Matches played at Filbert Street, Leicester

 

Date of matchType of matchName of teamName of teamScoreAttendance
1893-94 seasonFA Cup 2nd qualifying roundLeicester FosseMansfield Town1-0-
27 January 1894FA Cup 1st roundLeicester FosseSouth Shore2-18,000
10 February 1894FA Cup 2nd roundLeicester FosseDerby County

0-0

(aet)

12,000
1894-95 seasonFA Cup 1st qualifying roundLeicester FosseNotts Olympic 13-0-
1894-95 seasonFA Cup 2nd qualifying round Leicester FosseKimberley7-2-
1894-95 seasonFA Cup 4th qualifying roundLeicester FosseLoughborough1-1-
1894-95 seasonFA Cup 4th qualifying round 2nd replayLeicester FosseLoughborough3-0-
8 September 1894Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseRotherham Town4-24,000
15 September 1894Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseBurton Wanderers1-28,000
22 September 1894Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseNewton Heath2-311,000
20 October 1894Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseNewcastle United4-48,000
10 November 1894Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseDarwen2-15,000
17 November 1894Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseBurton Swifts2-26,000
1 December 1894Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseNotts County5-15,000
5 January 1895Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseWalsall Town Swifts9-12,000
7 January 1895Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseWoolwich Arsenal3-13,000
18 February 1895Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseCrewe Alexandra4-01,000
4 March 1895Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseLincoln City2-1 
16 March 1895Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseManchester City3-15,000
23 March 1895Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseBurslem Port Vale2-13,000
15 April 1895Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseGrimsby Town1-03,000
20 April 1895Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseBury1-03,000
27 April 1895Football League Test MatchDerby CountyNotts County2-18,000
7 September 1895Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseBurton Swifts2-110,000
5 October 1895Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseLougborough5-07,000
12 October 1895FA Cup 1st qualifying roundLeicester FosseHinckley Town4-0-
26 October 1895Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseDarwen2-35,000
2 November 1895FA Cup 2nd qualifying roundLeicester FosseHucknall St Johns3-1-
30 November 1895Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseLiverpool2-08,000
14 December 1895FA Cup 4th qualifying roundLeicester FosseKettering1-2-
21 December 1895Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseCrewe Alexandra4-15,500
4 January 1896Football League Division TwoLeicester FosseNewton Heath3-03,500
11 January 1896Football League Division Two Leicester Fosse Notts County2-16,000
25 January 1896Football League Division Two Leicester FosseWoolwich Arsenal1-06,000
29 February 1896Football League Division Two Leicester FosseLincoln City1-33,000
21 March 1896Football League Division Two Leicester FosseBurslem Port Vale5-05,000
3 April 1896Football League Division Two Leicester FosseRotherham Town8-05,000
4 April 1896Football League Division Two Leicester FosseManchester City1-25,000
6 April 1896Football League Division Two Leicester Fosse Grimsby Town1-24,000
7 April 1896Football League Division Two Leicester Fosse Newcastle United2-05,000
4 February 1899Football League Division TwoLoughboroughBlackpool1-34,000
2 September 1899Football League Division TwoLoughboroughBolton Wanderers2-35,000
14 November 1921International Amateur matchEnglandIreland4-12,700
18 January 1926FA Cup 3rd round 2nd replayDerby CountyPortsmouth2-011,076
18 December 1926International Amateur matchEnglandScotland1-415,000
24 March 1928FA Cup semi-finalBlackburn RoversArsenal1-025,633
19 February 1938International Amateur matchEnglandIreland1-15,000
20 January 1951International Amateur matchEnglandWales4-113,000
23 February 1959FA Cup 5th round 2nd replayNottingham ForestBirmingham City5-034,458
21 October 1959Southern Professional Floodlit Cup 2nd roundLeicester CityCharlton Athletic4-0-
27 September 1961European Cup-Winners' Cup preliminary round 2nd legLeicester CityGlenavon3-110,455
25 October 1961European Cup-Winners' Cup 1st round 1st legLeicester CityAthletico Madrid1-125,527
9 April 1962FA Cup semi-final replayBurnleyFulham2-135,000
22 April 1964League Cup final 2nd legLeicester CityStoke City3-225,372
5 April 1965League Cup final 2nd legLeicester CityChelsea0-026,958
14 October 1970International under-23 matchEnglandWest Germany3-124,757
3 April 1971FA Trophy semi-finalHillingdon BoroughHereford United2-07,703
7 August 1971FA Charity ShieldLeicester CityLiverpool1-025,104
13 March 1972FA Cup 5th round 2nd replayArsenalDerby County1-036,534
24 October 1972Texaco Cup 2nd round 1st legLeicester CityNorwich City2-09,371
29 January 1973FA Cup 3rd round 2nd replayWest Bromwich Albion Nottingham Forest3-112,606
13 September 1973Texaco Cup 1st round 1st legLeicester CityDundee United1-17,256
3 October 1973Texaco Cup 1st round 2nd legLeicester CityAyr United2-08,004
24 October 1973Texaco Cup quarter-final 1st legLeicester CityDundee United1-18,056
25 January 1975

FA Cup 3rd round

(venue switched)

LeatherheadLeicester City2-332,090
25 March 1975FA Cup 6th round 2nd replayIpswich TownLeeds United

0-0

(aet)

35,195
27 March 1975FA Cup 6th round 3rd replayIpswich TownLeeds United3-219,510
9 August 1975Anglo-Scottish Cup English qualifiers Group 2Leicester CityWest Bromwich Albion2-18,219
16 January 1978FA Cup 3rd round 2nd replaySouthamptonGrimsby Town4-111,356
15 January 1979FA Cup 3rd round 2nd replayArsenalSheffield Wednesday

2-2

(aet)

25,011
17 January 1979FA Cup 3rd round 3rd replayArsenalSheffield Wednesday

3-3

(aet)

17,008
22 January 1979FA Cup 3rd round 4th replayArsenalSheffield Wednesday2-030,275
20 November 1979UEFA under-21 championship preliminaries EnglandBulgaria5-05,758
10 November 1987Simod Cup 1st roundLeicester CityHuddersfield Town1-03,440
19 January 1988Simod Cup 3rd roundLeicester City

Stoke City

(win 5-3 on pens.)

0-0

(aet)

5,161
27 November 1990Zenith Data Systems Cup 1st roundLeicester City

Wolverhampton Wanderers

0-1

4,705
2 October 1991Zenith Data Systems Cup 1st roundLeicester City

Barnsley

4-3

(aet)

3,995
23 October 1991Zenith Data Systems Cup 2nd roundLeicester City

Port Vale

4-0

4,853
27 November 1991Zenith Data Systems Cup 3rd roundLeicester City

Everton

2-1

13,242
12 February 1992Zenith Data Systems Cup Northern Area final 1st legLeicester City

Nottingham Forest

1-1

19,537
6 September 1994UEFA under-21 championship preliminariesEnglandPortugal0-06,487
24 May 2001International under-21 matchEnglandMexico3-010,132

 

Formed in 1884 as Leicester Fosse, the football club played its first match at Filbert Street in November 1891. After becoming Leicester City in 1919, the 1920s brought significant changes to the ground.

 

Pictured nearest the camera, the Main Stand opened in 1921. To the right, the two-tier Spion Kop was added in 1927. In the following decade, a roof was added to the Popular Side, the narrow stand opposite the Main Stand.

 

Following the Taylor Report, City considered plans to rotate the ground 90 degrees but these were rejected. Instead, the Main Stand was rebuilt, opening in 1993. Despite this investment, Filbert Street’s partly-restrictive site led to the club opting to move to a new ground.

 

Leicester City played its last game at Filbert Street in 2002 before relocating. Leicester’s new home, the Walkers Stadium (now the King Power Stadium), is just a short distance away on the site of the former power station that can be seen at the extreme right of this photograph.