Matches played at Filbert Street, Leicester | Date of match | Type of match | Name of team | Name of team | Score | Attendance | | 1893-94 season | FA Cup 2nd qualifying round | Leicester Fosse | Mansfield Town | 1-0 | - | | 27 January 1894 | FA Cup 1st round | Leicester Fosse | South Shore | 2-1 | 8,000 | | 10 February 1894 | FA Cup 2nd round | Leicester Fosse | Derby County | 0-0 (aet) | 12,000 | | 1894-95 season | FA Cup 1st qualifying round | Leicester Fosse | Notts Olympic | 13-0 | - | | 1894-95 season | FA Cup 2nd qualifying round | Leicester Fosse | Kimberley | 7-2 | - | | 1894-95 season | FA Cup 4th qualifying round | Leicester Fosse | Loughborough | 1-1 | - | | 1894-95 season | FA Cup 4th qualifying round 2nd replay | Leicester Fosse | Loughborough | 3-0 | - | | 8 September 1894 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Rotherham Town | 4-2 | 4,000 | | 15 September 1894 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Burton Wanderers | 1-2 | 8,000 | | 22 September 1894 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Newton Heath | 2-3 | 11,000 | | 20 October 1894 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Newcastle United | 4-4 | 8,000 | | 10 November 1894 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Darwen | 2-1 | 5,000 | | 17 November 1894 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Burton Swifts | 2-2 | 6,000 | | 1 December 1894 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Notts County | 5-1 | 5,000 | | 5 January 1895 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Walsall Town Swifts | 9-1 | 2,000 | | 7 January 1895 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Woolwich Arsenal | 3-1 | 3,000 | | 18 February 1895 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Crewe Alexandra | 4-0 | 1,000 | | 4 March 1895 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Lincoln City | 2-1 | | | 16 March 1895 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Manchester City | 3-1 | 5,000 | | 23 March 1895 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Burslem Port Vale | 2-1 | 3,000 | | 15 April 1895 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Grimsby Town | 1-0 | 3,000 | | 20 April 1895 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Bury | 1-0 | 3,000 | | 27 April 1895 | Football League Test Match | Derby County | Notts County | 2-1 | 8,000 | | 7 September 1895 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Burton Swifts | 2-1 | 10,000 | | 5 October 1895 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Lougborough | 5-0 | 7,000 | | 12 October 1895 | FA Cup 1st qualifying round | Leicester Fosse | Hinckley Town | 4-0 | - | | 26 October 1895 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Darwen | 2-3 | 5,000 | | 2 November 1895 | FA Cup 2nd qualifying round | Leicester Fosse | Hucknall St Johns | 3-1 | - | | 30 November 1895 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Liverpool | 2-0 | 8,000 | | 14 December 1895 | FA Cup 4th qualifying round | Leicester Fosse | Kettering | 1-2 | - | | 21 December 1895 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Crewe Alexandra | 4-1 | 5,500 | | 4 January 1896 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Newton Heath | 3-0 | 3,500 | | 11 January 1896 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Notts County | 2-1 | 6,000 | | 25 January 1896 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Woolwich Arsenal | 1-0 | 6,000 | | 29 February 1896 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Lincoln City | 1-3 | 3,000 | | 21 March 1896 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Burslem Port Vale | 5-0 | 5,000 | | 3 April 1896 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Rotherham Town | 8-0 | 5,000 | | 4 April 1896 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Manchester City | 1-2 | 5,000 | | 6 April 1896 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Grimsby Town | 1-2 | 4,000 | | 7 April 1896 | Football League Division Two | Leicester Fosse | Newcastle United | 2-0 | 5,000 | | 4 February 1899 | Football League Division Two | Loughborough | Blackpool | 1-3 | 4,000 | | 2 September 1899 | Football League Division Two | Loughborough | Bolton Wanderers | 2-3 | 5,000 | | 14 November 1921 | International Amateur match | England | Ireland | 4-1 | 2,700 | | 18 January 1926 | FA Cup 3rd round 2nd replay | Derby County | Portsmouth | 2-0 | 11,076 | | 18 December 1926 | International Amateur match | England | Scotland | 1-4 | 15,000 | | 24 March 1928 | FA Cup semi-final | Blackburn Rovers | Arsenal | 1-0 | 25,633 | | 19 February 1938 | International Amateur match | England | Ireland | 1-1 | 5,000 | | 20 January 1951 | International Amateur match | England | Wales | 4-1 | 13,000 | | 23 February 1959 | FA Cup 5th round 2nd replay | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham City | 5-0 | 34,458 | | 21 October 1959 | Southern Professional Floodlit Cup 2nd round | Leicester City | Charlton Athletic | 4-0 | - | | 27 September 1961 | European Cup-Winners' Cup preliminary round 2nd leg | Leicester City | Glenavon | 3-1 | 10,455 | | 25 October 1961 | European Cup-Winners' Cup 1st round 1st leg | Leicester City | Athletico Madrid | 1-1 | 25,527 | | 9 April 1962 | FA Cup semi-final replay | Burnley | Fulham | 2-1 | 35,000 | | 22 April 1964 | League Cup final 2nd leg | Leicester City | Stoke City | 3-2 | 25,372 | | 5 April 1965 | League Cup final 2nd leg | Leicester City | Chelsea | 0-0 | 26,958 | | 14 October 1970 | International under-23 match | England | West Germany | 3-1 | 24,757 | | 3 April 1971 | FA Trophy semi-final | Hillingdon Borough | Hereford United | 2-0 | 7,703 | | 7 August 1971 | FA Charity Shield | Leicester City | Liverpool | 1-0 | 25,104 | | 13 March 1972 | FA Cup 5th round 2nd replay | Arsenal | Derby County | 1-0 | 36,534 | | 24 October 1972 | Texaco Cup 2nd round 1st leg | Leicester City | Norwich City | 2-0 | 9,371 | | 29 January 1973 | FA Cup 3rd round 2nd replay | West Bromwich Albion | Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | 12,606 | | 13 September 1973 | Texaco Cup 1st round 1st leg | Leicester City | Dundee United | 1-1 | 7,256 | | 3 October 1973 | Texaco Cup 1st round 2nd leg | Leicester City | Ayr United | 2-0 | 8,004 | | 24 October 1973 | Texaco Cup quarter-final 1st leg | Leicester City | Dundee United | 1-1 | 8,056 | | 25 January 1975 | FA Cup 3rd round (venue switched) | Leatherhead | Leicester City | 2-3 | 32,090 | | 25 March 1975 | FA Cup 6th round 2nd replay | Ipswich Town | Leeds United | 0-0 (aet) | 35,195 | | 27 March 1975 | FA Cup 6th round 3rd replay | Ipswich Town | Leeds United | 3-2 | 19,510 | | 9 August 1975 | Anglo-Scottish Cup English qualifiers Group 2 | Leicester City | West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | 8,219 | | 16 January 1978 | FA Cup 3rd round 2nd replay | Southampton | Grimsby Town | 4-1 | 11,356 | | 15 January 1979 | FA Cup 3rd round 2nd replay | Arsenal | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-2 (aet) | 25,011 | | 17 January 1979 | FA Cup 3rd round 3rd replay | Arsenal | Sheffield Wednesday | 3-3 (aet) | 17,008 | | 22 January 1979 | FA Cup 3rd round 4th replay | Arsenal | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | 30,275 | | 20 November 1979 | UEFA under-21 championship preliminaries | England | Bulgaria | 5-0 | 5,758 | | 10 November 1987 | Simod Cup 1st round | Leicester City | Huddersfield Town | 1-0 | 3,440 | | 19 January 1988 | Simod Cup 3rd round | Leicester City | Stoke City (win 5-3 on pens.) | 0-0 (aet) | 5,161 | | 27 November 1990 | Zenith Data Systems Cup 1st round | Leicester City | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-1 | 4,705 | | 2 October 1991 | Zenith Data Systems Cup 1st round | Leicester City | Barnsley | 4-3 (aet) | 3,995 | | 23 October 1991 | Zenith Data Systems Cup 2nd round | Leicester City | Port Vale | 4-0 | 4,853 | | 27 November 1991 | Zenith Data Systems Cup 3rd round | Leicester City | Everton | 2-1 | 13,242 | | 12 February 1992 | Zenith Data Systems Cup Northern Area final 1st leg | Leicester City | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | 19,537 | | 6 September 1994 | UEFA under-21 championship preliminaries | England | Portugal | 0-0 | 6,487 | | 24 May 2001 | International under-21 match | England | Mexico | 3-0 | 10,132 |
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. 
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