The 2014–15 season was Leicester City F.C.'s 110th season in the English football league system and their 47th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. They participated in the 2014–15 Premier League, their first time in Premier League in ten years, having been promoted from the Championship as champions. They also participated in the 2014–15 FA Cup and 2014–15 Football League Cup.
The season saw Leicester finish 14th in the Premier League, securing another top flight season. Despite the club being marooned at the bottom of the table for four-and-a-half months between late November and mid-April, the Foxes managed to put together a run of seven wins from their last nine fixtures to survive comfortably.
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.
2 July 2014 – Matty James signs a four-year contract extension until the summer of 2018. 4 July 2014 – Wes Morgan signs a three-year contract extension until the summer of 2017. 9 July 2014 – David Nugent signs a two-year contract extension until the summer of 2016. 11 July 2014 – Alie Sesay signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2015. 11 July 2014 – Liam Moore signs a three-year contract extension until the summer of 2017. 11 July 2014 – Jeff Schlupp signs a three-year contract extension until the summer of 2017.
Kit and sponsorship
Kit Supplier – Puma Sponsor – King Power
Friendlies
Events Note:This section does not include transfers or match results, which are listed in their own sections below. 11 July 2014 – Jamie Vardy signs a four-year contract extension until the summer of 2018. 29 October 2014 – Andy King signs a four-year contract extension until the summer of 2018. 4 June 2015 – Marcin Wasilewski signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2016. 29 June 2015 – Jeff Schlupp signs a four-year contract extension until the summer of 2019.
Players and staff
2014–15 squad
No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011 Leeds United 12 Ben Hamer GK 2014 Charlton Athletic 25 Conrad Logan GK 2004 Youth 31 Adam Smith GK 2010 Middlesbrough 32 Mark Schwarzer GK 2015 Chelsea Defenders 2 Ritchie De Laet RB / CB 2012 Manchester United 3 Paul Konchesky LB 2011 Liverpool 5 Wes Morgan CB 2012 Nottingham Forest 6 Matthew Upson CB 2014 Brighton & Hove Albion 14 Robert Huth CB 2015 Stoke City 17 Danny Simpson RB 2014 Queens Park Rangers 18 Liam Moore CB / RB 2011 Youth21Zoumana BakayogoLB / LM 2013 Tranmere Rovers 27 Marcin Wasilewski CB / RB 2013 Unattached 30 James Pearson RB 2012 Unattached Midfielders 4 Danny Drinkwater CM 2012 Manchester United 7 Dean Hammond CM 2013 Southampton 8 Matty James CM 2012 Manchester United 10 Andy King CM 2006 Youth 11 Marc Albrighton RM 2014 Aston Villa 15 Jeff Schlupp LW / LM / LB / CF 2010 Youth 16 Tom Lawrence LW 2014 Manchester United 19 Esteban Cambiasso DM / CB 2014 Unattached 24 Anthony Knockaert AM / LW / RW 2012 Guingamp 26 Riyad Mahrez LW / RW / AM 2014 Le Havre 33 Michael Cain CM 2011 Luton Town 44 Ryan Watson CM 2013 Wigan Athletic Forwards 9 Jamie Vardy CF / LW 2012 Fleetwood Town 14 Nick Powell* CF / CM 2014 Manchester United 20 Tom Hopper CF 2011 Youth 22 Gary Taylor-Fletcher CF / AM / LW / RW / CM 2013 Blackpool 23 Leonardo Ulloa CF 2014 Brighton & Hove Albion 29 Jack Barmby CF / LW 2014 Manchester United 35 David Nugent CF / LW 2011 Portsmouth 39 Chris Wood CF 2013 West Bromwich Albion 40 Andrej Kramarić CF 2015 Rijeka
2014–15 backroom staff
Position Nationality NameManagerNigel PearsonAssistant managerCraig ShakespeareAssistant manager/Head of RecruitmentSteve Walsh First Team Coach/Goalkeeping CoachMike Stowell Forwards/Strikers CoachKevin Phillips Head physioDavid Rennie Academy managerJon Rudkin Academy coach (Under 18s)Steve Beaglehole Academy coach (Under 16s) Trevor Peake
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee 1 July 2014 RM Marc Albrighton Aston Villa Free 1 July 2014 CB Matthew Upson Brighton & Hove Albion Free 1 July 2014 GK Ben Hamer Charlton Athletic Free 1 July 2014 CF Jack Barmby Manchester United Free 18 July 2014 CB Louis Rowley Manchester United Free 22 July 2014 CF Leonardo Ulloa Brighton & Hove Albion £8 million 28 August 2014 CM Esteban Cambiasso Free agent Free 30 August 2014 RB Danny Simpson Queens Park Rangers £2 million 31 August 2014 CF Tom Lawrence Manchester United £1 million 6 January 2015 GK Mark Schwarzer Chelsea Free 16 January 2015 CF Andrej Kramarić Rijeka £9 million
Loans in
Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From 31 August 2014 2 January 2015 CF Nick Powell Manchester United 2 February 2015 30 June 2015 CB Robert Huth Stoke City
Loans out Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To 5 July 2014 30 June 2015 AM Paul Gallagher Preston North End 7 August 2014 4 September 2014 RW Adam Dawson Notts County 18 August 2014 1 January 2015 GK Conrad Logan Rochdale 27 August 2014 30 June 2015 ST Jacob Blyth Burton Albion 1 September 2014 2 January 2015 CM Ryan Watson Northampton Town 3 October 2014 31 October 2014 RW Adam Dawson Nuneaton Town 20 October 2014 30 June 2015 CM Michael Cain Walsall 20 October 2014 17 November 2014 ST Harry Panayiotou Port Vale 25 October 2014 22 November 2014 ST Gary Taylor-Fletcher Sheffield Wednesday 25 November 2014 22 January 2015 ST Simonas Stankevičius Nuneaton Town 27 November 2014 30 December 2014 CM Tom Lawrence Rotherham United 8 January 2015 30 June 2015 RM/LM Jack Barmby Rotherham United 8 January 2015 30 June 2015 ST Tom Hopper Scunthorpe United 8 January 2015 11 April 2015 LB Callum Elder Mansfield Town 9 January 2015 7 February 2015 GK Adam Smith Mansfield Town 13 January 2015 18 April 2015 RW Adam Dawson Bristol Rovers 30 January 2015 30 April 2015 CB Hervé Pepe-Ngoma Corby Town 20 February 2015 30 June 2015 ST Gary Taylor-Fletcher Millwall 26 February 2015 30 June 2015 CB Liam Moore Brentford 27 February 2015 30 June 2015 ST Chris Wood Ipswich Town 14 March 2015 30 June 2015 GK Jonny Maddison Leamington 26 March 2015 30 June 2015 DF James Pearson Peterborough United
Released Date Position Nationality Name 1 July 2014 CB Sean St Ledger 1 July 2014 CB Zak Whitbread 1 July 2014 CB George Taft 1 July 2014 RB Jamie Anton 1 July 2014 CB Ben Frempah 1 July 2014 CM Robert Paratore 1 July 2014 CM Neil Danns 1 July 2014 LW Lloyd Dyer 17 June 2015 GK Adam Smith 17 June 2015 DF James Pearson 17 June 2015 FW Tom Hopper
Competitions
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.
FA Cup
Football League Cup
As a Premier League club not participating in European club competitions, Leicester City entered the 2014–15 League Cup in the second round. The Foxes were drawn at home against Shrewsbury Town, with the game being played on 26 August. Leicester's League Cup campaign was short-lived as the League Two side recorded a shock 1–0 victory.
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 2014–15 season.
Player of the Year Award Esteban CambiassoYoung Player of the Year Award Jeff SchluppPlayers' Player of the Year Award Jeff SchluppAcademy Player of the year Award Ben ChilwellUnder-21 Player of the year Award Harry PanayiotouGoal of the Season Award David Nugent vs. Liverpool, 1 January 2015Performance of the Season vs. Manchester United, 21 September 2014
Divisional awards Date NationWinnerAward April 2015 Nigel Pearson Premier League Manager of the Month
Club statistics All data from LCFC.com
Appearances Starts + Substitute appearances. Italics indicates loan player. Asterisks indicates player left mid-season. Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season.
Goalscorers Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal 1 Leonardo Ulloa 11 2 0 132Esteban Cambiasso5005David Nugent5005 Jamie Vardy 5 0 0 55 Riyad Mahrez 4 0 0 4Jeff Schlupp3104 7 Andrej Kramarić 2 1 0 38 Marc Albrighton 2 0 0 2 Wes Morgan 2 0 0 2 Andy King 2 0 0 211Chris Wood1001 Paul Konchesky 1 0 0 1 Marcin Wasilewski 1 0 0 1 Robert Huth 1 0 0 1Own goals1001Total464050
Disciplinary record NationNamePaul Konchesky42Marcin Wasilewski70Jamie Vardy60Liam Moore50Danny Simpson50Matty James21Leonardo Ulloa40Jeff Schlupp40Wes Morgan11Dean Hammond30Richie De Laet30Marc Albrighton30David Nugent30Robert Huth20Esteban Cambiasso10Andy King10Riyad Mahrez10Tom Lawrence10Andrej Kramarić10Danny Drinkwater10Total584 Ranking based on 1 point for a yellow card and 3 points for a red card.
Captains Last Updated: 26 May 2015
No.PositionNationNameStarts 5 CB Wes Morgan 40 1 GK Kasper Schmeichel 1 3 LB Paul Konchesky 1
Suspensions Date Incurred Nation Name Games Missed Reason2 December 2014Wes Morgan1 (vs. Liverpool)7 December 2014Paul Konchesky 0* (vs. Aston Villa)26 December 2014Jamie Vardy128 December 2014Paul Konchesky 1 (vs. Hull City)10 January 2015Matty James 3 (vs. Aston Villa) * Konchesky's red card vs. Aston Villa was rescinded on appeal.
Penalties Date Nation Name Opposition Scored?21 September 2014David NugentManchester UnitedLeonardo Ulloa4 April 2015David NugentWest Ham United2 May 2015Leonardo UlloaNewcastle United
Overall seasonal record Note: Games which are level after extra-time and are decided by a penalty shoot-out are listed as draws. Games played 42 (38 Premier League, 3 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Games won 13 (11 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Games drawn 8 (8 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Games lost 21 (19 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Win % 30.95%Goals scored 50 (46 Premier League, 4 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Goals conceded 59 (55 Premier League, 3 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Goal difference −9 (−9 Premier League, +1 FA Cup, −1 League Cup)Yellow cards 58 (49 Premier League, 8 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Red cards 4 (4 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Worst discipline Paul Konchesky (4 yellows, 2 reds)Biggest win 5–1 (vs. Queens Park Rangers, Premier League, 24.05.2015)Heaviest defeat 1–3 (on 3 occasions) 0–2 (on 6 occasions)Highest scoring match 5–3 (vs. Manchester United, Premier League, 21.09.2014)Most appearances 40 (Wes Morgan & Leonardo Ulloa)Top scorer 13 (Leonardo Ulloa)Most assists 8 (Jamie Vardy)
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