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2011–12 Leicester City F.C. season

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Chairman
  
Vichai Raksriaksorn

FA Cup
  
Sixth Round

Football League Championship
  
9th

League Cup
  
Third Round

2011–12 Leicester City F.C. season

Manager
  
Sven-Göran ErikssonUntil 24 October 2011Jon Rudkin and Mike Stowell (caretakers)Nigel PearsonFrom 15 November 2011

Top goalscorer
  
League: David Nugent (15)All: David Nugent (16)

The 2011–12 season is Leicester City F.C.'s 107th season in the English football league system and their 60th (non-consecutive) season in the second tier of English football. They are playing their third consecutive season in the Football League Championship.

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The summer saw Leicester spend big in an attempt to gain promotion back to the Premier League, but an inconsistent start saw manager Sven-Göran Eriksson sacked after a 3–0 defeat at home to struggling Millwall saw Leicester sitting in 13th position after 13 games.

After days of negotiations, Nigel Pearson was finally re-appointed as manager on 15 November 2011, starting his second spell at the club after leaving for Hull City 17 months earlier. However, the club continued their inconsistent form under Pearson and sat mid-table for virtually the entire season before eventually finishing in 9th place.

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.

  • 18 May 2011 – Asia Football Investments led by Vichai and Aiyawatt Raksriaksorn acquire a 100% stake in the club's ownership.
  • 7 June 2011 – Susan Whelan named as club chief executive. Simon Capper named as new finance director and Andrew Neville named as football director.
  • 5 July 2011 – Leicester's home ground The Walkers' Stadium is renamed The King Power Stadium due to a change in sponsorship.
  • 5 July 2011 – First team coach Dietmar Hamann leaves the club to become manager of Stockport County.
  • 5 August 2011 – Aleksandar Tunchev signs a one-year contract extension which ends in 2012.

    • Kit and sponsorship

    On 6 May 2011 a preview of the 2011–12 home kit was released on the official Leicester City website. It was announced that the kit would be worn against Ipswich Town on the last game of the 2010–11 season. On 7 May 2011 the home kit was revealed to have a collar for the first time since the 2001–2002 season with white shorts and blue socks with a white trim. Meanwhile, Leicester will play in an all-white away strip with a blue trim. King Power will remain as the shirt sponsor for the second consecutive season.

    Friendlies

      Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

    Events

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

  • 21 September 2011 – Sol Bamba signs a new contract until 2014.
  • 7 October 2011 – Tom Hopper signs a professional contract until 2013.
  • 24 October 2011 – Sven-Göran Eriksson and Derek Fazackerley left their posts as Manager and Assistant Manager by mutual agreement.
  • 24 October 2011 – Mike Stowell and Jon Rudkin are placed in temporary charge of first team affairs as joint caretaker managers.
  • 15 November 2011 – Nigel Pearson is re-appointed manager, 17 months after leaving the club. Craig Shakespeare and Steve Walsh are also re-appointed as his assistants.
  • 10 January 2012 – Cian Bolger signs new deal until June 2013.
  • 12 January 2012 – Chris Short leaves his post as fitness coach.
  • 19 January 2012 – Liam Moore signs a contract extension which ends in 2013.
  • 19 January 2012 – Shane Byrne signs a contract extension which ends in 2013.
  • 25 February 2012 – Matt Mills is stripped of the captaincy.
  • 29 February 2012 – Jeffrey Schlupp signs a new contract until 2015.
  • 1 March 2012 – Bruno Berner announces his retirement from professional football.

    • 2011–12 squad

  • This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2011–12 season
  • Asterisks indicates player left mid-season
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
  • Italics indicate loan player

    • 2011–12 backroom staff

  • This section lists members of staff who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2011–12 season
  • Asterisks indicate member of staff left mid-season

    • Results

      Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

    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 2011–12 season.

    Championship table

    * – Portsmouth deducted ten points

    Club standings

    Last updated: 28 April 2012.
    Source: LCFC Championship Results

    Results by round

    Last updated: 28 April 2012.
    Source: Football League Championship matches
    Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

    Scores by club

    Leicester City score given first.

    Club statistics

    All data from LCFC.com

    Appearances

  • Starts + Substitute appearances.
  • Italics indicates loan player.
  • Asterisks indicates player left mid-season.
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season.

    • Starting 11

  • Based on players with the most starts.

    • References

    2011–12 Leicester City F.C. season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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