2005–06 Leicester City F.C. season
During the 2005–06 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.
Season summary
In the 2005–06 season, Leicester's dismal form continued which saw some fans call for Levein's resignation as the team were near the bottom of the table after ten matches, and fell into the relegation zone in January, ultimately leading to his sacking on Wednesday 25 January 2006, despite a 3–2 FA Cup win over Premiership club Tottenham just 17 days earlier.After winning three out of four games as caretaker manager and moving the club five places up the league, Rob Kelly was appointed to see out the rest of the season. Kelly steered Leicester to safety and in April 2006 was given the manager's job on a permanent basis. Jim McCahill retired as chairman on 1 June 2006 and was replaced by Andrew Taylor.
Kit
Leicester City's kit was manufactured by English sports retailer JJB Sports and sponsored by Narborough-based bank Alliance & Leicester.Final league table
;Results summary;Results by round
Results
Leicester City's score comes firstLegend
Football League Championship
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
R3 | 8 January 2006 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3-2 | 19,844 | Hammond, Hughes, De Vries |
R4 | 28 January 2006 | Southampton | H | 0-1 | 20,427 |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
R1 | 23 August 2005 | Bury | A | 3-0 | 2,759 | Hamill, Stearman, Guðjónsson |
R2 | 20 September 2005 | Blackpool | H | 2-1 | 7,386 | De Vries |
R3 | 26 October 2005 | Cardiff City | A | 1-0 | 8,727 | Johansson |
R4 | 30 November 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1-2 | 13,067 | Williams |
Squad
Left club during season
2005–06 backroom staff
- This section lists members of staff who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2005–06 season
- Asterisks indicate member of staff left mid-season
Position | Nationality | Name |
Manager | Craig Levein* | |
Assistant Manager | Rob Kelly | |
First Team Coach | Peter Houston* | |
First Team Coach | Kenny Black* | |
Head Physio | David Rennie | |
Academy Manager | Jon Rudkin | |
Academy Coach | Steve Beaglehole | |
Academy Coach | Trevor Peake |