NICKNAME: Foxes
FOUNDED: 1884
MANAGER: Micky Adams
GROUND: The Walkers Stadium
LAST SEASON:
League Second (Nationwide One)
FA Cup Fourth Round
Worthington Cup Third Round
HONOURS:
Division Two Champions (6)1924-25, 1936-37, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1970-71, 1979-80
League Cup Winners (3) 1964, 1997, 2000
RECORD VICTORY: League 10-0 v Portsmouth, Division One, 20-10-1928 Cup 8-1 v Coventry, League Cup Fifth Round, 01-12-1964
RECORD DEFEAT: 0-12 v Nottingham Forest, Division One, 21-04-1909
RECORD ATTENDANCE: 47,298 v Tottenham, FA Cup Fifth Round, 18-02-1928
RECORD TRANSFER PAID: £5m, Ade Akinbiyi to Wolves, July 2000.
RECORD TRANSFER RECEIVED: £11m, Emile Heskey from Liverpool, March 2000
TOP LEAGUE GOALSCORER: Season Arthur Rowley, 44, 1956-57 All-time Arthur Chandler, 259, 1923-35
MOST LEAGUE APPEARANCES: Adam Black, 528, 1920-35
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