1989–90 Leicester City F.C. season


During the 1989–90 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

In the 1989–90 season, the Foxes had a very poor start to the season with only 1 win from the first 12 league games that saw Leicester bottom of the second tier of English football for the first time since February 1915. At the end of the year, the Foxes found form with 6 wins from 7 games guided Leicester to mid-table and stayed there for most of the season, settling for a 13th-place finish. In March 1990, there was another chapter in the club's boardroom history when chairman Terry Shipman's father Len died at the age of 87.

Final league table

Results

Leicester City's score comes first

Legend

Football League Second Division

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 1990BarnsleyH1–216,278Paris

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg19 September 1989Crystal PalaceA2–17,382Kitson, Reid
R2 Second Leg4 October 1989Crystal PalaceH2–3 10,283Clarke, Paris

Full Members Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R114 November 1989Charlton AthleticA1–21,565Campbell

Squad

Left club during the season