Leicestershire Senior League 1945/46
Coalville Town win the league on their return.
Honours
| Winners | Runners Up | |
|---|---|---|
| League | Coalville Town | Leicester City Colts |
Before the start of the season the following teams moved to the league:
From the Burton & District Football Association
Gresley Rovers.
The following teams rejoined the Senior League after the war
Coalville Town and Ibstock Penistone Rovers.
Kettering Town resumed playing after the war, they previously played in the United Counties League but this season entered the first team in both the Leicestershire Senior League and the United Counties League.
Melton Town were a newly formed club.
Ellistown Colliery joined the league but I’m not sure if they are a new team or if they played previously.
Leicestershire Senior League
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coalville Town | 28 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 104 | 48 | 56 | 45 |
| 2 | Leicester City ColtsL | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 98 | 45 | 53 | 41 |
| 3 | Brush Sports | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 130 | 63 | 67 | 41 |
| 4 | Kettering TownM | 28 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 120 | 70 | 50 | 35 |
| 5 | REME LeicestershireL | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 91 | 47 | 44 | 34 |
| 6 | Gresley Rovers | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 137 | 70 | 67 | 32 |
| 7 | Ellistown Colliery | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 69 | 87 | -18 | 32 |
| 8 | Central Ordnance Depot Old Dalby | 28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 93 | 90 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Pegson’s | 28 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 96 | 77 | 19 | 27 |
| 10 | Ibstock Penistone RoversM | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 63 | 70 | -7 | 21 |
| 11 | Holwell Works | 28 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 53 | 83 | -30 | 21 |
| 12 | Loughborough CollegesL | 28 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 67 | 111 | -44 | 20 |
| 13 | Morris Sports | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 54 | 108 | -54 | 20 |
| 14 | Melton Town | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 44 | 127 | -83 | 14 |
| 15 | Midland Woodworkers | 28 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 56 | 131 | -75 | 9 |
After the season finished the following teams moved from the league:
- Ibstock Penistone Rovers to the Central Amateur Football League
- Kettering Town left to continue to run one team in the United Counties League
Loughborough Colleges left the league due to vacations clashing with the football season.
Leicester City Colts & REME Leicestershire both left the league.