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Leicester City
2012–13 season
ChairmanThailand Vichai Raksriaksorn
ManagerEngland Nigel Pearson
Football League ChampionshipTBC
FA CupThird Round
League CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: David Nugent (4)
All: David Nugent (4)
Highest home attendance23,828 (vs. Peterborough United, Championship, 18.8.2012)
Lowest home attendance8,560 (vs. Burton Albion, League Cup, 28.8.2012)

The 2012–13 season will be 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. They will be playing their fourth consecutive season in the Football League Championship.

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
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
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
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 2010 Youth
20 England 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
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[5]
15 May 2012 CB Belgium Ritchie De Laet England Manchester United Undisclosed[6]
15 May 2012 CM England Matty James England Manchester United Undisclosed[6]
18 May 2012 CF England Jamie Vardy England Fleetwood Town Undisclosed[7]
18 July 2012 CF Hungary Márkó Futács England Portsmouth Free[8]
24 July 2012 CB United States Zak Whitbread England Norwich City Free[9]
1 August 2012 RW France Anthony Knockaert France Guingamp Undisclosed[10]
19 September 2012 CB England James Pearson Free Agent Free[11]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
18 June 2012 CB Ivory Coast Sol Bamba Turkey Trabzonspor Undisclosed[12]
4 July 2012 CB England Matt Mills England Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed[13]
4 August 2012 RB England Lee Peltier England Leeds United Undisclosed[14]
20 August 2012 CB England Tom Parkes England Bristol Rovers Undisclosed[15]
23 August 2012 CM Republic of Ireland Shane Byrne England Bury Undisclosed[16]

Loans in

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From

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[17]
13 September 2012 October 2012 LW Scotland Paul Gallagher England Sheffield United[18]
14 September 2012 October 2012 CF England Tom Hopper England Bury[19]
28 September 2012 29 December 2012 CF England Jermaine Beckford England Huddersfield Town[20]
4 October 2012 10 November 2012 CM England Richie Wellens England Ipswich Town[21]

Released

Date Position Nationality Name
30 May 2012 CM Belgium Franck Moussa[22]
30 June 2012 RB Ghana John Pantsil[23]
30 June 2012 CF England Darius Vassell[24]
30 June 2012 CF Scotland Steve Howard[24]
30 June 2012 CF Wales Elliott Chamberlain[24]
30 June 2012 CM England Matt Oakley[24]
30 June 2012 CB Bulgaria Aleksandar Tunchev[24]
30 June 2012 GK England Chris Weale[24]
29 August 2012 LB England Tom Kennedy[25]

Results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

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
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 Yellow card 21'
HenryYellow card 80'
Report Konchesky Yellow card 53' 70'
Nugent Yellow card 58'
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 20,030
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
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
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 Season Award
Young Player of the Season Award
Players' Player of the Season Award
Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award
Academy Player of the Season Award
Goal of the Season Award

Divisional awards

Date Nation Winner Award
21 August 2012 Belgium Ritchie De Laet Championship Team of the Week[26]
21 August 2012 England Wes Morgan Championship Team of the Week[26]
3 September 2012 England Liam Moore Championship Team of the Week[27]
24 September 2012 England David Nugent Championship Team of the Week[28]
8 October 2012 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel Championship Team of the Week[29]

Championship statistics

Championship table

Template:2012-2013 Football League Championship table

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
10 7 0 3 17 9  +8 21 5 0 0 10 2  +8 2 0 3 7 7  0

Last updated: 2 October 2012.
Source: LCFC Championship Results

Results by round

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Scores by club

Leicester City score given first.

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

Club statistics

All data from LCFC.com

Appearances

Last Updated: 6 October 2012

  • Starts + Substitute appearances.
  • Italics indicates loan player.
  • Asterisks indicates player left mid-season.
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-seaso
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Denmark DEN Kasper Schmeichel 12 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF Belgium BEL Ritchie De Laet 10 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF England ENG Paul Konchesky 12 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
4 MF England ENG Danny Drinkwater 11 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF England ENG Wes Morgan 11 1 10+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF United States USA Zak Whitbread 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF England ENG Ben Marshall 11 2 8+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 1
8 MF England ENG Neil Danns 3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
9 FW England ENG Jamie Vardy 11 4 10+0 3 0+0 0 1+0 1
10 MF Wales WAL Andy King 11 2 5+4 2 0+0 0 0+2 0
11 MF England ENG Lloyd Dyer 11 2 7+3 1 0+0 0 1+0 1
12 DF Ireland EIR Sean St. Ledger 7 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
13 GK Ireland EIR Conrad Logan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW England ENG Martyn Waghorn 5 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
16 MF England ENG Matty James 8 1 5+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
17 FW Scotland SCO Paul Gallagher 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 FW Ghana GHA Jeffrey Schlupp 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 MF England ENG Richie Wellens 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW England ENG Jermaine Beckford 5 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
21 FW England ENG Tom Hopper 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF England ENG Liam Moore 9 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 DF England ENG Tom Kennedy* 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF France FRA Anthony Knockaert 11 3 5+5 2 0+0 0 1+0 1
29 FW Hungary HUN Márkó Futács 2 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 1
35 FW England ENG David Nugent 12 5 8+2 5 0+0 0 0+2 0

Starting XI

Updated 7 October 2012.

  • Based on players with the most starts.