Filbert Street Filbert Street Filbert Street was a football stadium in Leicester, England, which served as the home of Leicester City FC from 1891 until 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. Leicester City was formed in 1884. The club was then named "Leicester Fosse", as its founders mostly lived in the west end of the city, through which the Fosse Way ran. In 1884–85 it played at a ground known as the Racecourse, before sharing Victoria Park with the Leicester Tigers rugby club
Paul Dixon (footballer, born 1960) Filbert Street, although he was later substituted for Billy Rodaway. He went on to play 14 more times in the league, scoring once, forming a regular partnership with Overson in the heart of the defense. However, injury forced him to miss the remainder of the campaign as the team suffered relegation to the Third Division for the first time in their history. The injury he had suffered caused Dixon to miss almost all of the following season, as he made only two first-team appearances during the 1980–81 campaign. He was used sparingly in the league in 1981–82, making nine appearances