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2014–15 Leicester City F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Leicester City F.C.'s 110th season in the English football league system and their 47th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. They participated in the 2014–15 Premier League, their first time in Premier League in ten years, having been promoted from the Championship as champions. They also participated in the 2014–15 FA Cup and 2014–15 Football League Cup.

Leicester City
2014–15 season
ChairmanVichai Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerNigel Pearson
StadiumKing Power Stadium
Premier League14th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Leonardo Ulloa (11)
All:
Leonardo Ulloa (13)
Highest home attendance32,021
(vs. Chelsea, 29 April 2015)
Lowest home attendance31,121
(vs. Swansea City, 18 April 2015)

The season saw Leicester finish 14th in the Premier League, securing another top flight season. Despite the club being marooned at the bottom of the table for four-and-a-half months between late November and mid-April, the Foxes managed to put together a run of seven wins from their last nine fixtures to survive comfortably.

Pre-season events edit

Note: This section does not include close season transfers or pre-season match results, which are listed in their own sections below.

  • 2 July 2014 – Matty James signs a four-year contract extension until the summer of 2018.[1]
  • 4 July 2014 – Wes Morgan signs a three-year contract extension until the summer of 2017.[2]
  • 9 July 2014 – David Nugent signs a two-year contract extension until the summer of 2016.[3]
  • 11 July 2014 – Alie Sesay signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2015.[4]
  • 11 July 2014 – Liam Moore signs a three-year contract extension until the summer of 2017.[5]
  • 11 July 2014 – Jeff Schlupp signs a three-year contract extension until the summer of 2017.[6]

Kit and sponsorship edit

Friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

22 July 2014 Ilkeston 1–6 Leicester City Ilkeston, England
19:30 BST Johnson   90' Morgan   33'
Wood   44'
Nugent   46', 79'
Hopper   54'
Wilson   89' (o.g.)		 Stadium: New Manor Ground
27 July 2014 Leicester City 1–0 Everton Bangkok, Thailand
12:50 BST Taylor-Fletcher   54' Report Stadium: Supachalasai Stadium
30 July 2014 Walsall 2–3 Leicester City Walsall, England
19:30 BST Trialist   45'
Grimes   49'		 Report Morgan   7'
Nugent   26'
Drinkwater   87'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 2,119
Referee: Stephen Martin
2 August 2014 Preston North End 1–1 Leicester City Preston, England
15:00 BST Clarke   58' Report Moore   25' Stadium: Deepdale
Referee: Darren Handley
4 August 2014 Milton Keynes Dons 0–2 Leicester City Milton Keynes, England
19:45 BST Report Nugent   24'
Pearson   68'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 4,332
Referee: Gavin Ward
5 August 2014 Rotherham United 1–3 Leicester City Rotherham, England
19:45 BST Agard   59' Report Ulloa   29', 38'
Drinkwater   64'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 3,714
Referee: Carl Pawson
9 August 2014 Leicester City 1–0 Werder Bremen Leicester, England
15:00 BST Morgan   7' Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 8,314
2 September 2014 Milton Keynes Dons 0–4 Leicester City Milton Keynes
19:30 BST Report Drinkwater   35'
Hopper   74'
Cambiasso   78'
Albrighton   79'		 Stadium: Stadium mk

Events edit

Note:This section does not include transfers or match results, which are listed in their own sections below.

  • 11 July 2014 – Jamie Vardy signs a four-year contract extension until the summer of 2018.[7]
  • 29 October 2014 – Andy King signs a four-year contract extension until the summer of 2018.[8]
  • 4 June 2015 – Marcin Wasilewski signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2016.[9]
  • 29 June 2015 – Jeff Schlupp signs a four-year contract extension until the summer of 2019.[10]

Players and staff edit

2014–15 squad edit

  • This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2014–15 season
  • Asterisks indicates player left mid-season
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
  • Italics indicate loan player
No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from
Goalkeepers
1   Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011   Leeds United
12   Ben Hamer GK 2014   Charlton Athletic
25   Conrad Logan GK 2004 Youth
31   Adam Smith GK 2010   Middlesbrough
32   Mark Schwarzer GK 2015   Chelsea
Defenders
2   Ritchie De Laet RB / CB 2012   Manchester United
3   Paul Konchesky LB 2011   Liverpool
5   Wes Morgan CB 2012   Nottingham Forest
6   Matthew Upson CB 2014   Brighton & Hove Albion
14   Robert Huth CB 2015   Stoke City
17   Danny Simpson RB 2014   Queens Park Rangers
18   Liam Moore CB / RB 2011 Youth
21   Zoumana Bakayogo LB / LM 2013   Tranmere Rovers
27   Marcin Wasilewski CB / RB 2013 Unattached
30   James Pearson RB 2012 Unattached
Midfielders
4   Danny Drinkwater CM 2012   Manchester United
7   Dean Hammond CM 2013   Southampton
8   Matty James CM 2012   Manchester United
10   Andy King CM 2006 Youth
11   Marc Albrighton RM 2014   Aston Villa
15   Jeff Schlupp LW / LM / LB / CF 2010 Youth
16   Tom Lawrence LW 2014   Manchester United
19   Esteban Cambiasso DM / CB 2014 Unattached
24   Anthony Knockaert AM / LW / RW 2012   Guingamp
26   Riyad Mahrez LW / RW / AM 2014   Le Havre
33   Michael Cain CM 2011   Luton Town
44   Ryan Watson CM 2013   Wigan Athletic
Forwards
9   Jamie Vardy CF / LW 2012   Fleetwood Town
14   Nick Powell* CF / CM 2014   Manchester United
20   Tom Hopper CF 2011 Youth
22   Gary Taylor-Fletcher CF / AM / LW / RW / CM 2013   Blackpool
23   Leonardo Ulloa CF 2014   Brighton & Hove Albion
29   Jack Barmby CF / LW 2014   Manchester United
35   David Nugent CF / LW 2011   Portsmouth
39   Chris Wood CF 2013   West Bromwich Albion
40   Andrej Kramarić CF 2015   Rijeka

2014–15 backroom staff edit

  • This section lists members of staff who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2014–15 season
  • Asterisks indicate member of staff left mid-season
Position Nationality Name
Manager   Nigel Pearson
Assistant manager   Craig Shakespeare
Assistant manager/Head of Recruitment   Steve Walsh
First Team Coach/Goalkeeping Coach   Mike Stowell
Forwards/Strikers Coach   Kevin Phillips
Head physio   David Rennie
Academy manager   Jon Rudkin
Academy coach (Under 18s)   Steve Beaglehole
Academy coach (Under 16s)   Trevor Peake

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
1 July 2014 RM   Marc Albrighton   Aston Villa Free[11]
1 July 2014 CB   Matthew Upson   Brighton & Hove Albion Free[12]
1 July 2014 GK   Ben Hamer   Charlton Athletic Free[13]
1 July 2014 CF   Jack Barmby   Manchester United Free[14]
18 July 2014 CB   Louis Rowley   Manchester United Free[15]
22 July 2014 CF   Leonardo Ulloa   Brighton & Hove Albion £8 million[16][17][18]
28 August 2014 CM   Esteban Cambiasso Free agent Free[19]
30 August 2014 RB   Danny Simpson   Queens Park Rangers £2 million[20]
31 August 2014 CF   Tom Lawrence   Manchester United £1 million[21]
6 January 2015 GK   Mark Schwarzer   Chelsea Free[22]
16 January 2015 CF   Andrej Kramarić   Rijeka £9 million[23]

Loans in edit

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From
31 August 2014 2 January 2015 CF   Nick Powell   Manchester United[24][25]
2 February 2015 30 June 2015 CB   Robert Huth   Stoke City[26]

Loans out edit

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To
5 July 2014 30 June 2015 AM   Paul Gallagher   Preston North End[27]
7 August 2014 4 September 2014 RW   Adam Dawson   Notts County[28]
18 August 2014 1 January 2015 GK   Conrad Logan   Rochdale[29][30]
27 August 2014 30 June 2015 ST   Jacob Blyth   Burton Albion[31][32]
1 September 2014 2 January 2015 CM   Ryan Watson   Northampton Town[33][34]
3 October 2014 31 October 2014 RW   Adam Dawson   Nuneaton Town[35]
20 October 2014 30 June 2015 CM   Michael Cain   Walsall[36][37][38]
20 October 2014 17 November 2014 ST   Harry Panayiotou   Port Vale[39]
25 October 2014 22 November 2014 ST   Gary Taylor-Fletcher   Sheffield Wednesday[40]
25 November 2014 22 January 2015 ST   Simonas Stankevičius   Nuneaton Town[41]
27 November 2014 30 December 2014 CM   Tom Lawrence   Rotherham United[42][43]
8 January 2015 30 June 2015 RM/LM   Jack Barmby   Rotherham United[44]
8 January 2015 30 June 2015 ST   Tom Hopper   Scunthorpe United[45][46]
8 January 2015 11 April 2015 LB   Callum Elder   Mansfield Town[47][48][49]
9 January 2015 7 February 2015 GK   Adam Smith   Mansfield Town[50]
13 January 2015 18 April 2015 RW   Adam Dawson   Bristol Rovers[51][52]
30 January 2015 30 April 2015 CB   Hervé Pepe-Ngoma   Corby Town[53][54]
20 February 2015 30 June 2015 ST   Gary Taylor-Fletcher   Millwall[55]
26 February 2015 30 June 2015 CB   Liam Moore   Brentford[56]
27 February 2015 30 June 2015 ST   Chris Wood   Ipswich Town[57]
14 March 2015 30 June 2015 GK   Jonny Maddison   Leamington[58]
26 March 2015 30 June 2015 DF   James Pearson   Peterborough United[59]

Released edit

Date Position Nationality Name
1 July 2014 CB   Sean St Ledger[60]
1 July 2014 CB   Zak Whitbread[60]
1 July 2014 CB   George Taft[60]
1 July 2014 RB   Jamie Anton[60]
1 July 2014 CB   Ben Frempah[60]
1 July 2014 CM   Robert Paratore[60]
1 July 2014 CM   Neil Danns[61]
1 July 2014 LW   Lloyd Dyer[62]
17 June 2015 GK   Adam Smith[63]
17 June 2015 DF   James Pearson[63]
17 June 2015 FW   Tom Hopper[63]

Competitions edit

Premier League edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 16 August 2014 24 May 2015 Matchday 1 14th 38 11 8 19 46 55 −9 028.95
FA Cup 3 January 2015 15 February 2015 Third round Fifth round 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 066.67
League Cup 26 August 2014 Second round Second round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 42 13 8 21 50 59 −9 030.95

Source: Competitions

Main article: 2014–15 Premier League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 West Ham United 38 12 11 15 44 47 −3 47 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
13 West Bromwich Albion 38 11 11 16 38 51 −13 44
14 Leicester City 38 11 8 19 46 55 −9 41
15 Newcastle United 38 10 9 19 40 63 −23 39
16 Sunderland 38 7 17 14 31 53 −22 38
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[67]
Notes:
  1. ^ England was given an extra qualification berth for the Europa League first qualifying round as one of the top three associations in UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking.[64] The spot was given to West Ham United after finishing on top of the Premier League Fair Play table.[65][66]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 11 8 19 46 55  −9 41 7 5 7 28 22  +6 4 3 12 18 33  −15

Last updated: 17 May 2015.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday edit

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAAHAHAHAHHHAH
ResultDLDWWLDLLLLDLLLLLLWDWLLLLDLDLWWWWLWWDW
Position6141510710913161618172020202020202020202020202020202020202018171716151414
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2015. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[68]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

16 August 2014 1 Leicester City 2–2 Everton Leicester
15:00 BST Ulloa   22'
Moore   71'
Wood   86'		 Report McGeady   20'
Naismith   45'
Barry   68'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,603
Referee: Mike Jones
23 August 2014 2 Chelsea 2–0 Leicester City Fulham, London
15:00 BST Costa   63'
Hazard   77'		 Report Hammond   51' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,604
Referee: Lee Mason
31 August 2014 3 Leicester City 1–1 Arsenal Leicester
16:00 BST Ulloa   23'
Albrighton   84'
Hammond   85'
Moore   90'		 Report Sánchez   20'
Szczęsny   90'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,535
Referee: Anthony Taylor
13 September 2014 4 Stoke City 0–1 Leicester City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Crouch   29'
Pieters   49'
Whelan   64'		 Report Ulloa   64' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Michael Oliver
21 September 2014 5 Leicester City 5–3 Manchester United Leicester
13:30 BST Ulloa   17', 83' (pen.)
De Laet   33'
Nugent   62' (pen.)
Cambiasso   64'
Vardy   79'		 Report Van Persie   13'
Di María   16'
Herrera   57'
Blackett   83'
Rooney   83'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,784
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
27 September 2014 6 Crystal Palace 2–0 Leicester City London
15:00 BST Campbell   51'
Jedinak   54'		 Report Simpson   85'
Vardy   90+5'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,311
Referee: Keith Stroud
4 October 2014 7 Leicester City 2–2 Burnley Leicester
15:00 BST Schlupp   33'
Mahrez   40'		 Report Kightly   39'
Wallace   90+4'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,448
Referee: Phil Dowd
18 October 2014 8 Newcastle United 1–0 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 BST Obertan   71' Report Moore   22'
De Laet   28'
Ulloa   34'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,886
Referee: Martin Atkinson
25 October 2014 9 Swansea City 2–0 Leicester City Swansea
17:30 BST Bony   34', 57' Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,259
Referee: Mike Jones
1 November 2014 10 Leicester City 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Leicester
15:00 BST Report Cambiasso   47' (o.g.)
Gardner   87'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,819
Referee: Stuart Attwell
8 November 2014 11 Southampton 2–0 Leicester City Southampton
15:00 BST Schneiderlin   37'
Alderweireld   54'
Long   75', 80'		 Report Moore   58'
Wasilewski   78'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,297
Referee: Michael Oliver
22 November 2014 12 Leicester City 0–0 Sunderland Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy   53'
De Laet   85'		 Report   42' Larsson
  61' Cattermole
  68' Fletcher		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,825
Referee: Robert Madley
29 November 2014 13 Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Morgan   37' (o.g.)
Yun   44'
Fer   45'
Austin   73',   77'
Green   90'+4'		 Report   4' Cambiasso
  67' Schlupp
Nugent   90+2'
Albrighton   90+4'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,054
Referee: Roger East
2 December 2014 14 Leicester City 1–3 Liverpool Leicester
19:45 GMT Mignolet   21' (o.g.)
Morgan   63'
Schlupp   75'		 Report   26',   38' Lallana
  54',   65' Gerrard
  83' Henderson		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Lee Mason
7 December 2014 15 Aston Villa 2–1 Leicester City Birmingham
16:00 GMT Clark   17'
N'Zogbia   34'
Hutton   71',   81'
Sánchez   74'
Agbonlahor   90'		 Report   13' Ulloa
  41' Vardy
  59' Cambiasso
  60' Schlupp
  71' Wasilewski
  80' Konchesky		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,692
Referee: Craig Pawson
13 December 2014 16 Leicester City 0–1 Manchester City Leicester
15:00 GMT Report   40' Lampard
  70' Nasri
  78' Hart		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,643
Referee: Jonathan Moss
20 December 2014 17 West Ham United 2–0 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Carroll   24'
Downing   56'		 Report   33' King
  41' Vardy
  64' Ulloa		 Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 34,977
Referee: Martin Atkinson
26 December 2014 18 Leicester City 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
15:00 GMT Ulloa   48'
Vardy   90'+2'		 Report   1' Kane
  35' Walker
  73' Eriksen
  82' Vertonghen		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,780
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
28 December 2014 19 Hull City 0–1 Leicester City Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Qunn   90+4' Report   31' Simpson
  32' Mahrez
  58'   88' Konchesky		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 23,780
Referee: Phil Dowd
1 January 2015 20 Liverpool 2–2 Leicester City Liverpool
15:00 GMT Gerrard   17' (pen.), 40' (pen.) Report Nugent   58'
Schlupp   60'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,720
Referee: Mike Jones
10 January 2015 21 Leicester City 1–0 Aston Villa Leicester
15:00 GMT Konchesky   45' Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,728
Referee: Michael Oliver
17 January 2015 22 Leicester City 0–1 Stoke City Leicester
15:00 GMT Wasilewski   19' Report Bojan   63' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,772
Referee: Andre Marriner
31 January 2015 23 Manchester United 3–1 Leicester City Manchester
15:00 GMT Van Persie   27'
Falcao   32'
Morgan   44' (o.g.)		 Report Drinkwater   34'
Wasilewski   80'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,329
Referee: Martin Atkinson
7 February 2015 24 Leicester City 0–1 Crystal Palace Leicester
15:00 GMT Schlupp   9'
Simpson   32'
Ulloa   79'
Konchesky   90+4'		 Report Ledley   55'
Kelly   82'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,695
Referee: Lee Mason
11 February 2015 25 Arsenal 2–1 Leicester City London
19:45 GMT Koscielny   27'
Walcott   41'		 Report Kramarić   62' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,032
Referee: Mike Jones
22 February 2015 26 Everton 2–2 Leicester City Liverpool
14:05 GMT Naismith   57'
Upson   88' (o.g.)		 Report Morgan   25'
Nugent   63'
Cambiasso   70'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,904
Referee: Phil Dowd
4 March 2015 27 Manchester City 2–0 Leicester City Manchester
19:45 GMT Silva   45+2'
Milner   88'		 Report Konchesky   36' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Robert Madley
14 March 2015 28 Leicester City 0–0 Hull City Leicester
15:00 GMT Report Huddlestone   14'   72'
Robertson   45'
Dawson   66'
Bruce   68'
N'Doye   85'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,456
Referee: Jonathan Moss
21 March 2015 29 Tottenham Hotspur 4–3 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Kane   6', 13', 64' (pen.)
Chadli   32'
Rose   78'
Sclupp   85' (o.g.)		 Report Vardy   38'
Nugent   48'   90'
Morgan   50'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,950
Referee: Mike Dean
4 April 2015 30 Leicester City 2–1 West Ham United Leicester
15:00 BST Cambiasso   12'
King   86'		 Report Kouyaté   32'
Jenkinson   14'
Reid   53'
Collins   61'
Cresswell   85'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,863
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
11 April 2015 31 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Leicester City West Bromwich
15:00 BST Fletcher   8'
Gardner   26'		 Report Nugent   20'
Huth   80'
Vardy   90+1'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,768
Referee: Martin Atkinson
18 April 2015 32 Leicester City 2–0 Swansea City Leicester
15:00 BST Ulloa   15'
King   89'		 Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,121
Referee: Lee Probert
25 April 2015 33 Burnley 0–1 Leicester City Burnley
15:00 BST Mee   66'
Ings   73'
Wallace   85'		 Report Vardy   60' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 19,582
Referee: Anthony Taylor
30 April 2015 34 Leicester City 1–3 Chelsea Leicester
19:45 BST Konchesky   36'
Albrighton   45+3'		 Report Drogba   48'
Terry   79'
Ramires   83'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,021
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2 May 2015 35 Leicester City 3–0 Newcastle United Leicester
12:45 BST Ulloa   1', 48' (pen.)
Morgan   17'
James   29'		 Report Janmaat   16'   90+1'
Gutiérrez   28'
Williamson   55'   62'
Dummett   70'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,576
Referee: Mike Dean
9 May 2015 36 Leicester City 2–0 Southampton Leicester
15:00 BST Mahrez   7', 19'
Wasilewski   81'		 Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,939
Referee: Roger East
16 May 2015 37 Sunderland 0–0 Leicester City Sunderland
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,705
Referee: Martin Atkinson
24 May 2015 38 Leicester City 5–1 Queens Park Rangers Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy   16'
Albrighton   43'
Ulloa   51'
Cambiasso   52'
Kramarić   86'		 Report Austin   57' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,467
Referee: Michael Oliver

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

3 January 2015 Third Leicester City 1–0 Newcastle United Leicester
15:00 GMT Ulloa   39' Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 23,212
Referee: Lee Mason
24 January 2015 Fourth Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Leicester City Tottenham
15:00 GMT Townsend   19' (pen.) Report Ulloa   83'
Schlupp   90+2'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,548
Referee: Robert Madley
15 February 2015 Fifth Aston Villa 2–1 Leicester City Birmingham
12:30 GMT Bacuna   68'
Sinclair   89'		 Report Konchesky   60'
Kramarić   90+1'
Simpson   90+2'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 28,098
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Football League Cup edit

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup

As a Premier League club not participating in European club competitions, Leicester City entered the 2014–15 League Cup in the second round. The Foxes were drawn at home against Shrewsbury Town, with the game being played on 26 August. Leicester's League Cup campaign was short-lived as the League Two side recorded a shock 1–0 victory.[69]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

26 August 2014 Second Leicester City 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Leicester
19:45 BST Report Mangan   38' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 8,017
Referee: Simon Hooper

Awards edit

Club awards edit

At the end of the season, Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and backroom staff, the supporters and the supporters club, saw the following players recognised for their achievements for the club throughout the 2014–15 season.[70]

Player of the Year Award   Esteban Cambiasso
Young Player of the Year Award   Jeff Schlupp
Players' Player of the Year Award   Jeff Schlupp
Academy Player of the year Award   Ben Chilwell
Under-21 Player of the year Award   Harry Panayiotou
Goal of the Season Award   David Nugent vs. Liverpool, 1 January 2015
Performance of the Season vs. Manchester United, 21 September 2014

Divisional awards edit

Date Nation Winner Award
April 2015   Nigel Pearson Premier League Manager of the Month

Club statistics edit

All data from LCFC.com

Appearances edit

  • Starts + Substitute appearances.
  • Italics indicates loan player.
  • Asterisks indicates player left mid-season.
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   DEN Kasper Schmeichel 24 0 24 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   BEL Ritchie De Laet 28 0 20+6 0 2 0 0 0
3 DF   ENG Paul Konchesky 29 1 26 1 2 0 1 0
4 MF   ENG Danny Drinkwater 24 0 16+7 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF   JAM Wes Morgan 40 2 37 2 3 0 0 0
6 DF   ENG Matthew Upson 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
7 MF   ENG Dean Hammond 12 0 9+3 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   ENG Matty James 29 0 20+7 0 2 0 0 0
9 FW   ENG Jamie Vardy 36 5 26+8 5 1+1 0 0 0
10 MF   WAL Andy King 26 2 16+8 2 1 0 0+1 0
11 MF   ENG Marc Albrighton 20 2 10+8 2 0+2 0 0 0
12 GK   ENG Ben Hamer 10 0 8 0 1 0 1 0
14 MF   ENG Nick Powell* 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF   GER Robert Huth 14 1 14 1 0 0 0 0
15 MF   GHA Jeff Schlupp 35 4 30+2 3 2 1 0+1 0
16 MF   WAL Tom Lawrence 4 0 0+3 0 1 0 0 0
17 DF   ENG Danny Simpson 16 0 13+1 0 2 0 0 0
18 DF   ENG Liam Moore 14 0 10+1 0 2 0 1 0
19 MF   ARG Esteban Cambiasso 33 5 27+4 5 2 0 0 0
20 FW   ENG Tom Hopper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF   CIV Zoumana Bakayogo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW   ENG Gary Taylor-Fletcher 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
23 FW   ARG Leonardo Ulloa 40 13 29+8 11 2+1 2 0 0
24 MF   FRA Anthony Knockaert 11 0 3+6 0 1 0 1 0
25 GK   IRL Conrad Logan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   ALG Riyad Mahrez 32 4 25+5 4 1 0 1 0
27 DF   POL Marcin Wasilewski 28 1 22+3 1 1+1 0 1 0
29 MF   ENG Jack Barmby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF   ENG James Pearson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 GK   ENG Adam Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK   AUS Mark Schwarzer 8 0 6 0 2 0 0 0
33 MF   ENG Michael Cain 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
35 FW   ENG David Nugent 32 5 16+13 5 1+1 0 0+1 0
39 FW   NZL Chris Wood 9 1 0+7 1 0+1 0 1 0
40 ST   CRO Andrej Kramarić 15 3 6+7 2 2 1 0 0
44 MF   ENG Ryan Watson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goalscorers edit

Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
1   Leonardo Ulloa 11 2 0 13
2   Esteban Cambiasso 5 0 0 5
  David Nugent 5 0 0 5
  Jamie Vardy 5 0 0 5
5   Riyad Mahrez 4 0 0 4
  Jeff Schlupp 3 1 0 4
7   Andrej Kramarić 2 1 0 3
8   Marc Albrighton 2 0 0 2
  Wes Morgan 2 0 0 2
  Andy King 2 0 0 2
11   Chris Wood 1 0 0 1
  Paul Konchesky 1 0 0 1
  Marcin Wasilewski 1 0 0 1
  Robert Huth 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Total 46 4 0 50

Disciplinary record edit

Nation Name    
  Paul Konchesky 4 2
  Marcin Wasilewski 7 0
  Jamie Vardy 6 0
  Liam Moore 5 0
  Danny Simpson 5 0
  Matty James 2 1
  Leonardo Ulloa 4 0
  Jeff Schlupp 4 0
  Wes Morgan 1 1
  Dean Hammond 3 0
  Richie De Laet 3 0
  Marc Albrighton 3 0
  David Nugent 3 0
  Robert Huth 2 0
  Esteban Cambiasso 1 0
  Andy King 1 0
  Riyad Mahrez 1 0
  Tom Lawrence 1 0
  Andrej Kramarić 1 0
  Danny Drinkwater 1 0
Total 58 4
  • Ranking based on 1 point for a yellow card and 3 points for a red card.

Captains edit

Last Updated: 26 May 2015

  • Only counts starts as captain
No. Position Nation Name Starts
5 CB   Wes Morgan 40
1 GK   Kasper Schmeichel 1
3 LB   Paul Konchesky 1

Suspensions edit

Date Incurred Nation Name Games Missed Reason
2 December 2014   Wes Morgan 1   (vs. Liverpool)
7 December 2014   Paul Konchesky 0*   (vs. Aston Villa)
26 December 2014   Jamie Vardy 1      
28 December 2014   Paul Konchesky 1     (vs. Hull City)
10 January 2015   Matty James 3   (vs. Aston Villa)
  • * Konchesky's red card vs. Aston Villa was rescinded on appeal.

Penalties edit

Date Nation Name Opposition Scored?
21 September 2014   David Nugent Manchester United  Y
  Leonardo Ulloa  Y
4 April 2015   David Nugent West Ham United  N
2 May 2015   Leonardo Ulloa Newcastle United  Y

Overall seasonal record edit


Note: Games which are level after extra-time and are decided by a penalty shoot-out are listed as draws.

Games played 42 (38 Premier League, 3 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games won 13 (11 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games drawn 8 (8 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost 21 (19 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Win % 30.95%
Goals scored 50 (46 Premier League, 4 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Goals conceded 59 (55 Premier League, 3 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goal difference −9 (−9 Premier League, +1 FA Cup, −1 League Cup)
Yellow cards 58 (49 Premier League, 8 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Red cards 4 (4 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst discipline Paul Konchesky (4 yellows, 2 reds)
Biggest win 5–1 (vs. Queens Park Rangers, Premier League, 24.05.2015)
Heaviest defeat 1–3 (on 3 occasions) 0–2 (on 6 occasions)
Highest scoring match 5–3 (vs. Manchester United, Premier League, 21.09.2014)
Most appearances 40 (Wes Morgan & Leonardo Ulloa)
Top scorer 13 (Leonardo Ulloa)
Most assists 8 (Jamie Vardy)

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