1974–75 Leicester City F.C. season

During the 1974–75 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Leicester City
1974–75 season
ChairmanTom Bloor
ManagerJimmy Bloomfield
First Division18th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Worthington (18)
All: Worthington (19)
Average home league attendance23,765

Season summary

In the 1974–75 season, Leicester could not improve on last season's 9th place, finishing 9 places lower. Goalkeeper Peter Shilton refused to sign a new contract and followed his mentor Gordon Banks by signing for Stoke City at a record fee for a goalkeeper of £325,000 in November and resulted in Mark Wallington starting the season in goal. From early November to late February, the Foxes didn't register a league win in 13 games which saw them slip to bottom of the table and heading for relegation but again their FA Cup progress gave them a boost in their league form. As the season drew to a close, Chris Garland improved their strike force by scoring 8 goals in 10 matches, which was enough to save the Foxes from the drop in 18th and 3 points clear of relegation.

Final league table
Main article: 1974–75 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Arsenal 42 13 11 18 47 49 0.959 37
17 Birmingham City 42 14 9 19 53 61 0.869 37
18 Leicester City 42 12 12 18 46 60 0.767 36
19 Tottenham Hotspur 42 13 8 21 52 63 0.825 34
20 Luton Town 42 11 11 20 47 65 0.723 33 Relegated
Source:

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1974ArsenalH0–126,448
20 August 1974Birmingham CityA4–327,961Weller, Worthington (2), Earle
24 August 1974LiverpoolA1–249,398Weller
27 August 1974Birmingham CityH1–124,018Worthington
31 August 1974Carlisle UnitedH1–120,658Worthington (pen)
7 September 1974Wolverhampton WanderersA1–120,564Glover
14 September 1974Queens Park RangersH3–119,763Worthington (2), Glover
21 September 1974West Ham UnitedA2–621,377Worthington (2, 1 pen)
28 September 1974Coventry CityH0–121,354
5 October 1974Luton TownH0–019,024
12 October 1974Derby CountyA0–124,753
19 October 1974Sheffield UnitedH3–018,433Worthington (2), Glover
26 October 1974Newcastle UnitedA1–034,988Earle
2 November 1974BurnleyH1–019,981Sammels
9 November 1974ChelseaA0–023,915
16 November 1974Tottenham HotspurH1–223,244Earle
23 November 1974Manchester CityA1–431,628Birchenall
30 November 1974Stoke CityA0–129,793
7 December 1974EvertonH0–221,451
10 December 1974MiddlesbroughA0–322,699
14 December 1974ArsenalA0–020,849
20 December 1974Ipswich TownH0–116,636
26 December 1974Queens Park RangersA2–417,311Lee (2)
28 December 1974Leeds UnitedH0–229,699
11 January 1975EvertonA0–331,985
18 January 1975Stoke CityH1–121,736Glover
1 February 1975ChelseaH1–123,759Weller
8 February 1975BurnleyA0–216,352
22 February 1975Tottenham HotspurA3–020,937Stringfellow, Worthington, Sammels
1 March 1975Carlisle UnitedA1–012,676Worthington
8 March 1975Manchester CityH1–023,059Lee
15 March 1975Coventry CityA2–223,139Worthington, Lee
19 March 1975LiverpoolH1–128,012Worthington
22 March 1975Wolverhampton WanderersH3–225,070Garland (3)
29 March 1975Ipswich TownA1–228,745Worthington
31 March 1975Leeds UnitedA2–229,898Lee, Garland
1 April 1975West Ham UnitedH3–030,408Worthington (pen), Garland (2)
5 April 1975Newcastle UnitedH4–023,638Garland (2), Lee, Worthington
9 April 1975MiddlesbroughH1–024,531Worthington
12 April 1975Luton TownA0–318,298
19 April 1975Derby CountyH0–038,143
26 April 1975Sheffield UnitedA0–428,947

FA Cup
Main article: 1974–75 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1975Oxford UnitedH3–121,643Worthington, Earle (2)
R425 January 1975LeatherheadA3–232,090Sammels, Earle, Weller
R515 February 1975ArsenalH0–043,841
R5R19 February 1975ArsenalA1–1 (a.e.t.)35,009Birchenall
R5R224 February 1975ArsenalA0–1 (a.e.t.)39,025

League Cup
Main article: 1974–75 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R210 September 1974ArsenalA1–120,788Birchenall
R2R18 September 1974ArsenalH2–117,303Munro, Glover
R38 October 1974MiddlesbroughA0–123,901

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK  ENG Peter Shilton
- DF  ENG Steve Whitworth
- DF  ENG Dennis Rofe
- MF  ENG Jon Sammels
- DF  ENG Malcolm Munro
- DF  ENG Graham Cross
- MF  ENG Keith Weller
- FW  ENG Steve Earle
- FW  ENG Frank Worthington
- MF  ENG Alan Birchenall
- MF  ENG Len Glover
- DF  ENG Pat Kruse
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF  IRL Joe Waters
- DF  ENG Alan Woollett
- GK  ENG Mark Wallington
- FW  ENG Malcolm Partridge
- DF  ENG Steve Yates
- MF  ENG Mike Stringfellow
- GK  ENG Carl Jayes
- GK  ENG John Farmer
- FW  ENG Bob Lee
- MF  ENG David Tomlin
- DF  ENG Jeff Blockley
- FW  ENG Chris Garland

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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