2015–16 Leicester City F.C. season 2015–16 Leicester City F.C. season The 2015–16 season was Leicester City's 111th season in the English football league system and their 48th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. During the season, Leicester participated in the Premier League for the second consecutive season, as well as the FA Cup and League Cup. In what was described as one of the greatest sporting stories of all time Leicester were confirmed as champions of the 2015–16 Premier League season on 2 May 2016, finishing top of England's highest league for the first time in the club's history. The club were
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