Leicester City in the 80s

1 & 2 1984 was the year of the Apple MacIntosh personal computer, Beverly Hills Cop and short shorts, as modelled here by City centre-back Bob Hazell and a crestfallen back line as Arsenal put four past the Foxes at Filbert Street (David Cannon/Allsport/Getty Images)

3 1984 was also the club’s centenary year, celebrated with a friendly at Filbert Street against Sir Alex Ferguson’s Aberdeen in August

4 & 5 While it’s always tempting to grow misty eyed about a vanished era, football in the 1980s was scarred by some truly appalling crowd behaviour. In 1985, City played non-league Burton Albion at the neutral Baseball Ground, Derby, in the third round of the FA Cup. City’s 6-1 victory, which included this goal from Alan Smith, was wiped from the record books. Burton goalkeeper Paul Evans had been felled by a missile in the first half and the non-league successfully appealed to the FA for a replay. The Foxes nevertheless progressed to the fourth round with a 1-0 win behind closed doors at Highfield Road, Coventry. 6 In June 1985, after scoring more than 100 goals for City and winning seven England caps, Gary Lineker was sold to league champions Everton for an initial fee of £800,000. A move to Barcelona would follow, but Gary remains a Leicester boy at heart. 7 The close season saw another significant departure when Mark Wallington moved to Third Division Derby County after playing 460 games for the Foxes. These games included seven ever-present seasons, with six of these in succession.

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3 1 In August 1985, City boss Gordon Milne signed Motherwell duo Ali Mauchlen and Gary McAllister, who both went on to make a huge impact on Leicester City in the coming seasons Wigan Athletic manager Bryan Hamilton was appointed as assistant team manager in June 1986 to work in tandem with Gordon Milne, who became general manager for the next season. But the 1986-87 season ended in relegation from the top flight. Here, Hamilton acknowledges a large contingent of City’s travelling fans at Oxford during the last game of the season. It ended 0-0. Gary Lineker returned to his home city in July 1986, when he married Michelle Cockayne at St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Knighton

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