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Leicester City
2012–13 season
Chairman	Vichai Raksriaksorn
Manager	Nigel Pearson
Football League Championship	TBC
FA Cup	Third Round
League Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: David Nugent (4); All: David Nugent (4)
Highest home attendance	23,828 (vs. Peterborough United, Championship, 18.8.2012)
Lowest home attendance	8,560 (vs. Burton Albion, League Cup, 28.8.2012)
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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

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
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
24	Anthony Knockaert	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	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
	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]

Out

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

Loans in

Date from	Date to	Position	Nationality	Name	From

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^[17]
13 September 2012	October 2012	LW	Paul Gallagher	Sheffield United^[18]
14 September 2012	October 2012	CF	Tom Hopper	Bury^[19]

Released

Date	Position	Name
30 May 2012	CM	Franck Moussa^[20]
30 June 2012	RB	John Pantsil^[21]
30 June 2012	CF	Darius Vassell^[22]
30 June 2012	CF	Steve Howard^[22]
30 June 2012	CF	Elliott Chamberlain^[22]
30 June 2012	CM	Matt Oakley^[22]
30 June 2012	CB	Aleksandar Tunchev^[22]
30 June 2012	GK	Chris Weale^[22]
29 August 2012	LB	Tom Kennedy^[23]

Results

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

Football League Championship

18 August 2012 1	Leicester City	2 - 0	Peterborough United	King Power Stadium
15:00 BST	Marshall 22' Morgan 51' King 71' De Laet 90+2'	Report	Taylor 32'	Attendance: 23,828 Referee: Craig Pawson

21st August 2012 2	Charlton Athletic	2 - 1	Leicester City	The Valley
19:45 BST	Wright-Phillips 18' Kermorgant 32'	Report	Morgan 34' King 53'	Attendance: 16,658 (1,628 away) Referee: Fred Graham

25 August 2012 3	Blackburn Rovers	2 - 1	Leicester City	Ewood Park
15:00 BST	Nuno Gomes 33' Murphy 50' Pedersen 80'	Report	De Laet 48' Vardy 56'	Attendance: 13,935 Referee: Robert Madley

1 September 2012 4	Leicester City	1 - 0	Blackpool	King Power Stadium
17:20 BST	Marshall 54' (pen.)	Report	Gomes 52' Taylor-Flectcher 53'	Attendance: 18,655 Referee: Michael Jones

16 September 2012 5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 - 1	Leicester City	Molineux Stadium
13:15 BST	Ebanks-Blake 13' Stearman 21' Henry 80'	Report	Konchesky 53' 70' Nugent 58'	Attendance: 20,030 Referee: Stuart Attwell

19 September 2012 6	Leicester City	2 - 1	Burnley	King Power Stadium
19:45 BST	Nugent 38' 47' Vardy 57' Knockaert 73' De Laet 86'	Report	Marney 10' Paterson 26'	Attendance: 18,480 Referee: Stuart Attwell

23 September 2012 7	Leicester City	3 - 1	Hull City	King Power Stadium
15:00 BST	Nugent 7, 42, 90'		Simpson 26'	Attendance: 20,815 Referee: E Ilderton

FA Cup

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^[24]
21 August 2012	Wes Morgan	Championship Team of the Week^[24]
3 September 2012	Liam Moore	Championship Team of the Week^[25]

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
7	4	0	3	11	8	+3	12	4	0	0	8	2	+6	0	0	3	3	6	−3

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

Club statistics

All data from LCFC.com

Appearances

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

Starting XI

Updated 24 September 2012.

Based on players with the most starts.

No.	Pos.	Name	MS
1	GK	Kasper Schmeichel	9
2	RB	Ritchie De Laet	8
5	CB	Wes Morgan	8
22	CB	Liam Moore	6
3	LB	Paul Konchesky	9
7	RM	Ben Marshall	8
16	CM	Matty James	6
4	CM	Danny Drinkwater	8
11	LM	Lloyd Dyer	6
9	ST	Jamie Vardy	8
35	ST	David Nugent	5

4–4–2 Formation

Schmeichel

De Laet

Moore

Morgan(C)

Konchesky

Marshall

James

Drinkwater

Dyer

Nugent

Vardy

Formations

Last Updated: 2 September 2012

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

Pos.	Formation	Used
1	4-4-2	6

Top scorers

Last Updated: 23 September 2012

Pos.	Name	League	League Cup	Total
1	David Nugent	4	0	4
2	Jamie Vardy	2	1	3
3	Andy King	2	0	2
=	Ben Marshall	1	1	2
5	Paul Konchesky	1	0	1
2	Wes Morgan	1	0	1
=	Lloyd Dyer	0	1	1
=	Márkó Futács	0	1	1
=	Matty James	0	1	1
=	Anthony Knockaert	0	1	1
Total		11	6	17

Most assists

Last Updated: 31 August 2012

Pos.	Name	League	League Cup	Total
1	Ben Marshall	1	1	2
2	David Nugent	1	0	1
=	Jamie Vardy	1	0	1
=	Jermaine Beckford	0	1	1
=	Matty James	0	1	1
=	Wes Morgan	0	1	1

Disciplinary record

Last Updated: 31 August 2012

Nation	Name
	Ritchie De Laet	2
	Ben Marshall	1
	Wes Morgan	1
Totals		4

Captains

Last Updated - 30 August 2012

Only counts starts as captain

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

Suspensions

Date Incurred	Nation	Name	Games Missed	Reason

Penalties

Date	Nation	Name	Opposition	Scored?
1 September 2012		Ben Marshall	Blackpool	Y

Overall seasonal record

Last Updated: 2 September 2012
Note: Games which are level after extra-time and are decided by a penalty shoot-out are listed as draws.

Games played	6 (4 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Games won	3 (2 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games drawn	0 (0 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost	3 (2 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Win %	50.00%
Goals scored	11 (5 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 6 League Cup)
Goals conceded	8 (4 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Goal difference	+3 (+1 Championship, 0 FA Cup, +2 League Cup)
Yellow cards	4 (4 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Red cards	0 (0 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst discipline	Ritchie De Laet (2 yellows, 0 reds)
Biggest win	4-0 (vs. Torquay United, League Cup 14.8.2012)
Heaviest defeat	2-4 (vs. Burton Albion, League Cup 28.8.2012)
Highest scoring match	2-4 (vs. Burton Albion, League Cup 28.8.2012)
Most appearances	6 (4 players)
Top scorer	2 (3 players)
Most assists	2 (Ben Marshall)

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^ "Morgan Named City Captain". LCFC. Leicester City F.C. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
^ "Leicester City Announces Puma Partnership". LCFC.com. Retrieved 09 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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[DeLaetandJames-6] "Agreement Reached for United Duo". Retrieved 15 May 2012.

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