2008–09 Leicester City F.C. season explained

League Result:1st
League Topscorer:Matty Fryatt (27)
Season Topscorer:Matty Fryatt (32)
Highest Attendance:30,542 (vs. Scunthorpe, league, 24 April)
Lowest Attendance:7,386 (vs. Stockport, League Cup, 12 August)
Average Attendance:20,253
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Nextseason:2009–10

The 2008–09 season was Leicester City F.C.'s 104th season in the English football league system and their first and, to date, only season in the third tier of English football, after being relegated to League One the previous season.

Under the stewardship of new manager Nigel Pearson (who managed to become the first Leicester manager in five years to last an entire season), Leicester comfortably took the League One title to earn instant promotion back to the Championship, which included a club record run of 23 games league unbeaten between 1 November and 7 March. Leicester also broke club records for the most points ever gained in a season (96), the most league wins ever gained in a season (27) and the fewest league defeats in a season (4), the latter record especially impressive considering the amount of league seasons Leicester have had to play fewer than 46 games.

Matty Fryatt also became the first Leicester player to score over 30 goals in one season since legendary striker Arthur Rowley, 52 years previously.

Players

2008-09 squad

Only includes players given a squad number. The squad listed is the squad which Leicester finished the season with.

Kit and sponsorship

Leicester City retained the previous season's home kit. A yellow away kit and a black third kit were also used.

The kits were produced by German company Jako and sponsored by British company Topps Tiles.

Pre-Season Friendlies

The Leicester City players reported back for Pre-Season http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1337088,00.html on 1 July 2008. They played the following Friendlies:

Transfers

In

DatePos.Nat.NameFromFee
1 July 2008DFMichael Morrison Cambridge UnitedUndisclosed
1 July 2008MFLloyd Dyer Milton Keynes DonsFree
1 July 2008MFNicky Adams Bury£100,000
7 July 2008DFAleksander Tunchev CSKA Sofia£850,000
1 August 2008DFChris Powell Charlton AthleticFree
7 August 2008FWPaul Dickov Manchester CityFree

Out

DatePos.Nat.NameToFee
1 July 2008DFGareth McAuley Ipswich TownUndisclosed
1 July 2008DFRichard Stearman Wolverhampton WanderersUndisclosed
1 July 2008FWIain Hume Barnsley£1,200,000
1 July 2008GKRab Douglas DundeeFree
1 July 2008DFAlan Sheehan Leeds UnitedFree
21 July 2008MFLouis Dodds Port ValeFree
30 July 2008MFSergio Hellings K.V.C. WesterloFree
5 August 2008DFJames Chambers Doncaster RoversFree
19 December 2008DFRadostin Kishishev PFC Litex LovechFree
30 January 2009FWEric Odhiambo Inverness Caledonian ThistleFree

Loans in

Date fromDate toPos.Nat.NameFrom
10 July 2008End of seasonDFKerrea Gilbert Arsenal
1 August 2008End of seasonDFJack Hobbs Liverpool
4 August 2008End of seasonGKDavid Martin Liverpool
27 November 200826 January 2009MFMark Davies Wolverhampton Wanderers
17 January 2009End of seasonMFTom Cleverley Manchester United
30 January 2009End of seasonDFWayne Brown Hull City
16 February 20091 March 2009GKMark Bunn Blackburn Rovers
3 March 2009End of seasonGKDavid Stockdale Fulham
13 March 2009End of seasonGKTony Warner Hull City
26 March 2009End of seasonMFAstrit Ajdarevic Liverpool

Loans out

Date fromDate toPos.Nat.NameFrom
12 August 200812 September 2008FWRicky Sappleton Bournemouth
12 August 200812 October 2008FWBarry Hayles Cheltenham Town
21 August 20081 January 2009GKConrad Logan Luton Town
18 September 200823 November 2009MFHarry Worley Luton Town
26 September 20082 November 2008MFBruno Ngotty Hereford United
2 October 20082 November 2008MFJames Wesolowski Cheltenham Town
20 October 200820 November 2008DFLathaniel Rowe-Turner Cheltenham Town
23 October 200823 November 2008GKCarl Pentney Woking
24 October 20081 February 2009MFJonathan Hayes Cheltenham Town
27 November 200827 December 2008FWEric Odhiambo Brentford
27 November 200831 December 2008FWBarry Hayles Cheltenham Town
1 January 2009End of seasonFWRicky Sappleton Oxford United
8 January 2009End of seasonFWDJ Campbell Blackpool
19 January 2010End of seasonMFNicky Adams Rochdale
1 February 2010End of seasonFWDJ Campbell Blackpool
3 February 2010End of seasonMFJames Wesolowski Dundee United
27 March 2010End of seasonGKConrad Logan Stockport County

Results

Football League One

GameDateVenueOpponentsScoreScorersAttendancePointsPositionReport
19 August 2008HomeMilton Keynes Dons2–0Fryatt 24, 83(p)23,35134thLCFC.com
216 August 2008AwayStockport County0–07,15143rdLCFC.com
323 August 2008HomeTranmere Rovers3–1Howard 33, Fryatt 52, 90+417,79872ndLCFC.com
430 August 2008AwayCheltenham Town4–0Dyer 3, 80, Oakley 54, Fryatt 775,344101stLCFC.com
513 September 2008HomeMillwall0–119,591106thLCFC.com
620 September 2008HomeLeyton Orient3–1Dyer 11, Fryatt 87, King 906,448135thLCFC.com
727 September 2008HomeHartlepool United1–0Oakley 318,578164thLCFC.com
830 September 2008AwayColchester United1–0Dyer 495,133191stLCFC.com
94 October 2008AwayHuddersfield Town3–2Fryatt 50, 65(p), Dyer 90+116,212221stLCFC.com
–11 October 2008HomeYeovil TownP–P1––––
1018 October 2008AwayOldham Athletic1–1Howard 548,901232ndLCFC.com
1121 October 2008HomeWalsall2–2King 34, Tunchev 7317,178243rdLCFC.com
1225 October 2008HomeNorthampton Town0–022,795254thLCFC.com
1328 October 2008AwayBrighton & Hove Albion2–3Fryatt 35, 426,282256thLCFC.com
141 November 2008HomeBristol Rovers2–1Fryatt 87, 90+418,941285thLCFC.com
1511 November 2008HomeYeovil Town1–0Dyer 2516,528311stLCFC.com
1615 November 2008AwaySwindon Town2–2Oakley 57, Fryatt 749,499322ndLCFC.com
1722 November 2008AwayScunthorpe United2–1Dyer 22, King 817,967351stLCFC.com
1825 November 2008HomeCrewe Alexandra2–1Fryatt 15, King 7216,961381stLCFC.com
196 December 2008HomeSouthend United3–0Fryatt 6, 76, 80(p)16,836411stLCFC.com
2013 December 2008AwayCarlisle United2–1King 60, Berner 6927,058441stLCFC.com
2120 December 2008HomePeterborough United4–0O.G. 6, Fryatt 38, King 70, Howard 9023,390471stLCFC.com
2226 December 2008AwayLeeds United1–1Oakley 2433,580481stLCFC.com
2328 December 2008HomeHereford United2–1Howard 9, King 7122,920511stLCFC.com
2410 January 2009HomeLeyton Orient3–0Oakley 9, Davies 37, Dickov(p) 8718,240541stLCFC.com
2519 January 2009AwayYeovil Town2–0Howard 57, Mattock 884,569571stLCFC.com
2624 January 2009HomeHuddersfield Town4–2Morrison 11, Berner 59, Fryatt 63, Hobbs 7321,311601stLCFC.com
2727 January 2009HomeBrighton & Hove Albion0–017,410611stLCFC.com
2831 January 2009AwayNorthampton Town2–1Howard 21(p), Dyer 737,028641stLCFC.com
293 February 2009AwayWalsall4–1Fryatt 12, King 34, Cleverley 47, Howard 525,634671stLCFC.com
307 February 2009HomeOldham Athletic0–022,328681stLCFC.com
3114 February 2009HomeSwindon Town1–1King 8619,926691stLCFC.com
3217 February 2009AwayHartlepool United2–2Howard 28, 80(p)4,068701stLCFC.com
3321 February 2009AwayBristol Rovers1–0Fryatt 209,138731stLCFC.com
3428 February 2009AwayMilton Keynes Dons2–2Fryatt 5, Gradel 90+717,717741stLCFC.com
353 March 2009HomeStockport County1–1Gilbert 216,378751stLCFC.com
367 March 2009HomeCheltenham Town4–0Howard 15, Fryatt 22, Cleverley 67, Oakley 7018,939781stLCFC.com
3711 March 2009AwayTranmere Rovers0–26,032781stLCFC.com
3814 March 2009AwayMillwall1–0Howard 2213,261811stLCFC.com
3921 March 2009HomeColchester United1–1Dickov 6720,218821stLCFC.com
4028 March 2009AwayPeterborough United0–214,110821stLCFC.com
414 April 2009HomeCarlisle United2–2Oakley 52, Fryatt 8820,159831stLCFC.com
4211 April 2009AwayHereford United3–1Oakley 35, Dyer 74, Howard 864,389861stLCFC.com
4313 April 2009HomeLeeds United1–0Howard 90+225,507891stLCFC.com
4418 April 2009AwaySouthend United2–0Fryatt 60(p), 7010,089921stLCFC.com
4524 April 2009HomeScunthorpe United2–2Morrison 16, 7730,542931stLCFC.com
462 May 2009AwayCrewe Alexandra3–0Berner 56, Dyer 66, Fryatt 686,982961stLCFC.com

1 - Match postponed due to International call-ups.
2 - In some match reports, this goal is mistakenly awarded to Mark Davies

FA Cup

RoundDateVenueOpponentsScoreScorersAttendanceReport
R18 November 2008HomeStevenage Borough3–0Dyer 37, Fryatt 52, King 697,586LCFC.com
R229 November 2008HomeDagenham & Redbridge3–2Fryatt 11, 30(p), 557,791LCFC.com
R33 January 2009HomeCrystal Palace0–015,976LCFC.com
R3 Replay3 January 2009AwayCrystal Palace1–2Gradel 90+46,023LCFC.com

Football League Cup

RoundDateVenueOpponentsScoreScorersAttendanceReport
R112 August 2008HomeStockport County1–0Howard 367,386LCFC.com
R227 August 2008AwayFulham2–3Dickov 46, King 487,386LCFC.com

Football League Trophy

RoundDateVenueOpponentsScoreScorersAttendanceReport
R1 N2 September 2008AwayHartlepool United3–0Howard 52, Adams 66, Fryatt 872,807LCFC.com
R2 N23 September 2008HomeLincoln City0–018,046LCFC.com
QF N4 November 2008AwayRotherham United0–24,255LCFC.com

1 Leicester won 3–1 on penalties.

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 2009–10 season.

Player of the Season Award Steve Howard
Young Player of the Season Award Andy King
Players' Player of the Season Award Matty Fryatt
Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award Matty Fryatt
Academy Player of the Season Award Cian Bolger
Goal of the Season Award Matt Oakley vs Cheltenham Town (7.3.2009)

Divisional awards

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August 2008League One Manager of the Month Nigel Pearson
December 2008League One Manager of the Month Nigel Pearson
December 2008League One Player of the Month Matty Fryatt
SeasonLeague One Player of the Year Matty Fryatt
SeasonLeague One PFA Team of the Year Jack Hobbs
SeasonLeague One PFA Team of the Year Matt Oakley
SeasonLeague One PFA Team of the Year Matty Fryatt

League One statistics

Club standings

Club statistics

Appearances

No.Nat.NameFL1CupsTotal
1Paul Henderson6410
2Marc Edworthy538
3Patrick Kisnorbo5 (3)27 (3)
4Kerrea Gilbert33 (1)4 (1)37 (2)
5Aleksander Tunchev19 (1)625 (1)
7Radostin Kishishev011
7Tom Cleverley10 (5)010 (5)
8Matt Oakley45348
9Steve Howard40 (1)9 (1)49 (2)
10DJ Campbell2 (5)1 (3)3 (8)
11Lloyd Dyer43 (1)750 (1)
12Matty Fryatt464 (2)50 (2)
14James Wesolowski044
15Michael Morrison32 (3)6 (2)38 (5)
16Nicky Adams4 (8)5 (1)9 (9)
18Levi Porter10 (1)1 (1)
19Barry Hayles1 (9)12 (9)
21Ashley Chambers0 (1)0 (2)0 (3)
22Max Gradel16 (11)3 (2)19 (13)
23Joe Mattock25 (6)530 (6)
24Andy King458 (1)53 (1)
25Jack Hobbs39 (5)544 (5)
26David Martin25530
27Paul Dickov4 (16)3 (3)7 (19)
28Luke O'Neill011
29Chris Powell12 (5)3 (2)15 (7)
30Craig King00 (1)0 (1)
31Bruno Berner21 (11)5 (1)26 (12)
33Mark Davies5 (2)1 (1)6 (3)
33Mark Bunn303
35Carl Pentney0 (1)00 (1)
36Wayne Brown7 (2)07 (2)
37David Stockdale808
38Tony Warner404
39Astrit Ajdarevic0 (5)00 (5)

Note: Subs in brackets.

Top scorers

Pos.Nat.PlayerFL1CupsTotal
1Matty Fryatt27532
2Steve Howard13215
3Andy King9211
4Lloyd Dyer10111
5Matt Oakley808
6Paul Dickov213
=Michael Morrison303
=Bruno Berner303
9Tom Cleverley202
=Max Gradel112
11Joe Mattock101
=Mark Davies101
=Jack Hobbs101
=Nicky Adams011
=Aleksandar Tunchev101
=Kerrea Gilbert101

Most assists

Pos.Nat.PlayerFL1CupsTotal
1Steve Howard14014
2Lloyd Dyer9110
3Matty Fryatt819
4Max Gradel617
5Matt Oakley606
6Andy King415
7Nicky Adams314
8Tom Cleverley303
=Jack Hobbs303
=Paul Dickov213
11Joe Mattock112
12Ashley Chambers011
=James Wesolowski011
=DJ Campbell011
=Mark Davies101
=Barry Hayles101

Disciplinary record

Nat.Playerwidth=20width=20
Jack Hobbs21
Steve Howard100
Max Gradel70
Matty Fryatt60
Bruno Berner40
Matt Oakley40
Michael Morrison40
Aleksandar Tunchev30
Paul Dickov30
Joe Mattock30
Barry Hayles30
Nicky Adams20
Kerrea Gilbert20
Andy King20
Lloyd Dyer20
Mark Davies20
Chris Powell10
Tom Cleverley10
Wayne Brown10

All Stats obtained from LCFC.com

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