FILBERT STREET
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LOUGHBOROUGH
All games played:
- September 2nd, 1899 — 2–3 v Bolton Wanderers (4,000) (September 2nd, 1899)
This match was probably played here to accommodate a cricket match at The Athletic Ground.
Previous
LOUGHBOROUGH
All games played:
- February 4th, 1899 — 1–3 v Blackpool (5,000) (February 4th, 1899)
This match was played here when The Athletic Ground was closed between January 23rd and February 6th, 1899 because of crowd trouble at a reserve fixture versus Coalville FC in January 1899.
League Record
- First Match
- 4–2 v Rotherham Town (5,000) (September 8th, 1894)
- Last Match
- 2–1 v Tottenham Hotspur (21,716) (May 11th, 2002)
- Highest Attendance
- 42,486 v Arsenal (3–3) (October 2nd, 1954)
- Lowest Attendance
- 1,000 v Gainsborough Trinity (0–0) (April 19th, 1897)
- Biggest Home Win
- 10–0 v Portsmouth (25,000) (October 20th, 1928)
- Biggest Home Defeat
- 3–8 v Aston Villa (25,000) (January 2nd, 1932)
1,972 League games played at Filbert Street by Leicester City (including 3 play-offs)
The club was elected into the Football League Division 2 in 1894 as Leicester Fosse and changed the name to Leicester City in 1919. The club was also involved in Football League Play Off Matches at The City Ground (switched due to rebuilding work at Filbert Street) and at the neutral venue of Wembley Stadium. The club moved to The Walkers Stadium in 2002.