During the 1988–89 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary In the 1988–89 season, Leicester failed to put consecutive wins in the league for the first time since the 1977–78 relegation season from the top flight. The only highlight in the league for the Foxes was a 2–0 win over champions Chelsea, which delayed their promotion celebrations and also ending their 27-match unbeaten run. Leicester's 15th-place finish meant the Foxes finished in the bottom half of the Second Division for a second consecutive season, which they had not done since 1951.

Final league table

Results Leicester City's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League Second Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 27 August 1988 West Bromwich AlbionH1–113,082Mauchlen 29 August 1988 PortsmouthA0–310,737 3 September 1988 Birmingham CityA3–27,932Newell, Cross, Quinn 10 September 1988 Ipswich TownH0–110,816 17 September 1988 Oxford UnitedA1–16,610Cross 21 September 1988 Plymouth ArgyleH1–09,117Newell 24 September 1988 WatfordH2–210,957Walsh, Reid 1 October 1988 ChelseaA1–27,050Quinn 4 October 1988 Hull CityA2–25,079McAllister, Williams 8 October 1988 Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–09,021Quinn 15 October 1988 Stoke CityH2–010,312Newell (2) 22 October 1988 Leeds UnitedA1–117,263Quinn 26 October 1988 Swindon TownH3–39,751McAllister (2, 1 pen), King (own goal) 29 October 1988 Shrewsbury TownA0–35,178 5 November 1988 Manchester CityH0–014,080 12 November 1988 WalsallA1–06,895Newell 19 November 1988 Crystal PalaceA2–48,843Newell, McAllister 26 November 1988 Bradford CityH1–09,533Quinn 3 December 1988 Oldham AthleticA1–15,789Quinn 10 December 1988 SunderlandH3–111,093Newell, Cross, Reid 17 December 1988 BarnsleyA0–36,477 26 December 1988 BournemouthH0–113,896 31 December 1988 Blackburn RoversH4–010,820Turner, Cross, Newell, McAllister 2 January 1989 Ipswich TownA0–214,037 14 January 1989 PortsmouthH2–110,567Turner, Reid 21 January 1989 West Bromwich AlbionA1–120,785Reid 4 February 1989 Hull CityH0–29,996 11 February 1989 Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–19,572McAllister 18 February 1989 Leeds UnitedH1–214,151Cross 25 February 1989 Stoke CityA2–29,666Reid, Walsh 28 February 1989 Swindon TownA1–27,456Newell 4 March 1989 WalsallH1–09,375Cross 11 March 1989 Manchester CityA2–422,266McAllister, Newell 15 March 1989 Shrewsbury TownH1–17,750McAllister 18 March 1989 Plymouth ArgyleA1–16,703Cross 25 March 1989 Birmingham CityH2–09,564Mauchlen (2) 27 March 1989 BournemouthA1–28,913McAllister 1 April 1989 Oxford UnitedH1–08,187McAllister 8 April 1989 Blackburn RoversA0–08,103 11 April 1989 BarnsleyH0–17,266 15 April 1989 ChelseaH2–019,468Reid, Cross 22 April 1989 WatfordA1–211,262Newell 29 April 1989 Bradford CityA1–28,703Paris 1 May 1989 Oldham AthleticH1–27,223Newell 6 May 1989 Crystal PalaceH2–29,917North, Cross 13 May 1989 SunderlandA2–215,819McAllister, Newell (pen)

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR37 January 1989 Manchester CityA0–123,838

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st leg 28 September 1988 WatfordH4–19,512Reid, Walsh, Cross, McAllister (pen)R2 2nd leg 11 October 1988 WatfordA2–2 (won 6–3 on agg)9,087Mauchlen, NewellR32 November 1988 Norwich CityH2–014,586Newell, ReidR430 November 1988 Nottingham ForestH0–026,764R4R14 December 1988 Nottingham ForestA1–226,676Clarke

Full Members Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR18 November 1988 WatfordA0–2 3,626

Squad

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