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
Gordon Banks clubs paid to average players. Leicester finished 18th in the league and were knocked out of the FA Cup by Liverpool at Anfield in the sixth round. In the League Cup, City struggled to get past Peterborough United (in a replay), Grimsby Town and Crystal Palace (in a replay), before they recorded an 8–1 victory over Coventry City at Highfield Road. After easing past Plymouth Argyle in the semi-finals, Banks found himself playing in another League Cup final. However Chelsea won the final after successfully defending their 3–2 win at Stamford Bridge with a goalless draw at Filbert Street. Banks