| Club: | Leicester City |
| Season: | 2018–19 |
| Owner: | King Power |
| Manager: | Claude Puel (until 24 February)[1] Mike Stowell and Adam Sadler (caretaker, 24–26 February) Brendan Rodgers (from 26 February)[2] |
| Chairman: | Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha (until 27 October) Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha |
| Stadium: | King Power Stadium |
| League: | Premier League |
| League Result: | 9th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | EFL Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| League Topscorer: | Jamie Vardy (18) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jamie Vardy (18) |
| Highest Attendance: | 32,184 (10 Nov 2018 v Burnley, PL Round 12) |
| Lowest Attendance: | League: 30,558 (26 Feb 2019 v Brighton & Hove Albion, PL Round 28) All: 10,671 (28 Aug 2018 v Fleetwood Town, EFL Cup) |
| Largest Win: | 4–0 (28 Aug 2018 v Fleetwood Town, EFL Cup) |
| Largest Loss: | 1–4 (23 Feb 2019 v Crystal Palace, PL Round 27) |
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| Prevseason: | 2017–18 |
| Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
The 2018–19 Leicester City season was the club's 114th season in the English football league system and their 51st (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football.[3] This was their fifth consecutive season in the Premier League. They also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
The season was marred by the death of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium on 27 October, shortly after a 1–1 home draw against West Ham United.
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 | £3,500,000 | [4] | |||||
| 1 July 2018 | Free transfer | [5] | |||||
| 1 July 2018 | £25,000,000 | [6] | |||||
| 1 July 2018 | £22,500,000 | [7] | |||||
| 14 July 2018 | Free transfer | [8] | |||||
| 20 July 2018 | £12,500,000 | [9] | |||||
| 23 July 2018 | Louis Ramsay | Free transfer | [10] | ||||
| 3 August 2018 |  | Free transfer | [11] | ||||
| 5 August 2018 | Undisclosed | [12] | |||||
| 9 August 2018 | Undisclosed | [13] | |||||
| 9 August 2018 |  | £19,000,000 | [14] | ||||
| 26 August 2018 | Will Russ | Undisclosed | [15] | ||||
| 19 December 2018 |  | Davide Lorenzo | Free transfer | [16] [17] [18] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 |  | Released | [19] | ||||
| 1 July 2018 | Tom Fielding | Released | [20] | ||||
| 1 July 2018 | Rubyn Gill | Released | [21] [22] | ||||
| 1 July 2018 | Free transfer | [23] | |||||
| 1 July 2018 | Released | [24] [25] | |||||
| 1 July 2018 | Released | [26] | |||||
| 1 July 2018 |  | Dylan Watts | Released | [27] [28] | |||
| 1 July 2018 | Undisclosed | [29] | |||||
| 1 July 2018 | Released | [30] | |||||
| 10 July 2018 | £60,000,000 | [31] | |||||
| 3 August 2018 | | Undisclosed | [32] | ||||
| 8 August 2018 | Morgan Brown | Free transfer | [33] | ||||
| 9 August 2018 | Undisclosed | [34] | |||||
| 10 August 2018 |  | Undisclosed | [35] | ||||
| 17 October 2018 | Cal Templeton | Free transfer | [36] | ||||
| 7 January 2019 |  | Undisclosed | [37] | ||||
| 18 January 2019 |  | Undisclosed | [38] | ||||
| 4 February 2019 | Free transfer | [39] |
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 | 31 May 2019 | [41] | |||||
| 24 July 2018 | 11 January 2019 | [42] [43] | |||||
| 26 July 2018 | 31 May 2019 | [44] | |||||
| 2 August 2018 | Max Bramley | 31 May 2019 | [45] | ||||
| 3 August 2018 | 31 May 2019 | [46] | |||||
| 8 August 2018 | Kian Williams | 27 January 2019 | [47] | ||||
| 11 August 2018 | 31 May 2019 | [48] | |||||
| 31 August 2018 | 31 May 2019 | [49] | |||||
| 31 August 2018 |  | 31 May 2019 | [50] | ||||
| 2 January 2019 |  | 31 May 2019 | [51] | ||||
| 10 January 2019 |  | 31 May 2019 | [52] | ||||
| 31 January 2019 | 31 May 2019 | [53] | |||||
| 31 January 2019 | 31 May 2019 | [54] | |||||
| 31 January 2019 | 31 May 2019 | [55] | |||||
| 31 January 2019 | 31 May 2019 |
Leicester City announced that they will play pre-season friendlies against Notts County, Valencia and Lille, with a further two matches against Akhisarspor and Udinese Calcio as part of a tour to Austria.
See main article: 2018–19 Premier League.
On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[56] [57]
The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[58]
The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[59] The third round draw was made on 30 August by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.[60] The fourth round draw was made live on Quest by Rachel Yankey and Rachel Riley on 29 September.[61]
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| width=15 | width=15 | width=15 | width=15 | width=150 | Name | width=80 | Premier League | width=80 | FA Cup | width=80 | League Cup | width=80 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW | Jamie Vardy | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 10 | MF | James Maddison | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 7 | MF | Demarai Gray | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 15 | DF | Harry Maguire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 5 | DF |  | Wes Morgan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 21 | MF |  | Youri Tielemans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 11 | MF | Marc Albrighton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 31 | MF | Rachid Ghezzal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | DF | Ricardo Pereira | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 25 | MF | Wilfred Ndidi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8 | FW | Kelechi Iheanacho | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 6 | DF | Jonny Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 19 | MF | Harvey Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 28 | DF |  | Christian Fuchs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 21 | MF | | Vicente Iborra | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Total | 51 | 1 | 5 | 57 | |||||||||||||
Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and supporters, was held on 7 May 2019. The following awards were made:[62]
| Player of the Year Award | Ricardo Pereira | |
| Young Player of the Year Award | James Maddison | |
| Players' Player of the Year Award | Ricardo Pereira | |
| Academy Player of the Year Award | Oliver Bosworth | |
| Development Squad Player of the Season | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | |
| Goal of the Season Award | Christian Fuchs vs. Fleetwood Town, 28 August 2018 | |
| Performance of the Season | vs. Manchester City, 26 December 2018 | |
| Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Outstanding Community Award | Geoff and Gill Smart |
| width=120 | Date | width=60 | Nation | width=200 | Winner | width=270 | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Jamie Vardy | Premier League Player of the Month[63] |
