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 11.07.26, 09:51 8 Minute Read
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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