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2012–13 Leicester City F.C. season

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Chairman
  
Vichai Raksriaksorn

Football League Championship
  
6th

League Cup
  
Second Round

Manager
  
Nigel Pearson

FA Cup
  
Fourth Round

Top goalscorer
  
League: David Nugent (14) All: David Nugent (16)

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 Football League Championship.

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Leicester began with a promising first half of the season and sat in 2nd 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 8th 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 6th.

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 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.
  • 19 July 2012 – Wes Morgan is named as Club Captain.

    • 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.

    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 2012 – Liam Moore signs a contract extension to 2015.
  • 21 September 2012 - Academy players, Harry Panayiotou and Joe Dodoo, sign their first professional contracts.
  • 25 March 2013 - Jermaine Beckford makes his debut for Jamaica.
  • 1 May 2013 - George Taft, Jacob Blyth and James Pearson sign one-year contract extensions.
  • 1 May 2013 - Rob Paratore signs his first professional contract ending in 2014.
  • 7 May 2013 - Jamie Anton and Jak McCourt sign professional contracts.
  • 15 May 2013 - Alie Sesay and Callum Elder sign new deals.

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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 2012–13 season.

    Club standings

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

    Results by round

    Last updated: 9 May 2013.
    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 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.

    • Most assists

    Last Updated: 16 May 2013

    Disciplinary record

    Last Updated: 16 May 2012

    Captains

  • Only counts starts as captain

    • Overall seasonal record


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

    References

    2012–13 Leicester City F.C. season Wikipedia
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