Leicester will play their 19th FA Cup quarter final when the take on Chelsea on Sunday. This is the 4th time facing The Blues. The three previous all ended in defeat, coming up against them in 2012 (A/2-5), 2018 (H/1-2) and 2020 (H/0-1). Leicester goals in these three games came from Jamie Vardy, Ben Marshall and Jermaine Beckford. Kasper Schmeichel played in all three games, also of course facing Chelsea in that remarkable 1-0 final win in 2021.
The first ever quarter final reached, was back in 1934, facing Preston North End away. Arthur Chandler scoring the winner. Leicester’s campaign stopped in the semi’s vs. Portsmouth, defeated 4-2.
Good memories of course from the 2021 quarter finals vs. Man Utd, winning 3-1 at home. Very special to watch the two goals from Kelechie Iheanacho and Youri Tielemans. Still 9 players left at the club from that day, Choudhury, Albrighton, Iheanacho, Vardy, Praet, Ward, Thomas and Ndidi. Pereira missing the game, Dewsbury-Hall out on loan.Another amazing quarter final was the on in 1982, the 5-2 home win vs. Shrewsbury. Fielding three different goalkeepers, Mark Wallington leaving the field, using both outfielders Steve Lynex and Alan Young. Larry May, Gary Lineker scored one each, sub Jim Melrose with two, a Shrewsbury own goal, adding it all up.
Never to forget of course also the 2-0 win at Loftus Road back in 1974, both goals from a young and talented Joe Waters, as Leicester came ever so close to Wembley under Jimmy Bloomfield, losing to Liverpool in the semi after a replay.
Defeating Mansfield 1-0 in the 1969 quarters, goal scorer, Rod Fern. The fact that Leicester also reached the quarters of the 1968 FA Cup is one easily forgotten, playing Everton at home, defeated 3-1, David Nish the goalscorer.
Four times the quarter finals have ended in draws, luckily in 1961, playing Barnsley, getting through to the finals. 1965, losing to Liverpool, 1971 losing 1-0 to Arsenal in the replay at Highbury. Leicester had their first quarter finals replay in 1954, losing to Preston, having three games played to settle it in the end.
