RIP Colin Appleton

[SemperEadem]

Ice King captain has passed away.

[okie fox]

Sad news.  He was a great team player.

[davieG]

RIP Tough as old boots and a good captain. 

[Burleyfox]

Was a big part of the City team of the 60's and a regular when I first started watching the side. A stylish player and a

very good leader.

 

RIP Colin

[enmac]

 

Leicester City 

 

@LCFC

 

It is with great sadness that we heard the news that Colin Appleton, the captain of Leicester City’s famous ‘Ice Kings' team, which was a realistic contender for the league and cup double in 1963, died on 31 May, 2021 at the age of 85. Rest in peace, Colin

 

 

Colin Appleton: 1936-2021

[Bingleyman]

Remember him as a captain of a great team. One of the reasons I started to support City as a youngster and still do even though I don’t live in Leicester.RIP Colin 

[Frank Large's Black Book]

Remembered with pleasure - so pleased he saw the Prem and FA cup winners.

[Dr The Singh]

RIP

[BoyJones]

Saw him play for first three years I supported the City. TBH, I don’t have too many recollections of him as he wasn’t one for grabbing the limelight. Just an old fashioned, no nonsense player who went about his business with no histrionics.
 

Old school professional player, gave his all for the club, thank you Mr Appleton and RIP. 

[Corky]

The captain of a team Bill Shankly thought the world of.

 

RIP Colin, such a shame that team didn't win the League or Cup.

[fuchsntf]

Another Boyhood Leicester hero, as gone to the Changing Room in the sky...

Top captain, top player....unfortunately the Ice kings found their Melting point...

[DANGEROUS TIGER]

O M G . How sad, as another one of my players from the past era has been lost to us. Colin was left half and skipper of a great Leicester side. He was a really solid player, and a loyal servant of the club.

 

I will always hold the cherished memories of these players, close in my heart.

 

R I P Colin.

[Clever Fox]

• I remember him in the great team of Matt Gilles in the 60s

RIP. Colin

[TrickyTrev Benjamin]

It’s quite sad this thread has only reached 10 posts. I know a lot of people weren’t old enough to witness him play (myself included) but this man was the first Leicester city captain to lift a trophy. He played over 10 years for us and nearly captained us to a double. I hope if anyone reading this from Colin family, know how much we appreciate him as a legend. This man is a Leicester city legend who gave his best years to our club and was for along time, our most successful ever captain. Thank you Colin for everything and you’ll always be a big part of Leicester city history. Keep the blue flag flying high.

[Jaspa]

Remember an old thread on here where you had to put together an all time Leicester City XI. Fuchs was relatively fresh to us at the time so I delved through the history section in here for a LB and by far Appleton stood out. Most amount of appearances at LB for us and captain of what is a historical team for us.

 

Way ahead of my time. Mentioned him to my grandad once and he seemed to think he was alright ... but he still thinks Kasper is suspect

[weller54]

RIP.. City legend.

[bovril]

Grew up with stories of the early 60's team and Colin Appleton was always fondly remembered. RIP to a true Leicester legend, the first man to lift a cup for Leicester City. 

[mozartfox]

Great servant. RIP Colin.

[dynamark]

we all knocked on his door asking for autographs ,must have been annoying but he just smiled and signed, Top man 

[David Hankey]

Sorry to hear the news of his passing. Colin was a superb servant and captain. Thanks for the wonderful memories.

[Spudulike]

He was in the starting line up when I made my Filbert Street debut (Boxing Day 1965, beat Fulham 5-0). I was barely a nipper and can't remember the game or Colin. But I was hooked for life. 

 

Goodbye to another of the Ice Kings. RIP. 

[Keyworth63]

Sad news indeed. He leaves fond memories for thousands of us older City fans, some like me now scattered around the world.

 

I saw him lift the League Cup at Filbert Street, but the mental image that comes to mind first is a rare goal that he scored with a long-range shot that seemed to me, as a young boy on the popular side, to be about on the halfway line.

 

RIP Colin ("Determined Skipper" - the caption underneath a photo of him from the Sports Mercury that I put in my City scrapbook)

[Remember Kember]

Sad news indeed.  Not old enough to see him play but my dad thought the world of him and considered him one of the best players ever to play for Leicester. 

 

Never played for England but played for the football league i believe which was a high honour in the 60's.

 

 

[davieG]

2 hours ago, Keyworth63 said:

Sad news indeed. He leaves fond memories for thousands of us older City fans, some like me now scattered around the world.

 

I saw him lift the League Cup at Filbert Street, but the mental image that comes to mind first is a rare goal that he scored with a long-range shot that seemed to me, as a young boy on the popular side, to be about on the halfway line.

 

RIP Colin ("Determined Skipper" - the caption underneath a photo of him from the Sports Mercury that I put in my City scrapbook)

Sadly the image I constantly have is of him at an empty Wembley being presented with the FA Cup before we played, that's how much we were fancied to win it.

[Post Horn Galloper]

A very good player and captain at a time when we were an established First Division club with two visits to Wembley in 1961 and 1963. He was part of the incomparable half-back line: Mclintock    King   Appleton.