Leicester City In The 21st Century: 2012/13
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Vardy joins the Foxes
In what would become a landmark moment for the Club, Leicester City complete the signing of Fleetwood Town striker Jamie Vardy for a reported £1M fee on 18 May, 2012. The Non-League star followed Ritchie De Laet and Matty James from Manchester United.
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More summer business
Márkó Futács, Zak Whitbread and Anthony Knockaert, pictured, also joined the Foxes, while Sol Bamba, Matt Mills and Lee Peltier were among the outgoings.
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A winning start
Goals from skipper Wes Morgan and Andy King seal an opening day 2-0 victory over Peterborough United at King Power Stadium, although that success would be followed by successive away defeats by Charlton Athletic and Blackburn Rovers.
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Vardy's Leicester opener
A 4-0 victory over Torquay United in the League Cup First Round on 14 August, 2012 included a first-ever goal for new signing Jamie Vardy. The first of many over his Foxes career...
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Knockaert's Huddersfield magic
City were swiftly back on track in the league and a 2-0 win at Huddersfield United came during a run of five successive wins and seven games unbeaten. The clash at John Smith's Stadium will be remembered for a stunning brace from Anthony Knockaert in which the Frenchman scored a long-range scorcher before netting a scorpion-kick later on.
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City's biggest win of the season
A four-game winless run was followed by another memorable outing as Leicester hit six goals past Mick McCarthy's Ipswich Town on 17 November, 2012. David Nugent grabbed a brace, while Lloyd Dyer, Anthony Knockaert, Martyn Waghorn and Márkó Futács got the others.
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Defeating Derby
A 4-1 success over Derby County, courtesy of strikes from Zak Whitbread, Martyn Waghorn and a double from David Nugent, reaffirmed City's promotion aspirations on 1 December, 2012.
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Spreading festive joy
City went four games without a win over Christmas, however, away from the field of play, the first team squad continued an annual tradition to visit to the children's wards at Leicester Royal Infirmary.
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09
A new recruit
City completed the signing of forward Chris Wood from West Bromwich Albion on 1 January, 2013 to add more firepower to Nigel Pearson's frontline.
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Wood's Bristol hat-trick
Chris Wood introduced himself to the Blue Army in some style 12 days later by netting a brilliant hat-trick in a 4-0 victory at Bristol City, in their first league match since a 6-1 win over Huddersfield Town on New Year's Day.
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Another loan signing
Following the earlier loan captures of Michael Keane and Jesse Lingard from Manchester United, talented youngster Harry Kane also joins on a short-term deal from Tottenham Hotspur in February.
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Kane's maiden goal
Leicester's form was beginning to stutter in February, but Harry Kane scored one of three headed goals for the Foxes in a 3-0 success over Blackburn Rovers on Filbert Way.
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A tough run
That Blackburn victory was City's only win in 13 games which saw Nigel Pearson's side drop from automatic promotion contention to being on the periphery of the play-offs.
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Last-gasp drama in Nottingham
City were fighting for a Championship play-off berth on the final day and they knew only a win would do. With the scores locked at 2-2 at Nottingham Forest in the final moments - thanks to efforts from Andy King and Matty James - up stepped Anthony Knockaert to send the away fans delirious with a 92nd-minute winner.
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Leicester's Player of the Season
Captain Wes Morgan was crowned as the Club's Player of the Season ahead of the conclusion of his first full campaign at Leicester City.
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An early advantage
In front of a capacity crowd at King Power Stadium, David Nugent nudged the Foxes into a slender one-goal lead in the first leg of the semi-final against Watford on 9 May, 2013...
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Heartbreak at Vicarage Road
Despite trailing 2-1 on the day, when Anthony Knockaert won a last-minute penalty in the second leg, Leicester fans knew a successful spot-kick would be enough to take them to Wembley. The Frenchman was denied by Manuel Almunia, though, and Watford countered, leading to Troy Deeney's last-gasp winner for the Hornets.
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Going again
City would need to pick themselves up over the summer after going so close to a Wembley play-off final. Nigel Pearson remained in charge and began to put into place a plan to go one further the following season.
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