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Fabric Of Leicester: 1994-1996 Home

In this series, Club Historian John Hutchinson delves into the shirts that have shaped Leicester City’s rich and colourful story.

2026-03-03T09:30+00:00

by John Hutchinson

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03 Mar, 2026

Fabric Of Leicester: 1994-1996 Home

In this series, Club Historian John Hutchinson delves into the shirts that have shaped Leicester City’s rich and colourful story.

John Hutchinson

2026-03-03T09:30+00:00

Fabric Of Leicester: 1994-1996 Home

In this series, Club Historian John Hutchinson delves into the shirts that have shaped Leicester City’s rich and colourful story.

John Hutchinson

2026-03-03T09:30+00:00

Fabric Of Leicester: 1994-1996 Home

In this series, Club Historian John Hutchinson delves into the shirts that have shaped Leicester City’s rich and colourful story.

John Hutchinson

2026-03-03T09:30+00:00

Fabric Of Leicester: 1994-1996 Home

In this series, Club Historian John Hutchinson delves into the shirts that have shaped Leicester City’s rich and colourful story.

John Hutchinson

2026-03-03T09:30+00:00

From the beloved classics of Filbert Street to the sleek modern designs of the King Power Stadium era, each jersey tells a tale. Celebrating the evolution of our visual identity, we’ll explore the design, history, and unforgettable moments woven into the fabric of each shirt.

The shirt featured here was worn by midfielder Garry Parker when he scored Leicester City’s winning goal in the away leg of the Play-Off Semi-Final against Stoke City in May 1996. It has a no.10 on the reverse and an Endsleigh League logo on the sleeve.

The first leg was on Sunday 12 May, 1996 at Filbert Street when, in front of a capacity crowd, Leicester were lucky to survive the home leg with a goalless draw, largely thanks to the heroics of goalkeeper Kevin Poole.

For the second leg, three days later, Manager Martin O’Neill restored Parker to the side, welcoming him back to the fold after the two of them had fallen out, and it was Parker who, seconds after the break, lashed in an Emile Heskey cross from inside the area to secure a 1-0 victory.

This shirt design, part of an all-blue kit, was first worn by City when we made our debut in the recently formed Premier League at the start of the 1994/95 campaign.

During the shirt’s first season, Brian Little and, later, Mark McGhee were our Managers, Mark Draper, Heskey and Parker made their Leicester City debuts and the Foxes were relegated from the Premier League.

In the shirt’s second season, O’Neill took over from McGhee in December 1995. It was the first Leicester City home shirt to be worn by O’Neill’s key signings, Neil Lennon, Muzzy Izzet, Steve Claridge and Julian Watts. The shirt featured in the remarkable late season run-in which culminated not only in the Play-Off Semi-Final victory against Stoke City but also the unforgettable Play-Off Final against Crystal Palace at Wembley when Claridge’s dramatic winner, four seconds from the end of extra-time, secured our place back in the Premier League.

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