1985–86 Leicester City F.C. season first 14 league games. Their only real highlight of the season was when the Foxes did the double over champions Everton and on the final day of the season, Leicester beat Newcastle United 2-0 at Filbert Street and with Ipswich Town losing at Sheffield Wednesday, it kept the Foxes in the top flight and sent Ipswich down. 1985–86 Leicester City F.C. season During the 1985–86 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, their third consecutive season at this level since promotion. A 19th-place finish in the final table was just enough to secure a
1987–88 Leicester City F.C. season fortunes turned in the second half of the season where they only lost 4 league games during that period and scored in each of their final 16 league fixtures. "Leicester City's score comes first" 1987–88 Leicester City F.C. season During the 1987–88 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division. In the 1987–88 season, Leicester started poorly with 5 defeats in their first 6 league games which put manager Hamilton under real pressure which forced him to snap up strikers Jari Rantanen from IFK Göteborg and Newell from Luton Town for a club record £350,000