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2012–13 Leicester City F.C. season

December 04, 2023

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 City
2012–13 season
ChairmanVichai Raksriaksorn
ManagerNigel Pearson
Football League Championship6th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: David Nugent (14)
All: David Nugent (16)
Highest home attendance29,560 (vs. Watford, Championship Play-offs, 9.5.2013)
Lowest home attendance8,560 (vs. Burton Albion, League Cup, 28.8.2012)

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 edit

Pre-season events edit

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.[1]
  • 19 July 2012 – Wes Morgan is named as Club Captain.[2]

Kit and sponsorship edit

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.[3]

Friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

24 July 2012 Hinckley United 1 – 4 Leicester City Hinckley
19:30 BST Greene   42' Report King   3'
Nugent   52'
Vardy   53'
Marshall   61'		 Stadium: Greene King Stadium
Attendance: 3,411
28 July 2012 Shrewsbury Town 2 – 0 Leicester City Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Gornell  
Morgan  		 Report Stadium: Greenhous Meadow
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: C. Sargeson
1 August 2012 Burton Albion 1 – 3 Leicester City Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Weir   Report Schlupp   28'
Dyer   79'
Danns   88'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
11 August 2012 Leicester City 1 – 0 Sunderland Leicester
15:00 BST Parkes   72' Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 9,293

Events edit

Note:This section does not include transfers or match results, which are listed in their own sections below.

Players and staff edit

2012–13 squad edit

  • 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. Nationality 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 edit

  • 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 Nationality 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 edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
10 May 2012 CF   Jacob Blyth   Leamington Undisclosed[9]
15 May 2012 CB   Ritchie De Laet   Manchester United Undisclosed[10]
15 May 2012 CM   Matty James   Manchester United Undisclosed[10]
18 May 2012 CF   Jamie Vardy   Fleetwood Town Undisclosed[11]
18 July 2012 CF   Márkó Futács   Portsmouth Free[12]
24 July 2012 CB   Zak Whitbread   Norwich City Free[13]
1 August 2012 RW   Anthony Knockaert   Guingamp Undisclosed[14]
19 September 2012 CB   James Pearson Free agent Free[15]
23 November 2012 CB   Karlton Watson Free agent Free[16]
1 January 2013 CF   Chris Wood   West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed[17]
11 March 2013 CM   Conor Clifford Free agent Free[18]

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
18 June 2012 CB   Sol Bamba   Trabzonspor Undisclosed[19]
4 July 2012 CB   Matt Mills   Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed[20]
4 August 2012 RB   Lee Peltier   Leeds United Undisclosed[21]
20 August 2012 CB   Tom Parkes   Bristol Rovers Undisclosed[22]
23 August 2012 CM   Shane Byrne   Bury Undisclosed[23]
31 January 2013 CB   Cian Bolger   Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed[24]

Loans in edit

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From
6 November 2012 2 February 2013 (Extended until end of season) CB   Michael Keane   Manchester United[25][26]
6 November 2012 2 January 2013 AM   Jesse Lingard   Manchester United[25][26]
21 February 2013 End of season CF   Harry Kane   Tottenham Hotspur[27]

Loans out edit

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To
31 August 2012 January 2013 CB   Cian Bolger   Bristol Rovers
6 September 2012 May 2013 AM   Pier Larrauri   Pachuca[28]
13 September 2012 October 2012 LW   Paul Gallagher   Sheffield United[29]
14 September 2012 October 2012 CF   Tom Hopper   Bury[30]
28 September 2012 End of season CF   Jermaine Beckford   Huddersfield Town[31][32]
4 October 2012 10 November 2012 CM   Richie Wellens   Ipswich Town[33]
25 October 2012 3 January 2013 GK   Adam Smith   Nuneaton Town[34][35]
14 November 2012 12 December 2012 CM   Neil Danns   Bristol City[36]
20 November 2012 January 2013 CF   Jacob Blyth   Burton Albion[37]
23 November 2012 23 December 2012 CB   Jide Maduako   Ilkeston[16]
30 November 2012 30 December 2012 CB   Steven Smith   Ilkeston[38]
8 January 2012 End of Season CM   Neil Danns   Huddersfield Town[39]
1 February 2013 1 March 2013 CB   Jide Maduako   Ilkeston[40]
13 February 2013 13 March 2013 CF   Jacob Blyth   Notts County[41]
20 February 2013 27 April 2013 CB   Liam Moore   Brentford[42]
1 March 2013 28 March 2013 CB   Steven Smith   Braintree Town[43]
5 March 2013 5 April 2013 CF   Márkó Futács   Blackpool[44]
30 March 2013 3 May 2013 CB   Sean St Ledger   Millwall[45]

Released edit

Date Position Nationality Name
30 May 2012 CM   Franck Moussa[46]
30 June 2012 RB   John Pantsil[47]
30 June 2012 CF   Darius Vassell[48]
30 June 2012 CF   Steve Howard[48]
30 June 2012 CF   Elliott Chamberlain[48]
30 June 2012 CM   Matt Oakley[48]
30 June 2012 CB   Aleksandar Tunchev[48]
30 June 2012 GK   Chris Weale[48]
29 August 2012 LB   Tom Kennedy[49]

Results edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Football League Championship edit

18 August 2012 1 Leicester City 2 – 0 Peterborough United Leicester
15:00 BST Marshall   22'
Morgan   51'
King   71'
De Laet   90+2'		 Report Taylor   32' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 23,828
Referee: Craig Pawson
21 August 2012 2 Charlton Athletic 2 – 1 Leicester City London
19:45 BST Wright-Phillips   18'
Kermorgant   32'		 Report Morgan   34'
King   53'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 16,658 (1,628 away)
Referee: Fred Graham
25 August 2012 3 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 1 Leicester City Blackburn
15:00 BST Nuno Gomes   33'
Murphy   50'
Pedersen   80'		 Report De Laet   48'
Vardy   56'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,935 (1,741 away)
Referee: Robert Madley
1 September 2012 4 Leicester City 1 – 0 Blackpool Leicester
17:20 BST Marshall   54' (pen.) Report Gomes   52'
Taylor-Flectcher   53'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 18,655
Referee: Michael Jones
16 September 2012 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 – 1 Leicester City Wolverhampton
13:15 BST Ebanks-Blake   13'
Stearman   21'
Henry   80'		 Report Konchesky   53',   70'
Nugent   58'		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 20,030 (1,375 away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
19 September 2012 6 Leicester City 2 – 1 Burnley Leicester
19:45 BST Nugent   38',   47'
Vardy   57'
Knockaert   73'
De Laet   86'		 Report Marney   10'
Paterson   26'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 18,480
Referee: Stuart Attwell
23 September 2012 7 Leicester City 3 – 1 Hull City Leicester
15:00 BST Nugent   7', 42', 90+1' Report Simpson   26' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 20,815
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
29 September 2012 8 Middlesbrough 1 – 2 Leicester City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Bailey   50'
Amougou   90+2'		 Report Vardy   62'
Dyer   89'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 15,679 (918 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
2 October 2012 9 Huddersfield Town 0 – 2 Leicester City Huddersfield
19:45 BST Dixon   54' Report Knockaert   30', 60',   58' Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 13,821 (1,563 away)
Referee: Phil Gibbs
6 October 2012 10 Leicester City 2 – 0 Bristol City Leicester
15:00 BST Nugent   19'
Foster   74' (o.g.)		 Report Carey   49'
Morris   81'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 22,529
Referee: Trevor Kettle
20 October 2012 11 Birmingham City 1 – 1 Leicester City Birmingham
15:00 BST Spector   6'   90'
Hurst   11'
Løvenkrands   45+2'
Morrison   66'		 Report Whitbread   44'
Waghorn   70'
Marshall   86'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 18,271 (3,752 away)
Referee: Tony Bates
24 October 2012 12 Leicester City 1 – 0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
15:00 BST King   10'
De Laet   53'		 Report Bridcutt   67' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,726
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
27 October 2012 13 Leicester City 1 – 2 Crystal Palace Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy   26'
De Laet   74'
King   90+2'		 Report Delaney   23'
Ramage   28'
Moxey   90+4'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 23,646
Referee: Andy Haines
3 November 2012 14 Watford 2 – 1 Leicester City Watford
15:00 GMT Abdi   14'
Forestieri   68'		 Report Drinkwater   45'
Whitbread   45+2'   83'
Nugent   71'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 12,954 (2,058 away)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
6 November 2012 15 Bolton Wanderers 0 – 0 Leicester City Bolton
20:00 GMT Ricketts   33'
Pratley   42'		 Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 16,754 (1,227 away)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
10 November 2012 16 Leicester City 2 – 2 Nottingham Forest Leicester
12:45 GMT Ward   7' (o.g.)
Nugent   32'		 Guedioura   22'
Cox   67' (pen.)		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 24,793
Referee: Anthony Taylor
17 November 2012 17 Leicester City 6 – 0 Ipswich Town Leicester
15:00 GMT Nugent   8' (pen.), 18'
Dyer   18'
Knockaert   44'
Waghorn   53'
Futács   82'		 Report Reo-Coker   90' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 20,779
Referee: Keith Stroud
24 November 2012 18 Sheffield Wednesday 0 – 2 Leicester City Sheffield
15:00 GMT Sidibé   42'
Lines   83'		 Report Drinkwater   41'
Whitbread   45+2'
Schlupp   45+4'
Marshall   76'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 24,664 (3,803 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
28 November 2012 19 Leeds United 1 – 0 Leicester City Leeds
19:45 GMT Becchio   3' (pen.) Report De Laet   51' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 17,717
Referee: Mick Russell
1 December 2012 20 Leicester City 4 – 1 Derby County Leicester
17:20 GMT Whitbread   6'
Waghorn   23'
Nugent   74', 89'		 Report Coutts   11'
Robinson   38'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 20,680
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
8 December 2012 21 Leicester City 2 – 2 Barnsley Leicester
15:00 GMT Knockaert   9'
Nugent   54'
Marshall   70'
Vardy   90'		 Report Dawson   27'
Noble-Lazarus   39'
Wiseman   54'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 23,579
Referee: James Adcock
15 December 2012 22 Millwall 1 – 0 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Abdou   20'
Taylor   67'
Shittu   83'		 Report Nugent   20'
Knockaert   35'
Futács   86'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 10,189
Referee: Simon Hooper
22 December 2012 23 Leicester City 0 – 1 Cardiff City Leicester
15:00 GMT Report Bellamy   25'
Turner   38'
Connolly   61'
Whittingham   79'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,055
Referee: Graham Salisbury
26 December 2012 24 Hull City 0 – 0 Leicester City Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Report De Laet   38'
Whitbread   65'		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 20,321
Referee: Craig Pawson
29 December 2012 25 Burnley 0 – 1 Leicester City Burnley
15:00 GMT Duff   69'
Trippier   90+4'
Vokes   90+6'		 Report Nugent   31'
Dyer   69'
Drinkwater   90+4'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 13,050 (1,233 away)
Referee: Michael Naylor
1 January 2013 26 Leicester City 6 – 1 Huddersfield Town Leicester
15:00 GMT Wood   6', 24'
De Laet   45+1'
Knockaert   49', 51'
Waghorn   76'		 Report Lynch   43'
Arfield   60'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,913
Referee: Mark Haywood
12 January 2013 27 Bristol City 0 – 4 Leicester City Bristol
15:00 GMT Report Wood   11', 18', 41'
James   49'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 13,078 (1,786 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
19 January 2013 28 Leicester City 1 – 0 Middlesbrough Leicester
20:00 GMT Konchesky   50'
Keane   58'
Nugent   70'		 Report Ladesma   20' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 8,585
Referee: Roger East
31 January 2013 29 Leicester City 2 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester
19:45 GMT Knockaert   24'
Nugent   73'		 Report Sako   51'
Foley   76'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 21,677
Referee: Robert Madley
9 February 2013 30 Peterborough United 2 – 1 Leicester City Peterborough
19:45 GMT Petrucci   79'
McCann   88'		 Report Marshall   52'
De Laet   79'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 11,070
Referee: Graham Scott
19 February 2013 31 Leicester City 1 – 2 Charlton Athletic Leicester
19:45 GMT Wood   69' Report Kermorgant   19'
Jackson   30'
Haynes   78'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 19,920
Referee: Michael Naylor
23 February 2013 32 Blackpool 0 – 0 Leicester City Blackpool
15:00 GMT Cathcart   53'
Phillips   77'		 Report King   55' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 14,509
Referee: Simon Hooper
26 February 2013 33 Leicester City 3 – 0 Blackburn Rovers Leicester
19:45 GMT Wood   29'
Kane   42'
King   90+3'		 Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 19,561
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
2 March 2013 34 Ipswich 1 – 0 Leicester City Ipswich
15:00 GMT Hyam   74'
McGoldrick   85'		 Report Knockaert   46'
Morgan   82'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,021
Referee: D Deadman
5 March 2013 35 Leicester City 1 – 1 Leeds United Leicester
19:45 GMT Marshall   80'
Keane   90+4'		 Report Byram   52'
Kenny   67'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 22,660
Referee: Paul Tierney
9 March 2013 36 Leicester City 0 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday Leicester
15:00 GMT Nugent   17' Report Buxton   57'
Wickham   70'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 24,883
Referee: Phil Gibbs
12 March 2013 37 Cardiff City 1 – 1 Leicester City Cardiff
19:45 GMT Noone   27'
Nugent   66'
Gestede   90+3'		 Report Nugent   11'
St Ledger   20'
Keane   72'
Keane   80'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,231
Referee: Nigel Miller
16 March 2013 38 Derby County 2 – 1 Leicester City Derby
17:20 GMT Keogh   16'
Ward   22'
Coutts   37'
Martin   44'
Freemnan   81'		 Report Keane   51'
Schlupp   62'
St Ledger   90+6'		 Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 23,123
Referee: K Stroud
29 March 2013 39 Leicester City 0 – 1 Millwall Leicester
19:45 GMT Morgan   3' Report Hulse   60'
Chaplow   68'
Trotter   70'
Dunne   74'
Dunne   87'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 22,365
Referee: S Attwell
1 April 2013 40 Barnsley 2 – 0 Leicester City Barnsley
15:00 GMT Keane   4' (o.g.)
O'Grady   40'
Dawson   68'		 Report Nugent   76'
Marshall   87'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 10.429
Referee: Andy D'Urso
6 April 2013 41 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 – 1 Leicester City Brighton
15:00 GMT LuaLua   88'
Calderón   90+3'		 Report Nugent   1'
Moore   65'
James   73'		 Stadium: Amex Stadium
Attendance: 28,493
Referee: J Moss
12 April 2013 42 Leicester City 2 – 2 Birmingham City Leicester
19:45 GMT Davies   12' (o.g)
Schlupp   75'		 Report Žigić   61'
Davies   85'
Burke   90+1' (pen)		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,554
Referee: M Russell
16 April 2013 43 Leicester City 3 – 2 Bolton Leicester
19:45 GMT Wood   39' (pen.)
Dyer   41'
Dyer   43'
Schlupp   79'		 Report N'Gog   3' (pen.)
Pratley   71'
Alonso   90+6'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 22,442
Referee: E Ilderton
20 April 2013 44 Crystal Palace 2 – 2 Leicester City Selhurst
15:00 GMT Moxey   23'
Gabbidon   26'
Delaney   31'
Dobbie   67'
Dikgacoi   82'		 Report King   37'
James   45'
Wood   73'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 18,563
Referee: A Madley
26 April 2013 45 Leicester City 1 – 2 Watford Leicester
19:45 GMT Kane   61' Report Deeney   41'
Chalobah   43'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,091
Referee: Craig Pawson
4 May 2013 46 Nottingham Forest 2 – 3 Leicester City Nottingham
12:45 GMT Cox   3'
Ward   50'		 Report James   24'
King   43'
Knockaert   90+2'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,646
Referee: Mike Dean

Promotion Play-offs edit

9 May 2013 Semi-final 1st leg Leicester City 1 – 0 Watford Leicester
19:45 GMT Schlupp   30'
Morgan   38'
Knockaert   45+2'
Keane   58'
Nugent   82'		 Report Anya   6'
Pudil   74'
Hall   90+4'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 29,560
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
12 May 2013 Semi-final 2nd leg Watford 3 – 1
(3 – 2 agg.)		 Leicester City Watford
12:30 GMT Vydra   15', 65'
Cassetti   69'
Deeney   90+7'   90+10'		 Report Nugent   19'
Wood   30'
Knockaert   90+7'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,142
Referee: Michael Oliver

FA Cup edit

5 January 2013 3rd round Proper Leicester City 2 – 0 Burton Albion Leicester
15:00 GMT Wood   3'
De Laet   21'		 Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 14,463
Referee: Andy D'Urso
26 January 2013 4th Round Proper Huddersfield Town 1 – 1 Leicester City Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Norwood   50'
Novak   70',   74' (pen.)		 Report Keane  
Wood   82'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 11,945 (4,000 away)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
12 February 2013 4th Round Proper Replay Leicester City 1 – 2 Huddersfield Town Leicester
19:30 GMT Keane   7'
Gallagher   81'
Knockaert   88'		 Report Clayton   5'
Gerrard   73'
Scannell   75'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 14,517
Referee: James Adcock

Football League Cup edit

14 August 2012 1st round Torquay United 0 – 4 Leicester City Torquay
19:45 BST Report Dyer   21'
Marshall   36'
James   50'
Vardy