Leicester City

England · Premier League 2015/16 – 2024/25 · Championship now · Manager: Russell Martin (#904 in the world) since Aug 2026

#159 World rank · club rating

1,817 Club rating

9th in Championship

Leicester City played 9 Premier League seasons (2015/16 – 2024/25) and are in Championship now. Enzo Maresca (Aug 2023 – May 2024) had the best points per game of them (2.10 in 52 matches), while the club rating fell from 1,943 to 1,936.

Leicester City managers

23 spells since 1996 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Russell Martin #904 now Aug 2026 – present · PPG 2.00 current Aug 2026 – present 3 2-0-1 2.00 1,837 → 1,828 −9 −1.9 −0.27

Gary Rowett #498 now Feb 2026 – May 2026 · PPG 1.00 Feb 2026 – May 2026 14 2-8-4 1.00 1,921 → 1,825 −96 −22.5 −0.21

Andy King Jan 2026 – Feb 2026 · PPG 0.25 caretaker Jan 2026 – Feb 2026 4 0-1-3 0.25 1,887 → 1,794 −92 −19.0 −0.48

Marti Cifuentes #735 now Aug 2025 – Jan 2026 · PPG 1.35 Aug 2025 – Jan 2026 31 11-9-11 1.35 2,089 → 1,801 −289 −60.3 −0.23

Ruud van Nistelrooy Dec 2024 – May 2025 · PPG 0.67 Dec 2024 – May 2025 27 5-3-19 0.67 2,091 → 1,975 −117 −40.8 −0.16

Ben Dawson Nov 2024 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Nov 2024 1 0-0-1 0.00 2,041 → 2,012 −30 −5.9 −0.30

Steve Cooper #619 now Aug 2024 – Nov 2024 · PPG 0.93 Aug 2024 – Nov 2024 14 3-4-7 0.93 2,025 → 2,006 −19 −34.5 −0.24

Alan Tate (stand-in) 2 Nov 2024 2 Nov 2024 1 0-1-0 +0.1

Enzo Maresca #410 now Aug 2023 – May 2024 · PPG 2.10 Aug 2023 – May 2024 52 35-4-13 2.10 1,943 → 1,936 −7 +9.1 +0.08

Willy Caballero (stand-in) 22 Jan 2024 22 Jan 2024 1 0-1-0 −2.5

Dean Smith Apr 2023 – May 2023 · PPG 1.13 caretaker Apr 2023 – May 2023 8 2-3-3 1.13 1,974 → 1,984 +10 +2.8 +0.12

Adam Sadler Apr 2023 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Apr 2023 2 0-0-2 0.00 1,935 → 1,889 −46 −9.1 −0.46

Brendan Rodgers Feb 2019 – Apr 2023 · PPG 1.57 Feb 2019 – Apr 2023 205 93-42-70 1.57 1,959 → 1,999 +39 −2.6 +0.16

Claude Puel #650 now Oct 2017 – Feb 2019 · PPG 1.31 Oct 2017 – Feb 2019 67 23-19-25 1.31 1,962 → 1,878 −84 −5.5 +0.15

Michael Appleton Oct 2017 · PPG 3.00 caretaker Oct 2017 2 2-0-0 3.00 1,868 → 1,911 +43 +10.3 +0.56

Craig Shakespeare Feb 2017 – Oct 2017 · PPG 1.44 Feb 2017 – Oct 2017 27 11-6-10 1.44 1,775 → 1,960 +185 +30.1 +0.07

Claudio Ranieri Aug 2015 – Feb 2017 · PPG 1.55 Aug 2015 – Feb 2017 78 32-25-21 1.55 1,931 → 1,746 −185 −19.8 +0.25

Before 2015/16 · 8 spells, Aug 1996 – May 2015

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Nigel Pearson Nov 2011 – May 2015 · PPG 1.61 Nov 2011 – May 2015 182 85-38-59 1.61 1,677 → 1,888 +211 +64.7 +0.10

Sven-Goran Eriksson Oct 2010 – Oct 2011 · PPG 1.59 Oct 2010 – Oct 2011 56 25-14-17 1.59 1,611 → 1,687 +75 +6.1 +0.04

Paulo Sousa Aug 2010 – Sep 2010 · PPG 1.17 Aug 2010 – Sep 2010 12 4-2-6 1.17 1,638 → 1,530 −107 −22.4 −0.13

Nigel Pearson Aug 2008 – May 2010 · PPG 1.64 Aug 2008 – May 2010 58 27-14-17 1.64 1,665 → 1,692 +27 +12.5 +0.38

Micky Adams Apr 2002 – May 2004 · PPG 0.93 Apr 2002 – May 2004 42 7-18-17 0.93 1,507 → 1,549 +42 +6.3 +0.03

Dave Bassett Oct 2001 – Apr 2002 · PPG 0.65 Oct 2001 – Apr 2002 26 3-8-15 0.65 1,502 → 1,439 −63 −17.0 −0.14

Peter Taylor Aug 2000 – Sep 2001 · PPG 1.15 Aug 2000 – Sep 2001 46 15-8-23 1.15 1,582 → 1,408 −174 −37.6 0.00

Martin O'Neill #85 now Aug 1996 – May 2000 · PPG 1.34 Aug 1996 – May 2000 152 53-45-54 1.34 1,331 → 1,620 +289 +33.9

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Brendan Rodgers is the longest-serving: 205 matches over 4 years (Feb 2019 – Apr 2023). Nigel Pearson added the most coach rating: +64.7 over 182 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,817Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#159World rankof 943 active clubs

#9Championshipof 42 clubs

2,152Peak since 2015/16Nov 2019 · low 1,733, Jan 2017

Colour changes with each manager (13 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Leicester City's club rating peaked at 2,152 in November 2019, under Brendan Rodgers, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,733 in January 2017, under Claudio Ranieri.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days

Leicester City play in Championship now - our fixture list covers the top 5 leagues and European games with a top-5 club.

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2024/25 38 2.29 1.58 2.18 68% 3.66 6.05 5.12

2022/23 38 1.71 1.74 1.88 77% 3.55 6.21 5.04

2021/22 38 1.47 1.58 1.82 70% 4.87 5.74 5.20

2020/21 38 1.61 1.63 1.54 62% 5.58 4.76 5.08

2019/20 38 1.21 1.89 1.79 72% 5.82 4.61 5.35

4 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2018/19

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2018/19 38 1.79 2.08 1.72 62% 5.53 5.32 5.14

2017/18 38 1.71 1.39 1.63 78% 5.34 5.68 5.15

2016/17 38 1.92 1.47 1.93 64% 5.18 5.76 5.21

2015/16 38 1.50 1.79 1.70 82% 5.18 6.29 5.40

Leicester City picked up 1.21 cards a game in 2019/20, their fewest in any season since 2015/16 and 33% below the Premier League's average side (1.79).

League matches only (Premier League), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Premier League cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

342 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 7622% 103% 62%

HT drawHT D 4513% 4413% 4714%

HT lossHT L 82% 226% 8425%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 114 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 92 matches

1st half · W 92 · D 136 · L 114 GD −37

2nd half · W 126 · D 108 · L 108 GD +36

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Leicester City

26 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Michael Oliver 33 16-5-12 1.61 1.64 1.69 −3%

Craig Pawson 28 9-5-14 1.14 1.89 1.69 +12%

Anthony Taylor 24 11-3-10 1.50 1.67 1.69 −1%

Mike Dean 23 7-6-10 1.17 2.09 1.62 +29%

Chris Kavanagh 19 4-4-11 0.84 1.95 1.68 +16%

Andre Marriner 16 5-5-6 1.25 1.31 1.62 −19%

Martin Atkinson 15 3-6-6 1.00 2.00 1.60 +25%

Jonathan Moss 14 6-3-5 1.50 1.93 1.60 +20%

Paul Tierney 13 3-2-8 0.85 1.62 1.62 0%

Lee Mason 12 5-4-3 1.58 1.58 1.62 −2%

16 more referees with 5+ matches

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Robert Jones 12 6-2-4 1.67 1.83 1.77 +4%

Andy Madley 11 4-4-3 1.45 1.27 1.66 −23%

David Coote 11 7-2-2 2.09 1.00 1.69 −41%

Graham Scott 11 6-3-2 1.91 1.09 1.66 −34%

Stuart Attwell 10 2-2-6 0.80 1.70 1.70 0%

Darren England 8 2-2-4 1.00 1.63 1.77 −8%

Darren Bond 7 1-2-4 0.71 2.43 2.00 +21%

Lee Probert 7 5-2-0 2.43 1.14 1.75 −35%

Simon Hooper 7 4-0-3 1.71 0.57 1.64 −65%

Jarred Gillett 6 2-1-3 1.17 0.83 1.82 −54%

Mark Clattenburg 6 4-2-0 2.33 1.17 1.71 −32%

Robert Madley 6 1-3-2 1.00 2.00 1.82 +10%

Roger East 6 4-2-0 2.33 0.83 1.71 −51%

Mike Jones 5 2-1-2 1.40 2.80 1.71 +64%

Neil Swarbrick 5 2-1-2 1.40 2.00 1.71 +17%

Peter Bankes 5 4-0-1 2.40 1.20 1.66 −28%

Under David Coote, Leicester City picked up 1.00 cards a game, 41% below their own average in the same seasons (11 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (342). Cards = Leicester City's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Leicester City's manager?

Russell Martin, #904 in this week's coach world ranking, since August 2026 - 3 matches, 2 won (2.00 points per game).

How many managers has Leicester City had since 2015?

15, counting 5 caretakers. Plus 2 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Leicester City's longest-serving manager?

Brendan Rodgers: 205 matches from February 2019 to April 2023.

How many cards a game do Leicester City get?

2.29 a game in the Premier League in 2024/25, against 2.18 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.