Filbert Street

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Filbert Street
Double Decker Stand at Filbert Street.jpg
Location Leicester, East Midlands, England
Opened 1891
Closed 2002
Demolished 2003
Other Names n/a
Tenants Leicester City (1891-2002)

Filbert Street was a football stadium in Leicester, England, which served as the home of Leicester City F.C. from 1891 until 2002. Although officially titled the City Business Stadium in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively by its address, like many English football stadiums.

Clubs and Seasons

Season Club League/Competition
1980-81 Leicester City First Division
1982-83 Leicester City Second Division
1984-85 Leicester City First Division
1985-86 Leicester City First Division
1986-87 Leicester City First Division
1988-89 Leicester City Second Division

Other cover appearances

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
First Division October 22, 1960 Leicester City vs. West Bromwich Albion Program
February 5, 1966 Leicester City vs. Aston Villa Program
October 12, 1968 Leicester City vs. West Bromwich Albion Program
January 11, 1969 Leicester City vs. Newcastle United Program
October 2, 1971 Leicester City vs. Crystal Palace Program
Anglo-Italian Cup June 7, 1972 Leicester City vs. Cagliari Calcio Program
English football March 5, 1977 Leicester City vs. Aston Villa Program
December 29, 1979 Leicester City vs. Queens Park Rangers Program
October 19, 1991 Leicester City vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers Program
November 3, 2001 Leicester City vs. Sunderland Program
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