1974–75 season of Leicester City
Leicester City 1974–75 football season
During the 1974–75 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary [ edit ] In the 1974–75 season, Leicester could not improve on last season's 9th place, finishing 9 places lower. Goalkeeper Peter Shilton refused to sign a new contract and followed his mentor Gordon Banks by signing for Stoke City at a record fee for a goalkeeper of £325,000 in November and resulted in Mark Wallington starting the season in goal. From early November to late February, the Foxes did not register a league win in 13 games which saw them slip to bottom of the table and heading for relegation but again their FA Cup progress gave them a boost in their league form. As the season drew to a close, Chris Garland improved their strike force by scoring 8 goals in 10 matches, which was enough to save the Foxes from the drop in 18th and 3 points clear of relegation.
Final league table [ edit ] Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Results [ edit ] Leicester City's score comes first [1]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 17 August 1974 Arsenal H 0–1 26,448 20 August 1974 Birmingham City A 4–3 27,961 Weller , Worthington (2), Earle 24 August 1974 Liverpool A 1–2 49,398 Weller 27 August 1974 Birmingham City H 1–1 24,018 Worthington 31 August 1974 Carlisle United H 1–1 20,658 Worthington (pen) 7 September 1974 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 20,564 Glover 14 September 1974 Queens Park Rangers H 3–1 19,763 Worthington (2), Glover 21 September 1974 West Ham United A 2–6 21,377 Worthington (2, 1 pen) 28 September 1974 Coventry City H 0–1 21,354 5 October 1974 Luton Town H 0–0 19,024 12 October 1974 Derby County A 0–1 24,753 19 October 1974 Sheffield United H 3–0 18,433 Worthington (2), Glover 26 October 1974 Newcastle United A 1–0 34,988 Earle 2 November 1974 Burnley H 1–0 19,981 Sammels 9 November 1974 Chelsea A 0–0 23,915 16 November 1974 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–2 23,244 Earle 23 November 1974 Manchester City A 1–4 31,628 Birchenall 30 November 1974 Stoke City A 0–1 29,793 7 December 1974 Everton H 0–2 21,451 10 December 1974 Middlesbrough A 0–3 22,699 14 December 1974 Arsenal A 0–0 20,849 20 December 1974 Ipswich Town H 0–1 16,636 26 December 1974 Queens Park Rangers A 2–4 17,311 Lee (2) 28 December 1974 Leeds United H 0–2 29,699 11 January 1975 Everton A 0–3 31,985 18 January 1975 Stoke City H 1–1 21,736 Glover 1 February 1975 Chelsea H 1–1 23,759 Weller 8 February 1975 Burnley A 0–2 16,352 22 February 1975 Tottenham Hotspur A 3–0 20,937 Stringfellow , Worthington , Sammels 1 March 1975 Carlisle United A 1–0 12,676 Worthington 8 March 1975 Manchester City H 1–0 23,059 Lee 15 March 1975 Coventry City A 2–2 23,139 Worthington , Lee 19 March 1975 Liverpool H 1–1 28,012 Worthington 22 March 1975 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–2 25,070 Garland (3) 29 March 1975 Ipswich Town A 1–2 28,745 Worthington 31 March 1975 Leeds United A 2–2 29,898 Lee , Garland 1 April 1975 West Ham United H 3–0 30,408 Worthington (pen), Garland (2) 5 April 1975 Newcastle United H 4–0 23,638 Garland (2), Lee , Worthington 9 April 1975 Middlesbrough H 1–0 24,531 Worthington 12 April 1975 Luton Town A 0–3 18,298 19 April 1975 Derby County H 0–0 38,143 26 April 1975 Sheffield United A 0–4 28,947
League Cup [ edit ] [1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ edit ]
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–9
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions