2012–13 Leicester City F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Leicester City F.C.'s 108th season in the English football league system and their 61st season in the second tier of English football. It was their fourth consecutive season in the Championship.
Leicester began with a promising first half of the season and sat in second place at the beginning of February. However, a dramatic downturn in form which saw the Foxes win just 2 of their following 16 games saw Leicester not only drop out of the automatic promotion places, but the play-offs as well and they began the final game of the season against local rivals Nottingham Forest in eighth place. The Foxes won 2–3 with a dramatic late winner from Anthony Knockaert, and coupled with Bolton Wanderers failing to win, Leicester took the final play-off spot and finished sixth.
Leicester eventually lost to Watford in the play-off semi-final though, after a dramatic winner deep into injury time by Troy Deeney, which came as the result of a counter-attack from Anthony Knockaert's missed penalty.
Pre-season
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.- 29 June 2012 – Conrad Logan signs a one-year contract extension which ends in 2013.
- 19 July 2012 – Wes Morgan is named as Club Captain.
Kit and sponsorship
Friendlies
Events
Note:This section does not include transfers or match results, which are listed in their own sections below.- 21 September 2012 – Liam Moore signs a contract extension to 2015.
- 21 September 2012 – Academy players, Harry Panayiotou and Joe Dodoo, sign their first professional contracts.
- 25 March 2013 – Jermaine Beckford makes his debut for Jamaica.
- 1 May 2013 – George Taft, Jacob Blyth and James Pearson sign one-year contract extensions.
- 1 May 2013 – Rob Paratore signs his first professional contract ending in 2014.
- 7 May 2013 – Jamie Anton and Jak McCourt sign professional contracts.
- 15 May 2013 – Alie Sesay and Callum Elder sign new deals.
Players and staff
2012–13 squad
2012–13 backroom staff
| Position | Nationality | Name |
| Manager |  | Nigel Pearson |
| Assistant Manager | | Craig Shakespeare |
| Assistant Manager/Head of Recruitment | | Steve Walsh |
| First Team Coach/Goalkeeping Coach | | Mike Stowell |
| Head Physio | | David Rennie |
| Academy Manager | | Jon Rudkin |
| Academy Coach | | Steve Beaglehole |
| Academy Coach | | Trevor Peake |
Transfers
In
Out
Loans in
Loans out
Released
Results
Football League Championship">2012–13 Football League Championship">Football League Championship
Football League Championship Play-offs">2013 Football League play-offs#Championship">Football League Championship Play-offs
FA Cup">2012–13 FA Cup">FA Cup
Football League Cup">2012–13 Football League Cup">Football League Cup
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 2012–13 season.| Player of the Year Award | Wes Morgan |
| Young Player of the Season Award |  Anthony Knockaert |
| Players' Player of the Season Award | Wes Morgan |
| Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award | Wes Morgan |
| Academy Player of the Season Award | Michael Cain |
| Goal of the Season Award | Anthony Knockaert |
| Performance of the Season | vs. Bolton Wanderers, 16 April 2013 |
| Champagne Moment Award |  Kasper Schmeichel save |
Divisional awards
Championship statistics
Championship table
Club standings
Results by round
Scores by club
Leicester City score given first.| Opposition | Home score | Away score | Double |
| Barnsley | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Birmingham City | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Blackpool | 1–0 | 0-0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | 1-1 | |
| Bristol City | 2–0 | 4–0 | Leicester do double |
| Burnley | 2–1 | 1–0 | Leicester do double |
| Cardiff City | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic do double |
| Crystal Palace | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Derby County | 4–1 | 1–2 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 6–1 | 2–0 | Leicester do double |
| Hull City | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Ipswich Town | 6–0 | 0-1 | |
| Leeds United | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Middlesbrough | 1–0 | 2–1 | Leicester do double |
| Millwall | 0–1 | 0–1 | Millwall do double |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| Peterborough United | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Watford | 1–2 | 1–2 | Watford do double |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | 1–2 |
Club statistics
All data from andAppearances
Last updated on 16 May 2013Top scorers
Most assists
Last Updated: 16 May 2013| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Play-offs | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | | Ben Marshall | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | | Lloyd Dyer | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| = | | Anthony Knockaert | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | | Paul Konchesky | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| = | | Matty James | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | | David Nugent | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| = | | Martyn Waghorn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | | Danny Drinkwater | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| = |  | Chris Wood | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 |  | Andy King | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | | Jamie Vardy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 |  | Ritchie De Laet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| = | | Wes Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | | Kasper Schmeichel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = |  | Sean St Ledger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = |  | Jermaine Beckford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Disciplinary record
Last Updated: 16 May 2012Captains
| No. | Position | Nation | Name | Starts |
| 5 | CB | | Wes Morgan | 51 |
| 1 | GK | | Kasper Schmeichel | 2 |
Suspensions
Penalties
Overall seasonal record
Note: Games which are level after extra-time and are decided by a penalty shoot-out are listed as draws.
| Games played | 53 |
| Games won | 22 |
| Games drawn | 12 |
| Games lost | 19 |
| Win % | 41.511% |
| Goals scored | 83 |
| Goals conceded | 58 |
| Goal difference | +25 |
| Yellow cards | 61 |
| Red cards | 2 |
| Worst discipline | David Nugent |
| Biggest win | 6-0 |
| Heaviest defeat | 2-4 & 0-2 & 1-3 |
| Highest scoring match | 6-1 |
| Top scorer | 16 |
| Most assists | 9 |