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{{Short description|110th season in existence of Leicester City}}
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{{Use British English|date=March 2014}}
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| club = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
| season = [[2014–15 in English football|2014–15]]
| manager = [[Nigel Pearson]]<br/><small>Until 30 June 2015</small>
| chairman = [[Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha]]
| stadium = [[King Power Stadium]]
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| cup2 = [[Football League Cup|League Cup]]
| cup2 result = [[2014–15 Football League Cup#Second round|Second round]]
| league topscorer = <br>[[Leonardo Ulloa]] (11)
| season topscorer = [[<br>Leonardo Ulloa]] (13)
| highest attendance = 32,021<br /><small>{{nobreak|(vs. Chelsea, 29 April 2015)}}</small>
| lowest attendance = 31,121<br /><small>{{nobreak|(vs. Swansea City, 18 April 2015)}}</small>
| average attendance =
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| nextseason = [[2015–16 Leicester City F.C. season|2015–16]]
}}
 
The '''2014–15 season''' was '''Leicester City F.C.'s''' 110th season in the [[English football league system]] and their 47th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. They participated in the [[2014–15 Premier League]], their first time in [[Premier League]] in ten years, having been promoted from the [[Football League Championship|Championship]] as champions. They also participated in the [[2014–15 FA Cup]] and [[2014–15 Football League Cup]].
 
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|team2 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|goals1 = Johnson {{goal|90}}
|goals2 = [[Wes Morgan|Morgan]] {{goal|33}}<br />[[Chris Wood (footballer, born 1991)|Wood]] {{goal|44}}<br />[[David Nugent|Nugent]] {{goal|46||79}}<br />[[Tom Hopper (footballer)|Hopper]] {{goal|54}}<br />Wilson {{goal|89|o.g.}}
|location = [[Ilkeston]], England
|stadium = [[New Manor Ground]]
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|stadium = [[King Power Stadium]]
|attendance = 8,314
|referee =
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = Friendly
|date = 2 September 2014
|time = 19:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|team1 = [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]]
|score = 0–4
|report = [http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/020914-friendly-report-mk-dons-0-leicester-city-4-1894489.aspx Report]
|team2 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Danny Drinkwater|Drinkwater]] {{goal|35}}<br />[[Tom Hopper (footballer)|Hopper]] {{goal|74}}<br />[[Esteban Cambiasso|Cambiasso]] {{goal|78}}<br />[[Marc Albrighton|Albrighton]] {{goal|79}}
|location = [[Milton Keynes]]
|stadium = [[Stadium mk]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
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===2014–15 squad===
{{smalldiv|1=
<small>
*This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2014–15 season
*Asterisks indicates player left mid-season
*Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
*Italics indicate loan player</small>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:60%;"
|-
! style="background:#03c; color:white;"| No.
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===2014–15 backroom staff===
{{smalldiv|1=
<small>
*This section lists members of staff who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2014–15 season
*Asterisks indicate member of staff left mid-season</small>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:60%;"
|-
! style="background:#03c; color:white; width=550px;"| Position
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|[[Nigel Pearson]]
|-
|Assistant Managermanager
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Craig Shakespeare]]
|-
|Assistant Managermanager/Head of Recruitment
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|Steve Walsh
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|[[Kevin Phillips (footballer)|Kevin Phillips]]
|-
| Head Physiophysio
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|David Rennie
|-
| Academy Managermanager
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Jon Rudkin]]
|-
| Academy Coachcoach (Under 18s)
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Steve Beaglehole]]
|-
| Academy Coachcoach (Under 16s)
| {{flagicon|ENG}}
| [[Trevor Peake]]
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===In===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; "
|-
! style="background:#03c; color:white; width:120px;"| Date
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| {{flagicon|Argentina}}
| [[Esteban Cambiasso]]
| Free Agentagent
| Free<ref>{{Cite news |title=Esteban Cambiasso Signs For Leicester City |url=http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/280814-esteban-cambiasso-signs-for-leicester-city-1882324.aspx |publisher=Leicester City F.C |date=28 August 2014 |access-date=28 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
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===Loans in===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; "
|-
! style="background:#03c; color:white; width:100px;"| Date from
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===Loans out===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; "
|-
! style="background:#03c; color:white; width:150px;"| Date from
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===Released===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; "
|-
! style="background:#03c; color:white; width:110px;"| Date
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===Premier League===
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|c2=[[2014–15 FA Cup|FA Cup]] |fm2=3 January 2015 |lm2=15 February 2015 |sr2=Third round |fp2=Fifth round |w2=2 |d2=0 |l2=1 |f2=4 |a2=3
|c3=[[2014–15 Football League Cup|League Cup]] |dm3=26 August 2014 |sr3=Second round |fp3=Second round |w3=0 |d3=0 |l3=1 |f3=0 |a3=1
| s=
}}
 
{{main|2014–15 Premier League}}
 
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|text_H=Home|text_A=Away
|color_W=green2green1|text_W=Win
|color_D=yellow2yellow1|text_D=Draw
|color_L=red2red1|text_L=Loss
|color_1=1st|color_2=2nd|color_3=3rd|color_18-=red1
 
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|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30156605
|team2 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|goals1 = [[Wes Morgan|Morgan]] {{goal|37|o.g.}} <br /> [[Yun Suk-young|Yun]] {{yel|44}} <br /> [[Leroy Fer|Fer]] {{goal|45}} <br /> [[Charlie Austin|Austin]] {{goal|73}}, {{yel|77}} <br /> [[Robert Green|Green]] {{yel|90'+4}}
|goals2 = {{goal|4}} [[Esteban Cambiasso|Cambiasso]] <br /> {{goal|67}} [[Jeffrey Schlupp|Schlupp]] <br />[[David Nugent|Nugent]] {{yel|90+2}} <br /> [[Marc Albrighton|Albrighton]] {{yel|90+4}}
|location = London
|stadium = [[Loftus Road]]
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|team2 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|goals1 =[[Steven Gerrard|Gerrard]] {{goal|17|pen.|40|pen.}}
|goals2 =[[David Nugent|Nugent]] {{goal|58}}<br /> [[Jeffrey Schlupp|Schlupp]] {{goal|60}}
|location = [[Liverpool]]
|stadium = [[Anfield]]
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|team2 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|goals1 = [[Esteban Cambiasso|Cambiasso]] {{goal|12}}<br />[[Andy King (footballer, born 1988)|King]] {{goal|86}}
|goals2 = [[Cheikhou Kouyaté|Kouyaté]] {{goal|32}}<br />[[Carl Jenkinson|Jenkinson]] {{yel|14}}<br />[[Winston Reid|Reid]] {{yel|53}}<br />[[James Collins (footballer, born 1983)|Collins]] {{yel|61}}<br />[[Aaron Cresswell|Cresswell]] {{yel|85}}
|stadium = [[King Power Stadium]]
|location = [[Leicester]]
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|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32363125 Report]
|team2 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|goals1 = [[Ben Mee|Mee]] {{yel|66}}<br />[[Danny Ings|Ings]] {{yel|73}}<br />[[Ross Wallace|Wallace]] {{yel|85}}
|goals2 = [[Jamie Vardy|Vardy]] {{goal|60}}
|stadium = [[Turf Moor]]
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|report = [https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32408264 Report]
|team2 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|goals1 = [[Paul Konchesky|Konchesky]] {{yel|36}}<br />[[Marc Albrighton|Albrighton]] {{goal|45+3}}
|goals2 = [[Didier Drogba|Drogba]] {{goal|48}}<br />[[John Terry|Terry]] {{goal|79}}<br />[[Ramires]] {{goal|83}}
|stadium = [[King Power Stadium]]
|location = [[Leicester]]
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|team2=[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|goals1=[[Andros Townsend|Townsend]] {{goal|19|pen.}}
|goals2=[[Leonardo Ulloa|Ulloa]] {{goal|83}}<br />[[Jeffrey Schlupp|Schlupp]] {{goal|90+2}}
|location=[[Tottenham]]
|stadium=[[White Hart Lane]]
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|team2=[[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[AndrewAndy Mangan|Mangan]] {{goal|38}}
|location=[[Leicester]]
|stadium=[[King Power Stadium]]
|attendance=8,017
|referee=[[Simon Hooper]]
}}
 
===Friendlies===
{{legend2|#ddffdd|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFFFFF|Upcoming fixture|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = Friendly
|date = 2 September 2014
|time = 19:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|team1 = [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]]
|score = 0–4
|report = [http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/020914-friendly-report-mk-dons-0-leicester-city-4-1894489.aspx Report]
|team2 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Danny Drinkwater|Drinkwater]] {{goal|35}}<br>[[Tom Hopper (footballer)|Hopper]] {{goal|74}}<br>[[Esteban Cambiasso|Cambiasso]] {{goal|78}}<br>[[Marc Albrighton|Albrighton]] {{goal|79}}
|location = [[Milton Keynes]]
|stadium = [[Stadium mk]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
 
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===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 2014–15 season.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=11 May 2016 |title=Riyad Mahrez Named Leicester City Player of the Season |publisher=Leicester City |url=http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/riyad-mahrez-named-leicester-city-player-of-the-season-3107732.aspx |access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable" class= style="text-align:left; font-size:95%;"
|-
|Player of the Year Award || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Esteban Cambiasso]]
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===Divisional awards===
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|-
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|}
 
===Top scorersGoalscorers===
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|-
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| '''13'''
|-
|rowspan=3|2
|2
|{{Flagicon|Argentina}}
|[[Esteban Cambiasso]]
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|'''5'''
|-
|=
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|[[David Nugent]]
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|'''5'''
|-
| =
| {{flagicon|England}}
| [[Jamie Vardy]]
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| '''5'''
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|rowspan=2|5
| 5
| {{flagicon|Algeria}}
| [[Riyad Mahrez]]
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| '''4'''
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|=
|{{flagicon|Ghana}}
|[[Jeffrey Schlupp|Jeff Schlupp]]
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| '''3'''
|-
|rowspan=3|8
| 8
| {{flagicon|England}}
| [[Marc Albrighton]]
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| '''2'''
|-
| =
| {{flagicon|Jamaica}}
| [[Wes Morgan]]
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| '''2'''
|-
| =
| {{flagicon|Wales}}
| [[Andy King (footballer, born 1988)|Andy King]]
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| '''2'''
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|rowspan=4|11
|{{Flagicon|New Zealand}}
|[[Chris Wood (footballer, born 1991)|Chris Wood]]
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|'''1'''
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| =
| {{flagicon|England}}
| [[Paul Konchesky]]
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| '''1'''
|-
| =
| {{flagicon|Poland}}
| [[Marcin Wasilewski]]
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| '''1'''
|-
| =
| {{flagicon|Germany}}
| [[Robert Huth]]
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| 0
| '''1'''
|2-
|colspan=3|[[Own goal]]s
|=1
|0
|0
|'''1'''
|-
|colspan="3"|'''Total'''
|'''46'''*
|'''4'''
|'''0'''
|'''4950'''*
|}
* * 1 own goal.
 
===Disciplinary record===
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===Captains===
''Last Updated: 26 May 2015''
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*Only counts starts as captain</small>}}
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===Suspensions===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center;"
|-
!width=120| Date Incurred
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===Penalties===
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===Overall seasonal record===
<small><br/>Note: Games which are level after extra-time and are decided by a penalty shoot-out are listed as draws.</small>
{| class="wikitable" class= style="text-align:left; font-size:95%;"
|-
|Games played || 42 (38 [[2014–15 Premier League|Premier League]], 3 [[2014–15 FA Cup|FA Cup]], 1 [[2014–15 Football League Cup|League Cup]])
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==References==
{{Reflist|27em}}
 
{{Leicester City F.C. seasons}}