2014–15 Leicester City F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Leicester City F.C.'s 110th season in the English football league system and their 47th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. They participated in the 2014–15 Premier League, their first time in Premier League in ten years, having been promoted from the Championship as champions and they also participated in the 2014–15 FA Cup and 2014–15 Football League Cup.

Leicester City
2014–15 season
ChairmanVichai Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerNigel Pearson
Until 30 June 2015
StadiumKing Power Stadium
Premier League14th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Leonardo Ulloa (11)
All: Leonardo Ulloa (13)
Highest home attendance32,021
(vs. Chelsea, 29 April 2015)
Lowest home attendance31,121
(vs. Swansea City, 18 April 2015)

The season saw Leicester finish 14th in the Premier League, securing another top flight season. Despite the club being marooned at the bottom of the table for four-and-a-half months between late November and mid-April, the Foxes managed to put together a run of seven wins from their last nine fixtures to survive comfortably.

Pre-season events

Note: This section does not include close season transfers or pre-season match results, which are listed in their own sections below.

  • 2 July 2014 – Matty James signs a four-year contract extension until the summer of 2018.[1]
  • 4 July 2014 – Wes Morgan signs a three-year contract extension until the summer of 2017.[2]
  • 9 July 2014 – David Nugent signs a two-year contract extension until the summer of 2016.[3]
  • 11 July 2014 – Alie Sesay signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2015.[4]
  • 11 July 2014 – Liam Moore signs a three-year contract extension until the summer of 2017.[5]
  • 11 July 2014 – Jeff Schlupp signs a three-year contract extension until the summer of 2017.[6]

Kit and sponsorship

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

22 July 2014 Ilkeston 1–6 Leicester City Ilkeston, England
19:30 BST Johnson  90' Morgan  33'
Wood  44'
Nugent  46', 79'
Hopper  54'
Wilson  89' (o.g.)
Stadium: New Manor Ground
30 July 2014 Walsall 2–3 Leicester City Walsall, England
19:30 BST Trialist  45'
Grimes  49'
Report Morgan  7'
Nugent  26'
Drinkwater  87'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 2,119
Referee: Stephen Martin
2 August 2014 Preston North End 1–1 Leicester City Preston, England
15:00 BST Clarke  58' Report Moore  25' Stadium: Deepdale
Referee: Darren Handley
4 August 2014 Milton Keynes Dons 0–2 Leicester City Milton Keynes, England
19:45 BST Report Nugent  24'
Pearson  68'
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 4,332
Referee: Gavin Ward
5 August 2014 Rotherham United 1–3 Leicester City Rotherham, England
19:45 BST Agard  59' Report Ulloa  29', 38'
Drinkwater  64'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 3,714
Referee: Carl Pawson
9 August 2014 Leicester City 1–0 Werder Bremen Leicester, England
15:00 BST Morgan  7' Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 8,314

Events

Note:This section does not include transfers or match results, which are listed in their own sections below.

  • 11 July 2014 – Jamie Vardy signs a four-year contract extension until the summer of 2018.[7]
  • 29 October 2014 – Andy King signs a four-year contract extension until the summer of 2018.[8]
  • 4 June 2015 – Marcin Wasilewski signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2016.[9]
  • 29 June 2015 – Jeff Schlupp signs a four-year contract extension until the summer of 2019.[10]

Players and staff

2014–15 squad

  • This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2014–15 season
  • Asterisks indicates player left mid-season
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
  • Italics indicate loan player
No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011 Leeds United
12 Ben Hamer GK 2014 Charlton Athletic
25 Conrad Logan GK 2004 Youth
31 Adam Smith GK 2010 Middlesbrough
32 Mark Schwarzer GK 2015 Chelsea
Defenders
2 Ritchie De Laet RB / CB 2012 Manchester United
3 Paul Konchesky LB 2011 Liverpool
5 Wes Morgan CB 2012 Nottingham Forest
6 Matthew Upson CB 2014 Brighton & Hove Albion
14 Robert Huth CB 2015 Stoke City
17 Danny Simpson RB 2014 Queens Park Rangers
18 Liam Moore CB / RB 2011 Youth
21 Zoumana Bakayogo LB / LM 2013 Tranmere Rovers
27 Marcin Wasilewski CB / RB 2013 Unattached
30 James Pearson RB 2012 Unattached
Midfielders
4 Danny Drinkwater CM 2012 Manchester United
7 Dean Hammond CM 2013 Southampton
8 Matty James CM 2012 Manchester United
10 Andy King CM 2006 Youth
11 Marc Albrighton RM 2014 Aston Villa
15 Jeff Schlupp LW / LM / LB / CF 2010 Youth
16 Tom Lawrence LW 2014 Manchester United
19 Esteban Cambiasso DM / CB 2014 Unattached
24 Anthony Knockaert AM / LW / RW 2012 Guingamp
26 Riyad Mahrez LW / RW / AM 2014 Le Havre
33 Michael Cain CM 2011 Luton Town
44 Ryan Watson CM 2013 Wigan Athletic
Forwards
9 Jamie Vardy CF / LW 2012 Fleetwood Town
14 Nick Powell* CF / CM 2014 Manchester United
20 Tom Hopper CF 2011 Youth
22 Gary Taylor-Fletcher CF / AM / LW / RW / CM 2013 Blackpool
23 Leonardo Ulloa CF 2014 Brighton & Hove Albion
29 Jack Barmby CF / LW 2014 Manchester United
35 David Nugent CF / LW 2011 Portsmouth
39 Chris Wood CF 2013 West Bromwich Albion
40 Andrej Kramarić CF 2015 Rijeka

2014–15 backroom staff

  • This section lists members of staff who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2014–15 season
  • Asterisks indicate member of staff left mid-season
Position Nationality Name
Manager Nigel Pearson
Assistant Manager Craig Shakespeare
Assistant Manager/Head of Recruitment Steve Walsh
First Team Coach/Goalkeeping Coach Mike Stowell
Forwards/Strikers Coach Kevin Phillips
Head Physio David Rennie
Academy Manager Jon Rudkin
Academy Coach (Under 18s) Steve Beaglehole
Academy Coach (Under 16s) Trevor Peake

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
1 July 2014 RM Marc Albrighton Aston Villa Free[11]
1 July 2014 CB Matthew Upson Brighton & Hove Albion Free[12]
1 July 2014 GK Ben Hamer Charlton Athletic Free[13]
1 July 2014 CF Jack Barmby Manchester United Free[14]
18 July 2014 CB Louis Rowley Manchester United Free[15]
22 July 2014 CF Leonardo Ulloa Brighton & Hove Albion £8 million[16][17][18]
28 August 2014 CM Esteban Cambiasso Free Agent Free[19]
30 August 2014 RB Danny Simpson Queens Park Rangers £2 million[20]
31 August 2014 CF Tom Lawrence Manchester United £1 million[21]
6 January 2015 GK Mark Schwarzer Chelsea Free[22]
16 January 2015 CF Andrej Kramarić Rijeka £9 million[23]

Loans in

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From
31 August 2014 2 January 2015 CF Nick Powell Manchester United[24][25]
2 February 2015 30 June 2015 CB Robert Huth Stoke City[26]

Loans out

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To
5 July 2014 30 June 2015 AM Paul Gallagher Preston North End[27]
7 August 2014 4 September 2014 RW Adam Dawson Notts County[28]
18 August 2014 1 January 2015 GK Conrad Logan Rochdale[29][30]
27 August 2014 30 June 2015 ST Jacob Blyth Burton Albion[31][32]
1 September 2014 2 January 2015 CM Ryan Watson Northampton Town[33][34]
3 October 2014 31 October 2014 RW Adam Dawson Nuneaton Town[35]
20 October 2014 30 June 2015 CM Michael Cain Walsall[36][37][38]
20 October 2014 17 November 2014 ST Harry Panayiotou Port Vale[39]
25 October 2014 22 November 2014 ST Gary Taylor-Fletcher Sheffield Wednesday[40]
25 November 2014 22 January 2015 ST Simonas Stankevičius Nuneaton Town[41]
27 November 2014 30 December 2014 CM Tom Lawrence Rotherham United[42][43]
8 January 2015 30 June 2015 RM/LM Jack Barmby Rotherham United[44]
8 January 2015 30 June 2015 ST Tom Hopper Scunthorpe United[45][46]
8 January 2015 11 April 2015 LB Callum Elder Mansfield Town[47][48][49]
9 January 2015 7 February 2015 GK Adam Smith Mansfield Town[50]
13 January 2015 18 April 2015 RW Adam Dawson Bristol Rovers[51][52]
30 January 2015 30 April 2015 CB Hervé Pepe-Ngoma Corby Town[53][54]
20 February 2015 30 June 2015 ST Gary Taylor-Fletcher Millwall[55]
26 February 2015 30 June 2015 CB Liam Moore Brentford[56]
27 February 2015 30 June 2015 ST Chris Wood Ipswich Town[57]
14 March 2015 30 June 2015 GK Jonny Maddison Leamington[58]
26 March 2015 30 June 2015 DF James Pearson Peterborough United[59]

Released

Date Position Nationality Name
1 July 2014 CB Sean St Ledger[60]
1 July 2014 CB Zak Whitbread[60]
1 July 2014 CB George Taft[60]
1 July 2014 RB Jamie Anton[60]
1 July 2014 CB Ben Frempah[60]
1 July 2014 CM Robert Paratore[60]
1 July 2014 CM Neil Danns[61]
1 July 2014 LW Lloyd Dyer[62]
17 June 2015 GK Adam Smith[63]
17 June 2015 DF James Pearson[63]
17 June 2015 FW Tom Hopper[63]

Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 West Ham United 38 12 11 15 44 47 3 47 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
13 West Bromwich Albion 38 11 11 16 38 51 13 44
14 Leicester City 38 11 8 19 46 55 9 41
15 Newcastle United 38 10 9 19 40 63 23 39
16 Sunderland 38 7 17 14 31 53 22 38
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[67]
Notes:
  1. England was given an extra qualification berth for the Europa League first qualifying round as one of the top three associations in UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking.[64] The spot was given to West Ham United after finishing on top of the Premier League Fair Play table.[65][66]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 11 8 19 46 55  −9 41 7 5 7 28 22  +6 4 3 12 18 33  −15

Last updated: 17 May 2015.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAAHAHAHAHHHAH
ResultDLDWWLDLLLLDLLLLLLWDWLLLLDLDLWWWWLWWDW
Position6141510710913161618172020202020202020202020202020202020202018171716151414
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2015. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[68]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

16 August 2014 1 Leicester City 2–2 Everton Leicester
15:00 BST Ulloa  22'
Moore  71'
Wood  86'
Report McGeady  20'
Naismith  45'
Barry  68'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,603
Referee: Mike Jones
23 August 2014 2 Chelsea 2–0 Leicester City Fulham, London
15:00 BST Costa  63'
Hazard  77'
Report Hammond  51' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,604
Referee: Lee Mason
31 August 2014 3 Leicester City 1–1 Arsenal Leicester
16:00 BST Ulloa  23'
Albrighton  84'
Hammond  85'
Moore  90'
Report Sánchez  20'
Szczęsny  90'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,535
Referee: Anthony Taylor
13 September 2014 4 Stoke City 0–1 Leicester City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Crouch  29'
Pieters  49'
Whelan  64'
Report Ulloa  64' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Michael Oliver
21 September 2014 5 Leicester City 5–3 Manchester United Leicester
13:30 BST Ulloa  17', 83' (pen.)
De Laet  33'
Nugent  62' (pen.)
Cambiasso  64'
Vardy  79'
Report Van Persie  13'
Di María  16'
Herrera  57'
Blackett  83'
Rooney  83'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,784
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
27 September 2014 6 Crystal Palace 2–0 Leicester City London
15:00 BST Campbell  51'
Jedinak  54'
Report Simpson  85'
Vardy  90+5'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,311
Referee: Keith Stroud
4 October 2014 7 Leicester City 2–2 Burnley Leicester
15:00 BST Schlupp  33'
Mahrez  40'
Report Kightly  39'
Wallace  90+4'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,448
Referee: Phil Dowd
18 October 2014 8 Newcastle United 1–0 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 BST Obertan  71' Report Moore  22'
De Laet  28'
Ulloa  34'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,886
Referee: Martin Atkinson
25 October 2014 9 Swansea City 2–0 Leicester City Swansea
17:30 BST Bony  34', 57' Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,259
Referee: Mike Jones
1 November 2014 10 Leicester City 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Leicester
15:00 BST Report Cambiasso  47' (o.g.)
Gardner  87'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,819
Referee: Stuart Attwell
8 November 2014 11 Southampton 2–0 Leicester City Southampton
15:00 BST Schneiderlin  37'
Alderweireld  54'
Long  75', 80'
Report Moore  58'
Wasilewski  78'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,297
Referee: Michael Oliver
22 November 2014 12 Leicester City 0–0 Sunderland Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy  53'
De Laet  85'
Report  42' Larsson
 61' Cattermole
 68' Fletcher
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,825
Referee: Robert Madley
29 November 2014 13 Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Morgan  37' (o.g.)
Yun  44'
Fer  45'
Austin  73',  77'
Green  90'+4'
Report  4' Cambiasso
 67' Schlupp
Nugent  90+2'
Albrighton  90+4'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,054
Referee: Roger East
2 December 2014 14 Leicester City 1–3 Liverpool Leicester
19:45 GMT Mignolet  21' (o.g.)
Morgan  63'
Schlupp  75'
Report  26',  38' Lallana
 54',  65' Gerrard
 83' Henderson
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Lee Mason
7 December 2014 15 Aston Villa 2–1 Leicester City Birmingham
16:00 GMT Clark  17'
N'Zogbia  34'
Hutton  71',  81'
Sánchez  74'
Agbonlahor  90'
Report  13' Ulloa
 41' Vardy
 59' Cambiasso
 60' Schlupp
 71' Wasilewski
 80' Konchesky
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,692
Referee: Craig Pawson
13 December 2014 16 Leicester City 0–1 Manchester City Leicester
15:00 GMT Report  40' Lampard
 70' Nasri
 78' Hart
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,643
Referee: Jonathan Moss
20 December 2014 17 West Ham United 2–0 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Carroll  24'
Downing  56'
Report  33' King
 41' Vardy
 64' Ulloa
Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 34,977
Referee: Martin Atkinson
26 December 2014 18 Leicester City 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
15:00 GMT Ulloa  48'
Vardy  90'+2'
Report  1' Kane
 35' Walker
 73' Eriksen
 82' Vertonghen
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,780
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
28 December 2014 19 Hull City 0–1 Leicester City Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Qunn  90+4' Report  31' Simpson
 32' Mahrez
 58'  88' Konchesky
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 23,780
Referee: Phil Dowd
1 January 2015 20 Liverpool 2–2 Leicester City Liverpool
15:00 GMT Gerrard  17' (pen.), 40' (pen.) Report Nugent  58'
Schlupp  60'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,720
Referee: Mike Jones
10 January 2015 21 Leicester City 1–0 Aston Villa Leicester
15:00 GMT Konchesky  45' Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,728
Referee: Michael Oliver
17 January 2015 22 Leicester City 0–1 Stoke City Leicester
15:00 GMT Wasilewski  19' Report Bojan  63' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,772
Referee: Andre Marriner
31 January 2015 23 Manchester United 3–1 Leicester City Manchester
15:00 GMT Van Persie  27'
Falcao  32'
Morgan  44' (o.g.)
Report Drinkwater  34'
Wasilewski  80'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,329
Referee: Martin Atkinson
7 February 2015 24 Leicester City 0–1 Crystal Palace Leicester
15:00 GMT Schlupp  9'
Simpson  32'
Ulloa  79'
Konchesky  90+4'
Report Ledley  55'
Kelly  82'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,695
Referee: Lee Mason
11 February 2015 25 Arsenal 2–1 Leicester City London
19:45 GMT Koscielny  27'
Walcott  41'
Report Kramarić  62' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,032
Referee: Mike Jones
22 February 2015 26 Everton 2–2 Leicester City Liverpool
14:05 GMT Naismith  57'
Upson  88' (o.g.)
Report Morgan  25'
Nugent  63'
Cambiasso  70'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,904
Referee: Phil Dowd
4 March 2015 27 Manchester City 2–0 Leicester City Manchester
19:45 GMT Silva  45+2'
Milner  88'
Report Konchesky  36' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Robert Madley
14 March 2015 28 Leicester City 0–0 Hull City Leicester
15:00 GMT Report Huddlestone  14'  72'
Robertson  45'
Dawson  66'
Bruce  68'
N'Doye  85'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,456
Referee: Jonathan Moss
21 March 2015 29 Tottenham Hotspur 4–3 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Kane  6', 13', 64' (pen.)
Chadli  32'
Rose  78'
Sclupp  85' (o.g.)
Report Vardy  38'
Nugent  48'  90'
Morgan  50'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,950
Referee: Mike Dean
4 April 2015 30 Leicester City 2–1 West Ham United Leicester
15:00 BST Cambiasso  12'
King  86'
Report Kouyaté  32'
Jenkinson  14'
Reid  53'
Collins  61'
Cresswell  85'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,863
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
11 April 2015 31 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Leicester City West Bromwich
15:00 BST Fletcher  8'
Gardner  26'
Report Nugent  20'
Huth  80'
Vardy  90+1'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,768
Referee: Martin Atkinson
18 April 2015 32 Leicester City 2–0 Swansea City Leicester
15:00 BST Ulloa  15'
King  89'
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,121
Referee: Lee Probert
25 April 2015 33 Burnley 0–1 Leicester City Burnley
15:00 BST Mee  66'
Ings  73'
Wallace  85'
Report Vardy  60' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 19,582
Referee: Anthony Taylor
30 April 2015 34 Leicester City 1–3 Chelsea Leicester
19:45 BST Konchesky  36'
Albrighton  45+3'
Report Drogba  48'
Terry  79'
Ramires  83'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,021
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2 May 2015 35 Leicester City 3–0 Newcastle United Leicester
12:45 BST Ulloa  1', 48' (pen.)
Morgan  17'
James  29'
Report Janmaat  16'  90+1'
Gutiérrez  28'
Williamson  55'  62'
Dummett  70'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,576
Referee: Mike Dean
9 May 2015 36 Leicester City 2–0 Southampton Leicester
15:00 BST Mahrez  7', 19'
Wasilewski  81'
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,939
Referee: Roger East
16 May 2015 37 Sunderland 0–0 Leicester City Sunderland
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,705
Referee: Martin Atkinson
24 May 2015 38 Leicester City 5–1 Queens Park Rangers Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy  16'
Albrighton  43'
Ulloa  51'
Cambiasso  52'
Kramarić  86'
Report Austin  57' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,467
Referee: Michael Oliver

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

3 January 2015 Third Leicester City 1–0 Newcastle United Leicester
15:00 GMT Ulloa  39' Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 23,212
Referee: Lee Mason
24 January 2015 Fourth Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Leicester City Tottenham
15:00 GMT Townsend  19' (pen.) Report Ulloa  83'
Schlupp  90+2'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,548
Referee: Robert Madley
15 February 2015 Fifth Aston Villa 2–1 Leicester City Birmingham
12:30 GMT Bacuna  68'
Sinclair  89'
Report Konchesky  60'
Kramarić  90+1'
Simpson  90+2'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 28,098
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Football League Cup

As a Premier League club not participating in European club competitions, Leicester City entered the 2014–15 League Cup in the second round. The Foxes were drawn at home against Shrewsbury Town, with the game being played on 26 August. Leicester's League Cup campaign was short-lived as the League Two side recorded a shock 1–0 victory.[69]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Awards

Club awards

At the end of the season, Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and backroom staff, the supporters and the supporters club, saw the following players recognised for their achievements for the club throughout the 2014–15 season.

Player of the Year Award Esteban Cambiasso
Young Player of the Year Award Jeff Schlupp
Players' Player of the Year Award Jeff Schlupp
Academy Player of the year Award Ben Chilwell
Under-21 Player of the year Award Harry Panayiotou
Goal of the Season Award David Nugent vs. Liverpool, 1 January 2015
Performance of the Seasonvs. Manchester United, 21 September 2014

Divisional awards

Date Nation Winner Award
April 2015 Nigel Pearson Premier League Manager of the Month

Club statistics

All data from LCFC.com

Appearances

  • Starts + Substitute appearances.
  • Italics indicates loan player.
  • Asterisks indicates player left mid-season.
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Kasper Schmeichel 2402400000
2 DF Ritchie De Laet 28020+602000
3 DF Paul Konchesky 2912612010
4 MF Danny Drinkwater 24016+701000
5 DF Wes Morgan 4023723000
6 DF Matthew Upson 60501000
7 MF Dean Hammond 1209+300000
8 MF Matty James 29020+702000
9 FW Jamie Vardy 36526+851+1000
10 MF Andy King 26216+82100+10
11 MF Marc Albrighton 20210+820+2000
12 GK Ben Hamer 100801010
14 MF Nick Powell* 300+300000
14 DF Robert Huth 1411410000
15 MF Jeff Schlupp 35430+23210+10
16 MF Tom Lawrence 400+301000
17 DF Danny Simpson 16013+102000
18 DF Liam Moore 14010+102010
19 MF Esteban Cambiasso 33527+452000
20 FW Tom Hopper 00000000
21 DF Zoumana Bakayogo 00000000
22 FW Gary Taylor-Fletcher 200+100010
23 FW Leonardo Ulloa 401329+8112+1200
24 MF Anthony Knockaert 1103+601010
25 GK Conrad Logan 00000000
26 MF Riyad Mahrez 32425+541010
27 DF Marcin Wasilewski 28122+311+1010
29 MF Jack Barmby 00000000
30 DF James Pearson 10000010
31 GK Adam Smith 00000000
32 GK Mark Schwarzer 80602000
33 MF Michael Cain 10000010
35 FW David Nugent 32516+1351+100+10
39 FW Chris Wood 910+710+1010
40 ST Andrej Kramarić 1536+722100
44 MF Ryan Watson 10000010

Top scorers

Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 Leonardo Ulloa 11 2 0 13
2 Esteban Cambiasso 5 0 0 5
= David Nugent 5 0 0 5
= Jamie Vardy 5 0 0 5
5 Riyad Mahrez 4 0 0 4
= Jeff Schlupp 3 1 0 4
7 Andrej Kramarić 2 1 0 3
8 Marc Albrighton 2 0 0 2
= Wes Morgan 2 0 0 2
= Andy King 2 0 0 2
11 Chris Wood 1 0 0 1
= Paul Konchesky 1 0 0 1
= Marcin Wasilewski 1 0 0 1
= Robert Huth 1 0 0 1
Total 46* 4 0 49*
  • * 1 own goal.

Disciplinary record

Nation Name
Paul Konchesky 4 2
Marcin Wasilewski 7 0
Jamie Vardy 6 0
Liam Moore 5 0
Danny Simpson 5 0
Matty James 2 1
Leonardo Ulloa 4 0
Jeff Schlupp 4 0
Wes Morgan 1 1
Dean Hammond 3 0
Richie De Laet 3 0
Marc Albrighton 3 0
David Nugent 3 0
Robert Huth 2 0
Esteban Cambiasso 1 0
Andy King 1 0
Riyad Mahrez 1 0
Tom Lawrence 1 0
Andrej Kramarić 1 0
Danny Drinkwater 1 0
Total 58 4
  • Ranking based on 1 point for a yellow card and 3 points for a red card.

Captains

Last Updated: 26 May 2015

  • Only counts starts as captain
No. Position Nation Name Starts
5 CB Wes Morgan 40
1 GK Kasper Schmeichel 1
3 LB Paul Konchesky 1

Suspensions

Date Incurred Nation Name Games Missed Reason
2 December 2014 Wes Morgan 1 (vs. Liverpool)
7 December 2014 Paul Konchesky 0* (vs. Aston Villa)
26 December 2014 Jamie Vardy 1
28 December 2014 Paul Konchesky 1   (vs. Hull City)
10 January 2015 Matty James 3 (vs. Aston Villa)
  • * Konchesky's red card vs. Aston Villa was rescinded on appeal.

Penalties

Date Nation Name Opposition Scored?
21 September 2014 David Nugent Manchester United Y
Leonardo Ulloa Y
4 April 2015 David Nugent West Ham United N
2 May 2015 Leonardo Ulloa Newcastle United Y

Overall seasonal record


Note: Games which are level after extra-time and are decided by a penalty shoot-out are listed as draws.

Games played42 (38 Premier League, 3 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games won13 (11 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games drawn8 (8 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost21 (19 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Win %30.95%
Goals scored50 (46 Premier League, 4 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Goals conceded59 (55 Premier League, 3 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goal difference−9 (−9 Premier League, +1 FA Cup, −1 League Cup)
Yellow cards58 (49 Premier League, 8 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Red cards4 (4 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst disciplinePaul Konchesky (4 yellows, 2 reds)
Biggest win5–1 (vs. Queens Park Rangers, Premier League, 24.05.2015)
Heaviest defeat1–3 (on 3 occasions) 0–2 (on 6 occasions)
Highest scoring match5–3 (vs. Manchester United, Premier League, 21.09.2014)
Most appearances40 (Wes Morgan & Leonardo Ulloa)
Top scorer13 (Leonardo Ulloa)
Most assists8 (Jamie Vardy)

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