During the 1985β86 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the
Football League First Division, their third consecutive season at this level since promotion. A 19th-place finish in the final table was just enough to secure a fourth successive top flight campaign.
Season summary
In the summer of 1985, the transfer market was dominated by one deal with
Gary Lineker's contract at
Filbert Street expiring at the end of the last season: Lineker joined
Everton in June for a club record sale of Β£800,000. Leicester started the 1985β86 season terribly with just 2 wins in their first 14 league games. Their only real highlight of the season was when the Foxes did the double over champions Everton and on the final day of the season, Leicester beat
Newcastle United 2β0 at Filbert Street and with
Ipswich Town losing at
Sheffield Wednesday, it kept the Foxes in the top flight and sent Ipswich down.
During the 1985β86 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the
Football League First Division, their third consecutive season at this level since promotion. A 19th-place finish in the final table was just enough to secure a fourth successive top flight campaign.
Season summary
In the summer of 1985, the transfer market was dominated by one deal with
Gary Lineker's contract at
Filbert Street expiring at the end of the last season: Lineker joined
Everton in June for a club record sale of Β£800,000. Leicester started the 1985β86 season terribly with just 2 wins in their first 14 league games. Their only real highlight of the season was when the Foxes did the double over champions Everton and on the final day of the season, Leicester beat
Newcastle United 2β0 at Filbert Street and with
Ipswich Town losing at
Sheffield Wednesday, it kept the Foxes in the top flight and sent Ipswich down.