The 2018–19 Leicester City season was the club's 114th season in the English football league system and their 51st (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. This was their fifth consecutive season in the Premier League. They also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
The season was marred by the death of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium on 27 October, shortly after a 1–1 home draw against West Ham United.
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 CB Jonny Evans West Bromwich Albion £3,500,000 1 July 2018 CB Justen Kranthove AFC '34 Free transfer 1 July 2018 AM James Maddison Norwich City £25,000,000 1 July 2018 RB Ricardo Pereira Porto £22,500,000 14 July 2018 CF Ryan Loft Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer 20 July 2018 GK Danny Ward Liverpool £12,500,000 23 July 2018 RB Louis Ramsay Norwich City Free transfer 3 August 2018 GK Viktor Johansson Aston Villa Free transfer 5 August 2018 RW Rachid Ghezzal Monaco Undisclosed 9 August 2018 CB Filip Benković Dinamo Zagreb Undisclosed 9 August 2018 CB Çağlar Söyüncü SC Freiburg £19,000,000 26 August 2018 FW Will Russ Chesterfield Undisclosed 19 December 2018 CF Davide Lorenzo Free agent Free transfer
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 LB Josh Debayo Cheltenham Town Released 1 July 2018 LW Tom Fielding Mansfield Town Released 1 July 2018 DM Rubyn Gill Solihull Moors Released 1 July 2018 GK Ben Hamer Huddersfield Town Free transfer 1 July 2018 CB Robert Huth Retired Released 1 July 2018 CM Sammie McLeod Maldon & Tiptree Released 1 July 2018 CM Dylan Watts Shamrock Rovers Released 1 July 2018 LB Connor Wood Bradford City Undisclosed 1 July 2018 GK Cameron Yates Wycombe Wanderers Released 10 July 2018 RW Riyad Mahrez Manchester City £60,000,000 3 August 2018 CF Ahmed Musa Al-Nassr Undisclosed 8 August 2018 CM Morgan Brown Aberdeen Free transfer 9 August 2018 CF Josh Gordon Walsall Undisclosed 10 August 2018 CF Leonardo Ulloa Pachuca Undisclosed 17 October 2018 CB Cal Templeton Tamworth Free transfer 7 January 2019 DM Vicente Iborra Villarreal Undisclosed 18 January 2019 CB Yohan Benalouane Nottingham Forest Undisclosed 4 February 2019 LW Liandro Martis Macclesfield Town Free transfer
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 31 January 2019 CM Youri Tielemans Monaco 31 May 2019
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 1 July 2018 CB Elliott Moore OHL 31 May 2019 24 July 2018 AM Harvey Barnes West Bromwich Albion 11 January 2019 26 July 2018 GK Daniel Iversen Oldham Athletic 31 May 2019 2 August 2018 GK Max Bramley AFC Telford United 31 May 2019 3 August 2018 RW George Thomas Scunthorpe United 31 May 2019 8 August 2018 RW Kian Williams Barwell 27 January 2019 11 August 2018 CF Islam Slimani Fenerbahçe 31 May 2019 31 August 2018 CB Filip Benković Celtic 31 May 2019 31 August 2018 AM Bartosz Kapustka Oud-Heverlee Leuven 31 May 2019 2 January 2019 LB Callum Elder Ipswich Town 31 May 2019 10 January 2019 LW Fousseni Diabaté Sivasspor 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 RB Darnell Johnson Hibernian 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 CM Andy King Derby County 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 CB Josh Knight Peterborough United 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 CM Adrien Silva Monaco 31 May 2019
First team squad
No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011 Leeds United 12 Danny Ward GK 2018 Liverpool 17 Eldin Jakupović GK 2017 Hull City Defenders 2 Danny Simpson RB 2014 Queens Park Rangers 3 Ben Chilwell LB / LM 2015 Youth 4 Çağlar Söyüncü CB 2018 SC Freiburg 5 Wes Morgan CB 2012 (winter) Nottingham Forest 6 Jonny Evans CB 2018 West Bromwich Albion 14 Ricardo Pereira RB 2018 Porto 15 Harry Maguire CB 2017 Hull City 16 Filip Benković CB 2018 Dinamo Zagreb 28 Christian Fuchs LB / CB 2015 Schalke 04 29 Yohan Benalouane* CB 2015 Atalanta 35 Callum Elder LB 2013 Youth 39 Darnell Johnson CB 2018 Youth Midfielders 7 Demarai Gray LW / RW / CF 2016 (winter) Birmingham City 10 James Maddison AM 2018 Norwich City 11 Marc Albrighton RM / LM 2014 Aston Villa 18 Daniel Amartey CM / CB / RB / DM 2016 (winter) Copenhagen 19 Harvey Barnes AM / CM / RM / LM 2016 Youth 21 Vicente Iborra* CM 2017 Sevilla 21 Youri Tielemans CM 2019 (winter) Monaco (loan) 22 Matty James CM 2012 Manchester United 23 Adrien Silva CM 2017 Sporting CP 24 Nampalys Mendy CM 2016 Nice 25 Wilfred Ndidi DM 2017 (winter) Genk 31 Rachid Ghezzal LW / RW 2018 Monaco 33 Bartosz Kapustka LW / RW 2016 Cracovia 37 Andy King CM 2006 Youth 38 Hamza Choudhury CM 2015 Youth Forwards 8 Kelechi Iheanacho ST 2017 Manchester City 9 Jamie Vardy ST/CF 2012 Fleetwood Town 20 Shinji Okazaki CF / AM 2015 Mainz 05 27 Fousseni Diabaté RW / LW / ST 2018 Gazélec Ajaccio — Islam Slimani ST 2016 Sporting CP — George Thomas RW / LW / ST 2017 Coventry City
Kits
Pre-season Pre-season friendlies Leicester City announced that they will play pre-season friendlies against Notts County, Valencia and Lille, with a further two matches against Akhisarspor and Udinese Calcio as part of a tour to Austria.
Competitions Overview
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
FA Cup The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.
EFL Cup The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August. The third round draw was made on 30 August by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott. The fourth round draw was made live on Quest by Rachel Yankey and Rachel Riley on 29 September.
Squad statistics Appearances Asterisk (*) indicates player left club mid-season Hashtag (#) indicates player finished the season out on loan
Top scorers NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal19FWJamie Vardy180018210MFJames Maddison700737MFDemarai Gray4004415DFHarry Maguire30035DFWes Morgan300321MFYouri Tielemans300311MFMarc Albrighton201331MFRachid Ghezzal1113914DFRicardo Pereira200225MFWilfred Ndidi20028FWKelechi Iheanacho1012126DFJonny Evans100119MFHarvey Barnes100128DFChristian Fuchs001121MFVicente Iborra0011Own goals3003Total511557
Awards
Club awards Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and supporters, was held on 7 May 2019. The following awards were made:
Player of the Year Award Ricardo PereiraYoung Player of the Year Award James MaddisonPlayers' Player of the Year Award Ricardo PereiraAcademy Player of the Year Award Oliver BosworthDevelopment Squad Player of the Season Kiernan Dewsbury-HallGoal of the Season Award Christian Fuchs vs. Fleetwood Town, 28 August 2018Performance of the Season vs. Manchester City, 26 December 2018Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Outstanding Community Award Geoff and Gill Smart
Divisional awards Date NationWinnerAward April 2019 Jamie Vardy Premier League Player of the Month
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