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What was happening on this day in Leicester City's history
01 January 1979
Local lad Gary Lineker makes his debut for Leicester City in the 2-0 win over Oldham Athletic aged just 18 years old. He goes on to make 216 app's scores 103 goals 03 January 1987
A hat trick by Steve Moran helped Leicester to a 6-1 thrashing of Sheffield Wednesday at Filbert Street. 2 goals from Alan Smith and another from Paul Ramsey completed the rout. 5th January 1985
Gary Lineker scored a hat trick in an FA cup 3rd round tie against Burton Albion played at the Baseball ground. 2 goals from Alan Smith and 1 from Steve Lynex were all wiped out by the FA as the game was ordered to be replayed behind closed doors. This followed the Burton Goalkeeper being hit by something thrown from the crowd. 06 January 1979
The match that every City fan still talks about the infamous "white tights" game. In an FA cup 3rd round match Keith Weller wore white tights as Leicester City beat Norwich City 3-0. A spectacular goal from Keith Weller which took him past 3 players before hitting the net, proved to be his last for the club. Larry May and Martin Henderson were also on the score sheet in a game that also saw Andy Peake make his debut 
08 January 1980
Leicester City lost 1-0 away to Harlow Town in an FA Cup replay, after drawing 1-1 at Filbert Street. The first time they had been beaten by non league opposition since the 1914/15 season. 08 January 1980
Goals by Tommy Wright and Paul Fitzpatrick put a Brian Little City side through to the northern final of the Zenith Data Cup. Over 7500 very wet City fans witnessed a 2-1 win which guaranteed the foxes a 2 legged final against Notts Forest. 11 January 2014
Riyad Mahrez signs a three-and-a-half-year contract joining from Le Harve Mahrez made his debut on 25 January 2014, coming on in the 79th minute as a substitute v Middlesborough. 
16 January 1997
Martin O'Neill pays a then club record £1.6m to Oxford United for central defender and future captain Matt Elliott. |
07 February 2015
Nigel Pearson was involved in a bizarre incident with James McArthur, during his side’s 1-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace. Pearson playfully grabbed McArthur around the throat. 
08 February 2014
The club issued a statement to confirm that Nigel Pearson had not been sacked as City Manger despite Pearson himself believing he had been as per news reports being published. 13 February 2007
Milan Mandaric is announced as the new owner of Leicester City Football Club reportedly at a price of around £6 million, with the current playing squad valued at roughly £4.2 million 
22 February 2017
In the first leg of the round of 16 of The Champions League Leicester City lose 2-1 away to Sevilla with Jamie Vardy getting an important away goal in the 73rd minute 23 February 2017
Claudio Ranieri was sacked as Leicester City FC manager just nine months after guiding the club to the first top-flight trophy in their 133-year history. 
24 February 2019
After failing to win over the fans and poor performances on the pitch, albeit with a few exceptions, Claude Puel is sacked as manager of City after 67 games & a win percentage of 34.33% 26 February 2019
Leicester City announce the appointment of Brendan Rodgers as their new manager. Rodgers joined from Celtic after winning 7 trophies in 2½ seasons 27 February 2000
The 2000 Worthington Cup was Leicester's 3rd appearance in the League Cup Final in 4 years and the last to be played at the old Wembley. Leicester beat Tranmere Rovers 2-1 |
04 March 2004
Nine Leicester City footballers were held by police in Spain after allegations of rape and sexual assault. Dickov, Sinclair and Gillespie admitted to having consensual sexual intercourse 06 March 1982
City become the first club to use 3 goalkeepers in the same game in a ¼ final FA Cup game v Shrewsbury which City won 5-2. Wallington, Lynex & Young were all used in goal 09 March 2020
Leicester beat Aston Villa 4-0 at the KP in the last Premier League game before the season was suspended for the Coronavirus epidemic. The season was not to start again until end of June 
14 March 2017
In the Champions League Round of 16 2nd Leg goals from Wes Morgan and Marc Albrighton and a Kasper Schmeichel penalty save saw City into the ¼ finals under Craig Shakespeare 15 March 1965
Despite two away goals from Appleton and Goodfellow, Leicester City lose the first leg of a two legged League Cup Final 3-2 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge 18 March 1959
Leicester City's first league match designed to make use of the new floodlights was a evening kick off against Birmingham City. Leicester would lose 2-4 
21 March 1999
The 1999 Worthington Cup Final saw Leicester City play Tottenham Hotspur with the latter coming out 1-0 winners with a goal in the closing minutes despite being reduced to 10 men |
05 April 1965
In the second leg of the two legged League Cup Final played at Filbert Street ,Leicester are held to a goalless draw by Chelsea handing the visitors the trophy 3-2 on aggregate 05 April 2014
After a 10 year absence Leicester were promoted to the PL after Derby failed to beat M'borough & Queens Park Rangers lost to B'mouth. City beat Sheff Weds on the Friday night 
06 April 1997
A late Emile Heskey injury time equaliser with 2 minutes to go against Middlesborough means the Coca-Cola cup Final held at Wembley has to go to a replay 07 April 2002
Micky Adams takes over from Dave Bassett as City manager after bring assistant and not being able to stop City getting relegated from the Premier League 12 April 2017
Leicester were away to Atlético Madrid for their first leg of the ¼ Final Champions League draw, going down by the solitary goal, a controversial penalty scored by Antoine Griezmann 15 April 1964
The first leg of a 2 legged League Cup Final see City draw 1-1 with Stoke City at the Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent, with Gibson scoring Leicester's City's goal 16 April 1997
A Steve Claridge 'volley' in injury time in the Coca- Cola Cup Final replay at Sheffield Wednesdays Hillsborough ground is enough to give City a 1-0 victory and the League Cup trophy 
18 April 2017
City managed a 1-1 draw in the return leg of the ¼ tie v A Madrid, but Jamie Vardy's 61st minute equaliser was not enough. City were out but they were the last British team in the CL 2016/17 22 April 1964
Goals from Stringfellow, Gibson and Riley give Leicester a 3-2 second leg win over Stoke City and the League Cup with a 4-3 aggregate win, their first major trophy 26 April 1969
City's fourth visit to Wembley for an FA Cup Final was yet another defeat this time 1-0 at the hands of Man City. It was Manchester City's 4th win and Leicester City's City's 4th loss 26th April 1975
That Kiss !! Alan Birchenall & Tony Currie share that kiss at a match between Leicester City & Sheffield United at Brammall Lane. In the final game of the season City lost 4-0 
26 April 1998
4 headed goals in the first 15 minutes ( Heskey 1', 8' Izzet 2' Marshall 15' ) seal a 4-0 away win against Derby County 29th April 2015
After losing 1-3 to Chelsea at the King Power Nigel Pearson argued with reporter Ian Baker, ending in the manager storming out having called Baker an ostrich 
30 April 1949
Leicester's first FA Cup Final was the competitions 68th. Leicester lost 3-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Wembley with Mal Griffiths getting City's consolation goal 30 April 1949
Leicester City's trip to Wembley Stadium was the first televised game involving the Foxes although due to lack of transmitters not many in Leicester got to see this |
02 May 2016
Eden Hazard scores equaliser for Chelsea to make it 2-2 against Leicester 's title rivals Tottenham Hotspur to hand the Premier League title to Leicester City 04 May 1966
Peter Shilton made his Leicester City debut in a 3-0 win over Everton! 04 May 2008
Leicester under Ian Holloway could only manage a goalless draw away at Stoke City to get relegated to the third tier of English football for the only time in their history 
04 May 2013
Leicester win 3-2 away at Nottingham Forest with a injury time goal from Anthony Knokaert to book their place in the play offs 06 May 1961
Leicester City's second FA Cup final also ended in defeat, this time losing 2-0 to double winning Tottenham Hotspur. It took City 3 games to beat Sheffield United in the semi finals 07 May 2016
Andrea Bocelli sings Nessun Dorma at King Power Stadium before the game against Everton where City were presented with the PL Trophy 
07 May 2016
After beating Everton 3-1 at the King Power Stadium Leicester City are presented with the Premier League Trophy, one of only 6 clubs to have lifted the trophy (as at May 2019) 
11 May 2002
Leicester City's last game at Filbert Street see's them beat Spurs 2-1 with the last ever goal at this ground being scored by Matt Piper. By then Leicester had already been relegated. 12 May 2013
Leicester lose to Watford in the play off semi's after Knockeart misses a pen for City & Deeny runs up the other end to score with what was to be virtually the last kick of the game 
15 May 2016
Chelsea FC formed a guard of honour for Leicester City - the new Premier League Champions as they walk onto the pitch at Stamford Bridge for the final game of season 16 May 1983
For the first time in the history of Leicester City, one of football’s fundamental questions – which teams would go up to the First Division? – had been decided off the pitch when an FA panel decided not to replay Fulham's last match when a pitch invasion resulted in the early finish of their match thus confirming City's promotion. 16 May 2015
A 0-0 draw away at Sunderland secured City's PL survival in 'The Great Escape' At the end of March the Foxes were still bottom, seven points from safety. 16 May 2016
More than 240,000 people lined the streets to watch Leicester City parade on open-top buses in celebration of their Premier League title win later taking to the stage at Victoria Park. 18 May 2012
Jamie Vardy signs for Leicester City for a reported fee of £1 million, a non-League record, On 14 August, Vardy made his debut for Leicester v Torquay Utd in the 1st rnd of the League Cup. 
20 May 2004
Charges against Keith Gillespie, Paul Dickov and Frank Sinclair were dropped.by Spanish Police after the La Manga affair earlier in March when the trio were bailed. 23 May 2008
Following relegation to the third tier of English football for the first time in their history Leicester City sack their manager Ian Holloway after 6 months, 32 games of which only 9 were won. 24 May 2015
Estaban Cambiasso scores City's 4th goal in the 5-1 final game win over relegated Queens Park Rangers this was to be Cambiasso's last game for City as he refused a new contract 
25th May 1963
It wasn't to be third time lucky for Leicester City as their third FA Cup final again ended in defeat this time to Manchester United 3-1 with Ken Heyworth getting City's consolation 25 May 1992
Leicester make it through to the play off final only to lose 1 - 0 to Blackburn Rovers and a controversial Mike Newell penalty won by future City signing David Speedie 25th May 2007
Martin Allen is appointed as manager of Leicester City after guiding Milton Keynes Dons to the play off's where they lost to Shrewsbury Town the previous season 26th May 1984
Bobby Robson hands Gary Lineker his first England Cap two years later at the 2016 World Cup Gary wins the Golden Boot 27 May 1996
A Steve Claridge late strike after a goalkeeper change seeing Kalac replace Kevin Poole sees City beat Palace 2-1 to gain promotion to Premier League 28 May 2016
Following City's Premier League Champions party where they performed at Victoria Park Kasabian perform the first live rock concert at the King Power Stadium 
30 May 1994
Silence of The Rams - A Steve Walsh double after being 1-0 down sees City beat Derby in the play off final and win promotion to The Premier League 31 May 1993
After being 3-0 down to Swindon Town in the play off final, Leicester City fight back to get it back to 3-3 before losing, once again, to a late controversial penalty |
03 June 2015
Austrian Captain & defender Christian Fuchs signs on a free transfer from German side Schalke 04. His first League apearance was in Oct replacing Jeff Schlupp at LB 17 June 2015
Leicester City sack 3 players including the managers son. Tom Hopper, Adam Smith and James Pearson, were seen laughing as they verbally abused three Thai girls, while having sex with them 
18 June 2020
Andy King announces he is leaving LCFC. The only player in the modern era to win League 1, Championship & Premier League titles with one club. 2204-2020 / 329 senior appearances / 55 goals from midfield 
20 June 2019
Leicester City sign 21 year old James Maddison from Championship side Norwich City for a reported fee of £20m, although it was undisclosed, on a 5 year deal 20 June 2020
Leicester travel to Watford to face ex manager Nigel Pearson's side in thier first game after the Covid 19 lockdown. No fans were present 
21 June 1985
Leicester City accept a transfer fee of £800,000 from Everton for the now England striker Gary Lineker. The fee would eventually rise to £1.05m after sell on profit when he joined Barcelona 22 June 2008
City appoint Nigel Pearson as their manager for the 1st time following relegation to League 1. Success came quickly as he got City promoted at the first attempt 22 June 2018
Ahmed Musa made Leicester City history when he became the first Foxes player to score at a World Cup! He inspired the Super Eagles to victory with a brace against Iceland. 23 June 1971
Jimmy Bloomfield became Leicester City manager after moving from Leyton Orient. He was to oversee one of the most entertaining periods of Leicester City's history 24 June 1968
Allan Clarke signs for Leicester City from Fulham for a British record transfer fee of £150,000 before moving onto Leeds United a year later for £160,000 29 June 2010
Nigel Pearson leaves Leicester City for Hull City following Hull's relegation from the Premier League taking his backroom team Craig Shakespeare and Steve Walsh 30 June 2015
City sack Nigel Pearson for a 2nd time after a turbulent season saying the working relationship between him and the club's board was "no longer viable" despite avoiding relegation 
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04 July 2020
Jamie Vardy joins the 100 club scoring his 100th & 101st Premier League goals in a 3-0 over Crystal Palace 
04 July 2019
Leicester City broke their transfer record by paying Newcastle United £30m for striker Ayoze Perez after paying £1m more than the £29 they paid Porto for Islam Slamani 
07 July 2010
After a successful season as Swansea manager City appoint Paulo Sousa as their new manager following the departure of Nigel Pearson to Hull. He would last just 12 games. 07 July 2018
Harry Maguire became the first and only Leicester City player to score for an England football team at the World Cup Finals v Sweden in the quarter finals 08 July 1996
After a successful loan spell Leicester City sign Muzzy Izzet on a permanent deal from Chelsea. He went on to make 260 appearances scoring 37 goals 
08 July 2019
Leicester City break their transfer record for the second time in a week when they sign former loanee Yori Tielemans for £40m from French side Monaco 
13 July 2015
To mixed reactions Leicester City appoint Claudio Ranieri as their new manager following his sacking as Greek National Manager. He would lead City to the Premier League title 
23 July 2002
Leicester City Football Club's new stadium was opened as the Walkers Stadium, later to be renamed The King Power Stadium, by Gary Lineker 
30 July 1966
Gordon Banks becomes the only player to date to win a World Cup whilst being a Leicester City player beating Germany 4-2 at Wembley Stadium London 
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August 2010
King Power’s purchase Leicester City FC, taking the club to it mist successful period in its history. 
07 August 2016
Leicester travel to Wembley to take on Cup Winners Manchester United in The Community Shield. Vardy goal would make it 1-1 before a late winner for United from Ibrahimovic 
08 August 2015
Our title-winning campaign got off to the perfect start with a 4-2 win over Sunderland at the King Power 👏 08 August 2019
Aiyawatt (Top) Srivaddhanaprabha named Leicester City Chairman after the sad passing of his father 
14 August 2012
Jamie Vardy scored his first Leicester City goal, the final goal, a header in the 4-0 against Torquay United in the League Cup. The rest as they say is history. 19 August 2000
Ade Akinbiyi was Leicester City's first £5m buy joining from Wolverhampton making his debut today at home to Aston Villa. Ade was never able to live up to the price tag 21 August 1994
Now days we take it for granted but this was the day the first Leicester City game got rescheduled for live TV. It was a home game v Newcastle United and City lost 1-3 22 August 2020
King Power International, Leicester City’s parent company, completes the acquisition of LCWFC, which will now turn professional and join Leicester City’s Senior Men, Under-23s and Under-18s 
27 August 1997
The day that saw one of City's greatest games in Premier League history as the Foxes twice came from behind late on to draw 3-3 with Arsenal at Filbert Street. 28 August 2014
Estaban Cambiasso signs a one year contract at Leicester City as they return to the Premier League and is instrumental in helping City achieve 'The Greatest of Great Escapes' 
29 August 2007
After just 4 games in charge of which he won 2, drew 1 and lost 1 Martin Allen is sacked as City manager after relations broke down with then Chairman Milan Mandarić |
09 September 1959
Gordan Banks, England goal keeper, world cup winner and legend who joined City from Chesterfield makes his debut at home to Blackpool. His was sold to Stoke and replaced by Shilton 13 September 1992
Leicester City's first 'live' TV game which was shown on ITV Sport was a home game against Wolverhampton Wanderers which resulted in a goalless draw 13 September 2007
After the sacking of Martin Allen Leicester appointed Gary Megson as their new manager. Megson was only working as a coach having resigned as manager of Nottingham Forest 
13 September 2015
Wild celebrations from one member of the LCFC security team went viral and City came back from 2 down against Aston Villa to win 3-2 
14 September 2016
Marc Albrighton scores Leicester's first ever Champions League goal in their 3-0 away win over Club Brugge. This was also Leicester's first ever Champions League game. 
15 September 2003
Lilian Nalis scored the EPL goal of the year in the 4-0 victory over Leeds United. Leicester went on to be relegated with Leeds that season 18 September 2007
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Leicester League Cup - Forest were given a "free goal" after 23 seconds to compensate for the 1-0 lead they lost when the initial tie was stopped when Clive Clarke collapsed. 
21 September 2014
Leicester were 1-3 down after 61 minutes but staged a remarkable comeback to beat Man United 5-3. A 'I was there' moment if ever there was 1 
27 September 2016
Leicester's second game in The Champions League also saw them come out winners with a 1-0 home victory over Porto with the solitary goal being scored by Islam Slimani |
01 October 2010
After just 12 games in charge and with Leicester at the bottom of the Championship table Paulo Sousa is sacked as Leicester City manager. He had won only 4 games 02 October 1971
Now club ambassador, Alan Birchnall made his Leicester City debut at home to Crystal Palace the team he joined Leicester from . Alan was awarded an MBE in 2003 04 October 2010
Sven-Göran Eriksson, ex England manager is the shock appointment as new Leicester City manager following the sacking of Paulo Sousa. He would be sacked just over a year later 
11 October 2004
Having won promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt in 2002/3 Micky Adams resigned as Leicester City manager despite the boards attempts to keep him 17 October 1891
The first game played at what was to become our home for over 100 years was a reserve game against Melton Swifts. At this time City were known as Leicester Fosse 
17 October 1964
Leicester City's first appearance on BBC's Match Of The Day. Leicester were at home to Nottingham Forest and City won 3-2 with Hodges, Appleton & Stringfellow scoring 18 October 2016
Leicester became the first British club to win all of their first three Champions League games with a - win at home v Copenhagen. Leicester City's goal scorer was Riyad Mahrez 23 October 1957
The official launch of the floodlights at Filbert Street was at a midweek friendly Leicester City against German team Borussia Dortmond 24 October 2007
Just 41 days and nine games after his appointment and with Premier League Bolton making 2 approaches for him Manager Gary Megson left Leicester City. He had won just 3 games 25 October 2011
Sven-Goran Eriksson is sacked as Leicester City manager after just over a year and 55 games in charge. Of these he won 24 a win percentage of 43.64% 25 October 2017
Claude Puel is appointed as new Leicester City manager. after Craig Shakespeare. Not an overwhelmingly popular choice he struggled to win over the fans. 25 October 2019
Leicester put 9 past Southampton with no reply to equal the highest winning margin in the EPL and set a new away record for the biggest away win 
27 October 2018
City chairman and club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha along with 4 others tragically died in a helecopter crash after the 1-1 draw with West Ham at The King Power Stadium 
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02 November 2016
Leicester's Champions League winning streak ended in game 4 with a 0-0 draw away to Copenhagen. But Leicester still remained top of the group with 10 points 15 November 2011
Leicester reappoint Nigel Pearson for a 2nd spell as manager. This time he wins them promotion as Championship Champions and keeps them in the Premier League after Great Escape 16 November 1957
Leicester first League game under floodlights at Filbert St was v Preston North End. Although a 3pm kick off floodlights were need ed due to poor visibility .Leicester City lost 1-3 22 November 2007
Following the departure of Gary Megson Ian Holloway was appointed as new Leicester City manager. His tenure was to last just 6 months with relegation to League 1 
22 November 2016
Qualification to the knock out stage was guaranteed after game 5 of The Champions League with a 2-1 home win over Copenhagen. City win the group and Okazaki & Mahrez scored 26 November 1927
The first BBC Radio commentary broadcast from Filbert street was the game between Leicester City and Newcastle United which Leicester City won 3-0 27 November 1990
Leicester first 'live' broadcast on Satellite TV on what was BskyB was the home game in the Full Members Cup v Wolverhampton Wanderers which City lost 0-1 to a Steve Bull goal |
01 December 1990
A Division 2 match at Filbert Street saw a David Pleat City side share 9 goals against Newcastle. Hat tricks from David Kelly for City and Mick Quinn for the Toon plus goals from Terry Fenwick and David Oldfield saw city through. 02 December 1998
Leicester City reached the Semi Final of the League Cup against Sunderland by beating Blackburn Rovers 1-0. Neil Lennon was the scorer. 03 December 1966
David Nish made his debut for Leicester City against Stoke City, with City winning 4-2. Nish played 272 times for the club and scored 31 goals. 07 December 2016
Leicester's final group game of The Champions League saw them suffer a 5-0 away defeat at Porto. This was, at the time the worst defeat by an English team in The Champions League. 
09 December 1989
Kevin Campbell on loan from Arsenal scored his first goal for Leicester in an away win at Blackburn Rovers. A penalty from Gary McAllister and goals from Simon Morgan and Tommy Wright secured the 4-2 win. 18 December 1999
In an away game at Derby County, Darren Eadie made his debut after becoming the clubs record signing at £3m but couldn't prevent Leicester losing 1-0 |
