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Doomed From The Beginning? Leicester City Women's Season Review

For Fox Sake's Women's Football Show host Lily Saunders takes a look back at the disastrous campaign that saw Leicester City Women finish bottom of the WSL. Beginning with a managerial sacking just ten days before the start of the season, and ending with a relegation play-off penalty shootout defeat.

11.06.26, 00:00 Updated 27.08.26, 22:51 8 Minute Read

Lily Saunders

Lily Saunders

In retrospect, Leicester City’s season was doomed from the beginning.

In what was a huge transitional year for the WSL, with the league expanding from 12 to 14 teams for the subsequent cycle, the Foxes faltered in their quest to avoid relegation and be a part of such a historical change.

Bottom of the league, just nine points earned, only 11 goals scored in 22 games, and a relegation play-off loss on penalties. I will do my best to find the positives…  

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