If you support Leicester City, you must be aware of these facts. Following their relegation from the Premier League, Leicester City now play in English football’s second tier. The Foxes had an extremely dismal season last season, being relegated just two seasons after winning the FA Cup, with Dean Smith failing to salvage them after replacing Brendan Rodgers on a short-term contract in April.
Leicester have returned to the second division for the first time in nine years, and they are now led by Pep Guardiola’s former assistant Enzo Maresca. Leicester have had an interesting summer as he prepared them for life in the Championship. In terms of recent history, Leicester have established themselves as one of the country’s larger clubs, and they will be looking for an instant return to the top flight. But do you know all about the Foxes?
Let’s look at SIX facts you should know if you claim to be a die-hard Leicester City fan. What year was Leicester City founded? Leicester City Football team is a professional association football team headquartered in Leicester, East Midlands, England. Leicester City was founded in 1884 as Leicester Fosse F.C. and played on a pitch near Fosse Road. They relocated to Filbert Street in 1891, joined the Football League in 1894, and took the name Leicester City in 1919.
What is the Leicester City record attendance? Their largest ever attendance was 47,298 for an FA Cup match against Spurs at Filbert Street in 1928. However, their highest league crowd was 42,486 in a 1954 match against Arsenal at Filbert Street. They relocated to the neighboring Walkers Stadium in 2002, which was renamed the King Power Stadium in 2011. Their highest attendance at the King Power Stadium was 32,242 versus Sunderland in 2015. Which major trophies have Leicester City won?
Leicester were famously crowned Premier League winners in 2015-16, their sole title in English football’s top flight, after becoming runners-up in 1928-29. They have won the second tier in England a record seven times: 1924-25, 1936-37, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1970-71, 1979-80, and 2013-14, as well as the third division once in 2008-09. Leicester won the FA Cup in 2020-21 and finished runners-up in 1948-49, 1960-61, 1962-63, and 1968-69.
They appeared in five League Cup Finals, winning three times (1963-64, 1996-97, 1999-2000), and finishing second in 1964-65 and 1998-99. Finally, they have competed in the FA Charity Shield/FA Community Shield twice, winning in 1971 and 2021, and finishing second in 2016. Leicester also won the only League Cup Final held at the ‘original’ Wembley Stadium in February 2000. Who is Leicester City’s all-time leading goal scorer and record appearance maker?
Graham Cross has made the most appearances for the club (599). Arthur Chandler, on the other side, holds the record for most goals scored for the Foxes, with 273 in 419 appearances. Who is the longest-serving Leicester City manager? Matthew Gillies played for, captained, coached, and managed Leicester City for 15 years, from 1952 to 1955 and 1956 to 1968. He is the club’s all-time longest-serving manager, having held the position from November 1958 to November 1968. He led Leicester for a club record 508 matches during that tenure, having previously made 111 appearances for the team. What is Leicester City’s record victory?
The club’s largest win was 13-0 over Notts Olympic in 1894, and its biggest league win was 10-0 over Portsmouth. Leicester’s 9-0 win over Southampton is still the largest margin of victory for an away club in Premier League history. Second is Manchester United’s 8-1 victory over Nottingham Forest in 1999. It also equals the biggest ever Premier League score, matching Manchester United’s 9-0 victory over Ipswich Town in 2010. Ayoze Perez and Jamie Vardy both scored hat-tricks in the win over Southampton, making it only the second game in Premier League history with two hat-tricks for the same team, following Arsenal’s 6-1 victory over Southampton (Jermaine Pennant and Robert Pires).
