2018–19 Leicester City F.C. season
114th season in existence of Leicester City / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2018–19 Leicester City season was the club's 114th season in the English football league system and their 51st (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football.[3] This was their fifth consecutive season in the Premier League. They also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.
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Owner | King Power | |||
Chairman | Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha (until 27 October) Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha | |||
Manager | Claude Puel (until 24 February)[1] Mike Stowell and Adam Sadler (caretaker, 24–26 February)[1] Brendan Rodgers (from 26 February)[2] | |||
Stadium | King Power Stadium | |||
Premier League | 9th | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
EFL Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Jamie Vardy (18) All: Jamie Vardy (18) | |||
Highest home attendance | 32,184 (10 Nov 2018 v Burnley, PL Round 12) | |||
Lowest home attendance | League: 30,558 (26 Feb 2019 v Brighton & Hove Albion, PL Round 28) All: 10,671 (28 Aug 2018 v Fleetwood Town, EFL Cup) | |||
Average home league attendance | 31,851 | |||
Biggest win | 4–0 (28 Aug 2018 v Fleetwood Town, EFL Cup) | |||
Biggest defeat | 1–4 (23 Feb 2019 v Crystal Palace, PL Round 27) | |||
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The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
The season was marred by the death of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium on 27 October, shortly after a 1–1 home draw against West Ham United.