Matt Gillies then club record incoming fee of £80,000 and the unrest over pay saw Leicester slump to 18th that season in the league. The signing of Derek Dougan for £21,000 from Peterborough United and Jackie Sinclair from Dunfermline for £25,000 the following summer though saw the club rejuvenated and again become a strong force in the First Division. However, having just celebrated victory in the 1966 World Cup and having cemented a reputation as being one of the world's foremost goalkeepers, Gordon Banks was under pressure from upcoming youth star Peter Shilton. Shilton wanted first team football and realised that with
2008–09 Leicester City F.C. season been named in the most starting line-ups. This line-up may differ from the list of players with most appearances. All Stats obtained from LCFC.com 2008–09 Leicester City F.C. season The 2008–09 season was Leicester City F.C.'s 104th season in the English football league system and their first and, to date, only season in the third tier of English football, after being relegated to League One the previous season. Under the stewardship of new manager Nigel Pearson (who managed to become the first Leicester manager in five years to last an entire season), Leicester comfortably took the League One title to