List of Leicester City F.C. records and statistics
This article collates key records and statistics relating to Leicester City F.C., including information on honours, player appearances and goals, matches, sequences, internationals, season records, opponents and attendances.
Honours
League
- First Division / Premier League (level 1)
- Second Division / First Division / Championship (level 2)
- League One (level 3)
- Champions: 2008–09
Cup
Appearances
Most appearances
- All-time most appearances (Does not include wartime appearances)
Current players in bold.[1][2]
# | Nat. | Name | Period | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[3] | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | England | Graham Cross | 1961–1975 | 498 | 59 | 40 | 3 | 600 |
2 | Scotland | Adam Black | 1920–1935 | 528 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 557 |
3 | Denmark | Kasper Schmeichel | 2011–2022 | 414 | 21 | 12 | 32 | 479 |
4 | England | Jamie Vardy | 2012– | 406 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 465 |
5 | England | Hugh Adcock | 1923–1935 | 434 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 460 |
England | Mark Wallington | 1972–1985 | 412 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 460 | |
7 | England | Steve Walsh | 1986–2000 | 369 | 17 | 41 | 23 | 450 |
8 | England | Arthur Chandler | 1923–1935 | 393 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 419 |
9 | Scotland | John Sjoberg | 1958–1973 | 335 | 44 | 34 | 1 | 414 |
10 | Wales | Mal Griffiths | 1939–1956 | 373 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 409 |
- Most appearances – 600 by Graham Cross (29 April 1961 – 23 August 1975)
- Most league appearances – 528 by Adam Black (24 January 1920 – 9 February 1935)[1]
- Most appearances in the first tier (Premier League and predecessors) – 414 by Graham Cross[1]
- Most appearances in the second tier (Championship and predecessors) – 304 by Mal Griffiths[1]
- Most appearances in the third tier (League One and predecessors) – 46 by Matty Fryatt[1]
- Most FA Cup appearances – 59 by Graham Cross (8 January 1963 – 24 February 1975)[1]
- Most League Cup appearances – 40 by Graham Cross (26 September 1962 – 8 October 1974) and Steve Walsh (23 September 1986 – 25 January 2000)[1]
- Most appearances in a single season – 61 by Gary Mills (46 in FL, 3 PO, 2 FAC, 4 FLC, 6 FMC) (1991–92)[1]
Consecutive appearances
- Most consecutive appearances – 331 by Mark Wallington (4 January 1975 – 6 March 1982)[1]
- Most consecutive League appearances – 294 by Mark Wallington (11 January 1975 – 2 March 1982)[1]
- Most consecutive FA Cup appearances – 52 by Graham Cross – (14 January 1965 – 24 February 1975)[1]
- Most consecutive League Cup appearances – 21 by John Sjoberg (15 January 1964 – 4 September 1968) and Mark Wallington (9 September 1975 – 9 October 1984)[1]
Youngest and oldest appearances
- Longest Spell at club – 19 years 249 days by Sep Smith (31 August 1929 – 7 May 1949))[1]
- Youngest first-team player – 15 years 203 days by Ashley Chambers (v Blackpool, 15 September 2005)[1]
- Oldest first-team player – 43 years 21 days by Mark Schwarzer (v Hull City, 27 October 2015)
- Oldest debutant – 42 years 111 days by Mark Schwarzer (v Tottenham, 24 January 2015)
Goalscorers
Top goalscorers
- Top 10 all-time top goalscorers (Does not include wartime appearances.)[1][4] Current players in bold.
# | Nat. | Name | Period | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[3] | Total | Apps | Goal Ratio |
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1 | England | Arthur Chandler | 1923–1935 | 259 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 419 | 0.65 |
2 | England | Arthur Rowley | 1950–1958 | 251 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 321 | 0.83 |
3 | England | Jamie Vardy | 2012– | 174 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 191 | 465 | 0.41 |
4 | England | Ernie Hine | 1926–1932 | 148 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 259 | 0.60 |
5 | England | Derek Hines | 1948–1961 | 116 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 317 | 0.37 |
6 | Scotland | Arthur Lochhead | 1925–1934 | 106 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 320 | 0.36 |
7 | England | Gary Lineker | 1978–1985 | 95 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 216 | 0.47 |
8 | England | Mike Stringfellow | 1962–1975 | 82 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 97 | 344 | 0.28 |
9 | Scotland | Johnny Duncan | 1922–1930 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 295 | 0.32 |
10 | Scotland | Jimmy Walsh | 1956–1964 | 80 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 92 | 199 | 0.46 |
- Most goals – 273 by Arthur Chandler[1]
- Most league goals – 259 by Arthur Chandler[1]
- Most goals in the first tier (Premier League and predecessors) – 203 by Arthur Chandler[1]
- Most goals in the second tier (Championship and predecessors) – 208 by Arthur Rowley[1]
- Most goals in the third tier (League One and predecessors) - 27 by Matty Fryatt[1]
- Most FA Cup goals – 14 by Arthur Chandler and Arthur Rowley[1]
- Most League Cup goals – 8 by Mike Stringfellow[1] and Jamie Vardy
- Most UEFA Champions League goals – 4 by Riyad Mahrez
- Most UEFA Cup/Europa League goals – 5 by Patson Daka
- Most UEFA Conference League goals – 3 by James Maddison
- Most European goals - 6 by Harvey Barnes James Maddison and Patson Daka
Top goalscorers in individual matches and seasons
- Most goals scored in a single season – 44 by Arthur Rowley (1956–57)[1]
- Most goals scored in a season in the first tier (Premier League and predecessors) – 34 by Arthur Chandler (1927–28 and 1928–29)[1]
- Most goals scored in a season in the second tier (Championship and predecessors) – 44 by Arthur Rowley (1956–57)[1]
- Most goals scored in a season in the third tier (League One and predecessors) – 27 by Matty Fryatt (2008–09)[1]
- Most goals scored in one game – 6 by Johnny Duncan (v Port Vale, 25 December 1924) and Arthur Chandler (v Portsmouth, 20 October 1928)[1]
- Most goals scored on debut – 4 by Archie Gardiner (v Portsmouth, 21 February 1934)[1]
Other goalscoring records
- Most consecutive games scored in – 8 by Arthur Chandler (6 December 1924 – 10 January 1925)[1] and by Jamie Vardy (19 October 2019 – 8 December 2019)[5]
- Most consecutive league games scored in – 11 by Jamie Vardy (29 August 2015 – 28 November 2015)[6]
- Most hat-tricks (or better) – 17 by Arthur Chandler (12x3, 1x4, 3x5, 1x6)[1]
- Most penalties scored – 41 by Arthur Rowley[1]
- Youngest goalscorer – 16 years 192 days by Dave Buchanan (v Oldham Athletic, 1 January 1979)[1]
- Oldest goalscorer – 40 years 233 days by Kevin Phillips (v Blackpool, 15 March 2014)[1]
- Quickest goal – 9 seconds by Matty Fryatt (v Preston North End, 15 April 2006)[1]
- Quickest hat-trick – 5 minutes by Fred Shinton (v Oldham Athletic, 29 November 1909)[1]
Internationals
As of 25 February 2024
- Most international caps won while at Leicester – 84 by Kasper Schmeichel for Denmark
- Most England international caps won while at Leicester – 37 by Gordon Banks[1]
- Most Scotland international caps won while at Leicester – 18 by Matt Elliott[1]
- Most Wales international caps won while at Leicester – 50 by Andy King[1][7]
- Most Northern Ireland international caps won while at Leicester – 39 by John O'Neill[1]
- Most international caps won while at Leicester for a non-British nation – 84 by Kasper Schmeichel for Denmark[1][8]
- Most international goals scored while at Leicester – 13 by Patson Daka for Zambia
- Most England international goals scored while at Leicester – 7 by Jamie Vardy[1]
International honours
- As of 20 November 2024
The following players have been selected by their country while playing for Leicester City (including players both on loan at, and away from the club). 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. Players listed in bold are current Leicester City players.
- Wales Alfred Watkins (2 Caps, 19 March 1898)
- Wales Richard Jones (1 Cap, 19 March 1898)
- Northern Ireland Mick Cochrane (1 Cap, 23 February 1901)
- England Horace Bailey (5 Caps, 16 March 1908)
- Scotland Andy Aitken (3 Caps, 2 April 1910)
- England Douglas McWhirter (4 Caps, 21 March 1913)
- England Ronald Brebner (3 Caps, 15 November 1913)
- Scotland John Paterson (1 Cap, 10 April 1920)
- Northern Ireland Mick O'Brien (3 Caps, 4 March 1922)
- Scotland John Duncan (1 Cap, 31 October 1925)
- England Sid Bishop (4 Caps, 2 April 1927)
- England Reg Osborne (1 Cap, 28 November 1927)
- England Leonard Barry (5 Caps, 17 May 1928)
- England Ernest Hine (6 Caps, 22 October 1928)
- England Hugh Adcock (5 Caps, 9 May 1929)
- Wales David Jones (7 Caps, 4 November 1933)
- Wales Thomas Mills (1 Cap, 29 September 1934)
- England Septimus Smith (1 Cap, 19 October 1935)
- Wales William Maldwyn Griffiths (11 Caps, 16 April 1947)
- Republic of Ireland Tommy Godwin (5 Caps, 9 October 1949)
- Wales Arthur Lever (1 Cap, 18 October 1952)
- Scotland John Anderson (1 Cap, 25 May 1954)
- Northern Ireland Willie Cunningham (24 Caps, 3 November 1954)
- Wales Kenneth Leek (16 Caps, 20 October 1960)
- England Gordon Banks (35 Caps, 6 April 1963)
- Scotland David Gibson (7 Caps, 4 May 1963)
- Scotland Frank McLintock (3 Caps, 4 May 1963)
- Northern Ireland Derek Dougan (8 Caps, 2 October 1965)
- Wales Peter Rodrigues (16 Caps, 30 March 1966)
- Scotland Jackie Sinclair (1 Cap, 18 June 1966)
- England Peter Shilton (20 Caps, 25 November 1970)
- England Keith Weller (4 Caps, 11 May 1974)
- England Frank Worthington (8 Caps, 15 May 1974)
- England Steve Whitworth (7 Caps, 12 March 1975)
- Republic of Ireland Joe Waters (1 Cap, 13 October 1976)
- Northern Ireland John O'Neill (39 Caps, 26 March 1980)
- Republic of Ireland Gerry Daly (1 Cap, 22 September 1982)
- Northern Ireland Paul Ramsey (14 Caps, 21 September 1983)
- England Gary Lineker (7 Caps, 26 May 1984)
- Scotland Ian Wilson (2 Caps, 23 May 1987)
- Finland Jari Rantanen (10 Caps, 9 September 1987)
- Wales Robbie James (2 Caps, 9 September 1987)
- Northern Ireland James Quinn (4 Caps, 14 September 1988)
- Republic of Ireland David Kelly (7 Caps, 25 April 1990)
- Scotland Gary McAllister (3 Caps, 25 April 1990)
- Republic of Ireland Brian Carey (1 Cap, 23 March 1994)
- Wales Iwan Roberts (3 Caps, 20 April 1994)
- Northern Ireland Colin Hill (16 Caps, 29 March 1995)
- Australia Zeljko Kalac (2 Caps, 25 February 1996)
- Northern Ireland Neil Lennon (29 Caps, 27 March 1996)
- United States Kasey Keller (21 Caps, 3 November 1996)
- Sweden Pontus Kåmark (17 Caps, 30 April 1997)
- Wales Robbie Savage (20 Caps, 20 August 1997)
- Scotland Matt Elliott (18 Caps, 12 November 1997)
- Greece Theodoros Zagorakis (18 Caps, 17 February 1998)
- Iceland Arnar Gunnlaugsson (3 Caps, 10 March 1999)
- England Emile Heskey (5 Caps, 28 April 1999)
- Jamaica Frank Sinclair (17 Caps, 26 May 1999)
- England Steve Guppy (1 Cap, 10 October 1999)
- Northern Ireland Gerry Taggart (6 Caps, 26 April 2000)
- Turkey Mustafa Izzet (8 Caps, 15 June 2000)
- Scotland Callum Davidson (5 Caps, 2 September 2000)
- Wales Matt Jones (8 Caps, 24 March 2001)
- Jamaica Trevor Benjamin (2 Caps (1 won while on loan to Gillingham), 20 November 2002)
- Northern Ireland Keith Gillespie (9 Caps, 6 September 2003)
- Scotland Paul Dickov (5 Caps, 6 September 2003)
- Greece Nikos Dabizas (6 Caps, 18 February 2004)
- Wales Benjamin Thatcher (3 Caps, 31 March 2001)
- Wales Danny Coyne (3 Caps, 31 March 2001)
- Scotland Peter Canero (1 Cap, 28 April 2004)
- England Ian Walker (1 Cap, 5 June 2004)
- Iceland Joey Guðjónsson (6 Caps, 18 August 2004)
- Canada Lars Hirschfeld (1 Cap, 26 March 2005)
- Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury (1 Cap, 29 March 2005)
- Australia Danny Tiatto (1 Cap, 9 May 2005)
- Scotland Robert Douglas (1 Cap, 17 August 2005)
- Canada Iain Hume (7 Caps, 16 November 2005)
- Guinea Mohammed Sylla (3 Caps, 7 January 2006)
- Ghana Elvis Hammond (1 Cap, 1 March 2006)
- Australia Patrick Kisnorbo (3 Caps, 14 November 2006)
- Iran Hossein Kaebi (2 Caps, 15 July 2007)
- Hungary Márton Fülöp (7 Caps (won while on loan from Sunderland), 22 August 2007)
- Bulgaria Radostin Kishishev (4 Caps (2 won while on loan at Leeds United), 22 August 2007)
- Northern Ireland Gareth McAuley (4 Caps, 17 October 2007)
- Bulgaria Aleksander Tunchev (5 Caps, 6 September 2008)
- Wales Andy King (50 Caps (3 won while on loan at Swansea City), 29 May 2009)
- Northern Ireland Ryan McGivern (3 Caps (won while on loan from Manchester City), 14 October 2009)
- Japan Yuki Abe (4 Caps, 8 October 2010)
- Republic of Ireland Greg Cunningham (1 Cap (won while on loan from Manchester City), 17 November 2010)
- Netherlands Jeffrey Bruma (1 Cap (won while on loan from Chelsea), 7 June 2011)
- Republic of Ireland Sean St Ledger (19 Caps (3 won while on loan at Millwall), 10 August 2011)
- Switzerland Gelson Fernandes (4 Caps (won while on loan from Saint-Étienne), 6 September 2011)
- Ghana John Paintsil (8 Caps, 5 November 2011)
- Ivory Coast Souleymane Bamba (8 Caps, 12 November 2011)
- Ghana Jeffrey Schlupp (15 Caps, 15 November 2011)
- Denmark Kasper Schmeichel (84 Caps, 6 February 2013)
- New Zealand Chris Wood (9 Caps (1 won while on loan at Ipswich Town), 22 March 2013)
- Jamaica Jermaine Beckford (5 Caps (won while on loan at Huddersfield Town), 22 March 2013)
- Jamaica Wes Morgan (30 Caps, 7 September 2013)
- Lithuania Simonas Stankevičius (10 Caps, 18 November 2013)
- Hungary Márkó Futács (3 Caps (won while on loan at Diósgyőr), 5 March 2014)
- Algeria Riyad Mahrez (39 Caps, 31 May 2014)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis Harrison Panayiotou (12 Caps (5 won while on loan at Raith Rovers), 8 October 2014)
- Sierra Leone Alie Sesay (3 Caps, 11 October 2014)
- Croatia Andrej Kramarić (10 Caps (5 won while on loan at 1899 Hoffenheim), 28 March 2015)
- England Jamie Vardy (26 Caps, 7 June 2015)
- Japan Shinji Okazaki (26 Caps, 3 September 2015)
- Austria Christian Fuchs (11 Caps, 5 September 2015)
- Switzerland Gökhan Inler (5 Caps, 8 September 2015)
- Wales Tom Lawrence (6 Caps (2 won while on loan at Blackburn Rovers, 2 at Cardiff City and 2 at Ipswich Town), 13 October 2015)
- Ghana Daniel Amartey (43 Caps, 24 March 2016)
- France N'Golo Kanté (8 Caps, 25 March 2016)
- England Danny Drinkwater (3 Caps, 29 March 2016)
- Nigeria Ahmed Musa (17 Caps (8 won while on loan at CSKA Moscow), 3 September 2016)
- Poland Bartosz Kapustka (3 Caps, 4 September 2016)
- Algeria Islam Slimani (26 Caps (3 won while on loan at Newcastle United, 2 at Fenerbahçe and 5 at Monaco), 4 September 2016)
- Brunei Faiq Jefri Bolkiah (6 Caps, 15 October 2016)
- Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi (55 Caps, 23 March 2017)
- Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho (44 Caps, 1 September 2017)
- Austria Aleksandar Dragović (8 Caps (won while on loan from Bayer Leverkusen), 2 September 2017)
- England Harry Maguire (20 Caps, 8 October 2017)
- Zimbabwe Admiral Muskwe (4 Caps, 8 November 2017)
- Tunisia Yohan Benalouane (5 Caps, 23 March 2018)
- Portugal Adrien Silva (6 Caps, 26 March 2018)
- Wales George Thomas (3 Caps (2 won while on loan at Scunthorpe United), 29 May 2018)
- Portugal Ricardo Pereira (3 Caps, 30 June 2018)
- Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü (37 Caps, 7 September 2018)
- Northern Ireland Jonny Evans (32 Caps, 8 September 2018)
- Algeria Rachid Ghezzal (6 Caps (3 won while on loan at Beşiktaş), 8 September 2018)
- England Ben Chilwell (11 Caps, 11 September 2018)
- Wales Danny Ward (40 Caps, 20 November 2018)
- Belgium Youri Tielemans (41 Caps (4 won while on loan from Monaco), 21 March 2019)
- Croatia Filip Benković (1 Cap (won while on loan at Celtic), 11 June 2019)
- Belgium Dennis Praet (12 Caps (2 won while on loan at Torino), 6 September 2019)
- England James Maddison (3 Caps, 14 November 2019)
- Belgium Timothy Castagne (26 Caps, 5 September 2020)
- Turkey Cengiz Ünder (11 Caps (won while on loan from Roma), 7 October 2020)
- England Harvey Barnes (1 Cap, 8 October 2020)
- Senegal Nampalys Mendy (27 Caps, 26 March 2021)
- Thailand Thanawat Suengchitthawon (9 Caps, 29 May 2021)
- Zambia Patson Daka (23 Caps, 3 September 2021)
- Denmark Jannik Vestergaard (23 Caps, 9 October 2021)
- Nigeria Ademola Lookman (4 Caps (won while on loan from RB Leipzig), 25 March 2022)
- England James Justin (1 Cap, 4 June 2022)
- Australia Harry Souttar (22 Caps (6 won while on loan at Sheffield United), 24 March 2023)
- Belgium Wout Faes (24 Caps, 24 March 2023)
- Guyana Bayli Spencer-Adams (2 Caps, 25 March 2023)
- Bermuda Deniche Hill (3 Caps, 25 March 2023)
- Jamaica Brandon Cover (1 Cap, 19 June 2023)
- Denmark Victor Kristiansen (17 Caps (11 won while on loan at Bologna), 19 June 2023)
- Turkey Yunus Akgün (5 Caps (won while on loan from Galatasaray), 12 October 2023)
- Ghana Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (10 Caps (5 won while on loan from Sporting CP), 21 November 2023)
- Zimbabwe Tawanda Maswanhise (3 Caps, 26 March 2024)
- Republic of Ireland Thomas Cannon (2 Caps (1 won while on loan at Stoke City), 11 June 2024)
- Ghana Jordan Ayew (5 Caps, 5 September 2024)
- Morocco Bilal El Khannouss (4 Caps, 6 September 2024)
- Jamaica Bobby De Cordova-Reid (3 Caps, 7 September 2024)
- Republic of Ireland Kasey McAteer (4 Caps, 7 September 2024)
World Cup players
The following players have been selected by their country in the World Cup Finals, while playing for Leicester. Players listed in bold are current Leicester City players.
- Scotland John Anderson (1954)
- Northern Ireland Willie Cunningham (1958)
- Wales Ken Leek (1958)
- England Gordon Banks (1966) – Won the 1966 World Cup while at Leicester
- Northern Ireland John O'Neill (1982, 1986)
- Northern Ireland Paul Ramsey (1986)
- Scotland Gary McAllister (1990)
- Republic of Ireland David Kelly (1990)
- Scotland Matt Elliott (1998)
- United States Kasey Keller (1998)
- Turkey Muzzy Izzet (2002)
- Algeria Riyad Mahrez (2014)
- Denmark Kasper Schmeichel (2018)
- England Harry Maguire (2018)
- England Jamie Vardy (2018)
- Japan Shinji Okazaki (2018)
- Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi (2018)
- Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho (2018)
- Nigeria Ahmed Musa (2018)
- Portugal Adrien Silva (2018)
- Portugal Ricardo Pereira (2018)
- Tunisia Yohan Benalouane (2018)
- Senegal Nampalys Mendy (2022)
- England James Maddison (2022)
- Wales Danny Ward (2022)
- Belgium Wout Faes (2022)
- Belgium Timothy Castagne (2022)
- Belgium Youri Tielemans (2022)
- Ghana Daniel Amartey (2022)
Continental competition players
The following players have been selected by their country in various continental tournaments, while playing for Leicester. Players listed in bold are current Leicester City players.
- United States Kasey Keller (1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup)
- Jamaica Frank Sinclair (2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup)
- Turkey Muzzy Izzet (UEFA Euro 2000)
- England Ian Walker (UEFA Euro 2004)
- Greece Nikos Dabizas (UEFA Euro 2004)
- Guinea Mohammed Sylla (2006 Africa Cup of Nations)
- Canada Iain Hume (2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup)
- Australia Patrick Kisnorbo (2007 AFC Asian Cup)
- Iran Hossein Kaebi (2007 AFC Asian Cup)
- Ghana John Paintsil (2012 Africa Cup of Nations)
- Republic of Ireland Sean St Ledger (UEFA Euro 2012)
- Denmark Kasper Schmeichel (UEFA Euro 2012, UEFA Euro 2020)
- Algeria Riyad Mahrez (2015 Africa Cup of Nations, 2017 Africa Cup of Nations)
- Jamaica Wes Morgan (2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup)
- Wales Andy King (UEFA Euro 2016)
- Austria Christian Fuchs (UEFA Euro 2016)
- England Jamie Vardy (UEFA Euro 2016)
- France N'Golo Kanté (UEFA Euro 2016)
- Ghana Daniel Amartey (2017 Africa Cup of Nations, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations)
- Algeria Islam Slimani (2017 Africa Cup of Nations, 2019 Africa Cup of Nations)
- Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi (2019 Africa Cup of Nations, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations)
- Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü (UEFA Euro 2020)
- Turkey Cengiz Ünder (UEFA Euro 2020)
- Wales Danny Ward (UEFA Euro 2020)
- Belgium Dennis Praet (UEFA Euro 2020)
- Belgium Timothy Castagne (UEFA Euro 2020)
- Belgium Youri Tielemans (UEFA Euro 2020)
- Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho (2021 Africa Cup of Nations, 2023 Africa Cup of Nations)
- Senegal Nampalys Mendy (2021 Africa Cup of Nations)
- Australia Harry Souttar (2023 AFC Asian Cup)
- Zambia Patson Daka (2023 Africa Cup of Nations)
- Denmark Jannik Vestergaard (UEFA Euro 2024)
- Denmark Victor Kristiansen (UEFA Euro 2024)
- Belgium Wout Faes (UEFA Euro 2024)
- Turkey Yunus Akgün (UEFA Euro 2024)
Scorelines
Wins
- Biggest win – 13–0 (v Notts Olympic – FA Cup, 13 October 1894)[9]
- Biggest league win – 10–0 (v Portsmouth, 20 October 1928)[9]
- Biggest win in the first tier (Premier League and predecessors) – 10–0 (v Portsmouth, 20 October 1928)[1]
- Biggest Premier League win – 9–0 (v Southampton, 25 October 2019)[10]
- Biggest win in the second tier (Championship and predecessors) – 9–1 (v Walsall Town Swifts, 5 January 1895) and (v Gainsborough Trinity, 27 December 1909)[1]
- Biggest win in the third tier (League One and predecessors) – 4–0 (on three separate occasions)[11]
- Biggest FA Cup win – 13–0 (v Notts Olympic, 13 October 1894)[1]
- Biggest League Cup win – 8–1 (v Coventry City, 1 December 1964)[1]
Draws
- Highest scoring draw – 6–6 (v Arsenal, 21 April 1930)
- Highest scoring draw in the first tier (Premier League and predecessors) – 6–6 (v Arsenal, 21 April 1930)
- Highest scoring draw in the second tier (Championship and predecessors) – 5–5 (v Sheffield United, 3 November 1951)[1]
- Highest scoring draw in the third tier (League One and predecessors) – 2–2 (on six separate occasions)[11]
- Highest scoring FA Cup draw – 5–5 (v Tottenham Hotspur, 10 January 1914) and (v Luton Town, 12 February 1949)[1]
- Highest scoring League Cup draw – 4–4 (v Charlton Athletic, 26 September 1962)[1]
Defeats
- Biggest defeat – 7–15 (v Liverpool, 21 April 1906)[1]
- Biggest league defeat – 0–12 (v Nottingham Forest, 21 April 1909)[1]
- Biggest defeat in the first tier (Premier League and predecessors) – 0–12 (v Nottingham Forest, 21 April 1909)[1]
- Biggest defeat in the second tier (Championship and predecessors) – 13-4 (v Woolwich Arsenal, 26 October 1903)[1]
- Biggest defeat in the third tier (League One and predecessors) – 2-0 (v Tranmere Rovers, 11 March 2009) and (v Peterborough United, 28 March 2009)[11]
- Biggest FA Cup defeat – 0–5 (v Manchester City, 17 January 1996)[1]
- Biggest League Cup defeat – 1–7 (v Sheffield Wednesday, 27 October 1992) and 0–6 (v Leeds United, 9 October 2001)[1]
Sequences
Consecutive wins
- Most consecutive league wins – 9 (21 December 2013 – 1 February 2014)[12]
- Most consecutive league home wins – 13 (3 September 1906 – 29 December 1906)[13]
- Most consecutive league away wins – 7 (12 August 2023 – 28 October 2023)[13]
- Most consecutive wins in all competitions – 10 (26 December 1962 – 16 March 1963)[1]
- Most consecutive FA Cup wins – 7 (9 January 2021 – 8 January 2022)[1][14]
- Most consecutive League Cup wins – 6 (16 September 1998 – 17 February 1999)[1]
Consecutive draws
- Most consecutive league draws – 6 (on three occasions)[13]
- Most consecutive league home draws – 5 (on three occasions)[13]
- Most consecutive league away draws – 5 (on two occasions)[13]
- Most consecutive league 0–0 draws – 3 (on four occasions)[13]
Consecutive defeats
- Most consecutive league defeats – 8 (17 March 2001 – 28 April 2001)[13]
- Most consecutive league home defeats – 5 (3 January 1959 – 18 March 1959)[13]
- Most consecutive league away defeats – 15 (18 October 1986 – 2 May 1987)[13]
- Most consecutive defeats in all competitions – 9 (10 March 2001 – 28 April 2001)[1]
- Most consecutive FA Cup defeats – 7 (19 February 1985 – 5 January 1991)[1]
- Most consecutive League Cup defeats – 9 (11 November 1975 – 6 October 1981)[1]
Consecutive games without defeat
- Most consecutive league games without defeat – 23 (1 November 2008 – 7 March 2009)[13]
- Most consecutive league home games without defeat – 40 (12 February 1898 – 17 April 1900)[13]
- Most consecutive league away games without defeat – 13 (21 December 2013 – 23 August 2014)[13]
- Most consecutive games without defeat in all competitions – 17 (6 December 1924 – 28 February 1925)[1]
- Most consecutive FA Cup games without defeat – 9 (7 January 1961 – 27 March 1961)[1]
- Most consecutive League Cup games without defeat – 17 (25 September 1963 – 10 February 1965)[1]
Consecutive games without a win
- Most consecutive league games without a win – 18 (12 April 1975 – 1 November 1975)[13]
- Most consecutive league home games without a win – 12 (22 November 2003 – 24 April 2004)[13]
- Most consecutive league away games without a win – 23 (19 November 1988 – 4 November 1989)[13]
- Most consecutive games without winning in all competitions – 18 (12 April 1975 – 13 September 1976)[1]
- Most consecutive FA Cup games without winning – 7 (19 February 1985 – January 1991)[1]
- Most consecutive League Cup games without winning – 9 (11 November 1975 – 6 October 1981)[1]
Consecutive scoring and conceding runs
- Most consecutive league games scored in – 32 (23 November 2013 – 16 August 2014)[13]
- Most consecutive league games without scoring – 7 (21 November 1987 – 1 January 1988)[13]
- Most consecutive league games without conceding – 7 (14 February 1920 – 27 March 1920)[13]
- Most consecutive league games without a clean sheet – 37 (9 February 1957 – 26 December 1957)[13]
Individual League Seasons
Wins
- Most league wins in a season – 31 (from 46 games, Championship, 2013–14)[1][15]
- Most home league wins in a season – 17 (from 23 games, Championship, 2013–14)[1][15]
- Most away league wins in a season – 14 (from 23 games, League One, 2008–09)[1] and (from 23 games, Championship, 2013–14)[15]
- Fewest league wins in a season – 5 (from 42 games, First Division (old), 1977–78) and (from 38 games, Premier League, 2001–02)[1]
- Fewest home league wins in a season – 3 (from 19 games, Premier League, 2001–02) and (from 19 games, Premier League, 2003–04)[1]
- Fewest away league wins in a season – 1 (on 3 occasions)[1]
Draws
- Most league draws in a season – 21 (from 46 games, Championship, 2004–05)[1]
- Most home league draws in a season – 10 (on 3 occasions)[1]
- Most away league draws in a season – 13 (from 23 games, Championship, 2004–05)[1]
- Fewest league draws in a season – 4 (on 5 occasions)[1]
- Fewest home league draws in a season – 0 (from 15 games, Second Division (old), 1895–96)[1]
- Fewest away league draws in a season – 0 (from 19 games, Second Division (old), 1914–15)[1]
Defeats
- Most league defeats in a season – 25 (from 42 games, First Division (old), 1977–78) and (from 42 games, Premier League 1994–95)[1]
- Most home league defeats in a season – 10 (from 21 games, First Division (old), 1977–78), (from 21 games, Premier League, 1994–95) and (from 19 games, Premier League, 2022-23)[1]
- Most away league defeats in a season – 17 (from 21 games, First Division (old), 1957–58) and (from 21 games, First Division (old), 1986–87)[1]
- Fewest league defeats in a season – 3 (from 38 games, Premier League, 2015–16)
- Fewest home league defeats in a season – 0 (from 21 games, First Division (old), 1928–29) and (from 17 games, Second Division (old), 1898–99)[1]
- Fewest away league defeats in a season – 2 (from 19 games, Premier League, 2015–16)
Goals Scored
- Most league goals scored in a season – 109 (from 42 games, Second Division (old), 1956–57)[1]
- Most home league goals scored in a season – 68 (in 21 games, Second Division (old), 1956–57)[1]
- Most away league goals scored in a season – 43 (from 23 games, League One, 2008–09)[1]
- Fewest league goals scored in a season – 26 (from 42 games, First Division (old), 1977–78)[1]
- Fewest home league goals scored in a season – 15 (from 19 games, Premier League, 2001–02)[1]
- Fewest away league goals scored in a season – 9 (from 21 games, Second Division (old), 1921–22)[1]
Goals Conceded
- Most league goals conceded in a season – 112 (from 42 games, First Division (old), 1957–58)[1]
- Most home league goals conceded in a season – 41 (in 21 games, First Division (old), 1957–58)[1]
- Most away league goals conceded in a season – 71 (in 21 games, First Division (old), 1957–58)[1]
- Fewest league goals conceded in a season – 30 (from 42 games, Second Division (old), 1970–71)[1]
- Fewest home league goals conceded in a season – 8 (from 17 games, Second Division (old), 1899–1900)[1]
- Fewest away league goals conceded in a season – 16 (from 21 games, Second Division (old), 1970–71)[1]
Goal Difference
- Best league goal difference in a season – +58 (from 42 games, Second Division (old), 1924–25)[1]
- Worst league goal difference in a season – -48 (from 38 games, First Division (old), 1908–09)[1]
Points
- Most league points in a season (2 points for a win) – 61 (from 42 games, Second Division (old), 1956–57)[1]
- Most league points in a season (3 points for a win) – 102 (from 46 games, Championship, 2013–14)[1][15]
- Fewest league points in a season (2 points for a win) – 22 (from 34 games, Second Division (old), 1903–04) and (from 42 games, First Division (old), 1977–78)[1]
- Fewest league points in a season (3 points for a win) – 28 (from 38 games), Premier League, 2001–02)[1]
Opponents and Familiarity
All stats correct up to 19 October 2019
- Club played most often – 141 times v Arsenal (including as Woolwich Arsenal)
- Club played most often in the league – 128 times v West Ham United
- Club played most often in the FA Cup – 15 times v Manchester City[1]
- Club played most often in a single season 7 times v Arsenal (2xFL, 3xFAC, 2xFLC)(1974–75)[1]
- Non-home ground Leicester have played on most often – 65 times on the Boleyn Ground (a.k.a. Upton Park)(including twice v Charlton Athletic)[1]
- Player who has scored the most goals scored against Leicester – 18 by Dixie Dean (18 with Everton) and George Brown (9 with Huddersfield Town and 9 with Aston Villa)[1]
Home attendances
- Highest home attendance – 47,298 v Tottenham Hotspur (at Filbert Street, (FA Cup 5th round, 18 February 1928)[16]
- Highest home league attendance – 42,486 v Arsenal (at Filbert Street, First Division (old), 2 October 1954)[16][17]
- Highest home attendance in the second tier (Championship and predecessors) – 40,830 v Nottingham Forest (at Filbert Street, 17 November 1956)[1]
- Highest home attendance in the third tier (League One and predecessors) – 30,542 v Scunthorpe United (at Walkers Stadium, 24 April 2009)[11]
- Highest home FA Cup attendance – 47,298 v Tottenham Hotspur (at Filbert Street, 5th round, 8 February 1928)[1]
- Highest home League Cup attendance – 35,121 v West Bromwich Albion (at Filbert Street, 5th round, 29 October 1969)[1]
- Highest average attendance for a league season – 32,014 (Premier League, 2015–16)[18]
- Highest attendance at Walkers/King Power Stadium – 32,242 v Sunderland (Premier League, 8 August 2015)[19]
Individual honours and awards
Ballon d'Or nominees The following players have been nominated for the Ballon d'Or while playing for Leicester, the award is also referred to as the World or European footballer of the year.
PFA Player of the Year The following players have been named the PFA Player of the Year while playing for Leicester:
- 2016 – Algeria Riyad Mahrez[22]
FWA Footballer of the Year The following players have been named the FWA Footballer of the Year while playing for Leicester:
- 2016 – England Jamie Vardy[23]
English Golden Boot The following players have won the English Golden Boot for being the country's top goalscorer, while at Leicester (note: This applies only to players playing in the top tier of English football):
- England Gary Lineker (1984–85) (joint winner)[24]
- England Jamie Vardy (2019–20)[25]
English Second Division Golden Boot The following players have won the golden boot for being the top goalscorer in the second tier of English football while at Leicester:[26]
- England David Skea (1894–95)
- England Arthur Chandler (1924–25)
- England Jack Bowers (1936–37)
- England Arthur Rowley (1952–53), (1956–57)
- Scotland Willie Gardiner (1955–56)
- England Gary Lineker (1982–83)
Football League Awards Player of the Year The following players have been named the best player in their division in the Football League Awards while at Leicester:
- England Matty Fryatt (League One, 2009)[27]
LMA Manager of the Year The following managers have been named the LMA Manager of the Year or won their division award while at Leicester:
- England Nigel Pearson (Championship, 2014)[28]
- Italy Claudio Ranieri (Overall, 2016; Premier League, 2016)[29]
The Best FIFA Men's Player nominees The following players have been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Men's Player award, while playing for Leicester:
- England Jamie Vardy (2016)[30]
- Algeria Riyad Mahrez (2016)[30]
The Best FIFA Men's Coach The following managers have been shortlisted and won, The Best FIFA Men's Coach award while managing Leicester:
- Italy Claudio Ranieri (2016)[31]
The Best FIFA Goalkeeper nominees The following goalkeepers have been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award, while playing for Leicester:
BBC Sports Personality Coach of the Year Award
- Italy Claudio Ranieri (2016)[34]
BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award
ESPN Team of the Year
Laureus World Sports Award
FIFA FIFPro World11 nominees The following players have been shortlisted for the FIFA FIFPro World11, while playing for Leicester:
- England Jamie Vardy (2016)[37]
PFA Team of the Year The following players have been named in the PFA Team of the Year while at Leicester:
- 1978–79 – Second Division – England Mark Wallington
- 1981–82 – Second Division – England Mark Wallington
- 1988–89 – Second Division – Scotland Gary McAllister
- 1989–90 – Second Division – Scotland Gary McAllister
- 1995–96 – First Division – England Garry Parker, England Steve Claridge
- 2002–03 – First Division – Turkey Muzzy Izzet, Scotland Paul Dickov[38]
- 2008–09 – League One – England Jack Hobbs, England Matt Oakley, England Matty Fryatt[39]
- 2010–11 – Championship – England Kyle Naughton, Wales Andy King[40]
- 2012–13 – Championship – Denmark Kasper Schmeichel, Jamaica Wes Morgan[41]
- 2013–14 – Championship – Denmark Kasper Schmeichel, Jamaica Wes Morgan, England Danny Drinkwater[42]
- 2015–16 – Premier League – Jamaica Wes Morgan, France N'Golo Kanté, Algeria Riyad Mahrez, England Jamie Vardy[43]
- 2019–20 – Premier League – Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü, England Jamie Vardy[44]
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