Leicester City FC players: Jamie Vardy is the top goalscorer this season

Leicester City F.C.: the most basic things you should know

This section will give you an overview of Leicester City F.C., from their origin to the greatest achievements of all that time.

History

Leicester City Football Club (abbreviated as LCFC) is a professional English football club based in the namesake city in the East Midlands, England. The club was first introduced as Leicester Fosse F.C. in 1884, in which they played on a field near Fosse Road, hence the name. In 1891, they moved to Filbert Street football stadium. In 1919, this club officially got its current name, Leicester City.

Not long after that, in 2002, LCFC stadium was changed to the nearby Walkers Stadium, which was changed to the current name the King Power Stadium in 2011 with a capacity to contain 32, 261 seats. Leicester City is called The Foxes, which is also a feature on their logo.  

Leicester City logo

League titles

During their career, Leicester City F.C. has achieved a number of records, from the domestic tournaments to the major leagues in the European continent. In the 2015-16 season, one of the most shocking news in worldwide football was the first-time championship of Leicester at the Premier League. They were even called “The Unbelievables” by numerous football magazines and newspapers. 

Let’s look into details:

1. League

First Division / Premier League

• Champions (1): 2015–16
• Runners-up (1): 1928–29

Second Division / First Division / Championship

• Champions (7): 1924–25, 1936–37, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1970–71, 1979–80, 2013–14
• Runners-up: 1907–08, 2002–03
• Play-off winners: 1993–94, 1995–96

Third Division / Second Division / League One

• Champions: 2008–09

1. Cup

League Cup / EFL Cup

• Winners (3): 1963–64, 1996–97, 1999–2000
• Runners-up: 1964–65, 1998–99

Charity Shield / FA Community Shield

• Winners (1): 1971
• Runners-up (1): 2016

FA Cup

• Runners-up (4): 1948–49, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1968–69

1. County competitions

Wartime League

• Champions (1): 1942

Wartime Cup

• Winners (1): 1941

Currently, in the 2020-21 season, Leicester City F.C. is ranked third in the Premier League, under two giants in football, Man City and Man United.

List of LCFC first team player

Captain Kasper Schmeichel

Who is the best Leicester City player in the 2020-2021 season?

Top goalscorers in the 2020-21 season 

According to the table of the top scorers from Leicester City F.C., Jamie Vardy who is playing as the striker has scored 13 goals. This English player scored in 11 consecutive matches in the 2015-2016 Premier League, in which his club became the triumph for the first time. 

On 27 September 2020, in the match against Man City, Jamie scored a hat-trick with the final 5-2 at their rival’s home ground, Etihad Stadium. He is also the player who has assisted the most goals for Leicester City in the 2020-21 Premier League, with nine assists. 

Jamie Vardy

Man of the Match awards

Although Jamie Vardy is the top scorer of Leicester in the 2020-2021 season, he hasn't been listed in the top players who are awarded the Man of the Match. Instead, Johnny Evans, Wilfred Ndidi, Youri Tielemans, and Kasper Schmeichel have shared three times receiving this award. 

Normally, the Player of the Match is picked from the winning team of a single match with the most outstanding performance, but sometimes the chosen player can come from the other team. 

Johnny Evans, who used to play for Man United and Sunderland, now is awarded the Man of the Match three times while he is a part of Leicester City F.C. 

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leicester_City_F.C.

https://www.lcfc.com/teams/first-team

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Vardy#2020%E2%80%9321_season