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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1884 | Club formed as Leicester Fosse | |
| 1884 | Frank Gardener became the first manager | |
| 1887 | Started playing home matches at Belgrave Park | |
| 1888 | Turned professional | |
| 1888 | Returned to playing home matches at Victoria Park | |
| 1891 | Started playing home matches at Filbert Street | |
| 1892 | Ernest Marson became new manager | |
| 1894 | Started playing home matches at Victoria Park | |
| 1894 | Elected to Football League in Division 2 | |
| 1895 | Henry Jackson became new manager | |
| 1897 | William Clark became new manager | |
| 1897 | Became a Limited Company | |
| 1898 | George Johnson became new manager | |
| 1907 | 1908 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1908 | 1909 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1909 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Notts Forest 12-0 in Division 1 | |
| 1912 | Jack Bartlett became new manager | |
| 1914 | Louis Ford became new manager | |
| 1915 | Harry Linney became new manager | |
| 1919 | Peter Hodge became new manager | |
| 1919 | Changed name to Leicester City | |
| 1924 | 1925 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1926 | Willie Orr became new manager | |
| 1928 | Record home attendance of 47,298 against Tottenham in FA Cup 5th round | |
| 1928 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Portsmouth 10-0 in Division 1 | |
| 1928 | 1929 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1932 | Peter Hodge became manager for second time | |
| 1934 | Arthur Lochhead became new manager | |
| 1934 | 1935 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1935 | Arthur Chandler became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 259 goals | |
| 1935 | Adam Black played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 528 | |
| 1936 | Frank Womack became new manager | |
| 1936 | 1937 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1938 | 1939 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1939 | Tom Bromilow became new manager | |
| 1945 | Tom Mather became new manager | |
| 1946 | John Duncan became new manager | |
| 1949 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Wolves 3-1 | |
| 1949 | Norman Bullock became new manager | |
| 1953 | 1954 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1954 | 1955 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1955 | David Halliday became new manager | |
| 1956 | 1957 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1956 | 1957 | Arthur Rowley set record for most League goals in a season scoring 44 times |
| 1958 | Matt Gillies became new manager | |
| 1961 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Tottenham 2-0 | |
| 1963 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Man Utd 3-1 | |
| 1964 | Won Football League Cup final beating Stoke City 4-3 on aggregate | |
| 1965 | Runners-up in Football League Cup final, beaten by Chelsea 3-2 on aggregate | |
| 1968 | Frank O'Farrell became new manager | |
| 1968 | 1969 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1969 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Man City 1-0 | |
| 1970 | 1971 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1971 | Jimmy Bloomfield became new manager | |
| 1977 | Frank McLintock became new manager | |
| 1977 | 1978 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1978 | Jock Wallace became new manager | |
| 1979 | Dave Buchanan became club's youngest player at 16 years and 192 days | |
| 1979 | 1980 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1980 | 1981 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1982 | Gordon Milne became new manager | |
| 1982 | 1983 | Finished third in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1986 | Bryan Hamilton became new manager | |
| 1986 | John O'Neill became club's most-capped player, with 39 caps for N.Ireland | |
| 1986 | 1987 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1987 | David Pleat became new manager | |
| 1991 | Gordon Lee became new manager | |
| 1991 | Brian Little became new manager | |
| 1993 | 1994 | Won play-offs in Barclays Football League Division 1 (originally Division 2) promoted |
| 1994 | Mark McGhee became new manager | |
| 1994 | 1995 | Relegated from FA Carling Premiership |
| 1995 | Martin O'Neill became new manager | |
| 1995 | 1996 | Won play-offs in Barclays Football League Division 1 (originally Division 2) promoted |
| 1997 | Won Football League Cup final (Coca Cola Cup) beating Middlesborough 1-1 (aet), 1-0 (aet) | |
| 1999 | Runners-up in Football League Cup final (Worthington Cup), beaten by Tottenham 1-0 | |
| 2000 | Won Football League Cup final (Worthington Cup) beating Tranmere 2-1 | |
| 2000 | Peter Taylor became new manager | |
| 2000 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Emile Heskey for £11,750,000 to Liverpool | |
| 2000 | Club broke transfer record when buying Ade Akinbiyi for £5-million from Wolves | |
| 2001 | Dave Bassett became new manager | |
| 2001 | 2002 | Relegated from FA Premiership |
| 2002 | Micky Adams became new manager | |
| 2002 | Started playing home matches at Walkers Stadium | |
| 2002 | 2003 | Won promotion as runners-up in Nationwide Football League Division 1 (originally Division 2) |
| 2004 | Craig Levein became new manager | |
| 2006 | Robert Kelly became new manager | |
| 2007 | Martin Allen became new manager | |
| 2007 | Gary Megson became new manager | |
| 2007 | Ian Holloway became new manager | |