May 2, 2016 Italian Claudio Ranieri’s unfancied squad were crowned Premier League champions is permanently ingrained in the memory of Leicester fans and Premier League lovers, but there are four other years that haunt them for all the wrong reasons.

Mention 1949, 1961, 1963 and 1969 to any Foxes supporter and they will immediately know what you are talking about.

Leicester hold the unenviable record of four FA Cup finals without a win and it is the only domestic trophy that has eluded them in their 137-year history.

Given their exploits over the past five years claiming their only top-flight title and competing in they first Champions League they have a genuine claim of being the biggest club never to win the oldest competition in the world.

But can Jamie Vardy and co put an end to Leicester’s hoodoo at Wembley on Saturday 52 years after their last final appearance?

Jesse Pye scored twice as Wolves beat Leicester 3-1 in the 1949 final which was Leicester first. Then come Bobby Smith and Terry Dyson who helped Tottenham to a 2-0 win in 1961 in Leicester city second FA cup finals. In 1963 David Herd was the hero for Manchester United in the 3:1 defeat of Leicester in what was they third finals. 52 years ago a Manchester City’s Neil Young was the scourge of Leicester in a 1:0 defeat in the 1969 finals.

There will only be 21,000 fans inside Wembley for Saturday’s showpiece due to the ongoing Coronavirus restrictions, but Brendan Rodgers will be hoping he can cement himself into club folklore by becoming the first manager to guide the club to success in the competition as he comes up against a ruthless Chelsea side.


After the most tumultuous of seasons behind closed doors, Leicester City fans will be hoping that 2021 is finally the year they get to see them add the missing piece of the jigsaw.

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