The 2012–13 season was Leicester City F.C.'s 108th season in the English football league system and their 61st (non-consecutive) season in the second tier of English football. It was their fourth consecutive season in the Championship.
Leicester began with a promising first half of the season and sat in second place at the beginning of February. However, a dramatic downturn in form which saw the Foxes win just 2 of their following 16 games saw Leicester not only drop out of the automatic promotion places, but the play-offs as well and they began the final game of the season against local rivals Nottingham Forest in eighth place. The Foxes won 2–3 with a dramatic late winner from Anthony Knockaert, and coupled with Bolton Wanderers failing to win, Leicester took the final play-off spot and finished sixth.
Leicester eventually lost to Watford in the play-off semi-final though, after a dramatic winner deep into injury time by Troy Deeney, which came as the result of a counter-attack from Anthony Knockaert's missed penalty (which would have sent Leicester through to the final).
Pre-season
Pre-season events Note: This section does not include close season transfers or pre-season match results, which are listed in their own sections below. 29 June 2012 – Conrad Logan signs a one-year contract extension which ends in 2013. 19 July 2012 – Wes Morgan is named as Club Captain.
Kit and sponsorship On 28 April 2012, it was announced on the official Leicester City website that the new kit supplier for the 2012–13 season would be Puma.
Friendlies
Events Note:This section does not include transfers or match results, which are listed in their own sections below.
21 September 2012 – Liam Moore signs a contract extension to 2015. 21 September 2012 – Academy players, Harry Panayiotou and Joe Dodoo, sign their first professional contracts. 25 March 2013 – Jermaine Beckford makes his debut for Jamaica. 1 May 2013 – George Taft, Jacob Blyth and James Pearson sign one-year contract extensions. 1 May 2013 – Rob Paratore signs his first professional contract ending in 2014. 7 May 2013 – Jamie Anton and Jak McCourt sign professional contracts. 15 May 2013 – Alie Sesay and Callum Elder sign new deals.
Players and staff
2012–13 squad
No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011 Leeds United 13 Conrad Logan GK 2004 Youth Adam Smith GK 2010 Middlesbrough Defenders 2 Ritchie De Laet RB / CB / LB 2012 Manchester United 3 Paul Konchesky LB 2011 Liverpool 5 Wes Morgan CB 2012 Nottingham Forest 6 Zak Whitbread CB 2012 Norwich City 12 Sean St Ledger CB 2011 Preston North End 15 Michael Keane CB / RB Loan Manchester United 22 Liam Moore CB / RB 2011 Youth 23 Tom Kennedy* LB 2010 Rochdale Cian Bolger* CB 2009 Youth George Taft CB 2011 Youth Midfielders 4 Danny Drinkwater CM 2012 Manchester United 7 Ben Marshall RW / LW / AM 2012 Stoke City 8 Neil Danns CM / RW 2011 Crystal Palace 10 Andy King CM 2006 Youth 11 Lloyd Dyer LW / RW 2008 Milton Keynes Dons 16 Matty James CM 2012 Manchester United 19 Richie Wellens CM 2009 Doncaster Rovers 23 Jesse Lingard* AM / RW / LW Loan Manchester United 24 Anthony Knockaert AM / LW / RW 2012 Guingamp Forwards 9 Jamie Vardy CF 2012 Fleetwood Town 14 Martyn Waghorn CF 2010 Sunderland 17 Paul Gallagher AM / RW / CF 2009 Blackburn Rovers 18 Jeffrey Schlupp CF / LW / LB 2010 Youth 20 Jermaine Beckford CF 2011 Everton 21 Tom Hopper CF 2011 Youth 29 Márkó Futács CF 2012 Portsmouth 35 David Nugent CF / LW 2011 Unattached 37 Harry Kane CF Loan Tottenham Hotspur 39 Chris Wood CF 2013 West Bromwich Albion Jacob Blyth CF 2012 Leamington Harry Panayiotou CF / AM 2012 Youth
2012–13 backroom staff
Position Nationality NameManagerNigel PearsonAssistant ManagerCraig ShakespeareAssistant Manager/Head of RecruitmentSteve Walsh First Team Coach/Goalkeeping CoachMike Stowell Head PhysioDavid Rennie Academy ManagerJon Rudkin Academy Coach (Under 18s)Steve Beaglehole Academy Coach (Under 16s) Trevor Peake
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee 10 May 2012 CF Jacob Blyth Leamington Undisclosed 15 May 2012 CB Ritchie De Laet Manchester United Undisclosed 15 May 2012 CM Matty James Manchester United Undisclosed 18 May 2012 CF Jamie Vardy Fleetwood Town Undisclosed 18 July 2012 CF Márkó Futács Portsmouth Free 24 July 2012 CB Zak Whitbread Norwich City Free 1 August 2012 RW Anthony Knockaert Guingamp Undisclosed 19 September 2012 CB James Pearson Free agent Free 23 November 2012 CB Karlton Watson Free agent Free 1 January 2013 CF Chris Wood West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed 11 March 2013 CM Conor Clifford Free agent Free
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee 18 June 2012 CB Sol Bamba Trabzonspor Undisclosed 4 July 2012 CB Matt Mills Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed 4 August 2012 RB Lee Peltier Leeds United Undisclosed 20 August 2012 CB Tom Parkes Bristol Rovers Undisclosed 23 August 2012 CM Shane Byrne Bury Undisclosed 31 January 2013 CB Cian Bolger Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed
Loans in Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From 6 November 2012 2 February 2013 (Extended until end of season) CB Michael Keane Manchester United 6 November 2012 2 January 2013 AM Jesse Lingard Manchester United 21 February 2013 End of season CF Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur
Loans out Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To 31 August 2012 January 2013 CB Cian Bolger Bristol Rovers 6 September 2012 May 2013 AM Pier Larrauri Pachuca 13 September 2012 October 2012 LW Paul Gallagher Sheffield United 14 September 2012 October 2012 CF Tom Hopper Bury 28 September 2012 End of season CF Jermaine Beckford Huddersfield Town 4 October 2012 10 November 2012 CM Richie Wellens Ipswich Town 25 October 2012 3 January 2013 GK Adam Smith Nuneaton Town 14 November 2012 12 December 2012 CM Neil Danns Bristol City 20 November 2012 January 2013 CF Jacob Blyth Burton Albion 23 November 2012 23 December 2012 CB Jide Maduako Ilkeston 30 November 2012 30 December 2012 CB Steven Smith Ilkeston 8 January 2012 End of Season CM Neil Danns Huddersfield Town 1 February 2013 1 March 2013 CB Jide Maduako Ilkeston 13 February 2013 13 March 2013 CF Jacob Blyth Notts County 20 February 2013 27 April 2013 CB Liam Moore Brentford 1 March 2013 28 March 2013 CB Steven Smith Braintree Town 5 March 2013 5 April 2013 CF Márkó Futács Blackpool 30 March 2013 3 May 2013 CB Sean St Ledger Millwall
Released Date Position Nationality Name 30 May 2012 CM Franck Moussa 30 June 2012 RB John Pantsil 30 June 2012 CF Darius Vassell 30 June 2012 CF Steve Howard 30 June 2012 CF Elliott Chamberlain 30 June 2012 CM Matt Oakley 30 June 2012 CB Aleksandar Tunchev 30 June 2012 GK Chris Weale 29 August 2012 LB Tom Kennedy
Results
Football League Championship
Promotion Play-offs
FA Cup
Football League Cup
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 2012–13 season.
Player of the Year Award Wes MorganYoung Player of the Season Award Anthony KnockaertPlayers' Player of the Season Award Wes MorganSupporters' Club Player of the Season Award Wes MorganAcademy Player of the Season Award Michael CainGoal of the Season Award Anthony Knockaert (vs. Huddersfield Town, 2 October 2012)Performance of the Season vs. Bolton Wanderers, 16 April 2013Champagne Moment Award Kasper Schmeichel save (vs. Blackburn Rovers, 26 February 2013)
Divisional awards Date NationWinnerAward 21 August 2012 Ritchie De Laet Championship Team of the Week 21 August 2012 Wes Morgan Championship Team of the Week 3 September 2012 Liam Moore Championship Team of the Week 24 September 2012 David Nugent Championship Team of the Week 8 October 2012 Kasper Schmeichel Championship Team of the Week 19 November 2012 Lloyd Dyer Championship Team of the Week 19 November 2012 Wes Morgan Championship Team of the Week 29 November 2012 Danny Drinkwater Championship Team of the Week 3 December 2012 Zak Whitbread Championship Team of the Week 31 December 2012 Wes Morgan Championship Team of the Week 15 January 2013 Kasper Schmeichel Championship Team of the Week 15 January 2013 Chris Wood Championship Team of the Week 22 January 2013 Kasper Schmeichel Championship Team of the Week 22 January 2013 David Nugent Championship Team of the Week January 2013 Nigel Pearson Championship Manager of the Month 22 April 2013 Andy King Championship Team of the Week 7 May 2013 Andy King Championship Team of the Week 7 May 2013 Anthony Knockaert Championship Team of the WeekSeason Kasper SchmeichelPFA Team of the YearSeasonWes MorganPFA Team of the Year
Championship statistics
Championship table
Club standings
Results by round
Scores by club Leicester City score given first. OppositionHome scoreAway scoreDoubleBarnsley1–1 0–2Birmingham City2–21–1Blackburn Rovers 3–0 1–2Blackpool 1–00–0Bolton Wanderers3–20–0Brighton & Hove Albion 1–01–1Bristol City 2–0 4–0 Leicester do doubleBurnley 2–1 1–0 Leicester do doubleCardiff City 0–11–1Charlton Athletic 1–2 1–2 Charlton Athletic do doubleCrystal Palace 1–2 2–2Derby County 4–1 1–2Huddersfield Town 6–1 2–0 Leicester do doubleHull City 3–1 0–0Ipswich Town 6–0 0–1Leeds United 1–1 0–1Middlesbrough 1–0 2–1 Leicester do doubleMillwall 0–1 0–1 Millwall do doubleNottingham Forest 2–2 3–2Peterborough United 2–0 1–2Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 2–0Watford 1–2 1–2 Watford do doubleWolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 1–2
Club statistics All data from LCFC.com and FoxesTalk Stats
Appearances Last updated on 16 May 2013
Top scorers Pos.Nat.NameLeaguePlay-offsFA CupLeague CupTotal 1 David Nugent 14 2 0 0 16 2 Chris Wood 9 0 2 0 11 3 Anthony Knockaert 8 0 0 1 9 4 Andy King 7 0 0 0 7 5 Ben Marshall 4 0 0 1 5 = Jamie Vardy 4 0 0 1 5 7 Lloyd Dyer 3 0 0 1 4 = Matty James 3 0 0 1 4 9 Jeffrey Schlupp 3 0 0 0 3 = Martyn Waghorn 3 0 0 0 3 = Michael Keane 2 0 1 0 3 12 Harry Kane 2 0 0 0 2 = Ritchie De Laet 1 0 1 0 2 = Márkó Futács 1 0 0 1 2 15 Danny Drinkwater 1 0 0 0 1 = Paul Konchesky 1 0 0 0 1 = Wes Morgan 1 0 0 0 1 = Zak Whitbread 1 0 0 0 1Own goals 2 0 0 0 2Total7124683
Disciplinary record Last Updated: 16 May 2012 NationName Zak Whitbread 4 1 Wes Morgan 4 1 David Nugent 9 0 Ritchie De Laet 8 0 Anthony Knockaert 7 0 Michael Keane 5 0 Ben Marshall 5 0 Jeffrey Schlupp 3 0 Danny Drinkwater 2 0 Lloyd Dyer 2 0 Paul Konchesky 2 0 Sean St Ledger 2 0 Márkó Futács 1 0 Paul Gallagher 1 0 Matty James 1 0 Andy King 1 0 Liam Moore 1 0 Jamie Vardy 1 0 Martyn Waghorn 1 0 Chris Wood 1 0Totals612
Captains
No.PositionNationNameStarts 5 CB Wes Morgan 51 1 GK Kasper Schmeichel 2
Suspensions Date Incurred Nation Name Games Missed Reason 27 October 2012 Ritchie De Laet 1 3 November 2012 Zak Whitbread 1 (vs. Watford) 29 March 2013 Wes Morgan 1 (vs. Millwall)
Penalties Date Nation Name Opposition Scored? 1 September 2012 Ben Marshall Blackpool 17 November 2012 David Nugent Ipswich Town 23 February 2013 Chris Wood Blackpool 16 April 2013 Chris Wood Bolton Wanderers 12 May 2013 Anthony Knockaert Watford
Overall seasonal record Note: Games which are level after extra-time and are decided by a penalty shoot-out are listed as draws.