List of Leicester City F.C. seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Leicester City Football Club in English and European football, from 1890 (when Leicester Fosse first competed in the FA Cup) to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

For details of the current season, see 2023–24 Leicester City F.C. season.
Graph of Leicester City Seasons

In 2016, Leicester City clinched their first Premier League title, their highest position in the League. Their lowest position was in 2009, when they clinched the League One (third tier) title, their only season outside the top two tiers of English football.

Seasons

Overall
  • Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 55
  • Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 63
  • Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 1
  • Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0
Season League FA Cup EFL Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other / Europe Top goalscorer(s)[lower-alpha 2] Avg.
Att[lower-alpha 3]
Division Lvl Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Competition Res Overall G
as Leicester Fosse F.C.
1890–91 No League appearances recorded 1Q n/a
1891–92 ML 20531221561311th1Q England Jimmy Atter6 n/a
1892–93 ML2412395037274th3Q England Billy Dorrell15 n/a
1893–94 ML2015234913322ndR2 Scotland Jimmy Brown16 3,600
1894–95 Div 22 3015877253384thR1 Scotland David Skea31 4,067
1895–96 Div 230144125744328th4Q Scotland Willie McArthur
England Harry Trainer		14 5,200
1896–97 Div 230134135957309th5Q England Billy Dorrell13 5,434
1897–98 Div 230137104635337thR1 Scotland Roddy McLeod14 5,034
1898–99 Div 23418976442453rd5Q Scotland Tommy Galbraith17 5,748
1899–1900 Div 23417985336435thR1 Scotland Rab King14 6,030
1900–01 Div 23411101339373211thR1 Scotland Tommy Brown9 4,677
1901–02 Div 2341251738562914thINT 9 3,267
1902–03 Div 2341081641652815th4Q 14 4,471
1903–04 Div 2346101842822218th5Q England Ike Evenson12 4,765
1904–05 Div 2341171640552914thR1 England Arthur Mounteney20 5,435
1905–06 Div 2381512115348427thR1 England Archie Hubbard12 5,764
1906–07 Div 238208106239483rdR1 England Harry Wilcox14 10,202
1907–08 ↑ Div 2 ↑ 38211077247522ndR2 England Percy Humphreys20 11,808
1908–09 ↓ Div 1 ↓1 388921541022520thR2 England Jimmy Donnelly11 12,790
1909–10 Div 22 38204147958445thQF England Fred Shinton34 10,211
1910–11 Div 2381451952623315thR2 England Davie Walker8 8,345
1911–12 Div 2381571649663710thR2 England Fred Osborn
England Henry Sparrow		11 8,579
1912–13 Div 2381371850653315thR1 England Fred Osborn14 4,639
1913–14 Div 2381142345612618thR1 England Tommy Benfield11 6,053
1914–15 Div 2381042447882419th6Q England Billy Mills11 2,264
The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after World War I.
as Leicester City F.C.
1919–20 Div 22 4215101741614014thR3 Scotland John Paterson12 13,788
1920–21 Div 24212161439464012thR1 17 16,646
1921–22 Div 2421417113934459thR3 Scotland John Paterson
England Alex Trotter		8 15,902
1922–23 Div 242219126544513rdR2 Scotland Johnny Duncan22 17,865
1923–24 Div 2421781764544212thR1 England Arthur Chandler24 17,897
1924–25 ↑ Div 2 ↑ 42241179032591stQF 38 18,406
1925–26 Div 11 4214101870803817thR3 26 24,693
1926–27 Div 1421712138570467thR3 29 23,665
1927–28 Div 1421812129672483rdR5 34 24,758
1928–29 Div 142219129667522ndR5 34 23,774
1929–30 Div 142179168690438thR3 32 21,345
1930–31 Div 1421662080953816thR3 England Ernie Hine31 17,335
1931–32 Div 1421572074943419thR5 28 16,242
1932–33 Div 14211131875893519thR3 England Arthur Maw14 16,823
1933–34 Div 14214111759743917thSF Scotland Danny Liddle14 18,071
1934–35 ↓ Div 1 ↓ 421292161863321stR4 14 17,995
1935–36 Div 22 421910137957486thR5 England Arthur Maw18 15,128
1936–37 ↑ Div 2 ↑ 42248108957561stR4 England Jack Bowers35 20,353
1937–38 Div 11 4214111754753916thR4 England Jack Bowers
Scotland Danny Liddle		11 20,313
1938–39 ↓ Div 1 ↓ 429112248822922ndR4 England George Dewis12 16,512
The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after World War II.
1945–46 n/a[lower-alpha 4]R3 n/a
1946–47 Div 22 42187176964439thR5 England George Dewis19 24,502
1947–48 Div 2421611156057439thR5 England Jack Lee15 26,807
1948–49 Div 24210161662793619thRU 29 30,242
1949–50 Div 24212151555653915thR3 22 29,078
1950–51 Div 24215111668584114thR3 England Arthur Rowley28 26,892
1951–52 Div 242199147864475thR3 38 25,822
1952–53 Div 2421812128974485thR3 41 26,247
1953–54 ↑ Div 2 ↑ 4223999760561stQR 36 28,818
1954–55 ↓ Div 1 ↓1 4212111974863521stR3 23 30,736
1955–56 Div 22 42216159478485thR4 Scotland Willie Gardiner
England Arthur Rowley		35 27,849
1956–57 ↑ Div 2 ↑ 422511610967611stR3 England Arthur Rowley44 30,541
1957–58 Div 11 4214523911123318thR3 20 31,389
1958–59 Div 14211102167983219thR4 England Jimmy Walsh20 28,051
1959–60 Div 14213131666753912thQF England Albert Cheesebrough17 25,533
1960–61 Div 142189158770456thRUR2 England Jimmy Walsh29 24,056
1961–62 Div 1421761972714014thR3R2 European Cup Winners' CupR1 England Ken Keyworth19 19,378
1962–63 Div 1422012107953524thRUR2 27 25,726
1963–64 Div 14216111561584311thR3W 16 24,142
1964–65 Div 14211131869853518thQFRU Scotland Jimmy Goodfellow17 20,031
1965–66 Div 142217148065497thR5R2 Scotland Jackie Sinclair24 22,298
1966–67 Div 142188167871448thR3R4 22 24,440
1967–68 Div 14213121764693813thQFR2 England Mike Stringfellow14 24,575
1968–69 ↓ Div 1 ↓ 429122139683021stRUR4 England Allan Clarke16 28,414
1969–70 Div 22 421913106450513rdR5QF England Rodney Fern18 25,079
1970–71 ↑ Div 2 ↑ 42231365730591stR4R4 Scotland Jackie Sinclair17 25,941
1971–72 Div 11 4213131641463912thR4R2 FA Charity ShieldW 7 28,576
1972–73 Div 14210171540463716thR3R2 England Frank Worthington11 23,042
1973–74 Div 1421316135141429thSFR2 24 25,168
1974–75 Div 14212121846603618thR5R3 19 23,765
1975–76 Div 1421319104851457thR5R4 England Bob Lee13 22,110
1976–77 Div 14212181247604211thR3R2 England Frank Worthington14 18,802
1977–78 ↓ Div 1 ↓ 425122526702222ndR4R2 England Roger Davies
England Mark Goodwin		4 17,768
1978–79 Div 22 4210171543523717thR4R2 England Trevor Christie8 14,189
1979–80 ↑ Div 2 ↑ 42211385838551stR3R1 Scotland Alan Young15 18,519
1980–81 ↓ Div 1 ↓1 421362340673221stR4R2 Scotland Jim Melrose11 19,442
1981–82[lower-alpha 5] Div 22 421812125648668thSFR3 England Gary Lineker19 14,221
1982–83 ↑ Div 2 ↑ 422010127244703rdR3R2 26 12,369
1983–84 Div 11 4213121765685115thR3R2 22 14,735
1984–85 Div 1421562165735115thR5R3 28 14,531
1985–86 Div 14210122054764219thR3R2 England Alan Smith19 11,749
1986–87 ↓ Div 1 ↓ 421192254764220thR3R3 22 11,698
1987–88 Div 22 4416111762615913thR3R3 Full Members CupR3 England Mike Newell11 10,153
1988–89 Div 24613161756635515thR3R4 R1 15 10,694
1989–90 Div 24615141767795913thR3R2 R1 Scotland Gary McAllister10 11,716
1990–91 Div 2461482460835022ndR3R2 R1 Republic of Ireland David Kelly15 11,546
1991–92 Div 246238156255774thR4R2 Full Members Cup
League play-offs		R1
 England Tommy Wright19 15,182
1992–93[lower-alpha 6] Div 1462210147164766thR3R3 League play-offsRU England Steve Walsh16 15,327
1993–94 ↑ Div 1 ↑ 461916117259734thR3R3 Anglo-Italian Cup
League play-offs		PR
 Scotland David Speedie14 16,004
1994–95 ↓ Prem ↓1 426112545802921stR5R2 Anglo-Italian CupPR Wales Iwan Roberts11 19,532
1995–96 ↑ Div 1 ↑2 461914136660715thR3R3 League play-offsW 20 16,198
1996–97 Prem1 381211154654479thR5W England Steve Claridge14 20,184
1997–98 Prem3813141151415310thR4R3 UEFA CupR1 England Emile Heskey
England Ian Marshall		10 20,615
1998–99 Prem3812131340464910thR4RU England Tony Cottee16 20,483
1999–2000 Prem38167155555558thR5W 13 19,827
2000–01 Prem381461839514813thQFR3 UEFA CupR1 Turkey Muzzy Izzet11 20,452
2001–02 ↓ Prem ↓ 385132030642820thR4R3 England James Scowcroft7 19,835
2002–03 ↑ Div 1 ↑2 46261467340922ndR4R3 Scotland Paul Dickov20 29,230
2003–04 ↓ Prem ↓1 386151748653318thR3R3 Scotland Paul Dickov
England Les Ferdinand		13 30,983
2004–05[lower-alpha 7] Champ2 4612211349465715thQFR2 Republic of Ireland David Connolly13 24,137
2005–06 Champ4613151851595416thR4R4 Netherlands Mark de Vries
Iceland Joey Guðjónsson
Canada Iain Hume		9 22,234
2006–07 Champ4613141949645319thR3R3 Canada Iain Hume14 23,206
2007–08 ↓ Champ ↓ 4612161842455222ndR3R4 11 23,509
2008–09 ↑ Lge 1 ↑3 46271548439961stR3R2 League TrophyAQF England Matty Fryatt32 20,254
2009–10 Champ2 462113126145765thR4R2 League play-offsSF 13 24,542
2010–11 Champ4619101776716710thR3R4 Wales Andy King16 23,666
2011–12 Champ461812166655669thQFR3 England David Nugent16 23,037
2012–13 Champ461911167148686thR4R2 League play-offsSF 16 22,283
2013–14 ↑ Champ ↑ 46319683431021stR3R5 22 24,990
2014–15 Prem1 381181946554114thR5R2 Argentina Leonardo Ulloa13 31,693
2015–16 Prem38231236836811stR3R4 England Jamie Vardy24 32,014
2016–17 Prem381281848634412thR5R3 FA Community Shield
UEFA Champions League
QF		 16 31,886
2017–18 Prem381211155660479thQFQF 23 31,559
2018–19 Prem38157165148529thR3QF 18 31,895
2019–20 Prem38188126741625thQFSF 23 32,039[lower-alpha 8]
2020–21 Prem38206126850665thWR3 UEFA Europa LeagueR32 Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho19 N/A[lower-alpha 9]
2021–22 Prem381410146259528thR4QF FA Community Shield
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Europa Conference League
GS
 England James Maddison18 31,941
2022–23 ↓ Prem ↓ 38972251683418thR5QF England Harvey Barnes13 31,887
2023–24 Champ2 111001236301stR3R3

Key
  • Div 1 = Football League First Division
  • Div 2 = Football League Second Division
  • Prem = Premier League
  • Champ = Football League Championship
  • Lge 1 = Football League One
  • N/A = Not applicable
  • Pld = Matches played
  • W = Matches won
  • D = Matches drawn
  • L = Matches lost
  • GF = Goals for
  • GA = Goals against
  • Pts = Points won
  • Pos = Final position
  • 1Q = First qualifying round
  • 2Q = First qualifying round
  • 3Q = Third qualifying round
  • 4Q = Fourth qualifying round
  • 5Q = Fifth qualifying round
  • PO = Play-off round
  • INT = Intermediate round
  • NRU = Northern area runners-up
  • PR = Preliminary round
  • GS = Group stage
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • R3 = Round 3
  • R4 = Round 4
  • R5 = Round 5
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • R/U = Runners-up
  • W = Winners
Champions Runners-up Play-offs Promoted Relegated Semi-finals

Note: Bold text indicates a competition won.
Note 2: Where fields are left blank, the club did not participate in a competition that season.

Notes
  1. The League Cup was founded in 1960.
  2. Goals in all competitions (The Football League (including Football League play-offs or Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, Anglo-Italian Cup, Charity Shield and European) are counted.
  3. League matches only.
  4. The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46 but The Football League did not resume until the following season.
  5. The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
  6. The 22 top English clubs break away from The Football League to form the FA Premier League as the new top tier of the English football pyramid.
  7. The three divisions in the Football League are re-named: Division One becomes The Championship, Division Two becomes League One and Division Three becomes League Two.
  8. The remaining four league fixtures of the 2019–20 season were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
  9. All league fixtures bar one of the 2020–21 season were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

References
    • Smith, Dave & Taylor, Paul (2001). Of Fossils and Foxes. Polar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-899538-21-8.
    • "Football Club History Database". Retrieved 15 July 2007.
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