2012–13 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
2012–13 season
ChairmanVichai Raksriaksorn
ManagerNigel Pearson
Football League Championship6th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: David Nugent (14)
All: David Nugent (16)
Highest home attendance29,560 (vs. Watford, Championship Play-offs, 9.5.2013)
Lowest home attendance8,560 (vs. Burton Albion, League Cup, 28.8.2012)

The 2012–13 season was Leicester City F.C.'s 108th season in the English football league system and their 61st (non-consecutive) season in the second tier of English football. It was their fourth consecutive season in the Championship.

Leicester began with a promising first half of the season and sat in second place at the beginning of February. However, a dramatic downturn in form which saw the Foxes win just 2 of their following 16 games saw Leicester not only drop out of the automatic promotion places, but the play-offs as well and they began the final game of the season against local rivals Nottingham Forest in eighth place. The Foxes won 2–3 with a dramatic late winner from Anthony Knockaert, and coupled with Bolton Wanderers failing to win, Leicester took the final play-off spot and finished sixth.

Leicester eventually lost to Watford in the play-off semi-final though, after a dramatic winner deep into injury time by Troy Deeney, which came as the result of a counter-attack from Anthony Knockaert's missed penalty (which would have sent Leicester through to the final).

Pre-season

Pre-season events

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

  • 29 June 2012 – Conrad Logan signs a one-year contract extension which ends in 2013.[1]
  • 19 July 2012 – Wes Morgan is named as Club Captain.[2]

Kit and sponsorship

On 28 April 2012, it was announced on the official Leicester City website that the new kit supplier for the 2012–13 season would be Puma.[3]

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

24 July 2012 Hinckley United 1 – 4 Leicester City Hinckley
19:30 BST Greene 42' Report King 3'
Nugent 52'
Vardy 53'
Marshall 61'		 Stadium: Greene King Stadium
Attendance: 3,411
28 July 2012 Shrewsbury Town 2 – 0 Leicester City Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Gornell
Morgan 		Report Stadium: Greenhous Meadow
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: C. Sargeson
31 July 2012 Leicester City XI 2 – 2 York City Leicester
Blyth
Beckford 		Chambers
Coulson 		Stadium: King Power Stadium
1 August 2012 Burton Albion 1 – 3 Leicester City Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Weir Report Schlupp 28'
Dyer 79'
Danns 88'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
4 August 2012 Lincoln City C – C Leicester City Lincoln
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
7 August 2012 Nuneaton Town 1 – 3 Leicester City Nuneaton
19:30 BST James Report Beckford 2
Futacs 		Stadium: Triton Showers Community Stadium
11 August 2012 Leicester City 1 – 0 Sunderland Leicester
15:00 BST Parkes 72' Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 9,293

Events

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

Players and staff

2012–13 squad

  • This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2012–13 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 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011 England Leeds United
13 Republic of Ireland Conrad Logan GK 2004 Youth
England Adam Smith GK 2010 England Middlesbrough
Defenders
2 Belgium Ritchie De Laet RB / CB / LB 2012 England Manchester United
3 England Paul Konchesky LB 2011 England Liverpool
5 England Wes Morgan CB 2012 England Nottingham Forest
6 United States Zak Whitbread CB 2012 England Norwich City
12 Republic of Ireland Sean St Ledger CB 2011 England Preston North End
15 England Michael Keane CB / RB Loan England Manchester United
22 England Liam Moore CB / RB 2011 Youth
23 England Tom Kennedy* LB 2010 England Rochdale
Republic of Ireland Cian Bolger* CB 2009 Youth
England George Taft CB 2011 Youth
Midfielders
4 England Danny Drinkwater CM 2012 England Manchester United
7 England Ben Marshall RW / LW / AM 2012 England Stoke City
8 England Neil Danns CM / RW 2011 England Crystal Palace
10 Wales Andy King CM 2006 Youth
11 England Lloyd Dyer LW / RW 2008 England Milton Keynes Dons
16 England Matty James CM 2012 England Manchester United
19 England Richie Wellens CM 2009 England Doncaster Rovers
23 England Jesse Lingard* AM / RW / LW Loan England Manchester United
24 France Anthony Knockaert AM / LW / RW 2012 France Guingamp
Forwards
9 England Jamie Vardy CF 2012 England Fleetwood Town
14 England Martyn Waghorn CF 2010 England Sunderland
17 Scotland Paul Gallagher AM / RW / CF 2009 England Blackburn Rovers
18 Ghana Jeffrey Schlupp CF / LW / LB 2010 Youth
20 Jamaica Jermaine Beckford CF 2011 England Everton
21 England Tom Hopper CF 2011 Youth
29 Hungary Márkó Futács CF 2012 England Portsmouth
35 England David Nugent CF / LW 2011 Unattached
37 England Harry Kane CF Loan England Tottenham Hotspur
39 New Zealand Chris Wood CF 2013 England West Bromwich Albion
England Jacob Blyth CF 2012 England Leamington
England Harry Panayiotou CF / AM 2012 Youth

2012–13 backroom staff

  • This section lists members of staff who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2012–13 season
  • Asterisks indicate member of staff left mid-season
Position Nationality Name
Manager England Nigel Pearson
Assistant Manager England Craig Shakespeare
Assistant Manager/Head of Recruitment England Steve Walsh
First Team Coach/Goalkeeping Coach England Mike Stowell
Head Physio England David Rennie
Academy Manager England Jon Rudkin
Academy Coach (Under 18s) England Steve Beaglehole
Academy Coach (Under 16s) England Trevor Peake

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
10 May 2012 CF England Jacob Blyth England Leamington Undisclosed[9]
15 May 2012 CB Belgium Ritchie De Laet England Manchester United Undisclosed[10]
15 May 2012 CM England Matty James England Manchester United Undisclosed[10]
18 May 2012 CF England Jamie Vardy England Fleetwood Town Undisclosed[11]
18 July 2012 CF Hungary Márkó Futács England Portsmouth Free[12]
24 July 2012 CB United States Zak Whitbread England Norwich City Free[13]
1 August 2012 RW France Anthony Knockaert France Guingamp Undisclosed[14]
19 September 2012 CB England James Pearson Free agent Free[15]
23 November 2012 CB England Karlton Watson Free agent Free[16]
1 January 2013 CF New Zealand Chris Wood England West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed[17]
11 March 2013 CM Republic of Ireland Conor Clifford Free agent Free[18]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
18 June 2012 CB Ivory Coast Sol Bamba Turkey Trabzonspor Undisclosed[19]
4 July 2012 CB England Matt Mills England Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed[20]
4 August 2012 RB England Lee Peltier England Leeds United Undisclosed[21]
20 August 2012 CB England Tom Parkes England Bristol Rovers Undisclosed[22]
23 August 2012 CM Republic of Ireland Shane Byrne England Bury Undisclosed[23]
31 January 2013 CB Republic of Ireland Cian Bolger England Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed[24]

Loans in

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From
6 November 2012 2 February 2013 (Extended until end of season) CB England Michael Keane England Manchester United[25][26]
6 November 2012 2 January 2013 AM England Jesse Lingard England Manchester United[25][26]
21 February 2013 End of season CF England Harry Kane England Tottenham Hotspur[27]

Loans out

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To
31 August 2012 January 2013 CB Republic of Ireland Cian Bolger England Bristol Rovers
6 September 2012 May 2013 AM Peru Pier Larrauri Mexico Pachuca[28]
13 September 2012 October 2012 LW Scotland Paul Gallagher England Sheffield United[29]
14 September 2012 October 2012 CF England Tom Hopper England Bury[30]
28 September 2012 End of season CF Jamaica Jermaine Beckford England Huddersfield Town[31][32]
4 October 2012 10 November 2012 CM England Richie Wellens England Ipswich Town[33]
25 October 2012 3 January 2013 GK England Adam Smith England Nuneaton Town[34][35]
14 November 2012 12 December 2012 CM England Neil Danns England Bristol City[36]
20 November 2012 January 2013 CF England Jacob Blyth England Burton Albion[37]
23 November 2012 23 December 2012 CB England Jide Maduako England Ilkeston[16]
30 November 2012 30 December 2012 CB Northern Ireland Steven Smith England Ilkeston[38]
8 January 2012 End of Season CM England Neil Danns England Huddersfield Town[39]
1 February 2013 1 March 2013 CB England Jide Maduako England Ilkeston[40]
13 February 2013 13 March 2013 CF England Jacob Blyth England Notts County[41]
20 February 2013 27 April 2013 CB England Liam Moore England Brentford[42]
1 March 2013 28 March 2013 CB Northern Ireland Steven Smith England Braintree Town[43]
5 March 2013 5 April 2013 CF Hungary Márkó Futács England Blackpool[44]
30 March 2013 3 May 2013 CB Republic of Ireland Sean St Ledger England Millwall[45]

Released

Date Position Nationality Name
30 May 2012 CM Belgium Franck Moussa[46]
30 June 2012 RB Ghana John Pantsil[47]
30 June 2012 CF England Darius Vassell[48]
30 June 2012 CF Scotland Steve Howard[48]
30 June 2012 CF Wales Elliott Chamberlain[48]
30 June 2012 CM England Matt Oakley[48]
30 June 2012 CB Bulgaria Aleksandar Tunchev[48]
30 June 2012 GK England Chris Weale[48]
29 August 2012 LB England Tom Kennedy[49]

Results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Football League Championship

18 August 2012 1 Leicester City 2 – 0 Peterborough United Leicester
15:00 BST Marshall Yellow card 22'
Morgan 51'
King 71'
De Laet Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Taylor Yellow card 32' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 23,828
Referee: Craig Pawson
21 August 2012 2 Charlton Athletic 2 – 1 Leicester City London
19:45 BST Wright-Phillips 18'
Kermorgant 32'		 Report Morgan Yellow card 34'
King 53'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 16,658 (1,628 away)
Referee: Fred Graham
25 August 2012 3 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 1 Leicester City Blackburn
15:00 BST Nuno Gomes 33'
Murphy Yellow card 50'
Pedersen 80'		 Report De Laet Yellow card 48'
Vardy 56'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,935 (1,741 away)
Referee: Robert Madley
1 September 2012 4 Leicester City 1 – 0 Blackpool Leicester
17:20 BST Marshall 54' (pen.) Report Gomes Yellow card 52'
Taylor-Flectcher Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 18,655
Referee: Michael Jones
16 September 2012 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 – 1 Leicester City Wolverhampton
13:15 BST Ebanks-Blake 13'
Stearman 21'
Henry Yellow card 80'		 Report Konchesky Yellow card 53', 70'
Nugent Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 20,030 (1,375 away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
19 September 2012 6 Leicester City 2 – 1 Burnley Leicester
19:45 BST Nugent Yellow card 38', 47'
Vardy 57'
Knockaert Yellow card 73'
De Laet Yellow card 86'		 Report Marney 10'
Paterson Yellow card 26'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 18,480
Referee: Stuart Attwell
23 September 2012 7 Leicester City 3 – 1 Hull City Leicester
15:00 BST Nugent 7', 42', 90+1' Report Simpson 26' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 20,815
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
29 September 2012 8 Middlesbrough 1 – 2 Leicester City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Bailey 50'
Amougou Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Vardy 62'
Dyer 89'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 15,679 (918 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
2 October 2012 9 Huddersfield Town 0 – 2 Leicester City Huddersfield
19:45 BST Dixon Yellow card 54' Report Knockaert 30', 60', Yellow card 58' Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 13,821 (1,563 away)
Referee: Phil Gibbs
6 October 2012 10 Leicester City 2 – 0 Bristol City Leicester
15:00 BST Nugent 19'
Foster 74' (o.g.)		 Report Carey Yellow card 49'
Morris Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 22,529
Referee: Trevor Kettle
20 October 2012 11 Birmingham City 1 – 1 Leicester City Birmingham
15:00 BST Spector Yellow card 6' Yellow-red card 90'
Hurst Yellow card 11'
Løvenkrands 45+2'
Morrison Yellow card 66'		 Report Whitbread Yellow card 44'
Waghorn Yellow card 70'
Marshall 86'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 18,271 (3,752 away)
Referee: Tony Bates
24 October 2012 12 Leicester City 1 – 0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
15:00 BST King 10'
De Laet Yellow card 53'		 Report Bridcutt Yellow card 67' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,726
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
27 October 2012 13 Leicester City 1 – 2 Crystal Palace Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy Yellow card 26'
De Laet Yellow card 74'
King 90+2'		 Report Delaney 23'
Ramage 28'
Moxey Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 23,646
Referee: Andy Haines
3 November 2012 14 Watford 2 – 1 Leicester City Watford
15:00 GMT Abdi 14'
Forestieri 68'		 Report Drinkwater Yellow card 45'
Whitbread Yellow card 45+2' Yellow-red card 83'
Nugent 71'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 12,954 (2,058 away)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
6 November 2012 15 Bolton Wanderers 0 – 0 Leicester City Bolton
20:00 GMT Ricketts Yellow card 33'
Pratley Yellow card 42'		 Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 16,754 (1,227 away)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
10 November 2012 16 Leicester City 2 – 2 Nottingham Forest Leicester
12:45 GMT Ward 7' (o.g.)
Nugent 32'		 Guedioura 22'
Cox 67' (pen.)		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 24,793
Referee: Anthony Taylor
17 November 2012 17 Leicester City 6 – 0 Ipswich Town Leicester
15:00 GMT Nugent 8' (pen.), 18'
Dyer 18'
Knockaert 44'
Waghorn 53'
Futács 82'		 Report Reo-Coker Yellow card 90' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 20,779
Referee: Keith Stroud
24 November 2012 18 Sheffield Wednesday 0 – 2 Leicester City Sheffield
15:00 GMT Sidibé Yellow card 42'
Lines Yellow card 83'		 Report Drinkwater 41'
Whitbread Yellow card 45+2'
Schlupp Yellow card 45+4'
Marshall 76'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 24,664 (3,803 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
28 November 2012 19 Leeds United 1 – 0 Leicester City Leeds
19:45 GMT Becchio 3' (pen.) Report De Laet Yellow card 51' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 17,717
Referee: Mick Russell
1 December 2012 20 Leicester City 4 – 1 Derby County Leicester
17:20 GMT Whitbread 6'
Waghorn 23'
Nugent 74', 89'		 Report Coutts Yellow card 11'
Robinson 38'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 20,680
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
8 December 2012 21 Leicester City 2 – 2 Barnsley Leicester
15:00 GMT Knockaert 9'
Nugent Yellow card 54'
Marshall Yellow card 70'
Vardy 90'		 Report Dawson 27'
Noble-Lazarus 39'
Wiseman Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 23,579
Referee: James Adcock
15 December 2012 22 Millwall 1 – 0 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Abdou Yellow card 20'
Taylor 67'
Shittu Yellow card 83'		 Report Nugent Yellow card 20'
Knockaert Yellow card 35'
Futács Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 10,189
Referee: Simon Hooper
22 December 2012 23 Leicester City 0 – 1 Cardiff City Leicester
15:00 GMT Report Bellamy 25'
Turner Yellow card 38'
Connolly Yellow card 61'
Whittingham Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,055
Referee: Graham Salisbury
26 December 2012 24 Hull City 0 – 0 Leicester City Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Report De Laet Yellow card 38'
Whitbread Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 20,321
Referee: Craig Pawson
29 December 2012 25 Burnley 0 – 1 Leicester City Burnley
15:00 GMT Duff Yellow card 69'
Trippier Yellow card 90+4'
Vokes Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Nugent 31'
Dyer Yellow card 69'
Drinkwater Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 13,050 (1,233 away)
Referee: Michael Naylor
1 January 2013 26 Leicester City 6 – 1 Huddersfield Town Leicester
15:00 GMT Wood 6', 24'
De Laet 45+1'
Knockaert 49', 51'
Waghorn 76'		 Report Lynch Yellow card 43'
Arfield 60'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,913
Referee: Mark Haywood
12 January 2013 27 Bristol City 0 – 4 Leicester City Bristol
15:00 GMT Report Wood 11', 18', 41'
James 49'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 13,078 (1,786 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
19 January 2013 28 Leicester City 1 – 0 Middlesbrough Leicester
20:00 GMT Konchesky Yellow card 50'
Keane Yellow card 58'
Nugent 70'		 Report Ladesma Yellow card 20' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 8,585
Referee: Roger East
31 January 2013 29 Leicester City 2 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester
19:45 GMT Knockaert 24'
Nugent 73'		 Report Sako 51'
Foley Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 21,677
Referee: Robert Madley
9 February 2013 30 Peterborough United 2 – 1 Leicester City Peterborough
19:45 GMT Petrucci 79'
McCann 88'		 Report Marshall 52'
De Laet Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 11,070
Referee: Graham Scott
19 February 2013 31 Leicester City 1 – 2 Charlton Athletic Leicester
19:45 GMT Wood 69' Report Kermorgant 19'
Jackson Yellow card 30'
Haynes 78'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 19,920
Referee: Michael Naylor
23 February 2013 32 Blackpool 0 – 0 Leicester City Blackpool
15:00 GMT Cathcart Yellow card 53'
Phillips Yellow card 77'		 Report King Yellow card 55' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 14,509
Referee: Simon Hooper
26 February 2013 33 Leicester City 3 – 0 Blackburn Rovers Leicester
19:45 GMT Wood 29'
Kane 42'
King 90+3'		 Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 19,561
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
2 March 2013 34 Ipswich 1 – 0 Leicester City Ipswich
15:00 GMT Hyam Yellow card 74'
McGoldrick 85'		 Report Knockaert Yellow card 46'
Morgan Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,021
Referee: D Deadman
5 March 2013 35 Leicester City 1 – 1 Leeds United Leicester
19:45 GMT Marshall Yellow card 80'
Keane 90+4'		 Report Byram 52'
Kenny Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 22,660
Referee: Paul Tierney
9 March 2013 36 Leicester City 0 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday Leicester
15:00 GMT Nugent Yellow card 17' Report Buxton Yellow card 57'
Wickham 70'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 24,883
Referee: Phil Gibbs
12 March 2013 37 Cardiff City 1 – 1 Leicester City Cardiff
19:45 GMT Noone Yellow card 27'
Nugent Yellow card 66'
Gestede 90+3'		 Report Nugent Yellow card 11'
St Ledger Yellow card 20'
Keane 72'
Keane Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,231
Referee: Nigel Miller
16 March 2013 38 Derby County 2 – 1 Leicester City Derby
17:20 GMT Keogh 16'
Ward Yellow card 22'
Coutts Yellow card 37'
Martin 44'
Freemnan 81'		 Report Keane Yellow card 51'
Schlupp 62'
St Ledger Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 23,123
Referee: K Stroud
29 March 2013 39 Leicester City 0 – 1 Millwall Leicester
19:45 GMT Morgan Red card 3' Report Hulse Yellow card 60'
Chaplow Yellow card 68'
Trotter Yellow card 70'
Dunne Yellow card 74'
Dunne 87'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 22,365
Referee: S Attwell
1 April 2013 40 Barnsley 2 – 0 Leicester City Barnsley
15:00 GMT Keane 4' (o.g.)
O'Grady 40'
Dawson Yellow card 68'		 Report Nugent Yellow card 76'
Marshall Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 10.429
Referee: Andy D'Urso
6 April 2013 41 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 – 1 Leicester City Brighton
15:00 GMT LuaLua 88'
Calderón Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Nugent Yellow card 1'
Moore Yellow card 65'
James 73'		 Stadium: Amex Stadium
Attendance: 28,493
Referee: J Moss
12 April 2013 42 Leicester City 2 – 2 Birmingham City Leicester
19:45 GMT Davies 12' (o.g)
Schlupp 75'		 Report Žigić 61'
Davies Yellow card 85'
Burke 90+1' (pen)		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,554
Referee: M Russell
16 April 2013 43 Leicester City 3 – 2 Bolton Leicester
19:45 GMT Wood 39' (pen.)
Dyer 41'
Dyer Yellow card 43'
Schlupp 79'		 Report N'Gog 3' (pen.)
Pratley 71'
Alonso Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 22,442
Referee: E Ilderton
20 April 2013 44 Crystal Palace 2 – 2 Leicester City Selhurst
15:00 GMT Moxey Yellow card 23'
Gabbidon 26'
Delaney Yellow card 31'
Dobbie 67'
Dikgacoi Yellow card 82'		 Report King 37'
James Yellow card 45'
Wood 73'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 18,563
Referee: A Madley
26 April 2013 45 Leicester City 1 – 2 Watford Leicester
19:45 GMT Kane 61' Report Deeney 41'
Chalobah 43'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,091
Referee: Craig Pawson
4 May 2013 46 Nottingham Forest 2 – 3 Leicester City Nottingham
12:45 GMT Cox 3'
Ward 50'		 Report James 24'
King 43'
Knockaert 90+2'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,646
Referee: Mike Dean

Promotion Play-offs

9 May 2013 Semi-final 1st leg Leicester City 1 – 0 Watford Leicester
19:45 GMT Schlupp Yellow card 30'
Morgan Yellow card 38'
Knockaert Yellow card 45+2'
Keane Yellow card 58'
Nugent 82'		 Report Anya Yellow card 6'
Pudil Yellow card 74'
Hall Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 29,560
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
12 May 2013 Semi-final 2nd leg Watford 3 – 1
(3 – 2 agg.)		 Leicester City Watford
12:30 GMT Vydra 15', 65'
Cassetti Yellow card 69'
Deeney 90+7' Yellow card 90+10'		 Report Nugent 19'
Wood Yellow card 30'
Knockaert soccer ball with red X 90+7'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,142
Referee: Michael Oliver

FA Cup

5 January 2013 3rd round Proper Leicester City 2 – 0 Burton Albion Leicester
15:00 GMT Wood 3'
De Laet 21'		 Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 14,463
Referee: Andy D'Urso
26 January 2013 4th Round Proper Huddersfield Town 1 – 1 Leicester City Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Norwood Yellow card 50'
Novak Yellow card 70', 74' (pen.)		 Report Keane Yellow card
Wood 82'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 11,945 (4,000 away)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
12 February 2013 4th Round Proper Replay Leicester City 1 – 2 Huddersfield Town Leicester
19:30 GMT Keane 7'
Gallagher Yellow card 81'
Knockaert Yellow card 88'		 Report Clayton 5'
Gerrard 73'
Scannell 75'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 14,517
Referee: James Adcock

Football League Cup

14 August 2012 1st round Torquay United 0 – 4 Leicester City Torquay
19:45 BST Report Dyer 21'
Marshall 36'
James 50'
Vardy 77'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3,367 (1,166 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
28 August 2012 2nd round Leicester City 2 – 4 Burton Albion Leicester
19:45 BST Knockaert 60'
Futács 87'		 Report Palmer 20'
Taylor 53'
Weir 64' (pen.)
Maghoma 68'
Dyer Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 8,560
Referee: Darren Drysdale

Awards

Club awards

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 2012–13 season.

Player of the Year Award England Wes Morgan
Young Player of the Season Award France Anthony Knockaert
Players' Player of the Season Award England Wes Morgan
Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award England Wes Morgan
Academy Player of the Season Award England Michael Cain
Goal of the Season Award France Anthony Knockaert (vs. Huddersfield Town, 2 October 2012)
Performance of the Season vs. Bolton Wanderers, 16 April 2013
Champagne Moment Award Denmark Kasper Schmeichel save (vs. Blackburn Rovers, 26 February 2013)

Divisional awards

Date Nation Winner Award
21 August 2012 Belgium Ritchie De Laet Championship Team of the Week[50]
21 August 2012 England Wes Morgan Championship Team of the Week[50]
3 September 2012 England Liam Moore Championship Team of the Week[51]
24 September 2012 England David Nugent Championship Team of the Week[52]
8 October 2012 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel Championship Team of the Week[53]
19 November 2012 England Lloyd Dyer Championship Team of the Week[54]
19 November 2012 England Wes Morgan Championship Team of the Week[54]
29 November 2012 England Danny Drinkwater Championship Team of the Week[55]
3 December 2012 United States Zak Whitbread Championship Team of the Week[56]
31 December 2012 England Wes Morgan Championship Team of the Week[57]
15 January 2013 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel Championship Team of the Week[58]
15 January 2013 New Zealand Chris Wood Championship Team of the Week[58]
22 January 2013 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel Championship Team of the Week[59]
22 January 2013 England David Nugent Championship Team of the Week[59]
January 2013 England Nigel Pearson Championship Manager of the Month[60]
22 April 2013 Wales Andy King Championship Team of the Week[61]
7 May 2013 Wales Andy King Championship Team of the Week[62]
7 May 2013 France Anthony Knockaert Championship Team of the Week[62]
Season Denmark Kasper Schmeichel PFA Team of the Year[63]
Season England Wes Morgan PFA Team of the Year[63]

Championship statistics

Championship table

Main article: 2012–13 Football League Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 18 9 69 43 +26 75 Qualification for Championship play-offs
5 Crystal Palace (P, O) 46 19 15 12 73 62 +11 72
6 Leicester City 46 19 11 16 71 48 +23 68
7 Bolton Wanderers 46 18 14 14 69 61 +8 68
8 Nottingham Forest 46 17 16 13 63 59 +4 67
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Club standings

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 19 11 16 71 48  +23 68 13 4 6 46 23  +23 6 7 10 25 25  0

Last updated: 9 May 2013.
Source: LCFC Championship Results

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAAHHAHA
ResultWLLWLWWWWWDWLLDDWWLWDLLDWWWWWLLDWLDLDLLLDDWDLW
Position3917916107521112455534355555532225555555677786786
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2013. Source: Football League Championship matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Scores by club

Leicester City score given first.

Opposition Home score Away score Double
Barnsley 1–1 0–2
Birmingham City 2–2 1–1
Blackburn Rovers 3–0 1–2
Blackpool 1–0 0-0
Bolton Wanderers 3–2 0–0
Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 1-1
Bristol City 2–0 4–0 Leicester do double
Burnley 2–1 1–0 Leicester do double
Cardiff City 0–1 1–1
Charlton Athletic 1–2 1–2 Charlton Athletic do double
Crystal Palace 1–2 2–2
Derby County 4–1 1–2
Huddersfield Town 6–1 2–0 Leicester do double
Hull City 3–1 0–0
Ipswich Town 6–0 0–1
Leeds United 1–1 0–1
Middlesbrough 1–0 2–1 Leicester do double
Millwall 0–1 0–1 Millwall do double
Nottingham Forest 2–2 3–2
Peterborough United 2–0 1–2
Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 2–0
Watford 1–2 1–2 Watford do double
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 1–2

Club statistics

All data from LCFC.com[permanent dead link] and FoxesTalk Stats

Appearances

Last updated on 16 May 2013

  • 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 Championship Play-offs FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Denmark DEN Kasper Schmeichel 53 0 46 0 2 0 3 0 2 0
2 DF Belgium BEL Ritchie De Laet 46 2 39+2 1 2 0 1 1 2 0
3 DF England ENG Paul Konchesky 44 1 39 1 0 0 3 0 2 0
4 MF England ENG Danny Drinkwater 46 1 40+2 1 0+2 0 0+1 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Wes Morgan 51 1 45 1 2 0 3 0 1 0
6 DF United States USA Zak Whitbread 17 1 14+2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF England ENG Ben Marshall 43 5 24+16 4 0 0 2 0 1 1
8 MF England ENG Neil Danns 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
9 FW England ENG Jamie Vardy 29 5 17+9 4 0 0 1+1 0 1 1
10 MF Wales WAL Andy King 48 7 35+7 7 2 0 2 0 0+2 0
11 MF England ENG Lloyd Dyer 48 4 27+15 3 2 0 2+1 0 1 1
12 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean St Ledger 10 0 8+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Conrad Logan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW England ENG Martyn Waghorn 28 3 9+15 3 0 0 1+2 0 1 0
15 DF England ENG Michael Keane 27 3 22 2 2 0 3 1 0 0
16 MF England ENG Matty James 30 4 20+4 3 2 0 2 0 2 1
17 FW Scotland SCO Paul Gallagher 10 0 0+8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
18 FW Ghana GHA Jeffrey Schlupp 22 3 13+6 3 2 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF England ENG Richie Wellens 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
20 FW Jamaica JAM Jermaine Beckford 5 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 FW England ENG Tom Hopper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF England ENG Liam Moore 17 0 10+6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 DF England ENG Tom Kennedy* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF England ENG Jesse Lingard* 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF France FRA Anthony Knockaert 47 9 32+10 8 2 0 1+1 0 1 1
29 FW Hungary HUN Márkó Futács 12 2 0+9 1 0 0 2 0 0+1 1
35 FW England ENG David Nugent 49 16 36+6 14 2 2 1+2 0 0+2 0
37 FW England ENG Harry Kane 15 2 5+8 2 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW New Zealand NZL Chris Wood 24 11 19+1 9 2 0 1+1 2 0 0

Top scorers

Pos. Nat. Name League Play-offs FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England David Nugent 14 2 0 0 16
2 New Zealand Chris Wood 9 0 2 0 11
3 France Anthony Knockaert 8 0 0 1 9
4 Wales Andy King 7 0 0 0 7
5 England Ben Marshall 4 0 0 1 5
= England Jamie Vardy 4 0 0 1 5
7 England Lloyd Dyer 3 0 0 1 4
= England Matty James 3 0 0 1 4
9 Ghana Jeffrey Schlupp 3 0 0 0 3
= England Martyn Waghorn 3 0 0 0 3
= England Michael Keane 2 0 1 0 3
12 England Harry Kane 2 0 0 0 2
= Belgium Ritchie De Laet 1 0 1 0 2
= Hungary Márkó Futács 1 0 0 1 2
15 England Danny Drinkwater 1 0 0 0 1
= England Paul Konchesky 1 0 0 0 1
= England Wes Morgan 1 0 0 0 1
= United States Zak Whitbread 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 0 2
Total 71 2 4 6 83

Most assists

Last Updated: 16 May 2013[64]

Pos. Nat. Name League Play-offs FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England Ben Marshall 8 0 0 1 9
2 England Lloyd Dyer 6 0 1 0 7
= France Anthony Knockaert 5 1 1 0 7
4 England Paul Konchesky 5 0 1 0 6
= England Matty James 4 1 0 1 6
6 England David Nugent 5 0 0 0 5
= England Martyn Waghorn 5 0 0 0 5
8 England Danny Drinkwater 4 0 0 0 4
= New Zealand Chris Wood 4 0 0 0 4
10 Wales Andy King 3 0 0 0 3
= England Jamie Vardy 3 0 0 0 3
12 Belgium Ritchie De Laet 1 0 1 0 2
= England Wes Morgan 1 0 0 1 2
14 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel 1 0 0 0 1
= Republic of Ireland Sean St Ledger 1 0 0 0 1
= Jamaica Jermaine Beckford 0 0 0 1 1

Disciplinary record

Last Updated: 16 May 2012

Nation Name Yellow card Red card
United States Zak Whitbread 4 1
England Wes Morgan 4 1
England David Nugent 9 0
Belgium Ritchie De Laet 8 0
France Anthony Knockaert 7 0
England Michael Keane 5 0
England Ben Marshall 5 0
Ghana Jeffrey Schlupp 3 0
England Danny Drinkwater 2 0
England Lloyd Dyer 2 0
England Paul Konchesky 2 0
Republic of Ireland Sean St Ledger 2 0
Hungary Márkó Futács 1 0
Scotland Paul Gallagher 1 0
England Matty James 1 0
Wales Andy King 1 0
England Liam Moore 1 0
England Jamie Vardy 1 0
England Martyn Waghorn 1 0
New Zealand Chris Wood 1 0
Totals 61 2

Captains

  • Only counts starts as captain
No. Position Nation Name Starts
5 CB England Wes Morgan 51
1 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel 2

Suspensions

Date Incurred Nation Name Games Missed Reason
27 October 2012 Belgium Ritchie De Laet 1 Yellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow card
3 November 2012 United States Zak Whitbread 1 Yellow card Yellow-red card (vs. Watford)
29 March 2013 England Wes Morgan 1 Red card (vs. Millwall)

Penalties

Date Nation Name Opposition Scored?
1 September 2012 England Ben Marshall Blackpool Green tickY
17 November 2012 England David Nugent Ipswich Town Green tickY
23 February 2013 New Zealand Chris Wood Blackpool Red XN
16 April 2013 New Zealand Chris Wood Bolton Wanderers Green tickY
12 May 2013 France Anthony Knockaert Watford Red XN

Overall seasonal record


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

Games played 53 (46 Championship, 2 Play-offs, 3 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Games won 22 (19 Championship, 1 Play-offs, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games drawn 12 (11 Championship, 0 Play-offs, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost 19 (16 Championship, 1 Play-offs, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Win % 41.511%
Goals scored 83 (71 Championship, 2 Play-offs, 4 FA Cup, 6 League Cup)
Goals conceded 58 (48 Championship, 3 Play-offs, 3 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Goal difference +25 (+23 Championship, -1 Play-offs, +1 FA Cup, +2 League Cup)
Yellow cards 61 (52 Championship, 5 Play-offs, 4 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Red cards 2 (2 Championship, 0 Play-offs, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst discipline David Nugent (9 yellows, 0 reds)
Biggest win 6–0 (vs. Ipswich Town, Championship 17.11.2012)
Heaviest defeat 2–4 (vs. Burton Albion, League Cup 28.8.2012) & 0–2 (vs. Barnsley, Championship 1.4.2013) & 1–3 (vs. Watford, Play-offs 12.5.2013)
Highest scoring match 6–1 (vs. Huddersfield Town, Championship 1.1.2013)
Most appearances 53 Kasper Schmeichel)
Top scorer 16 (David Nugent)
Most assists 9 (Ben Marshall)

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