# 2014–15 Leicester City F.C. season

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

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

## 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

* This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2014–15 season
* Asterisks indicates player left mid-season
* Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
* Italics indicate loan player
| No. | 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 | Youth |
| 21 | Zoumana Bakayogo | LB / 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

* This section lists members of staff who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2014–15 season
* Asterisks indicate member of staff left mid-season
| Position | Name |
| Manager | Nigel Pearson |
| Assistant manager | Craig Shakespeare |
| Assistant manager/Head of Recruitment | Steve Walsh |
| First Team Coach/Goalkeeping Coach | Mike Stowell |
| Forwards/Strikers Coach | Kevin Phillips |
| Head physio | David Rennie |
| Academy manager | Jon Rudkin |
| Academy coach (Under 18s) | Steve Beaglehole |
| Academy coach (Under 16s) | Trevor Peake |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | 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 | 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 | 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

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 16 August 2014 | 24 May 2015 | Matchday 1 | 14th | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 028.95 |
| FA Cup | 3 January 2015 | 15 February 2015 | Third round | Fifth round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 066.67 |
| League Cup | 26 August 2014 | 26 August 2014 | Second round | Second round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 030.95 |
Source: Competitions

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | West Ham United | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 44 | |
| 14 | Leicester City | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 41 | |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 39 | |
| 16 | Sunderland | 38 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 38 | |
* ↑ England was given an extra qualification berth for the Europa League first qualifying round as one of the top three associations in UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking. The spot was given to West Ham United after finishing on top of the Premier League Fair Play table.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 17 May 2015. Source: Premier League

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W |
| Position | 6 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |

#### Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.
Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

### FA Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

### 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.
Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

## 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.

### Divisional awards

| Date | Nation | Winner | Award |
| 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.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | DEN | Kasper Schmeichel | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | BEL | Ritchie De Laet | 28 | 0 | 20+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Paul Konchesky | 29 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Danny Drinkwater | 24 | 0 | 16+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | JAM | Wes Morgan | 40 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Matthew Upson | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Dean Hammond | 12 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Matty James | 29 | 0 | 20+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Jamie Vardy | 36 | 5 | 26+8 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | WAL | Andy King | 26 | 2 | 16+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Marc Albrighton | 20 | 2 | 10+8 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Ben Hamer | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Nick Powell* | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | GER | Robert Huth | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | GHA | Jeff Schlupp | 35 | 4 | 30+2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | WAL | Tom Lawrence | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Danny Simpson | 16 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Liam Moore | 14 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ARG | Esteban Cambiasso | 33 | 5 | 27+4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Tom Hopper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | CIV | Zoumana Bakayogo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Gary Taylor-Fletcher | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ARG | Leonardo Ulloa | 40 | 13 | 29+8 | 11 | 2+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | FRA | Anthony Knockaert | 11 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | IRL | Conrad Logan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ALG | Riyad Mahrez | 32 | 4 | 25+5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | POL | Marcin Wasilewski | 28 | 1 | 22+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Jack Barmby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | James Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Adam Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | AUS | Mark Schwarzer | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Michael Cain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG | David Nugent | 32 | 5 | 16+13 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | NZL | Chris Wood | 9 | 1 | 0+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | ST | CRO | Andrej Kramarić | 15 | 3 | 6+7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ENG | Ryan Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | | Leonardo Ulloa | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | | Esteban Cambiasso | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | | David Nugent | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | | Jamie Vardy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | | Riyad Mahrez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | | Jeff Schlupp | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | | Andrej Kramarić | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | | Marc Albrighton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | Wes Morgan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | Andy King | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | | Chris Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | | Paul Konchesky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | | Marcin Wasilewski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | | Robert Huth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 46 | 4 | 0 | 50 |

### Disciplinary record

| Nation | Name | | |
| | Paul Konchesky | 4 | 2 |
| | Marcin Wasilewski | 7 | 0 |
| | Jamie Vardy | 6 | 0 |
| | Liam Moore | 5 | 0 |
| | Danny Simpson | 5 | 0 |
| | Matty James | 2 | 1 |
| | Leonardo Ulloa | 4 | 0 |
| | Jeff Schlupp | 4 | 0 |
| | Wes Morgan | 1 | 1 |
| | Dean Hammond | 3 | 0 |
| | Richie De Laet | 3 | 0 |
| | Marc Albrighton | 3 | 0 |
| | David Nugent | 3 | 0 |
| | Robert Huth | 2 | 0 |
| | Esteban Cambiasso | 1 | 0 |
| | Andy King | 1 | 0 |
| | Riyad Mahrez | 1 | 0 |
| | Tom Lawrence | 1 | 0 |
| | Andrej Kramarić | 1 | 0 |
| | Danny Drinkwater | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 58 | 4 |
* Ranking based on 1 point for a yellow card and 3 points for a red card.

### Captains

Last Updated: 26 May 2015
* Only counts starts as captain
| No. | Position | Name | Starts |
| 5 | CB | Wes Morgan | 40 |
| 1 | GK | Kasper Schmeichel | 1 |
| 3 | LB | Paul Konchesky | 1 |

### Suspensions

| Date Incurred | Name | Games Missed | Reason |
| 2 December 2014 | Wes Morgan | 1 | (vs. Liverpool) |
| 7 December 2014 | Paul Konchesky | 0* | (vs. Aston Villa) |
| 26 December 2014 | Jamie Vardy | 1 | |
| 28 December 2014 | Paul Konchesky | 1 | (vs. Hull City) |
| 10 January 2015 | Matty James | 3 | (vs. Aston Villa) |
* * Konchesky's red card vs. Aston Villa was rescinded on appeal.

### Penalties

| Date | Name | Opposition | Scored? |
| 21 September 2014 | David Nugent | Manchester United | Y |
| 21 September 2014 | Leonardo Ulloa | Manchester United | Y |
| 4 April 2015 | David Nugent | West Ham United | N |
| 2 May 2015 | Leonardo Ulloa | Newcastle United | Y |

### Overall seasonal record

Note: Games which are level after extra-time and are decided by a penalty shoot-out are listed as draws.