Leicester City players and staff will lift the Championship Trophy at the Haymarket Clock Tower later today
Thousands of Foxes fans are expected to line the streets of Leicester today to celebrate the club’s promotion back to the Premier League.
Players and staff will be on board an open-top bus carrying the Championship Trophy from Northampton Street to the Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower, where they’ll stop to lift the piece of silverware in front of fans.
Fans inside the King Power on Saturday (4th May) watched the Foxes lift the trophy, following their final match of the season – but today will give the wider city the chance to join in the celebrations.
Leicester City secured promotion back to the top flight after one season away, thanks to Leeds United’s loss away at QPR on Friday 26th April.
The Foxes’ 3-0 win away to Preston on Monday 29th April confirmed them as Championship title winners for a record eighth time.
The parade route
The parade will start on Northampton Street, turning right onto Granby Street and continuing on to the Haymarket Clocktower, and along Humberstone Gate.
Pre-parade entertainment: 11:30am at Haymarket
Start time: 12pm from Northampton Street
Arrival time: 12:40pm at Haymarket
Celebration: 1:15pm from the balcony overlooking the Clock Tower
Players depart balcony: 2pm
Event concludes: 2:30pm
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