Records and Statistics
Graham Cross holds the record for the most Leicester appearances, with the defender playing 599 games between 1960–1976. Though Adam Black holds the record for the most appearances in the league with 528 between 1920–1935.
Striker Arthur Chandler is currently the club's all time record goal scorer, netting 273 in his 12 years at the club; he also found the net in 8 consecutive matches in the 1924–25 season. The most goals managed in single season for the club is 44 by Arthur Rowley, in the 1956–57 season. The fastest goal in the club's history was scored by Matty Fryatt, when he netted after just nine seconds against Preston in April 2006.
The record transfer fee paid by Leicester for a player was around £5 million for the then Wolves striker Ade Akinbiyi. However, in 2011 then completed the signing of Reading F.C. defender Matt Mills and he could potentially become Leicester's record signing after signing for an initial fee of £3.5 million which could rise to just over £5.5 million. The highest transfer fee Leicester have ever received is £11 million for the deal taking Emile Heskey to Liverpool.
The club's record attendance is 47,298 against Tottenham Hotspur at Filbert Street, in a fifth round FA Cup clash in 1928. The highest league record at their current home, the King Power Stadium, is 32,148 for a competitive match against Newcastle United on 26 December 2003. However, the highest ever attendance of 32,188, was seen at a pre-season friendly against Spanish giants Real Madrid on 30 July 2011.
Leicester City are second behind Manchester City for having won the most English Second Tier titles.
The club has reached four FA Cup finals, yet lost them all. This is the record for the most FA Cup final appearances without winning the trophy.
Leicester City are one of only two clubs (the other being Brighton and Hove Albion) to have won the Charity Shield despite never winning either the League Championship or the FA Cup.
Leicester's longest ever unbeaten run in the league was between 1 November 2008 and 7 March 2009, to which they remained unbeaten for 23 games on their way to the League One title. Their longest run of consecutive victories in the league is 7, which they have achieved on four separate occasions.
Leicester's highest ever league finish was 2nd in the Football League Division One (now the Premier League) in 1928–29. Their lowest ever league finish was 1st in Football League One in 2008–09.
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