Leicestershire Senior League 1896/97
Leicester Fosse Reserves are the first Senior League champions.
Honours
| Winners | Runners Up | |
|---|---|---|
| League | Leicester Fosse Reserves | Coalville Albion |
Before the start of the season the following teams moved to the league:
From the Leicestershire & Northamptonshire League
Coalville Town, Hinckley Town, Hugglescote Robin Hoods, Leicester Fosse Reserves, Loughborough Athletic and Shepshed Town.
From the Ashby & District Football League
Ibstock Albion.
From the Hinckley & District Football League
Barwell Swifts and Earl Shilton Town.
From the North Leicestershire Football League
Coalville Albion and Whitwick Town.
Leicestershire Senior League
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester Fosse Reserves (-2)M | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 63 | 18 | 45 | 27 |
| 2 | Coalville Albion | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 26 |
| 3 | Hinckley Town (-4) | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 13 | 37 | 25 |
| 4 | Coalville Town | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 22 |
| 5 | Loughborough AthleticM | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Ibstock AlbionM | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 43 | -13 | 20 |
| 7 | Whitwick Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Shepshed Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | Barwell Swifts | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 56 | -19 | 19 |
| 10 | Earl Shilton Town | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 76 | -50 | 9 |
| 11 | Hugglescote Robin Hoods | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 52 | -36 | 8 |
After the season finished the following teams moved from the league:
- Leicester Fosse Reserves to the United Counties League
- Loughborough Athletic to the United Counties League
- Ibstock Albion to the Ashby & District Football League