Leicestershire Senior League 1965/66
Newfoundpool WMC win the league for the first time.
Honours
| Winners | Runners Up | |
|---|---|---|
| Division One | Newfoundpool WMC | Enderby Town |
| Division Two | Shepshed Albion | Holwell Works |
Before the start of the season the following teams moved to the league:
From the Leicester & District Football League
Northfield United.
From the Loughborough & District Amateur Football Alliance
Brush Amateurs.
From the Warwickshire Combination
Hinckley Athletic Reserves.
Division One
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newfoundpool WMC | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 37 | 27 | 45 |
| 2 | Enderby Town | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 77 | 36 | 41 | 44 |
| 3 | Stapenhill | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 80 | 41 | 39 | 42 |
| 4 | Wigston Fields | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 67 | 50 | 17 | 37 |
| 5 | Oadby Town | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 51 | 15 | 32 |
| 6 | Wellington Victoria | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 67 | 56 | 11 | 31 |
| 7 | Loughborough Colleges | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 61 | -2 | 31 |
| 8 | Loughborough United Reserves | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 55 | -3 | 29 |
| 9 | Measham Social Welfare | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 70 | 69 | 1 | 28 |
| 10 | Sileby Town | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 56 | -12 | 28 |
| 11 | St. Margaret’s Works | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 72 | 59 | 13 | 27 |
| 12 | Bentley Engineering | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 57 | 68 | -11 | 25 |
| 13 | Melton Old Grammarians | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 76 | -24 | 23 |
| 14 | Syston St. Peter’s | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 71 | -22 | 22 |
| 15 | Cosby UnitedR | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 45 | 86 | -41 | 18 |
| 16 | Earl Shilton InstituteR | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 37 | 86 | -49 | 18 |
Division Two
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shepshed AlbionP | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 89 | 30 | 59 | 49 |
| 2 | Holwell WorksP | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 81 | 45 | 36 | 45 |
| 3 | Midland AthleticP | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 75 | 43 | 32 | 42 |
| 4 | Northfield United | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 42 | 21 | 36 |
| 5 | Midland Woodworkers | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 66 | 63 | 3 | 35 |
| 6 | Hinckley Athletic Reserves | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 34 |
| 7 | Lutterworth Town | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 91 | 70 | 21 | 33 |
| 8 | Ibstock Penistone Rovers | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 33 |
| 9 | Barrow Old Boys | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 65 | 62 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Barwell Athletic | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 63 | 3 | 28 |
| 11 | English Electric Whetstone | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 59 | 75 | -16 | 28 |
| 12 | Quorn | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 72 | 76 | -4 | 27 |
| 13 | DesfordM | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 83 | -27 | 23 |
| 14 | Brush Amateurs | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 73 | 78 | -5 | 17 |
| 15 | Earl Shilton Albion | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 38 | 84 | -46 | 13 |
| 16 | Anstey Nomads Reserves | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 44 | 100 | -56 | 9 |
After the season finished the following teams moved from the league:
- Desford to the Leicester & District Football League.