Leicester City Roster Players Squad 2017/2018 – If you are a football lover and you never miss English Premier League, Leicester City FC must be familiar for you. This English pro football club is based in King Power Stadium. The owner is Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha while Craig Shakespeare is the manager. It was found as Leicester Fosse FC as they often played on a field which was located nearby Fosse Road in 1884. In 1891, the team moved to Filbert Street. In 1894, they joined the Football League. The name of Leicester City was adopted in 1919. Decades later, in 2002, the team moved to Walkers Stadium. After the ownership is changed in 2011, the stadium was renamed as the King Power Stadium.
Wyggeston School Boys who Played Nearby Fosse Road
Here is a brief description of Leicester City football team. Some old boys of Wyggeston School formed a club named “Leicester Fosse” in 1884. They joined FA or the Football Association in 1890. Previously, they also played at five different fields such as the Belgrave Road Cycle and Cricket Ground and Victoria Park. Later in 1891, they moved to Filbert Street. At the same year, they joined Midland League. After finishing second, the team was elected to the Division two of the Football League.
Leicester City First Game
The first game of Leicester City FC was against Grimsby Town. It was a 4-3 defeat game. However, the team won against Rotherham United as their next rival. They played at Filbert Street. The team achieved a large win over Notts Olympic. The score was 13-0 in a qualifying game of FA cup. As they became the runner-up of Second Division, the team was promoted to the highest level of English football, the First Division. Unfortunately, they were defeated over Nottingham Forest 12-0 so they are relegated.
Post-Wars Games
The football league was resumed after World War I in 1919. Leicester Fosse faced a financial problem. It caused a ceased trading problem. However, the cause was unknown. Later, the club was renamed as “Leicester City Football Club”. The new name brought success by the year of the 1920s as Peter Hodge became the manager and Arthur Chandler was the goalscorer. They won the league in 1924 to 1925.
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After World War II, Leicester City team got into the final stage of FA Cup. It was the first time in their history though they were defeated 3-1 over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fortunately, they could survive in Division Two and won the 1954 championship. All thanks to Arthur Rowley. He scored 44 goals in a season. This team survived in Division One until 1969. It was the longest period they can record. Furthermore, they could get into FA Cup final in 1961 and 1963 but they lost. Later, they were promoted to Division One in 1971. And they still survive in Premier League until the recent day.
Leicester City Roster 2017/18:
| Number | Name | Birthdate | National |
| Goalkeeper | |||
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel | 05/11/1986 | Denmark |
| 12 | Ben Hamer | 20/11/1987 | England |
| 17 | Eldin Jakupović | 02/10/1984 | Switzerland |
| Defender | |||
| 2 | Danny Simpson | 04/01/1987 | England |
| 3 | Ben Chilwell | 21/12/1996 | England |
| 5 | Wes Morgan | 21/01/1984 | Jamaica |
| 6 | Robert Huth | 18/08/1984 | Germany |
| 15 | Harry Maguire | 05/03/1993 | England |
| 28 | Christian Fuchs | 07/04/1986 | Austria |
| 29 | Yohan Benalouane | 28/03/1987 | France |
| Aleksandar Dragović | 06/03/1991 | Austria | |
| Midfielder | |||
| Adrien Silva | 15/03/1989 | Portugal | |
| 10 | Andy King | 29/10/1988 | Wales |
| 11 | Marc Albrighton | 18/11/1989 | England |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey | 21/12/1994 | Ghana |
| 21 | Iborra | 16/01/1988 | Spain |
| 22 | Matty James | 22/07/1991 | England |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi | 16/12/1996 | Nigeria |
| 26 | Riyad Mahrez | 21/02/1991 | Algeria |
| Forward | |||
| 7 | Demarai Gray | 28/06/1996 | England |
| 8 | Kelechi Iheanacho | 03/10/1996 | Nigeria |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy | 11/01/1987 | England |
| 13 | Ahmed Musa | 14/10/1992 | Nigeria |
| 19 | Islam Slimani | 18/06/1988 | Algeria |
| 20 | Shinji Okazaki | 16/04/1986 | Japan |
| George Thomas | 24/03/1997 | Wales | |
| 23 | Leonardo Ulloa | 26/07/1986 | Argentina |
| Manager | |||
| Craig Shakespeare | 26/10/1963 | England | |
Leicester City Identity
Leicester City FC is also known as “The Blues and City” and “The Foxes”. “The Fossils” and The Filberts” are also their nicknames. Meanwhile, the team mascot is “Filbert Fox” because Leicestershire is famous for fox hunting and foxes. The team also has some secondary characters “Cousin Dennis” and “Vickie Vixen”. Their home jersey is blue while the away jersey is black. Those two jerseys are completed with yellow stripes.
