Leicester City Championship Champions 2013-14

[OTLB]

Morning all, 

 

I am back with yet more success for Leicester City. 

Today, our past EFL winner is Leicester City's Championship title triumph under Nigel Pearson in 2013-14. 

 

Be great to reminisce about your EFL days and to look back on an amazing season.

We look back at the key results, the big wins and where the title was won.

 

Happy reading and Christmas wishes to you all!
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[Poco]

So many great memories of that season!

 

Mahrez vs Blackpool

Drinky's last minute equaliser against Watford (I think...)

Vardy's length of the pitch run and finish against Millwall

Kasper being denied a surefire equaliser against Yeovil only for Chris Wood to nod it in

 

Seriously thought that season would be as good as it got for long time... 😅

[woznotwos]

Still got goal highlights of every match that season. Great times. Who'd of believed what was to come.

[Guest Sharpe's Fox]

Lloyd Dyer ripping defenders. Mahrez’s debut. Loftus Road squirrel. 4-4-****ing-2. Dyche moaning. Marcin Wasilewski. Taylor-Fletchers gut. Pissed up against Brighton. Nigel ****ing Pearson.

 

Great times.

[Fox92]

1 hour ago, Sharpe's Fox said:

Lloyd Dyer ripping defenders. Mahrez’s debut. Loftus Road squirrel. 4-4-****ing-2. Dyche moaning. Marcin Wasilewski. Taylor-Fletchers gut. Pissed up against Brighton. Nigel ****ing Pearson.

 

Great times.

That win at Loftus Road too

 

Great great season following us.

[Ashley]

The win against Bolton around Christmas/NY really did take us to that next level. 5-3 wasn't it? Didn't we go 2-0 down too? 

 

Absolutely smashed the league up that year and arguably should have beaten the record points total 

[Jaspa]

Fulham in the League Cup too - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24619466

 

Lloyd Dyer last minute winner

Edited 19 December 2020 by Jaspa

[SouthStandUpperTier]

17 minutes ago, Ashley said:

The win against Bolton around Christmas/NY really did take us to that next level. 5-3 wasn't it? Didn't we go 2-0 down too? 

 

Absolutely smashed the league up that year and arguably should have beaten the record points total 

1-0 up. Then 1-2 down. Then 2-2. Then 2-3 down. 3-3 at HT.

 

I was busting for a piss after an hour of the game, but daren't go to the bogs because the game was so entertaining and I feared I'd miss something.

[foxfanazer]

Absolutely loved that season. Felt like it wouldn't get any better than that at the time. 

 

That Derby thrashing was a beautiful performance 

 

Big Nige and the owners really transformed this club into what we are now

Edited 19 December 2020 by foxfanazer

[deanolegend1989]

The one moment that stands out that season was, December 2013. Loftus Road.

Top 2 clash, huge game. Our world class striker appears and stands up.

World class finish. Huge goal in a huge game.

 

We never looked back..

Edited 19 December 2020 by deanolegend1989

[winteriscoming]

Loved that season especially beating Burnley at their place. Dyche then moaning about it. Imo 2 results did it for me - beating Leeds away and getting a point at forest when we were down to 10 men. These showed the sign of true champions. 

[foxfanazer]

5 minutes ago, deanolegend1989 said:

The one moment that stands out that season was, December 2013. Loftus Road.

Top 2 clash, huge game. Our world class striker appears and stands up.

World class finish. Huge goal in a huge game.

 

We never looked back..

Lovely flick on by Nuge as well

Edited 19 December 2020 by foxfanazer

[fox_up_north]

I always think the squirrel was Watford, in the same game as the Wood face goal. Not sure why I get them confused. 

[UpTheLeagueFox]

We've had a fabulous journey, by and large, since then and I think people forget just how terrific and enjoyable that season was, especially coming on the back of the trauma of Deeney Day.

[Spudulike]

Brighton at home was a laugh. A hungover team and Ulloa ripping us apart. Not that anyone was bothered. 

[1972 Fox]

6 hours ago, Spudulike said:

Brighton at home was a laugh. A hungover team and Ulloa ripping us apart. Not that anyone was bothered. 

I can actually remember being very pissed off at that defeat. Should really have cut them some slack after what we had achieved but wanted our long unbeaten run to extend to the end of the season.

 

Edited 20 December 2020 by Blue Fox 72

[sacreblueits442]

...I still believe our mentality in that season was the precursor for our Premiership title win!!!

  We broke a lot of teams spirit, we never let up, when teams believed they had closed a gap we went out and won again. It was metronomic.

   We carried the same mentality and spirit in 2014/15  but we changed the way we played and suffered from it. 

  The Great Escape and what came after was a testimony to a group who worked for each other with the believe of winners.

[deejdeej]

I actually enjoyed that season more than 15/16, it was far less nerve wracking 

[Paninistickers]

6 minutes ago, sacreblueits442 said:

...I still believe our mentality in that season was the precursor for our Premiership title win!!!

  We broke a lot of teams spirit, we never let up, when teams believed they had closed a gap we went out and won again. It was metronomic.

   We carried the same mentality and spirit in 2014/15  but we changed the way we played and suffered from it. 

  The Great Escape and what came after was a testimony to a group who worked for each other with the believe of winners.

Absolutely  correct. The relentless nature of that title. Win after win after win..Saturday , Tuesday, Saturday. Every single week. Under pressure too. We needed to go.up.

 

Albeit done at a lower level, we had that title.winning relentless mentality in our locker over Spurs and Arsenal two seasons later 

 

Loved the season though. Ipswich away stood out for me. A rare away game for me. 0-1 down at ht and came out second half and tore into them

[blurryface]

Cant quite remember as I was hammered myself but didn't fans either boo or leave early at the Brighton game? Definitely one of the 2 and maybe both? What a journey it's been.

[jimsmallman]

I only got to maybe five games that season but one was the away day at Bolton when we clinched the title. God I loved Lloyd Dyer.

 

Like many, I believed that would be the best season for decades!