The definitive game for every Leicester scoreline

[Nalis]

Shamelessly stolen from Football Clichés but City focused.

 

What is the Leicester match you think of and go yeah that's the one when someone mentions a certain scoreline?

 

Obvious starter is the Southampton match when someone mentions 9-0

 

For me some are...

 

1-0 is Chelsea FA Cup final

 

2-1 is Palace in the play off final 1996

 

5-2 is a toss up between Man City away and Sunderland at home but Sunderland edges it.

 

0-0 is unfortunately Stoke away when we got relegated to League 1

 

[Mark_w]

9-0 Southampton away, oh you already said that, I should learn to read.

Edited 17 October 2024 by Mark_w

[davieG]

Going back a bit lot

 

4-3 1963 when we beat Man U with hat-tricks from Ken Keyworth and Denis Law. 

Did not see the game as I was locked out with hundreds/thousands? of other fans and one of the reasons I'm never optimistic about us.

 

Just found this.

 

Leicester City 4 Manchester United 3
Tuesday 16 April, 1963
Goals: Heath, Keyworth (3)

The legendary 'The Ice Kings' side regularly challenged for major honours and earned Leicester City a reputation for attacking football.

On an Easter Tuesday in front of a capacity crowd, City defeated Man Utd 4-3 just a day after they had drawn 2-2 at Old Trafford.

Leicester started the game equal on points with Tottenham Hotspur at the top of the table. Man Utd, despite the presence of Nobby Stiles, Law Denis and Bobby Charlton, were fighting relegation. Reserve Terry Heath, in for the injured Mike Stringfellow, put Leicester ahead in the 29th minute.

Law equalised two minutes later. In the second half, there were four goals in six minutes. Ken Keyworth netted a six-minute hat-trick between the 50th and 56th minutes – all of his goals came from Howard Riley crosses, with Law scoring his second in the 52nd minute.

Law completed his hat-trick 17 minutes later. Leicester went one point clear at the top of the table with five games to go, eventually finishing fourth and they lost to United in the FA Cup Final five weeks later.

[OnlyOneCity]

City v Man City FA Cup 4th round Feb 1968. City won 4 -3 after losing 2-0 early on. 42,000 witnessed this brilliant match. Man City would go on to win the league. 3-1 at the Etihad in the title winning season. 5-3 against United 10 years ago. I could go on……

[Danizen]

5-3

 

About 10 years ago, King Power Stadium, opposition playing in a gaudy kit. Goal by an  unwanted English player and another  by a foreign cult hero that the fans still talk about today?

 

Bolton Wanderers.

Edited 17 October 2024 by Danizen

[ClaphamFox]

7 minutes ago, davieG said:

Going back a bit lot

 

4-3 1963 when we beat Man U with hat-tricks from Ken Keyworth and Denis Law. 

Did not see the game as I was locked out with hundreds/thousands? of other fans and one of the reasons I'm never optimistic about us.

 

Just found this.

 

Leicester City 4 Manchester United 3
Tuesday 16 April, 1963
Goals: Heath, Keyworth (3)

The legendary 'The Ice Kings' side regularly challenged for major honours and earned Leicester City a reputation for attacking football.

On an Easter Tuesday in front of a capacity crowd, City defeated Man Utd 4-3 just a day after they had drawn 2-2 at Old Trafford.

Leicester started the game equal on points with Tottenham Hotspur at the top of the table. Man Utd, despite the presence of Nobby Stiles, Law Denis and Bobby Charlton, were fighting relegation. Reserve Terry Heath, in for the injured Mike Stringfellow, put Leicester ahead in the 29th minute.

Law equalised two minutes later. In the second half, there were four goals in six minutes. Ken Keyworth netted a six-minute hat-trick between the 50th and 56th minutes – all of his goals came from Howard Riley crosses, with Law scoring his second in the 52nd minute.

Law completed his hat-trick 17 minutes later. Leicester went one point clear at the top of the table with five games to go, eventually finishing fourth and they lost to United in the FA Cup Final five weeks later.

The 4-3 against Leeds in 1989 also deserves a mention in this category.

[Permafrost]

6-2 (2-6) v Birmingham City Dec '76.

Kenny Burns hat-trick on the ice.

 

 

Edited 17 October 2024 by Permafrost

[ClaphamFox]

21 minutes ago, Nalis said:

Shamelessly stolen from Football Clichés but City focused.

 

What is the Leicester match you think of and go yeah that's the one when someone mentions a certain scoreline?

 

Obvious starter is the Southampton match when someone mentions 9-0

 

For me some are...

 

1-0 is Chelsea FA Cup final

 

2-1 is Palace in the play off final 1996

 

5-2 is a toss up between Man City away and Sunderland at home but Sunderland edges it.

 

0-0 is unfortunately Stoke away when we got relegated to League 1

 

Surely 5-2 has to be the Shrewsbury FA Cup game? One of the most memorable matches in our history...

[davieG]

1 minute ago, Permafrost said:

6-2 (2-6) v Birmingham City Dec '76.

Kenny Burns hat-trick on the ice.

We were Bambi on ice, embarrassingly bad.

[davieG]

4 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

The 4-3 against Leeds in 1989 also deserves a mention in this category.

The Pleat years have been erased from my memory.

[Footballwipe]

21 minutes ago, Nalis said:

Shamelessly stolen from Football Clichés but City focused.

 

What is the Leicester match you think of and go yeah that's the one when someone mentions a certain scoreline?

 

Obvious starter is the Southampton match when someone mentions 9-0

 

For me some are...

 

1-0 is Chelsea FA Cup final

 

2-1 is Palace in the play off final 1996

 

5-2 is a toss up between Man City away and Sunderland at home but Sunderland edges it.

 

0-0 is unfortunately Stoke away when we got relegated to League 1

 

Must admit this podcast did drift a bit in the second half - felt like they were just listing random Premier League games in the end!

 

I think a lot of this depends when you're born/era, too. 5-2 for me would definitely be Sunderland, though 4-0 might be Luton in the 1974 cup match.

 

1-1 could well be the Man Urd Vardy 11 in a row game, though again there are probably lots of contenders for 1-1.

 

Other "without thinking about it" ones, 3-0 Watford 2013 as we exorcised the playoff demons, 5-0 Cambridge in the playoff semi

[Wolfox]

Jan - 87

 

6-1 - Ripping Wednesday a new one

 

One and only start for Rob Alleyne (as he was rubbish!)….
 

Stayed with me as a kid that game 

[SystonFox]

5-3 United 2014

1-4 Sheffield Wednesday - Chris Brunt screamers

 

[Lineker's Left Foot]

3-2 and 4-3 wins - my two favourite games

 

1987 home vs Swindon and my first match.  Won after being 2-0 down; swear we scored three in last ten minutes and Mark Venus scored the winner

 

4-3 home vs big spending Leeds in 1989.  Leeds races to a 2-0 lead at half time; Paul Ramsey made it 2-2, Strachan with a cheeky penalty for Leeds before two late goals from Paul Moran and Gary McAllister sealed it

[ElusiveEd]

Just now, SystonFox said:

5-3 United 2014

1-4 Sheffield Wednesday - Chris Brunt screamers

 

Beat me to it.

 

Def the 5-3 against Man Utd for me. 

 

A very special day never to be forgotten by all that attended.

[ClaphamFox]

10 minutes ago, davieG said:

The Pleat years have been erased from my memory.

Ah...the eternal sunshine of the Pleat-less mind. I envy you. Where did you go for that treatment and how much did it cost?!

[Danizen]

Probably a bit of recency bias but I can't think of a better 4-0 than against Swansea, Spring 2016.

 

Vardy was banned and Spurs fans thought we were a one-man team and that we'd struggle. 

 

Ulloa absolutely battered Swansea. 

 

It was also the weekend that the majority of Leicester fans felt confident that we'd go on and get the job done. 

 

Edit - But the Leeds game had THAT goal.

Edited 17 October 2024 by Danizen

[Stadt]

0-0 Stoke Away 07/08, relegation to the third tier for the first time.

1-0 Chelsea FA Cup final 20/21 (Oxford H, Spurs A honourable mentions)

1-1 Man United away 15/16

2-0 Sevilla H 16/17

2-1 Palace Play Off Final 95/96

2-2 West Ham H 15/16

3-0 Watford A 13/14

3-1 Man City A 15/16

3-2 Stoke League Cup Final 2nd leg 

3-3 Arsenal H 97/98

4-0 Swansea H 15/16

4-1 Villa A 19/20 (Possibly the best I've ever seen us play)

4-2 Sunderland H 15/16

4-3

4-4

5-0 Bolton H 01/02 (feels like we must have had a very notable win, Southampton last year?)

5-1

5-2 Man City A 20/21

5-3 Man Utd H 14/15

5-4

5-5

6-0 Ipswich H 12/13

6-1

6-2

6-3

 

 

9-0 Southampton A

 

Edited 17 October 2024 by Stadt

[CosbehFox]

For the vintage of my era - 4-4

 

27 Dec 1993 - Leicester 4 Watford 4

 

A last minute Ormondroyd equaliser at Filbo. 

[Fox92]

I always talk about the Man City result when we won the league. Just a shame we conceded that day.

[SK3Blue]

1-0 v Oxford, Tony James, 90/91 kept us up. 
 

5-0 v Cambridge in the play offs securing first trip back to Wembley for over 20 years. 
 

Edited 17 October 2024 by SK3Blue

[Criggers]

Have to say whilst there are lots of winning games here, as a traumatised kid if you say Leicester and 4-3 it instantly makes me think of Swindon ****ing Town and Glenn bloody Hoddle.

[The Doctor]

4-3 immediately makes me think of that Wolves game. 3-0 up at half time and ****ed it up

[Libertine]

32 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

I always talk about the Man City result when we won the league. Just a shame we conceded that day.

It was bloody offside as well.

[SpacedX]

3-3

 

Versus Liverpool at home in 1984 and Arsenal at home in 1997.