2023/24: The Season In Numbers
Record breaking seasons don’t come around very often but 2023/24 has certainly been one of them. To cherish the champions and an immediate return to the top flight, here’s a look at some of the facts and figures from the season…
97
The number of points that City finished on, one above fellow promoted side Ipswich Town’s haul of 96 in second place. City’s cushion to Leeds United in third, meanwhile, was seven points.
By the half-way stage of the campaign, 23 matches in, the Foxes were averaging 2.51 points per game. It’s the Club’s second-best ever points tally, only bettered only by the 102 amassed in the 2013/14 Championship title win.
20
The total number of goals Jamie Vardy managed across all competitions; 18 of them coming in the Championship to steer the Foxes to the title. The 37-year-old’s brace at Preston North End in the penultimate match of the season confirmed Leicester were champions and reaffirmed his status as a legendary City No.9.
It’s the fourth occasion in which the former England international has broke the 20-goal milestone for the Club, with his goal-haul this term moving the evergreen forward up to third in Leicester’s all-time scoring charts, standing at 190 career LCFC goals for the Club’s fifth oldest goalscorer.
19
The age of the youngster player to feature for the First Team this season, an honour held by Academy graduate Ben Nelson. The young centre-back, now 20, made his senior debut in a Carabao Cup tie at Tranmere Rovers all the way back in August and would go on to make his mark in the Championship backline too, earning a full Foxes league debut at Watford and scoring his first senior goal against Queens Park Rangers.
9
The longest winning run of the league season was nine games, from beating Southampton 4-1 at St. Mary’s Stadium on 15 September, 2023, to defeating Queens Park Rangers 2-1 at Loftus Road on 28 October, 2023. It is a joint Club record for consecutive league victories, level with 2013/14 – the last Championship title season.
Incidentally, Enzo Maresca’s men also broke another Club record - the most consecutive league away wins in LCFC history. This now stands at seven games, from 12 August, 2023 to 28 October, 2023.
8
City have finished first in the Championship for the eighth time, now standing outright as the Club holding the most second tier titles in English football history, having previously been level with Manchester City’s seven.
The Foxes last won the division in 2013/14 under Nigel Pearson and Maresca has added his name to the list of managers to have guided Leicester to the accolade.
5
The biggest margin of victory that the Foxes managed during the league campaign. Both home and away, Maresca’s side managed scorelines of 5-0, firstly beating Stoke City at bet365 Stadium in early February, courtesy of doubles from Patson Daka and Vardy, as well as a Kasey McAteer goal.
Southampton were then seen off in spectacular fashion at King Power Stadium to put City on the cusp of promotion. Abdul Fatawu the hero on this occasion, scoring a hat-trick along Wilfred Ndidi and Vardy strikes.
1
There are plenty of other facts and figures to shout about, such as conceding the fewest goals in the league (41), being the division's second highest scorers (89) and claiming the best away record of any Championship team in 2023/24 (W14, D3, L6), but the most important statistic from the season is, of course, the final league standing. First – and champions again.