History of Leicester City F.C. feigned in light of the upcoming FA Cup final) eventually took their toll and Leicester took just one point from their final five games, seeing them fall to fourth position, though this was still the club's best post-war finish up until the 2015–16 season, where Leicester won the Premier League. They then lost the 1963 cup final 3–1 to Matt Busby's Manchester United. Gillies finally won silverware though in 1964. Leicester beat Stoke City 4–3 on aggregate to win the League Cup for the first time. Leicester also reached the League Cup final the following year, losing to Chelsea. In
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