Leicester’s 10-year story

Leicester City have clinched the Premier League title with two games of their extraordinary season to spare.

The Foxes edged closer to the crown with a 1-1 draw against Manchester United on Super Sunday, and Tottenham’s 2-2 draw with Chelsea on Monday Night Football sealed the deal.

As Leicester celebrate the first title in their 132-year history, we look back at their remarkable 10-year journey to the top.

Championship obscurity (2005-2008)

A decade ago, Leicester started the season in the Championship, two years after dropping out of the Premier League under Micky Adams. The Foxes had finished 15th in their first season back in the second tier, and in the 2005/06 campaign they fell one place to 16th.

The downward trend continued with a 19th place finish in 2006/07, and things went from bad to worse in 2007/08 as a 0-0 draw with Stoke City on the final day of the season confirmed Leicester’s relegation to the third tier for the first time in their long history.

In the four years of Championship mediocrity between relegation from the Premier League and dropping into League One, Leicester had cycled through six managers, with Adams, Craig Levein, Rob Kelly, Martin Allen, Gary Megson, and, finally, Ian Holloway, unable to oversee an upturn in fortunes.

A season in League One (2008-2009)

Leicester turned to Nigel Pearson after their relegation, with the former Southampton boss beginning …

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