Vital QPR takes a look at this weekend’s opponents Leicester City.
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FACTS & FIGURES |
Founded: 1884 as Leicester Fosse
Nickname: The Foxes
Ground: King Power Stadium – 32,500
Manager: Nigel Pearson
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HONOURS & RECORDS |
HONOURS
FA Cup: Runners Up – 1949, 1961, 1963, 1969
League Cup: Winners – 1964, 1997, 2000
League Cup: Runners Up – 1965, 1999
First Division: Runners Up – 1928-29
Second Division: Champions – 1924-25, 1936-37, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1970-71, 1979-80
Football League Championship: Winners – 2013-14
Division One: Play-off winners 1993-94, 1995-96
Second Division: Runners Up – 1907-08,
Division One: Runners Up – 2002-03
League One: Champions – 2008-09
FA Charity Shield: Winners – 1971-72
RECORDS
Record Attendance: 47,298 v Tottenham Hotspur (FA Cup 5th round, 1928)
Record victory: 13-0 v Notts Olympic (13 October 1894)
Record defeat 0-12 v Nottingham Forest (21 April, 1909)
Record Buy: Andrej Kramarić – £9,000,000 from HNK Rijeka
Record Sale: Emile Heskey – £11,000,000 to Liverpool
Record Appearances: Graham Cross: 599 (1961- 1975)
Record Goals: Arthur Chandler: 273 (1923 – 1935)
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SQUAD LIST |
1 – Kasper Schmeichel
2 – Ritchie De Laet
3 – Paul Konchesky
4 – Danny Drinkwater
5 – Wes Morgan (captain)
6 – Matthew Upson
7 – Dean Hammond
8 – Matty James
9 – Jamie Vardy
10 – Andy King
11 – Marc Albrighton
12 – Ben Hamer
14 – Robert Huth
15 – Jeff Schlupp
16 – Tom Lawrence
17 – Danny Simpson
18 – Liam Moore
19 – Esteban Cambiasso
21 – Zoumana Bakayogo
22 – Gary Taylor-Fletcher
23 – Leonardo Ulloa
24 – Anthony Knockaert
25 – Conrad Logan
26 – Riyad Mahrez
27 – Marcin Wasilewski
32 – Mark Schwarzer
35 – David Nugent
39 – Chris Wood
40 – Andrej Kramarić
