Dave Smith

Of Fossils And Foxes - Leicester City FC History, Facts and Stats

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@ElsieEphsey Can’t think of an example though I would have to trawl through Christmas and Easter fixtures to be certain. Filbert Street did stage two midweek fixtures in the same week twice: 1975 Ipswich v Leeds FA Cup and 1979 Arsenal v Sheffield Wed FA Cup both second and third replays

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Hamza Choudhury’s second strike this afternoon, a penalty, for Bangladeshi v Nepal is the 150th international goal scored by a #LCFC player #fossilsandfoxes

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For the first time since the end of 2013-14 (excluding Covid), the cumulative average home attendance for the season for #LCFC has dropped below 30,000. A worrying trend? #fossilsandfoxes

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Azmir Begovic at 38 years 137 days is the fourth oldest #LCFC debutant (Schwarzer, Phillips, Powell) #fossilsandfoxes

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Aaron Ramsey (23 mins) is only the second City player to be red carded on debut but not the fastest. Dion Dublin was dismissed after just 17 mins on his first appearance #fossilsandfoxes

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Wilfred Ndidi (245+29) moves ahead of David Nish (273) and Ali Mauchlen (260+13) into 38th place in #lcfc overall appearances list #fossilsandfoxes

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Jamie Vardy (37 yrs, 221 days) now oldest #lcfc PL goalscorer ahead of Les Ferdinand and third in club’s all time list after Kevin Phillips and Arthur Chandler #fossilsandfoxes

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Jamie Vardy (375+85) moves level with Hughie Adcock and Mark Wallington (both 460) in joint fourth place in #lcfc overall career appearance list #fossilsandfoxes

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Tawanda Maswanhise becomes the 150th #LCFC player to win a full international cap #fossilsandfoxes

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@KevinWessy @FilbertStreet_ Actually Andy Jeffrey features on page 420 of OF&F4 in the Nearly Men section. And, yes, his name is spelt incorrectly on that magazine caption.

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Marc Albrighton becomes second #lcfc player to make 100 substitute appearances (Kelechi Iheanacho) #fossilsandfoxes

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At 37 years 37 days, Jamie Vardy joins Mal Griffiths as #lcfc fifth oldest goalscorer (Kevin Phillips, Arthur Chandler, Teddy King, Les Ferdinand) #fossilsandfoxes

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Kelechi Iheanacho is the fifth #lcfc player to score an international penalty shootout goal (Bamba, Bolkiah, Maguire, Slimani). Muskwe remains to only one to miss in a shootout. #fossilsandfoxes

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@IainW198 All games. That was the most recent instance of that particular result. Biggest away wins: 13-0 Notts Olympic FAC 1894; 10-0 Mkt Harborough FAC 1903; 9-0 Saints 2019; 9-1 Notts Co WW2 1943; 8-1 Coventry LC 1964

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Last 5-0 away win for #lcfc was March 1970, against Charlton at The Valley in Division 2 #fossilsandfoxes

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@nigelhaddon The game where Shilton scored was a 5-1 win at Southampton in 1967

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Jamie Vardy (370+79) draws level with Steve Walsh (430+19) in sixth place in #lcfc overall career appearance chart. Next up Adcock and Wallington (both 460) #fossilsandfoxes

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Marc Albrighton (209+97) draws level with Len Glover (298+8) in 29th place in #LCFC all time appearance chart #fossilsandfoxes

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@Tinnion32 @John_M100 @leicsccc I’m told that it is being reprinted due to an error and will appear in the Leicestershire club shop shortly

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Patson Daka (10) is now the #lcfc all time leading international goalscorer ahead of Mahrez and Iheanacho (both 8) #fossilsandfoxes