# 2013–14 Leicester City F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Leicester City F.C.'s 109th season in the English football league system and their 62nd (overall) season in the second tier of English football. They were playing their fifth consecutive season in the Football League Championship.
The season saw Leicester win their seventh second tier title, equalling the record for the most second tier titles set by Manchester City after leading the table since Boxing Day and comfortably earning promotion with six games to spare, before winning the title with two games to spare.
Along the way, they broke several club records including most points in a single season (102), most league wins in a single season (31), most league home wins in a single season (17), the most consecutive league wins (9), the most consecutive away league wins (5), the longest unbeaten run away from home in the league (13) and the most consecutive league games scored in (31) (the latter two records continued on to the following 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.
* 1 June 2013 – Joseph Dodoo signed a professional contract until 2015.
* 13 June 2013 – Conrad Logan signed a 2-year contract extension until 2015.

## Kit and sponsorship

The Leicester City home kit for the 2013–14 season was unveiled on 6 July 2013. It is the second kit made under the PUMA brand. The kit features a blue shirt, white shorts and blue socks with a metallic gold trim.

## 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.
* 2 September 2013 – Wes Morgan is called up to play for Jamaica for the first time.
* 16 January 2014 – Wes Morgan signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2015.
* 25 January 2014 – Paul Konchesky signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2015.
* 8 May 2014 – Gary Taylor-Fletcher signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2015.
* 22 May 2014 – Marcin Wasilewski signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2015.
* 30 May 2014 – Tom Hopper signs a two-year contract extension until the summer of 2016.
* 31 May 2014 – Riyad Mahrez plays for Algeria for the first time.
* 2 June 2014 – Jacob Blyth signs a two-year contract extension until the summer of 2016.
* 2 June 2014 – James Pearson signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2015.
* 4 June 2014 – Kasper Schmeichel signs a four-year contract extension until the summer of 2018.
* 15 June 2014 – Danny Drinkwater signs a four-year contract extension until the summer of 2018.
* 19 June 2014 – Jak McCourt signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2015.
* 25 June 2014 – Nigel Pearson signs a three-year contract extension until the summer of 2017.
* 27 June 2014 – Michael Barrington signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2015.
* 27 June 2014 – Adam Smith signs a two-year contract extension until the summer of 2016.
* 27 June 2014 – Ryan Watson signs a two-year contract extension until the summer of 2016.

## Players and staff
### 2013–14 squad

* This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2013–14 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 |
| 25 | Conrad Logan | GK | 2004 | Youth |
| 31 | Adam Smith | GK | 2010 | Middlesbrough |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Ritchie De Laet | RB | 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 | Jeff Schlupp | LB / CF / LW | 2010 | Youth |
| 18 | Liam Moore | CB / RB | 2011 | Youth |
| 21 | Zoumana Bakayogo | LB | 2013 | Tranmere Rovers |
| 23 | Ignasi Miquel | CB | Loan | Arsenal |
| 27 | Marcin Wasilewski | CB / RB | 2013 | Unattached |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 4 | Danny Drinkwater | CM | 2012 | Manchester United |
| 7 | Ben Marshall* | RW / LW / AM | 2012 | Stoke City |
| 7 | Dean Hammond | CM | 2013 | Southampton |
| 8 | Matty James | CM | 2012 | Manchester United |
| 10 | Andy King | CM | 2006 | Youth |
| 11 | Lloyd Dyer | LW / RW | 2008 | Milton Keynes Dons |
| 16 | Neil Danns | CM / RW | 2011 | Crystal Palace |
| 24 | Anthony Knockaert | AM / LW / RW | 2012 | Guingamp |
| 26 | Riyad Mahrez | LW / RW | 2014 | Le Havre |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Jamie Vardy | CF | 2012 | Fleetwood Town |
| 14 | Martyn Waghorn* | CF | 2010 | Sunderland |
| 17 | Paul Gallagher | AM / RW / CF | 2009 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 20 | Tom Hopper | CF | 2011 | Youth |
| 22 | Gary Taylor-Fletcher | CF | 2013 | Unattached |
| 28 | Kevin Phillips | CF | 2014 | Unattached |
| 29 | Márkó Futács | CF | 2012 | Portsmouth |
| 35 | David Nugent | CF / LW | 2011 | Unattached |
| 39 | Chris Wood | CF | 2013 | West Bromwich Albion |

### 2013–14 backroom staff

* This section lists members of staff who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2013–14 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 |
| 22 July 2013 | LB | Zoumana Bakayogo | Tranmere Rovers | Free |
| 31 August 2013 | CM | Dean Hammond | Southampton | Undisclosed |
| 16 September 2013 | CM | Ryan Watson | Wigan Athletic | Free |
| 17 September 2013 | CB | Marcin Wasilewski | Anderlecht | Free |
| 20 September 2013 | CF | Gary Taylor-Fletcher | Blackpool | Free |
| 11 January 2014 | RW | Riyad Mahrez | Le Havre | Undisclosed |
| 15 January 2014 | CF | Kevin Phillips | Crystal Palace | Free |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 26 June 2013 | CB | Joey Jones | Yeovil Town | Free |
| 17 July 2013 | CF | Jermaine Beckford | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 28 August 2013 | RW | Ben Marshall | Blackburn Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 4 April 2014 | CF | Martyn Waghorn | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 3 May 2014 | CF | Kevin Phillips | Retired | Retired |

### Loans in

| Date from | Date to | Position | Nationality | Name | From |
| 9 August 2013 | End of season | CB | | Ignasi Miquel | Arsenal |
| 31 January 2014 | End of season | GK | | Luke Simpson | Oldham Athletic |

### Loans out

| Date from | Date to | Position | Name | To |
| 9 August 2013 | 9 September 2013 | CF | Jacob Blyth | Northampton Town |
| 29 August 2013 | 29 September 2013 | CB | George Taft | York City |
| 2 September 2013 | End of season | CF | Márkó Futács | Diósgyőri |
| 12 September 2013 | 12 December 2013 | CF | Martyn Waghorn | Millwall |
| 26 September 2013 | End of Season | MF | Neil Danns | Bolton Wanderers |
| 30 September 2013 | 30 December 2013 | CB | Zak Whitbread | Derby County |
| 11 October 2013 | 11 November 2013 | MF | Jak McCourt | Torquay United |
| 30 October 2013 | End of Season | MF | Paul Gallagher | Preston North End |
| 1 November 2013 | 1 December 2013 | MF | Jamie Anton | Ilkeston |
| 6 November 2013 | 14 December 2013 | CF | Jacob Blyth | Northampton Town |
| 11 January 2014 | 11 February 2014 | GK | Adam Smith | Stevenage |
| 17 January 2014 | 17 February 2014 | LB | Zoumana Bakayogo | Yeovil Town |
| 25 January 2014 | End of Season | CB | Alie Sesay | Colchester United |
| 21 February 2014 | 21 March 2014 | MF | Michael Cain | Mansfield Town |
| 11 March 2014 | End of Season | CB | James Pearson | Carlisle United |
| 25 April 2014 | 22 May 2014 | GK | Adam Smith | Cambridge United |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name |
| – | GK | Conor Brennan |
| – | CB | Jide Maduako |
| – | CB | Steven Smith |
| – | CB | Karlton Watson |
| 22 July 2013 | CM | Richie Wellens |
| 14 June 2014 | CF | Márkó Futács |

## 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 2013–14 season.

### Divisional awards

| Date | Winner | Award |
| September 2013 | Liam Moore | Football League Young Player of the Month |
| December 2013 | Danny Drinkwater | Championship Player of the Month |
| January 2014 | Nigel Pearson | Championship Manager of the Month |
| March 2014 | Nigel Pearson | Championship Manager of the Month |
| Season | Kasper Schmeichel | PFA Championship Team of the Year |
| Season | Wes Morgan | PFA Championship Team of the Year |
| Season | Danny Drinkwater | PFA Championship Team of the Year |
| Season | Nigel Pearson | LMA Championship Manager of the Year |

## Championship statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Leicester City (C, P) | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 83 | 43 | +40 | 102 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Burnley (P) | 46 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 72 | 37 | +35 | 93 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Derby County | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 84 | 52 | +32 | 85 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 73 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |

### Club standings

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 May 2014. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Scores by club

Leicester City score given first.
| Opposition | Home score | Away score | Double |
| Barnsley | 2–1 | 3–0 | Leicester City do double |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Birmingham City | 3–2 | 2–1 | Leicester City do double |
| Blackpool | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 5–3 | 1–0 | Leicester City do double |
| Bournemouth | 2–1 | 1–0 | Leicester City do double |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–4 | 1–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion do double |
| Burnley | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Derby County | 4–1 | 1–0 | Leicester City do double |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | 2–1 | Leicester City do double |
| Ipswich Town | 3–0 | 2–1 | Leicester City do double |
| Leeds United | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Middlesbrough | 2–0 | 2–1 | Leicester City do double |
| Millwall | 3–0 | 3–1 | Leicester City do double |
| Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | 1–0 | Leicester City do double |
| Reading | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Watford | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Yeovil Town | 1–1 | 2–1 | |

## Club statistics

All data from LCFC.com and FoxesTalk Stats

### 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 | Championship | Championship | 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 | 51 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | BEL | Ritchie De Laet | 38 | 2 | 35+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Paul Konchesky | 34 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Danny Drinkwater | 49 | 8 | 43+2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | JAM | Wes Morgan | 48 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Zak Whitbread | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Ben Marshall* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Dean Hammond | 32 | 1 | 7+22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Matty James | 39 | 1 | 28+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Jamie Vardy | 41 | 16 | 36+1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | WAL | Andy King | 33 | 4 | 24+6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Lloyd Dyer | 46 | 10 | 31+9 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 3 |
| 12 | DF | IRL | Sean St. Ledger | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Martyn Waghorn* | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | GHA | Jeffrey Schlupp | 32 | 1 | 15+11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Neil Danns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | SCO | Paul Gallagher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Liam Moore | 33 | 1 | 26+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Tom Hopper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | CIV | Zoumana Bakayogo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Gary Taylor-Fletcher | 23 | 3 | 2+19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ESP | Ignasi Miquel | 12 | 1 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | FRA | Anthony Knockaert | 48 | 7 | 36+6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 2 |
| 25 | GK | IRL | Conrad Logan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ALG | Riyad Mahrez | 19 | 3 | 12+7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | POL | Marcin Wasilewski | 35 | 0 | 26+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Kevin Phillips | 12 | 2 | 2+10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | HUN | Márkó Futács | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG | David Nugent | 51 | 22 | 44+2 | 20 | 0+1 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 39 | FW | NZL | Chris Wood | 29 | 8 | 7+19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |

### Top scorers

Last Updated: 3 May 2014
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | | David Nugent | 20 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| 2 | | Jamie Vardy | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | | Lloyd Dyer | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | | Danny Drinkwater | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| = | | Chris Wood | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | | Anthony Knockaert | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | | Andy King | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | | Riyad Mahrez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | | Gary Taylor-Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | | Wes Morgan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | | Ritchie De Laet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | | Kevin Phillips | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | | Dean Hammond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | Matty James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | Liam Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | Paul Konchesky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | Jeffrey Schlupp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | Ignasi Miquel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | | Sean St Ledger | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | 83 | 1 | 14 | 98 |

### Disciplinary record

| Nation | Name | | |
| | Matty James | 4 | 1 |
| | Paul Konchesky | 1 | 1 |
| | Jamie Vardy | 9 | 0 |
| | Ritchie De Laet | 6 | 0 |
| | Anthony Knockaert | 6 | 0 |
| | Marcin Wasilewski | 6 | 0 |
| | Dean Hammond | 4 | 0 |
| | Wes Morgan | 4 | 0 |
| | Danny Drinkwater | 3 | 0 |
| | Liam Moore | 2 | 0 |
| | David Nugent | 2 | 0 |
| | Kasper Schmeichel | 2 | 0 |
| | Andy King | 1 | 0 |
| | Ignasi Miquel | 1 | 0 |
| | Jeffrey Schlupp | 1 | 0 |
| | Gary Taylor-Fletcher | 1 | 0 |
| | Zak Whitbread | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 54 | 2 |

### Captains

Last Updated: 3 May 2014
* Only counts starts as captain
| No. | Position | Name | Starts |
| 5 | CB | Wes Morgan | 48 |
| 1 | GK | Kasper Schmeichel | 3 |
| 11 | LW | Lloyd Dyer | 1 |

### Suspensions

| Date Incurred | Name | Games Missed | Reason |
| 31 August 2013 | Matty James | 1 | (vs. Charlton Athletic) |
| 9 November 2013 | Anthony Knockaert | 1 | |
| 29 December 2013 | Jamie Vardy | 1 | |
| 19 February 2014 | Paul Konchesky | 3 | (vs. Nottingham Forest) |

### Penalties

| Date | Name | Opposition | Scored? |
| 6 August 2013 | David Nugent | Wycombe Wanderers | Y |
| 24 August 2013 | David Nugent | Birmingham City | Y |
| 27 August 2013 | Chris Wood | Carlisle United | Y |
| 14 September 2013 | David Nugent | Wigan Athletic | Y |
| 17 September 2013 | David Nugent | Blackburn Rovers | Y |
| 21 September 2013 | Paul Konchesky | Blackpool | Y |
| 28 September 2013 | David Nugent | Barnsley | Y |
| 1 October 2013 | David Nugent | Yeovil Town | Y |
| 9 November 2013 | David Nugent | Nottingham Forest | N |
| 14 December 2013 | David Nugent | Burnley | Y |
| 26 December 2013 | David Nugent | Reading | Y |
| 29 December 2013 | David Nugent | Bolton Wanderers | N |
| 10 January 2014 | David Nugent | Derby County | Y |
| 25 January 2014 | David Nugent | Middlesbrough | N |
| 19 February 2014 | Kevin Phillips | Nottingham Forest | N |
| 3 May 2014 | David Nugent | Doncaster Rovers | Y |

### Overall seasonal record

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