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Leicester City is Founded
Leicester Fosse FC is established, which will later be turned into Leicester City FC -
Leicester win Division two
Under Coach Peter Hodge, Leicester win the second division for the first time in their club's history -
FA Cup
Leicester reach the FA Cup for the first time, but lose to Wolves 3-1 -
Gordan Banks
Gordan Banks, who played for Leicester for eight years, represents England at the world cup and is nominated for a Balon d'or -
Promotion and Charity Shield
Leicester are promoted into the first division and win the Charity Shield for the first time against Liverpool -
Gary Lineker
Leicester's most recognizable player, Gary Lineker, comes up to play for the first team before being sold to Everton, and then Barcelona. -
Martin O'Neill is Hired
Leicester hired Martin O'Neill who lead them back to the Premier League in the 1995 season, following a last gasp Steve Claridge goal. -
League Cup
O'Neill gets Leicester its first championship in 26 years by winning the League Cup. -
League Cup Champions Again
Under O'Neill Leicester win the League Cup again in 2000. -
Departure
Martin O'Neill leaves Leicester City to coach Celtic. Following 4 consecutive top ten finishes in the top flight and two League Cup wins, Martin O'Neill leaves Leicester as their most decorated coach. -
New Stadium
Leicester leave the old stadium on Filbert Street after 111 years, and move into Walkers Stadium with a capacity of 32,500 people. -
Rough Years
After going in debt, only to be saved by a consortium led by Gary Lineker, Leicester had lost most of their players, and by the 2008 season they were relegated to the third division of English Football. -
Recovery
Nigel Pearson is hired in 2009 and Leicester gains promotion into the Championship, the second league of football. -
Leicester are Back
In 2014, Leicester gained promotion to the Premier League with a top finish in the Championship. -
Hope
Leicester are bottom of the table in mid-April, and their season looks doomed, until they string together 7 wins out of 9 to stay in the top league. -
Improbable Run
Coming into the 2015/2016 season, Leicester were favorites to be relegated. Betting odds had them at 5000/1 odds to win the Premier League. However, with the odd tactics of their new manager, Claudio Ranieri, and the attacking prowess of Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez, Leicester set the Premier League on fire. The entire term they would only lose three games . Following a Tottenham tie to Chelsea, Leicester win the Premier League, for the first time in their clubs history.
