Often shirts are remembered more fondly if they come from a special era for a football club, and this certainly falls into that category.Having said that, it's still a very smart design, with the yellow trimmings down the side and on the sleeves a nice touch.
Leicester Fosse FC was founded
Whether it be Newcastle's black and white stripes, Aston Villa's claret and blue or the deep red of Liverpool, often you can look at a shade of colour and instantly see a certain football club. player, Harry Webb, who received 2/6d (12.5p) a week.
retained their place at the top level for ten years. First of all how on earth is this number one?
It looks a little bit like a Nottingham Forest shirt, but the fact it's such a random shirt is why it's pretty cool.There's just something not quite right about Leicester wearing red, although they've donned the colour more than a few times since this was released in 1988.The simplistic badge and kit manufacturer logos on the sleeve are a throwback to times gone by, with very little detail of note.It's not the most extravagant of kits but it's certainly effective. The clues to a clubs early kit design/colour can often be spotted in their subsequent away kits. 1992/94 Leicester City away match worn shirt. From our location to travel times and prices, Original Vintage - Classic Football Shirts, Original Vintage - Vintage Football Shirts. at the top lasted seven years and included one season (1972-73) when the
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In 2014 City won the Championship title and returned to the highest tier.
After an unimpressive 2014-15 campaign, Claudio Ranieri was appointed as coach. traditional colours were dropped in favour of an all-white strip. 1992-94 Leicester Fox Leisure Home Shirt M, 1997 Leicester 'Coca Cola Cup Winners' Home Shirt *Mint* L, 1999 Leicester Fox Leisure 'Worthington Cup Final' Home Shirt L/S *Mint* S, 2000 Leicester Fox Leisure 'Worthington Cup Final' Home Shirt *Mint* XL, 2000-01 Leicester Le Coq Sportif Home Shirt XL, 2001-02 Leicester Le Coq Sportif Home Shirt L, 2002-03 Leicester Le Coq Sportif Home Shirt L, 2003-05 Leicester Le Coq Sportif Home Shirt L/S L, 2004-05 Leicester Le Coq Sportif '120 Years' Third Shirt S, 2005-07 Leicester JJB Third Shirt *Mint* L, 2007-09 Leicester Jako Home Shirt L/S XXL, 2009-10 Leicester Joma '125 Years' Home Shirt L, By using this site, you agree we can set & use cookies. We couldn't possibly make a list about anything remotely connected to Leicester and not mention 2015/16.Premier League champions just 12 months on from looking certainties for relegation - undoubtedly the greatest story since the Premier League began.Not only is it memorable for their achievement that year, it's also a snazzy kit, with the low V-neck a throwback to kits of old.Arguably the biggest win of their title-winning campaign came in this beauty, as they defied the odds with a superb 3-1 win over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
history, now sadly unavailable, (h) Association of Football In 1992, a smart new crest was introduced and the team finally returned to the In 1891, Leicester But Leicester were always sponsored by Walkers? club over and guided it back into the Premiership that same season. Brewers Ind Coope became the sides first sponsor in 1983 (when incidentally an unlucky green and gold away kit was worn) but without doubt the clubs most fruitful commercial partnership has been with Walkers Crisps who sponsored the side from 1987 to 2001 but in 2002 decided to focus their expenditure towards securing naming rights to the clubs new stadium.
A radical new crest design, popularly known as the "walking fox," was introduced in 1983 and lasted for nine seasons. Their return to the Championship coincided with their 125th anniversary for which they adopted a special commemorative strip without sponsorship and a special crest.
followed in October 2002 when the club went into administration after They played in various grounds until they moved to Filbert Street in 1891, and then in 2002 they moved into their current 32,000 capacity stadium, known (at the time of writing) as the King Power Stadium. This is definitely the case with Leicester City who have several times turned out away from home in a rather dashing black shirt complete with a pale blue sash - a design worn by their earliest incarnation, Leicester Fosse, way back in 1884.Of course, Leicester are associated with blue and apart from the aforementioned black strip, a natty brown and pale blue halved shirt, a handful of white kits (most recently in 1972-73) and a period of blue and white stripes in the mid-late 1910s, blue has remained the shirt colour of choice for the Foxes.White shorts and blue socks generally accompany the blue shirts, but white socks have often also been known to appear and all-blue ensembles also pop up from time to time.Red or white jerseys have been the most popular Leicester away colours through the years, although since 1992 when the club first started producing their own kit under the Fox Leisure name, the team have, almost without fail, stuck to a colour palette of blue, white, yellow/gold or black.
The club continued to rise and fall with extraordinary During the First World War the club continued to A consortium led by Gary Lineker took the won the League Cup in 1964 beating Stoke City over two legs in the final. relegated, City were back again the year after, once again by the play-off However, lack of squad depth cost them and they ultimately failed to record a top-four finish.However, regardless of their end-of-season collapse, 2019/20 can be looked back on as a successful year for the club, and if nothing else they fell apart in style. Leicesters first shirt sponsor was local brewery Ind Coope, the logo was introduced to their shirts in 1983. However, not even a struggling team can sully the memory of a truly beautiful kit. out in striped shirts that had originally belonged to their reserves. to a glittering international career before returning to save the club Crests are the property of Leicester City FC.
Yellow pinstripes? During these early years the club played in various
In 1949 Leicester were Alright, forget it).There's just something brilliant about a ridiculously bright away kit.The blue and white trimmings along with the faded pattern that looks like your Grandma's wallpaper make this a truly unique effort, but for some reason it looks amazing.The club were embarking on their 'yo-yo period' when this shirt was released, as they were relegated from the Premier League in 1995 before being promoted the following season. As a result, League rules have In 1908, Fosse won
Crisps/popcorn at the ready, as we count down the greatest Leicester away kits of all time. Leicester remained a modest Second Division outfit. joined the Midland League along with local rivals Loughborough Town. off Filbert Street that same year. There's more than their fair share of those Walkers beauties in this list, but will one make it to the top spot? but also won the League Cup twice (1997 and 2000). Scoreline 1988-89 Leicester City Away Shirt Buy: https://t.co/6rZLC0kS10#LeicesterCity #LCFC #LeicesterCityfc pic.twitter.com/H7ZiIk426b. The clubs original name was Leicester Fosse as they played their home games close to the Fosse Road. Indeed, their first game Few believed they could possibly win the competition (they were 5000/1 outsiders at the start of the season) but week after week they defied the odds and with two matches to go, they clinched the title with a comfortable margin when their nearest rivals, Spurs, drew against Chelsea. And secondly, where can this shirt be purchased?If you were to describe this kit to someone it would sound utterly horrific, but when you see it, you realise how brilliant it looks.Quintessential 80s with its Admiral badge and deep V-neck, hipster clothes shops all over the country would do anything for a shirt like this.The two seasons Leicester wore this number weren't exactly stellar campaigns as they struggled to stay afloat in the top flight. Player unknown but suspected to be Ewan Roberts #LCFC pic.twitter.com/HMUsGvt1oI. Between 1996 and 2002 City not only consolidated at the top level route. Foxes: The Official History of Leicester City FC" 2001, (f) foxfanzine - run by Gary Silke with a terrific section on kit It may look like the sort of thing a clown would turn up to a kid's party wearing, but there's something fantastic about this effort from 1995/96.Everyone loves a central badge, throw in an 80's style deep V-neck and weird print and you've got yourself a winner.It was also a memorable season for footballing reasons. Nineteen66 Only three years later, the club was Rare Football Memorabilia, (a) "Of Fossils & (Get it? In 1919 Leicester Fosse ceased trading and was reformed as Leicester City FC. again and this time, narrowly retained their staus and became established This sojourn
regularity between the top two tiers until 2008 when they were relegated to the third tier (League One) for the first time. staff, thus gaining an unfair advantage. 1954 brought another Second Division championship followed by 1978 and 1983, City were relegated and promoted with bewildering regularity. These shirts continued to be worn until the end of the 1920-21 season when plain royal blue shirts with white facings were introduced. who met in the Emmanuel Church in Park Street. Remember Le Coq Sportif?The French kit manufacturers produced some great kits and this was one of them.The oversized collar and ill-fitting shirt screams 'early noughties', and those silky shorts are a joy to behold, but nonetheless it's a quality kit.The giant yellow Walkers logo finally makes an appearance on our list, though it's not a kit Foxes fans will have fond memories of, as the club finished rock bottom in the top flight as they suffered their second relegation from the Premier League. A special kit for a special period in the club's history.
was a huge controversy as rival clubs complained that, by going into administration, In 1969 City were relegated once more but in 1971 as a First Division side. After There was some compensation when the club
Many teams have become synonymous with the colour they play in. During the 1960s, City played in three FA Cup yet another immediate relegation. dropping into Division Two. The circular crest adopted with this outfit remained in use until 1979 when the 1970 version was briefly reinstated. A crest appeared on the team shirts in 1946 (some accounts suggest 1948), which included a rather poorly drawn fox's head (the county is associated with hunting) giving rise to their modern nickname, "The Foxes.".
It's almost impossible to look at a packet of Walkers and not see Leicester City's glorious shirts of the 90s.
At this time the young Gary Lineker emerged, a striker who would go on He transformed the underachieving side who soon found themselves on top of the Premer League. Statisticians - provided by Pete Wyatt, (q) Josh Malpass provided details of crests 1992-2010, (u) Athletic News (7 September 1903) submitted by Kingsley (Wrexham AFC), (B) Lincolnshire Echo (19 November 1917, 30 November 1918) submitted by Richard Essen, (C) Athletic News (17 October 1921) submitted by Richard Essen.
This usually appeared out of a white rectangle until it was stitched directly on to the shirts from 1960. A traumatic period years of nomadic existence, the club finally settled into a new ground Not many football clubs however, have become widely associated with a brand of crisps. However, their summer acquisitions of the likes of James Maddison, Jonny Evans and Ricardo Pereira saw them laying the foundations for the top-six side they've become.
deducted. now been changed so that any club that enters administration has ten points was played on fields next to Fosse Road against Syston Fosse FC! The roundel crest was restored in 2010 with a slightly modified font. In 2014 they returned to the Premier League following relegation from the top flight and fall into League One. Leicester City 1984 Away Admiral shirt https://t.co/ZzwvKkC77B pic.twitter.com/G4ZLPRX5FE.
beaten FA Cup Finalists while narrowly avoiding the drop into the Third Having endured their first relegation from the Premier League, the Foxes bounced back at the first time of asking after Garry Parker grabbed the decisive goal in their play-off final triumph over Stoke City. top level (now the Premiership) via the play-offs in 1994. shirts and it was not until around 1904 that the plain royal blue Leicester City kit sponsors have included LG, Walkers Crisps, Alliance & Leicester and Topps Tiles - 1995-96 Leicester City third shirt designed by #FoxLeisure#LCFC pic.twitter.com/DcNybYiJxw. Nothing flash, not too over the top, but very stylish.The club's initials below the collar are a quality touch, and even the Walkers logo doesn't look out of place.Leicester wore this shirt for both the 1992/93 and 1993/94 season, finishing in the playoffs both campaigns and winning promotion in the latter. Teams try all sort of quirky designs and colours on their away shirts these days, but you can't beat a simple, smart, white shirt.Leicester's effort from 1992/94 is a classic.
Leicester City Away Football Shirt - 1995 - Fox Leisure - Retro - Vintage -Large http://t.co/0RmARnPDIB pic.twitter.com/GjJTY1miod. from extinction. Like the crisps? Leicester would go on to win the Championship in 2013/14, and just two years later were crowned champions of England. In 1925, Leicester won the Second Division championship and this time They went from the third tier to Premier League champions within six seasons, with the free-scoring Jamie Vardy, midfield dominance of N'golo Kante, Riyed Marhez and managment of Claudio Ranieri. play in war time competition and turned City had been protected from their creditors while consolidating its playing 2022 Minute Media - All rights reserved. view more. When football resumed after the Second World War, the club won the Second Division championship yet again.
In 2018 Leicester cut ties with kit manufacturers Puma and signed a deal with Adidas, and their first attempt at an away shirt was a beauty, The simplistic design with orange stripes against a grey background offers a refreshing change from modern-day kits covered in patterns with overbearing sponsors.Not an entirely memorable season for the Foxes, though a solid ninth-placed finish is not to be scoffed at. In May 2021 Leicester beat Chelsea 1-0 to win the FA Cup for the first time. Green? For seven years Leicester played only friendly
Relegated in 1935, they bounced back again in 1937 only to be relegated once more in 1939. The huge logo should have looked a bit naff, but of course, it actually looked really good. Between Come on, admit it - the first time you saw it you were repulsed and then by the end of the season you didn't want to admit how much you liked it, right?This pink number is definitely outrageous, but it's a quality shirt.Brendan Rodgers' side looked imperious early on in the 2019/20 campaign and looked to be Liverpool's nearest challengers. There from a noted local landmark that dates from the Roman occupation, "Fosse" promotion to Division One only to be relegated immediately. shirts that would become traditional were adopted. In 1957 City won the Second Division Their unusual name is derived (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); An independant forum for Leicester City Football fans, An informative website regarding the Leicester City supporters Club (Hinckley Branch).
matches and in cup competition but in 1888 they signed their first professional
The crest was reversed out during this season. being Latin for "fortified ditch." elected to Division Two of the Football League with the maximum 20 votes.
The original crude crest was replaced in 1952 with a rather more distinguished design. They proved strong enough to win the League One title at the first time of asking. For the 2020-21 season City's principal sponsor donated a "significant part" of its inventory, including stadium advertising and shirt sponsorship in Premier League matches, to a programme aimed at supporting Thailand's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. View our cookies policy | Created by UQ Web Design, Vintage Football Shirts, All rights reserved. Finals, only to lose them all. The first words that spring to mind when looking at this beauty are 'Golden Wonder', but saying that would be like swearing at a Leicester fan!