Leicester & District League 2000/01
Epworth are champions again.
Honours
| Winners | Runners Up | |
|---|---|---|
| Premier Division | Epworth | Belgrave Jungle |
| Division One | Swallow | Lutterworth Athletic |
| Division Two | HM Sports | Stoke Golding |
| Reserve Premier Division | Glenfield Town Reserves | Uppingham Town Reserves |
| Reserve Division One | Barlestone St. Giles Reserves | Whetstone Sports & Social Reserves |
| Reserve Division Two | Spinney Kirkland Reserves | Belgrave Jungle Reserves |
Before the start of the season the following teams moved to the league:
From the Leicester City Football League
HM Sports, Midland Syston St. Peter’s and Spinney Kirkland (plus all their reserve teams).
From the Melton & Rutland District Football League
Long Clawson.
From the North Leicestershire Football League
Mountsorrel Amateurs Reserves
From the Midland Football Combination
Barlestone St. Giles.
From the Coventry & North Warwickshire League
Barlestone St. Giles Reserves.
The following new teams joined the league:
Broughton Astley and Whetstone Dynamo.
As well as the above teams the following reserve teams also joined:
Belgrave Jungle Reserves and Burbage Old Boys Reserves.
Premier Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Epworth | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 81 | 37 | 44 | 53 |
| 2 | Belgrave Jungle | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 30 | 37 | 48 |
| 3 | Cosby United | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 29 | 31 | 46 |
| 4 | Uppingham Town | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 69 | 33 | 36 | 44 |
| 5 | Burbage Old Boys | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 47 | 20 | 37 |
| 6 | Glenfield Town | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 37 |
| 7 | Barlestone St. Giles | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 35 |
| 8 | Whetstone Sports & SocialL | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 54 | -11 | 35 |
| 9 | Heather St. Johns | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 30 |
| 10 | Rothley Imperial | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 54 | -15 | 28 |
| 11 | Magna 73 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 54 | -16 | 20 |
| 12 | Blaby United | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 67 | -45 | 16 |
| 13 | Fleckney UnitedR | 24 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 115 | -95 | 6 |
Division One
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SwallowP | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 23 | 49 | 60 |
| 2 | Lutterworth AthleticP | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 23 | 34 | 48 |
| 3 | Sapcote UnitedP | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 68 | 29 | 39 | 47 |
| 4 | Welby Lane United | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 43 | 20 | 47 |
| 5 | East Midlands ElectricityL | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 37 |
| 6 | St. Patricks | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 64 | 55 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 | Dunton Bassett | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 66 | -7 | 29 |
| 8 | Glen Villa | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 55 | 56 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | Midland Syston St. Peter’s | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 40 | 59 | -19 | 25 |
| 10 | Spinney Kirkland | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 69 | -15 | 24 |
| 11 | Syston United | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 62 | -16 | 24 |
| 12 | Birstall Royal British Legion | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 57 | -26 | 17 |
| 13 | County HallR | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 100 | -80 | 9 |
Division Two
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HM SportsP | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 32 | 36 | 54 |
| 2 | Stoke GoldingP | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 29 | 57 | 50 |
| 3 | QueniboroughP | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 37 |
| 4 | Earl Shilton TownP | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 55 | 30 | 25 | 36 |
| 5 | Pick Everard | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 57 | 60 | -3 | 25 |
| 6 | Barwell Athletic Sporting | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 52 | -10 | 24 |
| 7 | Broughton Astley (-3) | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 41 | 43 | -2 | 22 |
| 8 | Wellington Victoria 86 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 66 | -33 | 20 |
| 9 | Long Clawson | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 52 | 62 | -10 | 18 |
| 10 | Mountsorrel Amateurs | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 78 | -36 | 14 |
| 11 | Melton Toy Soldiers | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 76 | -38 | 13 |
- Whetstone Dynamo resigned from the league.
Reserve Premier Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenfield Town Reserves | ||||||||
| 2 | Uppingham Town Reserves | ||||||||
| 3 | Cosby United Reserves | ||||||||
| 4 | Magna 73 Reserves | ||||||||
| 5 | Epworth Reserves | ||||||||
| 6 | Rothley Imperial Reserves | ||||||||
| 7 | Birstall Royal British Legion Reserves | ||||||||
| 8 | Glen Villa Reserves | ||||||||
| 9 | Blaby United Reserves | ||||||||
| 10 | Heather St. John’s Reserves |
Reserve Division One
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barlestone St. Giles ReservesP | ||||||||
| 2 | Whetstone Sports & Social ReservesL | ||||||||
| 3 | County Hall ReservesL | ||||||||
| 4 | Syston United Reserves | ||||||||
| 5 | Lutterworth Athletic Reserves | ||||||||
| 6 | Stoke Golding Reserves | ||||||||
| 7 | Dunton Bassett Reserves | ||||||||
| 8 | Wellington Victoria 86 ReservesL | ||||||||
| 9 | Sapcote United Reserves | ||||||||
| 10 | Fleckney United ReservesL |
Reserve Division Two
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spinney Kirkland ReservesL | ||||||||
| 2 | Belgrave Jungle ReservesP | ||||||||
| 3 | Burbage Old Boys ReservesP | ||||||||
| 4 | HM Sports ReservesP | ||||||||
| 5 | Queniborough ReservesP | ||||||||
| 6 | St. Patricks ReservesP | ||||||||
| 7 | Midland Syston St. Peter’s ReservesP | ||||||||
| 8 | Earl Shilton Town ReservesP | ||||||||
| 9 | Mountsorrel Amateurs ReservesP |
After the season finished the following teams left the league:
County Hall Reserves, East Midlands Electricity, Fleckney United Reserves, Spinney Kirkland Reserves, Wellington Victoria 86 Reserves and Whetstone Sports & Social (+Reserves).
At the end of the season the following clubs changed names:
- Fleckney United became Fleckney Athletic.
- Spinney Kirkland became FC Kirkland.
- Swallow became Thurnby United.
- Syston United became Syston Fosse.