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The 2008–09 season was Leicester City F.C.'s 104th season in the English football league system and their first and, to date, only season in the third tier of English football, after being relegated to League One the previous season.
Contents
- 2008 09 squad
- Kit and sponsorship
- Pre Season Friendlies
- Football League One
- FA Cup
- Football League Cup
- Football League Trophy
- Club awards
- League One table
- Club standings
- Appearances
- Starting XI
- Top scorers
- Disciplinary record
- References
Under the stewardship of new manager Nigel Pearson (who managed to become the first Leicester manager in five years to last an entire season), Leicester comfortably took the League One title to earn instant promotion back to the Championship, which included a club record run of 23 games league unbeaten between 1 November and 7 March. Leicester also broke club records for the most points ever gained in a season (96), the most league wins ever gained in a season (27) and the fewest league defeats in a season (4), the latter record especially impressive considering the amount of league seasons Leicester have had to play fewer than 46 games.
Matty Fryatt also became the first Leicester player to score over 30 goals in one season since legendary striker Arthur Rowley, 52 years previously.
2008-09 squad
Only includes players given a squad number. The squad listed is the squad which Leicester finished the season with.Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Kit and sponsorship
Leicester City retained the previous season's home kit. A yellow away kit and a black third kit were also used.
The kits were produced by German company Jako and sponsorsed by British company Topps Tiles.
Pre-Season Friendlies
The Leicester City players reported back for Pre-Season [1] on 1 July 2008. They played the following Friendlies:
Football League One
1 - Match postponed due to International call-ups.
2 - In some match reports, this goal is mistakenly awarded to Mark Davies
FA Cup
Football League Cup
Football League Trophy
1 Leicester won 3-1 on penalties.
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 2009-10 season.
League One table
Updated to games played on 2 May 2009.
Source: League One 2008-09
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Club standings
Last updated: 2 May 2009.
Source: LCFC League One Results
Appearances
Note:
Starting XI
The following players have been named in the most starting line-ups. This line-up may differ from the list of players with most appearances.
Top scorers
Disciplinary record
All Stats obtained from LCFC.com