During the 1981–82 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.
Season summary In the 1981–82 season where the Football League decided to increase the points total on a win to three instead of two points, Leicester's start was inconsistent but during the last couple of months of the campaign, the Foxes revived strongly and finished in eighth. At the end of the season, Wallace left to join Motherwell.
Competitions Division Two
League table
Position by round
Leicester City's score comes first
Matches
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR32 January 1982 SouthamptonH3–120,589Young (2), LinekerR423 January 1982 Hereford UnitedA1–010,602MayR513 February 1982 WatfordH2–027,991O'Neill, Terry (own goal)QF6 March 1982 Shrewsbury TownH5–229,117May, Melrose (2), Lineker, Cross (own goal)SF3 April 1982 Tottenham HotspurN0–246,606
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st leg 6 October 1981 Preston North EndA0–15,382R2 2nd leg 28 October 1981 Preston North EndH4–0 (won 4-1 on agg)7,685Robson, Lynex, Melrose, O'Riordan (own goal)R311 November 1981 Aston VillaH0–019,806R3R25 November 1981 Aston VillaA0–223,136
Squad
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