2008–09 Leicester City F.C. season
The 2008–09 season was Leicester City F.C.'s 104th season in the English football league system and their first and, to date, only season in the third tier of English football, after being relegated to League One the previous season.
| 2008–09 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Milan Mandarić | |||
| Manager | Nigel Pearson | |||
| Football League One | 1st | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| League Cup | Second round | |||
| Football League Trophy | Northern quarter-final | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Matty Fryatt (27) All: Matty Fryatt (32) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 30,542 (vs. Scunthorpe, league, 24 April) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 7,386 (vs. Stockport, League Cup, 12 August) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 20,253 | |||
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Under the stewardship of new manager Nigel Pearson (who managed to become the first Leicester manager in five years to last an entire season), Leicester comfortably took the League One title to earn instant promotion back to the Championship, which included a club record run of 23 games league unbeaten between 1 November and 7 March. Leicester also broke club records for the most points ever gained in a season (96), the most league wins ever gained in a season (27) and the fewest league defeats in a season (4), the latter record especially impressive considering the amount of league seasons Leicester have had to play fewer than 46 games.
Matty Fryatt also became the first Leicester player to score over 30 goals in one season since legendary striker Arthur Rowley, 52 years previously.