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1974–75 Leicester City F.C. season

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Leicester City
1974–75 season
ChairmanTom Bloor
ManagerJimmy Bloomfield
First Division18th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Worthington (18)
All: Worthington (19)
Average home league attendance23,765

During the 1974–75 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

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In the 1974–75 season, Leicester could not improve on last season's 9th place, finishing 9 places lower. Goalkeeper Peter Shilton refused to sign a new contract and followed his mentor Gordon Banks by signing for Stoke City at a record fee for a goalkeeper of £325,000 in November and resulted in Mark Wallington starting the season in goal. From early November to late February, the Foxes did not register a league win in 13 games which saw them slip to bottom of the table and heading for relegation but again their FA Cup progress gave them a boost in their league form. As the season drew to a close, Chris Garland improved their strike force by scoring 8 goals in 10 matches, which was enough to save the Foxes from the drop in 18th and 3 points clear of relegation.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Arsenal 42 13 11 18 47 49 0.959 37
17 Birmingham City 42 14 9 19 53 61 0.869 37
18 Leicester City 42 12 12 18 46 60 0.767 36
19 Tottenham Hotspur 42 13 8 21 52 63 0.825 34
20 Luton Town (R) 42 11 11 20 47 65 0.723 33 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

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Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1974 Arsenal H 0–1 26,448
20 August 1974 Birmingham City A 4–3 27,961 Weller, Worthington (2), Earle
24 August 1974 Liverpool A 1–2 49,398 Weller
27 August 1974 Birmingham City H 1–1 24,018 Worthington
31 August 1974 Carlisle United H 1–1 20,658 Worthington (pen)
7 September 1974 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 20,564 Glover
14 September 1974 Queens Park Rangers H 3–1 19,763 Worthington (2), Glover
21 September 1974 West Ham United A 2–6 21,377 Worthington (2, 1 pen)
28 September 1974 Coventry City H 0–1 21,354
5 October 1974 Luton Town H 0–0 19,024
12 October 1974 Derby County A 0–1 24,753
19 October 1974 Sheffield United H 3–0 18,433 Worthington (2), Glover
26 October 1974 Newcastle United A 1–0 34,988 Earle
2 November 1974 Burnley H 1–0 19,981 Sammels
9 November 1974 Chelsea A 0–0 23,915
16 November 1974 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–2 23,244 Earle
23 November 1974 Manchester City A 1–4 31,628 Birchenall
30 November 1974 Stoke City A 0–1 29,793
7 December 1974 Everton H 0–2 21,451
10 December 1974 Middlesbrough A 0–3 22,699
14 December 1974 Arsenal A 0–0 20,849
20 December 1974 Ipswich Town H 0–1 16,636
26 December 1974 Queens Park Rangers A 2–4 17,311 Lee (2)
28 December 1974 Leeds United H 0–2 29,699
11 January 1975 Everton A 0–3 31,985
18 January 1975 Stoke City H 1–1 21,736 Glover
1 February 1975 Chelsea H 1–1 23,759 Weller
8 February 1975 Burnley A 0–2 16,352
22 February 1975 Tottenham Hotspur A 3–0 20,937 Stringfellow, Worthington, Sammels
1 March 1975 Carlisle United A 1–0 12,676 Worthington
8 March 1975 Manchester City H 1–0 23,059 Lee
15 March 1975 Coventry City A 2–2 23,139 Worthington, Lee
19 March 1975 Liverpool H 1–1 28,012 Worthington
22 March 1975 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–2 25,070 Garland (3)
29 March 1975 Ipswich Town A 1–2 28,745 Worthington
31 March 1975 Leeds United A 2–2 29,898 Lee, Garland
1 April 1975 West Ham United H 3–0 30,408 Worthington (pen), Garland (2)
5 April 1975 Newcastle United H 4–0 23,638 Garland (2), Lee, Worthington
9 April 1975 Middlesbrough H 1–0 24,531 Worthington
12 April 1975 Luton Town A 0–3 18,298
19 April 1975 Derby County H 0–0 38,143
26 April 1975 Sheffield United A 0–4 28,947

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 1975 Oxford United H 3–1 21,643 Worthington, Earle (2)
R4 25 January 1975 Leatherhead H 3–2 32,090 Sammels, Earle, Weller
R5 15 February 1975 Arsenal H 0–0 43,841
R5R 19 February 1975 Arsenal A 1–1 (a.e.t.) 35,009 Birchenall
R5R2 24 February 1975 Arsenal A 0–1 (a.e.t.) 39,025

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 10 September 1974 Arsenal A 1–1 20,788 Birchenall
R2R 18 September 1974 Arsenal H 2–1 17,303 Munro, Glover
R3 8 October 1974 Middlesbrough A 0–1 23,901

Squad

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[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK England ENG Peter Shilton
- DF England ENG Steve Whitworth
- DF England ENG Dennis Rofe
- MF England ENG Jon Sammels
- DF England ENG Malcolm Munro
- DF England ENG Graham Cross
- MF England ENG Keith Weller
- FW England ENG Steve Earle
- FW England ENG Frank Worthington
- MF England ENG Alan Birchenall
- MF England ENG Len Glover
- DF England ENG Pat Kruse
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Waters
- DF England ENG Alan Woollett
- GK England ENG Mark Wallington
- FW England ENG Malcolm Partridge
- DF England ENG Steve Yates
- MF England ENG Mike Stringfellow
- GK England ENG Carl Jayes
- GK England ENG John Farmer
- FW England ENG Bob Lee
- MF England ENG David Tomlin
- DF England ENG Jeff Blockley
- FW England ENG Chris Garland

References

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  1. ^ "Leicester City results for the 1974-1975 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2012.