| 1919 | Leicester Fosse changed name |
| 1922-23 | Missed promotion on goal average |
| 1924-25 | Football League Division Two Champions |
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| Promoted to Division One |
| 1928-29 | Football League runner-up |
| 1933-34 | F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1935 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1936-37 | Football League Division Two Champions |
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| Promoted to Division One |
| 1939 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1939-40 | Football League programme abandoned due to outbreak of war |
| 1948-49 | F.A. Cup runner-up |
| 1953-54 | Football League Division Two Champions (on goal average) |
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| Promoted to Division One |
| 1955 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1956-57 | Football League Division Two Champions |
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| Promoted to Division One |
| 1960-61 | F.A. Cup runner-up |
| 1962-63 | F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1963-64 | Football League Cup Winners |
| 1964-65 | Football League Cup runner-up |
| 1968-69 | F.A. Cup runner-up |
| 1969 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1970-71 | Football League Division Two Champions |
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| Promoted to Division One |
| 1973-74 | F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1978 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1979-80 | Football League Division Two Champions |
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| Promoted to Division One |
| 1981 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1981-82 | F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1982-83 | Promoted to Division One |
| 1987 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1991-92 | Not promoted after play-offs (SF Cambridge United 1 Leicester |
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| City 1, Leicester City 5 Cambridge United 0 - Agg 6-1, F |
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| Blackburn Rovers 1 Leicester City 0 @ Wembley) |
| 1992-93 | Division Two re-designated Division One on formation of F A |
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| Premiership |
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| Not promoted after play-offs (SF Leicester City 1 Portsmouth 0, |
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| Portsmouth 2 Leicester City 2 - Agg 3-2, F Leicester City 3 |
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| Swindon Town 4 @ Wembley) |
| 1993-94 | Promoted to F A Premiership after play-offs (SF Tranmere Rovers 0 |
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| Leicester City 0, Leicester City 2 Tranmere Rovers 1 - Agg 2-1, |
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| F Derby County 1 Leicester City 2 @ Wembley) |
| 1995 | Relegated to Football League Division One |
| 1995-96 | Promoted to F A Premiership after play-offs (SF Leicester City 0 |
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| Stoke City 0, Stoke City 0 Leicester City 1 - Agg 1-0, F Crystal |
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| Palace 1 Leicester City 2 @ Wembley) |
| 1996-97 | Football League Cup Winners (2nd time) |
| 1998-99 | Football League Cup runner-up |
| 1999-00 | Football League Cup Winners (3rd time) |
| 2002 | Relegated to Football League Division One |
| 2002-03 | Football League runner-up |
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| Promoted to F.A. Premiership |
| 2004 | Relegated to Football League Division One, then renamed "Football League Championship" |