2012–13 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
2012–13 season
Chairman	Vichai Raksriaksorn
Manager	Nigel Pearson
Football League Championship	TBC
FA Cup	Fourth Round
League Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: David Nugent (14); All: David Nugent (14)
Highest home attendance	25,913 (vs. Huddersfield Town, Championship, 1.1.2013)
Lowest home attendance	8,560 (vs. Burton Albion, League Cup, 28.8.2012)
	← 2011–12

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.

21 September 2012 – Liam Moore signs a contract extension to 2015.^[4]
21 September 2012 - Academy players, Harry Panayiotou and Joe Dodoo, sign their first professional contracts.^[4]

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.	Name	Position	Joined	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Kasper Schmeichel	GK	2011	Leeds United
13	Conrad Logan	GK	2004	Youth
	Adam Smith	GK	2010	Middlesbrough
Defenders
2	Ritchie De Laet	RB / CB / LB	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	Michael Keane	CB / RB	Loan	Manchester United
22	Liam Moore	CB / RB	2011	Youth
23	Tom Kennedy*	LB	2010	Rochdale
	Cian Bolger	CB	2009	Youth
	George Taft	CB	2011	Youth
Midfielders
4	Danny Drinkwater	CM	2012	Manchester United
7	Ben Marshall	RW / LW / AM	2012	Stoke City
8	Neil Danns	CM / RW	2011	Crystal Palace
10	Andy King	CM	2006	Youth
11	Lloyd Dyer	LW / RW	2008	Milton Keynes Dons
16	Matty James	CM	2012	Manchester United
19	Richie Wellens	CM	2009	Doncaster Rovers
23	Jesse Lingard*	AM / RW / LW	Loan	Manchester United
24	Anthony Knockaert	AM / LW / RW	2012	Guingamp
Forwards
9	Jamie Vardy	CF	2012	Fleetwood Town
14	Martyn Waghorn	CF	2010	Sunderland
17	Paul Gallagher	AM / RW / CF	2009	Blackburn Rovers
18	Jeffrey Schlupp	CF / LW / LB	2010	Youth
20	Jermaine Beckford	CF	2011	Everton
21	Tom Hopper	CF	2011	Youth
29	Márkó Futács	CF	2012	Portsmouth
35	David Nugent	CF / LW	2011	Unattached
39	Chris Wood	CF	2013	West Bromwich Albion
	Jacob Blyth	CF	2012	Leamington
	Harry Kane	CF	Loan	Tottenham Hotspur
	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		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

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee
10 May 2012	CF	Jacob Blyth	Leamington	Undisclosed^[5]
15 May 2012	CB	Ritchie De Laet	Manchester United	Undisclosed^[6]
15 May 2012	CM	Matty James	Manchester United	Undisclosed^[6]
18 May 2012	CF	Jamie Vardy	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed^[7]
18 July 2012	CF	Márkó Futács	Portsmouth	Free^[8]
24 July 2012	CB	Zak Whitbread	Norwich City	Free^[9]
1 August 2012	RW	Anthony Knockaert	Guingamp	Undisclosed^[10]
19 September 2012	CB	James Pearson	Free Agent	Free^[11]
23 November 2012	CB	Karlton Watson	Free Agent	Free^[12]
1 January 2013	CF	Chris Wood	West Bromwich Albion	Undisclosed^[13]

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee
18 June 2012	CB	Sol Bamba	Trabzonspor	Undisclosed^[14]
4 July 2012	CB	Matt Mills	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed^[15]
4 August 2012	RB	Lee Peltier	Leeds United	Undisclosed^[16]
20 August 2012	CB	Tom Parkes	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed^[17]
23 August 2012	CM	Shane Byrne	Bury	Undisclosed^[18]
31 January 2013	CB	Cian Bolger	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed^[19]

Loans in

Date from	Date to	Position	Name	From
6 November 2012	2 February 2012	CB	Michael Keane	Manchester United^[20]^[21]
6 November 2012	2 January 2012	AM	Jesse Lingard	Manchester United^[20]^[21]
21 February 2013	End of season	CF	Harry Kane	Tottenham Hotspur^[22]

Loans out

Date from	Date to	Position	Name	To
31 August 2012	January 2013	CB	Cian Bolger	Bristol Rovers
6 September 2012	May 2013	AM	Pier Larrauri	Pachuca^[23]
13 September 2012	October 2012	LW	Paul Gallagher	Sheffield United^[24]
14 September 2012	October 2012	CF	Tom Hopper	Bury^[25]
28 September 2012	End of season	CF	Jermaine Beckford	Huddersfield Town^[26]^[27]
4 October 2012	10 November 2012	CM	Richie Wellens	Ipswich Town^[28]
25 October 2012	3 January 2013	GK	Adam Smith	Nuneaton Town^[29]^[30]
14 November 2012	12 December 2012	CM	Neil Danns	Bristol City^[31]
20 November 2012	January 2013	CF	Jacob Blyth	Burton Albion^[32]
23 November 2012	23 December 2012	CB	Jide Maduako	Ilkeston^[12]
30 November 2012	30 December 2012	CB	Steven Smith	Ilkeston^[33]
8 January 2012	End of Season	CM	Neil Danns	Huddersfield Town^[34]
1 February 2013	1 March 2013	CB	Jide Maduako	Ilkeston^[35]
13 February 2013	13 March 2013	CF	Jacob Blyth	Notts County^[36]
20 February 2013	27 April 2013	CB	Liam Moore	Brentford^[37]

Released

Date	Position	Name
30 May 2012	CM	Franck Moussa^[38]
30 June 2012	RB	John Pantsil^[39]
30 June 2012	CF	Darius Vassell^[40]
30 June 2012	CF	Steve Howard^[40]
30 June 2012	CF	Elliott Chamberlain^[40]
30 June 2012	CM	Matt Oakley^[40]
30 June 2012	CB	Aleksandar Tunchev^[40]
30 June 2012	GK	Chris Weale^[40]
29 August 2012	LB	Tom Kennedy^[41]

Results

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

Football League Championship

18 August 2012 1	Leicester City	2 - 0	Peterborough United	Leicester
15:00 BST	Marshall 22' Morgan 51' King 71' De Laet 90+2'	Report	Taylor 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 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 50' Pedersen 80'	Report	De Laet 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 52' Taylor-Flectcher 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 21' Henry 80'	Report	Konchesky 53' 70' Nugent 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 38' 47' Vardy 57' Knockaert 73' De Laet 86'	Report	Marney 10' Paterson 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 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 54'	Report	Knockaert 30', 60' 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 49' Morris 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 6' 90' Hurst 11' Lovenkrands 45+2' Morrison 66'	Report	Whitbread 44' Waghorn 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 53'	Report	Bridcutt 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 26' De Laet 74' King 90+2'	Report	Delaney 23' Ramage 28' Moxey 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 45' Whitbread 45+2' 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 33' Pratley 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 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 42' Lines 83'	Report	Drinkwater 41' Whitbread 45+2' Schlupp 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 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 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 54' Marshall 70' Vardy 90'	Report	Dawson 27' Noble-Lazarus 39' Wiseman 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 20' Taylor 67' Shittu 83'	Report	Nugent 20' Knockaert 35' Futács 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 38' Connolly 61' Whittingham 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 38' Whitbread 65'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 20,321 Referee: Craig Pawson

29 December 2012 25	Burnley	0 - 1	Leicester City	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Duff 69' Trippier 90+$'<br?Vokes 90+6'	Report	Nugent 31' Dyer 69' Drinkwater 90+4'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 13,050 (1,233 away) Referee: Michael Naylor

1 January 2013 26	Leicester City	6 - 1	Huddersfield Town	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Wood 6', 24' De Laet 45+1' Knockaert 49', 51' Waghorn 76'	Report	Lynch 43' Arfield 60'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 25,913 Referee: Mark Haywood

12 January 2013 27	Bristol City	0 - 4	Leicester City	Bristol
15:00 GMT		Report	Wood 11', 18', 41' James 49'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 13,078 (1,786 away) Referee: Oliver Langford

19 January 2013 28	Leicester City	1 - 0	Middlesbrough	Leicester
20:00 GMT	Konchesky 50' Keane 58' Nugent 70'	Report	Ladesma 20'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 8,585 Referee: Roger East

31 January 2013 29	Leicester City	2 - 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Knockaert 24' Nugent 73'	Report	Sako 51' Foley 76'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 21,677 Referee: Robert Madley

9 February 2013 30	Peterborough United	2 - 1	Leicester City	Peterborough
19:45 GMT	Petrucci 79' McCann 88'	Report	Marshall 52' De Laet 79'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 11,070 Referee: Graham Scott

19 February 2013 31	Leicester City	1 - 2	Charlton Athletic	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Wood 69'	Report	Kermorgant 19' Jackson 30' Haynes 78'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 19,920 Referee: Michael Naylor

FA Cup

5 January 2012 3rd Round Proper	Leicester City	2 - 0	Burton Albion	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Wood 3' De Laet 21'	Report		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 14,463 Referee: Andy D'Urso

26 January 2012 4th Round Proper	Huddersfield Town	1 - 1	Leicester City	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Norwood 50' Novak 70' 74' (pen.)	Report	Keane Wood 82'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 11,945 (4,000 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor

12 February 2012 4th Round Proper Replay	Leicester City	1 - 2	Huddersfield Town	Leicester
19:30 GMT	Keane 7' Gallagher 81' Knockaert 88'	Report	Clayton 5' Gerrard 73' Scannell 75'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 14,517 Referee: James Adcock

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 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	Winner	Award
21 August 2012	Ritchie De Laet	Championship Team of the Week^[42]
21 August 2012	Wes Morgan	Championship Team of the Week^[42]
3 September 2012	Liam Moore	Championship Team of the Week^[43]
24 September 2012	David Nugent	Championship Team of the Week^[44]
8 October 2012	Kasper Schmeichel	Championship Team of the Week^[45]
19 November 2012	Lloyd Dyer	Championship Team of the Week^[46]
19 November 2012	Wes Morgan	Championship Team of the Week^[46]
29 November 2012	Danny Drinkwater	Championship Team of the Week^[47]
3 December 2012	Zak Whitbread	Championship Team of the Week^[48]
31 December 2012	Wes Morgan	Championship Team of the Week^[49]
15 January 2013	Kasper Schmeichel	Championship Team of the Week^[50]
15 January 2013	Chris Wood	Championship Team of the Week^[50]
22 January 2013	Kasper Schmeichel	Championship Team of the Week^[51]
22 January 2013	David Nugent	Championship Team of the Week^[51]
January 2013	Nigel Pearson	Championship Manager of the Month^[52]

Championship statistics

Championship table

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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
31	16	5	10	53	28	+25	53	11	2	3	36	14	+22	5	3	7	17	14	+3

Last updated: 19 February 2013.
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	4–0	Leicester do double
Burnley	2–1	1–0	Leicester do double
Cardiff City	0–1
Charlton Athletic	1–2	1–2	Charlton do double
Crystal Palace	1–2
Derby County	4–1
Huddersfield Town	6–1	2–0	Leicester do double
Hull City	3–1	1–1
Ipswich Town	6–0
Leeds United		0–1
Middlesbrough	1–0	2–1	Leicester do double
Millwall		0–1
Nottingham Forest	2–2
Peterborough United	2–0	1–2
Sheffield Wednesday		2–0
Watford		1–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	1–2

Club statistics

All data from LCFC.com and FoxesTalk Stats

Appearances

Last updated on 19 February 2013

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	DEN	Kasper Schmeichel	36	0	31	0	3	0	2	0
2	DF	BEL	Ritchie De Laet	31	4	27+1	3	1	1	2	0
3	DF	ENG	Paul Konchesky	32	1	27	1	3	0	2	0
4	MF	ENG	Danny Drinkwater	33	1	31	1	0+1	0	1	0
5	DF	ENG	Wes Morgan	35	1	31	1	3	0	1	0
6	DF	USA	Zak Whitbread	15	0	13+1	0	0	0	1	0
7	MF	ENG	Ben Marshall	33	5	19+11	4	2	0	1	1
8	MF	ENG	Neil Danns	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Jamie Vardy	26	5	17+6	4	1+1	0	1	1
10	MF	WAL	Andy King	31	4	21+6	4	2	0	0+2	0
11	MF	ENG	Lloyd Dyer	34	3	20+10	2	2+1	0	1	1
12	DF	IRL	Sean St. Ledger	7	0	6	0	0	0	1	0
13	GK	IRL	Conrad Logan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	ENG	Martyn Waghorn	25	3	9+12	3	1+2	0	1	0
15	DF	ENG	Michael Keane	10	1	7	0	3	1	0	0
16	MF	ENG	Matty James	20	2	12+4	1	2	0	2	1
17	FW	SCO	Paul Gallagher	7	0	0+5	0	1	0	1	0
18	FW	GHA	Jeffrey Schlupp	9	0	4+4	0	0	0	1	0
19	MF	ENG	Richie Wellens	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
20	FW	ENG	Jermaine Beckford	5	0	2+2	0	0	0	1	0
21	FW	ENG	Tom Hopper	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	ENG	Liam Moore	14	0	9+4	0	0	0	1	0
23	DF	ENG	Tom Kennedy*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	ENG	Jesse Lingard*	4	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	FRA	Anthony Knockaert	34	8	24+7	7	1+1	0	1	1
29	FW	HUN	Márkó Futács	12	2	0+9	1	2	0	0+1	1
35	FW	ENG	David Nugent	33	14	25+3	14	1+2	0	0+2	0
39	FW	NZL	Chris Wood	7	8	5	6	1+1	2	0	0

Starting 11

Updated 19 February 2013

Based on players with the most starts.

No.	Pos.	Name	MS	Notes
1	GK	Kasper Schmeichel	36
2	RB	Ritchie De Laet	32
5	CB	Wes Morgan	35
6	CB	Zak Whitbread	14	Liam Moore has 10 starts
3	LB	Paul Konchesky	32
24	RM	Anthony Knockaert	26	Ben Marshall has 22 starts
10	CM	Andy King	23	Matty James has 16 starts
4	CM	Danny Drinkwater	32
11	LM	Lloyd Dyer	23
9	ST	Jamie Vardy	19	Martyn Waghorn has 11 starts
35	ST	David Nugent	27

4–4–2 Formation

Schmeichel

De Laet

Whitbread

Morgan(C)

Konchesky

Knockaert

King

Drinkwater

Dyer

Nugent

Vardy

Formations

Last Updated: 19 February 2013

Individual match formations are sourced from match reports on LCFC.com.

Pos.	Formation	Used
1	4-4-2	31
2	4-2-3-1	3
3	4-3-3	2

Top scorers

Last Updated: 19 February 2013

Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	David Nugent	14	0	0	14
2	Anthony Knockaert	7	0	1	8
=	Chris Wood	6	2	0	8
4	Ben Marshall	4	0	1	5
=	Jamie Vardy	4	0	1	5
6	Andy King	4	0	0	4
7	Martyn Waghorn	3	0	0	3
=	Lloyd Dyer	2	0	1	3
9	Ritchie De Laet	1	1	0	2
=	Márkó Futács	1	0	1	2
=	Matty James	1	0	1	2
12	Danny Drinkwater	1	0	0	1
=	Paul Konchesky	1	0	0	1
=	Wes Morgan	1	0	0	1
=	Zak Whitbread	1	0	0	1
=	Michael Keane	0	1	0	1
Own Goals		2	0	0	2
Total		53	4	6	63

Most assists

Last Updated: 15 February 2013^[53]

Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	Ben Marshall	6	0	1	7
2	Anthony Knockaert	4	1	0	5
=	Paul Konchesky	4	1	0	5
4	Danny Drinkwater	4	0	0	4
=	David Nugent	4	0	0	4
=	Lloyd Dyer	3	1	0	4
7	Jamie Vardy	3	0	0	3
=	Martyn Waghorn	3	0	0	3
=	Matty James	2	0	1	3
10	Andy King	2	0	0	2
=	Chris Wood	2	0	0	2
=	Wes Morgan	1	0	1	2
13	Kasper Schmeichel	1	0	0	1
=	Ritchie De Laet	0	1	0	1
=	Jermaine Beckford	0	0	1	1

Disciplinary record

Last Updated: 15 February 2012

Nation	Name
	Zak Whitbread	4	1
	Ritchie De Laet	8	0
	David Nugent	4	0
	Anthony Knockaert	4	0
	Danny Drinkwater	2	0
	Michael Keane	2	0
	Paul Konchesky	2	0
	Ben Marshall	2	0
	Lloyd Dyer	1	0
	Márkó Futács	1	0
	Paul Gallagher	1	0
	Wes Morgan	1	0
	Jeffrey Schlupp	1	0
	Jamie Vardy	1	0
	Martyn Waghorn	1	0
Totals		34	1

Captains

Last Updated - 19 February 2012

Only counts starts as captain

No.	Position	Nation	Name	Starts
5	CB		Wes Morgan	35
1	GK		Kasper Schmeichel	1

Suspensions

Date Incurred	Nation	Name	Games Missed	Reason
27 October 2012		Ritchie De Laet	1
3 November 2012		Zak Whitbread	1	(vs. Watford)

Penalties

Date	Nation	Name	Opposition	Scored?
1 September 2012		Ben Marshall	Blackpool	Y
17 November 2012		David Nugent	Ipswich Town	Y

Overall seasonal record

Last Updated: 15 February 2013
Note: Games which are level after extra-time and are decided by a penalty shoot-out are listed as draws.

Games played	35 (30 Championship, 3 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Games won	18 (16 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games drawn	6 (5 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost	11 (9 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Win %	51.43%
Goals scored	62 (52 Championship, 4 FA Cup, 6 League Cup)
Goals conceded	33 (26 Championship, 3 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Goal difference	+29 (+26 Championship, +1 FA Cup, +2 League Cup)
Yellow cards	34 (32 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Red cards	1 (1 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst discipline	Ritchie De Laet (8 yellows, 0 reds)
Biggest win	6-0 (vs. Ipswich Town, Championship 17.11.2012)
Heaviest defeat	2-4 (vs. Burton Albion, League Cup 28.8.2012)
Highest scoring match	6-1 (vs. Huddersfield Town, Championship 1.1.2013)
Most appearances	35 Kasper Schmeichel)
Top scorer	14 (David Nugent)
Most assists	7 (Ben Marshall)

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[Morgan_Named_City_Captain-2] "Morgan Named City Captain". LCFC. Leicester City F.C. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.

[3] "Leicester City Announces Puma Partnership". LCFC.com. Retrieved 9 May 2012.

[MooreContract-4] "Three Moore Years For Liam". LCFC.com. Retrieved 21 September 2012.

[5] "Blyth Joins Development Group". Retrieved 10 May 2012.

[DeLaetandJames-6] "Agreement Reached for United Duo". Retrieved 15 May 2012.

[VardySigns-7] "Jamie Vardy Signs For City". Retrieved 18 May 2012.

[FutacsSigns-8] "Marko Futacs joins Leicester City after Portsmouth exit". Retrieved 18 July 2012.

[ZacSigns-9] "Zak Whitbread Joins Leicester City". Retrieved 24 July 2012.

[KnockeartSigns-10] "Foxes agree Knockaert deal". Retrieved 1 August 2012.

[jamespearson-11] "Nigel Pearson signs son James for Leicester City". Retrieved 19 September 2012.

[Maduako_Loaned,_Watson_Signed-12] "Maduako Loaned, Watson Signed". lcfc.com. Retrieved 23 November 2012.

[13] "Terms Agreed For Wood". lcfc.com. Retrieved 28 December 2012.

[14] "Bamba Joins Trabzonspor". LCFC.com. Retrieved 18 June 2012.

[15] "Mills Moves To Bolton". LCFC.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

[16] "Peltier Joins Leeds". LCFC.com. Retrieved 4 August 2012.

[17] "PARKES SET TO JOIN". bristolrovers.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

[18] "Byrne Joins Bury". lcfc.com. Retrieved 24 August 2012.

[19] "PARKES SET TO JOIN". lcfc.com. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

[ManUtdLoan-20] "City Bolstered By United Loan Double". LCFC.com. Retrieved 6 November 2012.

[keaneandlingard2-21] "Man Utd's Michael Keane & Jesse Lingard extend Leicester City loans". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[kane-22] "Harry Kane: Leicester City sign Tottenham striker". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

[23] "Mexican Loan For Young Larrauri". lcfc.com. Retrieved 8 September 2012.

[24] "Gallagher Joins Blades On Loan". lcfc.com. Retrieved 13 September 2012.

[25] "Bury Loan For Hopper". lcfc.com. Retrieved 14 September 2012.

[26] "Beckford Joins Terriers On Loan". lcfc.com. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

[27] "Huddersfield Town extend Jermaine Beckford's loan". bbc sport. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

[28] "Wellens To Seek Sharpness At Ipswich". lcfc.com. Retrieved 4 October 2012.

[29] "'Keeper Smith Joins Nuneaton On Loan". lcfc.com. Retrieved 25 October 2012.

[30] "Smith stays with Boro". Nuneaton News. Retrieved 24 November 2012.

[31] "Danns Joins Robins On Loan". lcfc.com. Retrieved 14 November 2012.

[32] "Brewers Loan Leicester's Blyth". lcfc.com. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

[33] "Youngster Smith Begins Loan Spell". lcfc.com. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

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[35] "Terriers Loan For Danns". lcfc.com. Retrieved 1 February 2013.

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[released-39] "Pantsil Leaves Leicester". LCFC.com. Retrieved 2 May 2012.

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