Leicester City F.C. 298602 226102067 2008-07-16T20:51:34Z JimmyMac82 515208 /* Managers */ not league, these were only friendlies don't count {{Football club infobox | clubname = Leicester City | image = [[Image:Leicester-City.png|150px|Leicester City crest]] | fullname = Leicester City Football Club | nickname = The Foxes, Fosse, The Filberts| founded = 1884 (as Leicester Fosse) | ground = [[Walkers Stadium]] (''Filbert Way'')<br />[[Leicester]] | capacity = 32,500<ref name="Walkers Stadium Overview">{{cite news| title = Walkers Stadium Overview| url = http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Stadium/0,,10274~432446,00.html| publisher = Leicester City Football Club| date = [[2007-08-08]]| accessdate= 2008-02-11}}</ref>| past grounds = [[Filbert Street]] | | chairman = {{flagicon|Serbia}}{{flagicon|USA}} [[Milan Mandarić]] | manager = {{flagicon|England}} [[Nigel Pearson]] | league = [[Football League One|League One]] | | season = [[2007-08 in English football|2007-08]] | position = [[Football League Championship|The Championship]], 22nd<br>(relegated) | pattern_la1=_whiteshoulders|pattern_b1=_whiteshoulders|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=2B55DB|body1=2B55DB|rightarm1=2B55DB|shorts1=2B55DB|socks1=2B55DB| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=_whitesleevelinesandsidesthick|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=3c3d7e|body2=d0b84a|rightarm2=d0b84a|shorts2=3c3d7e|socks2=d0b84a| pattern_la3=_blueborder|pattern_b3=_blueshoulders|pattern_ra3=_blueborder| leftarm3=000000|body3=000000|rightarm3=000000|shorts3=000000|socks3=000000| }} <!-- PLEASE NOTE: This section is the introduction. Please do not add too much detail here. Instead add it in the relevant section below or in the relevant daughter article. This especially applies to details of recent events. 2007-2008 English League finished.--> '''Leicester City Football Club''', (also known as ''The Foxes'') is an [[England|English]] professional [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in the city of [[Leicester]]. Leicester's highest ever finish was second in the old [[Division One]] in [[1928-29 in English football|1928-29]], and despite getting into the [[FA Cup]] final four times, they have never won the cup. They have however won the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] three times and the Second Division title six times before it became known as the [[Football League Championship]]. Leicester were founded in [[1884 in football (soccer)|1884]] as '''Leicester Fosse''',<ref name="An Indepth History of Leicester City">{{cite web | url=http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10274,00.html | title=The History of Leicester City Football Club | work=lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk}}</ref> playing on a field near Fosse Road. They moved to [[Filbert Street]] in [[1891 in football (soccer)|1891]] and played there for nearly 111 years,<ref>[http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/FilbertStreet/0,,10274,00.html A History of Filbert Street]</ref> before relocating to the nearby [[Walkers Stadium]] in [[2002 in football (soccer)|2002]]. == History == {{main|History of Leicester City F.C.}} :''For a statistical breakdown by season, see [[Leicester City FC seasons]]'' Leicester City were founded in 1884 as '''Leicester Fosse''' as they played on a field by the Fosse Road, and joined [[the Football Association]] in [[1890 in football (soccer)|1890]]. The club played at five different grounds, including [[Victoria Park, Leicester|Victoria Park]], before moving to [[Filbert Street]] in [[1891 in football (soccer)|1891]]. The same year, the club joined the Midland League, and was elected to Division Two of the [[Football League]] in [[1894 in football (soccer)|1894]] after finishing second. Leicester's first ever Football League game was a 4-3 defeat at [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby]], with a first League win following a week later, against Rotherham at Filbert Street.<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/results2.sd Soccerbase.com]</ref> The same season also saw the club's largest win to date, a 13-0 victory over Notts Olympic in an [[FA Cup]] qualifying game.<ref name="An Indepth History of Leicester City"/> In [[1907-08 in English football|1907-08]] the club finished as Second Division runners-up, gaining [[promotion and relegation|promotion]] 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 F.C.|Nottingham Forest]].<ref name="An Indepth History of Leicester City"/><ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=22659 Soccerbase.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=5&seasonid=38 Soccerbase.com]</ref> In [[1919 in football (soccer)|1919]], when League football resumed after [[World War I]], 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]].<ref>[[City status in the United Kingdom#List of officially-designated cities|English city status]]</ref> Following the name change, the club enjoyed moderate success in the 1920s; under the management of Peter Hodge, and with record goalscorer [[Arthur Chandler]] in the side,<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/team_records.sd?teamid=1527 Soccerbase.com Leicester profile]</ref> they won the Division Two title in [[1924-25 in English football|1924-25]]<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=6&seasonid=54&teamid=1527 www.soccerbase.com - The Internet Soccer Database<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and recorded their highest ever league finish in [[1928-29 in English football|1928-29]] as runners-up to [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=5&seasonid=58&teamid=1527 Soccerbase Season 28/29]</ref>. However the 1930s saw a downturn in fortunes, with the club relegated in [[1934-35 in English football|1934-35]]<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=5&seasonid=58&teamid=1527 Soccerbase Season 34/35]</ref> and, after promotion in [[1936-37 in English football|1936-37]],<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=5&seasonid=58&teamid=1527 Soccerbase Season 36/37]</ref> another relegation in [[1938-39 in English football|1938-39]] would see them finish the decade in Division Two.<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=5&seasonid=58&teamid=1527 Soccerbase Season 38/39]</ref><ref name="An Indepth History of Leicester City"/> City reached the FA Cup final for the first time in their history in [[1949 in football (soccer)|1949]],<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=58 Socerbase.com FA Cup 1949]</ref><ref name="An Indepth History of Leicester City"/>losing 3-1 to [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]]. However, the club was celebrating a week later when a draw on the last day of the season ensured survival in Division Two.<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/results2.sd Soccerbase result 1948/49]</ref><ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=6&seasonid=78&teamid=1527 Socerbase season 48/49]</ref> Leicester won the Division Two championship in [[1954 in football (soccer)|1954]],<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=6&seasonid=78&teamid=1527 Soccerbase season 53/54]</ref> with the help of Arthur Rowley, one of the club's most prolific strikers. Although they were relegated from Division One the next season, under [[Dave Halliday]] they returned in [[1957 in football (soccer)|1957]], with Rowley scoring a club record 44 goals in one season.<ref>http://www.soccerbase.com/team_records.sd?teamid=1527 Soccerbase Leicester profile]</ref> Leicester remained in Division One until [[1969 in football (soccer)|1969]], their longest period ever in the top flight. Under the management of Matt Gillies, one of the club's most successful managers, Leicester reached the FA Cup final another two times, but lost in both [[FA Cup Final 1961|1961]] and [[FA Cup Final 1963|1963]].<ref name="An Indepth History of Leicester City"/> In 1961 they were on the losing side to double winners Tottenham, and as a result were England's representatives in the [[1961-62 in English football|1961-62]] [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]. In [[1963 in football (soccer)|1963]], the club reached as high as first place in the First Division, eventually placed fourth, the club's best post-war finish. Gillies collected silverware in 1964, when Leicester beat [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke]] 4-3 on aggregate to win the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] for the first time.<ref name="An Indepth History of Leicester City"/> Leicester also reached the League Cup final the following year, losing to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]. After a bad start to the season, Matt Gillies resigned in November 1968. His successor, Frank O'Farrell was unable to prevent relegation, but the club reached the FA Cup final in 1969 for the last time to date, losing to Manchester City. In [[1971 in football (soccer)|1971]], Leicester were promoted to back Division One, and won the [[Charity Shield]] for the only time against Liverpool.<ref name="An Indepth History of Leicester City"/> Unusually, due to Division One champions [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]'s commitments in European competition, Division Two winners Leicester were invited to play FA Cup winners Liverpool, beating them 1-0.<ref name="An Indepth History of Leicester City"/> [[Jimmy Bloomfield]] was appointed for the new season, and his team remained in the First Division for his tenure. No period since Bloomfield has seen the club remain in the top division for so long. Leicester reached the FA Cup semi-final in 1974. [[Frank McLintock]], a noted player for seven years for Leicester successful period from the late Fifties to the mid Sixties, succeeded Jimmy Bloomfield in 1977. Due to City's relegation in at the end of the 1977-78 season and McClintock's subsequent resignation, he is regarded as one of Leicester's worst managers. [[Jock Wallace]] resumed the tradition of successful Scottish managers (after Peter Hodge and Matt Gillies) by steering Leicester to the Division Two championship in 1980. Unfortunately, Wallace was unable to keep Leicester in Division One, but they reached the FA Cup semi-final in 1982. Under Wallace, one of City's most famous home-grown players, [[Gary Lineker]], 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 went down, having failed to find a suitable replacement. Milne had left in 1986 and was replaced by in 1987 David Pleat, who oversaw one of the club's most unsuccessful periods in its history. He was sacked in January 1991 after a defeat that left City fourth from bottom. [[Gordon Lee]] was put in charge of the club until the end of the season. Leicester won their final game of the season, which guided them clear of relegation to the third tier of the football league.<ref name="An Indepth History of Leicester City"/> After the [[FA Premier League|Premiership]] was founded in 1992 Leicester tried desperately to gain promotion to it. [[Brian Little]] took over in 1991 and by the end of the 1991-1992 season Leicester had reached the playoff final. [[Mike Newell (footballer)|Mike Newell]], a former Leicester player, would break the clubs heart by converting the winning penalty, to send [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] up to the top flight. A year later Leicester would suffer more playoff heartbreak losing 4-3 to [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]], having come back from 3-0 down. It was third time lucky in 1994 when Leicester, lead by captain [[Steve Walsh (sport)|Steve Walsh]], beat local rivals [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] 2-1.<ref name="An Indepth History of Leicester City"/> [[Image:Elliott lifs cup.JPG|thumb|City's [[2000 Football League Cup Final|last silverware]] before their [[fall from grace]].]] Little quit as Leicester manager the following November to take charge at [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], and his successor [[Mark McGhee]] was unable to save Leicester from finishing second from bottom in the 1994-95. Leicester were flying high at the top of Division One when McGhee left the club unexpectedly in December 1995 to take charge at [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]. Oddly this would be the spark of the clubs most successful era, as McGhee was replaced by [[Martin O'Neill]].<ref name="An Indepth History of Leicester City"/> Under O'Neill, Leicester qualified for the 1995-96 Division One promotion playoffs and beat [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] 2-1 with a last-gasp [[Steve Claridge]] goal securing an immediate return to the Premiership. Leicester established themselves in the Premiership with four successive top ten finishes. O'Neill was the first manager to win silverware for 26 years, winning the League Cup twice, in 1997 and 2000, and Leicester were runners-up in 1999. This meant qualification for the UEFA Cup in 1998 and 2001, the club's first European competition since 1961. O'Neill became a sought-after manager, turning down [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] in 1999, but in June 2000 he was lured to [[Celtic F.C.]]. He is regarded today as easily the best manager of recent years, and one of the most successful in the club's history.<ref name="An Indepth History of Leicester City"/> O'Neill was replaced by former England U-21 coach [[Peter John Taylor|Peter Taylor]]. During this time, Leicester's last European appearance ended in a 3-1 defeat to [[Red Star Belgrade]] on [[28 September]], [[2000]] in the [[UEFA Cup 2000-01|2001 UEFA Cup]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/uefa_cup/945130.stm Red Star end Leicester dreams], BBC Sport [[2000-09-28]]. Retrieved on [[2007-09-27]].</ref> A lot of O'Neill's squad also left around this time, this coupled with some poor dealings in the transfer market would eventually see Taylor lose his job after little more than a season in charge. Taylor was replaced by a management team of [[Dave Bassett]] and [[Micky Adams]], but they could not prevent City's last season at [[Filbert Street]] ending in relegation. [[Image:PrWalkers 5.jpg|thumb|The East Stand, Walkers Stadium]] Leicester moved into the new 32,500-seat [[Walkers Stadium]] at the start of the 2002-03 season. [[Walkers]], the Leicestershire based [[potato chip|crisp]] manufacturers, acquired the naming rights for a ten year period.<ref>[http://www.talkingballs.co.uk/showpost.php?p=51973&postcount=12 Statement by the Foxes Trust on an unofficial forum]</ref> 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]], 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. <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2349397.stm BBC News Business Section]</ref> Adams was banned from the transfer market for most of the season, until the club was rescued by a takeover by a consortium led by Gary Lineker.<ref name="An Indepth History of Leicester City"/> Adams guided Leicester to runners-up spot in Division One and automatic promotion back to the Premiership with more than 90 points. Leicester only lasted one season in the top flight and were relegated back to the newly labelled [[Football League Championship|Championship]], previously known as Division One. In reaction to Leicester's restructuring of their debts, the Football League changed their rules and now penalises teams going into administration with a ten point penalty. When Adams resigned as manager in October 2004 [[Craig Levein]] was appointed boss. This would prove to be an unsuccessful period and after 15 months in charge and flirting with relegation Levein was sacked. Assistant manager [[Rob Kelly]], took over as caretaker manager, and after winning three out of four games 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.<ref name="An Indepth History of Leicester City"/> In October 2006 ex-[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] chairman [[Milan Mandarić]] 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 [[February 13]] [[2007]].[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/6355687.stm]. On [[11 April]] [[2007]], Robert Kelly was sacked as manager and [[Nigel Worthington]] 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, and was released before moving on to the [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] managerial position. On [[May 25]], [[2007]] the club announced former [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|MK Dons]] manager [[Martin Allen (footballer)|Martin Allen]] as their new manager with a 3 year contract. Allen's relationship with Mandarić became tense and after only 4 games Allen left by mutual consent on [[29 August]] [[2007]]. On [[13 September]] [[2007]], Mandaric announced [[Gary Megson]] as the new manager of the club, citing Megson's "wealth of experience" as a deciding factor in the appointment. Former Leicester City favourite [[Gerry Taggart]] was appointed as Megson's first team coach. However, Megson left on 24 October 2007 after only six weeks in charge following an approach made for his services by [[Bolton Wanderers]]. [[Milan Mandaric]] placed [[Frank Burrows]] and [[Gerry Taggart]] in the shared position as caretaker managers until a professional manager was appointed. On [[31 October]], the club put on a brave performance against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in the [[English League Cup|Carling Cup]], but still lost 4-3 at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]]. On [[22 November]], [[Ian Holloway]] was appointed manager. Holloway made history when he became the first Leicester manager in over 50 years to win his first league game in charge, beating [[Bristol City]] 2-0. Despite this, Leicester were relegated from the Championship to League One at the end of the 2007-08 season, thus marking the 2008-09 season as Leicester's first season outside the top two tiers of English football. On Friday May 23rd 2008 the club and Ian Holloway parted company by mutual consent. Nigel Pearson was appointed to replace him on June 20 2008. == Colours, crest and traditions == The club's home colours of royal blue shirt with white shorts were first used in the 1910s [http://www.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=889&p=2&stid=154933] and have been used every season since the mid 1940s, bar one [http://www.rivals.net/default.asp?p=2&sid=889&stid=214988]. In the [[1972-73 in English football|1972-73]] season, the home shirt was changed to white, apparently inspired by [[Leeds United]]'s success. This change was unpopular, and dropped at the end of the season. The first commercial logo to appear on a Leicester kit was that of Admiral Sportsware, the kit designers, in [[1976 in football (soccer)|1976]]. The first sponsorship logo to appear on a Leicester shirt was that of Ind Coope in 1983. [[Walkers Crisps]] held a long association with the club, sponsoring them from 1987 to 2001. The club have recently signed a sponsorship deal with Topps Tiles, who replace [[Alliance & Leicester]], and the [[JJB Sports]] kit deal has been replaced by a deal with JAKO. The new kit features a 3-way crest around the club logo. An image of a fox was first incorporated into the club crest in 1948, as Leicestershire is known for foxes and fox hunting.<ref>[http://www.ratetheref.co.uk/Club/ClubProfile.aspx?TeamID=80 Club profile at ratetheref.co.uk]</ref> This is the origin of the nickname "the Foxes". The club mascot is a character called "Filbert Fox". There are also secondary characters "Vickie Vixen" and "Cousin Dennis", though only Filbert is currently seen at games. The current shirt badge has been unchanged since 1992. In another reference Leicestershire's tradition of hunting, the club adopted the [[Post Horn Gallop]] in 1941, although the origin is a 19th century coachman's tune to signal mail was arriving.<ref>Official History DVD, 00:32:00</ref> It was played over the PA system as the teams came out of the tunnel at all home games. However, perhaps unwisely, the club has replaced it in the past few seasons with a jazzed-up modern version, with the apparent idea that this would appeal to younger fans. This was not a popular decision, but still it remains as the Club's opening music of choice. == Stadia== [[Image:2000040201750889.jpg|thumb|The "Double Decker" Stand]] Leicester have played at numerous grounds, but only two since they joined the [[Football League]]. 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, Leicester|Victoria Park]], which at the time was a racecourse. Due to this fact the team also played on Mill Lane and Belgrave Road. When Mill Lane was earmarked for redevelopment the club played at the County Cricket ground on Aylestone Road for the early part of the 1890 season. That year the club secured the use of an area ground by [[Filbert Street]] and thirteen months later they moved in to their new home. Filbert Street remained virtually unchanged until 1927 when a new two tier stand was built, named the Double Decker, a name it would keep till the grounds closure in 2002. The ground wasn't developed any further, apart from compulsory seating being added, till 1993 when work began on the new Carling Stand. The stand was impressive while the rest of the ground were untouched since at least the 1920s, this led manager [[Martin O'Neill]] to say he used to "lead new signings out backwards" so they only saw the Carling Stand.<ref>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/095235361X Author notes on ''Farewell to Filbert Street'']</ref> The club moved away from Filbert Street in 2002 to a new 32,500 all-seater stadium. Amidst a strong feeling that the naming rights had been underpriced, the stadium was named the [[Walkers Stadium]], although many supporters refer to the ground as Filbert Way, the road on which it is situated. The first match the Walkers hosted was a friendly against [[Athletic Bilbao]], and the first competitive match was a 2-0 victory against [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]. The stadium has since hosted an [[England national football team|England]] international against [[Serbia and Montenegro national football team|Serbia and Montenegro]], as well as internationals between [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] and [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]], and Jamaica and [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]. More recently the stadium has been used to host the Heineken Cup European Rugby semi finals for the [[Leicester Tigers]] rugby club, itself based within a mile of the Walkers Stadium. ==Rivalries== <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Fewfwefwef.JPG|thumb|Main Rivals]] --> Being based in the [[East Midlands]], there are many teams that Leicester can play local matches against (known colloquially as "derbies"). Most regularly, these are against [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] and [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], teams who Leicester have shared Leagues with for many recent seasons. Other teams in the East Midlands are [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]], [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]], [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]], [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]], [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]] and [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]], although due to not being in the same League, matches against these clubs have been limited to Cup games in recent years. <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/content/articles/2007/04/05/lcfc_derby_home_06apr2007_event_feature.shtml BBC - Leicester - Sport - Leicester v Derby<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=141085&CPID=10&clid=&lid=&title=Foxes+fell+Forest Sky Sports | Football | Championship<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The local rivalries can be known to stretch as far as the [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]] as well, and in recent years the main rivalry for Leicester has been with [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]], only 24 miles away. The game between the two clubs has become known as '[[The M69 Derby]]', taking its name from the motorway connecting the two cities. <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/content/articles/2007/02/16/lcfc_coventry_home_17feb2007_event_feature.shtml BBC - Leicester - Sport - Leicester v Coventry<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Other matches against West Midlands opponents include [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Brom]], [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]] and [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] which are simply known as Midlands derbies. Games with Aston Villa took on greater significance when [[Brian Little]] <ref>http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=252 Timeline shows little left Leicester for villa</ref> left Leicester to take the managers job at Villa and more recently the appointment of [[Martin O'Neill]] as the current manager of Villa.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/5246190.stm O'Neill appointed Villa boss</ref> == Club honours == National competition: *'''[[Football League First Division]]'''<ref>Since 1992 the top division has been known as the [[FA Premier League|Premier League]]</ref> **Runners-Up 1929 *'''[[Football League Second Division]]'''<ref>From 1992 the second tier of English football was known as [[Football League First Division]]. Since 2004 it has been known as the [[Football League Championship]].</ref> **Champions 1925, 1937, 1954, 1957, 1971, 1980 *'''[[Football League First Division]]'''<ref>From 1992 the second tier of English football was known as [[Football League First Division]]. Since 2004 it has been known as the [[Football League Championship]].</ref> **Runners-Up 2003 **Playoff Winners 1994, 1996 **Playoff Runner-Up 1992, 1993 *'''[[FA Cup]] **Runners-Up 1949, 1961, 1963, 1969 *'''[[Football League Cup|League Cup]]''' **Winners 1964, 1997, 2000 **Runners-Up 1965, 1999 * '''[[Charity Shield]]'''<ref> The Charity Shield was renamed the [[Community Shield]] in 2002</ref> **Winners 1971 Regional competition: *War League South **Champions 1942 *Midland War Cup **Winners 1941 == Managers == {{details|List of Leicester City F.C. managers}} Leicester have had 36 managers, with [[Peter Hodge]] and [[Dave Bassett]] taking in two spells (Bassett's second was as caretaker manager). Here is a shortened list of the club's most significant managers, including the current holder of the position. For a full list see [[List of Leicester City F.C. managers|here]]. There have been 7 managers in the 7 years since the loss of [[Martin O'Neill]]. [[Ian Holloway]] became the first manager to win his first league game in charge with a 2-0 victory over [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]], since [[David Halliday]] 1955 but also became the first manager to see Leicester relegated to the third flight of English football. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Name !rowspan="2"|Nat !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="4"|Record !rowspan="2"|Notes |- !P!!W!!D!!L |- |align=left|[[Peter Hodge]] |{{flagicon|Scotland}} |align=left|[[September 1]] [[1919]] [[March 1]] [[1932]] |align=left|[[May 1]] [[1926]] [[August 18]] [[1934]] ||412||159||110||143 |Second Division Champions [[1924-25 in English football|1924-25]] [[FA Cup]] Semi Finalist 1934 |- |align=left|William Orr |{{flagicon|Scotland}} |align=left|[[July 1]] [[1926]] |align=left|[[January 14]] [[1932]] ||242||102||50||90 |Highest League finish - 2nd [[1928-29 in English football|1928-29]] |- |align=left|[[John Duncan]] |{{flagicon|Scotland}} |align=left|[[March 1]] [[1946]] |align=left|[[October 1]] [[1949]] ||155||56||42||57 |[[FA Cup]] Finalist 1949 |- |align=left|[[Dave Halliday]] |{{flagicon|Scotland}} |align=left|[[July 1]] [[1955]] |align=left|[[October 31]] [[1958]] ||145||64||27||54 |Managed Leicester to promotion in 1957, the start of the club's longest ever top division sequence |- |align=left|[[Jimmy Bloomfield]] |{{flagicon|England}} |align=left|[[June 23]] [[1971]] |align=left|[[May 23]] [[1977]] ||264||75||99||90 |Won [[Charity Shield]] 1971 |- |align=left|[[Gordon Lee (footballer)|Gordon Lee]]<br> (Caretaker) |{{flagicon|England}} |align=left|[[January 30]] [[1991]] |align=left|[[May 29]] [[1991]] ||20||7||2||11 |Saved the club from relegation to Division 3 |- |align=left|[[Brian Little (footballer)|Brian Little]] |{{flagicon|England}} |align=left|[[May 30]] [[1991]] |align=left|[[November 22]] [[1994]] ||178||76||44||58 |Took the club to 3 successive play-off finals, winning in 1994 |- |align=left|[[Martin O'Neill]] |{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} |align=left|[[December 21]] [[1995]] |align=left|[[June 1]] [[2000]] ||223||85||68||70 |Won Division 1 Play-Offs 1996 & League Cup 1997 & 2000, finalist 1999 |- |align=left|[[Peter Taylor]] |{{flagicon|England}} |align=left|[[June]] [[2000]] |align=left|[[September]] [[2001]] ||54||19||9||26 |Took Leicester to the top of the Premiership but later squandered the revenue earnt from the successful O'Neill era on bad signings and poor contracts. |- |align=left|[[Micky Adams]] |{{flagicon|England}} |align=left|[[April 7]] [[2002]] |align=left|[[October 11]] [[2004]] ||111||41||38||32 |Managed club to promotion during period of administration |- |align=left|[[Rob Kelly]] |{{flagicon|England}} |align=left|[[January 5]] [[2006]] |align=left|[[April 11]] [[2007]] ||63||21||23||19 |Saved the club from relegation 2005/2006 |- |align=left|[[Ian Holloway]] |{{flagicon|England}} |align=left|[[November 22]] [[2007]] |align=left|[[May 23]] [[2008]] ||32||9||8||15 |Relegated the club during the 2007/2008 season - The first manager to lead the club to the 3rd tier of English Football. |- |align=left|[[Nigel Pearson]] |{{flagicon|England}} |align=left|[[20 June]] [[2008]] |align=left|''present'' ||0||0||0||0 |Current manager |- |} Manager stats obtained from [http://www.soccerbase.com/manager_history.sd?teamid=1527] ==Records & statistics == {{main|Leicester City F.C. statistics}} [[Graham Cross]] holds the record for the most Leicester appearances, with the defender playing 596 games between 1960 and 1976. He is just ahead of midfielder [[Sep Smith]] who managed 586 between 1929 and 1949. Striker [[Arthur Chandler]] is currently the club's all time record goal scorer, netting 273 in his 12 years at the club. The most goals managed in single season for the club is 44 by [[Arthur Rowley]], in the 1956-1957 season. Of the current crop of players [[Iain Hume]] is top of the scoring scale, managing 22 goals since his move from [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]] in August 2005. The fastest goal in the club's history was scored by current striker [[Matty Fryatt]], when he netted after just nine seconds against [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston]] in April 2006. The club's record attendance is 47,298 against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] at [[Filbert Street]], in a fifth round [[FA Cup]] clash in 1928. The record at their current home, the [[Walkers Stadium]], is 32,086 for a friendly match against [[FC Barcelona]] in 2003. Leicester City is second behind [[Sunderland F.C.|Sunderland]] for having won the most [[Football League Championship|Division Two]] titles since the end of [[World War II]]. The club has also been promoted and relegated between the top two divisions more than any other team; 11 times in both directions. The club has lost four [[FA Cup]] finals. This is the most lost finals without winning the trophy. Leicester City are one of only two clubs (the other being [[Brighton and Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton]]) to have won the [[Charity Shield]] despite never winning either the League championship or the FA Cup. Between 1990 and 2000, the club played seven matches at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], including three [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] finals and four [[Football League Play-Offs|play-off]] finals. Only [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] appeared at more Wembley matches during this time. At the end of the 2007-2008 season, Leicester were relegated below the top two tiers of English league football for the first time in the club's history, leaving a select group of nine teams which have never played outside these two leagues. ==Players== === 1st Team Squad === ''As of [[2008-07-10]].'' {{fs start}} {{fs player|no=2| nat=ENG| pos=DF | name=[[James Chambers (English footballer)|James Chambers]]}} {{fs player|no=3| nat=AUS| pos=DF | name=[[Patrick Kisnorbo]]}} {{fs player|no=4| nat=FRA| pos=DF | name=[[Bruno N'Gotty]]}} {{fs player|no=6| nat=ENG| pos=MF | name=[[Stephen Clemence]] ''[[Image:Captain sports.svg|13px]]''}} {{fs player|no=8| nat=BUL| pos=MF | name=[[Radostin Kishishev]]}} {{fs player|no=10| nat=ENG| pos=FW | name=[[Dudley Campbell|DJ Campbell]]}} {{fs player|no=12| nat=ENG| pos=FW | name=[[Matty Fryatt]]}} {{fs player|no=14| nat=AUS| pos=MF | name=[[James Wesolowski]]}} {{fs player|no=15| nat=IRL| pos=MF |name=[[Jonathan Hayes]]}} {{fs player|no=18| nat=NED| pos=MF | name=[[Sergio Hellings]]}} {{fs player|no=20| nat=ENG| pos=DF | name=[[Harry Worley]]}} {{fs player|no=21| nat=IRL| pos=GK | name=[[Conrad Logan]]}} {{fs player|no=22| nat=ENG| pos=MF | name=[[Levi Porter]] }} {{fs player|no=23| nat=ENG| pos=DF | name=[[Joseph Mattock|Joe Mattock]]}} {{fs player|no=24| nat=ENG| pos=FW | name=[[Louis Dodds]]}} {{fs player|no=24| nat=JAM| pos=FW | name=[[Barry Hayles]]}} {{fs mid}} {{fs player|no=25| nat=CIV| pos=MF | name=[[Max Gradel]]}} {{fs player|no=26| nat=ENG| pos=MF | name=[[Matthew Oakley]]}} {{fs player|no=29| nat=JAM| pos=FW | name=[[Ricky Sappleton]]}} {{fs player|no=30| nat=ENG| pos=FW | name=[[Eric Odhiambo]]}} {{fs player|no=31| nat=AUS| pos=GK | name=[[Paul Henderson (footballer)|Paul Henderson]]}} {{fs player|no=33| nat=ENG| pos=DF | name=Lathaniel Rowe-Turner}} {{fs player|no=37| nat=WAL| pos=MF | name=[[Andy King (footballer born 1988)|Andy King]]}} {{fs player|no=38| nat=SCO| pos=FW | name=[[Steve Howard]]}} {{fs player|no=39| nat=ENG| pos=FW | name=[[Ashley Chambers]]}} {{fs player|no=40| nat=POL| pos=GK | name=Alex Cisak}} {{fs player|no=45| nat=ENG| pos=DF | name=Lee Cox}} {{fs player|no=&ndash;| nat=WAL| pos=MF | name=[[Nicky Adams]]}} {{fs player|no=&ndash;| nat=ENG| pos=MF | name=[[Lloyd Dyer]]}} {{fs player|no=&ndash;| nat=ENG| pos=DF | name=[[Kerrea Gilbert]]|other=on loan from [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]}} {{fs player|no=&ndash;| nat=ENG| pos=DF | name=[[Michael Morrison (footballer)|Michael Morrison]]}} {{fs player|no=&ndash;| nat=BUL| pos=DF | name=[[Aleksandar Tunchev]]}} {{fs end}} <!--=== Out on loan === {{football squad start}} {{fs blank column}} {{football squad end}}--> ===Past players=== ''For notable past players, please see [[:Category:Leicester City F.C. players|Leicester City F.C. players]]' The following have played for Leicester and have been inducted into the [[English Football Hall of Fame]]: '''Players''' *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gordon Banks]] 2002 *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Shilton]] 2002 *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Lineker]] 2003 *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Don Revie]] 2004 (inducted as a manager) ==Backroom Staff== {| class="wikitable" ! Position !! Nat !! Name |- |Manager || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Nigel Pearson]] |- |Assistant Manager and First Team Coach || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Craig Shakespeare]] |- |Assistant Manager and Head of Recruitment|| {{flagicon|England}} || Steve Walsh |- | Goalkeeping Coach || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Mike Stowell]] |- | Reserve Team Manager || {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} || [[Gerry Taggart]] |- | Physio || {{flagicon|England}} || [[David Rennie]] |- | Academy Manager || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Jon Rudkin]] |- | Academy Coach<br>(Under 18) || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Steve Beaglehole]] |- | Academy Coach<br>(Under 16) || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Trevor Peake]] |} ==References, Footnotes & Bibliography== {{reflist|2}} <br> *[http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HistoryDetail/0,,10274~396833,00.html In Depth History of the Club at the Official Site] *[http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HistoryDetail/0,,10274~396500,00.html Potted History of the Club at the Official Site] *[http://www.rsssf.com/ Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.] *[http://norfox.net/60s.htm City in the 60s at Norfox.net] *[http://www.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=889&p=2&stid=154933 History of the clubs colours and badges] </div> <br> <div class="references-small"> * Dave Smith and Paul Taylor, Of Fossils and Foxes: The Official Definitive History of Leicester City Football Club (2001) (ISBN 1-899538-21-6) * Dave Smith and Paul Taylor, The Foxes Alphabet: Complete Who's Who of Leicester City Football Club (1995) (ISBN 1-899538-06-2) * Leicester City FC, The Official History Of Leicester City Football Club DVD (2003) (Out of print) </div> == External links == * [http://www.lcfc.com Leicester City Official website, includes messageboards] * {{BBC Football Info|BBClinkname=l/leicester_city}} * [http://www.foxestalk.co.uk FoxesTalk - An Independent Fans Forum] * [http://www.bentleysroof.co.uk Bentleys Roof - Fan site and forum] * [http://www.foxes-online.co.uk Foxes Online - An Independent Fans Site] {{fb start}} {{Leicester City F.C.}} {{Football League One teamlist}} {{English football league system cells | level = 3 | promotion = [[Football League Championship|The Championship]] | relegation = [[Football League Two|League Two]]}} {{Football in England table cells}} {{fb end}} [[Category:Leicester City F.C.| ]] [[Category:English football clubs]] [[Category:Premier League clubs]] [[Category:Football League clubs]] [[Category:Leicester]] [[Category:Sport in Leicester]] [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1884]] [[Category:Football League Cup winners]] [[bg:ФК Лестър Сити]] [[da:Leicester City F.C.]] [[de:Leicester City]] [[el:Λέστερ Σίτυ]] [[es:Leicester City Football Club]] [[fr:Leicester City Football Club]] [[ko:레스터 시티 FC]] [[id:Leicester City F.C.]] [[it:Leicester City F.C.]] [[he:לסטר סיטי]] [[lb:Leicester City FC]] [[lt:Leicester City FC]] [[nl:Leicester City FC]] [[ja:レスター・シティ]] [[no:Leicester City FC]] [[pl:Leicester City F.C.]] [[pt:Leicester City Football Club]] [[simple:Leicester City F.C.]] [[fi:Leicester City FC]] [[sv:Leicester City FC]] [[vo:Leicester City F.C.]] [[zh:莱切斯特城足球俱乐部]]