LEICESTER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB HISTORY
Founded in 1884 playing at the Victoria Plant ground.
Known as Leiceseter Fosse and in 1883/4 with 19 professional players an AGM had enough votes recently and formed in Division Two with iconic black strip, sky blue sash and long white trousers and switched to chocolate brown in and blue halves, then blue and white recognised in today's strip. It took fourteen years to earn their place in the top flight. They played on a field near Fosse Road
In 1891 they moved to Filbert Street.
The 2014/15 season was the Clubs “Great Escapes' ' with nine games to go they won seven games, drew one, lost one with 9 games f toinishing fourteenth. Jamie Vardy scored a record of eleven consecutive goals in the 2015/6 seasons. Riyad Marez and N'golo Kante earned plaudits after joining from French sides Le Havre and Caen respectively, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the Club's history. On Saturday 27th October chairman Khun Vichai Servaddhana Prapha was killed in an helicopter accident alongside four others outside the King Power Stadium, his son Khun Aiyaawatt vowed to continue his fathers legacy.
They were registered as Leicester City Football Club after a takeover and have won a record of second tier a record seven times, four FA Cup Finals and three League Cup Finals. In 2016/17 reached the Quarter Finals of the European Cup. Their crowning achievement was the 2015/2016 Premier League winners with Cladio Renerie as their manager at odds of 5000/1. In 1929 they were 1 point from the League Title Winners. Moved to the King Power Stadium in 2000. In 2010 they were taken over by a Thai Consortium.
