2018–19 Leicester City F.C. season 2018–19 Leicester City F.C. season The 2018–19 Leicester City season is the club's 114th season in the English football league system and their 51st (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. This is their fifth consecutive season in the 2018–19 Premier League. They also compete in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. The season was marred by the death of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium on 27 October, shortly after a 1–1 home draw against West Ham United.
King Power Stadium Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's helicopter crashed in the car park outside the stadium, shortly after taking off from the pitch. Four other people were on the helicopter at the time. There were no survivors. In 2002, former Leicester City shirt sponsors Walkers signed a ten-year deal for naming rights. The agreement was superseded halfway through the period, in May 2007, when they again paid a "seven-figure sum" to extend their sponsorship of the stadium until 2017. Originally the ground was to have been called the "Walkers Bowl," but the name was dropped after fans objected on the grounds the name was too