Q 01/05

Leicester City were founded in 1884 under what name, taken from the road where they first played?

A) Fosse

B) Wyggeston

C) Filbert

D) Belgrave

Answer · why

A) Fosse

The founders were old boys of Wyggeston School; the club became Leicester City in 1919 as the borough gained city status.

Q 02/05

Leicester's record victory, 13-0 in an FA Cup qualifier in 1894-95, came against which club?

A) Grimsby Town

B) Notts Olympic

C) Loughborough

D) Rotherham United

Answer · why

B) Notts Olympic

Their first Football League match that season was a 4-3 defeat at Grimsby Town.

Q 03/05

Which East Midlands rival inflicted Leicester Fosse's record 12-0 defeat in 1908-09?

A) Coventry City

B) Derby County

C) Nottingham Forest

D) Notts County

Answer · why

C) Nottingham Forest

They were relegated after that single season in the First Division.

Q 04/05

In 1928-29 Leicester finished First Division runners-up by a single point to which club?

A) Huddersfield Town

B) Arsenal

C) Everton

D) The Wednesday

Answer · why

D) The Wednesday

It stayed their best league finish for 87 years, until 2016.

Q 05/05

Leicester's first FA Cup final, in 1949, ended in a 3-1 defeat to which club?

A) Wolverhampton Wanderers

B) Tottenham Hotspur

C) Manchester United

D) Manchester City

Answer · why

A) Wolverhampton Wanderers

A week later a last-day draw kept them in the Second Division.