Leicestershire Senior League 1947/48
Gresley Rovers & Moira United are champions.
Honours
| Winners | Runners Up | |
|---|---|---|
| Central Division | Gresley Rovers | Nuneaton Borough Reserves |
| Western Division | Moira United | Barlestone United |
Before the start of the season the following teams moved to the league:
From the Derby & District Amateur Football League
Castle Donington Town.
From the Leicester & District Mutual Football League
Syston St. Peter’s.
From the Nuneaton Football Combination
Nuneaton Borough Reserves
From the South Leicestershire Football League
Barlestone United, Earl Shilton Institute and Hinckley Athletic Reserves.
Loughborough Colleges and Rolls-Royce Mountsorrel also joined the league.
Central Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gresley Rovers | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 105 | 38 | 67 | 41 |
| 2 | Nuneaton Borough Reserves | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 110 | 44 | 66 | 36 |
| 3 | Stewarts & Lloyds Corby Reserves | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 90 | 42 | 48 | 36 |
| 4 | Anstey Nomads | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 94 | 55 | 39 | 30 |
| 5 | Loughborough CollegesR | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 74 | 62 | 12 | 28 |
| 6 | Earl Shilton Institute | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 79 | 65 | 14 | 26 |
| 7 | Hinckley Athletic Reserves | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 77 | 79 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | Ellistown Colliery | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 65 | 67 | -2 | 20 |
| 9 | Morris Sports | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 77 | -23 | 20 |
| 10 | Quorn MethodistsR | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 80 | -28 | 16 |
| 11 | Holwell Works | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 53 | 89 | -36 | 13 |
| 12 | Wellingborough Town ReservesR | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 45 | 102 | -57 | 11 |
| 13 | Coalville Town | 24 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 48 | 130 | -82 | 10 |
- Pegson’s resigned from the league in September.
Western Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moira United | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 78 | 34 | 44 | 35 |
| 2 | Barlestone United | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 67 | 37 | 30 | 31 |
| 3 | Measham ImperialR | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 73 | 47 | 26 | 28 |
| 4 | Sileby British LegionR | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 40 | 13 | 27 |
| 5 | Castle Donington TownM | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 52 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Shepshed AlbionR | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 64 | -3 | 23 |
| 7 | Barrow Old BoysR | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 50 | -2 | 20 |
| 8 | Midland WoodworkersM | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 50 | -11 | 20 |
| 9 | Melton TownR | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 55 | 53 | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Syston St. Peter’sR | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 77 | -30 | 16 |
| 11 | Whitwick CollieryM | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 44 | 69 | -25 | 14 |
| 12 | Overseal InstituteR | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 44 | 87 | -43 | 8 |
- Whitwick White Cross withdrew from the league in November.
- Rolls-Royce Mountsorrel resigned from the league mid-season.
After the season finished the following teams moved from the league:
- Castle Donington Town to the Derby & District Senior League
- Midland Woodworkers to the Central Alliance
- Pegson’s (who resigned during the season) to the Coalville & District Amateur Football League
- Whitwick Colliery to the Central Amateur League (they also played in the Central Alliance)
- Whitwick White Cross (who withdrew from the league) to the Coalville & District Amateur Football League
Next season the league moved to a two tier format.