Leicester Cathedral older Saxon church was replaced by a Norman one. The present building dates to about that age, with the addition of a spire and various restorations throughout the years. Most of what can be seen today is a Victorian restoration by architect Raphael Brandon. The cathedral of the former Anglo-Saxon diocese of Leicester was on a different site. A cenotaph memorial stone to Richard III was until recently located in the chancel; it was replaced by the tomb of the king himself. The monarch, killed in 1485 at the Leicestershire battlefield of Bosworth Field, had been roughly interred in the
Leicester City F.C. in European football since the clubs last met back in 1961, the Madrid club won the first leg 2–1, at their Vicente Calderón Stadium. Leicester lost the home tie 2–0 and the Midland club were eliminated. Juninho - who was in the Middlesbrough team beaten by City in the League Cup final - scored in both legs, while Ian Marshall was the sole Leicester goalscorer. O'Neill's Leicester side won the League Cup again in 1999–2000, this time beating Tranmere Rovers in the Final, the last to be held at the old Wembley Stadium. This saw Leicester awarded a place in the UEFA Cup,