This Week In History: European Progress, Vardy's Record-Leveller & Life After Little

During a week which also included a Fred Shinton hat-trick in five minutes against Oldham Athletic in 1909, the following three moments in time stood out...

There was drama at Filbert Street in 1994 as manager Brian Little left the Football Club citing personal reasons one day before the visit of Arsenal on Wednesday 23 November, 1994.

Subsequently, City went into the Gunners clash in disarray after losing four games on the bounce and then becoming managerless in the build up to the encounter. 

Allan Evans was put in temporary charge of the Foxes for his only game in the position of caretaker manager, prompting an inspired and gutsy performance from the hosts in Leicester.

City went ahead inside just 16 minutes through an own goal from Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman, Ian Ormondroyd claimed the goal until a the dubious goals panel ruled against him.

Ian Wright equalised for the north Londoners from the penalty spot, but David Lowe struck to restore Leicester's lead and send the Blue Army home in a buoyant mood.

Mark McGhee would eventually become Little's full-time replacement at Filbert Street, but the Scot was unable to prevent the Foxes from sliding into the second tier.

Twenty-one years later, Leicester were stunning the football establishment and, following a 3-0 win at Newcastle United on Saturday 21 November, 2015, they sat top of the table. 

City's eighth win of the 2015/16 was also memorable for another reason, as striker Jamie Vardy went level with Ruud van Nistelrooy's record of scoring in 10 consecutive Premier League games.

Vardy latched onto an inventive pass from Leo Ulloa, before riffling it into the bottom corner to give Leicester the lead at half-time against Steve McClaren's Magpies at St. James' Park.

Ulloa himself also got on the scoresheet in the second half, nodding in a header from Riyad Mahrez's cross, before Japan international Shinji Okazaki wrapped up the points late on.

For Vardy, meanwhile, yet more history awaited as the former Fleetwood Town striker netted an 11th consecutive goal against Manchester United, breaking the record.

The 2015/16 campaign remains the most successful in the Club's entire history as Claudio Ranieri's men won their first and only Premier League title by a margin of 10 points.

That stunning title successful qualified Leicester for the UEFA Champions League for the first-ever time, which saw them placed in Group G with Club Brugge, FC Porto and Copenhagen.

After sealing 10 points from their opening four matches in European football's platinum competition, Claudio Ranieri's side knew a place in the knockout stage could be sealed on matchday 5.

Brugge, who the Foxes defeated 3-0 in Belgium, were the visitors to King Power Stadium on Tuesday 22 November, 2016, and Leicester did not disappoint in front of a raucous home crowd.

Christian Fuchs laid on a perfect cross for Shinji Okazaki to put them ahead in the fifth minute, before a 30th-minute penalty from Riyad Mahrez made it 2-0 before the interval.

While Jose Izquierdo's second-half stunner made it slightly uncomfortable for City later on, they held out to confirm their spot in the Round of 16, where they would go on to face FC Sevilla.

Under Craig Shakespeare, Leicester overturned a 2-1 first leg deficit to advance yet further on an iconic evening on Filbert Way, for Atlético Madrid defeated them 2-1 on aggregate in the quarter-finals.