2013–14 Leicester City F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Leicester City F.C.'s 109th season in the English football league system and their 62nd (overall) season in the second tier of English football. They were playing their fifth consecutive season in the Football League Championship.

Leicester City
2013–14 season
ChairmanVichai Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerNigel Pearson
Championship1st
FA CupThird Round
League CupFifth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: David Nugent (20)
All: David Nugent (22)
Highest home attendance31,424 vs. Doncaster Rovers (Championship, 03.05.2014)
Lowest home attendance14,043 vs. Derby County (League Cup, 24.09.2013)

The season saw Leicester win their seventh second tier title, equalling the record for the most second tier titles set by Manchester City after leading the table since Boxing Day and comfortably earning promotion with six games to spare, before winning the title with two games to spare.

Along the way, they broke several club records including most points in a single season (102), most league wins in a single season (31), most league home wins in a single season (17), the most consecutive league wins (9), the most consecutive away league wins (5), the longest unbeaten run away from home in the league (13) and the most consecutive league games scored in (31) (the latter two records continued on to the following season).

Pre-season events

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

  • 1 June 2013 – Joseph Dodoo signed a professional contract until 2015.[1]
  • 13 June 2013 – Conrad Logan signed a 2-year contract extension until 2015.[2]

Kit and sponsorship

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The Leicester City home kit for the 2013–14 season was unveiled on 6 July 2013. It is the second kit made under the PUMA brand. The kit features a blue shirt, white shorts and blue socks with a metallic gold trim.[3]

Friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

12 July 2013 Leamington 0 – 2 Leicester City Leamington Spa
19:00 BST Report Wood   61'
Waghorn   70'
Stadium: New Windmill Ground
Attendance: 1,002
20 July 2013 Ilkeston 0 – 0 Leicester City XI Ilkeston
15:00 BST Report Stadium: New Manor Ground
Attendance: 452
23 July 2013 Port Vale 0 – 1 Leicester City Stoke-on-Trent
19:30 BST Report Waghorn   15' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 1,894
24 July 2013 York City 0 – 0 Leicester City York
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 1,564
Referee: Ross Joyce
27 July 2013 Corby Town 2 – 3 Leicester City XI Corby
15:00 BST Viera   24'
Shariff   44'
Report Dodoo   2'
Futács   10'
Panayiotou   90'
Stadium: Steel Park
Attendance: 262
27 July 2013 Leicester City 0 – 3 AS Monaco Leicester
16:15 BST Report Kurzawa   7'
Falcao   40'
Tisserand   85'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 10,633
Referee: Kevin Friend
30 July 2013 Northampton Town 2 – 1 Leicester City Northampton
19:45 BST Collins   13'
St Ledger   90' (o.g.)
Report Wood   20' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,812
Referee: Dean Whitestone
31 July 2013 Coalville Town 3 – 1 Leicester City XI Coalville
19:45 BST Piggon   19'
Stuart   38'
MacAteer   48'
Report Paratore   58' Stadium: Owen Street Sports Ground
Attendance: 372

Events

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

  • 2 September 2013 – Wes Morgan is called up to play for Jamaica for the first time.[4]
  • 16 January 2014 – Wes Morgan signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2015.[5]
  • 25 January 2014 – Paul Konchesky signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2015.[6]
  • 8 May 2014 – Gary Taylor-Fletcher signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2015.[7]
  • 22 May 2014 – Marcin Wasilewski signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2015.[8]
  • 30 May 2014 – Tom Hopper signs a two-year contract extension until the summer of 2016.[9]
  • 31 May 2014 – Riyad Mahrez plays for Algeria for the first time.[10]
  • 2 June 2014 – Jacob Blyth signs a two-year contract extension until the summer of 2016.[11]
  • 2 June 2014 – James Pearson signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2015.[11]
  • 4 June 2014 – Kasper Schmeichel signs a four-year contract extension until the summer of 2018.[12]
  • 15 June 2014 – Danny Drinkwater signs a four-year contract extension until the summer of 2018.[13]
  • 19 June 2014 – Jak McCourt signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2015.[14]
  • 25 June 2014 – Nigel Pearson signs a three-year contract extension until the summer of 2017.[15]
  • 27 June 2014 – Michael Barrington signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2015.[16]
  • 27 June 2014 – Adam Smith signs a two-year contract extension until the summer of 2016.[16]
  • 27 June 2014 – Ryan Watson signs a two-year contract extension until the summer of 2016.[16]

Players and staff

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2013–14 squad

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  • This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2013–14 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
25   Conrad Logan GK 2004 Youth
31   Adam Smith GK 2010   Middlesbrough
Defenders
2   Ritchie De Laet RB 2012   Manchester United
3   Paul Konchesky LB 2011   Liverpool
5   Wes Morgan CB 2012   Nottingham Forest
6   Zak Whitbread CB 2012   Norwich City
12   Sean St Ledger CB 2011   Preston North End
15   Jeff Schlupp LB / CF / LW 2010 Youth
18   Liam Moore CB / RB 2011 Youth
21   Zoumana Bakayogo LB 2013   Tranmere Rovers
23   Ignasi Miquel CB Loan   Arsenal
27   Marcin Wasilewski CB / RB 2013 Unattached
Midfielders
4   Danny Drinkwater CM 2012   Manchester United
7   Ben Marshall* RW / LW / AM 2012   Stoke City
7   Dean Hammond CM 2013   Southampton
8   Matty James CM 2012   Manchester United
10   Andy King CM 2006 Youth
11   Lloyd Dyer LW / RW 2008   Milton Keynes Dons
16   Neil Danns CM / RW 2011   Crystal Palace
24   Anthony Knockaert AM / LW / RW 2012   Guingamp
26   Riyad Mahrez LW / RW 2014   Le Havre
Forwards
9   Jamie Vardy CF 2012   Fleetwood Town
14   Martyn Waghorn* CF 2010   Sunderland
17   Paul Gallagher AM / RW / CF 2009   Blackburn Rovers
20   Tom Hopper CF 2011 Youth
22   Gary Taylor-Fletcher CF 2013 Unattached
28   Kevin Phillips CF 2014 Unattached
29   Márkó Futács CF 2012   Portsmouth
35   David Nugent CF / LW 2011 Unattached
39   Chris Wood CF 2013   West Bromwich Albion

2013–14 backroom staff

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  • This section lists members of staff who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2013–14 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
Head Physio   David Rennie
Academy Manager   Jon Rudkin
Academy Coach (Under 18s)   Steve Beaglehole
Academy Coach (Under 16s)   Trevor Peake

Transfers

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
22 July 2013 LB   Zoumana Bakayogo   Tranmere Rovers Free[17]
31 August 2013 CM   Dean Hammond   Southampton Undisclosed[18]
16 September 2013 CM   Ryan Watson   Wigan Athletic Free[19]
17 September 2013 CB   Marcin Wasilewski   Anderlecht Free[20]
20 September 2013 CF   Gary Taylor-Fletcher   Blackpool Free[21]
11 January 2014 RW   Riyad Mahrez   Le Havre Undisclosed[22]
15 January 2014 CF   Kevin Phillips   Crystal Palace Free[23]
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
26 June 2013 CB   Joey Jones   Yeovil Town Free[24][25]
17 July 2013 CF   Jermaine Beckford   Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed[26]
28 August 2013 RW   Ben Marshall   Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed[27]
4 April 2014 CF   Martyn Waghorn   Wigan Athletic Undisclosed[28]
3 May 2014 CF   Kevin Phillips Retired[29]

Loans in

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Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From
9 August 2013 End of season CB   Ignasi Miquel   Arsenal[30]
31 January 2014 End of season GK   Luke Simpson   Oldham Athletic[31]

Loans out

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Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To
9 August 2013 9 September 2013 CF   Jacob Blyth   Northampton Town[32]
29 August 2013 29 September 2013 CB   George Taft   York City[33]
2 September 2013 End of season CF   Márkó Futács   Diósgyőri[34]
12 September 2013 12 December 2013 CF   Martyn Waghorn   Millwall[35]
26 September 2013 End of Season MF   Neil Danns   Bolton Wanderers[36]
30 September 2013 30 December 2013 CB   Zak Whitbread   Derby County[37]
11 October 2013 11 November 2013 MF   Jak McCourt   Torquay United[38]
30 October 2013 End of Season MF   Paul Gallagher   Preston North End[39]
1 November 2013 1 December 2013 MF   Jamie Anton   Ilkeston[40]
6 November 2013 14 December 2013 CF   Jacob Blyth   Northampton Town[41]
11 January 2014 11 February 2014 GK   Adam Smith   Stevenage[42]
17 January 2014 17 February 2014 LB   Zoumana Bakayogo   Yeovil Town[43]
25 January 2014 End of Season CB   Alie Sesay   Colchester United[44]
21 February 2014 21 March 2014 MF   Michael Cain   Mansfield Town[45]
11 March 2014 End of Season CB   James Pearson   Carlisle United[46]
25 April 2014 22 May 2014 GK   Adam Smith   Cambridge United[47]

Released

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Date Position Nationality Name
- GK   Conor Brennan[25]
- CB   Jide Maduako[25]
- CB   Steven Smith[25]
- CB   Karlton Watson[25]
22 July 2013 CM   Richie Wellens[48]
14 June 2014 CF   Márkó Futács[49]

Results

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

3 August 2013 1 Middlesbrough 1 – 2 Leicester City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST St Ledger   35' (o.g.)
Carayol  
Report Drinkwater   60'
Vardy   67'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 17,223
Referee: Andrew Madley
11 August 2013 2 Leicester City 0 – 0 Leeds United Leicester
16:30 BST Whitbread   45+2'
Moore   81'
Knockaert   82'
Report Pearce   13' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 22,725
Referee: Keith Stroud
18 August 2013 3 Derby County 0 – 1 Leicester City Derby
15:00 BST Freeman   90' Report James   24'
Grant   35' (o.g.)
Moore   77'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 23,437
Referee: Robert Madley
24 August 2013 4 Leicester City 3 – 2 Birmingham City Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy   77'
King   82'
Nugent   90+3' (pen.)
Report Green   12'
Bartley   90+2'
Burke   90+4'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 21,229
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
31 August 2013 5 Charlton Athletic 2 – 1 Leicester City London
15:00 BST Morrison   27'
Jackson   31'
Kermorgant   59'
Wiggins   79'
Pritchard   82'
Report James   12'   52'
Miquel   26'
Drinkwater   61'
Knockaert   89'
Stadium: The Valley Stadium
Attendance: 15,542
Referee: Darren Deadman
14 September 2013 6 Leicester City 2 – 0 Wigan Athletic Leicester
15:00 BST Moore   15'
Nugent   81' (pen.)
Beausejour   57'
Watson   32'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 21,810
Referee: David Webb
17 September 2013 7 Leicester City 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Leicester
19:45 BST Dyer   16'
Nugent   45' (pen.)
Drinkwater   59'
Report Kean   45+1'
Evans   45+2'
Dann   50'
Rhodes   70' (pen.)
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 19,135
Referee: Simon Hooper
21 September 2013 8 Blackpool 2 – 2 Leicester City Blackpool
15:00 BST Basham   19'
Ince   90' (pen.)
Report Knockaert   48'
Konchesky   72' (pen.)
King   74'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 15,317
Referee: Scott Duncan
28 September 2013 9 Leicester City 2 – 1 Barnsley Leicester
15:00 BST Nugent   50', 62' (pen.) Report Butland   62'
Scotland   73'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 21,591
Referee: Phil Gibbs
1 October 2013 10 Yeovil Town 1 – 2 Leicester City Yeovil
19:45 BST Hayter   84' (pen.) Report Dyer   54'
Nugent   63' (pen.)
De Laet   83'
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 6,476
Referee: Brendan Malone
5 October 2013 11 Doncaster Rovers 1 – 0 Leicester City Doncaster
15:00 BST Schmeichel   17' (o.g.) Report Nugent   87' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 10,003
Referee: Mark Heywood
19 October 2013 12 Leicester City 2 – 1 Huddersfield Town Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy   11'   90+1'
Gerrard   38' (o.g.)
Report Scannell   68'
Clayton   73'
Vaughan   82'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 22,297 (917 away)
Referee: James Adcock
26 October 2013 13 Leicester City 2 – 1 Bournemouth Leicester
15:00 GMT Nugent   18'
Vardy   63'   64'
Report Ward   9'   66'
Pugh   38'
Daniels   45'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 23,357
Referee: Andy Davies
2 November 2013 14 Watford 0 – 3 Leicester City Watford
12:15 GMT Forestieri   36'
Ekstrand   77'
Report Wood   10'
Knockaert   53'   53'
Dyer   86'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,011 (1,561 away)
Referee: Roger East
9 November 2013 15 Leicester City 0 – 2 Nottingham Forest Leicester
15:00 GMT Wasilewski   8'
Knockaert   10'
Hammond   90+2'
Report Cox   31'
Mackie   43'
Lascelles   45'
Cohen   84'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,416
Referee: Lee Mason
23 November 2013 16 Ipswich Town 1 – 2 Leicester City Ipswich
15:00 GMT McGoldrick   2'
Chambers   50'
Report Nugent   51', 57' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,227
Referee: Oliver Langford
30 November 2013 17 Leicester City 3 – 0 Millwall Leicester
15:00 GMT Dyer   12'
Vardy   28'   52', 55'
Report Malone   24' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 21,633
Referee: Andy Haines
3 December 2013 18 Sheffield Wednesday 2 – 1 Leicester City Sheffield
19:45 GMT Wickham   9', 25'
Mattock   45'
Report Knockaert   2' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 20,016
Referee: Mark Brown
7 December 2013 19 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 – 1 Leicester City Brighton
15:00 GMT Barnes   9', 77' (pen.)
Conway   28'
Crofts   62'
LuaLua   90+1'
Report King   64'   86'
Wasilewski   4'
Drinkwater   60'
Morgan   77'
Stadium: Amex Stadium
Attendance: 27,497
Referee: Robert Madley
14 December 2013 20 Leicester City 1 – 1 Burnley Leicester
12:15 GMT Nugent   14' (pen.)
De Laet   29'
Report Ings   47'
Marney   82'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 23,143
Referee: Andy D'Urso
21 December 2013 21 Queens Park Rangers 0 – 1 Leicester City London
12:15 GMT O'Neil   25'
Assou-Ekotto   67'
Barton   84'   84'
Report Vardy   41'
James   66'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,173
Referee: Paul Tierney
26 December 2013 22 Leicester City 1 – 0 Reading Leicester
15:00 GMT Nugent   21' (pen.)
Konchesky   68'
Report Guthrie   36'
McAnuff   81'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 26,722
Referee: Michael Naylor
29 December 2013 23 Leicester City 5 – 3 Bolton Wanderers Leicester
15:00 GMT Drinkwater   5'
Knockaert   37'
Mills   41' (o.g.)
De Laet   43'
Vardy   60'
Dyer   75'
Taylor-Fletcher   89'
Report Moritz   14', 39'
Beckford   20'
Baptiste   33'
Knight   60'
Davies   73'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 26,614
Referee: Mike Russell
1 January 2014 24 Millwall 1 – 3 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT McDonald   15'
Chaplow   68'
Dunne   77'
Report Knockaert   6'
Hammond   29'
Taylor-Fletcher   42'
Nugent   48'
Schlupp   90+3'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 10,014
Referee: Tim Robinson
10 January 2014 25 Leicester City 4 – 1 Derby County Leicester
19:45 GMT De Laet   25'
Nugent   48', 60' (pen.)
Vardy   64'
Report De Laet   59' (o.g.)
Bryson   78'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 23,140
Referee: David Coote
18 January 2014 26 Leeds United 0 – 1 Leicester City Leeds
12:15 GMT Byram   78' Report Knockaert   47'
Morgan   48'
Vardy   69'
Nugent   88'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 22,678
Referee: Mike Dean
25 January 2014 27 Leicester City 2 – 0 Middlesbrough Leicester
15:00 GMT Vardy   52'
De Laet   73'
Report Ayala   72' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 26,047
Referee: Steve Martin
28 January 2014 28 Birmingham City 1 – 2 Leicester City Birmingham
19:45 GMT Rusnák   73'
Løvenkrands   90'
Report Dyer   24'
Vardy   38'   83'
Wasilewski   74'
Drinkwater   77'
De Laet   82'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 14,763
Referee: Carl Boyeson
1 February 2014 29 Bournemouth 0 – 1 Leicester City Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Ward   53'
Arter   66'
Camp   81'
Report Wasilewksi   67'
Phillips   81'
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 10,719
Referee: Darren Drysdale
8 February 2014 30 Leicester City 2 – 2 Watford Leicester
15:00 GMT Konchesky   24'
James   43'
Drinkwater   90+4'
Report Forestieri   9',   84'
Tőzsér   22'
Murray   41'
Cassetti   74'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 23,635
Referee: Martin Atkinson
19 February 2014 31 Nottingham Forest 2 – 2 Leicester City Nottingham
19:45 GMT Paterson   39'
Reid   43' (pen.)
Fox   70'
Halford   81'
Report Vardy   29'
Morgan   42'
Konchesky   62'
De Laet   74'
Mahrez   82'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,808
Referee: Anthony Taylor
22 February 2014 32 Leicester City 3 – 0 Ipswich Town Leicester
15:00 GMT Wasilewski   16'
Vardy   19'
Nugent   31'
Wood   88'
Report Tabb   17' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 28,078
Referee: J Linington
1 March 2014 33 Leicester City 3 – 0 Charlton Athletic Leicester
15:00 GMT Vardy   9',   28'
Drinkwater   48'
Nugent   64'
Report Harriott   41'
Poyet   75'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 24,742
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
11 March 2014 34 Barnsley 0 – 3 Leicester City Barnsley
19:45 GMT Report Vardy   21', 62'
Drinkwater   58'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,539
Referee: Mark Heywood
15 March 2014 35 Leicester City 3 – 1 Blackpool Leicester
15:00 GMT Vardy   49'
James   51'
Mahrez   60'
Morgan   82'
Phillips   87'
Report Robinson   34'
Goodwillie   41'
Basham   81'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 27,669
Referee: Nigel Miller
22 March 2014 36 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 1 Leicester City Blackburn
15:00 GMT Kilgallon   43',   75' Report Vardy   20'
Schmeichel   66'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,528
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
25 March 2014 37 Leicester City 1 – 1 Yeovil Town Leicester
19:45 GMT Wood   90+2' Report Ralls   22'
McAllister   65'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 26,240
Referee: Andy Madley
29 March 2014 38 Burnley 0 – 2 Leicester City Burnley
12:45 GMT Report Nugent   35'
Wood   78'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 16,794
Referee: Chris Foy
1 April 2014 39 Wigan Athletic 2 – 2 Leicester City Wigan
19:45 BST Ramis   37'
Gómez   41'
Kiernan   62'
Report Hammond   37',   87'
King   41'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 15,025
Referee: Jon Moss
4 April 2014 40 Leicester City 2 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday Leicester
19:45 BST Mahrez   10'
Schlupp   48'
Knockaert   61'
Report Antonio   37'
Palmer   45+1'
Lee   60'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 26,103
Referee: Graham Scott
8 April 2014 41 Leicester City 1 – 4 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
19:45 BST Nugent   45'
Wasilewski   63'
Taylor-Fletcher   89'
Report Ward   17'
Lingard   24'
Ulloa   64', 80'
Upson   85'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 29,722
Referee: Craig Pawson
14 April 2014 42 Reading 1 – 1 Leicester City Reading
20:07 BST Pearce   16'
Leigertwood   74'   87'
Report Drinkwater   33'
De Laet   68'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 20,072
Referee: Simon Hooper
19 April 2014 43 Leicester City 1 – 0 Queens Park Rangers Leicester
12:15 BST Nugent   68'
Schmeichel   73'
Report Assou-Ekotto   39'   78'
Kranjčar   44'
O'Neil   57'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 27,386
Referee: Scott Duncan
22 April 2014 44 Bolton Wanderers 0 – 1 Leicester City Bolton
20:00 BST Report Dyer   61' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 16,569
Referee: David Webb
26 April 2014 45 Huddersfield Town 0 – 2 Leicester City Huddersfield
15:00 BST Report Taylor-Fletcher   31'
Morgan   75'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 16,481
Referee: Iain Williamson
3 May 2014 46 Leicester City 1 – 0 Doncaster Rovers Leicester
12:15 BST Nugent   75' (pen.) Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,424
Referee: Paul Tierney
4 January 2014 Third round Stoke City 2 – 1 Leicester City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Jones   16'
Adam   55'
Report Nugent   77' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 16,844
Referee: Lee Probert
6 August 2013 First Round Wycombe Wanderers 1 – 2 Leicester City Wycombe
19:45 BST Kuffour   21'
Lewis   83'
Report Nugent   14' (pen.)
St Ledger   90+6'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,158
Referee: Tim Robinson
27 August 2013 Second Round Carlisle United 2 – 5 Leicester City Carlisle
19:45 BST Amoo   16'
Berrett   71'
Report Wood   38', 59' (pen.), 63'
Dyer   47'
Knockaert   51'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,308 (576 Away)
Referee: Graham Salisbury
24 September 2013 Third Round Leicester City 2 – 1 Derby County Leicester
19:45 BST Hammond   45+3'
Knockaert   78'
Drinkwater   81'
Report Martin   42'
Freeman   47'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 14,043
Referee: Dean Whitestone
29 October 2013 Fourth Round Leicester City 4 – 3 Fulham Leicester
19:45 GMT Morgan   41'
Wood   45'
Miquel   53'
Morgan   79'
Dyer   89'
Report Rodallega   18', 54'
Boateng   39'
Senderos   74'
Karagounis   76',   87'
Zverotić   88'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 17,932
Referee: Keith Stroud
17 December 2013 Fifth round Leicester City 1 – 3 Manchester City Leicester
19:45 GMT Dyer   77' Report Kolarov   8'
Navas   21'
Boyata   34'
Džeko   41', 53'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,319
Referee: Roger East

Awards

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Club awards

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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 2013–14 season.

Player of the Year Award   Danny Drinkwater
Young Player of the Season Award   Matty James
Players' Player of the Season Award   Jamie Vardy
Academy Player of the Season Award   Herve Pepe-Ngoma
Goal of the Season Award   Danny Drinkwater (vs. Watford, 8 February 2014)
Performance of the Season vs. Derby County, 10 January 2014

Divisional awards

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Date Nation Winner Award
September 2013   Liam Moore Football League Young Player of the Month[50]
December 2013   Danny Drinkwater Championship Player of the Month[51]
January 2014   Nigel Pearson Championship Manager of the Month[52]
March 2014   Nigel Pearson Championship Manager of the Month[53]
Season   Kasper Schmeichel PFA Championship Team of the Year
Season   Wes Morgan PFA Championship Team of the Year
Season   Danny Drinkwater PFA Championship Team of the Year
Season   Nigel Pearson LMA Championship Manager of the Year

Championship statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Leicester City (C, P) 46 31 9 6 83 43 +40 102 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Burnley (P) 46 26 15 5 72 37 +35 93
3 Derby County 46 25 10 11 84 52 +32 85 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Queens Park Rangers (O, P) 46 23 11 12 60 44 +16 80
5 Wigan Athletic 46 21 10 15 61 48 +13 73
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Club standings

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 31 9 6 83 43  +40 102 17 4 2 46 22  +24 14 5 4 37 21  +16

Last updated: 3 May 2014.
Source: LCFC Championship Results

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAH
ResultWDWWLWWDWWLWWWLWWLLDWWWWWWWWWDDWWWWDDWDWLDWWWW
Position5962541333332222113321111111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Scores by club

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Leicester City score given first.

Opposition Home score Away score Double
Barnsley 2–1 3–0 Leicester City do double
Blackburn Rovers 2–1 1–1
Birmingham City 3–2 2–1 Leicester City do double
Blackpool 3–1 2–2
Bolton Wanderers 5–3 1–0 Leicester City do double
Bournemouth 2–1 1–0 Leicester City do double
Brighton & Hove Albion 1–4 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion do double
Burnley 1–1 2–0
Charlton Athletic 3–0 1–2
Derby County 4–1 1–0 Leicester City do double
Doncaster Rovers 1–0 0–1
Huddersfield Town 2–1 2–1 Leicester City do double
Ipswich Town 3–0 2–1 Leicester City do double
Leeds United 0–0 1–0
Middlesbrough 2–0 2–1 Leicester City do double
Millwall 3–0 3–1 Leicester City do double
Nottingham Forest 0–2 2–2
Queens Park Rangers 1–0 1–0 Leicester City do double
Reading 1–0 1–1
Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 1–2
Watford 2–2 3–0
Wigan Athletic 2–0 2–2
Yeovil Town 1–1 2–1

Club statistics

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

Appearances

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  • 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 FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   DEN Kasper Schmeichel 51 0 46 0 1 0 4 0
2 DF   BEL Ritchie De Laet 38 2 35+1 2 1 0 1 0
3 DF   ENG Paul Konchesky 34 1 31 1 1 0 2 0
4 MF   ENG Danny Drinkwater 49 8 43+2 7 0 0 4 1
5 DF   JAM Wes Morgan 48 3 45 2 0 0 3 1
6 DF   USA Zak Whitbread 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF   ENG Ben Marshall* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   ENG Dean Hammond 32 1 7+22 1 1 0 2 0
8 MF   ENG Matty James 39 1 28+7 1 1 0 3 0
9 FW   ENG Jamie Vardy 41 16 36+1 16 1 0 1+2 0
10 MF   WAL Andy King 33 4 24+6 4 1 0 2 0
11 MF   ENG Lloyd Dyer 46 10 31+9 7 0+1 0 3+2 3
12 DF   IRL Sean St. Ledger 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
14 FW   ENG Martyn Waghorn* 4 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
15 FW   GHA Jeffrey Schlupp 32 1 15+11 1 1 0 2+3 0
16 MF   ENG Neil Danns 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW   SCO Paul Gallagher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF   ENG Liam Moore 33 1 26+4 1 0 0 3 0
20 FW   ENG Tom Hopper 2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
21 DF   CIV Zoumana Bakayogo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
22 FW   ENG Gary Taylor-Fletcher 23 3 2+19 3 0 0 2 0
23 DF   ESP Ignasi Miquel 12 1 6+1 0 1 0 4 1
24 MF   FRA Anthony Knockaert 48 7 36+6 5 1 0 3+2 2
25 GK   IRL Conrad Logan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 MF   ALG Riyad Mahrez 19 3 12+7 3 0 0 0 0
27 DF   POL Marcin Wasilewski 35 0 26+5 0 1 0 3 0
28 FW   ENG Kevin Phillips 12 2 2+10 2 0 0 0 0
29 FW   HUN Márkó Futács 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW   ENG David Nugent 51 22 44+2 20 0+1 1 2+2 1
39 FW   NZL Chris Wood 29 8 7+19 4 0 0 3 4

Top scorers

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Last Updated: 3 May 2014

Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
1   David Nugent 20 1 1 22
2   Jamie Vardy 16 0 0 16
3   Lloyd Dyer 7 0 3 10
4   Danny Drinkwater 7 0 1 8
=   Chris Wood 4 0 4 8
6   Anthony Knockaert 5 0 2 7
7   Andy King 4 0 0 4
8   Riyad Mahrez 3 0 0 3
=   Gary Taylor-Fletcher 3 0 0 3
=   Wes Morgan 2 0 1 3
11   Ritchie De Laet 2 0 0 2
=   Kevin Phillips 2 0 0 2
13   Dean Hammond 1 0 0 1
=   Matty James 1 0 0 1
=   Liam Moore 1 0 0 1
=   Paul Konchesky 1 0 0 1
=   Jeffrey Schlupp 1 0 0 1
=   Ignasi Miquel 0 0 1 1
=   Sean St Ledger 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 3 0 0 3
Total 83 1 14 98

Disciplinary record

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Nation Name    
  Matty James 4 1
  Paul Konchesky 1 1
  Jamie Vardy 9 0
  Ritchie De Laet 6 0
  Anthony Knockaert 6 0
  Marcin Wasilewski 6 0
  Dean Hammond 4 0
  Wes Morgan 4 0
  Danny Drinkwater 3 0
  Liam Moore 2 0
  David Nugent 2 0
  Kasper Schmeichel 2 0
  Andy King 1 0
  Ignasi Miquel 1 0
  Jeffrey Schlupp 1 0
  Gary Taylor-Fletcher 1 0
  Zak Whitbread 1 0
Total 54 2

Captains

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Last Updated: 3 May 2014

  • Only counts starts as captain
No. Position Nation Name Starts
5 CB   Wes Morgan 48
1 GK   Kasper Schmeichel 3
11 LW   Lloyd Dyer 1

Suspensions

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Date Incurred Nation Name Games Missed Reason
31 August 2013   Matty James 1     (vs. Charlton Athletic)
9 November 2013   Anthony Knockaert 1      
29 December 2013   Jamie Vardy 1      
19 February 2014   Paul Konchesky 3   (vs. Nottingham Forest)

Penalties

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Date Nation Name Opposition Scored?
6 August 2013   David Nugent Wycombe Wanderers  Y
24 August 2013   David Nugent Birmingham City  Y
27 August 2013   Chris Wood Carlisle United  Y
14 September 2013   David Nugent Wigan Athletic  Y
17 September 2013   David Nugent Blackburn Rovers  Y
21 September 2013   Paul Konchesky Blackpool  Y
28 September 2013   David Nugent Barnsley  Y
1 October 2013   David Nugent Yeovil Town  Y
9 November 2013   David Nugent Nottingham Forest  N
14 December 2013   David Nugent Burnley  Y
26 December 2013   David Nugent Reading  Y
29 December 2013   David Nugent Bolton Wanderers  N
10 January 2014   David Nugent Derby County  Y
25 January 2014   David Nugent Middlesbrough  N
19 February 2014   Kevin Phillips Nottingham Forest  N
3 May 2014   David Nugent Doncaster Rovers  Y

Overall seasonal record

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

Games played 52 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 5 League Cup)
Games won 35 (31 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Games drawn 9 (9 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost 8 (6 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Win % 67.31%
Goals scored 98 (83 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 14 League Cup)
Goals conceded 55 (43 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 10 League Cup)
Goal difference +43 (+40 Championship, -1 FA Cup, +4 League Cup)
Yellow cards 54 (49 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 5 League Cup)
Red cards 2 (2 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst discipline Jamie Vardy (9 yellows)
Biggest win 5–2 (on one occasion), 4–1 (on one occasion) & 3–0 (on five occasions)
Heaviest defeat 1–4 (vs. Brighton and hove albion, Championship, 8.4.14)
Highest scoring match 5–3 (vs. Bolton Wanderers, Championship, 29.12.2013)
Most appearances 51 (Kasper Schmeichel & David Nugent)
Top scorer 20 (David Nugent)
Most assists 13 (David Nugent)

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