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LEICESTER CITY IN NUMBERS

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2 - Leicester City's best ever finish was in the top flight in 1928/29, Sheffield Wednesday pipped them to the title by one point

3 - The number of times the Foxes have won the League Cup (1964, 1997 and 2000)

4 - The number of times Leicester have been runners-up in the FA Cup, it is the most times any club has reached the Final without winning it

5 - The number of grounds the Foxes played at in a seven year period before they moved to Filbert Street

6 - The number of second tier championship titles the club has won

7 - The number of matches they played at Wembley between 1990 and 2000 - three League Cup Finals and four Play-Off Finals

9 - The number of seconds Matty Fryatt needed to score the fastest goal in the club's history in 2005/06

11 - The number of permanent managerial appointments the club has made since Martin O'Neil left in 2000

12 - The number of times a player has appeared in the World Cup finals whilst on the club's books

13-0 - Leicester's biggest ever win was over Notts Olympic in an FA Cup qualifying game in 1894

16 - The record number of consecutive matches Arthur Chandler scored in during the 1924/25 season

23 - The number of games the club went unbeaten on their way to winning League 1 in 2008/09

38 - The number of Managers Leicester City have had in their history, including new boss Sven Goran Eriksson

44 - The record number of goals scored in a season was by Arthur Rowley in 1956/57

58 - The total number of seasons in their history Leicester have spent in the second tier of English football

111 - The number of years the Foxes spent at Filbert Street

150 - The number of shots Leicester have had at goal already this season (78 on/72 off), the best in The Football League

273 - The record number of goals scored by Arthur Chandler during his Leicester career

596 - The record number of appearances made for the club by Graham Cross

1884 - The year they club was formed as Leicester Fosse

1891 - The year Leicester set up home at Filbert Street

1894 - The year Leicester joined The Football League

1919 - The year Leicester Fosse were forced to stop trading due to financial difficulties and the club reformed as Leicester City Football Club

1948 - A fox appears in the Leicester City crest for the first time

1971 - Leicester won the Charity Shield for the only time in their history after being invited to compete after winning Division Two

2002 - The year Leicester moved to the Walkers Stadium

32,148 - The record attendance at Walkers Stadium was for game against Newcastle United in December 2003

32,312 - The current capacity at the Walkers Stadium

47,298 - Their highest ever attendance for a home match was at Filbert Street when they played Tottenham Hotspur in 1928 in the FA Cup

£5.5m - The record fee Leicester paid Wolverhampton Wanderers for striker Ade Akinbiyi in 2000

£11m - Record transfer fee received from Liverpool for Emile Heskey in 2000

Can you think of any more?

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42 - The amount of days Megson lasted before jumping ship to Bolton. Coincidentally the same number of days (6 weeks) he joked about in his first press conference at the club after being appointed manager.

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42 - The amount of days Megson lasted before jumping ship to Bolton. Coincidentally the same number of days (6 weeks) he joked about in his first press conference at the club after being appointed manager.

also the number of goals scored in our only championship relegation season.

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