Every Leicester City season on record, from 1893–94 to 2026–27 — league record, finishing position and leading scorer. Click a season for every match it contained.
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pos | Leading scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893–94 | Midland League | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Jimmy Brown (16) |
| 1894–95 | Second Division | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 57 | 4 | David Skea (31) |
| 1895–96 | Second Division | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 44 | 8 | Willie McArthur Harry Trainer (14) |
| 1896–97 | Second Division | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 57 | 9 | Billy Dorrell (13) |
| 1897–98 | Second Division | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 37 | 7 | Roddy McLeod (14) |
| 1898–99 | Second Division | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 64 | 42 | 3 | Tommy Galbraith (17) |
| 1899–00 | Second Division | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 37 | 5 | Rab King (14) |
| 1900–01 | Second Division | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 42 | 11 | Tommy Brown (9) |
| 1901–02 | Second Division | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 56 | 14 | Tommy Brown (9) |
| 1902–03 | Second Division | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 65 | 15 | Tommy Brown (14) |
| 1903–04 | Second Division | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 42 | 82 | 18 | Ike Evenson (12) |
| 1904–05 | Second Division | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 60 | 14 | Arthur Mounteney (20) |
| 1905–06 | Second Division | 39 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 50 | 7 | Archie Hubbard (12) |
| 1906–07 | Second Division | 39 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 43 | 3 | Harry Wilcox (14) |
| 1907–08 | Second Division | 40 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 74 | 48 | 2 | Percy Humphreys (20) |
| 1908–09 | First Division | 41 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 58 | 106 | 20 | Jimmy Donnelly (11) |
| 1909–10 | Second Division | 42 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 87 | 64 | 5 | Fred Shinton (34) |
| 1910–11 | Second Division | 41 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 56 | 65 | 15 | Davie Walker (8) |
| 1911–12 | Second Division | 41 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 70 | 10 | Fred Osborn Henry Sparrow (11) |
| 1912–13 | Second Division | 39 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 50 | 69 | 15 | Fred Osborn (14) |
| 1913–14 | Second Division | 40 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 50 | 68 | 18 | Tommy Benfield (11) |
| 1914–15 | Second Division | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 47 | 88 | 19 | Billy Mills (11) |
| 1919–20 | Second Division | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 64 | 14 | John Paterson (12) |
| 1920–21 | Second Division | 43 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 53 | 12 | John Paterson (17) |
| 1921–22 | Second Division | 45 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 43 | 37 | 9 | John Paterson Alex Trotter (8) |
| 1922–23 | Second Division | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 45 | 3 | Johnny Duncan (22) |
| 1923–24 | Second Division | 43 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 65 | 58 | 12 | Arthur Chandler (24) |
| 1924–25 | Second Division | 48 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 101 | 38 | 1 | Arthur Chandler (38) |
| 1925–26 | First Division | 43 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 70 | 82 | 17 | Arthur Chandler (26) |
| 1926–27 | First Division | 43 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 88 | 75 | 7 | Arthur Chandler (29) |
| 1927–28 | First Division | 45 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 98 | 75 | 3 | Arthur Chandler (34) |
| 1928–29 | First Division | 45 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 99 | 69 | 2 | Arthur Chandler (34) |
| 1929–30 | First Division | 43 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 87 | 92 | 8 | Arthur Chandler (32) |
| 1930–31 | First Division | 43 | 16 | 6 | 21 | 81 | 97 | 16 | Ernie Hine (31) |
| 1931–32 | First Division | 45 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 84 | 98 | 19 | Ernie Hine (28) |
| 1932–33 | First Division | 43 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 77 | 92 | 19 | Arthur Maw (14) |
| 1933–34 | First Division | 47 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 72 | 82 | 17 | Danny Liddle (14) |
| 1934–35 | First Division | 44 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 63 | 88 | 21 | Danny Liddle (14) |
| 1935–36 | Second Division | 45 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 87 | 62 | 6 | Arthur Maw (18) |
| 1936–37 | Second Division | 44 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 95 | 62 | 1 | Jack Bowers (35) |
| 1937–38 | First Division | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 78 | 16 | Jack Bowers Danny Liddle (11) |
| 1938–39 | First Division | 45 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 52 | 89 | 22 | George Dewis (12) |
| 1945–46 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1946–47 | Second Division | 48 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 77 | 69 | 9 | George Dewis (19) |
| 1947–48 | Second Division | 45 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 65 | 63 | 9 | Jack Lee (15) |
| 1948–49 | Second Division | 51 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 84 | 94 | 19 | Jack Lee (29) |
| 1949–50 | Second Division | 43 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 56 | 68 | 15 | Jack Lee (22) |
| 1950–51 | Second Division | 43 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 68 | 61 | 14 | Arthur Rowley (28) |
| 1951–52 | Second Division | 44 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 80 | 69 | 5 | Arthur Rowley (38) |
| 1952–53 | Second Division | 43 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 91 | 78 | 5 | Arthur Rowley (41) |
| 1953–54 | Second Division | 50 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 109 | 70 | 1 | Arthur Rowley (36) |
| 1954–55 | First Division | 43 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 74 | 87 | 21 | Arthur Rowley (23) |
| 1955–56 | Second Division | 45 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 102 | 83 | 5 | Willie Gardiner Arthur Rowley (35) |
| 1956–57 | Second Division | 43 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 109 | 69 | 1 | Arthur Rowley (44) |
| 1957–58 | First Division | 43 | 14 | 5 | 24 | 91 | 116 | 18 | Arthur Rowley (20) |
| 1958–59 | First Division | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 72 | 104 | 19 | Jimmy Walsh (20) |
| 1959–60 | First Division | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 73 | 80 | 12 | Albert Cheesebrough (17) |
| 1960–61 | First Division | 54 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 107 | 79 | 6 | Jimmy Walsh (29) |
| 1961–62 | First Division | 49 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 14 | Ken Keyworth (19) |
| 1962–63 | First Division | 50 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 95 | 64 | 4 | Ken Keyworth (27) |
| 1963–64 | First Division | 52 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 83 | 71 | 11 | Ken Keyworth (16) |
| 1964–65 | First Division | 58 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 104 | 96 | 18 | Jimmy Goodfellow (17) |
| 1965–66 | First Division | 47 | 23 | 8 | 16 | 87 | 73 | 7 | Jackie Sinclair (24) |
| 1966–67 | First Division | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 91 | 77 | 8 | Jackie Sinclair (22) |
| 1967–68 | First Division | 49 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 74 | 81 | 13 | Mike Stringfellow (14) |
| 1968–69 | First Division | 53 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 51 | 76 | 21 | Allan Clarke (16) |
| 1969–70 | Second Division | 54 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 78 | 58 | 3 | Rodney Fern (18) |
| 1970–71 | Second Division | 53 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 74 | 40 | 1 | Alistair Brown (17) |
| 1971–72 | First Division | 51 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 57 | 59 | 12 | Alistair Brown (7) |
| 1972–73 | First Division | 49 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 49 | 57 | 16 | Frank Worthington (11) |
| 1973–74 | First Division | 56 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 71 | 56 | 9 | Frank Worthington (24) |
| 1974–75 | First Division | 50 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 56 | 68 | 18 | Frank Worthington (19) |
| 1975–76 | First Division | 49 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 7 | Bob Lee (13) |
| 1976–77 | First Division | 44 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 47 | 62 | 11 | Frank Worthington (14) |
| 1977–78 | First Division | 45 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 73 | 22 | Roger Davies Mark Goodwin (4) |
| 1978–79 | Second Division | 45 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 56 | 17 | Trevor Christie (8) |
| 1979–80 | Second Division | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 60 | 45 | 1 | Alan Young (15) |
| 1980–81 | First Division | 47 | 14 | 7 | 26 | 45 | 73 | 21 | Jim Melrose (11) |
| 1981–82 | Second Division | 51 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 71 | 56 | 8 | Gary Lineker (19) |
| 1982–83 | Second Division | 45 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 50 | 3 | Gary Lineker (26) |
| 1983–84 | First Division | 45 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 67 | 71 | 15 | Gary Lineker (22) |
| 1984–85 | First Division | 49 | 20 | 6 | 23 | 80 | 81 | 15 | Gary Lineker (28) |
| 1985–86 | First Division | 45 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 56 | 82 | 19 | Alan Smith (19) |
| 1986–87 | First Division | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 63 | 87 | 20 | Alan Smith (22) |
| 1987–88 | Second Division | 52 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 71 | 69 | 13 | Mike Newell (11) |
| 1988–89 | Second Division | 53 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 65 | 71 | 15 | Mike Newell (15) |
| 1989–90 | Second Division | 50 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 73 | 87 | 13 | Gary McAllister (10) |
| 1990–91 | Second Division | 50 | 15 | 8 | 27 | 62 | 89 | 22 | David Kelly (15) |
| 1991–92 | Second Division | 61 | 31 | 11 | 19 | 88 | 70 | 4 | Tommy Wright (19) |
| 1992–93 | First Division | 56 | 25 | 13 | 18 | 88 | 86 | 6 | Steve Walsh (16) |
| 1993–94 | First Division | 55 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 89 | 76 | 4 | David Speedie (14) |
| 1994–95 | Premier League | 47 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 48 | 84 | 21 | Iwan Roberts (11) |
| 1995–96 | First Division | 55 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 75 | 69 | 5 | Iwan Roberts (20) |
| 1996–97 | Premier League | 52 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 64 | 61 | 9 | Steve Claridge (14) |
| 1997–98 | Premier League | 43 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 57 | 51 | 10 | Emile Heskey Ian Marshall (10) |
| 1998–99 | Premier League | 48 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 57 | 10 | Tony Cottee (16) |
| 1999–00 | Premier League | 51 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 73 | 67 | 8 | Tony Cottee (13) |
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 45 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 50 | 61 | 13 | Muzzy Izzet (11) |
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 72 | 20 | James Scowcroft (7) |
| 2002–03 | First Division | 51 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 78 | 48 | 2 | Paul Dickov (20) |
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 42 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 52 | 71 | 18 | Paul Dickov Les Ferdinand (13) |
| 2004–05 | Championship | 52 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 58 | 53 | 15 | David Connolly (13) |
| 2005–06 | Championship | 52 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 61 | 65 | 16 | Mark de Vries Joey Guðjónsson Iain Hume (9) |
| 2006–07 | Championship | 51 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 61 | 74 | 19 | Iain Hume (14) |
| 2007–08 | Championship | 51 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 50 | 53 | 22 | Iain Hume (11) |
| 2008–09 | League One | 55 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 97 | 48 | 1 | Matty Fryatt (32) |
| 2009–10 | Championship | 53 | 24 | 13 | 16 | 72 | 59 | 5 | Matty Fryatt (13) |
| 2010–11 | Championship | 52 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 89 | 86 | 10 | Andy King (16) |
| 2011–12 | Championship | 54 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 86 | 66 | 9 | David Nugent (16) |
| 2012–13 | Championship | 53 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 83 | 58 | 6 | David Nugent (16) |
| 2013–14 | Championship | 52 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 98 | 55 | 1 | David Nugent (22) |
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 50 | 59 | 14 | Leonardo Ulloa (13) |
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 43 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 77 | 43 | 1 | Jamie Vardy (24) |
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 54 | 19 | 11 | 24 | 69 | 84 | 12 | Jamie Vardy (16) |
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 47 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 75 | 66 | 9 | Jamie Vardy (23) |
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 43 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 51 | 9 | Jamie Vardy (18) |
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 48 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 83 | 49 | 5 | Jamie Vardy (23) |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 53 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 95 | 61 | 5 | Kelechi Iheanacho (19) |
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 58 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 100 | 87 | 8 | James Maddison (18) |
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 45 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 60 | 72 | 18 | Harvey Barnes (13) |
| 2023–24 | Championship | 53 | 36 | 4 | 13 | 103 | 50 | 1 | Jamie Vardy (20) |
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 43 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 46 | 89 | 18 | Jamie Vardy (10) |
| 2025–26 | Championship | 49 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 63 | 72 | 23 | Jordan James (11) |
| 2026–27 | League One | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |