M69 Derby
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The M69 Derby is a term used to describe football matches played between Coventry City
and Leicester City
. It takes its name from the motorway
that connects the two cities, which are only 24 miles (38 km) apart.
Although neither side is the other club's traditional 'arch rival', with Aston Villa
considered Coventry's traditional rival and Nottingham Forest as Leicester's, the fixture has become increasingly significant in recent years with both clubs' traditional rivals often being in different leagues, and the disillusionment of some Coventry and Leicester fans with their traditional rivalries, which were becoming increasingly one-sided. According to a survey by The Football Pools published in 2008, this fixture is the 26th fiercest rivalry in English football.
The derby has on occasion been marred by violence, the most recent in February 2008. Prior to that, another took place in Coventry in October 2004 where police officers were pelted with missiles.
at Highfield Road
on 4 December 1964. Coventry have been heavily beaten on two other occasions at Filbert Street
, with both matches ending in a 5–1 win for Leicester. The first was in 1924–25
, when Arthur Chandler
scored a hat-trick, and in 1984–85
, when Gary Lineker
scored a brace.
Both teams were undefeated against each other on their current home turfs. This ended for Coventry when Leicester won 1-0 at the Ricoh Arena on 6 August 2011.
The most recent game resulted in a 1–0 win for Leicester at the Ricoh Arena. Note that the table shows matches from the 1984–85 season onwards.
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
and Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
. It takes its name from the motorway
M69 motorway
The M69 is a lightly used dual three lane dual carriageway motorway in Leicestershire and Warwickshire, England connecting Leicester and Coventry. It opened in 1977.-History:...
that connects the two cities, which are only 24 miles (38 km) apart.
Although neither side is the other club's traditional 'arch rival', with Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
considered Coventry's traditional rival and Nottingham Forest as Leicester's, the fixture has become increasingly significant in recent years with both clubs' traditional rivals often being in different leagues, and the disillusionment of some Coventry and Leicester fans with their traditional rivalries, which were becoming increasingly one-sided. According to a survey by The Football Pools published in 2008, this fixture is the 26th fiercest rivalry in English football.
The derby has on occasion been marred by violence, the most recent in February 2008. Prior to that, another took place in Coventry in October 2004 where police officers were pelted with missiles.
Statistics
The first fixture between the two clubs was a Second Division game on 27 September 1919 and resulted in a 1–0 win for Leicester. The biggest victory resulted in an 8–1 to Leicester in the League CupFootball League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
at Highfield Road
Highfield Road
The Highfield Road Stadium was a football stadium in the city of Coventry, England. It was the home ground for Coventry City F.C. until the club moved to the new Ricoh Arena after the 2005-06 season...
on 4 December 1964. Coventry have been heavily beaten on two other occasions at Filbert Street
Filbert Street
Filbert Street, in Leicester, England, was a football stadium, and the home of Leicester City from 1891 to 2002. Although officially titled "The City Business Stadium" in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively by its address, like many English football stadia.- Early years :The club,...
, with both matches ending in a 5–1 win for Leicester. The first was in 1924–25
1924-25 in English football
The 1924–25 season was the 50th season of competitive football in England.-Honours:Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour...
, when Arthur Chandler
Arthur Chandler
Arthur Clarence Hillier Chandler was a professional footballer in the 1920s and 1930s. He is most famous at Leicester City, where he is the club's all time record goal scorer, with 273 goals, though he also played for Queens Park Rangers and Notts County....
scored a hat-trick, and in 1984–85
1984-85 in English football
The 1984–85 season was the 105th season of competitive football in England.-Bradford City disaster:56 spectators died and more than 200 were injured when a fire ripped through the Main Stand at Valley Parade during Bradford City's Third Division fixture with Lincoln City on 11 May...
, when Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker
Gary Winston Lineker, OBE , is a former English footballer, who played as a striker. He is a sports broadcaster for the BBC, Al Jazeera Sports and Eredivisie Live...
scored a brace.
Both teams were undefeated against each other on their current home turfs. This ended for Coventry when Leicester won 1-0 at the Ricoh Arena on 6 August 2011.
| Coventry wins | Draws | Leicester wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| League | 23 | 22 | 35 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| League Cup | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 25 | 23 | 36 |
Game list
| Date | Competition | Stadium | Score | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... Scorers |
Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... Scorers |
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| 6 Aug 2011 | Championship Championship Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :... |
Ricoh Arena Ricoh Arena The Ricoh Arena , home to Coventry City F.C., is a stadium complex situated in the Rowleys Green district of the city of Coventry, England containing a 32,609 seater football stadium, a 6,000 square-metre exhibition hall, a hotel, a leisure club, and a casino... |
0-1 | Peltier Lee Peltier Lee Anthony Peltier is an English footballer, currently playing for Leicester City, having started his career with Liverpool... |
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| 26 Feb 2011 | Championship Championship Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :... |
Walkers Stadium Walkers Stadium The King Power Stadium is a football stadium which hosts home matches of English football club Leicester City. The all-seater stadium, inaugurated in July 2002, holds 32,500 and has the 19th largest stadium capacity in England. The stadium is named after King Power, a company owned by club owner... |
1–1 | Naughton Kyle Naughton Kyle Naughton is an English footballer who plays as a right back for Norwich City on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.-Sheffield United:... |
King Marlon King Marlon Francis King is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Birmingham City. After starting his career in non-League football with Dulwich Hamlet, he played for Barnet, Gillingham, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest before moving to Watford in 2005... |
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| 11 Sept 2010 | Championship Championship Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :... |
Ricoh Arena Ricoh Arena The Ricoh Arena , home to Coventry City F.C., is a stadium complex situated in the Rowleys Green district of the city of Coventry, England containing a 32,609 seater football stadium, a 6,000 square-metre exhibition hall, a hotel, a leisure club, and a casino... |
1–1 | King | Platt Clive Platt Clive Linton Platt is an English footballer, currently playing for Coventry City, having previously played for Peterborough United, Notts County, Rochdale, Walsall, Milton Keynes Dons and Colchester United.... |
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| 21 Mar 2010 | Championship Championship Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :... |
Walkers Stadium Walkers Stadium The King Power Stadium is a football stadium which hosts home matches of English football club Leicester City. The all-seater stadium, inaugurated in July 2002, holds 32,500 and has the 19th largest stadium capacity in England. The stadium is named after King Power, a company owned by club owner... |
2–2 | King (2) | McPake James McPake James McPake is a Scottish footballer, currently playing for Coventry City in the Football League Championship... , Deegan Gary Deegan Gary Deegan is an Irish footballer currently playing for English Championship side Coventry City.-Early career:... |
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| 03 Oct 2009 | Championship Championship Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :... |
Ricoh Arena Ricoh Arena The Ricoh Arena , home to Coventry City F.C., is a stadium complex situated in the Rowleys Green district of the city of Coventry, England containing a 32,609 seater football stadium, a 6,000 square-metre exhibition hall, a hotel, a leisure club, and a casino... |
1–1 | Waghorn Martyn Waghorn Martyn Thomas Waghorn is an English footballer who plays for Hull City as a striker, on loan from Leicester City. Waghorn had been with Sunderland since the age of eight and made his first team debut for the club in December 2007 against Manchester United at the age of 17... |
Clingan Sammy Clingan Samuel "Sammy" Clingan is a Northern Irish international footballer who is currently the club captain of Coventry City.-Early career:Clingan began his career in August 2001 as a youth trainee at Wolverhampton Wanderers... |
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| Leicester promoted to Championship Championship Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :... 2008–09 |
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| Leicester relegated to League One 2007–08 | ||||||||
| 23 Feb 2008 | Championship Championship Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :... |
Ricoh Arena Ricoh Arena The Ricoh Arena , home to Coventry City F.C., is a stadium complex situated in the Rowleys Green district of the city of Coventry, England containing a 32,609 seater football stadium, a 6,000 square-metre exhibition hall, a hotel, a leisure club, and a casino... |
2–0 | Ward Elliott Ward Elliott Leslie Ward is an English professional footballer currently playing for Norwich City. He signed for the Canaries on a free transfer from Coventry City in May 2010; officially joining them on 1 July.... (pen), Best Leon Best Leon Julian Brendan Best is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League team Newcastle United and the Republic of Ireland national football team. Best represented Ireland at under-21 level and won his first full international cap against Nigeria on 29 May 2009.Best... |
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| 12 Jan 2008 | Championship Championship Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :... |
Walkers Stadium Walkers Stadium The King Power Stadium is a football stadium which hosts home matches of English football club Leicester City. The all-seater stadium, inaugurated in July 2002, holds 32,500 and has the 19th largest stadium capacity in England. The stadium is named after King Power, a company owned by club owner... |
2–0 | Howard Steve Howard Steven John "Steve" Howard is a Scottish-English footballer currently playing for Championship side Leicester City.Howard is renowned for his aerial strength... , Hayles Barry Hayles Barrington Edward "Barry" Hayles is a footballer who plays for Conference South club Truro City as a striker, having previously played for Stevenage Borough, Bristol Rovers, Fulham, Sheffield United, Millwall, Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City and Cheltenham Town... |
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| 17 Feb 2007 | Championship Championship Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :... |
Walkers Stadium Walkers Stadium The King Power Stadium is a football stadium which hosts home matches of English football club Leicester City. The all-seater stadium, inaugurated in July 2002, holds 32,500 and has the 19th largest stadium capacity in England. The stadium is named after King Power, a company owned by club owner... |
3–0 | Horsfield Geoff Horsfield Geoffrey Malcolm "Geoff" Horsfield is an English former professional footballer, now football coach. He made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a striker. He is now a coach at Port Vale.... (2), Johnson Andy Johnson (Welsh footballer) Andrew James "Andy" Johnson is an English born Welsh international football midfielder who last played for King's Lynn.-Career:He began his career at Norwich City, before joining Nottingham Forest in 1997 for £2.2m... |
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| 18 Aug 2006 | Championship Championship Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :... |
Ricoh Arena Ricoh Arena The Ricoh Arena , home to Coventry City F.C., is a stadium complex situated in the Rowleys Green district of the city of Coventry, England containing a 32,609 seater football stadium, a 6,000 square-metre exhibition hall, a hotel, a leisure club, and a casino... |
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| 17 Apr 2006 | Championship Championship Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :... |
Ricoh Arena Ricoh Arena The Ricoh Arena , home to Coventry City F.C., is a stadium complex situated in the Rowleys Green district of the city of Coventry, England containing a 32,609 seater football stadium, a 6,000 square-metre exhibition hall, a hotel, a leisure club, and a casino... |
1–1 | Stearman Richard Stearman Richard James Michael Stearman is an English footballer of Irish descent who plays as a defender for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers... ; (Kisnorbo Patrick Kisnorbo Patrick Fabio Maxime Kisnorbo is an Australian football player of Mauritian and Italian heritage who plays for Leeds United in The Championship of the English Football League. Kisnorbo is also an Australian international with 18 caps to his name. Also known by his nickname Paddy... sent off) |
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| 23 Oct 2005 | Championship Championship Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :... |
Walkers Stadium Walkers Stadium The King Power Stadium is a football stadium which hosts home matches of English football club Leicester City. The all-seater stadium, inaugurated in July 2002, holds 32,500 and has the 19th largest stadium capacity in England. The stadium is named after King Power, a company owned by club owner... |
2–1 | de Vries Mark de Vries Mark de Vries is a Dutch footballer currently playing for Dutch Jupiler League club SC Cambuur.- Early career :... (2) |
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| 08 Nov 2004 | Championship Championship Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :... |
Walkers Stadium Walkers Stadium The King Power Stadium is a football stadium which hosts home matches of English football club Leicester City. The all-seater stadium, inaugurated in July 2002, holds 32,500 and has the 19th largest stadium capacity in England. The stadium is named after King Power, a company owned by club owner... |
3–0 | Nalis Lilian Nalis Lilian Nalis is a retired French footballer who played as a midfielder.- Career :Nalis started his career in his home country of France, playing for a wide variety of French clubs including Le Havre, Caen, Guingamp and Bastia... , Tiatto Danny Tiatto Daniele Amadeo "Danny" Tiatto is an Australian professional football player who plays for St Albans Saints in the Victorian Premier League.-Early years:... , Heath Matt Heath Matthew Philip "Matt" Heath is an English footballer, playing for Colchester United. His position is centre half.-Leicester City:... |
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| 16 Oct 2004 | Championship Championship Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :... |
Highfield Road Highfield Road The Highfield Road Stadium was a football stadium in the city of Coventry, England. It was the home ground for Coventry City F.C. until the club moved to the new Ricoh Arena after the 2005-06 season... |
1–1 | Dublin Dion Dublin Dion Dublin , is a retired English footballer. He was capped four times for England. Dublin started his career as a centre back with Norwich City, but made his name at Cambridge United as a goal-scoring centre forward. However, in his later years he showed his versatility by becoming an... |
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| Leicester relegated to Championship Championship Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :... 2003–04 |
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| Leicester promoted to Premier League 2002–03 | ||||||||
| 22 Mar 2003 | First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... |
Highfield Road Highfield Road The Highfield Road Stadium was a football stadium in the city of Coventry, England. It was the home ground for Coventry City F.C. until the club moved to the new Ricoh Arena after the 2005-06 season... |
1–2 | McKinlay Billy McKinlay William Alexander McKinlay, better known as Billy McKinlay , is a Scottish former footballer and current development squad manager of Fulham.-Career:... , Scowcroft James Scowcroft James Benjamin Scowcroft is a footballer, currently playing for Bury Town.-Club career:Scowcroft started his career as a youth at Ipswich Town and progressed to become the regular first team centre forward, gaining five England Under-21 caps in the process. From 1994 to 2001 he played over 200... |
Jansen Matt Jansen Matthew Brooke "Matt" Jansen is an English footballer, who plays as a striker and currently plays for Chorley. He started his career with hometown club Carlisle United, and also played for Crystal Palace, Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers as well as a loan spell with Coventry City. He won six... |
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| 29 Oct 2002 | First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... |
Walkers Stadium Walkers Stadium The King Power Stadium is a football stadium which hosts home matches of English football club Leicester City. The all-seater stadium, inaugurated in July 2002, holds 32,500 and has the 19th largest stadium capacity in England. The stadium is named after King Power, a company owned by club owner... |
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Partridge Richie Partridge Richard Joseph "Richie" Partridge is a retired Irish footballer. Active in senior football between 2000 and 2011, he was capped at Under 18 and Under 21 level by the Irish national team, called up by the senior national team in 2002, and played for nine English clubs before finishing his career in... |
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| Leicester relegated to First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... 2001–02 |
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| Coventry relegated to First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... 2000–01 |
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| 07 Apr 2001 | Premier League | Filbert Street Filbert Street Filbert Street, in Leicester, England, was a football stadium, and the home of Leicester City from 1891 to 2002. Although officially titled "The City Business Stadium" in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively by its address, like many English football stadia.- Early years :The club,... |
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Bellamy Craig Bellamy Craig Douglas Bellamy is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool and the Welsh national team. Born in Cardiff, Bellamy was the captain of the Welsh national side for four years after taking over from Ryan Giggs in 2007, but stood down in January 2011 due to constant injuries... , Carsley Lee Carsley Lee Kevin Carsley is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League and Premier League for Derby County, Blackburn Rovers, Coventry City, Everton and Birmingham City. Although English by birth, he represented the Republic of Ireland internationally... , Hartson John Hartson John Hartson is a former Welsh international footballer who played as a striker, best known for his spells with West Ham and Celtic. Hartson also featured prominently for Wales, earning 51 caps until his international retirement in 2006... |
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| 10 Dec 2000 | Premier League | Highfield Road Highfield Road The Highfield Road Stadium was a football stadium in the city of Coventry, England. It was the home ground for Coventry City F.C. until the club moved to the new Ricoh Arena after the 2005-06 season... |
1–0 | Bellamy Craig Bellamy Craig Douglas Bellamy is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool and the Welsh national team. Born in Cardiff, Bellamy was the captain of the Welsh national side for four years after taking over from Ryan Giggs in 2007, but stood down in January 2011 due to constant injuries... |
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| 27 Nov 1999 | Premier League | Highfield Road Highfield Road The Highfield Road Stadium was a football stadium in the city of Coventry, England. It was the home ground for Coventry City F.C. until the club moved to the new Ricoh Arena after the 2005-06 season... |
0–1 | Heskey Emile Heskey Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Born in Leicester, Heskey started his career with hometown club Leicester City after progressing through their youth system, making his first team debut in 1995... |
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| 11 Aug 1999 | Premier League | Filbert Street Filbert Street Filbert Street, in Leicester, England, was a football stadium, and the home of Leicester City from 1891 to 2002. Although officially titled "The City Business Stadium" in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively by its address, like many English football stadia.- Early years :The club,... |
1–0 | Izzet (pen) | (Burrows David Burrows (footballer) David Burrows is an English former footballer. During his career he played for West Bromwich Albion, Liverpool, West Ham United, Everton, Coventry City, Birmingham City and Sheffield Wednesday as well as the England Under-21 and B teams... sent off) |
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| 24 Apr 1999 | Premier League | Filbert Street Filbert Street Filbert Street, in Leicester, England, was a football stadium, and the home of Leicester City from 1891 to 2002. Although officially titled "The City Business Stadium" in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively by its address, like many English football stadia.- Early years :The club,... |
1–0 | Marshall Ian Marshall Ian Paul Marshall is a former professional footballer.-Career:Marshall made his name playing as a defender and striker for Oldham Athletic but started his career as an apprentice with hometown club Everton... |
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| 23 Jan 1999 | FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
Filbert Street Filbert Street Filbert Street, in Leicester, England, was a football stadium, and the home of Leicester City from 1891 to 2002. Although officially titled "The City Business Stadium" in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively by its address, like many English football stadia.- Early years :The club,... |
0–3 | Whelan Noel Whelan Noel Whelan is a former English professional footballer who last played for Darlington. He has previously played for a number of league clubs including Leeds United, Coventry City and Middlesbrough... , Froggatt, Telfer Paul Telfer (footballer) Paul Norman Telfer is a retired Scottish footballer who played as a full-back for various clubs, including Luton Town, Coventry City, Southampton and Celtic. He also made one appearance for the Scotland national football team... ; (Boateng George Boateng George Boateng is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nottingham Forest in The Championship.-Club career:... sent off) |
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| 28 Nov 1998 | Premier League | Highfield Road Highfield Road The Highfield Road Stadium was a football stadium in the city of Coventry, England. It was the home ground for Coventry City F.C. until the club moved to the new Ricoh Arena after the 2005-06 season... |
1–1 | Heskey Emile Heskey Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Born in Leicester, Heskey started his career with hometown club Leicester City after progressing through their youth system, making his first team debut in 1995... ; (Sinclair Frank Sinclair Frank Mohammed Sinclair is an English-born Jamaican footballer who plays for Hendon in the Isthmian League Premier Division.-Chelsea:... sent off) |
Huckerby Darren Huckerby Darren Huckerby is a former English footballer who played as a forward.-Early career:Huckerby was born in Nottingham, England. His mother is of partial Georgian descent. Huckerby started playing professionally for Lincoln City, before signing for Newcastle United in a £400,000 deal in 1995... |
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| 4 Apr 1998 | Premier League | Filbert Street Filbert Street Filbert Street, in Leicester, England, was a football stadium, and the home of Leicester City from 1891 to 2002. Although officially titled "The City Business Stadium" in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively by its address, like many English football stadia.- Early years :The club,... |
1–1 | Wilson Stuart Wilson (footballer) Stuart Wilson is an English football midfielder.-External links:* *... |
Whelan Noel Whelan Noel Whelan is a former English professional footballer who last played for Darlington. He has previously played for a number of league clubs including Leeds United, Coventry City and Middlesbrough... |
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| 29 Nov 1997 | Premier League | Highfield Road Highfield Road The Highfield Road Stadium was a football stadium in the city of Coventry, England. It was the home ground for Coventry City F.C. until the club moved to the new Ricoh Arena after the 2005-06 season... |
0–2 | Fenton Graham Fenton Graham Anthony Fenton is an English professional footballer, currently playing for North Shields. He was also capped once by England at under-21 level.-Career:... , Elliott (pen) |
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| 8 Mar 1997 | Premier League | Highfield Road Highfield Road The Highfield Road Stadium was a football stadium in the city of Coventry, England. It was the home ground for Coventry City F.C. until the club moved to the new Ricoh Arena after the 2005-06 season... |
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| 21 Dec 1996 | Premier League | Filbert Street Filbert Street Filbert Street, in Leicester, England, was a football stadium, and the home of Leicester City from 1891 to 2002. Although officially titled "The City Business Stadium" in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively by its address, like many English football stadia.- Early years :The club,... |
0–2 | Dublin Dion Dublin Dion Dublin , is a retired English footballer. He was capped four times for England. Dublin started his career as a centre back with Norwich City, but made his name at Cambridge United as a goal-scoring centre forward. However, in his later years he showed his versatility by becoming an... (2) |
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| Leicester promoted to Premier League 1995–96 | ||||||||
| Leicester relegated to First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... 1994–95 |
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| 25 Feb 1995 | Premier League | Highfield Road Highfield Road The Highfield Road Stadium was a football stadium in the city of Coventry, England. It was the home ground for Coventry City F.C. until the club moved to the new Ricoh Arena after the 2005-06 season... |
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| 3 Oct 1994 | Premier League | Filbert Street Filbert Street Filbert Street, in Leicester, England, was a football stadium, and the home of Leicester City from 1891 to 2002. Although officially titled "The City Business Stadium" in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively by its address, like many English football stadia.- Early years :The club,... |
2–2 | Roberts Iwan Roberts Iwan Wyn Roberts is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a striker for a number of English league clubs. The most notable period of his club career was with Norwich City... (2) |
Dublin Dion Dublin Dion Dublin , is a retired English footballer. He was capped four times for England. Dublin started his career as a centre back with Norwich City, but made his name at Cambridge United as a goal-scoring centre forward. However, in his later years he showed his versatility by becoming an... , Wegerle Roy Wegerle Roy Wegerle is a South African-American former soccer player, who played for the United States in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups. He is one of two players who played in both the NASL and MLS; the other is Hugo Sánchez.... |
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| Leicester City promoted to Premier League 1993–94 | ||||||||
| Leicester City relegated to Second Division Football League Second Division From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams... 1986–87 |
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| 4 May 1987 | First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... |
Filbert Street Filbert Street Filbert Street, in Leicester, England, was a football stadium, and the home of Leicester City from 1891 to 2002. Although officially titled "The City Business Stadium" in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively by its address, like many English football stadia.- Early years :The club,... |
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| 6 Dec 1986 | First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... |
Highfield Road Highfield Road The Highfield Road Stadium was a football stadium in the city of Coventry, England. It was the home ground for Coventry City F.C. until the club moved to the new Ricoh Arena after the 2005-06 season... |
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| 8 Mar 1986 | First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... |
Filbert Street Filbert Street Filbert Street, in Leicester, England, was a football stadium, and the home of Leicester City from 1891 to 2002. Although officially titled "The City Business Stadium" in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively by its address, like many English football stadia.- Early years :The club,... |
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| 6 Oct 1985 | First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... |
Highfield Road Highfield Road The Highfield Road Stadium was a football stadium in the city of Coventry, England. It was the home ground for Coventry City F.C. until the club moved to the new Ricoh Arena after the 2005-06 season... |
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| 23 Dec 1985 | First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... |
Filbert Street Filbert Street Filbert Street, in Leicester, England, was a football stadium, and the home of Leicester City from 1891 to 2002. Although officially titled "The City Business Stadium" in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively by its address, like many English football stadia.- Early years :The club,... |
5–1 | Lynex Steve Lynex Stephen Charles "Steve" Lynex is an English former professional footballer who made 360 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Leicester City, West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff City, and played in the League of Ireland and in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup for Shamrock Rovers.... , Rennie David Rennie (footballer) David Rennie in Edinburgh) is a retired Scottish footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or defender. He made more than 400 appearances in the Football League, playing for Leicester City, Leeds United, Bristol City, Birmingham City, Coventry City, Northampton Town and Peterborough... , Lineker Gary Lineker Gary Winston Lineker, OBE , is a former English footballer, who played as a striker. He is a sports broadcaster for the BBC, Al Jazeera Sports and Eredivisie Live... (2), Smith |
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| 1 Sept 1984 | First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... |
Highfield Road Highfield Road The Highfield Road Stadium was a football stadium in the city of Coventry, England. It was the home ground for Coventry City F.C. until the club moved to the new Ricoh Arena after the 2005-06 season... |
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See also
- Leicester City and Nottingham Forest rivalryLeicester City F.C. and Nottingham Forest F.C. rivalryThe fixture between Leicester City and Nottingham Forest is a football rivalry played between the two East Midlands clubs, sometimes referred to as an East Midlands derby, though the name is more traditionally between Nottingham Forest and Derby County...