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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 (11)
All: David Nugent (11)
Highest home attendance25,726 (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, Championship, 23.10.2012)
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 2011 – 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
31 July 2012 Leicester City XI 2 – 2 York City Leicester
Blyth
Beckford 		Chambers
Coulson 		Stadium: King Power Stadium
1 August 2012 Burton Albion 1 – 3 Leicester City Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Weir Report Schlupp 28'
Dyer 79'
Danns 88'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
4 August 2012 Lincoln City C – C Leicester City Lincoln
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
7 August 2012 Nuneaton Town 1 – 3 Leicester City Nuneaton
19:30 BST James Report Beckford 2
Futacs 		Stadium: Triton Showers Community Stadium
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 Michael Keane CB / RB Loan England Manchester United
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
England Jesse Lingard AM / RW / LW Loan England Manchester United
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 / LB 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 Jacob Blyth CF 2012 England Leamington
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]
23 November 2012 CB England Karlton Watson Free Agent Free[12]
1 January 2013 CF New Zealand Chris Wood England West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed[13]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
18 June 2012 CB Ivory Coast Sol Bamba Turkey Trabzonspor Undisclosed[14]
4 July 2012 CB England Matt Mills England Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed[15]
4 August 2012 RB England Lee Peltier England Leeds United Undisclosed[16]
20 August 2012 CB England Tom Parkes England Bristol Rovers Undisclosed[17]
23 August 2012 CM Republic of Ireland Shane Byrne England Bury Undisclosed[18]

Loans in

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From
6 November 2012 2 January 2012 CB England Michael Keane England Manchester United[19][20]
6 November 2012 2 January 2012 AM England Jesse Lingard England Manchester United[19][20]

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[21]
13 September 2012 October 2012 LW Scotland Paul Gallagher England Sheffield United[22]
14 September 2012 October 2012 CF England Tom Hopper England Bury[23]
28 September 2012 29 December 2012 CF England Jermaine Beckford England Huddersfield Town[24]
4 October 2012 10 November 2012 CM England Richie Wellens England Ipswich Town[25]
25 October 2012 3 January 2013 GK England Adam Smith England Nuneaton Town[26][27]
14 November 2012 12 December 2012 CM England Neil Danns England Bristol City[28]
20 November 2012 January 2013 CF England Jacob Blyth England Burton Albion[29]
23 November 2012 23 December 2012 CB England Jide Maduako England Ilkeston[12]
30 November 2012 30 December 2012 CB Northern Ireland Steven Smith England Ilkeston[30]

Released

Date Position Nationality Name
30 May 2012 CM Belgium Franck Moussa[31]
30 June 2012 RB Ghana John Pantsil[32]
30 June 2012 CF England Darius Vassell[33]
30 June 2012 CF Scotland Steve Howard[33]
30 June 2012 CF Wales Elliott Chamberlain[33]
30 June 2012 CM England Matt Oakley[33]
30 June 2012 CB Bulgaria Aleksandar Tunchev[33]
30 June 2012 GK England Chris Weale[33]
29 August 2012 LB England Tom Kennedy[34]

Results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Football League Championship

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 (1,741 away)
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 (1,375 away)
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 (1,563 away)
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
20 October 2012 11 Birmingham City 1 - 1 Leicester City Birmingham
15:00 BST Spector Yellow card 6' Yellow-red card 90'
Hurst Yellow card 11'
Lovenkrands 45+2'
Morrison Yellow card 66'		 Report Whitbread Yellow card 44'
Waghorn Yellow card 70'
Marshall 86'		 Stadium: St Andrews Stadium
Attendance: 18,271 (3,752 away)
Referee: Tony Bates
24 October 2012 12 Leicester City 1 - 0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
15:00 BST King 10'
De Laet Yellow card 53'		 Report Bridcutt Yellow card 67' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,726
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
27 October 2012 13 Leicester City 1 - 2 Crystal Palace Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy Yellow card 26'
De Laet Yellow card 74'
King 90+2'		 Report Delaney 23'
Ramage 28'
Moxey Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 23,646
Referee: Andy Haines
3 November 2012 14 Watford 2 - 1 Leicester City Watford
15:00 GMT Abdi 14'
Forestieri 68'		 Report Drinkwater Yellow card 45'
Zac Whitbread Yellow card 45+2' Yellow-red card 83'
Nugent 71'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 12,954 (2,058 away)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
6 November 2012 15 Bolton Wanderers 0 - 0 Leicester City Bolton
20:00 GMT Ricketts Yellow card 33'
Pratley Yellow card 42'		 Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 16,754 (1,227 away)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
10 November 2012 16 Leicester City 2 - 2 Nottingham Forest Leicester
12:45 GMT Ward 7' (o.g.)
Nugent 32'		 Gurdioura 22'
Cox 67' (pen.)		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 24,793
Referee: Anthony Taylor
17 November 2012 17 Leicester City 6 - 0 Ipswich Town Leicester
15:00 GMT Nugent 8' (pen.), 18'
Dyer 18'
Knockaert 44'
Waghorn 53'
Futács 82'		 Report Reo-Coker Yellow card 90' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 20,779
Referee: Keith Stroud
24 November 2012 18 Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 2 Leicester City Sheffield
15:00 GMT Sidibé Yellow card 42'
Lines Yellow card 83'		 Report Drinkwater 41'
Whitbread Yellow card 45+2'
Schlupp Yellow card 45+4'
Marshall 76'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 24,664 (3,803 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
28 November 2012 19 Leeds United 1 - 0 Leicester City Leeds
19:45 GMT Becchio 3' (pen.) Report De Laet Yellow card 51' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 17,717
Referee: Mick Russell
1 December 2012 20 Leicester City 4 - 1 Derby County Leicester
17:20 GMT Whitbread 6'
Waghorn 23'
Nugent 74', 89'		 Report Coutts Yellow card 11'
Robinson 38'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 20,680
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
8 December 2012 21 Leicester City 2 - 2 Barnsley Leicester
15:00 GMT Knockaert 9'
Nugent Yellow card 54'
Marshall Yellow card 70'
Vardy 90'		 Report Dawson 27'
Noble-Lazarus 39'
Wiseman Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 23,579
Referee: James Adcock
15 December 2012 22 Millwall 1 - 0 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Abdou Yellow card 20'
Taylor 67'
Shittu Yellow card 83'		 Report Nugent Yellow card 20'
Knockaert Yellow card 35'
Futács Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 10,189
Referee: Simon Hooper
22 December 2012 23 Leicester City 0 - 1 Cardiff City Leicester
15:00 GMT Report Bellamy 25'
Turner Yellow card 38'
Connolly Yellow card 61'
Whittingham Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,055
Referee: Graham Salisbury
26 December 2012 24 Hull City 0 - 0 Leicester City Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Report De Laet Yellow card 38'
Whitbread Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: The KC Stadium
Attendance: 20,321
Referee: Craig Pawson
29 December 2012 25 Burnley 0 - 1 Leicester City Burnley
15:00 GMT Duff Yellow card 69'
Trippier Yellow card 90'		 Report Nugent 31'
Dyer Yellow card 69'
Drinkwater Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 13,050 (1,233 away)
Referee: M Naylor

FA Cup

5 January 2012 3rd Round Proper Leicester City - Burton Albion Leicester
15:00 BST Stadium: King Power Stadium

Football League Cup

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[35]
21 August 2012 England Wes Morgan Championship Team of the Week[35]
3 September 2012 England Liam Moore Championship Team of the Week[36]
24 September 2012 England David Nugent Championship Team of the Week[37]
8 October 2012 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel Championship Team of the Week[38]
19 November 2012 England Lloyd Dyer Championship Team of the Week[39]
19 November 2012 England Wes Morgan Championship Team of the Week[39]
29 November 2012 England Danny Drinkwater Championship Team of the Week[40]
3 December 2012 United States Zak Whitbread Championship Team of the Week[41]

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
24 11 5 8 37 22  +15 38 8 2 2 26 10  +16 3 3 6 11 12  −1

Last updated: 22 December 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 1–1
Birmingham City 1–1
Blackburn Rovers 1–2
Blackpool 1–0
Bolton Wanderers 0–0
Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0
Bristol City 2–0
Burnley 2–1
Cardiff City 0–1
Charlton Athletic 1–2
Crystal Palace 1–2
Derby County 4–1
Huddersfield Town 2–0
Hull City 3–1 1–1
Ipswich Town 6–0
Leeds United 0–1
Middlesbrough 2–1
Millwall 0–1
Nottingham Forest 2–2
Peterborough United 2–0
Sheffield Wednesday 2–0
Watford 1–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2

Club statistics

All data from LCFC.com and FoxesTalk Stats

Appearances

Last updated on 26 December 2012

  • 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 Denmark DEN Kasper Schmeichel 26 0 24 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF Belgium BEL Ritchie De Laet 23 0 20+1 0 0 0 2 0
3 DF England ENG Paul Konchesky 22 0 20 0 0 0 2 0
4 MF England ENG Danny Drinkwater 25 1 24 1 0 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Wes Morgan 25 1 24 1 0 0 1 0
6 DF United States USA Zak Whitbread 15 0 13+1 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF England ENG Ben Marshall 24 4 12+11 3 0 0 1 1
8 MF England ENG Neil Danns 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
9 FW England ENG Jamie Vardy 21 5 16+4 4 0 0 1 1
10 MF Wales WAL Andy King 25 4 19+4 4 0 0 0+2 0
11 MF England ENG Lloyd Dyer 24 3 19+4 2 0 0 1 1
12 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean St. Ledger 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0
13 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Conrad Logan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW England ENG Martyn Waghorn 17 2 9+7 2 0 0 1 0
15 DF England ENG Michael Keane 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF England ENG Matty James 13 1 7+4 0 0 0 2 1
17 FW Scotland SCO Paul Gallagher 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
18 FW Ghana GHA Jeffrey Schlupp 9 0 4+4 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF England ENG Richie Wellens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW England ENG Jermaine Beckford 5 0 2+2 0 0 0 1 0
21 FW England ENG Tom Hopper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF England ENG Liam Moore 13 0 8+4 0 0 0 1 0
23 DF England ENG Tom Kennedy* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF England ENG Jesse Lingard 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF France FRA Anthony Knockaert 25 5 17+7 4 0 0 1 1
29 FW Hungary HUN Márkó Futács 9 2 0+8 1 0 0 0+1 1
35 FW England ENG David Nugent 24 11 19+3 11 0 0 0+2 0

Starting 11

Updated 26 December 2012.

  • Based on players with the most starts.
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