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The 2015–16 season was Leicester City Football Club's 111th season in the English football league system and their 48th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. [1] During the season, Leicester participated in the Premier League for the second consecutive season, as well as the FA Cup and League Cup .
Fewest league defeats in a season – 3 (from 38 games, Premier League, 2015–16) Fewest home league defeats in a season – 0 (from 21 games, First Division (old), 1928–29) and (from 17 games, Second Division (old), 1898–99) [1] Fewest away league defeats in a season – 2 (from 19 games, Premier League, 2015–16)
At the beginning of the season, bookmakers had given Leicester City odds of 5000/1 against them winning the league. On 28 November 2015, Leicester striker Jamie Vardy set a new record by scoring in 11 consecutive matches with his goal against Manchester United, surpassing Ruud van Nistelrooy's Premier League record of 10 straight games with a ...
In 2016, Leicester City clinched their first Premier League title, their highest position in the League. Their lowest position was in 2009, when they clinched the League One (third tier) title, their only season outside the top two tiers of English football.
Most consecutive Premier League matches scored in: 11, Jamie Vardy (for Leicester City, 29 August – 28 November 2015) [96] Most consecutive away Premier League matches scored in: 9, Robin van Persie (for Arsenal, 1 January – 22 May 2011) [97] Players currently playing in the Premier League are highlighted in bold.
The 2008–09 campaign was Leicester's first season outside the top two levels of English football, but they hit this nadir only seven years before becoming the 2015–16 Premier League champions – one of the fastest rises to the top of the English football league system. [28]
Premier League; Season: 2024–25: Dates: 16 August 2024 – 25 May 2025: Matches played: 271: Goals scored: 819 (3.02 per match) Top goalscorer: Mohamed Salah (25 goals) Biggest home win: Nottingham Forest 7–0 Brighton & Hove Albion (1 February 2025) Biggest away win: Ipswich Town 0–6 Manchester City (19 January 2025) Highest scoring ...
The Big Six is an informal term used to collectively refer to six football clubs in the Premier League, namely, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. [1] They are known as the most successful clubs in the history of the Premier League. [2]