Leicestershire Senior LeagueX - Goals Incorrect

Leicestershire Senior League 1952/53

Measham Imperial are champions.

Honours

WinnersRunners Up
Division OneMeasham ImperialEarl Shilton Institute
Division TwoBentley EngineeringLeicester Amateurs

Before the start of the season the following teams moved to the league:

From the Coalville & District Amateur Football League

Coalville Town Reserves.

From the Leicester City Football League

Bentley Engineering (actually resigned from the Leicester City League in 1951/52 due to a shortage of players but regrouped and joined the Senior League).

From the Melton Mowbray & District Amateur Football League

Midland Woodworkers.

Bedworth Town Reserves joined the league but I could find no record of the reserve team playing the previous season.

Division One

PWDLFAGDPts
1Measham Imperial30214598544446
2Earl Shilton Institute302046130765444
3Rugby Town Reserves302019105535241
4Quorn30158782681438
5Holwell Works3015697165636
6Loughborough Colleges3015312101831833
7Anstey Nomads301531286721433
8Hinckley Athletic Reserves30144127672432
9Leicester City ‘A’301351278591931
10Oadby Town301161359481128
11Moira United30116138192-1128
12Burgess Products30810124978-2926
13Enderby Town3094175488-3422
14Syston St. Peter’s3075186894-2619
15Barwell AthleticR30452137110-7313
16Ibstock Penistone RoversR3034233599-6410
Note: there is an error in the goals for/against columns as the totals do not add up.

Division Two

PWDLFAGDPts
1Bentley Engineering282224110436746
2Leicester Amateurs282125116467044
3Cosby United28167589553439
4Ellistown Colliery281738109535637
5Midland Woodworkers281611194801433
6Shepshed Albion281441081592232
7Morris Sports28116117467728
8Stoney Stanton28114136774-726
9Bedworth Town ReservesM2898116684-1826
10Leicester YMCA2896136358524
11Barrow Old Boys28112157174-324
12Desford Colliery28112155274-2224
13Leicestershire Nomads28741768106-3818
14Oakham Town28361946105-5912
15Coalville Town ReservesL28232333161-1287

After the season finished the following teams moved from the league:

  • Bedworth Town Reserves to the South Warwickshire Football League

Coalville Town Reserves left the league and no reserve team was fielded the next season.