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Leicester City Football Club is a professional football club based in Leicester in the East Midlands, England.
The club was founded in 1884 as Leicester Fosse F.C., playing on a field near Fosse Road. They moved to Filbert Street in 1891, were elected to the Football League in 1894 and adopted the name Leicester City in 1919.
Leicester won the 2015-16 Premier League, their first top tier title, becoming one of seven clubs to have won the Premier League since its inception in 1992.
The club was reformed as "Leicester City Football Club", particularly appropriate as the borough of Leicester had recently been given city status.
Leicester won the Division Two championship in 1954, with the help of Arthur Rowley, one of the club's most prolific strikers.
Gillies guided Leicester to their first piece of silverware in 1964, when Leicester beat Stoke City 4-3 on aggregate to win the League Cup for the first time.
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.
Leicester won their final game of the season, which guided them clear of relegation to the third tier of the football league.
Brian Little took over in 1991 and by the end of the 1991-92 season Leicester had reached the playoff final for a place in the new FA Premier League, but lost to Blackburn Rovers and a penalty from former Leicester striker Mike Newell.
Little quit as Leicester manager the following November to take charge at Aston Villa, and his successor Mark McGhee was unable to save Leicester from finishing second from bottom in the 1994-95 season.
The club was founded in 1884 as Leicester Fosse F.C., playing on a field near Fosse Road. They moved to Filbert Street in 1891, were elected to the Football League in 1894 and adopted the name Leicester City in 1919.
Leicester won the 2015-16 Premier League, their first top tier title, becoming one of seven clubs to have won the Premier League since its inception in 1992.
The club was reformed as "Leicester City Football Club", particularly appropriate as the borough of Leicester had recently been given city status.
Leicester won the Division Two championship in 1954, with the help of Arthur Rowley, one of the club's most prolific strikers.
Gillies guided Leicester to their first piece of silverware in 1964, when Leicester beat Stoke City 4-3 on aggregate to win the League Cup for the first time.
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.
Leicester won their final game of the season, which guided them clear of relegation to the third tier of the football league.
Brian Little took over in 1991 and by the end of the 1991-92 season Leicester had reached the playoff final for a place in the new FA Premier League, but lost to Blackburn Rovers and a penalty from former Leicester striker Mike Newell.
Little quit as Leicester manager the following November to take charge at Aston Villa, 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.
Under O'Neill, Leicester qualified for the 1996 Football League play-offs and beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in the final through a 120th minute Steve Claridge goal to gain promotion to the FA Premier League.
O'Neill ended Leicester's 33-year wait for a major trophy, winning the League Cup twice, in 1997 and 2000, and Leicester were runners-up in 1999.
In June 2000, O'Neill left Leicester City to take over as manager of Celtic.
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.
On 22 November, Ian Holloway 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 2-0.
At the end of the season, Pearson left Leicester to become the manager of Hull City, claiming he felt the club seemed reluctant to keep him, and that Paulo Sousa had been the club's guest at both play-off games, hinting at a possible replacement.
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.
Under O'Neill, Leicester qualified for the 1996 Football League play-offs and beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in the final through a 120th minute Steve Claridge goal to gain promotion to the FA Premier League.
O'Neill ended Leicester's 33-year wait for a major trophy, winning the League Cup twice, in 1997 and 2000, and Leicester were runners-up in 1999.
In June 2000, O'Neill left Leicester City to take over as manager of Celtic.
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.
On 22 November, Ian Holloway 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 2-0.
At the end of the season, Pearson left Leicester to become the manager of Hull City, claiming he felt the club seemed reluctant to keep him, and that Paulo Sousa had been the club's guest at both play-off games, hinting at a possible replacement.
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.
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.
Their 2-1 home win over Sheffield Wednesday, combined with losses by Queens Park Rangers and Derby County, allowed Leicester City to clinch promotion to the Premier League after a ten-year absence.
Leicester started their first season in the Premier League 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.
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 issues involving Pearson throughout the season, with the final straw involving his son James' role in a "Racist sex tape" made by three Leicester reserve players in Thailand during a post-season goodwill tour.
On 19 December, Leicester defeated Everton 3-2 at Goodison Park to top the Premier League on Christmas Day, having been bottom exactly 12 months earlier.
The scale of the surprise attracted global attention for the club and the city of Leicester.
In his second match as caretaker, Shakespeare led Leicester to another 3-1 victory, over Hull City.
Their 2-1 home win over Sheffield Wednesday, combined with losses by Queens Park Rangers and Derby County, allowed Leicester City to clinch promotion to the Premier League after a ten-year absence.
Leicester started their first season in the Premier League 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.
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 issues involving Pearson throughout the season, with the final straw involving his son James' role in a "Racist sex tape" made by three Leicester reserve players in Thailand during a post-season goodwill tour.
On 19 December, Leicester defeated Everton 3-2 at Goodison Park to top the Premier League on Christmas Day, having been bottom exactly 12 months earlier.
The scale of the surprise attracted global attention for the club and the city of Leicester.
In his second match as caretaker, Shakespeare led Leicester to another 3-1 victory, over Hull City.
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.
On 25 October 2019, Leicester recorded a 9-0 away win at Southampton in the Premier League, the joint-largest win in Premier League history and the largest away win in English top flight history.
After finishing fifth in the 2020-21 Premier League, Leicester qualified for the UEFA Europa League for 2021-22, where they were drawn against Napoli, Spartak Moscow and Legia Warsaw in Group C of the competition.
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.
The stadium has been used to host the Heineken Cup European Rugby semi-finals for the Leicester Tigers rugby club, itself based within a mile of the King Power Stadium.
On 5 July 2011, Leicester City confirmed the Walkers Stadium would now be known as the King Power Stadium.
In 2020, the club moved into a new state-of-the-art training complex in the Leicestershire village of Seagrave, described as having "Some of the very best facilities in the world." The club's former training ground Belvoir Drive now serves as the training ground for Leicester City W.F.C. Most Leicester fans consider Nottingham Forest to be their main rivals, 24 miles away.
Graham Cross 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.
On 25 October 2019, Leicester recorded a 9-0 away win at Southampton in the Premier League, the joint-largest win in Premier League history and the largest away win in English top flight history.
After finishing fifth in the 2020-21 Premier League, Leicester qualified for the UEFA Europa League for 2021-22, where they were drawn against Napoli, Spartak Moscow and Legia Warsaw in Group C of the competition.
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.
The stadium has been used to host the Heineken Cup European Rugby semi-finals for the Leicester Tigers rugby club, itself based within a mile of the King Power Stadium.
On 5 July 2011, Leicester City confirmed the Walkers Stadium would now be known as the King Power Stadium.
In 2020, the club moved into a new state-of-the-art training complex in the Leicestershire village of Seagrave, described as having "Some of the very best facilities in the world." The club's former training ground Belvoir Drive now serves as the training ground for Leicester City W.F.C. Most Leicester fans consider Nottingham Forest to be their main rivals, 24 miles away.
Graham Cross 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.
Leicester are joint equal with Manchester City for having won the most English second tier titles.
In the 2015-16 season, Leicester won what The Daily Telegraph described as "One of the most astonishing league titles of all-time" and achieved many new historical, club records.
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.
Leicester City's Player of the Year award is voted for by the club's supporters at the end of every season.
Players listed in bold are current Leicester City players.
The following players have been selected by their country while being playing for Leicester City.
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.
In the 2015-16 season, Leicester won what The Daily Telegraph described as "One of the most astonishing league titles of all-time" and achieved many new historical, club records.
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.
Leicester City's Player of the Year award is voted for by the club's supporters at the end of every season.
Players listed in bold are current Leicester City players.
The following players have been selected by their country while being playing for Leicester City.
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.
