Unblooded by Chelsea, and utterly unknown elsewhere at the time Martin O’Neill made him a deadline day loanee, midfielder Muzzy Izzet took next to no time to make his mark as City’s promotion drive took off sleeply following the nadir of his debut day defeat (the infamous occasion when MON was almost prematurely booed out…
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Foxes A to Z, Len Glover, The best never capped winger in England
A series of injuries marred both the beginning and the end of Lenny’s City career, but in the interim seasons his left-wing skills and pace bemused many an opposing full-back, and it was a genuine tribute to both his ability and personality that he became such a firm favorite of the usually highly critical popular…
Foxes A to Z, Peter Shilton, Goalkeeping for life, league goal and safest hands in club history
It’s almost the case that however far back into Peter’s superb goalkeeping career one delves for perspective, one could have safely predicted the height it would reach. A schoolboy prodigy, his dedication to working on practice and psychology of his destined profession (and even on building the correct physique for it) was evident while he…
Foxes A to Z, Mich d’Avray, South African with special debut v. Liverpool at Anfield
Mich d’Avray joined Leicester City on loan from Ipswich Town, and made his debut at Anfield back in February 1987, in a hard fought battle, Leicester City scoring three goals at Anfield, defeat 4-3, d’Avray partnered Alan Smith up, Smith scored two. A tall striker of massive but largely unrealised scoring potential by the time…
Foxes A to Z, Peter Rodrigues, FA Cup finals, win and defeat, Man City & Man Utd
At his peak the undisputed master of the sliding tackle, Peter already an established Welsh international right-back, with additional experience in Cardiff’s initial Cup Winners’ forays, wehn he became a New Year’s Eve signing for City at the new record fee of £42 500. Thereafter his pace, overlapping inclinations and that trademark method of dispossession…
Foxes A to Z, David Nish, the youngest captain and an English record transfer deal
A teenage prodigy who won numerous England youth honors and was once chosen as first team substitute by City while still at school. David exhibited amazing versatility over his first few seasons in City’s senior squad, appearing as a creative midfielder and a defensive wing-half before settling as an attacking left-back. By this time hist…
Foxes A to Z, Gordon Banks, World Cup winner and the greatest save ever
First noticed in Chesterfield’s unexpected progress to the FA Youth Cup final in 1956, the goalkeeping genious inevitably dubbed ‘Banks of England’ was only a decade later, a national hero for his significant role in his country’s World Cup win. Still a rew youngster when Matt Gillies signed him for £7,000 after only 23 League…
Foxes A to Z, Frank Worthington, flamboyant, excellent, brilliant
Born in Halifax and one of three brothers to all play professional. Frank Worthington started his career at Huddersfield Town and was during the late 60’s and early 70’s a player that rise to the top scoring goals and also being capped at England U.23 level. He even made the full squad as a Terrier,…
Foxes A to Z, Alan Birchenall, The Birch, Leicester City for life
The football book entitled The Mavericks and devoted to personality players of the 70s, aptly features on its cover the famous photo of Alan and Sheffield United’s Tony Currie taking time out from match action for a jokey kiss. For many observers this remains the soccer-image antithesis of the well known shot from a later…
Foxes A to Z, Colin Appleton, Captaining Leicester City in EFL and FA Cup finals
The football book entitled The Mavericks and doveted to personaltiy players of the 70s, aptly features on its cover the famous photo of Alan and Sheffield United’s Tony Currie taking time out from match action for a jokey kiss. For many observers this remains the soccer-image antithesis of the well known shot from a later […]
