# 1974–75 Leicester City F.C. 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 did not 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Arsenal | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 47 | 49 | 0.959 | 37 | |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 61 | 0.869 | 37 | |
| 18 | Leicester City | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 46 | 60 | 0.767 | 36 | |
| 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 63 | 0.825 | 34 | |
| 20 | Luton Town (R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 65 | 0.723 | 33 | Relegation to the Second Division |

## Results

Leicester City's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| 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

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 4 January 1975 | Oxford United | H | 3–1 | 21,643 | Worthington, Earle (2) |
| R4 | 25 January 1975 | Leatherhead | H | 3–2 | 32,090 | Sammels, Earle, Weller |
| R5 | 15 February 1975 | Arsenal | H | 0–0 | 43,841 | |
| R5R | 19 February 1975 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 35,009 | Birchenall |
| R5R2 | 24 February 1975 | Arsenal | A | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | 39,025 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 | 10 September 1974 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | 20,788 | Birchenall |
| R2R | 18 September 1974 | Arsenal | H | 2–1 | 17,303 | Munro, Glover |
| R3 | 8 October 1974 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–1 | 23,901 | |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | GK | ENG | Peter Shilton |
| - | DF | ENG | Steve Whitworth |
| - | DF | ENG | Dennis Rofe |
| - | MF | ENG | Jon Sammels |
| - | DF | ENG | Malcolm Munro |
| - | DF | ENG | Graham Cross |
| - | MF | ENG | Keith Weller |
| - | FW | ENG | Steve Earle |
| - | FW | ENG | Frank Worthington |
| - | MF | ENG | Alan Birchenall |
| - | MF | ENG | Len Glover |
| - | DF | ENG | Pat Kruse |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | IRL | Joe Waters |
| - | DF | ENG | Alan Woollett |
| - | GK | ENG | Mark Wallington |
| - | FW | ENG | Malcolm Partridge |
| - | DF | ENG | Steve Yates |
| - | MF | ENG | Mike Stringfellow |
| - | GK | ENG | Carl Jayes |
| - | GK | ENG | John Farmer |
| - | FW | ENG | Bob Lee |
| - | MF | ENG | David Tomlin |
| - | DF | ENG | Jeff Blockley |
| - | FW | ENG | Chris Garland |