# 2012–13 Leicester City F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Leicester City F.C.'s 108th season in the English football league system and their 61st (non-consecutive) season in the second tier of English football. It was their fourth consecutive season in the Championship.
Leicester began with a promising first half of the season and sat in second place at the beginning of February. However, a dramatic downturn in form which saw the Foxes win just 2 of their following 16 games saw Leicester not only drop out of the automatic promotion places, but the play-offs as well and they began the final game of the season against local rivals Nottingham Forest in eighth place. The Foxes won 2–3 with a dramatic late winner from Anthony Knockaert, and coupled with Bolton Wanderers failing to win, Leicester took the final play-off spot and finished sixth.
Leicester eventually lost to Watford in the play-off semi-final though, after a dramatic winner deep into injury time by Troy Deeney, which came as the result of a counter-attack from Anthony Knockaert's missed penalty (which would have sent Leicester through to the final).

## Pre-season
### 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.
* 29 June 2012 – Conrad Logan signs a one-year contract extension which ends in 2013.
* 19 July 2012 – Wes Morgan is named as Club Captain.

### Kit and sponsorship

On 28 April 2012, it was announced on the official Leicester City website that the new kit supplier for the 2012–13 season would be Puma.

### 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.
* 21 September 2012 – Liam Moore signs a contract extension to 2015.
* 21 September 2012 – Academy players, Harry Panayiotou and Joe Dodoo, sign their first professional contracts.
* 25 March 2013 – Jermaine Beckford makes his debut for Jamaica.
* 1 May 2013 – George Taft, Jacob Blyth and James Pearson sign one-year contract extensions.
* 1 May 2013 – Rob Paratore signs his first professional contract ending in 2014.
* 7 May 2013 – Jamie Anton and Jak McCourt sign professional contracts.
* 15 May 2013 – Alie Sesay and Callum Elder sign new deals.

## Players and staff
### 2012–13 squad

* This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2012–13 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 |
| 13 | Conrad Logan | GK | 2004 | Youth |
| | Adam Smith | GK | 2010 | Middlesbrough |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Ritchie De Laet | RB / CB / LB | 2012 | Manchester United |
| 3 | Paul Konchesky | LB | 2011 | Liverpool |
| 5 | Wes Morgan | CB | 2012 | Nottingham Forest |
| 6 | Zak Whitbread | CB | 2012 | Norwich City |
| 12 | Sean St Ledger | CB | 2011 | Preston North End |
| 15 | Michael Keane | CB / RB | Loan | Manchester United |
| 22 | Liam Moore | CB / RB | 2011 | Youth |
| 23 | Tom Kennedy* | LB | 2010 | Rochdale |
| | Cian Bolger* | CB | 2009 | Youth |
| | George Taft | CB | 2011 | Youth |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 4 | Danny Drinkwater | CM | 2012 | Manchester United |
| 7 | Ben Marshall | RW / LW / AM | 2012 | Stoke City |
| 8 | Neil Danns | CM / RW | 2011 | Crystal Palace |
| 10 | Andy King | CM | 2006 | Youth |
| 11 | Lloyd Dyer | LW / RW | 2008 | Milton Keynes Dons |
| 16 | Matty James | CM | 2012 | Manchester United |
| 19 | Richie Wellens | CM | 2009 | Doncaster Rovers |
| 23 | Jesse Lingard* | AM / RW / LW | Loan | Manchester United |
| 24 | Anthony Knockaert | AM / LW / RW | 2012 | Guingamp |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Jamie Vardy | CF | 2012 | Fleetwood Town |
| 14 | Martyn Waghorn | CF | 2010 | Sunderland |
| 17 | Paul Gallagher | AM / RW / CF | 2009 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 18 | Jeffrey Schlupp | CF / LW / LB | 2010 | Youth |
| 20 | Jermaine Beckford | CF | 2011 | Everton |
| 21 | Tom Hopper | CF | 2011 | Youth |
| 29 | Márkó Futács | CF | 2012 | Portsmouth |
| 35 | David Nugent | CF / LW | 2011 | Unattached |
| 37 | Harry Kane | CF | Loan | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 39 | Chris Wood | CF | 2013 | West Bromwich Albion |
| | Jacob Blyth | CF | 2012 | Leamington |
| | Harry Panayiotou | CF / AM | 2012 | Youth |

### 2012–13 backroom staff

* This section lists members of staff who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2012–13 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 |
| 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 |
| 10 May 2012 | CF | Jacob Blyth | Leamington | Undisclosed |
| 15 May 2012 | CB | Ritchie De Laet | Manchester United | Undisclosed |
| 15 May 2012 | CM | Matty James | Manchester United | Undisclosed |
| 18 May 2012 | CF | Jamie Vardy | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed |
| 18 July 2012 | CF | Márkó Futács | Portsmouth | Free |
| 24 July 2012 | CB | Zak Whitbread | Norwich City | Free |
| 1 August 2012 | RW | Anthony Knockaert | Guingamp | Undisclosed |
| 19 September 2012 | CB | James Pearson | Free agent | Free |
| 23 November 2012 | CB | Karlton Watson | Free agent | Free |
| 1 January 2013 | CF | Chris Wood | West Bromwich Albion | Undisclosed |
| 11 March 2013 | CM | Conor Clifford | Free agent | Free |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 18 June 2012 | CB | Sol Bamba | Trabzonspor | Undisclosed |
| 4 July 2012 | CB | Matt Mills | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 4 August 2012 | RB | Lee Peltier | Leeds United | Undisclosed |
| 20 August 2012 | CB | Tom Parkes | Bristol Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 23 August 2012 | CM | Shane Byrne | Bury | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2013 | CB | Cian Bolger | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Date to | Position | Name | From |
| 6 November 2012 | 2 February 2013 (Extended until end of season) | CB | Michael Keane | Manchester United |
| 6 November 2012 | 2 January 2013 | AM | Jesse Lingard | Manchester United |
| 21 February 2013 | End of season | CF | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur |

### Loans out

| Date from | Date to | Position | Name | To |
| 31 August 2012 | January 2013 | CB | Cian Bolger | Bristol Rovers |
| 6 September 2012 | May 2013 | AM | Pier Larrauri | Pachuca |
| 13 September 2012 | October 2012 | LW | Paul Gallagher | Sheffield United |
| 14 September 2012 | October 2012 | CF | Tom Hopper | Bury |
| 28 September 2012 | End of season | CF | Jermaine Beckford | Huddersfield Town |
| 4 October 2012 | 10 November 2012 | CM | Richie Wellens | Ipswich Town |
| 25 October 2012 | 3 January 2013 | GK | Adam Smith | Nuneaton Town |
| 14 November 2012 | 12 December 2012 | CM | Neil Danns | Bristol City |
| 20 November 2012 | January 2013 | CF | Jacob Blyth | Burton Albion |
| 23 November 2012 | 23 December 2012 | CB | Jide Maduako | Ilkeston |
| 30 November 2012 | 30 December 2012 | CB | Steven Smith | Ilkeston |
| 8 January 2012 | End of Season | CM | Neil Danns | Huddersfield Town |
| 1 February 2013 | 1 March 2013 | CB | Jide Maduako | Ilkeston |
| 13 February 2013 | 13 March 2013 | CF | Jacob Blyth | Notts County |
| 20 February 2013 | 27 April 2013 | CB | Liam Moore | Brentford |
| 1 March 2013 | 28 March 2013 | CB | Steven Smith | Braintree Town |
| 5 March 2013 | 5 April 2013 | CF | Márkó Futács | Blackpool |
| 30 March 2013 | 3 May 2013 | CB | Sean St Ledger | Millwall |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name |
| 30 May 2012 | CM | Franck Moussa |
| 30 June 2012 | RB | John Pantsil |
| 30 June 2012 | CF | Darius Vassell |
| 30 June 2012 | CF | Steve Howard |
| 30 June 2012 | CF | Elliott Chamberlain |
| 30 June 2012 | CM | Matt Oakley |
| 30 June 2012 | CB | Aleksandar Tunchev |
| 30 June 2012 | GK | Chris Weale |
| 29 August 2012 | LB | Tom Kennedy |

## Results

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

### Football League Cup
## 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 2012–13 season.

### Divisional awards

| Date | Winner | Award |
| 21 August 2012 | Ritchie De Laet | Championship Team of the Week |
| 21 August 2012 | Wes Morgan | Championship Team of the Week |
| 3 September 2012 | Liam Moore | Championship Team of the Week |
| 24 September 2012 | David Nugent | Championship Team of the Week |
| 8 October 2012 | Kasper Schmeichel | Championship Team of the Week |
| 19 November 2012 | Lloyd Dyer | Championship Team of the Week |
| 19 November 2012 | Wes Morgan | Championship Team of the Week |
| 29 November 2012 | Danny Drinkwater | Championship Team of the Week |
| 3 December 2012 | Zak Whitbread | Championship Team of the Week |
| 31 December 2012 | Wes Morgan | Championship Team of the Week |
| 15 January 2013 | Kasper Schmeichel | Championship Team of the Week |
| 15 January 2013 | Chris Wood | Championship Team of the Week |
| 22 January 2013 | Kasper Schmeichel | Championship Team of the Week |
| 22 January 2013 | David Nugent | Championship Team of the Week |
| January 2013 | Nigel Pearson | Championship Manager of the Month |
| 22 April 2013 | Andy King | Championship Team of the Week |
| 7 May 2013 | Andy King | Championship Team of the Week |
| 7 May 2013 | Anthony Knockaert | Championship Team of the Week |
| Season | Kasper Schmeichel | PFA Team of the Year |
| Season | Wes Morgan | PFA Team of the Year |

## Championship statistics
### Championship table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 69 | 43 | +26 | 75 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Crystal Palace (O, P) | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 73 | 62 | +11 | 72 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Leicester City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 68 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 68 | |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 67 | |

### Club standings

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 9 May 2013. Source: LCFC Championship Results

#### Results by round

| Round | 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 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | D | L | W |
| Position | 3 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 |

### Scores by club

Leicester City score given first.
| Opposition | Home score | Away score | Double |
| Barnsley | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Birmingham City | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Blackpool | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bristol City | 2–0 | 4–0 | Leicester do double |
| Burnley | 2–1 | 1–0 | Leicester do double |
| Cardiff City | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic do double |
| Crystal Palace | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Derby County | 4–1 | 1–2 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 6–1 | 2–0 | Leicester do double |
| Hull City | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Ipswich Town | 6–0 | 0–1 | |
| Leeds United | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Middlesbrough | 1–0 | 2–1 | Leicester do double |
| Millwall | 0–1 | 0–1 | Millwall do double |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| Peterborough United | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Watford | 1–2 | 1–2 | Watford do double |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | 1–2 | |

## Club statistics

All data from LCFC.com and FoxesTalk Stats

### Appearances

Last updated on 16 May 2013
* 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 | Championship | Championship | Play-offs | Play-offs | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | DEN | Kasper Schmeichel | 53 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | BEL | Ritchie De Laet | 46 | 2 | 39+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Paul Konchesky | 44 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Danny Drinkwater | 46 | 1 | 40+2 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Wes Morgan | 51 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Zak Whitbread | 17 | 1 | 14+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Ben Marshall | 43 | 5 | 24+16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Neil Danns | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Jamie Vardy | 29 | 5 | 17+9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | WAL | Andy King | 48 | 7 | 35+7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Lloyd Dyer | 48 | 4 | 27+15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | IRL | Sean St Ledger | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | IRL | Conrad Logan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Martyn Waghorn | 28 | 3 | 9+15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Michael Keane | 27 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Matty James | 30 | 4 | 20+4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | SCO | Paul Gallagher | 10 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | GHA | Jeffrey Schlupp | 22 | 3 | 13+6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Richie Wellens | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | JAM | Jermaine Beckford | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Tom Hopper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Liam Moore | 17 | 0 | 10+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Tom Kennedy* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Jesse Lingard* | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | FRA | Anthony Knockaert | 47 | 9 | 32+10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | HUN | Márkó Futács | 12 | 2 | 0+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 35 | FW | ENG | David Nugent | 49 | 16 | 36+6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Harry Kane | 15 | 2 | 5+8 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | NZL | Chris Wood | 24 | 11 | 19+1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Play-offs | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | | David Nugent | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | | Chris Wood | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | | Anthony Knockaert | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | | Andy King | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | | Ben Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| = | | Jamie Vardy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | | Lloyd Dyer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| = | | Matty James | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | | Jeffrey Schlupp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | | Martyn Waghorn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | | Michael Keane | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | | Harry Kane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | | Ritchie De Laet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| = | | Márkó Futács | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | | Danny Drinkwater | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | Paul Konchesky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | Wes Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | Zak Whitbread | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | 71 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 83 |

### Disciplinary record

Last Updated: 16 May 2012
| Nation | Name | | |
| | Zak Whitbread | 4 | 1 |
| | Wes Morgan | 4 | 1 |
| | David Nugent | 9 | 0 |
| | Ritchie De Laet | 8 | 0 |
| | Anthony Knockaert | 7 | 0 |
| | Michael Keane | 5 | 0 |
| | Ben Marshall | 5 | 0 |
| | Jeffrey Schlupp | 3 | 0 |
| | Danny Drinkwater | 2 | 0 |
| | Lloyd Dyer | 2 | 0 |
| | Paul Konchesky | 2 | 0 |
| | Sean St Ledger | 2 | 0 |
| | Márkó Futács | 1 | 0 |
| | Paul Gallagher | 1 | 0 |
| | Matty James | 1 | 0 |
| | Andy King | 1 | 0 |
| | Liam Moore | 1 | 0 |
| | Jamie Vardy | 1 | 0 |
| | Martyn Waghorn | 1 | 0 |
| | Chris Wood | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | 61 | 2 |

### Captains

* Only counts starts as captain
| No. | Position | Nation | Name | Starts |
| 5 | CB | | Wes Morgan | 51 |
| 1 | GK | | Kasper Schmeichel | 2 |

### Suspensions

| Date Incurred | Name | Games Missed | Reason |
| 27 October 2012 | Ritchie De Laet | 1 | |
| 3 November 2012 | Zak Whitbread | 1 | (vs. Watford) |
| 29 March 2013 | Wes Morgan | 1 | (vs. Millwall) |

### Penalties

| Date | Name | Opposition | Scored? |
| 1 September 2012 | Ben Marshall | Blackpool | Y |
| 17 November 2012 | David Nugent | Ipswich Town | Y |
| 23 February 2013 | Chris Wood | Blackpool | N |
| 16 April 2013 | Chris Wood | Bolton Wanderers | Y |
| 12 May 2013 | Anthony Knockaert | Watford | N |

### Overall seasonal record

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