Leicester City F.C. Men's Player award, while playing for Leicester: The following managers have been shortlisted and won, The Best FIFA Men's Coach award while managing Leicester: The following goalkeepers have been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award, while playing for Leicester: The following players have been shortlisted for the FIFA FIFPro World11, while playing for Leicester: The following players have been named in the PFA Team of the Year while at Leicester: Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Leicester. The club competes in the Premier League, England's top division of football, and
History of Leicester City F.C. Scottish managers (after Peter Hodge and Matt Gillies) by steering Leicester to the Division Two championship in 1980. Unfortunately, Wallace was not able to keep Leicester in Division One, but they reached the FA Cup semi-final for the last time to date in 1982. Under Wallace, one of City's most famous homegrown players, Gary Lineker, emerged into the first team squad. Leicester's next manager was Gordon Milne, who achieved promotion in 1983. Lineker helped Leicester maintain their place in the First Division but was sold to Everton in 1985 and two years later Leicester went down, having failed to find