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Stat Pack: Leicester City vs. Birmingham City

We return to King Power Stadium this Friday for a Sky Bet Championship clash under the lights against Birmingham City.

2025-08-27T10:00+01:00

by Sam Stevens & Dave Smith

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27 Aug, 2025

Stat Pack: Leicester City vs. Birmingham City

We return to King Power Stadium this Friday for a Sky Bet Championship clash under the lights against Birmingham City.

Sam Stevens & Dave Smith

2025-08-27T10:00+01:00

Stat Pack: Leicester City vs. Birmingham City

We return to King Power Stadium this Friday for a Sky Bet Championship clash under the lights against Birmingham City.

Sam Stevens & Dave Smith

2025-08-27T10:00+01:00

Stat Pack: Leicester City vs. Birmingham City

We return to King Power Stadium this Friday for a Sky Bet Championship clash under the lights against Birmingham City.

Sam Stevens & Dave Smith

2025-08-27T10:00+01:00

Stat Pack: Leicester City vs. Birmingham City

We return to King Power Stadium this Friday for a Sky Bet Championship clash under the lights against Birmingham City.

Sam Stevens & Dave Smith

2025-08-27T10:00+01:00

Buoyed by last weekend’s battling 1-0 success at Charlton Athletic, and looking to jump higher in the early second-tier table, Martí Cifuentes’ men approach the fixture with confidence.

The same, though, can be said for Blues, who have adapted well to life back in the Championship, earning seven points from their opening three matches at this level.

Ahead of the 8pm BST kick-off this Friday, with the help of Of Fossils & Foxes co-author Dave Smith, we’ve taken a look at some of the key historical numbers behind the fixture…

Previous encounters

The two sides last met in April 2024, when goals from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Stephy Mavididi sealed a 2-1 home win for the Foxes – a key moment in our Championship title-winning campaign. Earlier that season, City had also taken all three points from St. Andrew’s in a thrilling 3-2 victory, with Mavididi again on target twice and Dewsbury-Hall adding another.

The history between Leicester and Birmingham dates back to an FA Cup qualifier in 1891, when we were beaten 6-2. Since then, we have contested league and cup fixtures across the old First and Second Divisions, the Premier League, and knockout competitions. City’s most recent cup meeting with Blues, meanwhile, came in January 2024, a 3-0 FA Cup win courtesy of Jamie Vardy, Yunus Akgün and Dennis Praet. Curiously, though, we have never met Blues in the League Cup, despite this fixture dating back to the late 19th century.

Landmark moments

Memorable moments litter this fixture’s timeline. Arthur Rowley scored a hat-trick at Filbert Street in 1951, the last Leicester player to net three in a single game against Birmingham. The Blues’ most recent treble came in 1976, when Kenny Burns struck three times at Filbert Street.

The 1961 FA Cup Semi-Final also holds a place in Leicester folklore. Played at St. Andrew’s – Birmingham’s home – City overcame Sheffield United 2-0 in a second replay to book their place in the final, after previously losing a semi-final at the same ground to Portsmouth in 1934.

Our last debutants against Birmingham, meanwhile, were made by Brandon Cover and Arjan Raikhy back in 2024. In all, since the War, 14 players have made their Leicester bows in clashes with Blues.

Played for both & top scorers

Many players have worn both shirts, with some leaving lasting impressions at King Power Stadium and St. Andrew’s alike. Among these are Emile Heskey, Muzzy Izzet, Robbie Savage and Demarai Gray – who is now back at St. Andrew’s this term. The list also includes Curtis Davies, Lloyd Dyer, Jesse Lingard and Frank Worthington.

Transfers between the clubs have been significant too – Steve Claridge’s 1996 switch perhaps the most notable from our perspective. He went on to score the goals which sealed our Premier League return via the play-offs, and our extra-time triumph in the 1997 League Cup Final, later also representing us in the UEFA Cup against Atlético Madrid.

Arthur Chandler remains our all-time leading scorer in this fixture, netting 11 times against Birmingham. For Blues, Joe Bradford and Charlie Jones top their chart with eight goals apiece against the Foxes.

Ken Leek, meanwhile, has the rare distinction of scoring for both sides in this fixture, while Dennis Rofe and Steve Walsh each found the net for both – albeit through own goals when playing against their parent side.

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