This is a list of seasons played by Leicester City Football Club in English and European football, from 1890 (when Leicester Fosse first competed in the FA Cup) to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

In 2016, Leicester City clinched their first Premier League title, their highest position in the League. Their lowest position was in 2009, when they clinched the League One (third tier) title, their first season outside the top two tiers of English football.

Seasons Overall Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 56 Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 64 Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 1 Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0 SeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupOther / EuropeTop goalscorer(s)DivisionCompetitionOverall as Leicester Fosse F.C.1890–91No League appearances recorded1Q n/a1891–92ML 20 5 3 12 21 56 13 11th 1Q Jimmy Atter 6 n/a1892–93 ML 24 12 3 9 50 37 27 4th 3Q Billy Dorrell 15 n/a1893–94 ML 20 15 2 3 49 13 32 2nd R2 Jimmy Brown 16 3,6001894–95 Div 2 230 15 8 7 72 53 38 4th R1 David Skea 31 4,0671895–96 Div 2 30 14 4 12 57 44 32 8th 4Q Willie McArthur Harry Trainer 14 5,2001896–97 Div 2 30 13 4 13 59 57 30 9th 5Q Billy Dorrell 13 5,4341897–98 Div 2 30 13 7 10 46 35 33 7th R1 Roddy McLeod 14 5,0341898–99 Div 2 34 18 9 7 64 42 45 3rd 5Q Tommy Galbraith 17 5,7481899–1900 Div 2 34 17 9 8 53 36 43 5th R1 Rab King 14 6,0301900–01 Div 2 34 11 10 13 39 37 32 11th R1 Tommy Brown 9 4,6771901–02 Div 2 34 12 5 17 38 56 29 14th INT 9 3,2671902–03 Div 2 34 10 8 16 41 65 28 15th 4Q 14 4,4711903–04 Div 2 34 6 10 18 42 82 22 18th 5Q Ike Evenson 12 4,7651904–05 Div 2 34 11 7 16 40 55 29 14th R1 Arthur Mounteney 20 5,4351905–06 Div 2 38 15 12 11 53 48 42 7th R1 Archie Hubbard 12 5,7641906–07 Div 2 38 20 8 10 62 39 48 3rd R1 Harry Wilcox 14 10,2021907–08 Div 2 38 21 10 7 72 47 52 2nd R2 Percy Humphreys 20 11,8081908–09 1 38 8 9 21 54 102 25 20th R2 Jimmy Donnelly 11 12,7901909–10 Div 2 2 38 20 4 14 79 58 44 5th QF Fred Shinton 34 10,2111910–11 Div 2 38 14 5 19 52 62 33 15th R2 Davie Walker 8 8,3451911–12 Div 2 38 15 7 16 49 66 37 10th R2 Fred Osborn Henry Sparrow 11 8,5791912–13 Div 2 38 13 7 18 50 65 33 15th R1 Fred Osborn 14 4,6391913–14 Div 2 38 11 4 23 45 61 26 18th R1 Tommy Benfield 11 6,0531914–15 Div 2 38 10 4 24 47 88 24 19th 6Q Billy Mills 11 2,264The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after World War I. as Leicester City F.C.1919–20 Div 2 2 42 15 10 17 41 61 40 14th R3 John Paterson 12 13,7881920–21 Div 2 42 12 16 14 39 46 40 12th R1 17 16,6461921–22 Div 2 42 14 17 11 39 34 45 9th R3 John Paterson Alex Trotter 8 15,9021922–23 Div 2 42 21 9 12 65 44 51 3rd R2 Johnny Duncan 22 17,8651923–24 Div 2 42 17 8 17 64 54 42 12th R1 Arthur Chandler 24 17,8971924–25 Div 2 42 24 11 7 90 32 59 1st QF 38 18,4061925–26 Div 1 1 42 14 10 18 70 80 38 17th R3 26 24,6931926–27 Div 1 42 17 12 13 85 70 46 7th R3 29 23,6651927–28 Div 1 42 18 12 12 96 72 48 3rd R5 34 24,7581928–29 Div 1 42 21 9 12 96 67 52 2nd R5 34 23,7741929–30 Div 1 42 17 9 16 86 90 43 8th R3 32 21,3451930–31 Div 1 42 16 6 20 80 95 38 16th R3 Ernie Hine 31 17,3351931–32 Div 1 42 15 7 20 74 94 34 19th R5 28 16,2421932–33 Div 1 42 11 13 18 75 89 35 19th R3 Arthur Maw 14 16,8231933–34 Div 1 42 14 11 17 59 74 39 17th SF Danny Liddle 14 18,0711934–35 42 12 9 21 61 86 33 21st R4 14 17,9951935–36 Div 2 2 42 19 10 13 79 57 48 6th R5 Arthur Maw 18 15,1281936–37 Div 2 42 24 8 10 89 57 56 1st R4 Jack Bowers 35 20,3531937–38 Div 1 1 42 14 11 17 54 75 39 16th R4 Jack Bowers Danny Liddle 11 20,3131938–39 42 9 11 22 48 82 29 22nd R4 George Dewis 12 16,512The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after World War II.1945–46n/a R3n/a1946–47 Div 2 2 42 18 7 17 69 64 43 9th R5 George Dewis 19 24,5021947–48 Div 2 42 16 11 15 60 57 43 9th R5 Jack Lee 15 26,8071948–49 Div 2 42 10 16 16 62 79 36 19th RU 29 30,2421949–50 Div 2 42 12 15 15 55 65 39 15th R3 22 29,0781950–51 Div 2 42 15 11 16 68 58 41 14th R3 Arthur Rowley 28 26,8921951–52 Div 2 42 19 9 14 78 64 47 5th R3 38 25,8221952–53 Div 2 42 18 12 12 89 74 48 5th R3 41 26,2471953–54 Div 2 42 23 9 9 97 60 56 1st QR 36 28,8181954–55 1 42 12 11 19 74 86 35 21st R3 23 30,7361955–56 Div 2 2 42 21 6 15 94 78 48 5th R4 Willie Gardiner Arthur Rowley 35 27,8491956–57 Div 2 42 25 11 6 109 67 61 1st R3 Arthur Rowley 44 30,5411957–58 Div 1 1 42 14 5 23 91 112 33 18th R3 20 31,3891958–59 Div 1 42 11 10 21 67 98 32 19th R4 Jimmy Walsh 20 28,0511959–60 Div 1 42 13 13 16 66 75 39 12th QF Albert Cheesebrough 17 25,5331960–61 Div 1 42 18 9 15 87 70 45 6th RU R2 Jimmy Walsh 29 24,0561961–62 Div 1 42 17 6 19 72 71 40 14th R3 R2European Cup Winners' Cup R1 Ken Keyworth 19 19,3781962–63 Div 1 42 20 12 10 79 53 52 4th RU R2 27 25,7261963–64 Div 1 42 16 11 15 61 58 43 11th R3 W 16 24,1421964–65 Div 1 42 11 13 18 69 85 35 18th QF RU Jimmy Goodfellow 17 20,0311965–66 Div 1 42 21 7 14 80 65 49 7th R5 R2 Jackie Sinclair 24 22,2981966–67 Div 1 42 18 8 16 78 71 44 8th R3 R4 22 24,4401967–68 Div 1 42 13 12 17 64 69 38 13th QF R2 Mike Stringfellow 14 24,5751968–69 42 9 12 21 39 68 30 21st RU R4 Allan Clarke 16 28,4141969–70 Div 2 2 42 19 13 10 64 50 51 3rd R5 QF Rodney Fern 18 25,0791970–71 Div 2 42 23 13 6 57 30 59 1st R4 R4 Alistair Brown 17 25,9411971–72 Div 1 1 42 13 13 16 41 46 39 12th R4 R2FA Charity Shield W 7 28,5761972–73 Div 1 42 10 17 15 40 46 37 16th R3 R2 Frank Worthington 11 23,0421973–74 Div 1 42 13 16 13 51 41 42 9th SF R2 24 25,1681974–75 Div 1 42 12 12 18 46 60 36 18th R5 R3 19 23,7651975–76 Div 1 42 13 19 10 48 51 45 7th R5 R4 Bob Lee 13 22,1101976–77 Div 1 42 12 18 12 47 60 42 11th R3 R2 Frank Worthington 14 18,8021977–78 42 5 12 25 26 70 22 22nd R4 R2 Roger Davies Mark Goodwin 4 17,7681978–79 Div 2 2 42 10 17 15 43 52 37 17th R4 R2 Trevor Christie 8 14,1891979–80 Div 2 42 21 13 8 58 38 55 1st R3 R1 Alan Young 15 18,5191980–81 1 42 13 6 23 40 67 32 21st R4 R2 Jim Melrose 11 19,4421981–82 Div 2 2 42 18 12 12 56 48 66 8th SF R3 Gary Lineker 19 14,2211982–83 Div 2 42 20 10 12 72 44 70 3rd R3 R2 26 12,3691983–84 Div 1 1 42 13 12 17 65 68 51 15th R3 R2 22 14,7351984–85 Div 1 42 15 6 21 65 73 51 15th R5 R3 28 14,5311985–86 Div 1 42 10 12 20 54 76 42 19th R3 R2 Alan Smith 19 11,7491986–87 42 11 9 22 54 76 42 20th R3 R3 22 11,6981987–88 Div 2 2 44 16 11 17 62 61 59 13th R3 R3Full Members Cup R3 Mike Newell 11 10,1531988–89 Div 2 46 13 16 17 56 63 55 15th R3 R4 R1 15 10,6941989–90 Div 2 46 15 14 17 67 79 59 13th R3 R2 R1 Gary McAllister 10 11,7161990–91 Div 2 46 14 8 24 60 83 50 22nd R3 R2 R1 David Kelly 15 11,5461991–92 Div 2 46 23 8 15 62 55 77 4th R4 R2Full Members CupLeague play-offs R1RU Tommy Wright 19 15,1821992–93 Div 1 46 22 10 14 71 64 76 6th R3 R3League play-offs RU Steve Walsh 16 15,3271993–94 Div 1 46 19 16 11 72 59 73 4th R3 R3Anglo-Italian CupLeague play-offs PRW David Speedie 14 16,0041994–95 1 42 6 11 25 45 80 29 21st R5 R2Anglo-Italian Cup PR Iwan Roberts 11 19,5321995–96 Div 1 2 46 19 14 13 66 60 71 5th R3 R3League play-offs W 20 16,1981996–97 Prem 1 38 12 11 15 46 54 47 9th R5 W Steve Claridge 14 20,1841997–98 Prem 38 13 14 11 51 41 53 10th R4 R3UEFA Cup R1 Emile Heskey Ian Marshall 10 20,6151998–99 Prem 38 12 13 13 40 46 49 10th R4 RU Tony Cottee 16 20,4831999–2000 Prem 38 16 7 15 55 55 55 8th R5 W 13 19,8272000–01 Prem 38 14 6 18 39 51 48 13th QF R3UEFA Cup R1 Muzzy Izzet 11 20,4522001–02 38 5 13 20 30 64 28 20th R4 R3 James Scowcroft 7 19,8352002–03 Div 1 2 46 26 14 6 73 40 92 2nd R4 R3 Paul Dickov 20 29,2302003–04 1 38 6 15 17 48 65 33 18th R3 R3 Paul Dickov Les Ferdinand 13 30,9832004–05 Champ 2 46 12 21 13 49 46 57 15th QF R2 David Connolly 13 24,1372005–06 Champ 46 13 15 18 51 59 54 16th R4 R4 Mark de Vries Joey Guðjónsson Iain Hume 9 22,2342006–07 Champ 46 13 14 19 49 64 53 19th R3 R3 Iain Hume 14 23,2062007–08 46 12 16 18 42 45 52 22nd R3 R4 11 23,5092008–09 Lge 1 3 46 27 15 4 84 39 96 1st R3 R2League Trophy AQF Matty Fryatt 32 20,2542009–10 Champ 2 46 21 13 12 61 45 76 5th R4 R2League play-offs SF 13 24,5422010–11 Champ 46 19 10 17 76 71 67 10th R3 R4 Andy King 16 23,6662011–12 Champ 46 18 12 16 66 55 66 9th QF R3 David Nugent 16 23,0372012–13 Champ 46 19 11 16 71 48 68 6th R4 R2League play-offs SF 16 22,2832013–14 Champ 46 31 9 6 83 43 102 1st R3 QF 22 24,9902014–15 Prem 1 38 11 8 19 46 55 41 14th R5 R2 Leonardo Ulloa 13 31,6932015–16 Prem 38 23 12 3 68 36 81 1st R3 R4 Jamie Vardy 24 32,0142016–17 Prem 38 12 8 18 48 63 44 12th R5 R3FA Community ShieldUEFA Champions League RUQF 16 31,8862017–18 Prem 38 12 11 15 56 60 47 9th QF QF 23 31,5592018–19 Prem 38 15 7 16 51 48 52 9th R3 QF 18 31,8952019–20 Prem 38 18 8 12 67 41 62 5th QF SF 23 32,0392020–21 Prem 38 20 6 12 68 50 66 5th W R3UEFA Europa League R32 Kelechi Iheanacho 19 N/A2021–22 Prem 38 14 10 14 62 59 52 8th R4 QFFA Community ShieldUEFA Europa LeagueUEFA Europa Conference League WGSSF James Maddison 18 31,9412022–23 38 9 7 22 51 68 34 18th R5 QF Harvey Barnes 13 31,8872023–24 Champ 2 46 31 4 11 89 41 97 1st QF R3 Jamie Vardy 20 31,1982024–25 1 38 6 7 25 33 80 25 18th R4 R4 10 30,9112025–26 2 46 12 16 18 58 68 46 23rd R4 R1 Jordan James 11 28,9072026–27Lge 1 3 46 R1 R1EFL Trophy SR1

Key

Div 1 = Football League First Division Div 2 = Football League Second Division Prem = Premier League Champ = Football League Championship Lge 1 = Football League One N/A = Not applicable Pld = Matches played W = Matches won D = Matches drawn L = Matches lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against Pts = Points won Pos = Final position 1Q = First qualifying round 2Q = First qualifying round 3Q = Third qualifying round 4Q = Fourth qualifying round 5Q = Fifth qualifying round PO = Play-off round INT = Intermediate round NRU = Northern area runners-up PR = Preliminary round GS = Group stage R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4 R5 = Round 5 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals R/U = Runners-up W = Winners

ChampionsRunners-upPlay-offsPromotedRelegatedSemi-finals

Note: Bold text indicates a competition won. Note 2: Where fields are left blank, the club did not participate in a competition that season.

Notes

References

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