Leicester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Leicester in the East Midlands of England.
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22 Facts About Leicester City
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Leicester City have seven second-tier titles to their name, making them the joint most successful club at this level in English football.
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In 1919, when League football resumed after World War I, Leicester City Fosse ceased trading due to financial difficulties of which little is known.
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Leicester City won the Division Two championship in 1954, with the help of Arthur Rowley, one of the club's most prolific strikers.
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Leicester City remained in Division One until 1969, their longest period ever in the top flight.
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Under the management of Matt Gillies and his assistant Bert Johnson, Leicester City reached the FA Cup final on another two occasions, but lost in both 1961 and 1963.
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In 1971, Leicester City were promoted back to Division One, and won the Charity Shield for the first time.
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Leicester City won their final game of the season, which guided them clear of relegation to the third tier of the football league.
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McGhee left the club unexpectedly in December 1995 while Leicester City were top of the First Division to take charge of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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O'Neill ended Leicester City's 33-year wait for a major trophy, winning the League Cup twice, in 1997 and 2000, and Leicester City were runners-up in 1999.
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Leicester City began well under Taylor's management, topping the Premier League for two weeks in the autumn and remaining in contention for a European place for most of the campaign, before a late season collapse dragged them down to a 13th-place finish.
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However, Leicester City lasted only one season in the top flight and were relegated to the newly labelled Championship, previously known as Division One.
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Leicester City became known for their counterattacking style of play, "incredible pace in the areas it is most essential" and defensive solidarity.
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Reacting to Leicester City winning the Premier League, Executive chairman Richard Scudamore said:.
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Leicester City was replaced with former Southampton boss Claude Puel on 25 October 2017.
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On 15 May 2021, Leicester City won their first ever FA Cup having lost all four previous finals.
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Since 2018, Leicester City's kit has been manufactured by German sportswear company Adidas.
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On 5 July 2011, Leicester City confirmed the Walkers Stadium would now be known as King Power Stadium.
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Leicester City were widely considered to be Forest's main rivals prior to the mid 1970s.
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Leicester City are currently one of five clubs including Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea FCand Liverpool FCto have won the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup in the 21st century.
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Leicester are joint equal with Manchester City for having won the most English second tier titles.
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Since their election to the Football League in 1894, Leicester City have spent much of their history within the top two tiers of English football.
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