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Leicester City 1974–75 football season
During the 1974–75 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary
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 didn't 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
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Results
Leicester City's score comes first [ 1]
Legend
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
League Cup
Squad
[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–9
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions