Fosse Hearts, Leicester Tile 07 (+ Reserves) and Thurnby United 2007 (+ Reserves).
As well as the above teams the following reserve teams also joined, Houghton Rangers Reserves, Midland Syston St. Peter’s Reserves and Woodgate & Newfoundpool WMC Reserves.
Premier Division
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Barlestone St. GilesM
26
23
3
0
108
22
86
72
2
Desford
26
21
1
4
91
27
64
64
3
St. Patricks
26
17
2
7
62
39
23
53
4
Welby Lane United
26
13
4
9
71
49
22
43
5
Cosby United
26
11
4
11
56
53
3
37
6
Burbage Old Boys
26
10
6
10
47
48
-1
36
7
Blaby United
26
10
6
10
49
59
-10
36
8
Magna 73
26
10
5
11
51
58
-7
35
9
Belgrave
26
10
5
11
51
63
-12
35
10
Glenfield Town
26
11
2
13
49
64
-15
35
11
Birstall Royal British Legion
26
7
4
15
48
81
-33
25
12
FC Kirkland
26
5
5
16
46
85
-39
20
13
QueniboroughR
26
4
3
19
49
89
-40
15
14
Woodgate & Newfoundpool WMCR
26
4
2
20
31
72
-41
14
Division One
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
County HallP
20
14
5
1
64
30
34
47
2
Houghton RangersP
20
13
3
4
62
28
34
42
3
Oadby Boys Club ’93P
20
12
4
4
57
29
28
40
4
Ashby AthleticL
20
11
4
5
30
27
3
37
5
Melton Mowbray
20
10
5
5
52
25
27
35
6
Glen Villa
19
8
3
8
46
43
3
27
7
Kingsway Rangers
20
6
5
9
41
51
-10
23
8
Guru Nanak Gurdwara
20
6
2
12
34
44
-10
20
9
Broughton Astley
20
6
0
14
30
68
-38
18
10
North Kilworth Sports
20
3
0
17
29
71
-42
9
11
Barwell Athletic Sporting (-3)L
19
2
5
12
24
53
-29
8
Division Two
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Midland Syston St. Peter’sP
20
19
0
1
96
29
67
57
2
Kibworth TownP
20
14
2
4
68
40
28
44
3
Mountsorrel AmateursP
20
14
2
4
62
40
22
44
4
HuncoteL
20
12
1
7
52
44
8
37
5
Thurlaston Magpies
20
10
1
9
53
51
2
31
6
Fleckney Athletic
20
9
4
7
34
32
2
31
7
Oakham Imperial
20
9
0
11
45
46
-1
27
8
Leicester Tile 07
20
7
0
13
44
63
-19
21
9
Thurnby United 2007
20
6
0
14
40
74
-34
18
10
Fosse Hearts (-3)
20
3
0
17
25
70
-45
6
11
Thringstone Miners WelfareM
20
1
2
17
18
48
-30
5
Reserve Premier Division
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Glenfield Town Reserves
26
22
1
3
87
26
61
67
2
Barlestone St. Giles ReservesM
26
19
1
6
81
30
51
58
3
St. Patricks Reserves
26
17
4
5
95
36
59
55
4
Cosby United Reserves
26
14
2
10
63
54
9
44
5
Magna 73 Reserves
26
14
1
11
80
67
13
43
6
Belgrave Reserves
26
12
2
12
60
58
2
38
7
FC Kirkland Reserves
26
11
5
10
53
58
-5
38
8
Welby Lane United Reserves
26
10
6
10
56
52
4
36
9
Glen Villa Reserves
26
10
2
14
37
48
-11
32
10
Guru Nanak Gurdwara Reserves
26
9
3
14
46
57
-11
30
11
Birstall Royal British Legion ReservesR
26
8
2
16
36
72
-36
26
12
Oakham Imperial ReservesR
26
7
2
17
38
80
-42
23
13
Broughton Astley ReservesL
26
6
3
17
36
81
-45
21
14
Mountsorrel Amateurs ReservesR
26
5
2
19
40
89
-49
17
Reserve Division One
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Thurnby United 2007 ReservesL
22
17
4
1
90
23
67
55
2
County Hall ReservesP
22
15
3
4
61
25
36
48
3
Kibworth Town ReservesP
22
13
5
4
49
40
9
44
4
Burbage Old Boys Reserves
22
12
3
7
51
39
12
39
5
Desford Reserves
22
11
1
10
54
60
-6
34
6
Queniborough Reserves
22
8
4
10
60
62
-2
28
7
Midland Syston St. Peter’s Reserves
22
8
3
11
39
51
-12
27
8
Houghton Rangers Reserves
22
7
5
10
40
47
-7
26
9
Melton Mowbray ReservesL
22
8
0
14
42
63
-21
24
10
Woodgate & Newfoundpool WMC ReservesL
22
5
5
12
45
59
-14
20
11
North Kilworth Sports Reserves
22
4
5
13
53
66
-13
17
12
Leicester Tile 07 ReservesL
22
3
4
15
36
85
-49
13
After the season finished the following teams moved from the league:
Barlestone St. Giles to the Leicestershire Senior League
Barlestone St. Giles Reserves to the Leicestershire Football Combination
Thringstone Miners Welfare to the North Leicestershire Football League
Ashby Athletic, Barwell Athletic Sporting, Broughton Astley Reserves, Huncote, Leicester Tile 07 Reserves, Melton Mowbray Reserves, Thurnby United 2007 Reserves and Woodgate & Newfoundpool WMC Reserves also left the league.
At the end of the season the following clubs changed names:
Fosse Hearts became St. Andrews Hearts.
Leicester Tile 07 may have changed their name to Leicester Tile 08 or Saffron Gap.
League Cup
Preliminary Round
13th October 2007
Huncote
6 – 3
Thurnby United
Melton Mowbray
5 – 3
Birstall RBL
Midland Syston St. Peter’s
5 – 3
Woodgate & Newfoundpool WMC
Thringstone Miners Welfare
(home walkover)
Barwell Athletic Sporting
Byes: Ashby Athletic, Barlestone St. Giles, Belgrave, Blaby United, Broughton Astley, Burbage Old Boys, Cosby United, County Hall, Desford, FC Kirkland, Fleckney Athletic, Fosse Hearts, Glen Villa, Glenfield Town, Guru Nanak Gurdwara (GNG), Houghton Rangers, Kibworth Town, Kingsway Rangers, Leicester Tile 07, Magna 73, Mountsorrel Amateurs, North Kilworth, Oadby Boys Club ’93, Oakham Imperial, Queniborough, St. Patricks, Thurlaston Magpies and Welby Lane United.
First Round
20th October 2007
Belgrave
0 – 2
Burbage Old Boys
Blaby United
0 – 4
Barlestone St. Giles
Broughton Astley
0 – 7
Houghton Rangers
County Hall
5 – 3
Leicester Tile 07
Desford
5 – 0
North Kilworth
FC Kirkland
3 – 1
Oakham Imperial
Fleckney Athletic
2 – 0
Ashby Athletic
Glen Villa
2 – 4
Oadby Boys Club ’93
Glenfield Town
4 – 3
Kingsway Rangers
Guru Nanak Gurdwara (GNG)
8 – 0
Fosse Hearts
Midland Syston St. Peter’s
5 – 1
Kibworth Town
Mountsorrel Amateurs
3 – 1
Huncote
Queniborough
2 – 2 (away win pens)
Thurlaston Magpies
St. Patricks
2 -2 (6 – 5 pens)
Cosby United
Thringstone Miners Welfare
0 – 3
Melton Mowbray
Welby Lane United
3 – 2
Magna 73
Second Round
17th November 2007
Desford
5 – 1
Welby Lane United
FC Kirkland
1 – 2
Houghton Rangers
Fleckney Athletic
3 – 2
Burbage Old Boys
Glenfield Town
2 – 1
Barlestone St. Giles
Mountsorrel Amateurs
2 – 1
Guru Nanak Gurdwara (GNG)
Oadby Boys Club ’93
5 – 1
County Hall
St. Patricks
1 – 2
Melton Mowbray
Thurlaston Magpies
3 – 6
Midland Syston St. Peter’s
Quarter Finals
2nd February 2008
Desford
3 – 0
Mountsorrel Amateurs
Fleckney Athletic
2 – 3
Midland Syston St. Peter’s
Glenfield Town
6 – 2
Houghton Rangers
Oadby Boys Club ’93
0 – 1
Melton Mowbray
Semi Finals
22nd March 2008
Desford
3 – 2
Midland Syston St. Peter’s at Barton Road, Barlestone.
Glenfield Town
1 – 1 (3 – 4 pens)
Melton Mowbray at Belvoir Drive, Leicester.
Final
3rd May 2008
Desford
1 – 1 (4 – 3 pens)
Melton Mowbray at Holmes Park, Whetstone.
Chairman’s Shield
First Round
20th October 2007
Barlestone St. Giles Reserves
0 – 1
Glenfield Town Reserves
Birstall Royal British Legion Reserves
2 – 2 (5 – 3 pens)
Woodgate & Newfoundpool WMC Reserves
Burbage Old Boys Reserves
2 – 3
Guru Nanak Gurdwara Reserves
Cosby United Reserves
4 – 4 (5 – 4 pens)
St. Patricks Reserves
Houghton Rangers Reserves
1 – 6
Welby Lane United Reserves
Kibworth Town Reserves
4 – 3
North Kilworth Sports Reserves
Leicester Tile 07 Reserves
1 – 2
Glen Villa Reserves
Magna 73 Reserves
4 – 2
Belgrave Reserves
Oakham Imperial Reserves
1 – 4
FC Kirkland Reserves
Thurnby United 2007 Reserves
7 – 3
Desford Reserves
Byes: Broughton Astley Reserves, County Hall Reserves, Melton Mowbray Reserves, Midland Syston St. Peter’s Reserves, Mountsorrel Amateurs Reserves and Queniborough Reserves.
Second Round
17th November 2007
County Hall Reserves
1 – 4
Glen Villa Reserves
Guru Nanak Gurdwara Reserves
4 – 1
Cosby United Reserves
Kibworth Town Reserves
0 – 3
Thurnby United 2007 Reserves
Magna 73 Reserves
3 – 4
FC Kirkland Reserves
Melton Mowbray Reserves
2 – 0
Broughton Astley Reserves
Midland Syston St. Peter’s Reserves
1 – 2
Birstall Royal British Legion Reserves
Queniborough Reserves
0 – 3
Mountsorrel Amateurs Reserves
Welby Lane United Reserves
1 – 5
Glenfield Town Reserves
Quarter Finals
2nd February 2008
Glen Villa Reserves
3 – 2
FC Kirkland Reserves
Melton Mowbray Reserves
1 – 4
Glenfield Town Reserves
Mountsorrel Amateurs Reserves
1 – 2
Guru Nanak Gurdwara Reserves
Thurnby United 2007 Reserves
6 – 0
Birstall Royal British Legion Reserves
Semi Finals
15th March 2008
Glenfield Town Reserves
1 – 0
Glen Villa Reserves at Ashby Road Sports Club, Hinckley.
Thurnby United 2007 Reserves
2 – 3
Guru Nanak Gurdwara Reserves
Final
26th April 2008
Glenfield Town Reserves
2 – 2 (4 – 2 pens)
Guru Nanak Gurdwara Reserves at Holmes Park, Whetstone.
