a 25-year playing career, scoring 27 g ...
(17 Caps, 26 May 1999)
* Steve Guppy (1 Cap, 10 October 1999)
*
Gerry Taggart
Gerald Taggart (born 18 October 1970) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer. He played for Barnsley, Bolton Wanderers, Leicester City, Manchester City and Stoke City as well as the Northern Ireland national team.
A former defend ...
(6 Caps, 26 April 2000)
* Mustafa Izzet (8 Caps, 15 June 2000)
* Callum Davidson (5 Caps, 2 September 2000)
* Matt Jones (footballer, born 1980), Matt Jones (8 Caps, 24 March 2001)
* Trevor Benjamin (2 Caps (1 won while on loan to Gillingham F.C., Gillingham), 20 November 2002)
* Keith Gillespie (9 Caps, 6 September 2003)
* Paul Dickov (5 Caps, 6 September 2003)
*
Nikos Dabizas
Nikos Dabizas ( el, Νίκος Νταμπίζας, born 3 August 1973) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defender for Newcastle United, Leicester City, Olympiacos and AEL. He was also in Greece's 2004 European Football ...
(6 Caps, 18 February 2004)
* Benjamin Thatcher (3 Caps, 31 March 2001)
* Danny Coyne (3 Caps, 31 March 2001)
* Peter Canero (1 Cap, 28 April 2004)
*
Ian Walker (1 Cap, 5 June 2004)
* Joey Guðjónsson (6 Caps, 18 August 2004)
* Lars Hirschfeld (1 Cap, 26 March 2005)
* Alan Maybury (1 Cap, 29 March 2005)
* Danny Tiatto (1 Cap, 9 May 2005)
* Robert Douglas (footballer), Robert Douglas (1 Cap, 17 August 2005)
*
Iain Hume
Iain Edward Hume (born 30 October 1983) is a Canadian football manager and former professional soccer player who played as a forward.
He began his career at Tranmere Rovers in 2000, and six years later moved to Leicester City for an initial £5 ...
(7 Caps, 16 November 2005)
*
Mohammed Sylla
Mohammed "Momo" Sylla (born 13 March 1977) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Club career
Sylla started his football career at French Second Division club Créteil, on the outskirts of Paris, before moving on t ...
(3 Caps, 7 January 2006)
* Elvis Hammond (1 Cap, 1 March 2006)
*
Patrick Kisnorbo
Patrick Fabio Maxime Kisnorbo (born 24 March 1981) is an Australian professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of club Troyes. He is also known by his nicknames Paddy and PK. As a player, Kisnorbo was a primar ...
(3 Caps, 14 November 2006)
*
Hossein Kaebi
Hossein Kaebi ( fa, حسین کعبی, born September 23, 1985) is a former Iranian professional football player who last played for Sepidrood and Perspolis among other clubs in Persian Gulf Pro League.
Club career
Kaebi started his football ...
(2 Caps, 15 July 2007)
* Márton Fülöp (7 Caps (won while on loan from
Sunderland
Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...
), 22 August 2007)
* Radostin Kishishev (4 Caps (2 won while on loan at Leeds United F.C., Leeds United), 22 August 2007)
* Gareth McAuley (4 Caps, 17 October 2007)
* Aleksander Tunchev (5 Caps, 6 September 2008)
* Andy King (footballer, born 1988), Andy King (50 Caps (3 won while on loan at Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City), 29 May 2009)
* Ryan McGivern (3 Caps (won while on loan from
Manchester City
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...
), 14 October 2009)
* Yuki Abe (4 Caps, 8 October 2010)
* Greg Cunningham (1 Cap (won while on loan from
Manchester City
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...
), 17 November 2010)
* Jeffrey Bruma (1 Cap (won while on loan from
Chelsea
Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to:
Places Australia
* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
* Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames
** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
), 7 June 2011)
*
Sean St Ledger
Sean Patrick St Ledger-Hall (born 28 December 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in England, he played international football for the Republic of Ireland.
He was part of the team that lost controversially ...
(19 Caps (3 won while on loan at Millwall F.C., Millwall), 10 August 2011)
* Gelson Fernandes (4 Caps (won while on loan from AS Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne), 6 September 2011)
*
John Paintsil
John Paintsil (born 15 June 1981) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who was an assistant coach at Kaizer Chiefs in the South African Premier Soccer League. He played club football for Berekum Arsenal, Liberty Professionals, Maccabi ...
(8 Caps, 5 November 2011)
* Souleymane Bamba (8 Caps, 12 November 2011)
* Jeffrey Schlupp (15 Caps, 15 November 2011)
*
Kasper Schmeichel
Kasper Peter Schmeichel (born 5 November 1986) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Nice and the Denmark national team.
Schmeichel began his career with Manchester City, but had loan spells with Darlington, B ...
(84 Caps, 6 February 2013)
* Chris Wood (footballer, born 1991), Chris Wood (9 Caps (1 won while on loan at
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
), 22 March 2013)
* Jermaine Beckford (5 Caps (won while on loan at Huddersfield Town A.F.C., Huddersfield Town), 22 March 2013)
*
Wes Morgan
Westley Nathan Morgan (born 21 January 1984) is a former professional footballer who made over 750 professional appearances as a defender for Nottingham Forest, Leicester City and the Jamaican national team, as well as a brief loan spell at Ki ...
(30 Caps, 7 September 2013)
* Simonas Stankevičius (10 Caps, 18 November 2013)
* Márkó Futács (3 Caps (won while on loan at Diósgyőri VTK, Diósgyőr), 5 March 2014)
*
Riyad Mahrez
Riyad Karim Mahrez ( ar, رياض كريم محرز, Riyāḍ Karīm Maḥraz; born 21 February 1991) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger for club Manchester City F.C., Manches ...
(39 Caps, 31 May 2014)
* Harry Panayiotou, Harrison Panayiotou (12 Caps (5 won while on loan at Raith Rovers F.C., Raith Rovers), 8 October 2014)
* Alie Sesay (3 Caps, 11 October 2014)
* Andrej Kramarić (10 Caps (5 won while on loan at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, 1899 Hoffenheim), 28 March 2015)
*
Jamie Vardy
Jamie Richard Vardy (''né'' Gill; born 11 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Leicester City. Regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, Vardy is known for his prolific goalscoring aided ...
(26 Caps, 7 June 2015)
*
Shinji Okazaki
is a Japanese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward or attacking midfielder for Belgian club Sint-Truidense V.V., Sint-Truiden.
Internationally, he is currently the top active Japa ...
(26 Caps, 3 September 2015)
* Christian Fuchs (11 Caps, 5 September 2015)
* Gökhan Inler (5 Caps, 8 September 2015)
* Tom Lawrence (6 Caps (2 won while on loan at
Blackburn Rovers
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, 2 at
Cardiff City
Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...
and 2 at
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
), 13 October 2015)
*
Daniel Amartey
Daniel Amartey (born 21 December 1994) is a Ghanaian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender or midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City F.C., Leicester City and the Ghana na ...
(40 Caps, 24 March 2016)
* N'Golo Kanté (8 Caps, 25 March 2016)
* Danny Drinkwater (3 Caps, 29 March 2016)
*
Ahmed Musa
Ahmed Musa (born 14 October 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and left winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Sivasspor and the Nigeria national team.
Musa became the first Nigerian to score more than once in a F ...
(17 Caps (8 won while on loan at PFC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow), 3 September 2016)
* Bartosz Kapustka (3 Caps, 4 September 2016)
* Islam Slimani (26 Caps (3 won while on loan at
Newcastle United
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...
, 2 at Fenerbahçe S.K. (football), Fenerbahçe and 5 at AS Monaco FC, Monaco), 4 September 2016)
* Faiq Jefri Bolkiah (6 Caps, 15 October 2016)
*
Wilfred Ndidi
Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi (born 16 December 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Leicester City and the Nigeria national team. Ndidi is known for his defensive prowess.
Club career Genk
On 14 Jan ...
(42 Caps, 23 March 2017)
*
Kelechi Iheanacho
Kelechi Promise Iheanacho () (spelled ''Ịheanachọ'' in Igbo) (born 3 October 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Leicester City and the Nigeria national team.
Iheanacho began his senior career at ...
(33 Caps, 1 September 2017)
* Aleksandar Dragović (8 Caps (won while on loan from Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen), 2 September 2017)
*
Harry Maguire
Jacob Harry Maguire (born 5 March 1993) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Manchester United F.C., Manchester United and the England national football team, England national team.
...
(20 Caps, 8 October 2017)
* Admiral Muskwe (4 Caps, 8 November 2017)
*
Yohan Benalouane
Yohan Ben Alouane ( ar, يوهان بن علوان, also known as Yohan Benalouane; born 28 March 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. Born and brought up in France, Benalouane represented the country as a youth before sw ...
(5 Caps, 23 March 2018)
*
Adrien Silva
Adrien Sébastien Perruchet da Silva (; born 15 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays for UAE Pro League club Al Wahda. A central midfielder, he is known for his dribbling and passing skills.
He began his career with Sporting CP, ...
(6 Caps, 26 March 2018)
* George Thomas (footballer, born 1997), George Thomas (3 Caps (2 won while on loan at Scunthorpe United F.C., Scunthorpe United), 29 May 2018)
*
Ricardo Pereira (3 Caps, 30 June 2018)
* Çağlar Söyüncü (35 Caps, 7 September 2018)
* Jonny Evans (30 Caps, 8 September 2018)
* Rachid Ghezzal (6 Caps (3 won while on loan at Beşiktaş J.K., Beşiktaş), 8 September 2018)
* Ben Chilwell (11 Caps, 11 September 2018)
*
Danny Ward (24 Caps, 20 November 2018)
*
Youri Tielemans
Youri Marion A. Tielemans (born 7 May 1997) is a Belgian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Leicester City F.C., Leicester City and the Belgium national football team, Belgium national team.
Tielema ...
(39 Caps (4 won while on loan from AS Monaco FC, Monaco), 21 March 2019)
* Filip Benković (1 Cap (won while on loan at
Celtic
Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to:
Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
* Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Fo ...
), 11 June 2019)
* Dennis Praet (12 Caps (2 won while on loan at Torino F.C., Torino), 6 September 2019)
*
James Maddison
James Daniel Maddison (born 23 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Leicester City and the England national team.
Maddison began his career with Coventry City before joining Norw ...
(1 Cap, 14 November 2019)
*
Timothy Castagne
Timothy Castagne (born 5 December 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Premier League club Leicester City and the Belgium national team. Castagne began his senior career with Genk after graduating from the clu ...
(22 Caps, 5 September 2020)
* Cengiz Ünder (11 Caps (won while on loan from A.S. Roma, Roma), 7 October 2020)
* Harvey Barnes (1 Cap, 8 October 2020)
*
Nampalys Mendy
Nampalys Mendy (born 23 June 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City. Born and raised in France, he represents Senegal at international level.
Due to his small stature, simpl ...
(23 Caps, 26 March 2021)
* Thanawat Suengchitthawon (9 Caps, 29 May 2021)
* Patson Daka (7 Caps, 3 September 2021)
* Jannik Vestergaard (7 Caps, 9 October 2021)
* Ademola Lookman (4 Caps (won while on loan from RB Leipzig), 25 March 2022)
* James Justin (1 Cap, 4 June 2022)
Players with over 300 appearances for Leicester
Includes competitive appearances only. Current players in bold.
*
Graham Cross
Graham Frederick Cross (born 15 November 1943) is a former professional footballer and cricketer. He is the record appearance holder for Leicester City, making 599 appearances for the club in all competitions.
Football career
Cross was born in ...
600
* Adam Black (footballer born 1898), Adam Black 557
*
Kasper Schmeichel
Kasper Peter Schmeichel (born 5 November 1986) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Nice and the Denmark national team.
Schmeichel began his career with Manchester City, but had loan spells with Darlington, B ...
479
* Hugh Adcock 460
* Mark Wallington (footballer), Mark Wallington 460
* Steve Walsh (footballer), Steve Walsh 450
*
Arthur Chandler 419
* John Sjoberg 414
* Mal Griffiths 409
*
Jamie Vardy
Jamie Richard Vardy (''né'' Gill; born 11 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Leicester City. Regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, Vardy is known for his prolific goalscoring aided ...
401
* Steve Whitworth 401
* Andy King (footballer, born 1988), Andy King 379
* Sep Smith 373
* Mike Stringfellow 370
* Richie Norman 365
*
Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks (30 December 1937 – 12 February 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he made 679 appearances during a 20-year professional caree ...
356
*
John O'Neill 345
* Dave Gibson (Scottish footballer), Dave Gibson 339
*
Peter Shilton
Peter Leslie Shilton (born 18 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
His 30-year career included spells at 11 clubs and he has the distinction of playing over 1,000 league games, including in ...
339
* Colin Appleton 333
* Dennis Rofe 324
*
Wes Morgan
Westley Nathan Morgan (born 21 January 1984) is a former professional footballer who made over 750 professional appearances as a defender for Nottingham Forest, Leicester City and the Jamaican national team, as well as a brief loan spell at Ki ...
323
*
Paul Ramsey 322
*
Arthur Rowley
George Arthur Rowley Jr. (21 April 1926 – 19 December 2002), nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his explosive left-foot shot, was an English football player and cricketer. He holds the record for the most goals in the history of English lea ...
321
* Arthur Lochhead 320
*
Muzzy Izzet
Mustafa Kemal "Muzzy" Izzet (; tr, İzzet; born 31 October 1974) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Chelsea, Leicester City, Birmingham City. Born in England, he represented the Turkey national team internationa ...
319
* Ian Wilson (footballer, born 1958), Ian Wilson 318
* Derek Hines 317
* Lenny Glover 306
Players with 50 or more goals for Leicester
Includes competitive appearances only.
Current players in bold.
*
Arthur Chandler 273
*
Arthur Rowley
George Arthur Rowley Jr. (21 April 1926 – 19 December 2002), nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his explosive left-foot shot, was an English football player and cricketer. He holds the record for the most goals in the history of English lea ...
265
*
Jamie Vardy
Jamie Richard Vardy (''né'' Gill; born 11 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Leicester City. Regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, Vardy is known for his prolific goalscoring aided ...
167
* Ernie Hine 156
* Derek Hines 117
* Arthur Lochhead 114
*
Gary Lineker
Gary Winston Lineker (; born 30 November 1960) is an English former professional footballer and current sports broadcaster. He is regarded as having been one of the greatest English strikers. His media career began with the BBC, where he has p ...
103
* Mike Stringfellow 97
* Johnny Duncan (footballer), Johnny Duncan 95
* Jimmy Walsh (footballer, born 1930), Jimmy Walsh 91
* Jack Lee (footballer, born 1920), Jack Lee 84
*
Alan Smith 84
* Frank Worthington 78
* Mal Griffiths 76
* Ken Keyworth 76
* Danny Liddle 71
* Arthur Maw 64
*
Matty Fryatt Matty may refer to:
* Matty (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the nickname, given name or surname
* Matty, Hungary, a village in Baranya County
* Matty Island, a Canadian arctic island
* Former name of Wuvulu Island
* Matty, ni ...
62
* Andy King (footballer, born 1988), Andy King 62
* Steve Walsh (footballer), Steve Walsh 62
* Steve Lynex 60
* David Nugent 59
* Fred Shinton 58
* Jack Bowers 56
* Dave Gibson (Scottish footballer), Dave Gibson 53
* Jackie Sinclair 53
*
James Maddison
James Daniel Maddison (born 23 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Leicester City and the England national team.
Maddison began his career with Coventry City before joining Norw ...
52
* Hugh Adcock 52
* George Dewis 51
*
Gary McAllister
Gary McAllister MBE (born 25 December 1964) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player.
McAllister played primarily as a midfielder in a career spanning over nineteen years. He started his career at local side Motherwell b ...
51
Individual honours and awards
Ballon d'Or nominees
The following players have been nominated for the Ballon d'Or while playing for Leicester; the award is also referred to as the World or European Footballer of the Year.
*
Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks (30 December 1937 – 12 February 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he made 679 appearances during a 20-year professional caree ...
(1966 Ballon d'Or, 1966)
*
Jamie Vardy
Jamie Richard Vardy (''né'' Gill; born 11 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Leicester City. Regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, Vardy is known for his prolific goalscoring aided ...
(2016 Ballon d'Or, 2016)
*
Riyad Mahrez
Riyad Karim Mahrez ( ar, رياض كريم محرز, Riyāḍ Karīm Maḥraz; born 21 February 1991) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger for club Manchester City F.C., Manches ...
(2016 Ballon d'Or, 2016)
PFA Player of the Year
The following players have been named the PFA Player of the Year whilst playing for Leicester:
* 2016 –
Riyad Mahrez
Riyad Karim Mahrez ( ar, رياض كريم محرز, Riyāḍ Karīm Maḥraz; born 21 February 1991) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger for club Manchester City F.C., Manches ...
FWA Footballer of the Year
The following players have been named the FWA Footballer of the Year whilst playing for Leicester:
* 2016 –
Jamie Vardy
Jamie Richard Vardy (''né'' Gill; born 11 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Leicester City. Regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, Vardy is known for his prolific goalscoring aided ...
English Golden Boot
The following players have won the List of English football champions, English Golden Boot for being the country's top goalscorer, while at Leicester (note: This applies only to players playing in the top tier of English football):
*
Gary Lineker
Gary Winston Lineker (; born 30 November 1960) is an English former professional footballer and current sports broadcaster. He is regarded as having been one of the greatest English strikers. His media career began with the BBC, where he has p ...
(1984–85 in English football, 1984–85) (joint winner)
*
Jamie Vardy
Jamie Richard Vardy (''né'' Gill; born 11 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Leicester City. Regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, Vardy is known for his prolific goalscoring aided ...
(2019–20 in English football, 2019–20)
English Second Division Golden Boot
The following players have won the golden boot for being the top goalscorer in the second tier of English football while at Leicester:
* David Skea (1894–95 in English football, 1894–95)
*
Arthur Chandler (
1924–25)
* Jack Bowers (
1936–37)
*
Arthur Rowley
George Arthur Rowley Jr. (21 April 1926 – 19 December 2002), nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his explosive left-foot shot, was an English football player and cricketer. He holds the record for the most goals in the history of English lea ...
(1952–53 in English football, 1952–53), (1956–57 in English football, 1956–57)
* Willie Gardiner (1955–56 in English football, 1955–56)
*
Gary Lineker
Gary Winston Lineker (; born 30 November 1960) is an English former professional footballer and current sports broadcaster. He is regarded as having been one of the greatest English strikers. His media career began with the BBC, where he has p ...
(1982–83 in English football, 1982–83)
Football League Awards Player of the Year
The following players have been named the best player in their division in the Football League Awards while at Leicester:
*
Matty Fryatt Matty may refer to:
* Matty (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the nickname, given name or surname
* Matty, Hungary, a village in Baranya County
* Matty Island, a Canadian arctic island
* Former name of Wuvulu Island
* Matty, ni ...
(
League One
The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...
, 2009)
LMA Manager of the Year
The following managers have been named the LMA Manager of the Year or won their division award while at Leicester:
*
Nigel Pearson
Nigel Graham Pearson (born 21 August 1963) is an English football manager and former professional player, currently the manager of Championship club Bristol City. During his playing career, he was a defender and played for Shrewsbury Town, Shef ...
(Football League Championship, Championship, 2014)
*
Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri Grande Ufficiale OMRI (; born 20 October 1951) is an Italian football manager and former player. He will be the new head coach of club Cagliari from 1 January 2023.
Ranieri began his managerial career in the lower leagues in It ...
(Overall, 2016;
Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
, 2016)
The Best FIFA Men's Player nominees
The following players have been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Men's Player award, while playing for Leicester:
*
Jamie Vardy
Jamie Richard Vardy (''né'' Gill; born 11 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Leicester City. Regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, Vardy is known for his prolific goalscoring aided ...
(2016)
*
Riyad Mahrez
Riyad Karim Mahrez ( ar, رياض كريم محرز, Riyāḍ Karīm Maḥraz; born 21 February 1991) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger for club Manchester City F.C., Manches ...
(2016)
The Best FIFA Men's Coach
The following managers have been shortlisted and won, The Best FIFA Men's Coach award while managing Leicester:
*
Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri Grande Ufficiale OMRI (; born 20 October 1951) is an Italian football manager and former player. He will be the new head coach of club Cagliari from 1 January 2023.
Ranieri began his managerial career in the lower leagues in It ...
(2016)
The Best FIFA Goalkeeper nominees
The following goalkeepers have been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award, while playing for Leicester:
*
Kasper Schmeichel
Kasper Peter Schmeichel (born 5 November 1986) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Nice and the Denmark national team.
Schmeichel began his career with Manchester City, but had loan spells with Darlington, B ...
(The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018#The Best FIFA Goalkeeper, 2018, The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021#The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper, 2021)
BBC Sports Personality Coach of the Year Award
*
Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri Grande Ufficiale OMRI (; born 20 October 1951) is an Italian football manager and former player. He will be the new head coach of club Cagliari from 1 January 2023.
Ranieri began his managerial career in the lower leagues in It ...
(2016)
BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award
* Leicester City (2016)
ESPN Team of the Year
* Leicester City (2016)
Laureus World Sports Award
* Leicester City (2017)
FIFA FIFPro World11 nominees
The following players have been shortlisted for the FIFA FIFPro World11, while playing for Leicester:
*
Jamie Vardy
Jamie Richard Vardy (''né'' Gill; born 11 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Leicester City. Regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, Vardy is known for his prolific goalscoring aided ...
(2016)
PFA Team of the Year
The following players have been named in the PFA Team of the Year while at Leicester:
* 1979 –
Second Division
In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...
– Mark Wallington (footballer), Mark Wallington
* 1982 –
Second Division
In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...
– Mark Wallington (footballer), Mark Wallington
* 1989 –
Second Division
In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...
–
Gary McAllister
Gary McAllister MBE (born 25 December 1964) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player.
McAllister played primarily as a midfielder in a career spanning over nineteen years. He started his career at local side Motherwell b ...
* 1990 –
Second Division
In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...
–
Gary McAllister
Gary McAllister MBE (born 25 December 1964) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player.
McAllister played primarily as a midfielder in a career spanning over nineteen years. He started his career at local side Motherwell b ...
* 1996 –
First Division – Garry Parker,
Steve Claridge
Stephen Edward Claridge (born 10 April 1966) is an English football pundit, coach and former professional player. He was a pundit for BBC Sport football shows including ''Football Focus'' and ''The Football League Show'', until 2014 when he beca ...
* 2003 –
First Division –
Muzzy Izzet
Mustafa Kemal "Muzzy" Izzet (; tr, İzzet; born 31 October 1974) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Chelsea, Leicester City, Birmingham City. Born in England, he represented the Turkey national team internationa ...
, Paul Dickov
* 2009 –
League One
The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...
– Jack Hobbs (footballer), Jack Hobbs, Matt Oakley,
Matty Fryatt Matty may refer to:
* Matty (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the nickname, given name or surname
* Matty, Hungary, a village in Baranya County
* Matty Island, a Canadian arctic island
* Former name of Wuvulu Island
* Matty, ni ...
* 2011 – Football League Championship, Championship – Kyle Naughton, Andy King (footballer born 1988), Andy King
* 2013 – Football League Championship, Championship –
Kasper Schmeichel
Kasper Peter Schmeichel (born 5 November 1986) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Nice and the Denmark national team.
Schmeichel began his career with Manchester City, but had loan spells with Darlington, B ...
,
Wes Morgan
Westley Nathan Morgan (born 21 January 1984) is a former professional footballer who made over 750 professional appearances as a defender for Nottingham Forest, Leicester City and the Jamaican national team, as well as a brief loan spell at Ki ...
* 2014 – Football League Championship, Championship –
Kasper Schmeichel
Kasper Peter Schmeichel (born 5 November 1986) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Nice and the Denmark national team.
Schmeichel began his career with Manchester City, but had loan spells with Darlington, B ...
,
Wes Morgan
Westley Nathan Morgan (born 21 January 1984) is a former professional footballer who made over 750 professional appearances as a defender for Nottingham Forest, Leicester City and the Jamaican national team, as well as a brief loan spell at Ki ...
, Danny Drinkwater
* 2016 –
Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
–
Wes Morgan
Westley Nathan Morgan (born 21 January 1984) is a former professional footballer who made over 750 professional appearances as a defender for Nottingham Forest, Leicester City and the Jamaican national team, as well as a brief loan spell at Ki ...
, N'Golo Kanté,
Riyad Mahrez
Riyad Karim Mahrez ( ar, رياض كريم محرز, Riyāḍ Karīm Maḥraz; born 21 February 1991) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger for club Manchester City F.C., Manches ...
,
Jamie Vardy
Jamie Richard Vardy (''né'' Gill; born 11 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Leicester City. Regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, Vardy is known for his prolific goalscoring aided ...
* 2020 –
Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
– Çağlar Söyüncü,
Jamie Vardy
Jamie Richard Vardy (''né'' Gill; born 11 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Leicester City. Regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, Vardy is known for his prolific goalscoring aided ...
Notes
References
Further reading
* Dave Smith and Paul Taylor, ''Of Fossils and Foxes: The Official Definitive History of Leicester City Football Club'' (2001) ()
* Dave Smith and Paul Taylor, ''The Foxes Alphabet: Complete Who's Who of Leicester City Football Club'' (1995) ()
* 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)
* John Hutchinson, Neil Plumb, Rob O'Donnell, ''Leicester City Classic Shirts 1949–2016'' (2015)
External links
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